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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1963
Page
1
The fifth annual COMANCHE JUNIOR RODEO week end marks three nights of youth cowboys and cowgirls competing against 20 area schools. Admission priced at 50c and 25c with headlines noting big events and community sales in local ads.
Carnival organizers announce Jaycee event running Thursday May 9 through Saturday May 11 with evening activities on May 9 10 and 11 as the community gathers for entertainment and fund raising.
Mrs. Don Gray of Newburg Comanche County has been chosen as the Region 5 winner in the Texas Conservation Homemaker of the Year program. The award, part of the 18th annual Save the Soil and Save Texas campaign, honors her home conservation practices and civic leadership. She will receive a silver tray at a May 16 awards dinner in Wichita Falls.
Comanche County leads seven county area in population rise from 1960 to 1962 with a 4.3 percent gain from 11 865 to 12 939. Texas as a whole up 2 percent. Nearby Brown County up 2 percent from 24 278 to 25 750. Mills County Dip 0.8 percent from 4 467 to 4 395. Eastland and Hamilton show small increases and declines respectively amid broader regional growth.
Close to 100 Comanche County 4 H members head to Tarleton College Stephenville for the District 8 4 H Contest Elims on April 20. District officials and county representatives organize events with senior teams to compete for a statewide Round Up spot.
Nine members of Comanche High School track team depart with coaches Roger Oliver and Pete Hobby for Lubbock to compete in the Regional Track and Field Meet at Texas Tech Jones Stadium. The squad covers sprint and mile relays plus multiple individuals, aiming to reach the State meet by placing high in Friday events beginning at 9:30 a.m. and finals on Saturday.
Comanche Junior Rodeo begins Thursday night with three performances from Thursday through Saturday at the local rodeo ground. Parade leads with Comanche High School Indian Band, followed by community entries and Junior Miss Comanche and Sweetheart contestants. Rodeo features teams from Gustine to Dublin and awards belt buckles and ribbons with proceeds aiding the Comanche Band and Kentucky Fund.
Comanche gears up for its First Annual American Quarter Horse Association Approved Show at the rodeo grounds on Saturday April 27 with about 200 top Quarter horses expected. Superintendent Eltas Dudley notes strong inquiries while Don Smith of Talpa will judge and Fay Oglesby of Jonesboro handles registration. Events include 14 halter classes, three junior classes, and performance contests in reining western pleasure barrel racing cutting and roping open events. Local sponsors invite all registered Quarter horses to compete.
Catholics consider forming a Roman Catholic church in Comanche with services at the Veterans Building on Sunday April 21 at 11 30 a m. Announcement from Gore of Comanche or Stephen Keogh of St Patrick’s Stephenville says a local church may be organized and will be officiated by a Stephenville priest.
Jeanette Ellis, daughter of Mr and Mrs Johnnie Ellis of Comanche, won fourth place regionally in the Fort Worth Save the Soil and Save Texas program for her essay Conservation, A Way of Life. The district praises over 100 freshman essays and thanks Troy Norris and Jewel Werner for assistance.
Mr and Mrs Joe C Beaty of Comanche announce the birth of their first child a daughter Melissa Lynn on April 7 in a Dublin hospital She weighed 6 pounds 1 ounce The maternal grandparents are Rev and Mrs Durward Hazzard Fort Worth The paternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Ory Beaty Comanche Melissa Lynn is the first of the fifth living generation on her mother’s side
Jeannette will be honored at an awards banquet in Wichita Falls on May 16. The event recognizes regional achievements across the 52 county region in North Central Texas.
Dr James F Hallmark a local veterinarian will vaccinate dogs for rabies at his Fort Worth Highway office Friday afternoon April 19 from 335 to 600 pm. A charge of 125 per dog covers the vaccine. He offers this public service each year and urges all dog owners of Comanche to participate.
Mr and Mrs B G Gressett and their daughter from Crane spent Easter weekend with Mr and Mrs Archie Boyd Jr visiting in town.
A crowd of roughly 400 attended the Gustine Future Farmers of America Parent and Son Banquet at the Gustine School Gym Tuesday night April 16. Mayor Wayne D Smith of Sweetwater gave the keynote address and students received honors in many project areas including Dairying Safety Farm Electricity and Livestock Production. Special entertainment by The Prisoners from Howard Payne College and notable recognitions were announced for area youths and leaders.
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