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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1962
Page
1
Local Comanche advertisements urge Easter shopping, featuring flowers like lilies azaleas orchids and food buys for Sunday dinner. Notices mention new stores on Eanes Road the Sher McDonald building redevelopment Franklin Store Rexall sale opening plans and a Newburg caravan event with club members invited to attend.
The Comanche 4 H and FFA present the fourth annual junior rodeo Friday and Saturday at the Comanche Rodeo Arena. Ollie Gandy urges full attendance as teams from Mullin May Comanche Zephyr Gustine Dublin Blanket Sidney Goldthwaite Pottsville Rising Star Weatherford compete in bull riding barrel racing calf riding ribbon roping tie down roping calf scramble wild cow milking bareback riding. Prizes awarded for each event and overall winner plus nightly horsemanship honors with a school sweetheart recognized.
Special dog vaccination days scheduled for April 26 and 27 at Dr. James Hallmark’s office 900 E Central with Dr. Hallmark and Dr. Bill Hill. A fee of one dollar per animal will be charged.
The community schedules a Flower Show at St Matthews Parish Hall on April 28 from 2:30 to 7 p.m. Tickets go on sale April 21, with proceeds supporting the Garden Club. A revival meeting at East Side Baptist Church begins Easter Sunday and runs through April 29 with Rev. Eddie Cummings as evangelist. Community improvements tour planned April 25.
Bruce Couch a senior at Arlington State College visited his parents Mr and Mrs Preston Couch over the weekend accompanied by Mr and Mrs Jim Hawthorne and their baby Bruce is slated to graduate in June from Arlington State College
The Ministerial Association announces the Annual Union Easter Sunrise Service on April 22 at 7 am at First Presbyterian Church with preservice music by Mrs. V A Meyers and Rev Piez Todd to deliver the invocation. Other Easter preaching duties are noted and local families visit from Arlington, including Mr and Mrs James D Gipson and daughters Julia and Margaret Ann.
Comanche Jaycees led by Odell Ormsty won the first place trophy in Community Development at the Texas state meet. Their entry outshone 121 submissions from across the state and earned a chance to compete in California via the Texas Jaycees. Top prizes total $3,000 for the three best projects.
Austin attorney Tom Reaviey candidate for Attorney General in the Democratic primary will speak in Comanche Saturday from 8 30 to 9 30 AM A coffee reception will be held at the Veterans building Reaviey formerly Secretary of State now with the Powell Rahus McGinnis Beavley Lochridge firm Jaycees return from Galveston State Jaycee Convention after winning first place for The Tom Tom publication thanks Comanche County Electric Cooperative for stencil and printing support.
Annual Community Improvement tours begin Wednesday April 25 at 1 30 pm in Stag Creek with further stops in Newburg Proctor Mullin Highland and other districts. Judges including Ethel H under Limestone Frank Shepard Stephen ville and R G Burwell will evaluate appearances participation and progress during the 1961 62 contest year.
The First Methodist Church hosts a week long revival from April 22 to 29 led by Rev. Wallace J. Shelton of Brownwood. Guest soloist Pat Howard and Rev. Ray Elliott of Winters will join in nightly singing and services at 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. with coffee and doughnuts at the morning session.
Comanche veterinarians Dr. James F. Hallmark and Dr. Bill Hill urge livestock men to vaccinate cattle promptly as anthrax season arrives. They note a sufficient supply of USDA approved vaccine and advise those in the prior quarantine area to re vaccinate animals at once.
Comanche schools will observe a two day Easter holiday according to Superintendent S H Fletcher. Holidays to be observed will be Friday April 20 and Monday April 23 with school resuming on Tuesday morning.
Co Manche Indians faced tough regional competition in Lubbock with captain Harold Perkins sidelined by a pulled muscle. Perkins reinjured in the 100 yard dash prelims and could not contest the 220, broad jump, or sprint relay. Rodney Strain led the effort with a seventh in shot put while Billy Evans took eighth in the mile.
Pre Easter evangelistic services are underway at Central Christian Church Comanche. Services began Wednesday night and will continue Thursday and Friday nights. Louis Schippers, minister, is leading the singing. Youth fellowship is at 7 p.m. All are invited to attend at 7 30 for the evening services.
Funeral services were set for Thursday afternoon at Throckmorton for Mrs Ozella Redwine, former Comanchean. The notice confirms the funeral date and location with emphasis on the deceased’s prior association.
The Gustine Methodist Church announces a Youth Revival on Friday and Saturday nights at 7 30 p m in 2021. The speaker is Nelse Terry of the De Leon Methodist Circuit.
Loudermilk and Brightman earn top honors after a four year tally. The list includes Karen Pattillo Ruth Robertson Billy Evans Nancy Caraway and others with scores ranging from 95.7 to 90.32. Baccalaureate is Sunday May 27 followed by graduation Monday May at the High School Auditorium.
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