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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1948
Page
1
Mayor Waldrop announces Comanche’s Clean-Up Week from April 26 to May 1 to improve health and beautify the city. Trash will be collected curbside in non burnable form, with residents urged to prepare yards and business areas and have debris ready for the free pickup starting Monday.
Reporters training session in Comanche district courtroom drew about sixty visitors from seven counties including Hamilton Mills Brown Palo Pinto Stephens Eastland and Comanche. Highlights included a hens culling demonstration by county agents and remarks by J C Wilkerson editor of The Comanche Chief.
Clinton S Henry 74 Mullin farmer dies at home near Mullin April 15. Burial April 17 at Mullin Cemetery with Rev Colton of Mullin Baptist Church. Survived by wife Sallie Millner two daughters and five sons Lucille Camp Hood Corene Mullin Clinton Longview Ned Fort Worth Buddie Spur Herbert Texas Tech Earl Mullin twenty grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Two sons predeceased him. Converted young man and joined Baptist Church.
Rev Richard Slider of Browns ville Tennessee will preach Sunday morning at the local Presbyterian Church. Mrs E C Woods entertained the Purves Club in her home.
Hugh Lacy Sr. 76, longtime Comanche merchant and city figure, died at Memorial Hospital in Brownwood after months of illness. Funeral services at First Baptist Church, Comanche, with interment in Oakwood Cemetery. Survived by daughter Mrs. Gregor Wiesendanger, two brothers, a sister, and a sister-in-law.
Mary L. Smith 77 former Comanche County clerk from 1912 to 1916 died at her home after a heart attack. Funeral at Comanche Methodist Church with Rev. Urban Schulze and Rev. J. D. Smoot officiating. Burial in Oakwood Cemetery. Survived by two sons Paul and Lon Smith, granddaughter Janet Peach, grandson Lon Smith Jr, siblings, and nieces.
R L McKimmey retired Comanche farmer died at an Austin hospital on April 19 after a year long illness. Funeral services were held April 21 at the South Leon Baptist Church in Newburg with Rev S J Isham officiating. interment followed in Newburg Cemetery. Mrs J B Griffith of Floyd NM visits her daughter Mrs Dick Weekes. Mrs Harley Dean and Mrs Ben Freeman of Ranger visit their brother Dick Weekes.
Interest in the 1948 softball loop is rising as opening games approach. The league starts Monday night May 3 with a doubleheader and will feature Monday Tuesday Thursday and Friday night doubleheaders. Practice games are nightly with no charge, regular games will have admission. Teams include VFW Newburg Downing REA Higginbotham's Gustine Vocational School and High School.
Comanche High School students from choral dramatics and speech classes will stage An Old Kentucky Garden an operetta in two acts at the high school auditorium Friday at 7 30 pm. The program features Stephen C Foster music under Mrs DeLapp with a cast of over 75 students and a 26 voice chorus. Admission is 25 and 35 cents.
Comanche clothing and hardware firms sign a Chamber petition to keep weekday closing at 5 30 and 8 30 on Saturdays. Signatories include Higginbotham Bros McCullough-Jeanes J T Mays Harelik's Freeman's Starr's Ben Evridge Dry Goods Tate's Ready-To-Wear Reese-Palmer The Hub Hoffman's Mrs Dalton Strong visited relatives in Lubbock last week.
Allen D Dabney longtime Hastiand attorney and Comanche County native announces his bid for associate justice of the Eleven Court of Civil Appeals at Eastland He cites 35 years practicing law and a Texas Law School degree and aims an active campaign across a 23 county district with over 100 000 voters.
Comanche High School’s baseball team won back to back games, beating De Leon 21-1 and German 21-0 in conference play. They earlier routed Mavericks 20-0 in the opener and sit atop District 6-A with Hamilton, riding strong pitching by Helmsley and Robertson and a 61-run, three-game spree. The Indians’ next schedule includes Dublin on April 23 and Hamilton on April 27 in a key stretch.
Pat Patton of Morton Equipment Company Abilene demonstrated the South Bend Guvter Snipe pick up street sweeper for City of Cossache officials. In two hours fifteen minutes twenty four loads totaling about thirty six cubic yards were collected from the square and surrounding blocks.
Dr. H. H. Moore, a Hamilton veterinarian, will vaccinate dogs for rabies Monday morning at Clemons Motor Company in Comanche. A $2 fee is charged. Those with dogs should call Clemons Motor Company in advance.
Comanche officials lift temporary limits on water use for air conditioners despite a critical shortage. City Secretary E L Curb says the rules were removed to run through the summer. Oakwood Cemetery rates rise to 20 dollars for lots and 15 for grave openings as the city buys 23 adjoining acres at 200 per acre to ease crowding.
Comanche High School placed second in the Junior High School Division of District 7A track and field, held Saturday in Gorman. Eastland won with 21 points, Comanche 18, Hamilton 13 and Gorman 10. The 440-yard relay team of Massingill, Harper, Conway and Pinson won first. Ligon won the pull-up contest. Conway was fourth in the 50-yard dash, Pinson took third in the 100-yard dash.
Comanche Lions Club will observe Ladies and Guest Night at Lake Eanes on Tuesday with a Tarleton College Band concert arranged by Ted Durham. Mrs. J. A. Shaw celebrated her 102nd birthday at her daughter’s home near Hico last week, living in the area since 1877. She remains active and mentally sharp though she jokes about wandering off when recalling history. Hubert Eoff, a student, visited his mother over the weekend.
Jersey cattle are expected to number over 195 entries from ten counties for shows in Comanche on May 5 and 6. The Comanche County Jersey Show and the Heart of Texas Show will be held at the Comanche County Livestock Building beginning at 10:00 am each day. Prize money totals about 600 with ribbons. Judges include J W Ridgeway who will classify registered Jerseys, with entrants invited via Porter Franks Comanche. Counties expected include Comanche Erath Brown Mills Hamilton Bosque Coleman Eastland Parker Hood, plus notable herds from Stephenville Brownwood and Granbury.
William Ward Daniel of Blackwell and Traan and John Vinson Hughes formerly of Brooklyn were captured in Mineola after a burglary attempt in Hawkins. They confessed to a spree of Texas robberies from March 23 to April 16 including Hill Humble Service Station in Comanche and other towns. Daniel held in Wood County Jail Quitman. Hughes at Longview.
Mrs S J Graham age 75 died at her home 204 East Highland after a two week illness. Funeral held Friday 4 p m at residence with Rev Arthur Johnson of First Baptist officiating. Interment Oakwood Cemetery. Survived by daughter Miss Lillie Graham of Comanche and grandson Tom Connally Graham. a son W P Graham and another son Charles preceded in death. Born Elizabeth Seaton in Sevier County Tennessee, she came to Texas at 12, lived in Callahan and Comanche areas.
An all day cemetery working at Zion Hill is planned for next Tuesday April 27. Cemetery association president C B Williams invites all who care about Zion Hill Cemetery to attend.
Rev Arthur Johnson announces that the Howard Payne College Girls Sextet will perform at First Baptist Church Sunday morning in this local edition of church events and campus connection.
Otis Braziel, longtime Constable of Precinct 1, announces for Comanche County sheriff subject to Democratic primaries. He lived near Comanche and previously worked in dairying and farming. He plans to visit voters and pledges to earn their confidence if elected.
Glora B. Byrd, seventeen months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Byrd, died Sunday, April 18. Funeral services were held at the Comanche Funeral Home April 19. Interment was in Oakwood.
A singing event is set for 2 p.m. Sunday at the Assembly of God Church in De Leon. The notice lists Frank Park as president and Juanita Flatt as secretary and expects a large crowd.
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