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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1962
Page
1
The issue highlights Friday and Saturday specials at Baxter's with farm and ranch power needs noted for Eastland area. Local builders host open houses and there is a theater showing at Majestic. Ben encourages ladies to view new designs while Gibbs Live Styles promotes summer dress closeout deals.
De Leon's 48th Annual Peach and Melon Festival starts Wednesday August 8 with a street parade of floats entries and community groups. Queen’s race concludes August 7 with out of town judges selecting the Queen who will ride in the parade and be crowned at Festival Grounds. The event features gospel singing fiddlers contest watermelon slicing auction square dancing and free melon and ends with a long dance and community celebrations through August 11.
Harvey Hicks, a peanut and stock farmer near Comanche, sold the first load of 1962 Comanche County peanuts. The non irrigated crop weighed 10,770 pounds, averaged 23 bushels per acre, grade 61 with 5 percent foreign material and 10 percent moisture, sold to Durham Peanut Company for a little over $1,000 from 15 acres. Hicks planted April 20 and has 40 more acres planted in late June.
The Sidney Church of Christ hosts a meeting from Friday August 3 through August 12. Evangelist O B Proctor of Seminole will preach, with Ernest Steele of Brownwood directing the song services.
The First Baptist Church of Gustine will hold a summer revival from August 5 to August 12 led by evangelist Rev. N Ray Harrell of Stephenville. The church choir, directed by Roland Miller, will supervise singing with services at 11 am and 5 pm each day.
Mr and Mrs Haon Martin Gibson of Houston announce the birth of a daughter Cassandra Aliene on July 25 at Herman Hospital Houston Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Charles Wetzel Jr and Mr and Mrs Gibson of Houston Great grandparents are Mr and Mrs C BE Wetzel of San Angelo and Mr and Mrs J C Wilser son of Comanche
Plans for the Angus Dickson Appreciation Dinner were finalized by the Proctor Community Club. The banquet is set for 8 p.m. August 17 at the Proctor Community Center with Underwood's Catering serving the meal. Tickets are $1.50 and go on sale August 6. Dwight Brightman will head the ticket committee with Bill Evans Karl Barry and Irvin Dunn assisting. The event honors Comanche County Agricultural Agent Dickson and invites all to attend. Details of the program will be announced later.
Dr. Robert O. McCorkie, Comanche physician, moves his practice from the Flannery-Blackwood Clinic to the Higginbotham Building at 210 W. Central. He joins staff at Mims Memorial Hospital and Comanche Hospital, Inc. Office hours are 8 to 5 starting Monday, August 6. An osteopathic graduate of Kansas City Osteopathic College, he previously interned at Blackwood Hospital and practiced in Idalou and Lubbock County before returning to Comanche last year. The McCorkles reside at 305 Sunset Drive.
R L Cole Allen reported his car stolen Friday night July 27 while at Gustine Methodist Church for revival services. A pickup was issued, the car found in Tucumcari NM the next day. William Brown and Norman Butts, both in their 20s, were held for questioning and later arrested by a U S Marshall in Albuquerque on unrelated charges. They will be brought to Comanche later.
The Comanche High School Indians will have four coaches at the Texas Coach Tool next week in Lubbock, with Roger Oliver entering his second year as head coach. Ray Smith directs the Indian B team, Wendell Battle returns to oversee junior high, and Floyd Pete Hobby joins the staff after starred at Howard Payne. Oliver and Hobby have been at Southwest Texas State Teachers College and Howard Payne respectively.
Comanche County electric cooperative prepares for its 24th annual meeting at Indian Memorial Stadium on Friday night. Registration runs 7 to 8 with refreshments and souvenirs. business session starts at 8 to elect three directors from districts 1 2 and 4. Entertainment includes the Westinghouse prize drawings and performances by the Lewis Fisher Quartet and a western band.
Comanche Little League All Stars won their four team invitation tournament at home, defeating Hamilton 12 0 in the finals behind two hit pitching by Billy Jack McDonald and Clyde Weaver. Opening games saw Comanche beat De Leon 8 3 and Hamilton down Dublin 12 2.
James H. Steele known as Jim Steele was seriously injured July 23 when his pickup struck a bridge abutment on Highway 36, 214 miles northwest of Comanche. He was moved from Comanche Hospital to the Veteran’s Hospital in Temple where he remains in critical condition with a shattered left leg, six rib fractures, and loss of sight in the left eye.
Coaches Smith and Battle have spent the summer helping with preparations at Indian Memorial Field. The Comanche coaches will assist in organizing athletic rain programs and finalize placement for the new field house at its corner location.
Comanche Jaycees sponsor Sabin Oral Polio Vaccine drive with doctors W D Blackwood W A Flannery J O Lane R O McCorkle R D Mims L K Ory and C B Wright. Vaccination Sunday August 12 from 1 to 5 pm in basements of First Methodist and First Baptist Churches. A 25 cent optional donation helps cover vaccine costs. vaccine free for those unable to pay.
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