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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1954
Page
2
The notice from J. C. Wilkerson details annual subscription rates: 2.00 per year in Comanche County and rural routes, 2.50 per year in adjoining counties, 2.75 for out-of-state, with a minimum of 1.00.
An editorial discussion on honesty cites Bible verses on truth and lying, debates the ethics of deception, and notes local letters praising The Chief. It interweaves moral reflections with a Comanche County update, including Junction and Kimble County facts, church voices, and wartime service figures.
The text notes that absentee voting began Monday in a Democratic run-off and will run through August 24. It also states that 29 cents of each dollar spent on a new car goes to taxes and recalls that the 19th Amendment granting women voting rights took effect August 26, 1920.
De Leon hosts the 47th annual Peach and Melon Festival on August 20 and 21 with a parade at 6 pm, crowning of the queen, a Traveler's Hotel party by the Shakespeare Club, free watermelon on main street, square dance, fiddler contest, pet parade, and a $25 pig greased race. Prize money exceeds $100 and community sponsorship drives the event.
An August notice from Superintendent Joe Sartor lists Gustine faculty for the upcoming term. Names include Carty the principal, Mr. Gett in math, Mrs. Homemaking Gayle National Ure, Wilhelm and Patton as elementary leads, and Leona Jack Witten among staff.
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