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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1961
Page
12
Comanche sports fans are invited to Indian Memorial Stadium Monday August 21 for an ice cream supper hosted by the CHS Indian Club to honor the CHS football team and coaches. The event starts around eight with players in uniform for photos. parents should bring cameras and a freezer of homemade ice cream.
Charajars India visiting county agent completed a week studying rice farming along the Gulf Coast Tej as area. Vv G Young state agent arranged the Beaumont area tour. Observed level land with irrigation, 600 acre holdings, rice rotated with pasture, yields about 18 barrels per acre, land prepared by large machinery, aeroplane seeding, grass weed control with Stam F-34, fertilizer and insecticide applied by air, fields flooded for irrigation and drained before harvest, rice combines cost 8000 dollars, carts and trucks transport to driers, marketing via American Rice Growers Assoc. driers. Best field Edmond Bros Anahuac Chambers County. 48 soil fertility demonstrations. harvest in two weeks.
The Gartman View Free Will Baptist Church will start revival services under its new tabernacle Friday evening Aug 18 with evangelist Rev. Harry Z. Cox. Daily services are at 10 am and 8 pm with 7:30 pm prayer sessions for men women and youth led by group leaders.
Comanche County Dairy Day drew 75 plus FFA and 4-H members from multiple counties. Participants from Comanche included Paul Byrd Vicki Pipes Tommy Pipes and Ray Mc Ewing with visiting agent Channarajars. J W Davis and Dr Curtis Richardson led training on selection feeding fitting showing and judging of dairy cattle. Hosts were Mr and Mrs Martin Fulcher R G District Agent and Richard Gray Erath County Agent.
The Woman's Society of the First Methodist Church will hold a rummage sale Saturday August 19 at the McDonald Building West Side Square. Sale begins 8 30 in the morning and organizers promise many bargains in good rummage for shoppers.
O Brien, a local artist, created murals for churches in Comanche and Taylor's Chapel and for the Co op office building after approval by the county electric board. He later displayed works in a restaurant owned by Mr and Mrs Lawrence, who declined any commission. His wife and five daughters accompany his growing schedule whenever farm duties allow.
The following officers were elected to serve the CHS band for the 1961 62 school year. Larry Fuller is president Lewis Rambo is vice president Sharon Durham secretary treasurer Joe Frank Cuthbertson senior representative Hank Durham junior representative John Caton sophomore representative Sandra Prather freshman representative.
Mrs. W L Glasgow former resident of Comanche County died August 8 at Buffalo Gap Burial was in Buffalo Gap Cemetery pallbearers were grandsons She married William Lenard Glasgow September 2 1908 They had nine children five sons and four daughters listed with spouses and locations Surviving relatives include 19 grandchildren 14 great grandchildren one brother and two sisters Also brief notices of Six Flags Over Texas visit and a Colorado vacation return.
Local veterinarians defend the vaccine as safe while urging yearly vaccination as a precaution. Collier and the Animal Health Commission advise livestock owners in Comanche County to report cattle deaths to veterinarians Hill or Hallmark for testing. Officials say they are in the area to help control the outbreak and may invoke laws if needed.
A District Woman's Society of Christian Service seminar will be held Thursday August 24 at the First Methodist Church Brownwood from 9 15 a m to 2 15 p m with Frances Burns missionary to Brazil as principal speaker. WSCS literature for the new year will be on sale plus a sack lunch at noon. Interested persons should contact Mrs Pat Cagle Comanche.
The Saints defeated Top Pers 4 to 3 to win the Coman che Summer Youth Baseball Tournament final. Durham Braves upset Blanket champions to win Babe Ruth division. Tournament closed a successful season of summer baseball for local youth.
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