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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1959
Page
1
Fragmentary note mentions New Mexico, Sue and Ann, and relatives. No clear event, date, or identifiable organization present.
Repairs this summer upgraded J B Layne for grades 4 and 5 with new lighting and redecorated classrooms. North wing J B Layne and all buildings received finishes, waxed floors, cleaned tiles, repaired restrooms, painted woodwork, replaced glass and shades, and reworked lunchroom areas. An extra teacher in each building is planned to boost academic standards across all grades, with continued parental involvement noted on the back page.
The Comanche County Farm Bureau will hold its annual meeting on Thursday night August 27 at Lake Eanes Park. A picnic lunch will be served after the business session. Texas Farm Bureau director of research Bill Wedemeyer of Crystal City will speak. he is an Texas A&M graduate with a career in vocational agriculture and farm service.
Revival runs August 23 to 30 at First Baptist Church Comanche with Dr Ben H Welmaker as evangelist and Jim Kirkman in charge of song services Weekday meetings are 10 am and 8 pm Rev Welmaker Southern Baptist missionary president of International Baptist Theological Seminary in Cali Colombia. Kirkman moving to Comanche August 22 to serve as Music and Educational Director and plans to enter Howard Payne College in September. He and wife have a daughter eight months old.
The Public Works Appropriation bill including the Proctor Dam and Reservoir awaits President Eisenhower's signature before funds become available. The $1,215,477,808 bill allocates $300,000 for initial construction of the Proctor Reservoir, about 10 miles east of Comanche, with total project cost near $17.1 million. Congress increased Ike's budget but Omar Burleson predicts swift signing after the approved conference report. telegrams from Senators Johnson and Yarborough confirm the bill's passage and transfer to the President for signature. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Ayers from Sherman Oaks, California, are visiting J. E. Morris.
Thirty four candidates remain in the Comanche High School Indians football program as the fourth day of twice-daily workouts wraps up under coach Robert E. Lee and assistants James Moffett Ray Smith and Kenneth McNutt. Several players have already been sidelined by injuries including Bill Meyers Troy Seckeninger Wayne Power John McEwin and Dickie Dickson with others reporting to drills despite health setbacks. The squad shows hustle as it shapes into a capable unit with John Gleaton Gary Don Swearengin Richard Brooks Harold Perkins and Morgan among those contending for starting roles at back and end positions.
James Frank Hathcock 60 a well known Comanche citizen died after a brief illness in a local hospital on Saturday August 15 Funeral services were held August 16 at 2 PM in Oak Lawn Funeral Home Chapel with minister Tilden McFerrin officiating assisted by Rev Piez Todd and Rev Henry M Chambers The large crowd and floral offerings reflected high esteem in Comanche and Hasse formerly resided there Pallbearers were Bob Ripley S R Sisk D B Burk Chester McKinzie John Beaty Louis Hareliken Evridge and Elton McCullough Music by J Faton E S Fagan and others
The Comanche County Livestock Association meets Friday night at Lake 1 to discuss the 25th Annual One County Junior Livestock Show set for January 22-23, 1960. Karl Barry serves as vice-chairman and catalogs will be available at the meeting.
Joy Chapel Free Will Baptist Church holds a summer revival starting August 22 with Rev. James Bandy of Fort Worth as evangelist. Evening services begin at 8:00.
Revival begins Friday at Zion Hill Church with prayer at 7 30 p m and worship at 8 00 p m Evangelist Rev Roy Hill pastor of First Baptist Meridan will lead services C L Mahon Jr of De Leon will direct song services
Dr J C Terrell of Stephenville buys stock in Comanche National Bank from William C Chilton president. Terrell, founder of Stephenville Clinic Hospital and bank director in Fort Worth, plans no changes to bank officers and welcomes closer ties with Comanche County.
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