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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1958
Page
1
The Comanche Chief invites readers to name 79 photographed local men and women and their firms for a $25 prize. Entries must list number, person, and business, with deadline Tuesday August 26. Contest open to the public, staff excluded.
Comanche County Cooperative hosts its 20th anniversary gathering on August 22 at Memorial Stadium starting at 7 o clock. W J Parks REA Manager and the REA board receive praise for rural electrification advances aiding ranches and farms in the area. The issue highlights local business ads and a civic identification contest with prizes for recognizing 79 local citizens by name, timber, and business.
Comanche High School plans 50 to 60 football hopefuls to report Monday at 2:00 pm for opening grid workouts led by Coach Bill Scoggins and assistants. Seventeen lettermen return to the 13-man A squad with promises from last year’s B team. Lewis Sims projects as quarterback and Bobby Evans as halfback, with midseason eligibility.
Billy Lee McDonald, 17, of Aransas Pass, formerly Comanche, was sentenced Friday to 2 to 15 years on an assault charge. He faced allegations of attacking a 3 year old youth on July 4 in Aransas Pass. the case involved severe injuries.
A loaded cattle truck overturned 1.6 miles east of Gustine on State Highway 26 early Wednesday killing 14 year old Billy Utsey who rode in the cab with driver Paul Speight 32 and Melvin King 15 of Houston. Speight and King were injured and taken to Blackwood Mims Hospital. King released. Speight hospitalized with numerous lacerations and a back injury. Speight said he swerved to avoid a head on collision. three Comanche youths freed him but could not save Utsey.
Comanche County voters face a light turnout for the August 23 runoff with only one statewide race on the ballot, the Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Place 1. Candidates are Robert W. Hamilton and J. Edwin Smith. All boxes will be ready and the Attorney General confirms voting must occur in every county box.
High school students will register August 25 to 28 with seniors on Monday juniors on Tuesday sophomores on Wednesday and freshmen on Thursday. Teachers listed by day will help. coaches are excused to work with football. Students must meet credit requirements to be classified. once set, the class remains all year. Books covers and lockers issued at registration. A faculty meeting is scheduled at the high school Friday at nine with follow up meetings for teachers in the buildings.
The Saints sponsored by First Methodist Church and led by Leon Sledge defeated Gustine 14-1 in the finals after beating Dudley Bros 6-1 and Blanket 3-2. Jimmy Whitworth and Connie Elliott powered the champs as Larry Layman earned MVP and fans packed the park.
The Greater Comanche United Fund Inc met in a called meeting on Aug 18 to plan a larger drive. Drive Day is set for Oct 27, 1958 in Comanche. Louis Harelik as president Dr James Slider as vice president Tom Beene as treasurer Beth Hallmark as secretary. Committees were appointed to launch a major fundraising effort.
Plans set for a one week revival at First Baptist Church Gustine. Evangelist Rev Don Williams of Fort Worth Round Grove Baptist Church will lead daily services at 10 am and 8 pm with a special evening prayer service to begin August 24.
Congress approved 125000 for Proctor Reservoir planning, bringing total appropriations to 300000. Comanche County Electric Cooperative marks its 20th annual meeting Friday night at Indian Memorial Stadium with elections for two directors and a beauty contest Miss Comanche County Electric. The event features entertainment from The Gospelaires and prizes such as electric appliances for members.
Doyle Albert Brown 42 of Comanche died Sunday night under the floor of the U Charlie Marshall Cafe on the Fort Worth Highway after an electric shock while he repaired the floor. An inquest by Justice of Peace Otis Brazier attributed the cause to electric shock. Funeral services were held Tuesday at the Comanche Baptist Church with burial in Oakwood Cemetery. He was survived by his wife Mamie Brown, a son Dale, his mother and stepfather, and a brother.
Miss Margaret Stokes daughter of Mr and Mrs Bernice Stokes returns home after visiting relatives in Houston.
Rev Roy H Gill pastor of the Gustine church invites all to attend services noting the start time of 7 30 in the evening and extending a cordial invitation to the community to join.
Back to school alerts Comanche County with 9,091 students across four districts and one common district. S. H. Fletcher begins his first year as superintendent succeeding Joe Harper who moved to Olton. Enrollments range from 118 to 1,011 across districts with classes starting September 2.
Comanche High School marching band begins its annual pre season practices Monday August 24 at 7 30 AM in the Band Hall. Band director T R Atwood and 58 drum major Betty Durham lead rehearsals as officers rush to ready for the football season.
Weldon Hicks, son of Comanche taxi operators Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hicks, has accepted a junior high coaching position in San Marcos. A former Comanche High School athlete in football basketball and track, he graduated from Baylor University in June and was a member of the Baylor Bears football squad with a physical education major.
Mrs Euell Arthur Comanche County Heart Fund Chairman says the Heart Fund and Polio Drive funds are excluded from the United Punt Drive due to state and national rules. She urges liberal gifts to the United Fund while noting February is Heart Fund Drive month and calls for help to fight the No 1 killer.
A Rush Creek watershed tour is scheduled for Thursday September 4 at 2:00 p.m. State Conservation Board members will attend and later hold a hearing on the proposed project. Rush Creek Association directors urge public participation and support for the hearing.
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