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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1956
Page
1
Fragmentary ad copy lists discounts at stores including a bakery and appliance dealer. Mentions prices like 50c and a Westinghouse 8 ft range for 169.95. Notes entries for students, dining hall specials, and a Friday Saturday sale with signups and free items.
Mrs. Mary Jo Blackwell 28 of Hamilton is appointed by the Commissioners Court as the new county home demonstration agent and will start duties Tuesday. She replaces Mrs. Cynthia Lee Dillin who resigned. Blackwell and her eight year old son plan to move here next week with her husband George Dillin who works for the Highway Department. She graduates Pottsville High School and will receive a Bachelor of Science from TWC next week. Fort Worth chapter notes Fort Worth: She and her eight year old son are ex-to move here next week en.
Archie E Boyd Jr a Comanche teacher of vocational agriculture won the Distinguished Service Award from the Texas Association of Vocational Agriculture Teachers in San Antonio for outstanding public relations work in vocational agriculture. Area IV winner Ford had been named best public relations man last May.
Layne Elementary PTA of Comanche will host a rummage sale on Saturday August 25 in the McDonald Building east side of Laurre Comanche. The building opens all day Friday for rummage donations from J. B. Layne school students.
The fragment outlines football practice on August 27 1956 and a squad meeting with Coach at one oclock. It notes key members may be missing and predicts an Eagle rise or challenge this fall.
Comanche County Livestock Association President Co M. Caraway announces the annual membership meeting and barbecue will be at Lake Eanes Park in Comanche on Friday evening August 24. Directors meet at 6 30 PM followed by dinner and entertainment at 7 30 PM.
The 16th District Baptist Brotherhood Jubilee will be held Monday and Tuesday August 27 28 at Lake Brownwood. Registration starts Monday afternoon with supper at 6 and an evening program to follow. The program director urges wide attendance. Boxed Type Paper for sale at the Comanche Chief.
Floyd M. Key will assume the duties of the assistant county agent in Comanche County on Monday August 28. He and Mrs Key move from Olney in Young County with their eighteen month old son. Ray Hastings serves as County Agent while the Keys reside at 606 West Central Comanche in the Gracie Robertson home.
An education extension course from Howard Payne will be offered in Comanche this fall. Contact Mrs. Jim Fanning at 13M or Mrs. Bill Wilkerson at 584 for details. The class meets weekly at night and provides three hours credit toward Bachelor or Masters degrees.
About 40 to 45 Comanche High School Indians football players expected to report Monday to Coach Mike Murphy and assistants Roy Harmon and Don Walker for opening practice. Uniforms to be fitted Friday. A and B squads to report to the Field House for assignments. The Indians, new 8 AA district favorites, are in a district with De Leon, Hamilton, Dublin, Granbury.
Principal announces registration days for CHS students with seniors on August 28 juniors on August 29 sophomores on August 30 and freshmen on August 31. Helpers named include Mars Palmer Miss Ross Miss Nobdia Bunn Mrs. Murphy Miss Friersen Miss Werner Mrs. Cox Mrs. Lightfoot Mr. Boyd Miss Hattie Brichtman Jr. Curry and Dean will assist.
County Clerk Hazel Streety reports 137 absentee ballots cast for the Saturday runoff and 19 ballot applications filed by Tuesday noon. Most ballots are expected back by August 21 postmark, potentially bringing absentee votes to 148, compared with 158 in the July election.
Luther Blackmon the Houston evangelist will lead a Gospel meeting at the Church of Christ in Comanche from Friday August 24 through Sunday September 2. He has preached over twenty years and studied at Freed-Hardeman College in Henderson Tennessee.
A petition is filed with the Commissioners Court requesting consolidation of the Comyn voting box with De Leon Box No. 33. The action seeks to streamline polling locations and voters affected are residents of Comyn and De Leon.
Goldthwaite All-Stars defeated Eastland All-Stars 2 to 9 in the Jaycee Invitational final. Eastland and Gustine, Priddy, Comanche and Hamilton clubs posted wins earlier as Northcutt fanned 18 for Gustine in a 3 1 loss, and Leverett had four hits in five plate appearances.
Gustine PTA sponsors rummage sale in Comanche on Saturday August 25 on East Side Square in the former Income Tax Consultants building. Charles Carter and Ben Wilhelm are among organizers and promise good rummage and bargains.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Reese visited Mrs. C. P. St. Clair in Abilene Sunday. Mrs. St. Clair, formerly with the Comanchean, has been seriously ill and is reported to be improving.
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