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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1965
Page
1
The page catalogs various store promotions for Christmas gifts and home items. Advertisers including Higgin, Bax- PLIANCES, Sears, Western, and Swindle’s push specials on coats wool shirts shavers and electronics. The section features color TVs antennas electric shavers and gift ideas aimed at shoppers.
Paul Goodwin, longtime Music and Educational Director at the First Baptist Church in Comanche, resigns to become Minister of Education and Youth at First Baptist Church in Brownwood. He moves with wife Doris and four children to Brownwood while pursuing a master’s in religious education, finishing in May 1966.
The Comanche Chief announces its annual Christmas Edition to be released Friday December 24. The issue will feature Santa letters from area children and regular news and holiday features. Letters can be dropped at The Chief or mailed to Santa Box 192 Comanche 76442.
H A Anderson of Comanche has been named District Deputy Grand Master for Masonic District No 72 in Texas. The rancher and former Sipe Springs Lodge 587 master serves four Comanche County lodges and is a Sipe Springs Baptist Church member. The appointment follows the Grand Lodge of Texas Enth annual communication in Waco on December 2 led by Grand Master H W Fullingim of Odessa.
Erman Davidson from Richardson formerly of Comanche County will preach at United Pentecostal Church S Houston St starting Monday December 6 through December 11. Wilbur Boone the local pastor and the United Pentecostal congregation invite everyone to attend services nightly at 7 30 o clock.
The Comanche Indians coached by Orland Aldridge face the Stephenville Yellow Jackets in the opening round of the Stephen ville Invitation Tournament at 8:45 PM Thursday. Eight teams compete with Dublin vs Cleburne JV at 5 PM and Cisco vs Mineral Wells at 5:15 PM. Mineral Wells is the defending champion. De Leon plays Hamilton Thursday, then Stephenville meets the Indians.
The Comanche Maidens and Braves enter the Eastland Tournament this weekend December 2 through 4. The Braves face the Baird Bears Friday afternoon, followed by the Maidens meeting the Bearettes from Baird at 5 39 Friday.
Judy Fleming notes the 2nd annual Pecan Bake Show on Saturday December 4 at De Leon City Hall. Entrants from Comanche and adjoining counties may submit one entry per class in cookies pies cakes nutbread and candies with prizes for top three in each class.
Comanche County hosts its 5th Annual Pecan Show and annual meeting in De Leon City Hall Saturday. Show starts 9 a.m., meeting at 11 30 a.m. Entry deadline Friday 3 Dec. Entries accepted at local banks, chamber, hardware store, or county agent office. Pecans judged with trophies and rosettes for native, shelling, and in shell categories. All pecans must be grown in 1965. entries require owner name address and variety in a paper sack.
Comanche County peanut and cotton farmers approved quotas for 1966 and the transfer of cotton allotments. Turnout was moderate with 304 of 322 peanut voters and 77 of 81 cotton raisers in favor. Peanut quotas cover 1966 1967 and 1968 with penalties and price supports. Cotton quotas authorize acreage based quotas price support loans payments and possible sale or lease of allotments. Transfer of cotton allotments outside the county was approved.
Results from the November 23 1965 referendums on 1966 Cotton and 1966 1967 and 1968 Peanut Marketing Quotas and the Sale of Lease for Transfer of Upland Cotton Allotments are announced below by Comanche County communities in a release from Oral D Johnston County Office Manager Comanche County ASCS.
A Christmas Workshop will be held Tuesday December 7 at the Stag Creek Community Center from 10 a.m. to 2 20 p.m. A covered dish luncheon requires each attendee to bring a dish. Helen Bowen and Judy Fleming lead demonstrations on decorations and lighting. a game room for children invites the public.
Mr. and Mrs Odell Ormsby and family were visited over the Thanksgiving weekend by Mrs. Angus Dickson and Mike of El Paso, Jerry Dickson of Texas Tech in Lubbock, and Mr. and Mrs. Dickie Dickson of Lallas.
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