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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1958
Page
1
Merchants and Chamber of Commerce promote expanded Christmas season activities to draw shoppers. The event shifts from a five week campaign to larger giveaways during the period with free events and extended store hours. Local merchants urge customers to shop early and take advantage of promotions.
Play gets underway Thursday December 4 at 4 PM in the Comanche Invitation Basketball tournament with 16 teams in both boys and girls divisions. A consolation bracket follows first round losses, with finals Saturday afternoon. Schedule lists matchups for Thursday Friday and Saturday.
Fragmentary OCR mentions a tax issue linked to a river or reserve. No clear entities or dates emerge. other words appear garbled. Readable facts are insufficient to determine event, actors, location, or outcome.
The page lists store promos, holiday discounts, and a 4-H awards photo. It mentions SERVICE N AGENCY DRUGS and GREEN STAMPS, a STRATO-3 furniture feature, an OLDSMOBILE TO-LOUNGER appearance, and prizes including cash, antennas, and a tower sale in Comanche. A 4-H program award photo honors County Agents and Tomato Club founders.
Harelik's Inc. forms a new Eastland corporation with Louis Harelik as manager and Peerson Pierson as secretary treasurer. Bill Coats of Coats Furniture Store serves as vice president as Harelik's, Inc. takes over the former Penny Co. site.
Mr and Mrs Ellis McDonald and Mrs Walter Black of Santa Barbara California have returned home after a 10 day visit with relatives and friends here.
Supt. and Mrs. J. C. Helm Jr. of Stephenville with no children visited here last weekend, joining Janis and Jimmy in the visit to relatives and friends.
The Comanche Chamber of Commerce invites clubs and residents to enter the annual Christmas decorating contest with a total prize pool of eighty dollars. Judging will be Friday night December 19 with prizes of 15 for first, 10 for second and 5 for third in residential and 25, 15 and 10 in the downtown and civic displays. All homes and displays around the courthouse area may enter and out of town judges will be provided by the Comanche Garden Club.
Jai Bax Singh of India, Senior Technical Assistant with New Delhi’s Ministry of Food and Agriculture, will tour Comanche County farms December 8 9 and 10. The 32 year old, married expert aims to study U S extension work and teaching methods as part of a 18 day Texas training program.
The Comanche High School marching band of 55 pieces will participate in a special band marching contest at Winters on Saturday. Band Director Jack King says a dress rehearsal is planned at Indian Memorial Stadium Friday night at 6 39.0. Local residents are invited to watch the precision marching and maneuvers.
A. A. Hilley aged 76 longtime Comanche County resident died Tuesday December 2 at a Brownwood hospital after a brief illness. Funeral services were held December 4 at the Sidney Baptist Church with Rev Reuben Ward officiating. Interment followed in Oakwood Cemetery Comanche. He is survived by his wife two daughters four sons thirteen grandchildren three great grandchildren and a brother.
The report shows the Comanche public schools averaged 926.42 in the second six weeks with 969 students enrolled. J B Layne Elementary had 422 in grades one to five with 399.94 attendance. Junior High had 259.4 of 270. Comanche High School posted 267.08 with 277 students in the top four grades.
Peanut producers must file marketing cards with Comanche County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation offices within 30 days after market closings. County official William F. Bryant warns that failure to return cards can reduce 1959 acreage allotments and affect program operations.
Postmaster urges early Christmas mailing to ease peak season load. Emphasizes accurate addresses six parts city, street, number, zone, state, and use of return labels. Advises December 10 for long distances and December 15 for local mail. suggests morning drops and bundled sorting.
Earl Albin and Joe Evridge departed Saturday for the Hill Country for an all day deer hunt aiming to bag a buck.
Arthur Chevrolet and Oldsmobile in Santa Claus Indiana offers four pre signed Santa letters for children in Comanche and Comanche County. No request needed just pick a letter, address envelope, stamp with a 4 cent stamp and drop it in the showroom mail box. Envelopes bear the Santa Claus Indiana postmark and the service is free for all. The dealer also invites customers to place folded Christmas cards in the Santa mail box to be mailed to friends and relatives.
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