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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1962
Page
1
Local ads highlight Christmas gifts and specials at Comanche stores with notices of Evride's Fabric selections and a Dairy Q by Zelma. Community groups like the Indian Band and Ken Kaycees seek funds and event details while job wants list helps residents find work.
Comanche High School Indian Band and 85 member Comanche Junior High Band plan their annual Christmas concert Friday at 7:30 PM in the High School Auditorium. Admission is 50 cents for adults and 35 cents for students. The program mixes football march tunes with holiday pieces and includes a vocal quartet with accompanist Mrs. Floyd Prather. Tickets are on sale now. The Indian Band was invited to the National Junior Chamber convention in Louisville next summer. Also noted is the near completion of the new Comanche Junior High School building with 12 classrooms, a library, offices, a cafetorium for 240, and a gymnasium, to be turned over to the district next week.
Vernon Louis Seward, 39, a Brady truck driver, died from burns after his cattle truck and a car collided on U S Highway 67 377 at Proctor. Car driver Ted Hood of De Leon suffered minor injuries. six passengers were uninjured. Funeral services for Seward were held December 9 in Brady. He leaves wife Christine and four daughters. Seward had lived in Brady 14 years.
Comanche Postmaster James E Carpenter announces new postal rates effective January 7 1963. First class letters rise to 5 cents from 4. air mail within the United States and APO/FPO addresses become 8 cents. postal cards 4 cents. First class size limits apply January 1: mail must be rectangular and meet edge and sealing requirements.
Comanche Public School will close for the Christmas holidays after classes on Wednesday December 19 and resume on Wednesday January 2. The district reports 1,095 students enrolled across the Comanche school system.
The full length Christmas cantata A Song Unending by John W. Peterson will be presented Sunday and Monday evenings at 7:30 by the Sanctuary Choir of First Baptist Church Comanche. The forty two voice choir will be accompanied by Mrs Alvin Hafford and Mrs Floyd Prather with narrations by Edmond Webb. Soloists include Kenneth Gi soprano and Steve Wilson tenor. Mrs Sees, Mrs Don Cook will perform a duet. Peterson, a noted hymn writer, has a long career dating from postwar music education and leadership at Singspiration.
The Coppini Academy of Fine Arts presents its fourth annual show of paintings and sculpture in Comanche at the High School Home Economics Building on Saturday 3 to 5 PM and Sunday 2 to 5 PM. Harold A. Roney and Rolla Taylor are among the featured artists with works previously shown at Canyon and Dallas galleries.
Old Saint Nicholas visits Comanche for Santa Day on Thursday December 20 moving from December 22. The event, sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce and merchants, features a Santa arrival by fire truck, a square parade, free candy, a Majestic Theatre picture show at 1 30, and Santa Day values from local merchants with invitations to Gustine and Sidney students.
The Comanche boys and Zephyr girls won the Co Invitation Basketball tournament. Indians beat defending champions in a close final as Hugh Fletcher led with 10 points and Jerry Norris added points. Don Shumpes contributed three.
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