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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1970
Page
1
A freight train derailment near Comanche split a gondola car and caused a 14 car pileup with several boxcars leaning on a shifted track. No injuries were reported. Santa Fe crews from Cleburne and Brownwood cleared wreckage and restored rails overnight after fire broke out in a cotton boxcar.
Comanche County reports a total agricultural income of 28,925,553 for 1969, up 1,408,440 from 1968. Crops brought 11,384,724 with peanuts leading at 9,276,548. livestock and livestock products reached 17,169,595, including beef cattle at 11,000,000 and hogs over 2,000,000. Government payments totaled 371,224, one of the state's lowest figures for a major agricultural county, with a reader list of committee members pending.
The Comanche School approved the 1970 71 calendar with students returning August 26 and year ending May 25. First semester runs August 20 to December 22 with tests December 21 22. Second term January 5 to May 25 and holidays include Labor Day Thanksgiving Christmas Easter and spring break.
W J Parks announces expansion of the Comanche office with 3900 square feet of new office space and 2000 square feet of warehouse storage. Haney and Silvey Construction Co of Abilene will build the 80 thousand dollar structure, adding offices and a vault to improve member service as growth accelerates since 1954.
City officials report strong interest in forming Oakwood Cemetery Association. Residents may join by contacting City Secretary John Beaty. Mayor Gyale Pirkle says the nonprofit will guide cemetery policy.
A weather bulletin from the Proctor Reservoir Weather Station covers a 24 hour period from 8 a.m. to 8 a.m. It details temperatures and moisture levels recorded during this cycle.
Sidney High School senior Deja Cheek was named a finalist in the 1969-70 National Merit Scholarship Program after a school assembly where Superintendent James Chapman read the finalist letter and presented a Merit Certificate. Cheek, called Butch, is active in sports and student leadership, with future winners to be announced in April.
Comanche High School girls, 24 wins, four losses, travel 240 miles to face Post for the Regional AA opener in Lubbock at 11 30 Saturday. Coach Leta Andrews seeks a state bid as Spearman and Stanton also advance. finals set for Saturday night with a strong fan turnout anticipated.
Rex Mahan of Abilene buys Sartor Tractor Agency from Ed Sartor and plans a full Ford tractors and implements line. Durwood Stephens on staff will manage the store, with wife Elsie and four children moving to Comanche this summer. The post office will be closed next Monday for a federal holiday.
The Comanche School Board renewed contracts for all principals through 1971-72. Lee Presswood of the High School, David Andrews of the Junior High, and C. E. Irby of Elementary were named as ongoing leaders.
Comanche public works chief Richard Bean announces a two week free pickup period starting the week of March 9. Residents urged to place trash limbs and hedge clippings on any street or in front of homes for collection.
Taxpayers of the Comanche Independent School District are urged to attend a public meeting Monday February 25 at 7 p.m. in the J. B. Layne Elementary auditorium. The Comanche ISD Tax Equalization Board will explain proposed increased valuations and renderings to 97 percent of true value to lower the tax rate.
Fincher Feed and Produce invites Comanche Countians to an open house at the Y on the De Leon Highway in Comanche. Manager John G. Davis says the event on Friday February 20 features special prices free refreshments and prize drawings. Open house runs from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. through the day.
The 1970 Easter Seal drive runs February 23 through March 29 led by Ben Cleveland, Easter Seal Chapter Chairman. The campaign funds crippled children and adults, enabling therapy and rehabilitation in Comanche County with mail appeals, school drives, and Lily Days. The Comanche Society is an affiliate of the Texas Easter Seal Society.
Comanche High hosts a Thursday night game on February 19 featuring Brady AA boys and Huckaby Class B teams at 8:00. Both Brady and Huckaby have won their respective districts and seek state title progression.
The Comanche Jaycees and Jayceettes host the Heart Sunday campaign kickoff at the Masonic Lodge. Volunteers will canvass neighborhoods February 22 to support the Comanche County Heart Association and its research education and community service efforts. The lodge also plans an open George Washington Birthday event February 20 at 7 pm with Masons Eastern Star families and a program featuring the Masonic Home and School children from Fort Worth.
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