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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1954
Page
7
W H Mat t Matthews of Comanche exhibited a giant turnip weighing four pounds eight ounces. It measured seven inches in diameter and twenty one inches in circumference. He notes a little water to boost local farming could yield many such oversized vegetables for Ripley’s column.
Comanche High School girls led by Mary Jean Andress known as Scrub Bevo scored 47 points on a mix of free throws and baskets to topple Zephyr 55-42 at Zephyr Friday night Jane Bradley contributed eight points while Zephyr’s No 26 No 28 and No 27 added double digit totals in a hard fought game Guards Woods Henry Spivey Johnson and Manchester provided solid support for Comanche who saw several players fouled out Hard fighting Mina Woods left the game on fouls in the third quarter Zephyr’s No 26 No 28 and No 27 led their scoring Zephyr boys beat Dale Biggs Comanche Grammar School in the preliminary Also Comanche High School girls head to Early Tournament facing Melvin January 7 and begin 9 AA conference play January 12 vs Cisco Loboes
Indian Cagers prepare for a busy week with a triple header against De Leon on Monday at 6 PM in the local gymnas ium. The B girls open, then the A girls, then the A boys. Comanche High hosts Lakeview Chiefs in games set for Tuesday night.
Local ad notes Burks Transfer and Storage moving Otis Coker and mother to Comanche, Mary A. Moore, Karl Tate, Virginia Lacy, Jim Fanning, George Nelson, Lowell Dean Cox, O M Coulter, and others. Mentions reassignments of pastors Chester Wilkerson and Jack Payne to new posts as Burks handles their moves.
Miss Nelda Jordan of Abilene spent Christmas with her father and sister at the home of her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Walter Smith in Sipe Springs.
Lake Comanche located five miles southeast of Comanche has a capacity of 4 800 acre feet according to the latest measurements.
Harvie Carroll Gamblin, 58, oil field worker and farmer, died suddenly at his farm near Comanche on December 24 from a heart attack. He is survived by his wife Bessie Henderson, a son Jery D. Gamlin of Lubbock, a daughter Mrs Roy Summers of Carlsbad, plus several relatives. Funeral held at Totten Brothers Funeral Home Electra with burial there. He was born in Comanche County March 21, 1895 and lived in the Hasse community. He worked in West Texas oil fields after leaving Comanche County in 1918.
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