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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1957
Page
1
The page lists numerous advertisers with price cuts on coffee, Crisco, flour, oil, and fabrics. It notes anniversary celebrations at a bakery and a furniture sale, plus a midwinter clearance at several stores and a film night at the Majestic.
I rts i 1 in Sale time at the CE DRUG as some s are selling this week r half price. Gore Bros advertise a special Jew earance Sale underway all winter costume sewing at one third off. Jesse and Thelma Eatson invite you to shop their selection each week. Their big trucks from San Antonio deliver fresh vegetables and fruits. White Auto Store Oswell Brightman advertises chromeettes for 39.95 with easy payments and seat covers 1 per section. Reece at 75 cents a gallon.
A community paper drive planned for this week has been canceled. organizers cited unspecified reasons though notes suggested a shift to alternative recycling efforts within the area.
Comanche's two banks re elected their officers and boards at annual stockholders and directors meetings. Comanche National Bank officers re elected include W C Chilton president T J Williams vice president J W Moore vice president K L Macon cashier and R K Waggoner assistant cashier. Directors re elected are T J Williams K L Macon J W Moore Robert Eaton and W C Chilton. State National Bank officers re elected are Boyd Anthony president Elmon Kirby vice president and cashier L C Durham vice president E E Anthony Jr vice president and E H Denny assistant cashier. Directors re elected are Boyd Anthony Elmon Kirby M A Richmond L C Durham and G P Tate.
A county wide Brotherhood meeting is set for Monday night January 21 at Baggett Creek. All members are urged to attend this gathering.
Plans are set for the 1957 Comanche FFA Parent and Son Banquet at the High School January 17. Kenton Harvey Azle state FFA president will speak. James Ruth Comanche FFA will give the welcome address. Ide Lane will give the response. Becky Baxter and assistants will provide music. Creath Davis will present awards.
The Comanche Chief announces city election actions for Comanche to be held Tuesday April 2 1957. Names Wollie L. Jackson Jack Odell and others appear in the notice. Includes a historical mint design by Benjamin Franklin bearing the motto Mind Your Own Business minted in 1776.
Newly elected Sheriff Belve Bean says three burglaries in Comanche County and one in De Leon occurred Monday night with total losses under $20. Investigated by Sheriff Bean Deputy McKay and Ranger Miller, all four firms show only petty cash taken. no merchandise vanished. A separate report notes a 410 shotgun a 22 rifle and a guitar were stolen from the Jesse Fagan farm last week with Fort Worth youths possibly involved.
FBI sought William C Reynolds 41 for fleeing across state lines to avoid prosecution. He was arrested in Comanche near midnight Monday December 31 by Wayne M Swindle and Belve Bean. Reynolds admitted fear of capture and said his wife and daughter were in Hamlin tourist court.
Sheriff Bean and Ranger Miller urge gun owners to check type serial numbers and gun settings and report matches to local authorities. The recovered loot was taken at a Fort Worth home of a youth who visited the community last week.
Plans are in place for the Comanche County Junior Livestock Show to be held next Saturday January 19 at the Livestock Building. The event is sponsored by the Comanche Live stock Association and will feature 16 fat steers 34 fat lambs and an unknown number of fat barrows and capons. Show superintendents include R H Campbell De Leon general Supt Ray Hastings Comanche assistant Supt Percy Parsons Comanche Fat Steer Supt Kenneth Brosch Gustine Fat Barrow Supt Charles Stafford Sidney Fat Lamb Supt Milton Robertson De Leon Fat Capon Supt M S Dean Comanche and an ill in hospital listing for Temple.
Comanche Post Office posts an all time high 1956 receipts totaling 37396 dollars and 23 cents, up from 35004 dollars in 1955 per Postmaster Robert L. Eaton. Billy Charles Wheat, 14, suffered a broken wrist after a scooter car collision on West Walcott Ave, driver Les Riply involved.
Dudley Brothers of Comanche swept the 14th Mid-Texas Hereford Show and Sale in Stephenville as 41 bulls and 16 females sold for 12515 dollars total. Top price 655 dollars paid for DB Zato Royal ist grand champion bull by Stanley Cattle Co. of Menard bought 11 bulls for 2370 dollars. Dudley show herd heads to Denver then Fort Worth San Antonio and Houston shows.
Higginbotham firm earns national honor as one of Armstrong Cork Company’s top 25 floor covering dealers. Plaque presented December 19 at Lawrence’s Ste House Comanche with Higginbotham and Armstrong officials in attendance. Harold Rambo cited for receiving the award on behalf of Higginbotham wholesale hardware.
An old fashioned country supper will be served Saturday evening January 26 at the Harmony Community Club House. Proceeds go to the March of Dimes. Prepared by Harmony sector women under the club sponsorship, serving 5 to 8 p.m. at 75 cents per plate.
In a Monday night election the Comanche Volunteer Fire Department named Leroy Grayson chief and W. E Ted Bear assistant chief. Ira B Clemons was named president and Joe H Tupin vice president, a shift to non members. Several captains and officers were re elected or newly chosen for Hose Co 1 and 2 Pumper and Hook and Ladder units. Grayson also won a district post as sergeant of arms for 1957 at a North Central Texas Firemens Association meeting held in Eastland where the Comanche team posted a 26 second pumper race time.
The Comanche County Quartet Singing Convention gathers Friday night January 11 at Sweetwater Baptist Church. Singing begins at 7 30 p m with an invitation to all Gospel singing fans to attend.
The Eastland department led by example with a 21 second hookup while Weatherford won first place with a 1 second time. The North Central Texas Firemen Association will hold its April quarterly meeting in Comanche after seven departments voted unanimously to accept the Comanche bid.
Comanche kids edge Granbury 42-41 to run their 8-AA record to 2-0 and 15-1 overall. Leland Conway's last minute jumper gave the Indians the lead as Dale Fisher and Rains tied for top scorers with 12 each. Granbury girls defeated Comanche 44-24 in a separate clash. Martha Chilton led Indian scoring with 14 points. The teams head to Stephenville Tuesday for non conference games before hosting Hamilton Friday and visiting De Leon Tuesday.
A preserved fragment notes Henry Wadsworth Longfellow connected to a semerioeD wheele in an English abbey, marking a cultural relic with a historic link to the poet.
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