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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1960
Page
2
The Comanche Chief features readers messages and greetings from friends across towns. Mentions of weddings and civic connections reflect local life with notes from Stacie and Jerry Trenkle and Mrs. Sam Switzer. Cards from Verner and Comanche High School ties highlight community ties and well wishes.
The article notes Mayme Gaither and Maurice Gaither sending a holiday card described as art made of parched silk dam. It recalls a long-serving county treasurer and a family with five children now retired. It mentions a Leap Year 386 and explains presidential term limits under a new law. Texas holidays in March and April are listed with related observances and dates.
A 1996 Comanche County journal item lists holidays including Mother's Day in May and Father's Day on June 19. It notes a first Texas primary on the first Saturday in May, poll tax rules, and a projected national political outlook with Nixon as possible GOP nominee and Democrats controlling Congress. It touches education funding growth, teacher pay, and road, dam, and Proctor Dam construction plans.
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