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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1960
Page
1
County Agent Dickson Jr notes the 1960 Junior Live Auction on Friday night raised above $8,000 for the animals sold. Buyers included Coman Business Firms. event held at the Jugal Livestock Auction, with proceeds benefiting Junior Exhibitors.
Higginbothams firm, a major Texas concern, held its 43rd annual stockholders meeting Friday January 22 at the General Office Building in Comanche. The company traces roots to 1882 De Leon with Comanche store added in 1901 and 1917 plan of co operation with headquarters at Comanche.
W H Will Kirkland of 308 E Peach Ave Comanche announces candidacy for Constable Precinct No 1 subject to May 7 Democratic Primary. He has farmed near Comanche since 1919 and now resides in town with his wife three grown children Venoy J O and Mrs Billy Joe Flippo. He pledges to serve full time and campaign across the precinct stating no personal motive in seeking the post.
Jaycees will honor Comanche County Oustanding Young Farmer at a banquet on Thursday night January 28 at Mesquite. Nine nominees include Lawrence Pariecy Duster Hodges Robert Rodgers J C Johnson Bill Lane Ted Littlejohn Ted Nowlin T E Nowlin Norman Moore. Winner announced Friday night with Jaycee President Albert Brannan calling the nine special guests.
Gustine 4-H Clubbers swept top honors with ten first places and four champions led by Terry Sparkman and Lonnie Sparkman. Comanche FFA teams won the Junior Livestock Judging Contest, with over 1,500 attendees and Friday sales totaling $8,628.77 at the two day event.
Roy Skaggs an Abilene businessman announced his candidacy for Congress from the 17th District. He is district manager for a mutual fund company and served as Taylor County district clerk from 1938 to 1946. He also spent seven years on the Abilene school board and grew up on a farm near Gorman in Eastland County, graduating from Hardin-Simmons University in 1928.
I N Ike Hickman owner of Hickman Brothers Feed Mill in Brownwood and former Brownwood City Councilman announces candidacy for the 73rd District State Representative seat. Other races noted include Roy Skaggs challenging Omar Burleson for the 17th Congressional seat and several local sheriff and district attorney races as filing nears the May primary.
Bill Parks and Leon Sledge attended a two day Power Use meeting and workshop in Austin at the Texas Electric Building. The event ran Monday and Tuesday and focused on power use strategies for the Rural Electric Cooperative.
Mr and Mrs Glen Hodges and sons of Granbury visited Mr and Mrs R E Parker here last Saturday and Sunday.
Emmett Doc Gore 68 dies at home of sister Mrs Ethel Rogers 15 miles south of Comanche in Mercer Gap community. Funeral services tentatively set for 2 pm Friday at Mercer Gap Baptist Church with interment in Mercer Gap Cemetery. Survivor includes sister Mrs Bethel Couch of Abilene. Oak Lawn Funeral Home of Comanche arranging.
Tax Assessor George R. Goosby announces last minute hours at the Courthouse and De Leon sub station for poll tax and property tax payments. Letters postmarked by midnight Sunday January 31 will be accepted without penalty.
Sunday January 31 is the final date to pay taxes without penalty. County Tax Officer George Goosby says the office will be open all day Saturday for taxpay ers and letters postmarked before midnight January 31 will be accepted without penalty. Comanche Senor Tax Officer Lucille Ellis and Comanche City Secretary Ruth Louder anticipate a heavy last minute rush of taxpayers.
The Comanche Telephone Co-Operative announces the administration office will move by February 1. The new office and warehouse occupy the Ava Tate Building, formerly the County ASC Office, five doors north of the old office at Fast Side Square, Comanche. Members and interested parties are invited to inspect the new quarters.
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