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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1960
Page
1
A July 4 holiday preview lists Independence Day events in towns across the area including De Leon Brady, Lake Brownwood, and Comanche County. Fireworks displays, racing notes, lake activities, and sales such as Patsy Fashion Shop and Arthur & Olds ads are featured, with special hours and discounts.
Funeral rites for Frick infant daughter of Mrs. T G Frick will be held Friday at 4 PM. The child, born June 27, 30 in local, is survived by her mother and three sisters Sharon Cindy and other relatives. Todd pastor of the Church will conduct the service.
Fragmentary OCR note outlines a court action about a pony and a date in July, with unclear wording and missing details.
Fragmentary text notes a person once of Blan now living in Cor Dast. The excerpt mentions seven years of residence and includes garbled phrases likely from a local notice or brief obituary item.
USDA announced shorn wool payments set at 43.2 percent of the value received and a 75 cent per hundredweight lamb payment to deter overshearing. ASC offices will start issuing funds after July 1 for wool and lamb sales from April 1, 1959, to March 31, 1960, with 1 cent and 5 cent deductions for market development.
A contract has been let for the Proctor Dam access road project. The award covers construction work and supplies, with bids evaluated by the appropriate municipal or state agency. Project details include contractor name and anticipated completion timelines.
Comanche County 4-H members met June 23 at the REA Building for a county wide Electric meeting led by Dan Shrader who explained electricity terms and how to make an extension card. Attendees included numerous residents from Comanche Hasse Hazeldell Sidney and other locales.
Here from Fort Worth Mr. and Mrs. Jim Roberts and their children visited homefolks over the weekend, sharing news and catching up with family.
Boyd Anthony, president of the State National Bank and a local civic leader, was installed as president of the Comanche Lions Club for 1960-61. Installation chairman was Pat Cagle. The roster now lists 134 Lions in good standing.
Airman Glyn W. Casey, son of Mrs Ruby Casey of Comanche Texas, completed his initial basic training at Lackland Air Force Base. He will attend the Administrative Clerk technical training course at Amarillo AFB. Casey is a Comanche High School graduate.
The Saints climbed to sole first place after four weeks, defeating the Raiders 8-7 as Toppers beat them. Blanket beat Dudley Bros 18-17 in a high scoring nightcap. Gustine toppled Blanket 12-3 to pull even in the standings. Upcoming games list Gustine vs Dudley and Saints vs Raiders along with local visitors Gatesville figures.
Here From Dimmitt James Wilson assistant coach at Dimmitt and who is managing the Dimmitt swimming pool this summer was home for the week end visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs. Burch Wilson.
Sgt Dick Roberts has returned home from a tour of duty with American forces in Japan and is visiting his parents Mr and Mrs Carl Roberts.
The Comanche All-Stars face Rising Star All Stars in a softball game Friday night at 8 o'clock. The venue is the softball park.
A large Comanche County Masonic gathering Tuesday night included representatives from Armstrong De Leon Hope Gustine Sipe Springs lodges and visiting Masons from Arkansas and California. R W Harvey C Byrd of Waco led the ceremony with Grand Lodge officials in attendance. A supper followed and the event highlighted four rural lodges and the area’s Masonic history.
Mr and Mrs Lannes return with children from a Colorado vacation visiting Mr and Mrs Ted Durham Rusty and Mr and Mrs Chester McKinzie and Patti. Also in Comanche were Mr and Mrs Gene Wilson Irving and Bill Wilson with Miss Esther Bennett Fort Worth visiting Mr and Mrs W V Wilson over the weekend.
The Comanche County Old Settlers Reunion is scheduled for Friday August 19. Organizers invite former residents and families to gather for the community event with activities and memory sharing.
Texas DPS to deploy all patrol units during Operation Deathwatch from July 2 to July 4. Col Homer Garrison Jr says 27 fatalities predicted in 72 hours and urges motorists to drive safely and cooperatively to ensure a safe holiday despite higher traffic.
The Comanche ISD Equalization Board will meet July 11 1960 from 8 to 5 at the Comanche High School Homemaking Cottage to discuss changes in the 1960 tax valuations. Graham Smoot of the State Department of Health and his wife Bessie Carter Wynne of Austin visited his parents Rev and Mrs J D Smoot and attended the consecration of the new Methodist Home For Retired Ministers into which the Smoots have moved. They presented their parents with a table.
A wildcat is slated to be drilled to 3500 feet four miles southwest of Gustine by Low Drilling Co Inc of Cisco No 1 Kirk Pettit. Another well is proposed 400 feet project in Comanche County Regular Field located two miles southwest of Sipe Springs near the D&DA Section 57 survey lines.
Rev. and Mrs. E. L. Helsley and children John Frank and Laura visit the home of Dr. and Mrs. Baxter Greer. Helsley is associate pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Kilgore and has accepted a call to organize and develop a new church at Irving. Mrs. Helsley is a Greer daughter.
The 13th Annual De Leon July 4th Jubilee will feature Weatherford Quartet of Akron and Gospel Crusaders of Flora plus The Inspirationals Braga Sisters Wills Family Gatlin Family. The seven hour program runs 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Hodges Park with Lions Club sponsorship and Camp Fire Girls concessions. Admission is 1.25 for adults and 50 cents for children. Hodges Park is 3 miles east of De Leon on Highway 6.
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