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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1959
Page
1
A rough notice describes The 13th Annual Jubilee at De Leon featuring a major bar, a recreation park, and Texas made Lone Aaron pressure pipes by Brass Urna and Ice Star Steel. It notes a Fourth of July drive affecting residents and groceries.
4 H To Present Dress Revue Tuesday Night by Mrs. Dorothy K Diddle plans are underway for the annual Comanche County 4 H Dress Revue co chairmen Barbara Harris and Carol Lee Steele announce. The event occurs Tuesday evening July 7 at 8 in the Comanche High School Auditorium. Eligible 4 H girls may enter in junior or senior divisions with age limits set by January 1 of this year.
The CHS graduating class of 1953 holds a reunion Saturday in Comanche at Veterans Hall. Activities include a 3:30 gathering to see families and tour the high school, dinner by Underwood's Catering at 7:30, and an evening program.
Don J. Gray was elected Worshipful Master and other officers named for Hop Lodge 481 Comanche for the new Masonic year on June 11 1959 The installation occurred June 27 in a joint ceremony with Sipe Springs and De Leon lodges at Sipe Springs with Rev S J Isham assisting The news also notes the birth of Brian Dale Sanders on June 27 to Mr and Mrs Leonard Sanders and reports Texas milk value at over 167 million dollars for last year.
Blanco County officers arrested a watchmaker described as a "many times married" man after he returned a baby girl to the mother. The man faces child desertion charges filed by a former wife. the mother seeks custody and $3,000. Sheriff Moore sent the suspect back to Blanco County for prosecution.
Mr and Mrs Sam Th announce Mrs Wilson as Eloise Switzer daughter of Mrs Sam Switzer in a family note.
Bob Brown 70 a longtime Comanche County auto mechanic and ranch worker died Monday afternoon June 29 in a local hospital from a gunshot wound to the head. He lived about three hours after arrival. Brown worked at Ernest McDougal Ranch in the Pettit community where he and his wife resided. He had prior headaches and burns from a past gasoline fire. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. at Oak Lawn Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Wayne Naylor officiating. Burial followed in Oakwood Cemetery. He was born March 17, 1889 in Robertson County Texas to A B and Fannie Brown.
A mammoth homecoming with a big dinner and free barbecue is set for Saturday July 4 at the Lamkin Community Tabernacle. Mrs W L Hamilton, chief correspondent, invites all. Mr and Mrs J D Hinton and children of Snyder visited relatives over the weekend.
Comanche County wool growers receive word from County Office Manager Oral D Johnston that incentive payments for last year’s wool crop are raised to 70.3 percent. Each farmer will receive payments proportional to their wool sales, with the final payout tied to the national average price reaching the incentive level. The policy rewards higher selling prices to maximise individual incentives.
The report shows nine months of 1989 savings bond activity with total sales for January through May reaching $121,629. Dwight Brightman is listed in the item as the contact or source for the figures.
Sidney Church of Christ nearing completion of a repair project with a $1,100 expenditure. Improvements include adding a classroom, new sling and sheetrock, interior wall redecorating, and gel era inside finishing, under the direction of minister Clarence Bryant.
The 19th annual Comanche Rodeo set for July 24 25 26 features three performances under promoter Lloyd Woodley and stock from Lampasas. Eltos Dudley reports eight events including bareback riding calf scramble steer wrestling and bull riding with clowns and bullfighters. Admission lowered to 50 cents and 1 dollar with no reserve-seat charge. Comanche Jaycees again run concessions.
Plans are set for a youth rodeo at May on Friday and Saturday nights July 3 and 4. The event features nine competitions including bull riding barrel racing wild cow milking and plow riding. A Saturday afternoon show includes outside roping and a cutting horse contest.
William F. Bryant, chairman of the Comanche County ASC, announced on June 17, 1959 that the marketing quota penalty rate for excess 1959 crop upland cotton is 19.1 cents per pound. This equals 50 percent of the parity price as of June 15. Growers approved quotas for upland and extra long staple cotton in referendums on December 15, 1958.
Comanche marks Independence Day with Saturday as a city holiday. Most stores close all day while Me Auction cancels its livestock sale. Many merchants run weekend specials on Thursday and Friday with service stations cafes and suburban food stores open.
A district wide youth rally will be held at First Congregational Methodist Church on Rd Comanche Thursday night at eight. Rev Fudge Ross of Dublin will be principal speaker inviting area youth to attend per host church announcement.
Plans are moving forward for the Comanche County Old Settlers Reunion at Lake Eanes Park on Friday August 14 announced by Reunion Association President Charlie Marshall of Van Dyke. The program includes a round table discussion of old time topics instrumental music and singing groups with a featured sermon by Ernest Wells. Treasurer Joe Byrd has raised most funds for the picnic with free meat and drinks and basket dinners.
Johnny Horton, famed Columbia folk and ballad singer with a million sales in a month, joins Johnny DeLeon’s Hodges Park Fourth of July Gospel Singing event. Horton’s medley spans traditional to pop, including The Battle of New Orleans and All For the Love of a Girl, with Jaya and Springtime In Alaska among his hits.
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