Comanche's 21st annual event in full swing
Two weeks into Comanche's 21st annual event with talks and lunch served at noon. The high point features a milk theme and local vendors while attendees enjoy the ongoing activities.
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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1961
Page
1
Band Uniform Drive Nears Goal for October Games
The Comanche Band Uniform Drive surpassed 5700 with a 6000 target, nearing completion as extra gifts arrive. Donations to Virgil Norris, Jack King, or James Wilkerson fund half the 70 new uniforms with school funds covering the rest. Final outfits will be black with white trim and gold braid for October football games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil Norris
Jack King
Drive
James Wilkerson
Edmondson Shoe Shop
Lee Bowers
James E. Carpenter
Devin Froh
Ned Stewart
Loel Dene Cox
W. C. House
Robert Eaton
Norris Insurance
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Comanche County Abstract Co
Johnnie Ellis
Gerald Langley
Local Jaycees Win Weekend Trip To Corpus Christi
Three Comanche Jaycees members Dale Nowlin Bill Parker and Stanley Kidd won all expense paid three day trips to Corpus Christi for themselves and their wives. The prize was awarded for enrolling new members into the organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche Jaycees
Corpus Christi
Dale Nowlin
Bill Parker
Stanley Kidd
Victory Bible School at Victory Baptist Church
Vacation Bible School starts July 10 at Victory Baptist Church Comanche with daily evening sessions at 6 30. Registration is Saturday July 8 at 2 00 followed by a parade through town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victory Baptist Church
Comanche
Retirement of K. L. Macon from Comanche National Bank
J. W. Moore announces the resignation of K. L. Macon as vice president and cashier effective June 30. Macon will remain with the bank in advisory capacity. He has over fifty years in banking from First National to Comanche National Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Moore
Comanche National Bank
K. L. Macon
Mr. Moore
Macon
Mr. Macon
First National Bank
First \State Bank
State
San Marcos Firm Has Low Bid On Sidney Farm Road
A 7.9 mile FM 1689 project in Comanche County awarded to M. E. Ruby & M. E. Ruby Inc. and Acme Bridge Co. for 177 054 dollars. Grading and paving from 0.6 mile south of Sidney to SH 36 expected to take 120 working days, per District Highway Engineer E. M. Pritchard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche County
San Marcos
Austin
State Highway Commission
M. E. Ruby
M. E. Ruby, Jr. Inc
Acme Bridge Company, Inc
Sidney
Comanche
E. M. Pritchiard
Attractive Ey Cobb Cobb Daughter of Howell Cobb
A district contest held in 1961 features attractive Ey Cobb, daughter of Howell Cobb, a co state graduate candidate anticipated to be Miss in the August holiday season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ey Copp Cobb
Daugho Howell Cobb
Revival at Beattie Baptist Church Sets July Meetings
Beattie Baptist Church opens a revival Friday night July 14 with Rev. James Butts of Wichita Falls as evangelist. Pastor H. B. Keith notes the speaker will deliver plain Bible preaching with no long or tiresome propositions and no nightly collections. The revival runs through July 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beattie Baptist Church
James Butts
Wichita Falls
Butts
H. B. Keith
Keith
Judge Morrison To Address Lions Club Tuesday
W. A. Morrison a World War II veteran and Judge on the Court of Criminal Appeals will speak to the local Lions Club on July 11 on The Indispensable Judiciary. He has served as Presiding Judge since 1955 and led the court as the youngest presiding judge until 1961. Lion James Fanning and assistants urge full attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Morrison
Lions Club
W. A. Morrison
Court of Criminal Appeals
Morrison
Dge
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Lion James Fanning
Pat Cagle
Howell Cobb
Boyd Anthony
Wrights Return From Northwest Vacation
Mr and Mrs E R Wright are back home after a vacation trip to Yellowstone National Park and other points of interest in the Northwest.
Comanche Project Under Construction Under Engineer Trotter
at Brownwood. Glenn G. Trotter, Resident Engineer at Comanche will be in active charge of the project while it is under construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownwood
Glenn G. Trotter
Comanche
Dairy Tour Set for Friday July 14 in Comanche County
A Dairy Day Tour sponsored by the Central West Texas Dairy Association and the Comanche County Dairy Association is planned for Friday July 14. Four of Comanche County’s 49 Grade A dairies will be visited Merlin Davis Gore Brothers Dick Armstrong and D F Caraway plus the Comanche milk transfer station. Free lunch at noon at the Newburg Community Center and free rides are offered for all. County milk figures show 2 467 232 pounds per month valued at 115 834 32 with yearly value 1 293 703 33 and three distributors Borden Foremost and Gandy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central West Texas Dairy Association
Comanche County Dairy Association
Comanche County
Merlin Davis
Gore Brothers
Dick Armstrong
D. F. Caraway
Comanche
Newburg
Central
Three Teachers Added To Faculty At Comanche School
Comanche Public School filled three of nine teaching vacancies this week under Superintendent S H Fletcher. New hires include Roger Oliver as head coach and athletic director teaching driver education chemistry and physical education. Jimmie Griffin Croker will teach sophomore English and social studies. Mrs Byrlene Moore becomes special education teacher. Remaining vacancies include junior high coach high school English Spanish and a combined mathematics chemistry post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche
S. H. Fletcher
Roger Oliver
Oliver
del Valle
Jimmie Griffin Croker
Brownwood
Band Dads Take On Jaycees In Donkey Ball Event
Comanche Jaycees host the Band Dads in a donkey baseball game at Comanche Baseball Field next Monday at 7 30 p m. Admission 75c adults 35c students with gate receipts shared by the Band Uniform Drive. cast features Boyd Anthony Tom Cox Red Durham Roy Turner and others. umpires Sheriff Belve Bean Rev Plez Todd Floyd Elliott Roy Brannan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche
Jaycee
Dale Nowlin
Boyd Anthony
Bank
Roy Turner
Gus Wilhelm
Earl Albin
Anthony
Bane Dene
Tom
Gilmore Durham
Jesse Cuthbertson
Darrell
Sheriff Belve Bean
Plez Todd
Floyd Elliott
Roy Brannan
Bob Carpenter
Damon Power
Play School at Comanche High Next Week
A play school will be held at Comanche High School Home making Department July 10-14 from 9 to 11 am. Ages 3 to 5 may attend and engage in constructive play with crayons blunt scissors paste and coloring books. Summer Homemaking students and Mrs Vera Newton run it with a 10 cent daily fee. Ralph Godfrey’s famous don keys from Oklahoma will appear for a humorous game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche High School Homemaking Department
Vera Newton
Kizer Telephone Receives $230000 REA Loan
The Kizer Telephone Co of Rising Star won a REA loan of 230000 to extend service with 52 miles of new line across five counties. The project will improve Northwest Comanche county and surrounding service areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kizer Telephone Co
Rising Star
Comanche County
Five County
Oliver Named C.H.S. Coach
Roger Oliver has been elected head coach and athletic director of Comanche High School succeeding James Moffatt. The 35 year old former North Texas State College bidder comes from Del Valle Texas where he coached three years and will teach Driver Education chemistry and physical education at Comanche while moving his family there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Oliver
North Texas State College
Comanche High School
James Moffatt
Waco High School
Oliver
Comanche
del Valle
Travis County
Bergstrom Field
Austin
Midway High
Clifton Junior College
North Texas
Clifton Junior High
Clifton High
Cubs
Granger
Williamson County
15 Year Old Held for Cisco Murder
Natan Curry, 15, Cisco High School junior, confessed to killing Florence Hussey, a Baptist Church secretary, in Cisco near Comanche. The slaying occurred late Wednesday night or early Thursday. Curry’s mother cited migraines as a possible trigger for the confession. The motive remains uncertain amid town jitters and police vigilance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Natan Curry
Cisco
Florence Hussey
Baptist Church
Comanche
Eastland County
Hussey
Jasse E
Comanche Amateur Rodeo Ready for July 20 21 22
Comanche gears up for the 21st annual amateur rodeo on July 20 21 22 with rodeo producers Lloyd and Sandy Woodley returning. The event features calf roping Brahma bull riding bareback bronc riding wild cow milking steer wrestling headling and barrel racing plus a street parade with 200 riders and many floats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche
D. B. Aldridge
Comanche Roping Club
Lloyd
Sandy Woodley
Lampasas
Gatesville
Aldridge
Proctor Dam Progress At Eleven Percent Complete
The Proctor Behe dam on the Leon River near Dublin and Comanche shows about 11 percent completion. The 18 million dollar flood control project in the Brazos Basin is under Fort Worth District supervision. Completion is slated for four years, dependent on congressional funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon
Dublin
Comanche
R. P. West
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Fort Worth
Corps
Brazos River
Congress
Comanche Old Settlers Reunion Set For July 26 At Lake Eanes
Comanche County plans the annual Old Settlers Reunion to be held Wednesday July 26 at Lake Eanes Park. President C E Straley confirms preparations with barbecue and trimmings, free transportation for non drivers, and advance ride requests via Straley Electric Company. Holiday visitors H M Vineyard and wife returned to Comanche this week for visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche County
Old Settlers
Lake Eanes Park
C. E. Straley
Straley
Comanche
Mr. Straley
Straley Electric Company
N. Austin St
Also Mentioned on This Page
Seve
Uetease
Volvant
Corpus
Victory Bible School
Sidney Farm Road
Olidays
Yellowstone
Jaycees
Ralph Godfrey
Oklahoma
Kizer Telephone
C.H.S
Comanche E High School
Gregory Sherwood
Ray Smith
David Willis
Alwyne Swindle
George Williams
Jerry Gamblin
R. H. Cason
Ployd Prather
Proctor Dam
R. N. Adams Construction Company
Kaufman
Colonel West
Bennett and Forbess
Old Settlers Reunion
H. M
Shorty) Vineyard
Haltom City
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