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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1960
Page
1
Local ads invite shoppers to Baxter's Place for weekend specials and farm equipment sales. Various merchants announce new business openings, services, and summer events at Cotton Grove and Lake Eanes Park with community reunion plans and activities over the weekend.
Mayor W. B. Nowlin reports first month results from city meters in De Leon totaling 755.98 dollars. The figure reflects money collected during early operation and notes were issued as part of the meter program.
Comanche County Old Settlers Reunion set for Friday August 19 at Lake Eanes Park. Arrangements committee led by Mrs. Vernon Davis asks families to bring a basket lunch with own desserts. The group will provide meats bread pickles coffee tea and ice water with paper plates and cups.
Comanche High School Band announces senior practice Thursday night July 7 at 7 30 and Junior Band practice next Tuesday night July 12. Both sessions held at the Band Hall under Director Jack King.
Proctor Community Club will meet Tuesday night July 12 at the Community Center for an important business session. A recreation period will follow, as reported by Mrs. John Croft. Dwight D. Eisenhower was the first U S president to have his inaugural address televised.
Cub Scouts hold a special Pack meeting Monday night July 11 at 6 00 at Lake Eanes. Roy Turner says it is the last summer meeting with supper served to boys around six. Parents should come to the lake about 7 00 for a special awards program.
Mrs Mary Power long time De Leon vocational homemaking teacher is elected as Comanche High School homemaking instructor for 1960 61 filling the post left by retiree Mrs Elsie Rea. A 1958 Baylor graduate native of Mart she is married to Daymon Power. The Powers attend the Baptist Church and will attend the State Homemaking Convention in August before starting fall term duties.
Mrs. Ada Spivey has returned from a 13 day trip with Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Hughes of Abilene touring the Mid west and Canada.
Harrold Pairish of Texas Tech, working at Safeway in Dallas this summer, visited his parents Mr and Mrs Ray Pairish over the weekend following the end of his freshman year.
The Comanche Roping Club hosts July 21 22 23 rodeo with seven events including a new head and heel steer roping. About 150 amateur cowboys and cowgirls expected. Lloyd Woodley promotes stock. Parade July 21 at 6 PM with bands from Comanche High and Junior High. booster caravan plans stops across several towns. Admission 1 for adults 50c for children.
Border Land carnival sponsored by the American Legion opened Wednesday night near the square and will run through Saturday night July 9 at the House Show Lot. Cleve Callaway of the local Legion Post says the carnival is good with a ferris wheel a merry-go-round and 12 concession stands.
Airman Herbert L. Taber son of Mr and Mrs Artie L Taber of Comanche Texas graduated from the aircraft mechanic course at Sheppard Air Force Base Texas. He previously attended Sidney High School and began training at Lackland Air Force Base.
The Stag Creek Community Club will host Comanche residents for a picnic at the Stag Creek Community Center next Tuesday night July 12. The event thanks Comanche for cooperation in a recent State Community Progress Club contest where Stag Creek placed second. Members of the Comanche Lions Club Chamber of Commerce Jaycees and Garden Club will be honored for leading in the district regional and state campaigns.
An old fashioned country singing will be held Sunday at 2 15 at the Congregational Methodist on the Lake Road. Singers and guests are invited to attend. A modern oil refinery may convert petroleum into as many as 2000 different products.
Comanche attorney and Texas Legislature member Sudderth will be installed Friday night July 8 at Lake Eanes Park as Comanche Jaycees president. Officers Daymond Power vice president Garland Lloyd secretary treasurer and directors Gyale Pirkle Roy Brannan Jr James E Carpenter Wayne Stewart J L Robertson Stanley Kidd Albert Brannan with Loel Dean Cox as state director. A smorgasbord begins at 7 30 with Bunny Martin world yo yo champion to entertain.
A revival begins Friday July 8 at 8 pm and runs to Sunday July 17 at Liberty Free Will Baptist Church 504 E College. Rev C J Hearron will preach. A vacation Bible School follows July 11 to 9 11:30 am daily, registration July 9 at 10 am. Transportation offered by calling 389 M for ages 2 to 16.
The Comanche Independent School District tax equalization board meets next Monday July 11 from 8 am to 5 pm at the Homemaking Cottage on the high school campus. It will discuss changes or questions on 1960 property evaluations within the district.
Shorn wool incentive payments for the 1959 marketing year reached 65 462 32 dollars with 43 20 dollars per 100 dollars of wool sales. Lambs not shorn earned 75 cents per hundredweight. Deductions of one cent per pound and five cents per hundredweight financed market development. Local church revival and travel notes accompany the report.
Infant son of Felton and Mrs Kerley of 1221 Fisk Ave Brownwood died July 3 at 10 15 am in Medical Arts Hospital Brownwood Graveside services were held July 5 at Eastlawn Memorial Park with Dr James Basden officiating Survivors include the parents maternal grandparents Fred Edmondson of Comanche and paternal grandfather Elmer Kerley of Comanche Also notes on Harvard graduates and Lyndon B Johnson’s education.
Rural Telephone Cooperative board seeks a district Beauty Queen to represent the co op in parades and local festivals. Any member may nominate a 16 or older girl at the district meeting held after July 1960 notice. The district queen may advance to Miss Command County Cooperative Queen.
It would require a train of 440 railroad tank cars each with a 10 000 gallon capacity to hold the 104 800 barrels of fuel oil used daily by the nation’s steel mills.
Gregory Sherwood of Austin is hired as assistant football coach and science teacher at Comanche High School. A UT graduate and Panhandle native, Sherwood previously led Baker Jr. High School in Austin with a 5-2-1 record and was a city recreation director.
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