Comanche Rodeo Sees Record Entry Prospects This Week
Rodeo in Comanche expects record turnout with over 100 amateur cowhands already signed up and 50 plus more to register by Thursday. Club leaders Ira Clemons and Gail Dudley, plus Ernest McDougal and George Willis, oversee nonprofit efforts to bring Western entertainment to contestants and fans. Anniversary sales at local stores mark eightieth year of Comanche Chief, Mullican’s third anniversary, and Higginbotham’s summer clearance as community ads promote tire sales, service, and Western wear displays.
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Ira Clemons
Gail Dudley
Ernest McDougal
George Willis
C. L. Hicks
Dudley Aldridge
Gaston Boykin
Charlie Gray
Comanche
Clemons
Comanche County
Arc
REA Meeting Set For August 28
The Comanche County Electric Cooperative will hold its 15th regular annual meeting on August 29. Directors will be nominated at meetings in Stephens Eastland Brown and Comanche before the main event. Prizes and a full program of entertainment and business activities are planned for August 28.
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Comanche
Eastland
Brown
Miss Margaret Hargrave Visits Dallas with Guest
In Dallas last week Miss Margaret Hargrave and her house guest Miss Hazel Caldwell from Columbia Missouri stayed for part of the week.
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Dallas
Margaret Hargrave
Hazel Caldwell
Columbia
Missouri
Archie E Boyd Receives Honor From Future Farmers
Archie E Boyd CHS Ag Teacher is named one of five Area Four recipients of the Honorary Lone Star Farmer Key at the State Future Farmer Convention in Fort Worth. Joe Dan Boyd, Winnsboro, announced the selection from about forty Texas Vocational Agriculture leaders. Other Area Four honorees include T R Seely Coleman Raymond Puryear E R Ponder and J K Bradshaw from Texas towns.
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Archie E. Boyd
The
Comanche High School
Coleman
Raymond Puryear
Mineral Wells
E. R. Ponder
Munne
J. K. Bradshaw
Towa Park
Newburg Extends Softball Lead With Win Over Midway
Newburg defeated Midway 5-1 Tuesday to strengthen its hold on first in the City Softball League. Van Myke beat High School 1-0 in a tight game that could have gone extra innings, aided by a late error by High School. There are no games Thursday due to Rodeo. Tuesday schedule includes High School versus Beattie and Midway against Van Dyke. Thursday features Van Dyke versus Newburg and Midway against Beattie.
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Newburg
Midway
van Myke
High School
Beattie
van Dyke
Comanche School Calendar for 1953 54 View Released
The Comanche Schools adopt a 176 full day calendar for 1953 54 with opening on Sept 7 and a schedule including Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays, a mid February break, a March Teachers Convention holiday, and a May end with commencement. It notes no Labor or Armistice Day holidays to avoid extending the term and warns days lost for bad weather will extend the term.
Missouri Visitor Miss Hazel Caldwell Tours Texas
Miss Hazel Caldwell of Columbia Missouri arrived for her first Texas visit this month and spent the past week as a guest of Miss Margaret Hargrave.
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Missouri
Hazel Caldwell
Columbia
Texas
Margaret Hargrave
Comanche Ready For Thirteenth Annual Amateur Rodeo Parade
Comanche prepares for a July opening of its thirteenth annual Amateur Rodeo with 150 top cowboys. A parade Friday at 6:00 pm from the Livestock Association Barn features the Comanche and De Leon High School bands. The event includes rodeo queen judging, livestock stock from the Comanche Roping Club, and 50 cent children and1 dollar adults admission.
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Comanche
George Steward 70 Dies After Illness in Texas
George Steward 70 died Monday in a De Leon hospital after six days of treatment for declining health. Funeral services were held at Comanche Funeral Home and in Midland with interment in Midland Cemetery. He was born September 5 1882 in Navarro County Texas and survived by wife Flora Rasco two daughters J C Rasco and Gene Reed five grandchildren two great grandchildren and siblings Rob Tobe Steward Dewey Jackson and Will Cox.
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George Steward
de Leon
Comanche
Midland
Ellis
Steward
Navarro County
Texas
Robert F. Steward
Siddine Owens Steward
Flora Rasco
J. C. Rasco
Gene Reed
Rob
Tobe Steward
Dewey Jackson
Will Cox
Stewarden
Comanche Rodeo Queen Crowned Friday Night by John White
Comanche's 13th annual Rodeo opens Thursday with a parade and Queen contest. Texas Commissioner of Agriculture John C. White will crown the Rodeo Queen on Friday night after judging by local officials. Contestants represent multiple area towns and will be judged in the parade. Winners receive Lions Club cash prizes and appear in the rodeo arena in parade attire.
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Comanche
Texas
John C. White
White
Wichita Falls
Texas A. &. M. College
Lions Club Committee
Gilmore Durham
Lions Club
Stag Creek
Fairview
Sipe Springs
Hazeldell
de Leon
Sidney
Newbury
Durham
Rodeo Arena
The
W. B. Nowlin
Smith Bell
Brownwood
Charles Nelson
Dublin
Mrs Dan McCarthy and Bowmans Visit Rev Gunkel
Mrs Dan McCarthy and Mr and Mrs Harvey Bowman from Comanche visited Rev and Mrs Bill Gunkel at May Sunday, sharing time and conversation with the local clergyman and his wife.
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Dan McCarthy
Harvey Bowman
Comanche
Bill Gunkel
Local man who balanced farming and painting remembered
A former farmer turned successful contract painter is remembered for his versatile work and long career. He attended Holiness Church but valued all churches as one, reflecting his inclusive faith.
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Steward
Holiness
Baptist Revival Opens at Sidney
The Sidney Baptist Church launches its summer revival on Friday July 17 at 8:00 p m with Rev Eugene Ege of Schertz Texas as preacher and Eugene Copeland of Brownwood leading singing Day services start at 10 30 a m and evening services at 7 30 p m A 30 minute prayer service precedes each preaching at 8 00 p m Everyone is invited to attend.
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The
Baptist Church At
Sidney
Eugene Ege
First Baptist Church of
Schertz
Texas
Eugene Copeland
Brownwood
Prospective Petit Jurors Named To Report July 23
District Clerk T. D. Moore releases a list of prospective petit jurors for service in District Court on July 23. The roster includes L. H. Estes Gustine C. V. Bassett De Leon K. D. Evans Gustine Tom Mazurek Comanche J. E. Westmoreland Comanche J. W. Langley Sidney E. Hag gard Gustine Truman Durham Dublin Henry Drennan Sidney J. P. Whiteside Sipe Spring Barnett Gustine J. B. Scott De Leon Ira Chambers Gustine J. H. Myers De Leon Gayle McGinnis Comanche Kyle Barret Comanche Victor Gaines Hasse Paul Brewer Comanche George Campbell De Leon H L Kemp Lamkin Clyde Foster De Leon L A Early De Leon Don Chester Comanche Wayne Wilhelm Comanche Ott Miller Gustine George Loudermilk Comanche Edison Luker Comanche Eiland Fagan Comanche D E Nowlin De Leon A N Whitlock Comanche W H Hayes Gustine Fred Holdridge De Leon T J Northcutt Comanche Dewey Fields De Leon
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T. D. Moore
L. H. Estes
Gustine
C. V. Bassett
de Leon
K. D. Evans
Tom Mazurek
Comanche
J. E. Westmoreland
W. L. Carruth
E. H. Seay
Casey Brinson
D. D. Short
W. C. Langley
Sidney
Leo Haggard
Truman T. Durham
Dublin
Henry Drennan
Star Rt
J. P. Whiteside
Sipe Spring
H. Barnett
J. B. Scott
Ira Chambers
de Barrick
Ww. Dud
George Loudermilk
Edison Luker
Eiland Fagan
D. E. Nowlin
A. N. Whitlock
W. H. Hayes
Fred W. Holdridge
T. J. Northcutt
Dewey Fields
Garden Club Year Books Arrive for Members
Garden Club announces arrangement year books are here contact Mrs. John Braziel for one.
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Garden Club
John Braziel
Ruth and Norwood Lead Local Scouts in Comanche
J. B. Ruth becomes Scoutmaster of the Boy Scouts of Comanche and Burnell Norwood is named assistant succeeding Herbert Goodson and Dale Biggs. Ruth also heads the Pony Baseball league. John Morris of Eastland District Scout Executive visited to confer with the new leaders.
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J. B. Ruth
Boy Scouts of
Comanche
Burnell Norwood
Ruth
Norwood
Herbert Goodson
Dale Biggs
Manchester to Hold Meeting at Beattie Church of Christ
Local minister M. F. Manchester will start a meeting at the Beattie Church of Christ in Manchester on Friday evening July 24. Services begin at 8 15 p m. Watch for further notice of this meeting in next week’s Chief.
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Manchester
Beattie Church of Christ
M. F. Manchester
Comanche Church of Christ
Wek
Mrs Emily P Jackson Taken by Death
Emily P Jackson 78 of Comanche died July 10 after a brief illness at 104 Eleventh Street Comanche Funeral services were held July 12 at Comanche Funeral Home with Rev Henry Chambers pastor First Baptist Church Comanche in charge Her body was sent to Houston for burial Forest Park Cemetery with services at the Cemetery Chapel She had lived in Comanche two years after long residence in Houston Her husband is deceased She is survived by daughter Mrs Leverette Hill another daughter Mrs F F Both of Houston and two sons Stonewall Jackson of Dallas and Lonzo Jackson of Baytown
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Emil Parlee Jackson
Leverette Hill
Eleventh Street
Comanche
Comanche Funeral
Henry Chambers
First Baptist Church of
Houston
Forest Park
Jackson
Hill
F. F
Stonewall Jackson
Dallas
Lonzo Jackson
Baytown
Andress Family Weekend In Comanche Visit Fort Worth Kin
Dale and Duane Andress of Fort Worth spent the week end in Comanche with their mother Mrs J E Andress and sister Miss Mary Jean Andress.
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Dale and
Duane Andress
Fort Worth
Comanche
J. E. Andress
Mary Jean Andress
Brownwood Floral Wins Softball Title in Comanche Invitational
Brownwood Floral defeats Comanche 3-0 to win the Comanche Invitational Softball Tournament final Friday night before a large crowd. Cled Heathington pitched a no hit effort through the tournament, with 8 strikeouts, while Suddereth and Long led the offense for Floral and the locals respectively.
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Brownwood Floral
Comanche
Brownwood Floral Company
Wolters Air Force
Mineral Wells
Dude Suddereth
Red Johnson
Speedy Hicks
Jimmy Carpenter
Cled Heathington
Floral
Coleman
Brownwood
Heathington
Suddereth
Aaron Long
Paul Richards
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Mullican’s
Mullican
Lampasas
Coke
Marble Falls
Higginbotham
Service
C. L. Huett
Joe's
U. S. Goodrich
Atlas
Joe H. Tupin
James Motor Company
REA
CHS
Boyd
Comanche Roping Club
South
Livestock Association
Ball Park
Red Swindle
Atwood, Comanche
Bond
Comanche Lions Club
Texas Commissioner of Agriculture
Emily P. Jackson
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