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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1961
Page
1
Rural shoppers eager for a weekend rodeo festival in Hall Station hear plans for an open sponsored event with stalls and souvenirs. Biggs promotes a roadside wagon load of fresh foods including milk at 39c while Higginbotham’s and Mrs Stephenson advertise seasonal sales at Comanche and nearby fruit stands, urging early purchases.
A Friday night event fundraiser features a teen lead and a local organizer. The program aims to teach youth dance skills while supporting a community cause through a shared evening of music and movement.
Oliver Hall unveils a new Humble Service Station at 1105 EB Central Comanche with a grand opening planned for Saturday July 22. Hall, an 18 year veteran in station work, teams with Franklin offering free souvenirs including juice tumblers for ladies key chains for men and balloons for children. Humble Agent Joe H Tupin joins in inviting the public as district and state Humble officials will staff the event.
Roger Oliver, 35, named head football coach and athletic director of Comanche. He arrives from Del Valle, a Class A school near Bergstrom Field, 10 miles south of Austin, and plans to move with his wife and two daughters next week. Oliver, a North Texas State College graduate, played at Midway and Clifton Junior College, coached at Clifton and Granger before Del Valle.
Lake Eanes Park at Comanche hosts the annual Old Settlers Reunion next Wednesday July 26 with free barbecue bread iced tea and coffee for all. Registration starts at 9 am MC C E Straley welcomes attendees with group singing and performances by Mrs F L Little Hubert Cox Russell Nance Belle Easley and Carlos McGuire.
James Abel formerly coach at Priddy for four years is announced as the new head mentor at Sidney by Sidney School Superintendent Ray Pruitt. The Abels and their 2½ year old son Clark have moved to the city.
The Comanche Indian Band Uniform Drive ended successfully with over 3000 raised from public donations, matched by 3000 from school funds. Orders for 70 black, white, and gold uniforms were placed with Sol Frank Uniform Company of San Antonio, delivery promised by October 1 with a 100 per day late fee. Additional donors include Ellen Kibler, Mary Wilhelm, S. H. Fletcher, Walter Durham Jr, Bonita Orwell, Western Auto, J O Kirkland, Bill Parker, A E Robertson, and others.
Mrs. Euell Arthur of Comanche County will join the Texas Heart Association annual meeting in Houston September 15 to 17. She is nominated as a lay member for a three year term and asked to serve as recorder on panel III. The meeting will feature 18 physicians and 18 lay members on the new board and notable speakers from New York Little Rock and Cleveland.
The Comanche Roping Club presents its 21st Annual Amateur Rodeo with performances Thursday through Saturday at the Comanche Rodeo Grounds. Grand entry at 8 p.m. each night. parade at 6 p.m. Thursday from the ballpark. Attendance expected from 150 to 175 cowboys and cowgirls, with parade about 300 participants. Admission $1 for adults 50 cents for students. parade prizes total 50 dollars for top floats. Events include bareback bronc riding, steer wrestling, calf roping, and more. announcer C T Parker Jr. and Lloyd and Sandy Woodley serve as producers.
Reginald Waggoner, longtime assistant cashier and vice president at Comanche National Bank, is promoted to cashier succeeding K. L. Macon who resigns after fifty years with the bank. Waggoner served four years in World War II with the U S Air Corps and has been with the bank for twenty years. Macon will remain at the bank in an advisory role.
Billy Gressett is ill in a Brownwood hospital with a diagnosed spinal virus. His parents are Mr and Mrs Bob Gressett.
A 200 plus delegation of Comanche businessmen farmers and dairymen joined a Friday dairy tour led by County Agent Angus Dickson Jr. Four Grade A dairies Davis Gere Armstrong and C and Pogue were toured. The Central West Texas Milk Association counts 51 Grade A dairies in Comanche County producing about 1,000,000 pounds of milk daily and yielding roughly $125,000 monthly in income.
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