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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1955
Page
10
People of the Wilson community met Wednesday night at the Community Building for a social meeting with a short business portion. A floodlight, croquet ground, horseshoe area, and front door light were added. 22 door prizes were awarded. Next meeting is Wednesday July 20. all invited.
The Lions Club in Comanche met Tuesday at the West Ward lunch room with 24 attendees. Scout Executive Joe O. Galbraith spoke on Boy Scouting while officers discussed future programs and a playful attendance-boost plan involving a club goat.
C. T. Davis a farmer five miles north of Comanche has a good stand of weeping love grass on 20 acres of deep sandy land. The project is part of a plan with the Upper Leon Soil Conservation District to improve soil organic matter for peanuts. Davis used his own equipment mixing seed with manure and planting with sorghum equipment. Soil Conservation staff aided in calibration and placement. The grass is growing rapidly despite dry weather.
The author recalls Texas finance schemes where individuals leveraged loans to gain control of holding and oil companies. He recounts two alleged deals, including a $200000 loan financing a controlling stake and a bank loan secured by production assets, in a historical context from around 1922.
Buick engineers install an IBM 650 Magnetic Drum computer to compute production variations and other complex problems for the purchasing scheduling department. The unit can memorize 20 000 digits and process data from punched cards. It may first determine how many Buick options yield unique cars given a 700 000 yearly output.
Dear Chief letter from Chas S Brown of Oklahoma City asks if Comanche health resort offers senior discounts after a Daily Oklahoman feature. He praises the publicity and signs off seeking information on possible rate cuts for longtime residents.
Fragmented OCR hints at production planning with orders from departments supply needs schedules capacity and assembly steps. It references hours speed cards and a checklist but remains unclear and partial.
Mrs Mollie Cagle of Sweetwater plus relatives from Coleman Odessa and Creek celebrate her seventy seventh birthday with a three tier white P J cake and candles. Family photos were taken during the dinner.
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