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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1954
Page
5
Candidate Alton Kirkland outlines his impartial stance and commitment to farm to market roads soil conservation and juvenile reform in Comanche County. He thanks supporters and urges a voter turnout while praising opponents and community clubs. He notes WWII service and long residency with family ties to the area.
The governor pledges an emergency Farm and Ranch Program under the Texas Commissioner of Agriculture to provide drought relief if the Federal Government does not act. He calls for expanded soil conservation and REA Rural Telephone programs, a state water board with funds, and coordination of surface water policies to save flood waters for Texas needs. He vows to veto removal of the gasoline tax exemption for farm use and to accelerate farm to market roads. He also criticizes federal delays and promises to pressure for action. EVAPORATIVE window coolers and 1951 Chevrolet De Luxe for sale are listed locally.
D. W. Long denies withdrawal from County Democratic Chairman race. He states his name remains on the ballot and no plans to quit. He says the message is not a political advertisement but a correction of the record for Comanche County voters.
Mrs Hazel Streety thanks voters in Comanche County and asks for support for a second term without opposition. She notes her local roots, family, and service as County Clerk during her first term and urges voting on July 24.
The passage honors mothers who influenced figures like Abraham Lincoln Edison Ford Booth Wanamaker and Holmes. It recalls Nancy Lincoln guiding her son Abraham, Edison’s early schooling by his mother, Ford’s claim of maternal influence, Wanamaker and Booth praising their mothers, and Holmes noting a mother’s enduring love.
M. F. Williford of Zephyr officially named to Selective Service Board No. 15 serving Brown and Comanche counties. Board offices are in Brownwood with Mrs. Coreta Morris as clerk. R. M. Belcher chairs. T. M. McCulley serves with John D. Waring, a Comanche civic leader, noted as previously on the board and killed in an airplane accident near the Comanche Airport April 28. Williford appointed by President Eisenhower on Gov. Allan Shivers recommendation.
Pvt C D Seago son of Mr Coin T Seago Gustine begins eight weeks of Army basic training at the Antiaircraft Artillery Replacement Training Center Fort Bliss Texas. He will learn rifle machine gun and bazooka marksmanship and Army technical subjects, with a one week field maneuver to climax the phase. Fort Bliss lies on the Texas border near El Paso and was established as a frontier post over a century ago.
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