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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1963
Page
1
Clearance sale urged at S Ready-to- Department with summer dresses reduced to sale prices. Details about a Westing refrigerator and air conditioner featured with a price of 179.96. Page 2 notes more specifics.
Readable fragments report Tastee opening at 11 am on a Friday in 1904. Details mention Martel Ena built by Seeti and a preliminary notice of the event.
Two players from seven teams and three Raiders were named to the All-Star Little League squad. Harold Perkins A Cox and Charles Wright named as All-Star managers. The team heads to Dublin August 8 to 10 with first practice Monday. Gustine has yet to pick reps. Other players listed include Blanket Larry Cameron David Godfrey Randy Geye Mike Newton Randy Nelms Ken Lancaster Francis Thompson Ray Livingston Marion Kirkland Cy Baxter David Gore Mike Dickson Jimmy Kirkland.
The twenty fifth annual meeting and directors election of the Comanche County Electric Cooperative will be held at Memorial Stadium in Comanche on Friday night August 2. Registration starts at 7 o clock with two directors to be named.
Walter McCullough, one of two 1962 state winners in the 4 H Range Management contest, will get an expense paid trip to the ninth annual Youth Range Camp at Junction July 28 to August 3. The event, for top 4 H and FFA members in Texas, is sponsored by the Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association and the American Society of Range Management.
Comanche Public Schools set registration for Comanche High School students for the 1963 64 term. Seniors and juniors register August 15 with morning and afternoon slots. sophomores register August 16 morning. freshmen register August 16 afternoon. New session starts August 28.
Marine Private First Class Robert T. Johnston completed four weeks of individual combat training on June 21 at Camp Pendleton California. The course equips new Marines with basic field and combat skills and places them in small units such as four man fire teams and 14 man squads under trained instructors.
The municipal learn to swim program at Comanche Pool hits 241 total registrations this week with 15 late signups. CHS Band Director Jack L. King leads the program with a capable assistant crew. The two week session is held daily in three sections and ends Friday.
The City of Comanche reports no lost time accidents in 1962 within the water works division, which employs 12 people. The American Water Works Association Southwest Section awarded the honor, citing the city’s excellent safety record and recognizing the effort to promote safe water system operations.
The 23rd annual Comanche Rodeo Parade attracted a near record crowd with over 3 000 attending opening night and strong turnout through Friday and Saturday. Gate receipts reached 4075 dollars, with 4-H and commercial divisions winning top honors and Skyblazers and Llano dog act drawing big crowds. Daymond Power, Belve Bean, and local groups led the event, while 4-H clubs managed concessions totaling 1648 dollars.
The Energy homecoming will be held Sunday August 5 south of the old Energy schoolhouse. Everyone is invited to attend and bring a basket lunch.
The Church of Christ at N. Austin and W. Neely hosts a gospel meeting from July 29 to August 4. Hollis Windham of Crockett preaches each evening, with G. R. Burt inviting all to attend. He notes no collections will be taken and encourages Bible study and congregational singing.
W. D. Smoot Renfro longtime local grocery market owner died Wednesday morning July 24 in Fort Worth after moving there from GoManche about 25 years ago. Funeral services will be held in Fort Worth with interment at Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park in Grapevine Highway.
July 28 event held in East Gos be Tabernacle invites Pearl Public to attend. Local schedule lists community singing at Goshen Tabernacle with residents urged to join.
James Bolton Jim Cooper 71 of Sidney dies suddenly after illness at home July 24. Funeral Friday July 26 at Sidney Baptist Church with Masonic graveside rites at Oakwood Comanche Funeral Home in charge. He taught, farmed, and held county party posts. married Eula Mae Harris in 1917.
Mrs John Jolink and Miss Judith Allen visited Dallas on July 17. The event highlighted social ties and local travel patterns among regional residents.
Peromanche baseball opens playoffs with a double header Thursday night. Single elimination tourney runs next week with winners advancing until a loss. Teams include Little League seven peewee four Babe Ruth entries. Raiders take title with 6-0 slate finishing atop standings. Hot Rods and Durham Braves tie 2-1 in final rounds.
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