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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1961
Page
1
Fragmentary ad copy highlights promotions at a local Sinclair station and mentions Evans, son of Bill Evans, along with references to American Legion, CHS seniors, and a return from Austin. The garbled text hints at merchandise, two for one deals, and community greetings as it closes with a nod to local businesses and events.
Auditions set for next fall as students try to join the school band. Directors invite all interested to participate and prepare pieces for screening.
More than 170 people enrolled in a two week Learn To Swim course at Lake Eanes Pool. Attendance started at 160, rose to 172 then settled around 164 as of Wednesday. Jack King leads the Red Cross program with instructors named. Courses cover beginners to advanced including life saving. The free lessons run through next week with pool admission set at 15 cents for children and 35 cents for adults.
Herbert O. Evans of the Ag. Info. Office Texas A&M System commends the Comanche Chief for its special conservation edition dated June 9th and predicts the local SCD board of supervisors will enter it in the Fort Worth Press awards program.
Sylvia Ann Stephens an eighteen year old Arlington State College freshman was unanimously chosen as Miss Combat Command B of the 49th Armored Division at the White Rock National Guard Armory in Dallas. She will represent her unit in the Miss 49th Armored Division contest in June and may travel to North Fort Hood on July 7 for a coronation and entertainment event.
Congressman Omar Burleson writes Gayle Pirkle, president of the local Chamber of Commerce, saying they will appear before the Appropriations Committee to back the Procter reservoir. The note ends with regards from Lockhart visitors Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Patterson and children Kathy Greg and Vicki.
Comanche Boy Scouts at Camp Billy Gibbons on Brady Creek near Richland Springs earned several rank advancements and merit badges. Rambo and Buddy Prather rose from 2nd to 1st Class, Danny Morris from 1st to Star Scout, and Jerry Norris received home repairs and lore merit badges. The camp also awarded the Camp A honor to Tracy 41 in Comanche and saw Scoutmaster Gilmore Durham and Dennis Morris inducted into the Order of the Arrow.
Mrs Channarajars of Mysore India wife of visiting County Agent Channarajars is slated to arrive at Dallas Love Field June 21 at 625 p.m. A reception will follow in the American Airlines VIP room with more than twenty Comanche County groups in attendance. Vir ginia Allen Travel Service and Malcolm Whittle arrange the flight details.
About 150 people attended the Farmer Ranchers Lions Club annual barbecue at Lake Eanes Park Tuesday night. Master Sergeant Charles B. Schlichter spoke on his Korean War prison camp ordeal, describing endurance through faith and prayer. Boyd Anthony presided.
Four Comanche County 4-H members and County Agent Angus Dickson Jr. will join youth and agents from 26 counties at the 4-H Electric Leadership Camp hosted by Texas Power & Light Company. The event at Lake Trinidad near Athens offers lodging dining and recreation facilities for the week in late June.
Reverend J B Cole, longtime pastor at Iredell Methodist Church, is named pastor of the Novice Methodist Church for the ensuing year. Cole previously served on the Comanche Circuit.
Miss Helen Sowell and Tommie Priday have been visiting Mrs. Mattie Langley and other relatives here.
Comanche School Board selects Troy Norris as high school principal. A CHS faculty member for two years, Norris holds a Master of Education from Fast Texas State College at Commerce with a vocational agri culture major and science minor. He previously taught in Hopkins County and Morris County districts and will assume duties for the 1961-62 year with wife and two sons in residence.
The annual Comanche County 4 H Dress Revue occurs Friday evening June 16 at the Comanche High School auditorium. Program begins at 7 30 p m with the revue at 8 p m. About 35 4 H members from several clubs will enter and ribbons awarded in blue red and white classes based on combined scores. Public invited.
Plans are set for a jackpot and steer roping show Saturday June 17 at 10 AM through finals. San Saba producer Bill Grimes brings top talent to the Comanche Rodeo Arena for events including steer and calf roping goat roping barrel race and a match ed steer roping between George Epperson J L Studderson and R B Wilson Ed Larson. Publicity chairman George Williams says a small admission will be charged.
Rev. Plez Todd was returned by Bishop William C. Martin for a fourth year as pastor of the First Methodist Church of Comanche. Other nearby appointments include Rev. Wallace J. Shelton as Brownwood District superintendent and Rev. Roy Johnson returning to De Leon. Continued on back page.
Dr. R O McCorkle returns to Comanche after internship at Blackwood Mims Hospital in 1956 to open offices in the former Trotter Dean Clinic on the north side square starting Monday June 19. He will use Blackwood Mims Hospital facilities for hospitalization and is married to Peggy Ross with two children Judy and John G. The veteran World War II Air Corps member will reside in Henry Williams iments Petsick Addition while a new three bedroom Hills Addition home is prepared.
Henry Williams, a local contractor, is constructing a brick veneer dwelling with asbestos siding for the McCorkles. Ernest Elevell Jr, a Texas Tech junior, has returned home, signaling a pause in student duties.
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