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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1954
Page
1
The page mixes shop sales and public notices from East Central Avenue with ads for cookies doughnuts and lipstick. It mentions a June 26 deadline for assessments, a General Electric industrial program, and a countywide service-station push as part of ongoing promotions.
George, Mrs. Reta Richman, Miss Mary Haynes, and Arthur Jr. attended the state 4-H event June 7 to 11. Participants took short courses, received completion certificates, including 4-H Adult Leaders and Foods and Nutrition. County delegates returned with a statewide win by Reta and others, with several speakers and round-up events noted.
Beats Lamkin 7 to 4 in a baseball game at the Lam lamp venue. Players or teams named Lamkin are listed with a 7 4 score and a stated result.
Comanche County profiles Gustine as a prospering farming hub with good schools churches and a hospital. The 10 bed Smith Memorial Hospital honors Dr. W. M. Smith and was funded by Mrs. Phil Bertram of Waxahachie. The town features First State Bank deposits of 508 465 and local industry including a funeral cloth ing tailoring business by Mrs Caye Willingham.
Harvey C. Byrd Grand Sec of the Masonic Lodge announces a special installation Friday night June 25 at Lake Fanes Park Comanche. W B Sartor will be installed as Worshipful Master Wayne Woolsey Senior Warden Joe Sartor Junior Warden R K Waggoner Treasurer Bill Mewborn Secretary Virgil Norris Senior Deacon Bill Clemons Junior Deacon David Woolsey Senior Steward M L Green Junior Steward Installation for Master Masons and families followed by a meal Local Masons express pride in Grand Secretary's attendance.
Dudley Brothers bought the Dick Alexander Ranch of 3076 acres located in Brysonville six miles west of Comanche. The purchase expands the Dudley holdings to 18600 acres, the largest in Comanche County, with lands reaching the city limits and stretching south and west. The ranch is heavily stocked with registered Hereford cattle.
The seventh annual picnic and homecoming will be at Hodges Park De Leon on Monday July 5 featuring performances by the Blackwood Brothers Memphis Tennessee Statesmen Quartet Atlanta Georgia and the Stamps Quartet Dallas Texas.
The Beattie Community Club hosts a dinner and political rally at the Community House on Saturday night July 3. All candidates may speak briefly, Comanche Chamber of Commerce invites reps, school faculty will perform, dinner tickets are $1 at the Chamber, and attendance at the rally is free.
Joseph Jefferson Cadenhead died in his sleep at his Comanche home around midnight on Thursday. He was born July 7, 1876 in Alabama and would have turned 78. Funeral services are set for Friday at 10 a.m. at the Comanche Funeral Home with Rev. Henry M. Chambers presiding. He leaves a wife Mable Owen Cadenhead, a daughter Mrs. Jack Cauley, a grandson Jack Cauley Jr., and two great grandsons Larry and Keith Cauley. He was a farmer and community leader, moving to Comanche in 1908 after living in the Downing area. He was the last surviving child of 13 and the brother of former State Representative Frank Cadenhead.
Presley Bryant notes De Leon Texas sits as a key trade center at the Leon River with connections to the Texas Central and Missouri Kansas Texas systems. The 1900 incorporated city of about 2500 boasts a 54 room hotel, a municipal hospital, a library and auditorium, eight churches, a 36 teacher school district, major peanut and peach markets, a shelling plant, and several local industries anchored by the Farmers and Merchants National Bank. Community Club acts as advisory chamber.
Bishop Marvin Payne aged 69 of the Elm Grove community died June 22. Funeral services were conducted June 23 at Comanche Funeral Home with Rev. Bill Glasgow officiating. Burial followed in Cox Cemetery near Sidney. Surviving are widow Sara Elizabeth Hurt Payne seven children and four sisters. Payne was a longtime Comanche County farmer and active Baptist Church member.
The McCullough reunion will be held at Coggin Park in Brownwood on Sunday June 27. All friends and relatives are invited to attend.
Hundreds are expected at Lake Eanes Park in Comanche on Thursday night June 24 for a county celebration. Hazeldell Amity and Stag Creek communities will receive cash prizes in Community Range and Pasture contests. A 6:30 p.m. picnic supper precedes a program and movies.
Comanche gears up for its 14th annual Amateur Rodeo on July 8 9 and 10 with events such as bareback riding wild horse races calf roping and bull riding. A 5 30 pm parade Thursday July 8 sponsored by the Lions Club offers prizes of 15 10 and 5 for top floats led by Parade Marshal Wyatt Lee Morris. Jim Carpenter Harrold Flemins and others assist in organizing. The Rodeo Queen contest invites entries from Comanche County communities with prizes of 15 10 and 6 for top contestants and will crown the queen Friday night.
Two young Priddy youths, R. J. Tiemann and Spencer Renfro, were killed in a highway intersection crash with a steel truck near Burnet. Ruben Lippe, also from Priddy, was reported in critical condition. The trio were en route to Seguin to study for the ministry.
Two undefeated Baptist RA squads, Victory and First, lead the local Little League standings as they prepare to clash in a Monday doubleheader with the winner potentially atop the league. Friday results had Higginbothams beating the First Baptist RAs 14-1 and the First Baptist AAsblanking the Saints 16-0.
Newburg leads the city softball league after two wins this week. Newburg beat Gustine 16-10 in extra innings and then toppled High School 5-1. High School defeated Beattie 12-6, while Beattie upset Gustine 9-8. Upcoming games include High School vs Gustine and Newburg vs Beattie. Pony League plays Tuesday night. Standings: Newburg 3-1, High School 2-2, Gustine 3-3, Beattie 1-2.
Mrs. Evelyn Williamson Seale 74 longtime Mount Pleasant resident died June 21 at her home. Funeral service June 22 at Mount Pleasant Church with Rev. S. J. Isham officiating and burial in Mount Pleasant Cemetery. Survived by husband Bob Seale daughter Clara Mae Seale and relatives.
With thirty days to the July 24 Democratic primary, the Comanche County Democratic Executive Committee names ballot order, sets a filing-fee equal to ten percent of each office’s salary, and fills precinct chair vacancies. Precinct conventions are set for July 24 while the county convention meets July 31 in Comanche to select delegates ahead of the September state convention.
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