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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1957
Page
5
The article notes education costs in sparsely populated towns and how consolidation can impact funding and leadership. It mentions Burkett’s regional Class B basketball title at Howard Payne College and their bid for the state championship in Austin, amid Comanche fan support, noting a 31-game season with two losses.
The West Texas Today profile of Clifton Texas highlights a rapid two year transformation from a quiet village into a bustling city. New industries include a garment maker, a wrench branch plant, a flour mill, a wood shop, and a bronze bushing factory. Clifton lies 35 miles northwest of Waco and has seen bank deposits exceed three million dollars, a paid-for Lutheran church, a modern hospital, and a nine-hole golf course.
Peggy Godfrey of Comanche was nominated for National Officer at the Area IV FHA meeting in Stephenville. Officers elected: Margie Teague, Seymour president. Brenda Comedy Coleman VP. Joyce Walker Weinert corr sec. Betty Bakley Abilene recording sec. Peggy Grisham De Leon treasurer. Goldye Lewis Abilene historian. Jeanne McCrew Whylie parliamentarian. Laurel Landera Hamilton sergeant at arms. Pamela Talley Abilene song leader. Gladys Dille Albany public relations. Linda Koontz Chillicothe pianist. Rev. Walker Kerr urged giving as the measure of life and urged perseverance through life’s turns. Forty-five members attended. Also notes from San Angelo Brenda Beatler visiting. J D Walker caught a 44 pounder catfish at Lake Comanche.
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