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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1963
Page
1
Fragmented OCR shows shoe store listings and clothing ads for HIGGINBOTHAM HUB KIRKIS JAYSONS. Mentions fresh arrivals like canvas shoes Slugger Oxfords and Summerettes, plus a $5 Jaysons dress shirt. Also a gossip line about a woman named Mangieve and comments on housework.
A week long Spring revival at First Baptist Church runs March 10 to March 17 with Evangelist Rev James Basden of Dallas and Dr Basten heading the Texas Baptist Convention Human Welfare Committee. Services twice daily at 10 am and 730 pm broadcast on KCOM. Paul Goodwin directs songs.
On the final filing day three more candidates joined the city race for Tuesday April 2, bringing the field to eleven. Mayor John Hall seeks another term alongside Gyale Pirkle. seven vie for two City Council seats including Joe Waring, Ewart Steed, Alf Summers, Bill Jones, Roy Turner, Jack Flippo, and James A Steele. New candidates Flippo and Steele joined former alderman Flippo and ex-highway department worker Steele. In the City Secretary race Ruth Loudermilk is opposed by Bess Arthur. No new school candidates filed for trustee. four Comanche Independent School District hopefuls had already filed for board seats. The school election is set for Saturday April 6.
Ticket sales for the annual Comanche High School athletic banquet are brisk with a 300 attendee limit. Honored teams include the 1962 district football champions and 1963 bi district basketball champions plus girls basketball players. Tickets are $2 and sold by local organizers.
Comanche County 4-H Club members prepare for the Share-the-Fun Festival set for Saturday night at 8 in the Comanche High School Auditorium. Fifteen acts compete for a rotating trophy donated by the County Adult Leaders Association with ribbons for top performances. Judges include J E Lightfoot, Dublin School superintendent, and teachers Mrs Lettie Tackett and Mrs Ora Guest.
About thirty Comanche High athletes train daily aiming for a third 8-AA title in 1962-63. They chase invites from Hamilton, Tarleton Relays, Bluebonnet Relays, and Midway Relays before the District 8-AA meet on April 6. Notables include Roger Oliver, Pete Hobsmith, Charles McNutt, Ricky Henry, Don Fiest, and Ken Randels among sprinters and field men.
The 80 piece Comanche Indian Band is to travel to the National Jaycee Convention in Louisville in June. A meeting is called for Thursday night March 21 at Band Hall to plan expenses and preparations. Band Director Jack L. King and Jaycee officers urge attendance.
A 2 day session of the 52nd District Court grand jury returned eight true bills and urged repairs to the Comanche County Courthouse. The report praises Judge Truman E. Roberts and notes appreciation to the Junior Chamber of Commerce for a flag presentation ceremony.
The Comanche Jaycees presented two flags to the Comanche County District Court in a brief ceremony on Monday March 4. Local attorney and Jaycee Ben D Sudderth delivered the flags to District Judge Truman Roberts in the Spring Term Grand Jury session.
Three Tunisian government officials Abdelmajid Gara Principal Engineer in Charge of Soil and Water Management Salem Skhiri Delegate of Sousse Government and Hassine Zayati visit Comanche County next Thursday per Bill Parks chair of the Comanche County Committee The visitors are studying at Texas A&M on the Electronic Brain Data Processing Center Bio Chemistry Nuclear Science Center and Agricultural programs They meet county agricultural leaders and community representatives in Newburg Seda and at the courthouse to outline plans for a one day visit on March 18
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