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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1958
Page
1
A fragmented page advertises a theater manager planning promotions including free sister radio giveaways and a six thousand transistor Rexall druggists giveaway. It notes an open house next week at Comanche and mentions vendors such as Higginbotham Company selling fertilizers and Case tractors. The item also references local events at Davis Dining Hall and a Jaycees banquet hosted by the Comanche chapter with Abilene Eagles as speakers.
A meeting at Side Baptist Church on Sunday March 16 will begin at 8 o clock with a special invitation. The event will run through March 99 to messages and will be held each evening.
Mary Rowland a sixth grader at Comanche Junior High is grateful for aid from the Crippled Children's Society. Easter seals fund treatment and surgery enabling her to see again and attend Stephenville. The society runs a mailing campaign asking public donations to aid sick or crippled children.
The 1958 CHS Senior Class stages My Darling Children with four performances the last week of March. Matinees Monday and Tuesday March 24 and 25 and evening shows Thursday and Friday March 27 and 28. The plot follows Penelope Craven a forty year old widow who must masquerade as an eighteen year old with help from her daughters and friends.
The Comanche County Grand Jury reports six true bills of indictment for the March term. They commend local citizens for low crime, praise the charge given, and thank the court for handling illness of Judge Cross. They note jail conditions, urge repairs to second floor windows and walls, and call for cleaner prisoner quarters and better upkeep, including gas concerns.
Track coach Don Walker leads Comanche High School five man team to the Southwestern Recreation Relays at Fort Worth. Riders include Ronnie McPherson in pole vault and Robbie Evans with L G Holland in hurdles. Davis and Sims join Evans and Holland for the spring relay heats.
Countywide school trustee elections are set for April 5 with multiple districts filing candidates. Comanche fields eight contenders for three seats: H. M. Cauley Henry Huffman Beth Hallmark Tom Foreman Lloyd Fritts James Slider Bear McDaniel J. D. Walker.
The Gustine Senior Class presents the three act comedy Hillbilly Wedding on March 21 at 8 00 pm in the Gustine High School Auditorium. Paw Belsnickle and his six daughters drive the plot with a series of misadventures as suitors arrive and mix ups ensue.
Comanche County launches a Swine Short Course sponsored by the Swine Breeders Association and Extension Service. Instructor Fred Hale leads the Monday night class starting March 17 at the Co Op Building in Comanche with a five dollar tuition. Final certificates will be presented March 21 at a Fort Worth luncheon sponsored by WBAP Fort Worth.
The Church of Christ in Gustine will host gospel singing after March 16, starting at 7:30 p.m. The Chief reports the reminder invites everyone to attend.
The 1958 Comanche Heart Fund total reached 743.36 dollars, surpassing last year by 84.19. City chairman E Paul Jeanes and others thank De Leon volunteers, Delta Lambda Sorority, Comanche Chapter Sorority, and The Comanche Chief for support. The drive promotes heart health and philanthropy, with Jaycees president overseeing plans and Comanche Garden Club handling decorations.
W B Sartor president of the Newburg Community Progress Club and Gayle McCullough Newburg 4 H Adult Leader in Tractor Safety will attend the Texas Safety Conference in Dallas on Tuesday March 18. Sartor and McCullough will receive safety awards from the Texas Farm and Ranch division for outstanding work in safety.
Chuck Moser will speak at the Abilene High School athletic banquet Monday night in the campus gym. About 150 CHS youngsters will be honored by the Jaycees Lions and Chamber of Commerce with tickets at 1.50 each available from the principal’s office the Chamber of Commerce or local banks and merchants. Dr William Calhoun notes Moser’s popularity and mentions the Eagles state title run and a 49 game Texas high school football winning streak.
Dr. J B Henderson of the Texas Livestock Sanitation Commission and Dr. Ted Rae of the Disease Eradication Division will join the Comanche County Dairy Association meeting on March 18 to discuss the Bangs program coming September 1.
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