Irrigation clinic beefs up water prospects in Comanche area
The Comanche area hosts a water meeting Friday morning at Irrigation IPEC with a clinic and dealer exhibits on water problems. The event features a free meal, a Friday night sale at the Gift Shop, and a Saturday sale at Aberle with hotel cafe re opening. The Chief notes ongoing Red and White Food IO and TV specials, plus a big Chevrolet Travelers travel contest.
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IPEC
Eteria
Aberle
del Monte
Braziel Files For Comanche ISD Trustee Seat
John S. Braziel of Choice Baking Company filed this week as a candidate for Comanche Independent School District trustee joining Ide Lane and Beal McDaniel in the race for two seats. Filing deadline is Friday March 15 with Secretary John M. Robertson. A large irrigation clinic, sponsored by local electric cooperatives and agricultural agents, will run Friday March 15 at the Comanche Live stock Building with speakers from Texas A&M and other firms and a Friday night panel on irrigation financing.
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John S. Braziel
Choice Baking Company
Comanche Independent
Ide Lane
Pettit
Beal McDaniel
Darrell E. Smith
Buick Deaer
Comanche
Erath Counties
O. D. Johnston
Comanche County A.S.C
AS C
Wm. O. Trogdon
Mathieson Chemical Company
Houston
General Electric Company
Farm Bureau Membership Drive Underway
Farm Bureau Directors and members with wives will meet at Comanche High School Lunch Room on Thursday March 21 at 7 30 am to finalize plans for the membership drive the next day Friday March 22. Warren Newberry of Oklahoma City Assistant Director of Organization for the Southern Region of the American Farm Bureau Federation will speak on farmers problems and solutions. Refreshments provided by the County organization.
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Farm Bureau
Comanche High School
Warren Newberry
Oklahoma City
American Farm Bureau Federation
Christmas observance banned in American colonies 1659
The article notes a 1659 law in the American colonies prohibiting Christmas celebration. It describes official enforcement and the reaction of colonists to this ban and its historical context.
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U. S
Chamber of Commerce Elects New Directors
The Comanche Chamber of Commerce names six new board members for two year terms. New directors are Oswell Brightman Jesse Brown John Hathcock W J Parks Elton McCullough and Joe Harper. Six holdovers join them on the 12 member board.
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Comanche Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Louis Marelik
Oswell Brightman
Comanche
White Auto
Jesse Brown
Farmers Produce Company
John M. Hathcock
Hathcock’s
W. J
Bill) Parks
Comanche County
REA
Elton McCullough
McCullough-Jeanes
Joe Harper
Comanche Public Schools
Ted Durham
Durham’s
Chester McKinzie
Durham Drug Products Company
Herb Goodson
Burton & Goodson Insurance Company
Bill Wilkerson
John Earl Williams
Higginbotham
Comanche Distributing Corporation
Floyd Prather
Central Texas Fertilizer Company
Louis Harelik
Harelik
Bill Mudney
Hub
Joe Waring
Waring Insurance Company
Earl Oden
Choice Baking Company
Ben Evridge
Hathcock's Ad Promotes Westinghouse Heaters and Laundromat Set
In this issue Hathcock's advertises a 20 gallon Westinghouse electric water heater for 89.95 with trade in. Another offer features a Westinghouse Space Mates Laundromat and Dryer set for a low price.
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Westinghouse
Hathcock's
Hathcock’s
Joe Wayne Bonser Improves After Car Crash
Airman Joe Wayne Bonser, injured when his car overturned near Abilene on March 4, is reported improving by his father George Bonser. He remains in a Texas Air Force hospital with head lacerations and three broken vertebrae, too swollen for a back cast.
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Joe Wayne Bonser
George Bonser
Abilene
Joe Wayne
Air Force
Bonser
Price suffers broken wrist in spring practice
Harold Lee Price former Co manche grid great and now a sophomore and expected to be a regular on the Aggies 1957 team broke a wrist during spring training last week. Coach Bear Bryant says he will miss the rest of spring practice but be ready for the fall season.
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Harold Lee Price
Comanche Grid
Aggies
Price
Bear Bryant
Odessa Families Spend Weekend with Relatives
Mr and Mrs Bobby Marshall and their three children from Odessa visited home folks over the weekend, spending time with Mr and Mrs R E Parker and Mr and Mrs Troy Marshall.
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Bobby Marshall
Odessa
R. E. Parker
Troy Marshall
Absentee Voting Opens for Senate and City Elections
Absentee voting is underway for the United States Senate special election on April 2 and for the city election. Voters may apply now through March 30 at the County Clerk's office or the City Secretary's office, with 22 candidates remaining after Dr. H Frank Connally Jr. withdrew.
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Hazel Streety
H. Frank Connally, Jr
Waco
Sam
Price Daniel
United States Senate
Sibyl Stewart
County Dairymen To Meet Tuesday
The Comanche County Dairy Association holds its regular monthly meeting Tuesday night March 19 at 7 30 p m in the County Court Room Dues paying members receive notices but every dairyman in the county is invited to attend to discuss the local dairy situation Porter Franks is president and leads the meetings
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Comanche County Dairy Association
Porter Franks
Plans Set For East Side Baptist Revival
Our spring revival at East Side Baptist Church begins Sunday March 17. Pastor Dan Williams of Zion Hill Baptist Church will preach. Services start at 7 30 each night. Come out and worship with us.
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East Side Baptist Church
Dan Williams
Zion Hill Baptist Church
Comanche Humble Leader Undergoes Major Surgery
Joe H. Tupin, civic leader and Humble agent, underwent major surgery at Medical Arts Hospital in Brownwood. He came through the operation but was reported Thursday morning to be improving slowly.
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Joe H. Tupin
Medical Arts Hospital
Brownwood
Community Development Survey Under Way in Comanche
The Comanche Chamber of Commerce with Texas Power and Light plans a Community Development Survey to gather facts for locating new industry. Dick Breckenridge of Texas Power & Light outlines the plan while Frank Reese leads the survey efforts to compile data for prospective firms. Louis Harelik urges public cooperation.
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Comanche Chamber of Commerce
Texas Power & Light Company
Dick Breckenridge
Chamber of Commerce
Frank Reese
Comanche
Breckenridge
Louis Harelik
Comanche County Resigns from Emergency Feed Grain Program
Walter T. McKay of the Farmers Home Administration advised R. C. Toon that Comanche County will resign from assistance under both the Emergency Feed Grain and Roughage Programs.
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Comanche County
Walter T. McKay
Farmers Home
R. C. Toon
Farmers Can Apply for Feed Grain Aid Through April 1957
Eligible farmers and ranchers may file applications through April 1 1957 to obtain feed grain and roughage for basic livestock herds through April 15 1957.
Cooperation Sought to Improve Downtown Parking in Comanche
Comanche Chamber of Commerce President Louis Harelik says cooperation by business owners and employees has been good as a petition circulates to remove outside circle parking and create open customer parking in front of stores. The plan aims to ease downtown parking for shoppers with inside or behind firm parking whenever possible.
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Comanche
Chamber of Commerce
Louis Harelik
Harelik
C. of C
Miss Iva Hart Hospitalized After Attack
Miss Iva Hart, insurance woman and former County Treasurer, was attacked at her home on West Grand Street and taken to the local hospital where she remains under treatment. Hart is active in church and civic affairs and widely known in the county.
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Iva Hart
W. Grand
Miss Hart
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