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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1954
Page
1
The page lists spring sales at Starrs and Higginbothams Ready Mix with price highlights and in store events. It notes car service specials at a nearby service station and a school election for trustee on April 3. It mentions vehicle inspections due by April 14 and a court date for a derided animal eradicating effort.
At Zion Hill, a community cemetery work day is scheduled for Tuesday in March. All interested residents are invited to join the effort, bringing lunch and tools to help with maintenance and cleanup.
Saturday marks the filing deadline for two trustee seats on the Comanche Independent School District board. Secretary John Olink says only two candidates have filed: Ide Lane seeks reelection and Beal McDen. terms of Lane and Elton Wc Cullough expire, with Cullough indicating reelection plans.
F T Brandt 73 longtime Lamkin farmer and civic leader died Sunday after months of illness. Funeral services were held Monday at 10 a m at Gentry Mill with interment in Mill Cemetery. He served three terms as County Commissioner of Precinct 3 and was survived by wife Etta Morris son Carl daughter Mrs Charlie Shockley granddaughter Suzanne and brother S T Brandt all of Lamkin and area.
Church Women of WCo manche united with Christian women in 90 000 communities and 118 countries to observe World Day of Prayer. The service began at Central Christian Church at 9 30 am with Mrs Dan Wilkerson leading and multiple leaders and helpers from the congregation assisting during a two hour observance with music film and prayer.
Comanche Garden Club advances 1953 54 plans by deleveling a Redbud Trail. The club bought 200 red bud trees with 140 sold to families for highway planting. The remaining 60 trees will be planted in Veterans Memorial Park at Lake Eanes Park swimming pool area and the Girl Scout Little House.
Mrs. Charles Holdridge of Comanche and Mr and Mrs W D Holdridge with daughters of De Leon traveled to Fort Worth last week to meet Pvt Charles Holdridge who has returned from Alaska after eleven months in service. He enjoys a 30 day furlough here and at De Leon.
A professional wrestling event will be held Monday night March 22 at the De Leon City Hall Auditorium. Proceeds go to a local benefit fund.
Stu Gibson and Cowboy Carson face Bill Brookshire and Bill Steddam in the opening tag team bout. The first match is slated to begin at 8 p.m. at the association's venue.
Oscar H. Kilpatrick 73 a pioneer geologist in West Texas oil discoveries died Friday night in San Angelo. He helped locate the Yates Field in Pecos County in 1929 and worked for Transcontinental Oil Co. Funeral services were set for 2 p.m. Monday at Robert Massie Funeral Chapel with burial in Fairmount Cemetery. He resided in San Angelo area and is survived by a son, Dr. Jack Kilpatrick, a daughter, Mrs. G R Whitaker, a sister, and a brother.
Mr and Mrs Bill Clemons of 105 W Walcott Comanche announce the birth of a son Steven Norman on Tuesday March 16 at Blackwood Hospital. He weighed 7 pounds 4 ounces. Mother and baby are doing well and at home.
Here From Fort Worth Mr and Mrs Cecil Jack Cox and children of Fort Worth visited his parents Mr and Mrs Armstrong Cox here over the weekend.
Mrs. G McKinzie died after a car driven with Grady McKinzie overturned two miles from the Macle Pass. She was ejected from the vehicle and crushed beneath it as five men lifted the car. Mr McKinzie was bruised and treated for shock. The couple, en route to meet relatives, were pronounced dead on arrival at Eagle Pass hospital. Funeral services were held in Comanche with burial at Oakwood Cemetery. Johnnye Magness McKinzie, born 1910 in Comanche County, was a former beauty parlor operator and Church of Christ member.
The Comanche Indian track team travels to Cisco for the Cisco Relays with preliminaries Saturday morning and finals in the afternoon. An 18 man squad will compete as the Indians aim to rebound from a 54 loss to Brady, hoping to defend district and regional titles and build on early strong showings by Willis in hurdles Lee in 449 Price in weights and Hicks in high jump.
Funeral rites for G. W. Stapp of Comanche were set for Thursday at 4 PM at Comanche Funeral Home with interment in Oakwood Cemetery. He was the father of Mrs. Ben Jones of Lake Eanes Road. Mr. and Mrs. Gene White of West Texas have bought a farm near Gustine and moved there.
The county plans a Share the Fun competition with regional and state stages ending in a Share the Fun Breakfast at the 1953 National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago. Winners may perform at the breakfast sponsored by United States Rubber Company.
Art Miller of Al G. Kelly Miller Bros Circus announces a one day engagement at Indian Memorial Stadium grounds Comanche on Saturday April 24. The show features extensive animal acts including giraffes elephants lions tigers rhinoceroses with 127 horses and 200 animals in total marking the largest and most varied collection of rare animals in an American circus. The act trails the Ring Bros and Barnum and Bailey by size.
A revival at First Baptist Church draws good crowds with Rev. Vernon Shaw of the Texas Baptist Children's Home Round Rock preaching and Richard Champ of Howard Payne College leading singing. Services at 10 a.m. and 7 30 p.m. run through Sunday March 21 with multiple prayer meetings and a special high school night. A movie showing Friday highlights the Round Rock home which houses 140 children with 20 more to arrive as a new cottage nears completion.
Comanche County farmers needing drought relief feed must apply at the ASC office before 5:00 p.m. Friday March 19, 1954. State committee chair Claud McCann says county committees will not approve feed beyond April 15, and those who applied before March 15 may seek an increase by March 19 to cover needs through April 15.
Ren appears with Mrs. Wilmet Smith and child in a film segment highlighting former Comanche residents who pursued acting. The note credits a local feature showcasing nearby talent and ties to community history.
The Cole Bible Class of the First Methodist Church sponsors a rummage sale and home baked pies and cakes on Saturday March 20 from 8 00 to 6 00 at the Sherwood McDonald building east side of the square. Proceeds support a charity fund established by the class, announced James Hoffpauli, class president.
District Clerk T. D. Moore releases a list of prospective petit jurors for service in district court on Monday March 29. Names include E Arthur Comanche Geo Bonser Comanche Co Allen Rt 3 Comanche J A Barker Comanche B F Barnes Comyn J L Hancock Rt 3 De Leon etc. The list covers jurors from Comanche De Leon Gustine Sipe Springs Sidney and Sonora with multiple route designations.
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