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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1953
Page
1
Community wide Easter services are planned for Sunday morning April 5 at 6 30 at Indian Memorial Stadium sponsored by the Comanche Ministerial Association. Local activity includes holiday promotions from theatres, car dealers, tire sellers, and retailers offering prizes, sales, and specials for Easter season.
The twenty ninth annual singing convention at Sand Hill three miles south of Duster will be held Easter Sunday April 5. There will be dinner on the grounds in this home coming celebration. All singers are invited to attend says G M Strickland chairman of the Homecoming Committee. The program will start about 10:30 in the morning.
Plans are being made for a Gospel Meeting at the Church of Christ in Comanche from April 3 through April 12. Local organizers announce daily services and special speakers to be named.
Chrysler Corporation reduced factory prices on all cars and trucks, citing the end of price controls and higher volume. The cuts apply to Dodge Plymouth De Soto and Chrysler models, ranging from 67.50 to 278.40, with Detroit as the base, announced by Dudley Bros and James Motor Co, local dealers.
Roy Turner announces a Comanche Softball Assoc meeting for Monday at 7 30 p m in the County Courtroom Comanche. Team managers sponsors players and others want to attend as officers are to be elected and committees named. Reports show at least five teams are considering entering the 1953 season.
A revival meeting at East Side Baptist Church began Wednesday night March 25 and runs through Sunday evening March 25 Rev. Lee Fields of Carbon preaches with services at 7 30 p m an open invitation to all attendees is extended by organizers
Mrs. Carl Carnes of 500 West Grand is listed as seriously ill in the local hospital with the status not specified.
Plans for the 1953 Comanche Chamber of Commerce Banquet have been announced by secretary manager O E Rippetoe. Fred Husband will be the principal speaker at the April 9 event in the Comanche High School Gymnasium. It is billed as a ladies night with special music and other entertainment. Balloting is under way for six new directors. J V Lee serves as president of the board.
Churches in the Comanche Baptist Association announce Easter Egg Day to benefit Buckner Orphan Home. Deliver full egg cases to Burks Transfer and Storage. smaller lots to County Produce Company. Empty egg cases are available if needed.
Victory Baptist Training Union revival planned from April 6 through April 12. Details will be discussed in next week's issue of the Chief.
Funeral rites were held Wednesday afternoon March 25 at Carlton for the infant son of Mr and Mrs C A Proffitt of 307 West Martin Comanche. The baby was born dead here Tuesday.
A revival begins Easter Sunday April 5 at Liberty Baptist Church of Rucker. Rev T M Harrell of Abilene will preach each night of the week, with pastor Rev Ellis Hilliard leading.
Coach Melvin Borchert's Comanche High School cindermen travel to Brownwood for the Bluebonnet Invitation Track Meet. Comanche scored in eight events at Stephenville last week and expect strong showings in dashes hurdles and relays. Prelims start Saturday at 1:00 p.m. with finals under lights at 7:30 p.m.
A revival meeting starts Sunday at the First Baptist Church in Comanche with Rev. Henry M. Chambers preaching. Services run 10:00 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. through Easter Sunday, April 5, led by Wallace Cobb with music. Chambers formerly led Anson church and served as Army chaplain in World War II.
Four candidates filed for two open places on the Comanche School Board as the April 4 filing deadline passed. The candidates are Riley Hilliard J B Bo Brewer Tom Beene and Otis A Matthews. Terms of Riley Hilliard and Carl Hall expire.
Three candidates filed to run for the County School Board with County Judge R. E. Seay as the filing deadline passed. Trustees from Precincts 1 and 3 will be elected this year, with the election set for April 4. Precinct 1 filings include Walter Fritts, a current board member from the Van Dyke Community, and L. C. Durham, owner of a Comanche drug firm. Precinct 3 candidate Jess Henson of Proctor was unopposed.
B F Zschiesche of Comanche suffers a broken arm and leg after falling from a porch at his home Sunday afternoon. He is hospitalized locally.
Comanche High School led 26 team entrants to win the Second Annual Tarleton Invitation Relays at Tarleton State College Stephenville. The Indians scored 35 points to edge North Side of Fort Worth with 27 and Carter Riverside 23. Individual highlights included Boyd Dollar Carter River side and Herman Johnson De Leon winning multiple events with meet records set in hurdles and sprints. Billy Wilson and Bobby Radford gave Comanche decisive points in the mile, while Richard Bean and Rodney Crow tied for pole vault first.
The Southwest Natural Gas Company relocates from the south side to the Mrs. George Tate Building on the East Side of Square at 129 N. Austin. The renovated building includes a tile floor, venetian blinds, fluorescent lights, and new service counters. Manager C. C. Hickey says the move offers a larger building and closer proximity to other utilities for customer convenience.
The Comanche Ministers Association plans a 6 30 a m sunrise service at the Football Stadium with Rev James K LeSeuer of Central Christian Church as speaker Details will be announced in a week s Chief issue and pastors urged to bring their congregations All residents of Comanche and surrounding territory welcomed to a community wide event
Warm winter and early spring spur cotton planting as L C Dodd of Hasse purchases registered seed and begins sowing. Dodd plans about 40 acres and hopes to gin the first bale this year while noting volunteer cotton already appears.
Fair crowds gather for an old fashioned tent meeting and divine healing campaign under a big tent near the Auction Barn on the Ft Worth Highway. Evangelist H H Leonard directs the gathering with a special musical concert beginning at 7 30 PM featuring piano organ and accordion performances attracting attention.
The Castor Bean program shifts to Pacific Vegetable and Oil Corp taking over hulling centers and producer payments, reducing delays. Support price stays 9c per pound for beans and seed sold through the PMO at 15c per pound. Seed available at PMA office. farmers urged to plant in Comanche for a possible local hulling plant.
County Agent W. K. Prey invites all Comanche County 4H boys with tractors to a three week program starting Saturday March 28. Sessions run 9 00 a m at Comanche County Veterans School and 1 30 p m at De Leon John Deere Store with a final tractor operator contest and awards. The top four will go to Tarleton State College on April 18 for the state contest.
Mr and Mrs S J Wall of W Paine Ave Comanche announce the birth of a daughter named Melinda at a Brownwood hospital on Sunday March 22 weighing eight pounds 12 ounces Mrs Wall formerly Patsy Payne and the baby are at home Melinda is the granddaughter of Mrs B S Payne of 406 N Austin
Mr and Mrs Leonard Garner visited Mr and Mrs Dave Garner on Sunday in a family gathering that reflected their kinship and social ties in the community.
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