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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1958
Page
1
Advertisers from Othams to Kopp Implement and Dorothy El beauty parlor promote spring arrivals, home goods, and furniture. Major features include a Case-O-Matic appliance line, a Majestic Theatre schedule with Paths of Glory, and specials on steaks and groceries at local markets.
The local IOOF district elected a Deputy Master from the Rising Star area including Saba and Coman. The new Deputy Master has been active in lodge work, holding several posts locally and attending the latest State Meet in Galveston.
Comanche Electric Co-Op members Dalton Perkins and L Mil ton Richman show irrigation boosting profits. Perkins reports 63 bushels per acre peanuts and nearly half the irrigation cost recovered in one year on 50 acres of peanuts and Sudan pasture. Richman nets over 4000 dollars on 47 irrigated peanut acres with 44 bushels per acre, far above dryland yields, and plans expansion with two more wells.
Tom R. Cox Jr. resigns as Higginbotham Lumber Yard manager after twelve years and Bob McElroy is named new lumber buyer and yard manager. Higginbotham operations span fifteen Central-West Texas towns including Comanche Gustine Hamilton De Leon Dublin Stephenville Winters Cross Plains Gorman Ballinger Brownwood San Angelo Brady Weatherford. Bob McElroy, eight-year Higginbotham aide and six-year assistant manager, lives at 210 Tenth Street Comanche with wife Marjorie Mazurek.
Fourteen 4-H clubs including De Leon Comanche Justine Newbury and Newbury seniors prepare acts for the annual Share the Fun event at Comanche High School Auditorium. Public invited with no admission. Ceccec masters of ceremonies announced for each group.
Joe W. Harper of Comanche was elected president of District 11-A Superintendents at a Brownwood meeting on Monday night March 24. Cullen Terry of Santa Anna Public Schools became vice president and Elzo Brinson of Comanche County was chosen secretary-treasurer. Attendees hailed from Brown, Cole, and Culloch counties.
Comanche schools will observe a two day Easter holiday season with Friday April 4 and Monday April 7 off. Easter falls on Sunday April 6. The events feature Steele, Shirley Bauer, LaRea Seale, Kay May and master of ceremonies Ken Rach els.
A pre Easter revival runs Sunday March 30 through Easter Sunday April 6 at First Presbyterian Church. Evening services at 7 30 except Saturday with Dr Baxter Greer delivering a run of sermons including The Secret of a Great Revival and The Joy of a Genuine Revival among others.
Mr and Mrs J W Littlejohn Sr of 1005 E Grand Comanche were killed in a two car head on collision on Farm Road 51 eight miles north of Granbury Saturday night March 22 about 7 45 oclock Injured were Louis Ward Watson 36 and Franklin Bean 38 of Azle both undergoing surgery at a Granbury hospital Funeral rites for the couple were held Feb 24 at the Comanche Funeral Home Chapel Burial was in Darkwood Cemetery with local clergy officiating.
The Comanche Jaycees present a pancake supper at the Veterans Hall starting at 5 p.m. Tickets cost 50 cents and include all you can eat pancakes with Maxwell House coffee and Morrell bacon. Albert Brannan heads the event and praise goes to Aunt Jemima for the mix and to Comanche Wholesale and Red and White Grocery for other items.
A cemetery work day is planned at Union on Thursday April 3. Residents are urged to bring hoes and shovels to help with maintenance and cleanup as organized by the committee.
Voters go to the polls Tuesday April 1 for the city election and Saturday April 5 for school trustee races. In Comanche four candidates contest three city council seats led by incumbent Filippo with others Amos Gore Proffit and Flippo. Aldermen Harelik and Stewart not seeking re election. Eight candidates file for three school trustee positions including Cauley Huffman Foreman Hallmark Fritts Slider Walker and McDaniel. Absentee voting runs through Friday city election and Wednesday for the school race.
Funeral services for Lin Chappell aged 70 are scheduled Friday at 2:30 PM at the Church of Christ in Sidney. A resident of the community for many years, he has lived with Floyd and family near A for the past 12 years. Interment will be at Pender Grass Cemetery, Sidney. Survived by his brother and other relatives. Mr and Mrs Tom Stark of Cisco visited the Edd Cheatham family Sunday.
Oswell Brightman attends a district Scout Meeting in Goldthwaite on Monday night, with planning and activities outlined for the local troop and district.
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