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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1947
Page
7
Summer is near and gardeners should mulch about an inch around vegetables to retain moisture. Use barnyard manure leaves saw dust or lawn clippings as mulch. Water needs rise for potatoes cucumbers squash corn while spacing and thinning improve yields. A quick tomato pepper feed of two tablespoons fertilizer per gallon water boosts early growth. An abandoned garden wastes labor and materials.
Mrs. Bob Williams of Harlin hosted her sister and family. Loyd Coker hosted visits from Leonard Boyd and others. Hattie Trice and Lucy Osborn stayed with Darwin Osborn. Several families from Brownwood Comanche Winters and De Leon were guests or visitors. A divorce rate quips alongside rising marriage rate as a tongue in cheek closer.
The Comanche County Baptist Workers Conference meets at South Leon Baptist Church Newburg on May 7 1947 with the theme The American Home. Events include songs devotions sermons and round table discussions beginning at 10:00 am and ending with a 2:00 pm round table and 1:00 pm board meetings.
The Indian Creek Young Peoples Youth League was entertained with a church social hosted by Mrs. B. C. York and Mrs. Rena Burdette at Mrs. Yorks home. Guests included many local families from Indian Creek with visits by Rev. John Tickner of Comanche and L. G. Ripley of Fairview.
Central Texas oldest boat race the 12th Lake Brownwood Regatta will be Sunday May 11 with 77 entries from Texas Oklahoma New Mexico Arizona Louisiana and Ohio. Prizes exceed 1400 dollars offered by the Jaycees. Spectators view from District Park as Licht Crust Doughboys appear and a 90 mph hydroplane race meets an amphibian plane on water.
Alpine Texas is described as the largest city in the largest county of the largest state, asserting its prominence within Texas and its governing region.
At a recent meeting the Comanche School Board re elected all local teachers except a few on temporary certificates. They were elected subject to superintendent assignment with possible shifting. The High School principal appointment is not announced. Principal Camp, also band director, requests relief from principal duties to focus on the band.
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