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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1963
Page
1
The issue advertises a January weekend sale at Mulligan's with a new Ben Franklin Tea shop on West Side nearing completion and Rexall drug sale ongoing through Saturday. Zoe's Service Station features special prices and department ads.
Garden club event on April 27 drew a large audience at the Center from 2:00 pm. Mrs. Darrell Smith served as show chairman while Lot-town judges awarded ribbons including a TriColor Award to top entries.
Comanche County received rain Friday to Sunday with totals from a half inch to four inches in isolated areas. Officially .48 inches Friday night and .02 inches Saturday raised the weekly total to 0.50 inches, while April total reached 1.38 inches and the year 2.52 inches. Local stands show Sidney and De Leon areas getting three to four inches, filling stock ponds and backing Leon River flow. Farmers report benefits to grain moisture though grass crops may be shorter. some reports cite 1 to 3.5 inch rainfall among residents and ranchers near Pounds, Sidney, Gustine, and De Leon.
The Indian Band traveled to San Angelo for the Interscholastic League judgments and earned two Second Division ratings, marking a strong 1962-63 year with superior and excellent performances among fifteen AA bands.
Sidney Public Schools announce three graduation dates May 10 May 16 and May 17. Elementary exercises are May 10 at 8 p m with Harley Black speaker. High School baccalaureate May 10 at 9 p m Rev Carroll Duke to speak. May 17 features district judge Truman Roberts as high school graduation speaker. Honor graduates are Diane Cheatham valedictorian and Billie Cleveland salutatorian with strong four year averages. Tommie Jones is the highest ranking senior.
The Second Annual Comanche County Spring Pecan Field Day starts at 10 am Tuesday May 7 in the District Courtroom Comanche. President J H Womack and Vice President L H Holland invite the public for updated pecan information. A 30 minute directors meeting precedes lectures by Tom Denman horticulturist and L D Romberg on insects diseases varieties fertilization and management with an afternoon session at L G Holland orchard featuring budding grafting demonstrations and a spraying demo.
The Morton Chapel Methodist Church near De Leon hosts a regular Friday night sing on May 3. Mrs. Opal Nabers announces a cordial invitation for everyone to attend and join.
Sue Albin earns valedictorian with 4.4 average and Lou Albin tops 93.3 to share salutatorian at Comanche High School. Hank Durham leads senior boys with 92.4 as ten other seniors are named with honors.
Texas state meet features 1700 students in academic and athletic events in Austin. Comanche sends Jerry Foreman in poetry interpretation as 800 journalists from 90 schools attend the UIL convention. Track leads with 704 entries across five classes. Friday events begin at 8 a.m. with golf and tennis preliminaries.
The Indian Band and Junior High Band present a Spring Music Extravaganza featuring The West Side Story highlights for the High School Group. Concert includes Rock in Renegades, Opus in Chartreuse, Birth of the Blues and Pajama Game numbers. Tickets on sale. concert at 7:30. Proctor Tour to Proctor Dam site postponed due to high water. plans for a new date by Comanche officials.
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