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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1969
Page
11
Extension agents urge heightened caution as farmers resume work with favorable weather and tractors. Navy veteran Tommy Bou Tet returns from Vietnam with wife Marlyn and children Sheila and Becky visiting relatives the Hatleys and McKinzie families last week. he will report soon to a new assignment in Memphis.
Mrs. Stanley reports light fishing due to winds and rain with a few eight to twenty six pound catfish from Procter Lake. She notes fox den activity near Lockard property, pig losses, and a near pump failure fixed by a Comanche station manager. The piece mentions fish stringer tips, worm baiting tricks, and local trades at McDougal Sale Barn. Also announcements include Coleman fish rodeo May fifteen to July fifteen and Glen Rose Trades Day with hounds sales, aiming to attract buyers.
A Texas constitutional amendment seeks to authorize up to 3.5 billion in Texas Water Development Bonds and broaden board powers. The plan funds water resources development within and beyond Texas, with state guarantees and extended maturities subject to legislative rules and voter approval. The amendment is set for August 5, 1969, election.
A rural notice offers nine week old registered Treeing Walker puppies for sale at 15 dollars each. The writer shares fishing and hunting updates from Comanche County, mentions local eateries at Lake Provier, and notes upcoming community events including custom shoeing services in Reese McElroy and Paul Bradley's, plus a May pot luck supper and musical at Proctor Community Center.
Colorado corporal J J Cottrell Jr. returns to Fat Carson after a four day visit with his wife Martha and his parents Mr and Mrs T J Cottrell Sr Ed Snead a retired Dublin druggist and friend of Mrs Jewel Edmondson died in a Dublin Rest Home this week
Texas crops report shows total grain stocks at 336 million bushels in all positions, up 81 million from a year ago. Grain sorghums contribute 389 million bushels of the increase across categories.
Public notice outlines a proposed constitutional amendment to Section 51-a of Article III authorizing matching federal funds for assistance and medical care to needy aged, blind, disabled, and dependent children and caretakers, with state cap at 80 million dollars annually and specific appropriations for Old Age Assistance, Aid to the Permanently Disabled, and Aid to Families with Dependent Children. The measure includes eligibility rules, federal cooperation, and a voting option on the August 1969 ballot.
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