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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1956
Page
4
CHS Future Farmers team crowned top meat judging unit in the state contest. E V Watson credits the best 4500 FFA judges statewide with the cream of the crop, noting scores near 82.6 for local teams while the top unit averaged 85.3.
W G Self announces missionary youth camps at Lake Brownwood Brotherhood grounds in June and July with Junior G A June 18 21 aes G A June 25 Junior R A July 2 5 and Intermediate R A July 9 12. Churches will be informed soon and leaders urge high youth attendance. The Southern Baptist aims to add 2666 new churches nationwide in 1956 including over 100 new Texas congregations.
A judging squad, placing second in Area IV, represents three high school juniors in their third year, continuing the streak of reaching the state contest each year of high school.
The First Presbyterian Church will observe Mothers Day with an 11 a m sermon by Dr. Baxter Greer on A Mother's Best Gift. At 7 30 p m the Masters Touch topic. Sunday school at 10 a m. Henry Overstreet is general superintendent. Youth group meets 6 p m. Women of the Church Circles meet Monday with Mrs. H J Rachels presiding.
A sequence of weekend social visits connects Sidney residents with family and friends in Ballinger Buchanan Dam Cisco Comanche Fort Worth Brady Gorden Gunkel Co man che Coleman Abilene and Lawn. Couples and children travel to see relatives including the Huff, Rice, Evans, Redwine, Brush, Ward, Stewart, McGinnis and Dobbs households. Bennie Jones, a U.S. Navy member, also visited Sidney during the week.
Victory Baptist Church will hold regular Sunday services on May 13 with morning worship at 9:45 and a school service at 11. A basket lunch is planned at noon followed by a 1:30 afternoon Mother’s Day program. All are invited to attend.
Here From McCamey A D Ashinhurst and wife of McCamey were in Comanche this week visiting friends and one.
A reminiscence recalls a 1870 era Hazeldell Justice Court cow theft case on the Leon River. Counsel asked for an exact cow description and the witness replied the animal looked like Pa’s mustache in color and the size of a milk cow with eyes like Homer Stephens. The piece mentions residents Homer Stephens and Hamilton Browne along with visitors from Hamilton-Browns and Blevins.
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