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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1954
Page
1
Rain dampens plans as Lake Brown hosts annual event on May 16 drawing locals like farmers and merchants. The town welcomes new business ventures including a Studebaker service station and REA office construction. A county tax equalization session is set for May 27, with sale of Evans firm assets and jewelry shipments noted amid ads urging clean city efforts and free garbage pickup.
Johnny Horton and Paul Howard headline a special program at Comanche High School Auditorium Tuesday night May 18. Doors open 8 o'clock with 35 and 75 cent admission. Also features Pretty Miss Nita Lynn and Arkansas Cotton Pickers with amateur contest entries welcome. Dr Willis Tate named SMU president to assume duties May 18 at age 43.
In a special 1954 Comanche edition senior leader Ita Taylor is named editor of all sixty five graduates. The issue features life news and feats with fifty eight photographs and notes from Chief Culty adviser and the advertising staff awaiting advertiser input.
Recent newcomers to Comanche with addresses listed by Chamber secretary Mrs. Charlotte Franks include Mrs. L. A. Carthen 206 9th Street, T. J. Tupin 1200 N. Austin, H. W. Hilburn 409 W. College, J. S. Thomas 106 Williams Dr, and Mrs. H. C. Gamblin 402 N. Bryan. Mr. and Mrs. Elmo Snow visited Mrs. Newsome and Mrs. Patton. also guests from Beattie including Mrs. Earl Kilgore and Newsome’s niece.
A Baoas pays tribute to her sister Mrs Guy Houser with a guest gathering held Sunday. The event drew close family and friends for a casual social at the Houser home.
The opening of Comanche’s new pool at Lake Eanes Park, planned for May 15, is postponed to May 22 due to cool weather. Tentative plans for the 1954 swim season mark the future opening at the same site.
Piens lead 1954 softball season opening in Comanche with a special summer program at the fire station Tuesday night May 18. Bruce Clark elected to head the association invites team managers sponsors and others to attend the meeting. Teams listed include Beattie Van Dyke Neuburg and High School with invitation to any other organization to field a team.
The Den 5 Cub Scouts spent May 8 in Fort Worth starting from Comanche at 8 a m and returning 6 30 p m They toured Amon Carter Air Field including the air terminal and an airliner enjoyed an escalator ride and received souvenir packages at the end Then they picnic lunched at Forest Park toured the zoo and rode the rides Participants included Max Harelik John Dudley Jimmy Wilkerson Jimmy Taber Elton Swindle Wayde K Frey Jr and den mothers Mrs Gail Dudley Mrs James Wilkerson and Marsha Wilkerson
The United States Department of Agriculture announces a relaxation of the gin trash and burr burning rule for fall 1954. Gins may haul burrs back to farms if they install a special series of fans to treat gin trash. Information was received by E. H. Gane, commissioner of the Texas Department of Agriculture.
Comanche High School Indians, led by hurdlers, scored 14 points to finish fourth in the State Class A track meet in Austin. Rob Willis earned a runner up in the high hurdles with 14.7 seconds, Dalton Hicks placed fifth in the same event, and Granbury set a mile relay meet record at 3.26.
The Comanche County Pension Club will meet Saturday May 15 at 2 p m in the County Court room at Comanche. Important matters will be discussed and several candidates are expected to speak. A copy of a newsletter by Congressman Omar Burleson and his April 27 bill will be discussed. Members and friends are invited.
The Hillbilly Kids of Sidney and Comanche headlined the Hill Country Hereford Association banquet held Friday night April 23 in Mason Elementary School lunch room. Members are Delbert Reed Mac Pyburn John Wright and Doyle Smith with parents Mr and Mrs Jesse Reed Mr and Mrs B J Pyburn and Mr and Mrs C B Smith. The Hill Country includes Llano San Saba McCulloch Menard Kimble Gillespie and Mason counties with ranchers and journalists in attendance.
Mary Lillian Lusk of Sidney aged 51 died May 8 at the family home after a long illness. Funeral services were Sunday at the Sidney Baptist Church with Rev. Murray Kay and Rev. Hodges officiating. Interment followed in Pendergrass Cemetery. Pallbearers were Joe Sartor Cecil Clark Wayne Woolsey Carl Walker Jack Hendrix Damon Hall. Native of Conamache County born January 2 1903 she was the daughter of Simon Peter Robertson and Lillian Ann Robertson. She was married early in life to Cliff Lusk.
The week of May 17-23 is named clean-up time in Comanche by Mayor Oswell Brightman. He urges full citizen cooperation for a cleaner healthier and more attractive city. Free curbside pickup will be offered by city trucks during the week of May 24 for boxed or bagged rubbish.
The sixty-voice High School mixed chorus directed by Mrs. Wayde Frey performs its annual Spring concert Monday night May 17 at 8 00 p m. A boys sextet from the sixth grade opens with three part harmony followed by a seventh and eighth grade girls sextet. The Harmonettes will sing several numbers and the choir performs anthems semi classical pieces western songs and Negro spirituals. The program is free to the public and aims to boost support for the music department.
Mrs. Lina Rogers Gober 69 wife of George Pinkney Gober of Comanche died at home May 10 after a four year illness. Funeral at Comanche Funeral Home with Rev C B Wright officiating. Burial White Point Cemetery. Survived by husband, daughter Ella Layman, four sons Floyd Fisher Otho Wayne, two dozen grandchildren and seven great grandchildren, including siblings and relatives.
The Texas Garden Clubs Inc. state meeting convened in Dallas at the Randolph Hotel from May 3 to 5. Comanche Garden Club members led by president Mrs Ralph Hull and incoming president Mrs Clarence Rea attended, with the club winning first state honors for their scrap book and district honors for their year book. The Comanche Junior Club claimed first in state for their year book and received the Sue Dansby Award in District 5, plus national recognition for their program material.
General rains of up to two and a half inches fell Monday through Thursday across Comanche County boosting pasture and sub soil moisture for peanuts cotton and grain sorghum. Lakes and stock tanks filled. Comanche and Eanes lakes rose four and nine inches respectively while totals near 6.75 inches for the year were recorded at the Comanche Fire Station. Local towns reported two inch to near two and a half inch falls with notable gains in rainfall for Sidney Gustine and Newburg areas.
The Comanche High School Band will give a special concert Sunday afternoon May 16 at Lake Eanes Park Comanche. Band director T R Atwood announces starting time 3 30 and invites the public to attend.
Frank R. Carson, 48, owner of Carson's Cycle Shop in San Angelo, suffered second and third degree burns over about half his body when gasoline ignited by a welding torch caught his clothing. Employee Lawrence Keeling, 20, and Lane Bowers, 21, aided emission of flames as sparks spread to stairs and building materials before fire crews arrived. Bowers is the son of Mr and Mrs Lewis Bowers of Comanche.
The Hasse Community Club announces a one act comedy by the ladies to be staged next Monday night May 17 with free admission. A brief business session will follow to elect officers. The club met May 10 with many in attendance and County Agent Wayde K. Frey gave a Safety film. Officers elected include Sonny Barron as chairman and Victor Gaines as vice chairman with Addie Reed secretary treasurer.
Sidney farmer Co. C. Stanley reports 25 large grub worms found when a wind toppled a live oak in his yard. County Agent Wayde Frey confirms measurements and notes the larvae are June bug offspring. Frey follows the case as dry land shrimp for Comanche County amid curiosity and warnings to readers.
Mrs. A Randolph Wilson state president of Waco informs that Texas Garden Clubs, Inc executive board has classified all state clubs into three classifications with Comanche Garden Club placed in the advance class the highest.
The Service Drug Store partners with National Walgreen Products Month for May 12 to June 12. A three day weekend sale starts May 13 with hundreds of Walgreen items at special prices. Each $2 purchase earns a free hand painted Piggy Bank to encourage saving. Further announcements will appear in the Chief and circulars.
The Texas Highway Patrol in Comanche County releases April 1954 Rural Traffic Accident Summary. Investigations counted two accidents with property damage and no fatalities. Three people were injured. overall property damage for April is reported in the record. Captain Sutherland commands the Ft. Worth District patrol.
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