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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1949
Page
6
Lone Star Gas Company and Goldthwaite City Council sign a five year contract to supply natural gas from the Pottsville field. The city will receive a two percent gross receipts tax yearly for street and alley usage.
Cyril Irby the principal of De Leon High School is elected head of the Van Dyke School for the next season. Mrs. Irby will also teach there. Mr and Mrs H W Schulze who ran the Van Dyke School for two years move to the Whoa community in Coleman County where they own a farm.
State Health Officer Dr Geo W Cox urges Texas parents to immunize children and Schick test to determine immunity after 14 diphtheria cases in the past week and 397 in 19 weeks. He warns immunity may wane and reinoculation may be needed before the next school term.
A Texas town funded a vast oil boom era improvement program with bonds that later saddled citizens as the boom collapsed. Voters kept reelecting the mayor, while Fort Worth plans to tear down a grand mansion to build a grocery store reducing housing for veterans and erasing a historic site.
G C McKinzie advertises sale or trade options for five lots on Highway 67 West and additional lots on Highway 67 East. Contact details or further terms not provided.
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