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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1953
Page
1
51 Comanche County graduates honored with a 32 page senior edition. The issue thanks editors and staff, promotes upcoming 3-D movie releases, free ice cream from Walgreens for 1953 grads, a jewelry sale, a Pan Cake Supper fundraiser, and local business offers including lawn mowers at 25% off.
The graduating seniors of Comanche High School will be honored guests at a Youth Center party after the band concert at Veterans Hall. The student body and faculty are invited, with open house for parents. Adult Council committees plan decorations and arrangements for an entertaining finale to the term.
The Comanche High School annual Baccalaureate was set for Sunday May 24 at 8 p.m. with Rev. James K LeSueur and others officiating. commencement follows Monday May 25 at 8 p.m. featuring speeches by Ronald Matthews and Janis Gresham, with diplomas presented by Mr. Prather and awards by Mr. Chaffin. Also notes coach Melvin Borchert resigning to lead Rockport High School, moving with wife Henrietta and two children around June 1.
The Comanche community moves toward building a city pool at Lake Eanes. The effort is led by Herb Goodson of the Chamber of Commerce with a finance committee including Joe Topin and others. City Council endorses a plan to accept and operate the pool, funded by public subscriptions totaling about 10 000 dollars, and volunteers will provide labor and engineering time.
The Comanche High School Band of 1953 will present its graduation concert Friday May 22 at 7 30 p.m. in the high school auditorium. Twelve seniors are honored. Admission is 25 cents for students and 50 cents for adults with proceeds for a band uniform fund. The program includes Symbol of Honor a march TV Suite O Happy Day Grasshopper Dance and Host of Freedom among others.
Comanche County collected nearly 500 dollars for tornado victims in Waco and San Angelo. The Masonic Lodge donated 200 dollars and the Red Cross 115 dollars. A truck from the Chamber of Commerce carried 5,000 pounds of clothing groceries and furniture to the affected areas. O E Rippetoe heads the chamber and reports ongoing donations.
Bob Graham, longtime Comanche Fire Department chief since 1902, died at 3:45 in Comanche. Funeral services were held Wednesday at Comanche Funeral Home with interment at Oakwood Cemetery. He was born August 1 1880 in Bell County and shaped the town’s civic life since youth, survived by sister Georgia and nephew Tom Connally Graham serving in the Navy.
Evangelist Joe Cowain a longtime Palestine Jewish mission worker will speak at Sunday morning services of the local Church of Christ on May 24 His topic is The Bible the Jew and the Holy Land Cowain is a Fort Worth Baptist Seminary graduate and once met Dr Wilson in Comanche about thirty years ago.
The Hasse School will close Friday with a noon dinner of Comanche Stew and a public invitation. Hug Reed notes the school has operated since 1903 and fears the Gilmer Aiken law may end its future. He praises the local Baptist church and hopes community support will keep Hasse on the map.
Vacation Bible School at First Baptist Church opens Monday morning May 25 and continues through Friday May 29 from 8 30 to 11 30 each day. Preparation Day is Saturday May 23 at 2 30 o'clock. Ages two through sixteen are invited.
The Chief publishes its annual CHS Senior Edition praising the editorial staff sponsor Mrs. J. E. Lightfoot and the cooperation of faculty and students. Merchants’ support enabled extensive school news while other material was set aside for next week’s issue.
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