Local merchants announce sales and special offers
Hibbin ware Department promotes Higgin Coolers with a day sale at Hen y with tickets to a Saturday theatre show. Travis new Phillips dealer invites customers to visit his station near Ft. Way. A big June 2 sale is planned for a barn roof project at Menougal. Gore and Son's Food Store advertises a Customer Day and a final week Lucky 24 contest with certificates and store-wide specials.
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Comanche Puy Event Scheduled Near School A Auditor
A local notice indicates an event near School A Auditor on the night of May 28. Details are incomplete in the readable text, but the reference suggests a community gathering or meeting involving the Comanche group.
Little League Opens 1956 Season in Comanche
The Jaycee Little League starts the 1956 season in Comanche with three Friday practice games on June 1, then regular league play begins Tuesday June 5. Doubleheaders will be played each Tuesday and Friday night with games at 7 15 8 30 and 8 45 10 00.
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Farm Bureau Office To Close On Saturdays
The county Farm Bureau office will close on Saturdays beginning Saturday May 26. The schedule remains open Monday through Friday.
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Hazing at CHS Draws Juvenile Judge Warning
The Juvenile Authorities receive reports that CHS freshmen face dangerous hazing acts such as driving in front of cars, long rides, forced walking, tanks, and whipping. The message urges students and parents to stop, noting these actions endanger life and health and may invite official intervention. Judge Alton Kirkland signs the advisory.
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County Rains Bring Smiles Across Comanche County
Fresh rainfall from 0.5 to 4.3 inches spread across Comanche County on Thursday morning lifting mood of farmers and businessmen. Gustine saw 2 to 3 inches, De Leon about 14 inches total, Sidney two inches with up to four near May, Old Corn 3 to 4 inches, southern areas 1.5 to 2.5 inches, May moisture high with May total 5.19 inches. North Texas State College’s Bill Carpenter and NTSC student Ben Boone visited the Carpenter family in Comanche.
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Visit of Davis Families Highlights Sunday Gathering
Mr. and Mrs. Julius Davis spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Afton Davis, sharing a family visit and fellowship.
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Annual Singers Homecoming at Round Grove
The Round Grove hosts its annual Homecoming for regional singers this Sunday May 27. The day features the Wills Family Quartet from Arlington and multiple acts from Fort Worth Comanche Stephenville and Caddo among others plus local talent. Attendees are urged to bring a basket lunch and enjoy amateur and professional performances.
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Improvements at Comanche Funeral Home Making Progress
Work on extensive improvements at the Comanche Funeral Home is advancing steadily, with ongoing renovations and safety upgrades underway to modernize facilities. The project includes updated chapels, enhanced reception areas, and improved accessibility as crews push toward completion.
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Eddie Robinette Joins Higginbotham's Men's Clothing
Eddie Robinette has accepted a position with the Men's Clothing Department at Higginbotham's, adding seasoned retail expertise to the store's apparel section.
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Billy Fred Curry Expected Home For Birthday
Comanche A M College student Billy Fred Curry, ill in a Houston hospital from a gym accident that caused a broken neck, plans to return home for his May 30 birthday. If he cannot travel, greetings will be delivered through his father Red Curry and Ira Clemons.
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Centennial Queen Contest Attracts Wide Interest
Interest runs high for the Centennial Queen contest in Comanche County during the 100th Anniversary Celebration week of July 16. Open to county residents aged 15 to 25, the event is sponsored by civic and service clubs. Coronation is at Indian Memorial Stadium on Monday night July 2 with the queen and court performing in three shows and attending two parties. Prizes await the winner and runners up, and a Coke party for contestants and sponsors is set for June 2 to distribute tickets and explain rules.
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Indian Memorial Stadium
Veterans groups to decorate ex servicemen graves in Comanche Cemetery
As in past years the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion will decorate graves of ex service men in Comanche Cemetery Sunday morning May 27 at 6 o clock. Ex service men are invited to attend and help. Rural residents may get flags from Armstrong Cox at Higginbotham's to decorate their local cemeteries.
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County Clubs To Receive Cash Prizes
Stag Creek Rural Neighborhood Progress Club was judged on a state basis last Thursday May 17 though not in the top three. The contest drew 185 entries involving more than 9000 farm families across the state. District winners numbered fourteen with five visited by the state judging committee. District awards will be presented Tuesday June 19 by T C Richardson of the Farmer Stockman. Stag Creek will receive 100 dollars while Soda Springs Van Dyke and Amity communities get 50 each. The contest, offering 70 cash prizes district and state, is sponsored by the Farmer Stockman magazine with the Agricultural Extension Service of Texas A and M College to promote self help at neighborhood and community levels.
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Early entries flood Comanche County contest lineup
Community groups from Sidney Home Demonstration Club to Comanche Elementary PTA enter the contest. Additional entries from De Leon Gustine Newburg Amity Soda Springs Van Dyke Robinson Springs St Joe Harmony Proctor Comyn and other Comanche County communities are expected next week. Names listed include Glenda Sue Hall Betty Matthews Margaret Morrow Becky Baxter Lou Elien Durham Quay Williams Anita Edmondson Jeanne Cagle Suzzane Marshall Elizabeth Slider Corene Hallman.
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Comanche County
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Betty Matthews
Margaret Morrow
Becky Baxter Lou Elien Durham
Barbecue at Sidney School and Graduation Planned
A noon barbecue is planned at the Sidney Schools this Friday inviting all residents and area visitors. Sidney School Superintendent Ray Pruitt also announced graduation exercises for Friday with sixteen students to receive diplomas.
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Birth of Twin Daughters Sondra and Sonya Robertson
Mr and Mrs W M Robertson announce the birth of twin daughters Sondra Helen and Sonya Ellen on April 20.
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Cooper Named Presidential Elector at State Democratic Convention
Jim B. Cooper of Sidney was named Democratic Presidential Elector. The 17th District delegates to the National Convention in Chicago include Dick Harbin, J. E. Connally, Larry Blackman, and Lee McCabbin with alternates Mrs. Lynn Lee and Mrs. Dallas Perkins. Omar Burleson was named an alternate at large among the at large delegates, joining Lyndon Johnson, Sam Rayburn, and others. Comanche County sent ten delegates including Cooper as chairman and other local leaders.
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Tom Connally
Gerald C. Mann
Charlie C. South
James P. Nash
Jay Taylor
Olin Teague
James Abercrombie
Frankie Randolph
Vann Kennedy
Ed J. Carpenter
Byron Skelton
R. Max Brooks
J. B. Cooper
Bob Carpenter
Comanche
D. F. Caraway
Coda Baggett
B. A. Howell
Gustine
Leland Nabors
Harry Huddleston
George Rollins
Frank Daniell
Cooking School At Stag Creek Demonstration May 31
Community Club hosts a cooking school at Stag Creek on Thursday May 31 at 8 p m. Miss Alice Walters the Hotpoint Home Economist from Dallas will lead the session. Dudley Bros the local Hotpoint dealer and the Comanche County Electric Co op sponsor this demonstration. Members urged to attend.
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Pioneer Exhibits To Be Featured At Centennial
Comanche County prepares a centennial celebration with a museum on the square displaying antique family heirlooms and items in county history. The building will open before centennial week and run through July 7, with insured catalogued displays and countywide participation urged.
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Jaycee Banquet Draws Large Crowd in May Installation
About 200 Jaycees and guests attended the second Annual Jaycee Installation Banquet at the Veterans Building on May 10. Mayor Tommy Vandergriff spoke on the future of young men. Jimmy Carpenter was installed president by Fort Worth regional VP Don Wilson. other officers and directors named include Bill Wilkerson Albert Brannan Roy Brannan Bill Gore Eldon Ray Tupin Walter Neimann and Gail Rippetoe. The Harmony Club catered and Hillbilly Kids provided music. attendees came from Waco Brownwood Fort Worth Stephenville and nearby towns. Special awards went to Van A. Evans outgoing president and Louis ….
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