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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1963
Page
1
An early 20th century ad fragment touts Mulligan's store promising good rains to boost Dollar Days sales and attract customers during a big FFA rodeo event. It reflects a rural commerce tone and promotion amid agricultural concerns.
Heavy rains across Comanche County raise lake levels and inflows. Proctor Lake gains toward conservation pool with 1400 cfs inflow while Gates remain open. Lake Eanes and Lake Comanche store inches, boosting municipal water supply. flooding reported in Jimmies Creek area and several creeks.
Summer school opened at Comanche High School with Civics attracting fifty students taught by Mrs. Pallie Palmer and Driver Education enrolling forty five students taught by Charles R. Williams Jr. Williams is an assistant coach at Howard Payne College and part of the Physical Education staff.
Ronnie Stephens of Gustine and son of Mr and Mrs George Stephens Rt 3 Comanche earned a bachelor of science in vocational agriculture as part of 219 degrees awarded at Southwest Texas State College San Marcos during May 26 commencement in New Men's Gymnasium.
Rush Creek watershed meeting called by the Watershed Committee invites landowners and operators with land on Copperas Sweetwater or Duncan creeks and tributaries to attend at Beattie Community Center Saturday June 1 at 8 pm. All interested in the watershed and local economic well being urged to attend.
Comanche County 4-H members travel to Texas Area College for the Annual Texas 4-H Round-Up on June 4 and 5. About 2,000 participants including leaders and agents will join judging and demonstration contests with several club members from Comanche County competing for state honors.
Hal Rowe joins Comanche Public Schools as junior high social studies teacher and assistant coach. He is 22, Howard Payne College graduate, married, and to live in Comanche with his wife who is a Howard Payne student. Cyril Irby becomes part time principal. Glen H. Morgan remains full time principal of lower grades and becomes curriculum coordinator. The district adds at least four new teachers next year as attendance improves and audits are near enough to grant a fifth position.
Dr. W A Flannery and Dr W D Blackwood launch a 90 day program to enlarge Comanche Hospital Inc adding eight private rooms with oxygen TV phone and private facilities. A three room Clinic expansion will provide a larger business office doctors’ private office nurses library work room and an extra treatment room. Architect Weldon Barrett and builder James T Pate oversee the project. The hospital originated in spring 1944 with the present facility completed in June.
The Comanche BSA Sorority sponsors Miss Comanche and Miss Junior Comanche at Lake Eanes Park Sunday. Junior prelims at 3 p.m. followed by a hamburger supper at 4 p.m. Finalists to be presented June 10 at Comanche High School. Junior entrants 15 or finished freshman year. Miss Comanche contestants 19 by Sept 1, 1963 and residents of the district. ESA notes late entries welcome at the Chamber of Commerce.
Comanche County Board of Equalization meets through another week to ten days with no planned tax increase. County Judge D F Caraway says interviews on tax equalization show cooperation as records are checked to ensure each citizen pays a just and fair share. The board believes revenue can be raised by equalization rather than a general tax raise.
Nathan R. Boles of Winters, a May Texas A&M graduate, will report June 1 as Junior Assistant Extension Agent in training for Comanche County. He majored in Agronomy, was crowned King Cotton at the 29th Cotton Pageant, active in the Student Agronomy Society, and held leadership roles in high school clubs. He is 21, single, and a Baptist.
Gustine FFA Rodeo launches Thursday at 5 30 PM with a street parade and three nights of rodeo featuring top high school riders from many towns. Sky divers from Fort Hood perform each night at 5 000 feet. Homecoming Saturday precedes the final show with a fried chicken dinner for 1. Admission 25 and 50 cents.
Miss Virginia Kay Cobb placed second in the Miss Texas Pirate Queen Contest at Corpus Christi during Bucanneer Days. She received a trophy a watch and costume jewelry. A Del Mar College junior she also entered Miss Corpus Christi and is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Howell Cobb.
In Summer Opera Jackson Bowers has joined the company after completing his sophomore year at Sul Ross State College in Alpine where he is a voice major. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Lee J Bowers.
The Indian Band asks all who have rummage to donate for the Kentucky trip. Drop off at the Veteran's Building Thursday after 1 PM or arrange pickup with Mrs James Wilkerson. The sale runs all day Friday and Saturday.
Mr and Mrs Doc Jarratt of to attend the Comanche High School graduation exercises. Their grandson Jim Jarratt was a member of the CHS Senior Class.
Proctor Lake receives 51 900 bass fry from the State Hatcheries this week. Warden Moore says additional bass and bream will be released in about two weeks. Yellow and channel catfish will be introduced next fall to Comanche County lake. Expect good fishing next summer.
A standing room only crowd attended Comanche High School’s Monday night commencement exercises. Sixty graduates were presented. Sue Albin delivered the valedictory and Lou Albin the salutatory. The Albin twins are children of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Albin. Hank Durham was the high ranking boy. Rev. Piez Todd gave the invocation. High ranking students from the other classes were also recognized.
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