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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1956
Page
13
R R Tuley Jr Abilene district manager says filing now or after January 1 affects benefits for self employed farmers over 65. A 1957 filing uses 1955 and 1956 averages, lowering monthly benefits, while 1956 only or 1955-56 averages raise different outcomes. Readers should contact a local office representative.
The piece details a 24 degree low at Van Dyke on Nov. 16 and local church activities preparing for winter. It mentions Sargent L. W. Samuels’s three year overseas service in Europe, his family plans to travel with him, and a family visit before departure. Also notes visitors from San Angelo staying with local relatives.
Texas agriculture shows a mix of prosperity and hardship as drought persists. The Texas Business Review notes irrigation and drought-adaptation strategies yield gains in the Panhandle South Plains Trans Pecos and Lower Rio Grande Valley while other regions struggle. Farmers learn contour planting terracing and water conservation to maximize limited rainfall.
In the northern High Plains once a top wheat region farmers faced five-year drought impacts. Keahey notes Edwards Plateau suffers most with ranchers kept afloat by courage and subsidies while critics say the wealthy lack roughage and the poor lack feed. Dancers are described as overexercising without discretion.
Sergeant First Class Clyde E. Deckard of Comanche is a chief in the 566th Transportation Terminal Service Company at Fort Eustis Virginia. He has been in the Army since March 1945 and was previously stationed in Korea. His wife Virginia resides in Denbigh Virginia.
The 4th National Jamboree will run July 12 to 18, 1957 in Valley Forge Pennsylvania with about 50 000 campers. Comanche Trail Council 37 Scouts and 3 Leaders join contingents led by O E Winebrenner James V Fox and Lee R Tesson. Reservations via Brownwood Scout Office must be completed by November 25. Attendees include Brownwood Scouts Roy Barkley David Barkley Lanny Lowrance Marcus Lawrance Edward Lamb Mike Sullivan Allan Pritchard Bennie Rogers Jan Wall John Ihrig Breckenridge Scouts Lerry Kim Berlin David Kuperman R I McArron Jr Randy Black Richland Springs Forest McGregor Myron Mays Eastland Mike Potts Ray Dendy Goldthwaite Gary Head Charles Wilkins Gary Straley Tom Cody Graves Terry Pribble.
Visiting Grandparents Rusty Brightman son of Capt. and Mrs. Jack M Brightman of Altus Oklahoma visits his grandparents Mr. and Mrs Mwicht Brightman in Proctor to spend time together.
A note contrasts substantial food with lovely refreshments, highlighting quality and variety in menu offerings and the distinct appeal of hearty meals versus lighter fare.
Three college football games are set for broadcast Saturday. Rice hosts TCU at Rice Stadium at 1 50 p m with WFAA WBAP 820 and other stations carrying the game. SMU meets Baylor in the Cotton Bowl at Dallas with KRLD 1080 KBWD 1380 and others on air. Texas Tech visits Houston at Lubbock at 1 50 p m broadcast on KFYO 790 and various West Texas and New Mexico stations.
Specialist Third Class Perry W. Neal 25 completed 15 week Army Artillery and Guided Missile School course at Fort Sill Oklahoma. His wife Ima lives in Comanche Route 1. Neal is a veteran of over seven years and holds the Purple Heart and UN and Korean Service Medals. Back from Brady Mrs Howell Cobb and son Robert return home after a week with her mother following her father's death on November 6.
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