25 Nov 1955
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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1955
Page
1
Merchants and chambers promote pre Thanksgiving sales with Wednesday only offers. Ads detail Great values at Auto Store Appliance store and others with free innerspring, canister sets, and marked down appliances. Jewelry and furniture bargains, nylon stockings, and watches highlighted as part of a busy shopping week.
Rev. Jerry D. Gregory, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gregory of Comanche, has accepted the full time pastorate of the Baptist Church of the Board Church community. He is a junior ministerial student at Howard Payne College and lives with his parents, commuting between Comanche and Brownwood. Services are Sundays 10 a.m. Sunday School 11 a.m. Church, 7 p.m. Evening. Wednesdays 7:30 p.m. prayer meetings. Officials invite all to come hear Rev. Gregory.
Max Coan, 13, son of Mr and Mrs Hugh Coan of Beattie, a seventh grader at Comanche Grammar, shot an eight point buck on Wood Ranch near Desdemona Saturday. His father said the deer weighed about 125 pounds and noted Max is a standout Little League catcher.
After the football game two Comanche youths were involved in a pickup car collision in the city. John D Foreman rode in a GMC pickup and Webe Shaffer drove a Dodge, both escaping with only slight injuries and minor vehicle damage. Harold Price Jr a freshman at A&M visited his parents and started for the Aggie Fish in a 13-0 loss to the Texas Shorthorns in Austin. Mrs. Roy Rains Jr. of Houston visited her mother, Nora Gordon, this week.
The Sidney Eagles and Brookesmith Mustangs meet at Lions Stadium Brownwood for the regional six man championship with kickoff at 8 p m This is a rematch after a 35 34 Sidney victory earlier this season The Eagles are led by fullback Joe French in comeback form and are 9 1 in the regular season while Brookesmith aims to avenge the only league loss The lineup lists key players from both teams and the game follows Buckholts and Norton bi district games earlier that week
Five parents attended the West Ward PTA Fathers Night held November 14 at 7 30 pm. Edna Harris room won with 14 parents present. Salbere spoke on The Family Lives by Spiritual Values. Prizes and surprises followed with room visits before departure.
Mr and Mrs Virgil Norris and their children of Comanche will spend Thanksgiving Day in Dallas after accepting an invitation from Mrs Floy Barber the Norris aunt and Walter Neitsch their cousin to attend a large turkey dinner.
The Comanche Countians piled up 36 points as they limited Buckholts to four first downs. The Eagles were strong last week in the bi district contest with 19 first downs, while Comanche County scored all their 36 points before opponents crossed the goal line late in the game.
G W Ware a Santa Fe employee returned Friday from a deer hunt in San Saba with an 11 point buck weighing 92 pounds dressed. The party of nine Blanket men bagged ten bucks, Ware killing from 100 yards with a 270 rifle. Hunting rights on the ranch cost $75 each.
Comanche Jaycees plan toy collection in Comanche next Tuesday morning for distribution to needy children in the territory. Donations of toys in good shape or repairable are requested with pickups by truck routes through town and curbside boxes. A separate pickup will operate on the square for outlying areas, with Jaycees repairing items before Christmas distribution.
Mr and Mrs Mike Murphy and their son Mickey will spend the Thanksgiving holidays visiting friends and relatives in Dallas Texas during the upcoming family observance.
About twenty players report after a day of rest from football to begin basketball workouts. Coach Murphy and Scott run the A team, Harmon handles the B team and also directs the girls team. Early A team members include Oden, Brewster, Norwood, Fisher, Gressett, Palmer, Sjiger, Altemeier, and Loudermilk.
Aunt Jemima is set to serve her pancakes at the Veterans Building in Comanche Friday night December 9. The Lions Club sponsors the event with proceeds to the Lions Charity fund for the needy. Tickets go on sale next week by the Comanche Boy Scouts and Lions Club members.
A live telecast of the Texas A M game on Thanksgiving will be shown nationally via hook up with Temple and Ahienee stations and WBAP channel 5. Radio coverage includes KRLD with Wes Box for Rice Baylor at 2 pm and SMU TCU at Fort Worth on WFAA WBAP with Kern Tipps. The Texas A M aggie game also airs next week on Humble TV’s Texas in Review.
Weekly reports show Comanche area churches totaling 13 271 in Sunday school attendance last week. The tally spans multiple churches including First Baptist 204 Zion Hill 51 and Church of Christ 123, with a total across all listed congregations of 1 271.
In Whitney a 1600 strong Democratic dinner honored Lyndon B. Johnson. He urged unity to oppose the Republican Party and insisted he is not seeking office. He warned against GOP divisions and criticized Eisenhower’s party alignment while noting Shivers’ stance.
The final Chief Grid Guessing Contest results show J R Nelson of 302 E Walcott winning by correctly predicting nine of ten games with the exact score Brady 27 Comanche 13, earning $5. Second place goes to Mrs J W Harkins and third to Donnie Hicks for prizes. Several forecasters missed only one or two games, with overall strong turnout and ongoing interest in the weekly contest.
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