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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1956
Page
1
Area merchants advertise holiday specials and a December giant drawing with prizes valued in dollars. Gore's Red Shop offers free kids pictures and year end bargains on jewelry and appliances. Beal and McDaniel promote dinner and drive in dining options. Plumlee, Conoco Service, and Hathcock's feature new 1957 models, fur items, Westing TVs, and Revlon dolls in toy dept. Store promotes limited time offers across the shopping district.
Clarence Bryant, longtime minister of the Blanket Church of Christ for thirteen years, returns to serve the Comanche Church. A 1929 Abilene Christian College graduate, he pastored multiple churches and married Maudie Buckmaster in 1931. Since 1954 he has worked as a salesman for Moorman Manufacturing, planning to divide time between business and ministry while living in the country near Sidney.
A fragmentary release from Austin notes Huett named proprietor as part of an Associate Committee. It mentions experience and training and a call to select a group for leadership in Texas Drug Industry matters. The text references the People of Texas and a sincere aim for the best.
The Chief expresses gratitude to God for bounty and intangible values like character sacrifice freedom and friendship. It reflects on 84 years of serving Comanche County and the community while celebrating the freedom of religion press and choice. The piece closes with a call for a grateful heart on Thanksgiving 1956.
Here From Fort Worth Mr. and Mrs. George Owen and children spent the week end in Comanche with her parents Mr and Mrs Jimmie Tucker. Here From Houston Dawson Waring and Miss Freda Bowling of Houston spent the week end in Comanche with Mr Waring's mother Mrs Frances Waring.
Comanche Chamber of Commerce plans a Friday December 14 Shop at Home event with prizes worth hundreds of dollars. Santa will hand out candy and kids will enjoy a free picture, while merchants offer sales and entertainment. Local stores register shoppers and a prize list appears in the paper.
The Texas Highway Commission announces a two year Farm to Market road program for 1957 and 1958 funded by federal aid matched with state funds. In Comanche County milligan notes three segments: F M 587 from Custer to Eastland line about 5.4 miles F M 591 from Hazeldell to Erath line about 0.6 miles and end of F M 1689 at Sidney to south to a road intersection about 0.6 miles. Estimated cost 271000 dollars.
The Brady Bulldogs who beat Belton 24-7 head to Hillsboro Friday to meet Coach P. T. Galiga's Eagles in the 2A state playoffs second round. Hillsboro opened with a 28-0 win over Crockett. Galiga is noted as a former Indi coach.
Sidney to host Norton in a regional tilt Thursday as part of a local sports schedule. United Fund drive plans proceed in Comanche next week with committees at work aiming to raise about 6000 dollars for the Red Cross Salvation Army Boy Scouts Camp Fire Girls and other agencies. The drive opens Tuesday and organizers hope to complete collections within two weeks with broad donor and volunteer cooperation.
Graveside services for Charles Itens Moore infant son of coach and Mrs. Herman Moore of Angleton were held at East Lawn Memorial Park Brownwood on Monday November 27. He was born October 29 in Angleton and died in a Houston hospital. The Moores, residents of Angleton for five years before moving to Angleton in August, are parents of three other children Lyynn 5 Sherry 4 and Terry Wynn 2. Also featured is a note on Sidney Eagles football team preparing for a district playoff against Norton with details on recent games, standings, and players.
Rosie Lee Crews, five, daughter of W H Crews of 906 South Pearl Street Comanche, died at a German hospital after severe burns sustained when her clothes caught fire on a yard incident. The child ran into the house, was aided by her father and a doctor, and died two hours later at Gorman hospital. Funeral services were held at the Comanche Funeral Home with Rev Arch Phillips. Interment followed in Union Cemetery at Gusne.
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