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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1961
Page
1
Fragmented OCR mentions Louisiana Gas purchasing natural gas in 1923, a TRI COMPANY service for Leon, and a South Any franchise for five years. Also references October events, a club meeting, and a film showing. details are unclear due to damaged text.
Comanche figures show Co M Albin, a longtime early payer, was first to settle the Comanche School District taxes on October 1. R D Woods led the county and state tax payment, and Mrs R D Woods paid the poll tax securing 1962 voting. I Richard Gentzel of Stephenville paid the first Comanche City taxes.
Mrs Ben Robinson of Fort Sumner New Mexico a cousin of Mrs Gaddy has been visiting at the home of Mr and Mrs J C Gaday.
The Comanche Independent School District schedules an October 14 bond and maintenance tax assumption election at City Hall. A merger with Proctor district on June 2 1961 requires voters to re approve the existing tax rate and indebtedness, with absentee voting available through October 10 at the County Clerk's Office.
Dr. Roy D. Mims, a Comanche osteopathic physician, announces a new 24 bed hospital at 211 South Austin in the former Chaney Mims Motel. The facility includes private rooms private baths modern surgical equipment and radiology lab and electrocardiograph services.
The Comanche Indian Band of seventy members will travel to Austin for Band Day. Led by Director Jack L. King the group will march in a downtown parade on Saturday afternoon and attend the Texas versus Washington football game that night.
Texas Department of Public Safety announces 1962 motor vehicle safety stickers are available. Deadline to display these stickers on vehicles is April 16, 1962.
The Comanche County grand jury reported eleven true bills of indictment all felonies after a two day session. It thanked Judge Truman E. Roberts and District Attorney Byron L. McClellan, noted the death of H. W. Allen, and described aid from sheriff and staff. Jaycees advertise selling U S flags to raise area flag displays, priced at 3.00 each, with display at The Comanche Chief and distribution via Ben Sudderth’s office. Will you support the project.
Bill Evans from Proctor community elected president of Comanche County Young Farmers for its second year. Past president Bill Lane praised the leadership transition as the group grew to 40 members. Bobby Guthrie named vice president. Elton McDonald secretary, Norman Chandler treasurer, Damon Power reporter.
Postmaster General J Edward Day announces a modern masonry air conditioned Gustine post office to spur the economy. Competitive bids are sought to build and lease a 1200 square foot facility on Main Street with five year terms and one five year renewal option. Bids due November 6 1961, Coin Seago serves as Gustine Postmaster in his 26th year.
Range tours scheduled by the Upper Leon Soil Conservation District will begin Wednesday October 11 at 1 30 p m at Round Mountain west of Comanche visiting several ranches in the western county Stops include the John Robertson W L Ferrill and John and Raymond Levisay farms to view grazing practices a deferred range at the Lewis Isham place and native grass plantings at the Dudley Bros ranch A second tour will be in the southern county at the J N Gearrard ranch southeast of Gustine on Friday October 13 at 2 00 p m Participants will observe deferred and properly used pastures and measure forage pounds per acre.
Fire damaged an apartment at 504 Lindsey Drive in the Federal Housing Project around 9 30 Friday morning. Assistant Fire Chief John Carpenter pegged damage at 1250 dollars with most of the blaze in the kitchen and smoke elsewhere. The fire marshal said the origin was an automatic washer and the Comanche Volunteer Fire Department confined the blaze to the kitchen. Little building damage resulted.
Raymond Ratliff, a dairy farmer from 12 miles south of Comanche, bought the Littlejohn Implement Company from Ted and Joe Littlejohn. The new business, Ratliff Farm Supply, will stay at the Fort Worth Highway location and remain a J. I. Case dealer offering Case implements, parts, tractor repair, and maintenance.
Dr W D Blackwood announces sale of Blackpod Clinic and Hospital in Comanche and renaming to Comanche Hospital Inc. Stockholders include Dr and Mrs W A Flannery and J and Mrs W D Blackwood. Flannery-Blackwood Clinic opens in same building. doors open to all doctors with staff. Building plans delayed by labor and land issues. several private rooms with private baths. clinicians reassigned to new hospital office. several doctors join staff including Dr W A Flannery and Dr R O McCorkle.
Drs. Philip S. Brachman and Eli A. Friedman of the Communicable Disease Center led a three day Comanche county anthrax survey. More than 500 soil samples were collected for laboratory testing in Atlanta to map anthrax survival in soil and its spread. Assistants included D L W Pessarra, Ben Norman, and Jim Ellis, with rancher cooperation aiding the effort toward eventual eradication.
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