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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1961
Page
1
The paper notes Carnival time underway with crowning event for 1961 high school and midweek theatre attention. It mentions Boris Frankenstein opening in 1970 at 11:30, plus local business promotions for free coffee and drawings this weekend.
The Board of Trustees of the Comanche Independent School District orders a bonded indebtedness and maintenance tax assumption election to be held Saturday October 14 at City Hall Comanche. The election reaffirms existing taxes after the Proctor Common School District joined the district. Tax rates remain at 1.50 dollars. All qualified property taxpayers in the enlarged district may vote.
The Comanche 52nd District Court lists a large group of jurors for Monday Oct 16. Names include Roy Johnson De Leon Ollie Wilson Comanche V Black Gustine R E Jackson De Leon and many others from De Leon Gustine Comanche and Dublin.
Master Sergeant Charles B. Schlichter, a noted freedom study speaker and former prisoner of war, will address the Comanche audience next Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in the Comanche High School Auditorium. Sponsored by local church Brotherhoods, the talk covers Korean War prison experiences. Schlichter, now at Brooke Army Medical Center, previously taught surgical techniques and served with the North Atlantic Patrol and the Pacific 3rd Amphibious Fleet, seeing action at Majuro Kwajalein Eniewetok Saipan Tinian Leyte and Luzon. The event is free and open to the public. Castle Ellis arranged the visit.
Angus Dickson Jr reports a range management tour through western Comanche County with a second session planned for Friday near Gustine at the J N Gearreald place starting 2 p.m. Farmers and ranchers are invited to view range deferment brush control and reseeding led by Pat Trew Willman and John Simpson under the Upper Leon SCD and SCS sponsorship.
Comanche County banks show total deposits on September 27, 1961 at 8 995 488 just under 9 million. Major figures include Comanche 5 644 085, De Leon 2 600 317, Gustine 751 086. increases vs prior calls, with Gustine and Blanket State Bank showing gains.
Comanche High School seniors Carolyn Goodson Patricia Johnston Kay Rachels and Annette Norwood were chosen as Halloween Carnival Queen candidates with the winner to be crowned October 28. Each class plans two fundraising projects on October 21 with advance ticket sales starting October 14 at 8 am. Seniors chose Beverly Smith as duchess with Ruth Cattles Carol McDaniel and Susan Bowers as duchesses for each class.
Comanche hosts unbeaten Dublin at Indian Memorial Stadium in the 8-AA opener. Dublin’s 6 straight wins feature a potent attack led by David Jordan and Jack Jonson. Comanche, 4 losses in five starts, aims to capitalize on injuries and seek an upset as kickoff nears.
Bennett and Forbess of Brownwood win the bid to build the MoorMan plant and offices on a 42 acre site one mile west of the equate off Highway 377 67 in Comanche. Final signing occurred October 6 with completion targeted by June 1962 and the all steel facility will include warehouse and manufacturing space for protein blocks and other MoorMan products.
A large crowd estimated at 150 people attended the county wide singing at the East Side Baptist Church in Comanche Friday. Here From Alford Mr and Mrs Ed Frensley of Alford, former Comanche residents, were back in town Tuesday visiting with friends.
The Comanche area continues a seven year tradition with the Greater United Fund Drive supporting eight organizations. Ben Evridge leads, Elton McCullough and Rey Brannan Jr assist, Dale Newlin chairs, and Jaycees organize volunteers. The goal is 7000 dollars for Boy Scouts, Camp Fire Girls, Junior Livestock Show, Red Cross, Salvation Army, Contingency Fund, Gonzales Warm Springs Foundation, and Junior Lamb Show. Plans target the last two weeks of October.
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