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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1969
Page
8
The column lists readers from across the state including Ralph Hargrave, C D Hamlin, Jack Schmitz, Ah Spencer, and Bill Byrd who seek camping and fishing tips. It also notes schoolchildren sending in requests for material on geography and Comanche and mentions Berta Brightman and Mr and Mrs Osishtman vacationing in the area.
Members of the PAR Ladies Golf Association are asked to register in the golf shop for the Ladies Club Championship running October 21 to November 4. Loving caps will be awarded to two winners in each of the four flights for low gross and low net scores. The overall club champion will be the low gross scorer in the first flight. One pound of learning requires ten pounds of common sense to apply it.
The Sidney Eagles defeated Mullin 42 24 in the district opener. Sidney led 20 12 at halftime after trading scores in the second quarter. The Eagles added two touchdowns in the final quarter to secure the victory and schedule a game with Pottsville Bobcats on Thursday October 16 at 8 p.m. in Sidney.
Coach Don Hodges will combine his Freshman and B-team for a Thursday night game at Goldthwaite against the Eagle B-team. The Comanche Frosh had been set to play Hamilton's B-team, but that game was cancelled by Hamilton.
Comanche Junior High football teams coached by James Wilson begin their home schedule Tuesday night against Stephenville. The 7th grade Paps, unbeaten in five games, start at 5:30 with the 8th grade game following.
The first six weeks show a difficult start at Sidney School with a smaller than usual honor roll. The list includes 12th grade Butch Cheek, 10th graders Leonard Schooler Sherry Reed Marcia Spalding, 9th Carol Mazurek, 10th Reg Gibson, and 7th Wendi Gibson.
Springer E. Moore of Gustine died about 10 50 a m Wednesday October 15 in a local hospital after a sudden illness Services were held at 2 p m Thursday October 16 at the Comanche Funeral Home Chapel with Rev S J Sham and Rev Vic Allen officiating Burial was in Bagget Creek Cemetery Pallbearers were Hardy Harris Earl Kelley H A Nelson Ted Littlejohn H O Kelly Homer Miller Robert Mast and Doc Mast He was born February 24 1900 in Comanche and lived in the county all his life He married Edith MacCleskey in Gatesville He was a farmer a member of Gustine Baptist Church and a World War II Army veteran Survivors include his wife a daughter Mary Frances Teaff of Tye a son Springer L Moore of Brazoria a sister Ima Rambo of Petersburg a brother Cecil Moore of Clyde five grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Mrs. Dianne Mobley 23 new mathematics teacher at Sidney High replaces ill health resignee Robert Sparkman. She teaches algebra 1 and 2 seventh and eighth grade math and history. Resides in Brownwood with husband a Howard Payne College senior. previous posts include Stall High and Palmer College Charleston. husband Navy stationed in Charleston.
Upper Leon Soil and Water Conservation District will send Joe B. Criswell, J. T. Wilkerson, Gene Gilbreath, Norman Moore, and W. R. Heizer to the 29th Annual State-wide Texas SCS Directors session October 21 to 23 at the Adolphus Hotel in Dallas. The gathering includes Governor Preston Smith and other officials. 935 directors from 127 districts participate.
A Sunday night blaze originated from a floor hoster badly damaged the Zol lie Skaggs home at 209 9th St. The Skaggs family were away. Fire burned under floors and sent intense heat through the house destroying furniture and personal effects. The dwelling belongs to Dars rel H. Smith.
Tom Beene general manager and Randall Puckett hardware buyer return from the National Hardware Show in New York. They viewed new merchandise and ideas for Higginbothams stores after touring 1400 factory booths and meeting 59 000 buyers worldwide. The company promises to watch for new ideas in its hardware departments.
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