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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1956
Page
1
A fragmented shopper section shows Chevrolet dealer events, farm auctions, shoe lines at Verine and Hay at drought era, and various discounts. Names like Durham's Pres Pharmacy, Majestic, and 1K's Department mark the local ads with coupons, special buys, and carnival style price cuts across Durham and Comanche areas.
T J Williams of Higginbotham Bros Co Comanche received the Estwing Gold Hammer award for sixty years in the hardware industry. He heads Higginbotham with stores in 14 towns and has led the Comanche firm 35 years. The full size 14 karat gold plated hammer sits on a plaque in the Higginbotham Hardware window.
John M Happy Hathcock of Comanche and his wife Jewell won an all expense tour to Mexico under the Go Places With Westinghouse contest. Hathcock Appliance Co led the Comanche area in Westinghouse refrigerator sales and will join other winners for a six day itinerary departing from Dallas to Houston and then to Mexico City.
Mona Chambers invites all Comanche Indians fans to a 6 30 pm pep rally in the stadium parking lot. Yell leaders will lead the crowd to fire up the team for Friday night against the De Leon Bearcats.
Don Walker's Comanche Papooses defeated Hamilton Junior High 27-12 Tuesday night. Crosby opened the scoring for Hamilton, then Murphy Brooks Mercer and Steele sparked a comeback as Steele scored three times in the third quarter to push the Papooses ahead 27-6 before Crosby added a late TD.
Mrs J C Wilkerson had a heart attack about 7 o clock Thursday morning at her home 603 Northwest 36th Street, Comanche She is now in Blackwood Mims Hospital and resting comfortably.
Special Venice set Monday for trial of Constable J L Jackson charged with murder in the fatal shooting of Charles Columbus Read in Comanche. Read died after a jail altercation on April 8 following a drunkenness arrest. Jackson and City Marshal Jack Odell took Read to the jail second floor where the shooting occurred. District Attorney Howel Cobb leads the case with attorney David Morris representing the defense as the first murder trial in Comanche in years proceeds in 52nd District Court.
Pvt. Nancy Cunningham daughter of Mr and Mrs Herbert Cunningham Comanche has completed basic training in the Women’s Army Corps at Port McClelland Alabama and returns home on a fifteen day furlough. She is assigned to Brooke Army Air Base San Antonio for dental technician training and has signed for three years duty. She’s a 1956 Comanche High School graduate and has been in service ten weeks.
About 1 000 school administrators from Texas attended the Texas Association of School Administrators meeting at the Stephen F. Austin Hotel in Austin. Comanche County was represented by City School Superintendent Joe Harper and County Superintendent Elzo Brinson, along with Superintendents Joseph Sartor Gustine Ray Pruitt Sidney and Keith Rowland De Leon.
Comanche prepares a large homecoming celebration Friday October 28 hosted by the Comanche Junior Chamber of Commerce Comanche High School and former students. The highlight is the 8 AA district football game between Comanche and Hamilton at Indian Memorial Stadium. A Homecoming Queen will be chosen and ceremonies precede the game with open house 2 to 7 p.m. and a barbecue at 6:30 p.m. Registration and Ex-Students Association talks fill the schedule.
Graveside rites were held at Oakwood Cemetery Comanche for Edward Dewey Dodson 58 former painter and decorator and former Comanche High School football coach He died at his Fort Worth home October 15 after a two year heart ailment Survivors include Esther his wife a brother and four sisters
John T. Carpenter, longtime staffer at The Comanche Chief since 1929, has accepted a machinist and production foreman position at Henson Printing & Supply Company in Waco. He will join the nine-employee plant while remaining active in Comanche civic roles including fire chief, Lions Club member, church steward, and Democratic precinct leader. He began work Monday with the Waco firm.
Rainfall Monday varied from half an inch to two inches across Comanche County, with averages near one inch. The Comanche Fire Station logged 0.62 inches and some city sectors reached 0.9 inches. The heaviest report came from the Jehr Campbell place east of Highway 36, about two inches. County Judge R. E. Sear noted statements from Commissioner W. E. Keith.
Sidney Eagles meet Gustine Tigers at Tiger Field Gustine tonight Thursday Oct 18 at 7 30 pm in a key six man district contest. Sidney defends regional crown while Gustine aims to extend a three game win streak after recent victories over Carbon and Mullin.
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