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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1954
Page
5
A fragmented report notes a proposed Texas Legislature law dubbed the Law of 75. It links to state tax changes, highway funding, and a push to add 200 patrolmen. The text mentions public safety and roads, plus allotment of city funds. A Brownsville arcade and a domestic verse quote appear in juxtaposition.
James K. LeSueur reports a Monday evening program at the church featuring David Rudkin presenting travel pictures from Europe the United States and Mexico. The lecture includes Texas California and New Orleans scenes along with postwar France and England bomb damage. The speaker previously impressed audiences during the preaching mission and promises a real treat for attendees who support local commerce.
A fragment recounts an assessor’s note labeling a woman “Housewife-no occupation” and recalls Will Rogers’ reflections on bygone days. Rogers desired a life lived simply, expressing nostalgia for living until death and preferring a gourd to a paper envelope.
First Methodist Church of Comanche hosts First Methodist Church missionaries Rev James Edwin Tims and his wife from Brazil. Tims is in Dallas at SMU and will present mission work in Brazil with colored slides at 7 30 p m. Mrs Tims addresses youth and adults at Sunday School hour while Rev Tims preaches at the 10 50 Worship Hour.
Mr and Mrs Jim Hicks visited Waco on Thursday night to watch their son Weldon Hicks, former CHS football star, score a touchdown as Baylor Cubs beat Texas A and M Freshmen.
The County Agent reports lice infest beef and dairy cattle during fall and winter. A .5% toxaphene spray controls lice and ticks on beef cattle while .5% methoxychlor handles insects on dairy cattle. Farmers are urged to report cover crops, with 20 000 acres needed per SCS figures, and Happy Hathcock tracks plantings. 4 H clubs are active and many members attended Farm Youth Day at the State Fair in Dallas last Saturday.
The Soda Springs Youth Club met on October 4 with ping-pong and football games. In business, plans for the Halloween Carnival on October 26 were set, including two booths a bingo game and a dart game. Refreshments were provided by Mrs. Jack Martin.
Even after football ends, students stay on campus awaiting warmer weather and the next term.
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