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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1949
Page
1
Comanche city schools prepare for the 1949-50 term with 60 employees, 41 teachers, and a $200000 budget. Registration for high school and grade students is set for Monday with full day starts Tuesday.
Edwin Pierson of Comanche has been in San Antonio this week attending a fertilizer dealers convention.
Attendance at the revival led by Rev. J. E. Buttrill at First Methodist Church climbs from 71 at 8:30 am to larger night crowds. J. E. Lightfoot directs singing with a junior choir adding special music. Remaining sermons include Twice Born and The Most Colossal Tragedy.
Comanche notes its first 1949 bale of cotton brought in Thursday with three bales from 12 acres on the Tom Sliger place five miles southeast of Comanche. Bale prices were 30 cents and 29 cents per pound with proceeds donated to merchants.
A noon dinner Monday marks the opening of the Hasse school for the 49 50 term. Sam Dodd president of the school board urges all patrons to attend and bring a basket lunch. J Vanderslice is the new principal with Mrs East and Mrs Daniel as assistant teachers.
Dublin's 10th Annual Pre Madison Square Garden Rodeo opening night was postponed from Wednesday to Thursday due to heavy rain. The event runs through Friday Saturday and Sunday with top cowhands facing the Lightning C bucking stock.
Three representatives of the Big Bend Trail Association, including Claude Meadows of San Angelo, met in Comanche Wednesday to discuss the annual trip to Chihuahua departing September 23. They were hosted by the Comanche Chamber of Commerce at Mrs. Nance's Dining Hall. Locals wishing to join the trip should contact John D. Waring, Boyd Anthony or H. H. Williams. more details will follow next week.
Mr and Mrs Larrymore Shankle of Coleman announce the birth of a son John Larry at a Coleman hospital on August 29. The infant weighed eight pounds and was welcomed by his grandmother Mrs Leo Shankle of Comanche in Coleman.
Comanche County veterans to receive about 150 dollars per claimant from a nationwide special dividend totaling around 50 000 dollars. Applications are available August 29 at post offices American Legion and VFW posts and county service offices. Instructions emphasize accurate legible data and include guidance for guardians and deceased veterans beneficiaries.
CHS Indians under coaches Marshall and Andrews prepare for the 1949 grid season with a twice daily regimen shifting to once daily. Opening game is a non conference matchup at home against Bish Star Wildcats, defending Class B regional champs. Beene breaks arm. scrimmages with Goldthwaite and Early High and a Friday night scrimmage with the Gorman Panthers are planned. fans invited.
Mr and Mrs Melvin Horner and daughter of Miles Ernest Nelms of Brownwood and Mr and Mrs Horner Underwood of Gorman visited Mrs C A Nelms in Comanche last week and honored her with a birthday celebration.
The Woman's Christian Service of the Methodist Church hosts a rummage sale at the Veterans Building Friday and Saturday starting at 9 30 a m each day. Proceeds fund church activities and fall clothing awaits buyers at bargain prices.
Mrs Mattie Reese, after two months visiting relatives in Comanche, has returned to her home in Big Spring.
Walter Hill secretary manager of the Comanche County Farm Loan Association and ranchman sold a yearling quarter horse filly Prissy to a California rancher and horse breeder for 400 dollars. Prissy is black and registered in the American Quarterhorse Association and the National Quarterhorse Association. Open hearing before county commissioners court next Monday on the potential rescinding of the road bond election.
A cemetery meeting is planned in Newburg on Friday night September 9 to organize cleaning and improvements. The group asks for help from interested people, especially those outside the county, and to contact secretary Mrs Derroll Caraway with names.
The Comanche Kindergarten opens Monday September 5 with a morning class added this year. Many mothers prefer the afternoon schedule, but a large group has been enrolled for the nine to twelve period. Mrs. Y. W. Holmes, the director, reports a large shaded playground with varied activity equipment and attractive indoor playrooms designed for proper physical development.
Rev H F Skaggs will preach Sunday morning at Rock Bluff Church at 11 oclock and sing Sunday afternoon at 2 oclock. Tommie Gray, President invites all to attend and be there. Attends Band Convention CHS Band Director and Mrs M T Camp spent the weekend in San Antonio for the State Band Masters Convention. American Legion to meet Thursday night Sept 1 at 7 30 with election of 1950 officers, guest speaker and a movie. All members urged to attend.
More than 3,000 members filled Lake Eanes Park for the tenth annual Comanche County Rural Electric meeting. Five new directors were chosen and seven seats were filled, with awards including a 1949 Frigidaire refrigerator prize. The co operative reports 4,100 members and plans for a $750,000 loan and a new $75,000 office building in Comanche.
Move here from San Angelo Mr and Mrs W W Cox of San Angelo former residents of Comanche have purchased the former Miss Love Roberson residence North Austin St and are again living here Mr Cox is a brother of Claude Cox and Mrs Cox is a sister of Miss Alma Grainger Comanche
The Comanche County Commissioners Court may rescind the September 17 road bond election after a state grant change, with a county court session set for September 5 to decide action. Good Roads Committee head Hezzie Dean warned a new election could be called to meet changes, per a legal notice on page 8.
The Comanche Garden Club has spent over 300 dollars to improve City Park east of the Grammar School, proposing to rename it Veterans Memorial Park. plans include graded terrain, sod, playground equipment, sandpile, picnic tables, fire boxes and a wading pool, with volunteers urged to help through committee chair Mrs. Joe Tupin.
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