This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1958
Page
1
An OCR fragment discusses Wh Pl nfo output 3 ms D0 and Sorsee value 13 with unclear context. The readable bits reference timing and numeric codes but lack full details or names to identify the event or entity. Further text is needed for a complete summary.
A collage of notices from Comanche and Humble areas announces a half price sale at service drug stores, Ford tractors from Sator Brothers, and new management at Clay Material Co. along with local community broadcasts of Southwest Conference games and various consumer offers. The text lists prices such as a 26 inch bicycle and a baby bed, plus vendor names and positions.
A readable fragment lists prospective grand jurors for October 6 in Comanche County including Nabors Box 111 De, McCleskey Rt 2, Rowland De Loyn Singleton De, Vanatts Box 271 De, Kirkland Box 495 De, Lock Rt 1, Lara Seago Gustine Rt 3, Mottigerford Energy Comanche Nancy Comanche Earl Oden tran W D Black.
Jack L. King, 1958 TCU graduate, is elected Comanche High School band director succeeding T. R. Atwood who resigns to join Stephenville schools. King, married to Becky Baxter, hails from Hillsboro and led the Horned Frog Band in 1957-58. Atwood, a Comanche High graduate, has directed for seven years and will move to Stephenville with his family. his wife resigns from the county welfare office.
A compilation of Sunday School attendance numbers for various Gustine, Sidney, Beattie, Sweetwater and surrounding area churches on Sept 7. Totals show 1 959 attendees across listed congregations with several churches reporting multiple classes and locations. Howard Payne football season promos highlight a $5 four game block offered by Roy Brannan Jr for home games.
Gustine High School will host Turnersville at Gustine Thursday night at 8 o clock. Coach Robert Lee invites Comanche people to attend and see the Tigers in action against Turnersville. Last Friday at Brooksmith Gustine lost 38 to 55 after leading entering the final quarter.
Comanche County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee Chairman William F Bryant outlined 1959 Soil Bank Conservation Reserve eligibility. Eligible land includes farmland in 1958 crop rotation or tame hay harvested in 1957 or 1958. non eligible areas include fruit nurseries, government land, noncrop pasture, range, woods, farmstead, and land with certain crops. The minimum entry is 5 acres, or 1 acre if all land on the farm is eligible.
The Comanche Dairy Association will hold its monthly meeting Tuesday night September 16 at the Comanche Courtroom. New officers will be elected and the annual barbecue for next month will be discussed. All members urged to attend. The Comanche County Quartet Singing meets Friday night Sept 12 at Gartman View.
The State Health Department with local officials and the Jaycees completed a second polio vaccination round on August 30 at the courthouse. Doctors and nurses donated time. 114 shots were administered over two Saturdays with a $1 fee for some. The article also notes the Mazarin Bible site reference.
Tom Brightman, Comanche High School freshman, won first prize five dollars by correctly forecasting nine of ten games. Roy Brannan Jr. took second for predicting Santa Anna 32 Comanche 0, and Dee Hicks won third with Comanche 26 Santa Anna 6 as the Indians triumphed 34 0.
The Sidney Eagles host the Brookesmith Mustangs in a six man football clash at Eagle Field. Sidney lost 60 to 28 to Walnut Springs last Saturday in rain. Brookesmith beat Gustine 55 to 38 under coach Robert Lee last week.
Doris M. Bennett, Methodist missionary to Africa, will speak at First Methodist Church Sunday night. She graduated from Bryson High School and North Texas State Teachers College Denton and has served since 1954 as a missionary in Angola. Rev Prez Todd invites full attendance for the special services.
Loel D. Cox of Comanche recalls five days without food or water after the USS Indianapolis was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine near the end of World War II. Cox survived as 315 of 1195 aboard perished. the ship carried portions of the atomic bombs bound for Japan. The interview recalls the night of July 30 1945 and the ship’s abrupt disappearance.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.