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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1962
Page
1
The snippet highlights inducements from PETSICK COMPANY and ARTH CHEVROLET-OLDS for model 1963 Chevrolets, plus fashion items from JANE IRWILL and KATY HITT. It mentions BALTIFF'S FARM and RATLIFFS offering wagons and old fashioned country themes, with a general array of local dealer promotions.
The Comanche Indians host AAA Lampasas Badgers in the season opener Friday night. Lampasas showed strength in a 22-16 loss to Georgetown while Comanche aims to rebound after consecutive losses to Eastland and Coleman. injuries and lineup changes loom.
The 28th annual stockholders meeting of the Stephenville Production Credit Association will be held on Saturday September 22 at the Recreation Building in Stephenville. Registration begins at 9 a.m. and the business meeting at 10 a.m. A barbecue luncheon follows. Highlights include a new patronage refund program an election to the board and reports on activities. Tom Mazurek Comanche is a holdover director.
Comanche High School seniors numbered 65 as they finally received their class rings on Monday morning. The sponsor was quickly found, with most choosing blue rings over black and faceted stones favored by about half while the rest chose smooth stones. Many smooth stones featured a gold crest.
General Paul D. Adams called off Exercise Core Shield for this year due to inability to secure sufficient land for the maneuver. A smaller drill will occur October 15 to 30 on the Fort Hood reserve. Landowners' protests and Washington talks shaped the outcome after months of negotiation.
The new Chambers Store at Hasse was burglarized Thursday night September 6. A thief pried open the back door with a tire tool, leaving the tool on the floor. Missing from the cash register were $30, cigarettes, cheese, and steak per Sheriff Belve Bean.
Mrs G Gebman has returned from a visit with relatives in Phoenix Arizona.
Comanche County delegates and ten elected voters joined the 12th Senatorial District caucus in El Paso as they aligned with Connally’s gubernatorial bid. Delegates included state officials and local leaders such as Ben Barnes and Bob Carpenter, praising harmony and backing Connally’s platform.
Miss Wanda Ryan, a McMurry College music major from Ralls, is named music and youth director at First Methodist Church, Comanche. A soloist for the McMurry concert band, she has five years vocal training and TV appearances, and is linked to Rev. C A Ryan and Rev. Piez Todd families.
Farmers and ranchers are advised of the ASC County Committee election to be held September 25, 1962 at 9:00 a.m. at the ASCS Office in Comanche. Delegates to the County Convention include recently elected community chairmen from A Sipe Springs to O Lamkin-Wilson with names and routes listed.
Mrs Alwine Swindle resigns as Chamber of Commerce secretary here and moves to Austin this week to study at the University of Texas as a foreign language major. Her son Charles is a UT senior and her daughter La Rae is a UT graduate and Austin Public School faculty member.
Major and Mrs Jack Bright with their children Rusty and Janet visited his parents Mr and Mrs Dwight Brightman here over the weekend.
Comanche County 4-H and FFA youth represented at the Abilene West Texas Fair. Claude Dudley won first place with his Hereford heifer and earned reserve champion. Jane Ann Robertson and Linda Jones placed in Junior Foods. Grady Ripley and Jackie Hicks showed boar hogs with top placements. Dairy show featured Ann Williams, Charles Williams, and Paul Byrd earning ribbons.
A new Cub Scout Pack was formed Tuesday night at City Park. James E. Carpenter named Cubmaster with William E. Clemons as assistant. Albert Brannan as Committee Chairman and Jack O Riley and John Beaty Jr as com mitteemen. Den mothers listed for Dens 1 4 5 with named assistants. Carpenter says more Den Mothers needed for boys aged 8 9 or 10.
Glenda Walker daughter of Mr and Mrs J D Walker left Tuesday to enroll again at Howard Payne College in Brownwood as classes begin Monday
The Cub Scouts invite members to join as meetings time remains to be announced. Joe Tupin, a local Humble agent, donated hot dogs and cokes for the organizational gathering.
Comanche Jaycees delaying Sabin oral vaccine Type III and Type II in Comanche County as Public Health Service guidance calls for cautious use. Type I immunizations reached 8300 residents in Comanche County and De Leon last month while investigations continue into polio cases among inoculated individuals. In other news James Blue promoted to manager at Clay Building Materials succeeding retired C. E. Straley.
Fred H. Moore native of Comanche and president of Mobil Oil New York City visited his brother Jack Moore and relatives here over the weekend. He was accompanied by his daughter Moetie of Dallas.
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