The Comanche Chief (Comanche, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, August 4, 1967 Page: 2 of 12
twelve pages : ill. ; page 22 x 16 in. Digitized from 35 mm. microfilm.View a full description of this newspaper.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
o
*j • f~:.
A*T.»;ST 4, 1M7
full headway of steam.
Space will ^ot permit
going
into the details of a history of jpci*
BO vears nor to discuss and tjme
‘he Comanche Chief
1«7*
• ptfebllfthetf
FUJuSHlO EVINY FRlOAT
1J 101 W. GRAND
f COMANCHE. TEXAS 7*441
a. C. WIIKERSON. Editor » Fublllkor
WM R. WIIKERSON. Ed.(or
MRS JAMES WILKERSON, Mot. Editor
lOMCRlFTION PRICES: SI 00 por
•Mr, SI.H lor * month* In Comoncho
Coon* r and on rural rcitdi of Dublin,
•orotan. |lank»l. Cnrboft, and
Zapliyr. 14 00 par yaar, 17.11 for
* month* altawhara la Torai. S4 SO por
yaar, *2.SO lor * month* outtida
Iona* Minimum rubicription accaploo
|I.7S Sacond Clait Noting* paid a*
Oomancha laiai
conupcnt on all the editors or
ownefs of the Paper Only a
few outstanding editors und
events can be Riven
Mr. and Mrs K L Scott
operated the paper longer than
any one owner, so far as we
know Neither Mr Scott
Mp. and Mrs. F. D. Hicks city, thj! citizens generally ex-
havS the distinction to own and tenif to all a cordial invitation
i., ,, L- to come to see us on that oc-
^e Free Press at the (,afiion and ^ wh#l we are
doing in the diversified activi-
the Free Press at the
of It’s 60th Anniversary
celebration M r. and Mrs
ties of this section. While our
Final Rifes For
Mrs. Moore, 85
i -
c*r“ °f Mr*. Polli. Moore. 85. of Co-
jrLrsf'E.::irsi zSuitat?«*«-
alimented * n d roncratulat e d 0 ,. . on vu?, “, , 60 . Rust 2, in a local rest home,
pumenieu ana congiaiuiai e u urahon8| Fair and festival we service** were held at 10 am
upon the businesslike and sue- . . _ fri(.n{4v iar anfi near ^."j068 *ere _Veld 10
cssful man.,or in which the ,W T..^.U „!!1T!^ Thursday, August 3 from the
contribute b lb. .occo» o( .........................» .M, l„,ormcnt OM I*
hortl the Oak wood Cemetery.
Mrs Moore was born Janu- ficiating.
ary 23. 1882 and had lived in interment
Obe Elliott's
Rites Friday
Obe Lee Elliott of Hasse died
Wednesday, August 2 in a lo-
cal nursing home
Services will be held at 2 pm
Jamboree Near
Faslland Set For
Saturday Night
booked ior the
gram
pearing will be:
1C Blue Travelers Western!
want our friends far and
nor paper is beirig run. Two things a°n(,C<!^? can* show as f,?ma"c,le 11 “ n e r a 1 ^ome Friday, August 4 from the Co-
Mrs SC..... ...... murn IK f .....I effi “ouTbJ? SB?. wl,h R'v J°h" Wto ----- -----
any school of journalism in any any established instituaon one newsmen, our farmers,
great university nor made ex- is the service it gives and the cuj{uri<ig> cattle men, etc.
iraordinary claims as to supe- other is the patronage and sup- hav<* done to make the “world
rior training in the line of port given, while these two a better place to live” and see
manche Funeral Home
with Kev. Lafe Smallwood
people’
Watermelon president of
}.at ion Mr
jnnrnuiiBm Huwever. they cun- gpuditions are inte r locking that De Laoo ia the
ducted the paper throughout Tne better patronage given the jown ancj Friendliest
their long ownership in a most belter service that - can be on earth
praiseworthy manner, g i v ing given. Mr. and Mrs. Hicks are -_ T
ail available and constructive giving us a local paper unex- urrr fnr f'unrra|
news and led the way toward a celled and a service that is Visiting with Mrs.
better county appreciated as is mdicat- (ones and attending funeral Belva Cohh all of Mullen
Mr Scott was recognized as «• * >he patronage that has ^ervi,eK for R E. Wag- Belv8 Cobb'
a master in the country weekly ^>en given them wnce y goner were Hardie Jones Jr., 128,000 Texas farmers
field and was elected State j“v« Stephen _ and Joy of Terrell, ranchofa
_____„__will be in the
Comanche for the past 50 years B d ch Cenietery wilh Weswonal
j^iT °f his grandsons as pallbearers. *”*'**
First Baptist Churchy Mr* Elliott was born May 16,
i TV‘V^ «V 4 naPheWa MW to Tennessee- and had liv-
Band from Mineral Wells, Thel
Lewis Laundry Combo, roek-n-
roll group from Mineral Wells,
The Thomas Family Quartet, a
gospel group from Dallas, The
Black Mountain Boys, folk and
^-ifiirrl'iv nieht Aug 5 at western, from Abilene, and
* » the Kendrick Musical your hosts. The Kendrick Quar-
j£b& wil? «oe agoln » j« -*»,«P^ «— ■*«
fold «t the Kendrick Amphi- North, guitarist.
Chapel theater between Eastland and M^e pans, say ^_ Ken.
rIT g HO drlck tan>lly-, to »«end this
- This years musical is prom- program, which is presented
ised to 'be the best ever pre- free. You can bring your
sented as several well known chair or rent a chair at
own
the
W-
grounds for 50c. The conces-
sion stand will be open from
6 p.m. for your eating conven-
ience.
R w "~\y r rr",1 ,— “ V’v/"’’ years He was a retired farm-
Mrs- Vada Singleton and Mrs. and a member of the North-
the press organi
and Mrs
worked long hours in their ef
So far as this writer knows the
Free Press ha,s the largest
paid up subscription list in its
make the Free Press a bistory and its job printing de
---Trent has a full run each
dav.
We
our
commendable at t i 1 u d e and
Iheir success with the paper.
We also believe we can speak
lor all when we extend con-
wish
of the Free Press and
for it 60 more years of
success and service.
Another Anniversary which
is recognized and commemo-
This is the week of the cele-
bration of the 60th anniversary
of the “De Leon
Poaoli
79th anniversary of the estab
lishmenf of the’ De Leon Free (or| to ..............__
Press, weekly newspaper, ac wcceus. They accomplished Par,m**nt
cording to the following article ,hrjr aim and the paper was UflV;
published in the De U*on Free on a soun,t and successful foot- vu‘ believe we speak for ev-
Fress in 1948 ing when they sold it and re- tr> one when we extend
The article was written by lir*d £rom the newspaper field, congratulations to *Jr. a n d
the late O. H Moore for the Many editors and owners fol- \T1S F. D Hlt*® a"d
Dc Leon Free Press in 194H, 19 louwa th4. Scotts in a rather °^lce force, even to Dyna_
yrs ago 5^1 pace aK were g o o d ^ *» % «nd
Moore was a school teacher, printers and publishers but
once a member of the Legisla space does not permit a di*
lure and active in politics and cussion of ail and so no one
local state and county affairs, will be discussed from the re- . . „ .... . ni
Ik- had his friends and toes, Bremen! of the Scott up to the 25..^
but his newspaper articles present owners. versary
were always interesting, with Docotr (omrs t„ Aid
which we believe you will Ttu, Fr,,(. Prcss has had
aKrw* some struggles and at times it
The 1948 article follows in has been hard to keep its head rated in thjs issue of Free
above water in the past At press and by the people of this
Throughout American H i s- times when patronage and ad- secijon js Rje 4lst Anniversary-1
tory. Anniversary commemora vertising fell off, the struggle of peach and Melon Festi-
tions have been recognized in with its overhead expenses, vaj jhis has been a big day
local historic adventures as etc. was made more acute. for, our pCOple and an adver-
well as on (Ke State or notional1 Several years ago when few tisement of our products con-
level At this time and in this* had fully recovered from the tenuously for all these years
issue of the De lA-on Pree depression years and patron- eXcept for such intermissions
Press we celebrate the BOth an- age was not what was neces- ag were caUsed by the depres-
niversary of the establishment sary to meet expenses and sjon vt.ars and R,e War years,
of the FREE PRESS and the obligations, it looked like that pVen then this Festival was
41st Anniversary of the Peach we might see the end of the dropped 0nlv in deference to
and Melon Festival These two long and useful service of the conditions that seemed to over-
ivents have written pages in local paper and the situation shadow all else and the suspen-
our local history. was fully stated by the then sjol| was on]y temporary.
The Free Press has had a owners with the conclusion that -phis year the Peach and
notable career through these unless a turn in affairs was Melon Festival will be bigger
60 years The birth and begin- forthcoming the paper would and better than ever. The de-
nmg of the paper may have have to cease. It was then that pression and the war has been
been humble enough hut these folks saw they needed a paper fiut behind us Rains have been
60 years of its existence have and many rallied to the sup plentiful. Oops are bountiful.
port of the paper. Some had r>rass in the pasture land has
their printing done well in ad- been lush and fine. A good
vance and nolwithlanduig the showing of the products of this
‘ hard times m a n y came section will be put up with
across with subscriptions well pride and enthusiasm
in advance At this critical while the Community Club
•n the life of the Free has taken the lead there has
side Baptist Church,
married May 10, 1908
M UiiUJgiE i
harhof
and Mrs E. E. Jones
•uui Mis. Cyril J.
Worth.
Fort
Terrell, ranchcis were given technical
I*, i&v&s?
the SCS.
Burgess and Carrol Elliott of
Hasse, Wilburn Elliott of Ham-
ilton and Cecil Elliott, Sagi-
daughter, Mrs. Gertrude
He was Fails- Hic°: 2 brothers- Mac ______
_________ ______ to Miss FHiolt, Comanche, Russell El- servation Service.
and Myrtle Hasley and the couple ji°^: ^s-se: 2 slster^,’ l!;— -
had six children. Mrs. Elliott Bo111?,. Sneed, Hasse’ Mrs.
sie Clayton, Fort Worth, and
He is survived by: 4 sons, 15 grandchildren and
grandchildren.
Soil surveys have been made
on about 100 million acres of
Texas lands by the Soil Con-
Nearly 10,000 Texas land-
owners have inst,lilt'll n
tional facilities
for public use.
on their land
’!
)f
i
ly
j!
Aug. 28th
%sTUDBVt$
Wteachers
• wwwwwwww# |
*
been of a noble and strenous
service and success of a mark-
ed degree.
In the institutional life of an
people it is recognized that
what they do in keeping fully
abreast of the times and in the turn
service rendered by any given Press there appeared one of been good co - operation from
activity of any effort or institu- the most unique advertisement eVery organization The I*egion
tion is the supreme test of its this writer has even seen. It bas taken over responsibility
worth and recognition as a was the “advertisement” of for some of the features. Be-
force on the onward march of Dr H II Inzer Dr Inzer did sjdc (he regular showing of
civilization not plead for more patients products, cattle, etc. there will
This writer has had some nor extol his ability as a physi- be a carnival and other enter-
knowledge of the Fret- Press nan On the other hand he tainment. possibly a rodeo The
since its establishment Much simply thanked those that had crowning of the Queen will be
patronized him through the a regal affair and a period of
years and urged the need of general merriment and danc-
the local paper He not only jng wjH follow that event,
did not “advertise h:s busi- Large Crowds to Attend
nt-ss but very kindly in well Immense crowds are expeet-
ehosen words suggested that tHl for the full time of the Fes-
he desired to retire and, in a tival. Letters have been re-
cognized as one of the most way, requested people to go to ceived from as far away as
forceful influences in American other Doctors when at all pos- California and Kentucky that
history The Free PresS has sible He paid for a full page people from these states would
measured up to the highest advertisement ihi! of his own attend to visit friends and re-
standard and we all rejoice pocket This spirit caught and latives Thus, the Festival be-
that it has come safely through spread and from that day to comes a kind of home coming
these 60 years of existence this no one has thought of see- event The sponsors of the Fes-
with its flags up and under a ing the end of our local paper, tivwl Hit- businessmen of the
of this time we have had a
personal acquaintenee with its
owners and editors and have
known something of is “ups
and downs" through the long
year
The local county press is re-
. BEAUTIFUL
FALL MATERIALS
60-INCH HELLER JERSEY
in Vibrant C’olorN
$3.49 yd.
WASHABLE
Wrinkle Resistant COHAMAS
in Solids and Prints
$1.98 • $2.19 yd.
ABBEY FLANNELS
in Checks, Solids and Plaids
$2.98 yd.
BIG PLUS FABRICS
Machine Washable, Never Press
$2.98 yd.
Boy's Short and Long Sleeve
CH001 SHIRTS
tN A CLASS BY THEMSELVES
*
NEW ARRIVALS DAILY
FOR THE
1-20
-^Assorted
Prints
Plaids
and Solids
s r O C.K
UP NOW!
BACK-TO-SCHOOL
CROWD!
Smooth Leathers
and Hush Puppies
BOTH SLIPPER and LOAFER
...and Casuals
FOR THE GIRLS.
CHRYSLER AIRTEMP WHOLE
HORSE AND
HEATING Higginbotham.
Act fast and get:
• Complete year-round comfort!
• Gas, oil or electric furnaces
•‘*•'**•1* «*—*•*<» *
, • Complete dependability because it’s
I .....
engineered by Chrysler Corporation!
• New, !g£ price!
AND...IF YOU ACT RIGHT AWAY
DOWN ^
• > '
*•
, ■*-«-' j]
*» n
1
YEARS .
TO PAY I
•I
. T * ^
* ' Alrtomp condensing unit
4*W
Shop For Action Geared School Clothes al Higginbothams
LEVIS Live the Way He Does! They Are Tailored with Lithe, Lean Fit — Plus
Rugged, Never Iron Sta-Prest Fabrics and Super Strong Construction - - and
They Have the Greatest Looks Going! BRAVO DRESS JEANS of 65': Polyes-
ter and 35% Cotton Cord with Front Scoop Pockets — $8.00. "NUVO" HOP-
SACK JEANS of Two-Ply, 50% Polyester and 50% Cotton-$7.50. STA-PREST
WOVEN TWILLS of 50% Polyester and 50': Cotton - $6.50
V* S*
NEW
S' ■Jz&’ii*
ATrtomp bm fired
fumac. and cooling colt.
FALL
AND
COATS -
DRESSES
SWEATERS
COATS, DRESSES
SWEATERS
- - - $18.95 - $89.95
- - - $2.95-$17.95
- - - $2.98-$15.95
~vlirtemp
Higginbothams
Comanche, Texas 76442
I wart • fraa, no obligation aunrey on my atr conditioning
naada.
cuaaATt (woiNicnro rv
jSlk PUDVC i l * i
fca Corporation
CITY.
pi - f
I
’ ♦
HIGGINBOTHAMS
Quality ft Service
WE
GIVE AND REDEEM 6910 BOND STAMPS
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR LAV-AWAY PLAN
Crazy, Crazy
Yts it was a t
mttm4*e Sstttrr
everyone as
their first Ann
Most all the
shoppers had i
customers were
bargains.
If you happei
one . . you’ll
a whole year
the next C-r-a-z
A tip of th
Andrews for U
he did this ;
the Comanche
Andrews, wt
Junior High
band to call n
bind home - pi:
keep the gam
While, we a
honors. J. C. 1
ed first bas*
night (for fret
p:r a i s ed at
Wright, comm
league along
the Jaycees.
A tip of th
writer, and n
who enjoyed I
this year.
Have you fot
who is all wri
self usually ii
package?
Arthur C
mobile, Inc. i
the other day
Humphrey, Vi
the United SI
man of the P
on Youth Opp
The letter u
the lccal anti
supporting th*
portunity Cai
employs three
program.
In a small
manche the y
encouragemen
stay here. W
them and not
Comanche.
i The majoril
who are raise
to live here,
time we busi
have the pat
selfish to givt
money to en
stay.
Why don’t '
and help the
Courage them
home.
Junk mail,
mails got an
week as the
voted not to
mail (3rd cl
did vote to
class to 6c.
What pgrci
ftiail is junk
housewife*, f
man, or wha
ing to bet
more junk r
first class. I
A little tid
Lake C.-seret
feeling on ju
Our hero *
the year—hai
in Tucson, A
of those uns
business repl
to a brick ai
to the com pi
The firtn, i
ness, which
postage i
card in one *
tions, took oi
turn bill—$4 !
accept it.
Now, if ev
this there \*
fove pound I
for a few w
quite suddent
mail. And pe
fice would b
the red.
Parents
children sooi
saves
open
man
.
fir ci
. '
Eugei
362 V
PHC
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
Wilkerson, J. C. The Comanche Chief (Comanche, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, August 4, 1967, newspaper, August 4, 1967; Comanche, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth891490/m1/2/: accessed July 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Comanche Public Library.