The Comanche Chief (Comanche, Tex.), Vol. 78, No. 48, Ed. 1 Friday, June 15, 1951 Page: 1 of 22
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4- FT. RISE LAKE COMANCHE
THE COMANCHE CHIEF
cfvfNTY - EIGHTH YEAR
CQMaNCHE, COMANCHE, COUNTY. TEXAS JUNE 15. 1951
NO. 48
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■■■■ ■ . I Rev. Raymond M Burton, 38.
]of St. Mark’s Methodist Churdh,
it’s Dad’s day Sunday. Let’s of Cleburne was named pastor of
emember all the things that Dad the First Methodist Church Com-
Rev. R .M. Burton of Cleburne Named j Dairy Day Draws
Pastor of First Methodist Church Choice Entries
can be in 1951. ^
be just out-of-college
a farmer . . a retired
He can be an Air
and many other
can
He
man.
businessman.
Force Captain
things. j
And every dad loves to be re-
membered on his day. Check the
Xl Father’s Day ads in this
issue—You’ll find things to make
-Pappy Happy" all the way from
fishing rods to lawnmowers. . . .
from slippers to cart,
razors to tractors, suggested for
“him” on his day. ^
anche at the annual Conference
in Waco Sunday in an exchange
of pulpits with Rev. J. E. Buttrill
who has served the local church
two years as pastor.
Rev. Burton and his wife and
two girls, 10 and 5, were due to.
arrive in Comanche Thursday. 1
Rev. J. NJ, Hayes returned as
pastor of the Sidney-Indian Creek
charge. He lives in the Methodist
Circuit Parsonage in Comanche.
| Rev. J. M. Bowden, Sr., who
from has been Pastor of the Johnson
Memorial Church in Brownwood
was named as pastor of the Com-.
anche Circuit. He will continue
. to make his home in Brownwood
Harelik’s announce the staging and will serve the churches at
of a Mid-Summer Dress Sale, Proctor, White Point and Harm-
opening today. "Our mistake is|ony.
your good fonune.'-says Louis | Rey c c Schultz was appomt.
Harelik, who adds w® ‘[L“Ve t ;ed pastor of the Gustine-Lamkin
stocked in our dress department, | charge
and are ready to make .m foi 1 Rey H B Lloyd WaS reappoint-
new fall styles now arr g. ed District Superintendent and A. . , .
venture through the firms adv-g Gafford went back as pastor R. M. Burton, new pas or u. the
ertisement for details on the dress | Qf the Firs# Methodist Church i'“3u iVje“‘0'''lst Church of Co-
sale.Hareliks are closing 1 of Brownwood. Rev. R. J. La
ladies hats at $1 each first Prade, one time pastor at Com-
By COU..Z* W Jt Ben Spears
Some 250 spectkzors viewed the
judging of 28 entries in the Co-
manche County Dairy Day show
held at the Comanche Livestock
Barn Monday, June 11th.
Robert Qualls. De Leon FFA
member, showed the champion
female of the junior exhibitors
classes and went on to win the
grand champion awrard of the
entire show. Reserve champion in
the junior classes went to Bennie
Warren, De Leon 4-H Clubber.
The grand champion bull was
Comanche Hmateur Rodeo Dotes
Set For Rights Of duly 26-27K28
AjIStars To
Face Ft Worth
'9' Here Saturday
Rural Telephone
Hearing Set For
July 5 and 6
s'liown” bv" G M~"sTr"ickland""of De Softball fans of the territory; The Comanche County Rural
shown by G. M. Strickland of De ^ ^ ^ opportunity of seeing 1 Telephone hearing, ^before Rural
Twelve 4-H and FFA members one of the best teams in the state 1 been'settlor’
_______,__,____in oxtinn Vinro Rnt.lirrinv night, 1 Deen sel Ior
Authorities has
July 5-6, according
if?:
NEW PASTOR—Pictured is Rev.
classes! ‘SSStiiS StSFZEi M^f Heaih| to word received, this week by Rev. area.
awards donated by merchants of brings in his Topsy cafe nine, of
De Leon and Comanche. The re- Fort Worth, to play Jack Wheat s
mainder of the show was on the Co™a^leA'l:eSatder' ls schedlued $825,000 for construction of new
classification basis. Each animal A doume neaaer is scneaiueu, nnd nurrhase of some
with the first game starting at 8, Phone lines. and1 purchiwe of some
At a meeting of the Comanche
Roping Clubofficial this week,
plans were made for staging a
big, three night Amateur Rodeo
here on Thursday, Friday, and
Saturday nights, July 26-27-28.
The rodeo will again be spon-
sored by the Roping Club. Gail
Dudley, c.uo president, explains
that the Roping Club ls a non-
profit organization and that tho
only reason In the world that the
club wants to satge the rodeo this
year is for the pure enjoyment of
! rodeo fans, and contestants of the
Clark, Comanche, orgain-
izing chairman.
Application has been made for
first served.
t
And a tip for the gift-buyers Cleburne to the-pdst.orate of the
for the June Brtde—take a look
bver at McCullough-Jeanes gift
Ishop window. It’s beauty.
manche, who transferred from
St. Mark’s Church at Cieburne. -
* w**w 1 ~ uv ^v/1“ Rpy Burton tirfldUiit'1 of Wcioo »/crnftck. of Do Leon
thj & sa
University, served (hr e years as
Central Methodist Church Brown- an A’ •.
wood west Pacific during World War II.
, Rev. Harold Shankle of Com-
anche who is attending Daniel Visitors in Byrd Home
Baker College in Brownwood was
was classified as to the degree it 'Vr,„„k 'Vodsv’s CMe defending existing rural telephone facilities,
approached the Ideal dairy type ^.oc^ Topsy s Cafe. defendhig ^ receiyed by teleRram
Flye entries received blue awards, Vo t Worth Clty CharnPl0^aRa1^! Wednesday from Arthur W. Oerth
uxteen red awards six white headP^v,^tnr’s inound staTfis head of the Rural Electrification
awards and one a yeilow award The bv jimn^ Mcock recog- Division, that the project was
In the judging contests held headed oy Jimmy aicock. recog |. , trild n(1 u would be
during the morning, winners of nized as one of the top hurlers in, be g ju)y 5.6
(he junior division were: First, the state and Lowe who is no UP for discussion on JUiy 0
Royce Parsley, Comyn FFA: se- second rate pitcher himself,
cond, Robert Qualls, and third, Comunche Strengthened ....
Comanche has bolstered its
And one of the proudest pappas
in town this week is Leroy Eason j re-named as pastor of the Bee Visitors in the home of Mr.
of the JRB market. Leroy has House Circuit in Navarro County. and Mrs. Joe Byrd recently were:
announcing the birth of his son, j__' Mr. and Mrs. Will Byrd and son,
been passing out the -cigars ] Here From California Jimmy and his children, Bill and
Edward Ray, born last Friday4) *■ ; Nancy of Tyler; Mr. and Mrs. Al-
morning. i Mr. and Mrs. A. J. (Jack' bert Smith of Dermontt, and Miss
j Stuckey and daughter, Patsy, of | Elma Lee Dennis of Sweetwater,
Vineyard and Son
Open New
Business Here
I be given in next week's edition.
Allen Buys City
Drug at Gustine
White Crest1FlouJ is a new flour i Oceanside Calif are here visit- ' The visit in the Byrd home was I in'readying theThoVgrounds!
r? urriTA: • sa ™ wSv«A1sssra,th 1 "■*- *****«»
Company in Wichita, Kansas- -
and is being handled by the Seth:
>Moore Food Stores. In connection 1
R with the introduction of this new
flour, fresh cookies, made from
the flour, and free cold drinks will
be served at Moore’s Friday and
Modernization of V Cox build- fig fa (OfltdCt AS LOW B^dCf
ing. north side of the square is, ------------
underway. It will be the new , .
Worjc got underway this week ~ • I kJ «.*
| on the new Grammar School j ipCCIO I NOtICC
FA. k pitching staff for this All-Star
in adult competition, B. Deeds, attraction. Max Brock, the -one
Ft. 1 Blanket, placed first with armsd pitching serjsation of
a perfect score. R. D. Price of Lingleville. who turned in an out-,
De Leort was second and third standing game in winning here
place went to R. Q. Loudermtlk, 2-0 last week: and Bill Powers,
De Leon. |SOn of Buford Powers, of Blanket,
Co-chairmen of the show Don and who is now Pitching in Dal-
Salter and the County Agent wish! las—slated for mound duty for jj m. (Shorty) Vineyard and
to extend particular thanks to the locals. 1 SOn, Gene, have recently opened
the teachers in the Veterans j Powers has just about as much t,bejr new plumbing and electric
Vocation School who served as speed on the ball as any man In suppiy business on the Brown-
superintendents of the various the business, and Brock has lots wood Highway at the “Y”, In
classes and to the members of, of tricky stuff, which manager their new building, which they
Joe Hancock’s class who assisted i Wheat hopes to use to advantage erected for the business.
m -------- , in coping with the strong Fort Mr vineyard and his son say
placings will i Worthers. • . . 1 they will handle bathroom fix-
"We are buying 75 head of stock
for the show, including bucking
horses, roping calves, tough bulls,
and wild cows." Dudley continues,
explaining that prospects are good
for giving fans an action packed
show—one of the best ever to be
staged in these parts,
Committees for the show are
now being appointed. The stock
committee, composed of Ernest
McDougal,- Walter Jack Barret,
Joe Evrldge, and Dudley Aldridge,
has already started to work
“We’ll need the cooperation of
i all Comanche County in staging
| the show this year,” continues Mr.
Dudley, adding that club officials
believe that the popular admission
j price of 50c and $1 will assure
: packed stands at all performances.
Work Gets Underway On New
Grammar School Building; Chaney
home of Hathcock Appliance Co-
mpany-Moving soon from its
south side of the square location,
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This week the Hall Mercantile
Company is celebrating its ninth
anniversary in business in Com-
anche. The Hall firm, founded by
From Draft Board
To College Students
Admission will be 15c for child- tures, hot water heaters, water
! ren and 35c for adults. ■ a ' pumps, pipe fittings and pipe of
| “And if you are a softball fan. aP sjzeSi which they now have
, heie’s a night of play that you on hand, at money saving prices,
won’t want to miss,” says City The Vineyards further state
League President John Carpenter, they will handle both electric and
Ernie E Allen annmm*. 1 who adds that in the Topsy Cafe gas refrigerators, along with
purchase of the cftv ^T stire nlne- that thls ^ ““ l,° be ^ ranges, space heaters, air condl-
Gustine from Doc Thurmond^ ’ best collectlon of bal1 p.layers tioners. floor furnaces and other
- - — rmond. i f«r o o-nme ir. recent items for homes. "We will Install
I what we sell and install your
Students who were selected
take the Selective Service College i quarters*
building, located just north of the
main Grammar School Building.
Tt is to be of similar design and
structure as the building on the
south side of the pregpnt building.
E. W. Chaney, local contractor
John and Fred Hall, first started! had the low bid on the Job, with a qualification'test" on Ma^ 26‘and
in the feed business and has bid of $11,022 Two other Com- did not due to circumstances be-1
branched out to include groceries, anche contractors submitted bids yond their control may get a
meats, dry goods, and station | and all placed bids in the $11,000 chance al a later test
products. The firm is now owned J bracket. Brigadier General Paul L.!
by John Hall, Douglas Hilliard j The building Is expected to be! Wakefield, state Selective Service1
and J. L. York. j completed in around 90 working . director was advised to this effeot
'days. Voters approved a $75,000 today in a telegram from Major
“Come drive it as our guest, bond issue in March, for con- General Lewis B. Hershey. Nat-
says Ralph Carnes,speaking of the, struction of the building,
new 1951 Studebakers, that he’s--—
asuiic, j nun uoc inurmond. i fnr a came
Mr. Thurmond has successfully vparx
owned and operated the City.Drug , y _
for the past four years—and says _ . ,
that he Jias made no definite Presbyterian DIDlC
plans for the future except “rest ' —
up a little.”
School Going Good
present or repair old and re-
install,” say the Vineyards. ‘‘The
public ls cordially invited out to
this new business,’ they conclude
Wreck Injuries
Fatal To Brother
Of Comanchean
Thomas A. Garrett, Jr., brother
of Mas. Homer Palmer, Comanche,
died Saturday night, from Injuries
received in a car wreck near
Boerne, Thursday, June 7. Funeral
services were held- Monday at
Rising Star.
Mr. Garrett, whose home was In
Grandfalls, and Mr. Roberts of
Monahans, was driving near
Boerne last Thursday, when a
wheel came off an approaching
truck. The truck and the car hit
[ head on—killing Mr. Roberts
instantly, and causing the fatal
injuries to Mr. Garrett. The truck
driver was not injured.
Mr. Garrett ls survived by his
wife, and daughter, Suzanne, of
In advertisements elsewhere tnj „
| this issue, Mr. Allen and Mr. | Rev. H. N. Alexander. Pastor
| Thurmond invite friends of the The Presbyterian Bible School
1 Gusine territory to continue to*fPened Monday at nine o'clock,
make the City Drug their head-|with twenty-seven pupils in at-
I tendance, and with eight work-
j ers. The attendance Tuesday in-
• eluded twenty-eight pupils. The
| total number enrolled so far is
thirty-three.
j The Bible School will continue
! through Friday, with the hours
from nine to eleven a.m.
The closing program for the
Bible School has been planned
in connection with the Sunday
Govt. Loon Program
To Vets on Homes,
Farms Ends June 30
"and any suggestions you might 1 Grandfalls, his parents, Mr. and
make to the Vineyards will be Mrs. T. A. Garrett,Sr., Richland
appreciated.” Springs; a brother, Brewer, of
Shorty says his father was a Richland Springs, and a sister,
merchant In Comanche for about Mrs. Holmer Palmer. Comanche
30 years, and it ls impossible for -— ’
him to get away from Comanche
and stay any length of time and
that there Is something about Co-
manche that draws a person back
once he has been here as long
as the Vineyard family.
Vineyard ft, Son state their
Methodist Youth j
Plan Week of Worship
The leaders of the M. Y. F. of
the Methodist Church are busy
motto and policy will be: “‘Never P'annlhg a week of Worship and
a dissatisfied customer’ if we Fellowship for the Young People
City Softball
League Notes
just unloaded.
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New personality at the Letbet-
ter nnd Son furniture store here
is Joe Stone, who has had six-
teen years experience as a sales-
man, manager, and owner of
-^furniture stores. ,
^ t t * Rains
We have a large rack of real • Softball
values in Wash Dresses along | during the past week,
with a
we're marking down real low this I Pierson’s downed
week.” says Estelle Reese and Mrs. ■ 6-5.
Inez Palmer, of the Reese-Palmer
film, who advertise a special
dress clearance at $3.99 this week-
end.
World War II veterans planning
ional director of Selective Service.1 to aPPly for direst home and farm ..... oull,mv , . ------ ------- -
Previously, test rules made it loans from fhe Veterans adminis- oPhnnl on next Sunday morning we don't please you tell us first communities. They have a pro-
impossible for any student to take tration were reminded by VA to- The Sunday School’will meet anrt —.....- ----- emm thn» kt™ii
ft t/
IteT- 7 T r s&S'Ga
received is as follows: VA said it would scarcely be
Students who were issued tickets possible in most instances to pro-
for the May 26 test and were pre- cess applications before the June Then ‘the Sunday*''school* classes
cluaed from taking the test by -’O deadline that are received by
and Wet grounds held : circumstances beyond their con- • *le VA regional offices after June
activities to two games, fro] should immediately write to 15.
Hig- ! the Selective Service Examining The House act of 1950 author-
know it first. In other words, if of Comanche and surrounding
we don’t please you tell us first communities. They have a pro-
and we guarantee you we will 2ram Ihat is well planned and will
put forth every effort to net von he a blessing to those that attend.
c M r. f 1 ~ *1 ’ T: 1'!.____> ___ « •
satisfied
sing sonns, recite Bible verses,
ard give t< urogram showing what
they have Earned, until 10:15.
number of sheers, that ginbotham beat Beattie 7-6. and j section, Educational Testing Ser- ized VA to make direct loans up to
------------- ------^ t„„.„ Midway; vice. P. O. Box 586, Princeton. N. $10,000 at 4 percent interest to
: J. , explaining the circumstances World War II veterans with which
Joe’s
will meet: and at 10:40 oppor-
tunities for parents and friends
to visit the Bible School rooms
and see their handwork will be
given. At eleven o'clock the usual
church service will begin.
The excellent attendance on
H-E Girls To
Hold Nursery
School Here
By Nina. Steele, CHS
Slimmer H.E Reporter
We Love Children.” That will
Higginbotham now holds a one | and returning their ticket of ad- to buy or build a home, or to build i the rainy morning Tuesday show
game margin over Piersons—then | mission, if available. New ticket or improve a farmhouse. The act
L is not confined to one church
but to all young people wuo are
interested.
The Youth Fellowship Council
met and- planned the program.
Each night will start off with a
fellowship supper at six-thirty
There will be a different speaker
from out of town each night, a
special project Is to be worked on
and also there will be forty-flvi
minutes of recreational program
follows the closely knotted field.
League Standings
4-H Clubber's Gilt
Farrows 17 Pigs
A registered Duroc-Jersey gilt,
owned by Waylon Moore, 13 year
old son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond ,
Moore, Comanche, Rt 1, farrowed I
*< Pigs Sunday night.
Young Moore, who was raising
the pigs as a 4-H Club project,
Rot off to quite a start in the hog
raising business.. Fourteen out of
the 17 Pigs were doing good
Team—
W
L
Pet.
Higginbotham
4
0
1 900
Pierson ..............
.......-3
1
.750
Joe’s Midway
2
2
.500
Van Dyke
-2
2
.500
Beattie ...............
. 1
3
.200
Hasse ..................
0
4
.000
Coming Games
Friday night,
June
15:
Junior
j will be issued for later test in de- stipulated that VA was to make
I serving cases. Copies of this tel- these direct loans in those areas
I egram mailed to local boards this oi
! date.”
ed much interest
of the pupils.
on the part July 2-13
game, second game Higginbotham
v9. Joe’s Midway. Monday night.
June 18: Joes Midway vs. Beattie;
Van Dyke vs. Hasse. Tuesday
Night, June 19: Hasse vs. Joe’s
Midway: Higginbotham vs- Pier-
son’s.
Hugh Coan, manager of the
Beattie nine, and whose team has
been able to crash the win column
only twice this season, points out
how close the teams are matched
—saying that his Beattie nine,
Miss Smallwood
Becomes Bride
Of Sgt. Ezzell
Farm Bureau Holds
Interesting Meeting
the county where the regular
GI loans were not available from
private lenders. The law further
require VA to designate the areas
' as eligible for direct loans. I w
I Since the program got under j By Mrs- Je»n Rachels
, way last summer, more than 2,600 A large crowd of Farm Bureau
\ couneties or parte of counties in members met at the County
m the United States have been des- Courtroom in Comanche. June 5.
Miss Doris Smallwood of Temple ignated as eligible for direct loans. Several items of interest were
a former Comanchean who grad- An estimated 5,000,000 World War! discussed and voted on.
uated from Comanche High II veterans live in these designated 1 One proposition drawing talk
School in 1942 and later an -em- areas. I was that during the next few
ployee of the Texas Telephone As of May 10, about $90 000 0001 months. whl1* a "farmers day
Company here for three years, oof the $150,000,000 authorized for ,lonB" we will meet at 8:30.'
was married recently according to the program had been disbursed or1 - Qulte a discussion of the
‘he motto of Comanche ending at nine forty-five,
gh School Homemakers on These leaders are working hard
bitween d|h^h drpn' » F chlIdren "^ht starting June twenty-fifth
are ellgibfe to attend^If" ® thr°U*h JunC twenty'nlnth- ----
are Interested,
you inning at six-thirty.
. . - please get In _
touch with Miss Hillebrand.
Mount Pleasant
Homecoming Set
For June 24
The Mount Pleasant BaDtist “T^ytn^ AT*1 thr£ i Temple. The pastor Rev. Lterwood. Both'programS are~subject to'the
Church wirhave a Homecom n! although they have droppedI three peterson. officiating. same minimum down payments
w Sunday June 24 Dinner wM Bam*.s’ ,ea^b one was a close i The bride was given In manage imposed by the credit controls an-
*>e served at noon A full program rUn decis on by her brother. James Karl Small- nounced Oct. 12, 1950.
nf ------« noon, a run program Im,„. I wood. Jr., tyrs. Joyce Payett, of _
wa,s Iiiameu ioemu w tne program had been disbursed or' \ A summer homemaking prolcri*
the following item from the reserved under pending applicat-. Sewell-Nokes Bill and Its progress everyone put on vour best hnhv
------- - • ■ i to passage was made This is a sitting mfnLr. l , by‘
bill all rural people are Interest-1 manners and come along.
meet on Friday, June 29, at 2:00
p m. at the Homemaking Cot- ‘--—--—
tage. The hours for nursery school
will be from 9 am. to 11 am.
We will be happy to have every-
one attend.
These hours may count nn
Majestic Theatre
Temple Telegram: jons f0r direct loans to veterans
Miss Doris Bmallvpod and Sgt. while the direct government
William Leonard Ezzell were mar- Joan program ends June 30, 1951,
ried Saturday at 5 p. m. at the the regular GI loan program does
Immanuel Baptist Church of not expire until July 25. 41957.
Kil-
Joe Stone New
Manager Here For
Lefbetter and Son
of worship fellowship and sing- Junior League
in* will be observed according to1 Wet grounds have also hinder- Temple was her attendant.
** present. y R under the direction of Herman cotton dress trimmed with white
—____ ! Moore, -plays Monday thru Friday hand embroidery and white ap-
Homecoming At
Beattie Sunday ! mornings for boys 12 and under, Only the family of the bride tture Store here, at 107 W. Grand
UI I with no child barred regardless of and a few close friends of Sgt.
Tho annual rr 'ace Ezzell were present.
ual Beattie Home- . ----------<u „i.„ fo-ct Mrs. Ezzell is the daughter of
ed in and have kept in constant Announo* nirih „#
touch with our lawmakers ln, *,lno,,nce Birth of Son
Austin. ; Mr. and Mrs. Milton Harelik
Jess Hanson, H. C. Dean and | °* Hamilton announce the birth
Harold Price were appointed to 'of a son' Marcus Frank, on Tues-
act on the resolution committee. I day-..J.un?L 5, in the Hamilton
The following three men were
appointed for nominating com-
mittee of new directors: H. C.
Dean, Alvis Kimmell and Sam
Gilbreath.
hospital. The baby weighed nine
pounds, 10 ounces.
Singing At Mt. Pleasant
____ _________ _________ _ There will be singing at Mount
afternoons (boys between the ages plique. Her accessories were geige. joe Stone is the new manager i ...quSa^rn<"!’urc*1 Sunday
of 12 and 16, and on week-day Her corsage was white gardenias. of the Letbetter and Sons Fum-|"ltb Tom Luker fading*
• ------ — ■ * ‘he bride
of Sgt.
Announce Birth of Daughter
Mr and Mrs Billy B. Edgar of
Mart announce the birth of a
daughter, Janeanne, bom June 1
in Mart. The baby weighed 5
night, I pounds 8 ounces The mother is
the former Miss Eva Johnson, who
taught in the Comanche schools,
from 1937 thru 1944
Mr. Stone is experienced in this j ' in Louisiana
„ . line of work, having worked In1 Mrs. Jim Lacy of Comanche isi_ ----
doming will be held*"on wShir’a The Juniors will play their first, Mrs. Ezzell is the daughter of furnjture stores for 16 years in De visiting her son, Sgt. Donald Lacy;Carlton Homecoming
Day. June 17. .night game of the year Friday Mrs. J. K. Smallwood of Temple, ^eon, Hamilton, Stephenville, and and family in Bosier City, Loul-, The annual homecoming will
Douglas Stephenson who will he night. ,sh® *s loca“y employed. Rotan. j siana. The Donald Lacy’s are the be held at Carlton on Wednesday,
lrJ charge, issues the invitation to —--- T s8t._ezzell _ls_the uMrf-, The Letbetter firm, owned by Parents of a son, Gary Don, bom | July 4 There will be plenty of
to con* and help celebrale the sinKin»f Hcr® S“"day
occasion, formerly known as There will be singing
B -----First Freewill Baptist Church in
N Strother, Comanche, Comanche Sunday afternoon with
rvrq Tudor. Charlie Marshall ln charge.
! Sgt. ezzell ls the son of Mrs.
Lucy Ezzell of Tampa, Fla. he is
the station at Killeen Air Base
After the wedding Mr. and Mrs.
A D. Baggett, the bride’s aunt
and uncle held a reception in their
home.
Elmo Letbetter, Brownwood, oper-| May 17
ates three stores ln Brownwood
and one here—and Specializes in
mattress work, as well as new and
used furniture.
| entertainment, basket lunches
- | and barbecue. You are Invited.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Pinkard of Tell all your friends to plan to
attend—Mrs. Fred Geye, Secre-
tary-Treasurer.
Stephenville
Saturday.
were In Comanche
FRI. & SAT MATINEE
John Hall And
Mary Castle In
“WHEN THE REDSKINS
RODE”
Filmed ln Clnecolor
8ATURDAY NIOHT
Paul Henried And
Catherine McLeod In
"SO YOUNG, 80 BAD”
SUN. MAT & MONDAY
Donald O'Conner And
Helena Carter In
“DOUBLE CROSSBONES”
Color by Technicolor
TUESDAY ONLY
“CHAIN GANG”
With Douglas Kennedy
And Marjorie Lord
— also —
"REVENUE AGENT”
With Onslow Stevens
And Jean Willis
WED. ft TOURS.
"VALENTINO”
With Anthony Dexter
And Eleanor Parker
Color by Technicolor
-J
III
Bi I
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Wilkerson, J. C. The Comanche Chief (Comanche, Tex.), Vol. 78, No. 48, Ed. 1 Friday, June 15, 1951, newspaper, June 15, 1951; Comanche, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth892462/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Comanche Public Library.