The Comanche Chief (Comanche, Tex.), Vol. 120, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 16, 1992 Page: 1 of 20
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CHIEF
Comanche County's Uiu.
Published For and About Comanche County
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. 120th Year • No. 9 • July 16, 1992
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in securing funding for the
grant the City of Comanche
City Applies For
$250,000 Grant
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Working with Walla at sev-
eral of his rodeoc this
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work to keep me busy for many
that I need to finish these
start any
manche’s location it is a
groat attrai
tants from
By Bill Flannery
City Secretary
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ing, calf roping, team roping,
steer wrestling, saddle bronc
riding, calf scramble, and bull
riding. The final performance
will feature the crowning of
the queen. Two girls have
been working hard at sell-
ing advance tickets so that
one of them can be crowned
1992 Rodeo Queen. They are
Becky McDougal and Jennifer
McAliley. The Queen will re-
ceive a saddle donated by the
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Council voted unanimously to demned by the Thxas Commis-
of st^cturaFproblems?
Attorney Till plans on re-
moving most of the cells which
were added to the building as
soon as possible. The addi-
tional weight needs to be re-
moved to relieve pressure on
the East end of the build-
Roping Club.
Concessions will be han-
dled by the Comanche County
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Rodeo Parade
Set For Thursday
sea the Oak
exception of
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purchased. When the Tills
moved here in 1990, they pur-
chased the Huett house which
was built in approximately community advised as to the
Through the years there
have been many stories writ-
ten in The Chief about the old
Comanche County Jail. Mon-
day another page was added
to the history of the jail
when Commissioners’ Court
accepted the bid of local at-
torney Christopher S. Till to
purchase the old jail. This 89
year old stone building had
. ~ .. oo011 on the market for sev-
_ refu!ar1 ««d ywurs. The jail was closed
meeting on July 13th, the City fo i988 after it had been con-
Council voted unanimously to demned by the Thxas Commis-
apply ta .grant from the sion on Jril Standards because
Thxas P; —
and Community Affairs.
This grant, in the amount of
$250,000, will be submitted to
Austin and Abilene for review
(by the State and Council
of Governments respectively),
the City of Comanche’s share
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Sheriffs Posse. They will set
pivots for the Grand Entry as
well as ride in Thursday’s Pa-
rade.
having the largest number of to be an important project
cars in the parade, and a tro- to under take and realise the
i may have to be
resubmitted again next year
—13 funding is actually given
this project.
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The three days of family enter-
tainment sponsored by the Co-
manche Ropin
gin Thursday, <
6:00 p.m. with a Rodeo Street
Parade. Rodeo performances
are at 8:30 and the F
gins about 10:00 each evening.
Rodeo stock producer is
Thrry Walls from Stephenville, Friday and Saturda^ perf^
Walls Rodeo Companypro- mance8 the KeUy
duces rodeos all over Thxas, , , . __
New Mexico, and Oklahoma. Spinks and the Miles of Thxas
Waite states, “Because of Co- 25“° P[ovld® the music.
They have bookings all over
for conu*- Central Thxas and are recog-
dance bands.
Each Rodeo performance will
vearhas “““t of the grand entry,
Stamm bareback riding, barrel rac-
to Co-
>se. Rop-
HBHH ., . Charlie
Seider, stated that, “Starnes
announced here about 4 years
and has done a great job. We
are looking forward to hearing
him again.”
Chris Omstead, clown and
bullfighter will entertain and
protect at this year’s perfor-
manrAR, —
RODEO PARADE GRANO MARSHALS for Thursday’s parade are
Gaston Boykin and Winnie Mae Johnson. (Chief Staff Photo)
Boykin - Johnson
Parade Marshals
Two outstanding citizens of stone Award for service to the
Comanche have been named community.
Grand Marshals for the 61st It is interesting to know “
Annual Comanche Open Rodeo that Gaston Boykin was re-
this year. They are former sponsible for putting on the
Sheriff of Comanche County, first rodeo ever held in Co-
Gaston Boykin, and iftrs. Win- manche. This was in 1926.
Thrills-Spills Promised In
Three Nightly Performances
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Lake level at 8 a.m. Tuesday,
Christopher and Elisabeth Till purchased the former Comanche County Jail for a bid of $20,000
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Tills Buy Old County Jail
ing. Till plans to sell most of R.V. Neely and was later re-
the cells; however, he plans on modeled in the early 1900’s
keeping some of the cells in the by Ms. Alma Alcorn who was
building as a reminder of the a Neely. The late Mr. and
jail’s history. After the build- Mrs. C.L. Huett purchased the
ing is cleaned up and cleaned house in 1945 and the house
out. Till plans to use a portion remained in the Huett fam-
of the downstairs for his office, ily until the Tills purchased
“This old jail is a part of Co- the house in 1990. The Tills
manche’s history and heritage have been maintaining, repair-
and needs to be preserved,” ing, and renovating the house
Till said. “We don’t need to live since they moved, in.
in the past, but we do need
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else, and Community Repre-
sentatives. There will be a tro- r _
phy for the Antique Car Club Council and City Staff feel this
having the largest number of to be an important project
phy for one'vehicle judged to anolication
be Best of Parade. resubmitt*
The famous Kennedy Parch- until fundii
judging will begin promptly Jfllb?f^turoTin'thte^a?.
at 6:15, and you are asked parade and will also perform
to be in line by that time. at the Thursday night rodeo
As tat year, numbers will be performance.
painted on the streets so that The ESA Sorority will again
you will be able to find your
space. This information was
sent to you after your entry
form was received. Of course,
you can still be in the parade
even if you are not registered
for judging. All entries will
bo judged before the parade
except Riding Chibs and they
will be judged as they pass
the Oak Thee. The winning
trophies will bo given out as
the parade
Thee with MH
Riding Clubs and Oldest and
youngest Rider. These will be
given at the Thursday night
performance of the rodeo.
Ttophies will be given for
been named Grand marshals the following divisions:* Out of
of the big Rodeo parade which Tbwn Commercial, Out of Tbwn
is co-sponsored by the Co- Noncommercial, Local Com-
manche Chamber of Commerce mercial, Local Non-Commer-
and Comanche T
They are Gaston w H r r
will be driven by his grand- the following divisions: Young-
Winston-Salem, North Car-
olina, and Winnie Mae John-
son who will be driven by her
son, James Johnson of Co-
manche.
The big street parade kicks
off the 3-day event at 6:00
p.m. on Thursday, July 16th!
There are lots of entries,
both focal and from out of
town. Registration and line-
up assignment for the parade
will start about 4:30 p.m. and
The ESA Sorority will again
be selling homemade ice cream DATE
-he Oak Tree on the Ju Y 8
Square from 3:00 p.m. until 9
$ n
ing brisket sandwiches, brisket JujY
by the pound, sausage on a JU*Y 13
stick, fresh squeezed lemon- July 14
ade, tea and soft drinks from
10:00 a.m. until after the pa-
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has
been announcer Tbrry Starnes,
Starnes is coming
manche from Glen Rc
ing Club President,
They are former
Gaston Boykin, and iftrs. Win-
nie Mae Johnson, lifetime res- Mr. Boykin rode his horse all
ident of Comanche and this
By Virginia Daniel
It’s Rodeo time in Co-
manche! The 51st Annual Co-
manche Open Rodeo and Pa-
rade is this Thursday, Friday,
and Saturday! x
Two Comanche citizens have first, second, and third place in
of the big Rodeo parade which Tbwn Commercial, Out of Tbwn
manche Chamber of Commerce mercial. Local Non-Commer-
Roping Chib, dal, and Riding Chibs. First ^Jdbe 15%or$37*,500?Due
i Boykin, who place trophi®> wiU be given in to the length of time involved
?5?Ue 2“?? Rider (must be unassisted
and registered), Oldest Rider not have a"budget for this
(must be unassisted and reg- grant until fiscal year 1993.
istered), Baseball Tbams, Pat The grant would be used to
?5e<*r.B’cy' help alleviate sewage problems
“ in the west and southeast
parts of Comanche, the City
* . . ‘ 1 “Between these two fine old
to maintain part of the past buildings and my practice of
so that we know where we are law, I believe I have enough
headed. work to keep me busy for many
years to come. My wife said
building that the Tills have projects before I
more,” Till said.
Till promises to keep the
1893. The house was built for Progress of the jail renovation.
The 51st Annual Comanche act with Tbrry Boen and his
Open Rodeo has been billed by comedy car act.
the Tbxos Monthly magazine Thursday’s Parade will start
as the 6th Oldest Rodeo, along in front of the Comanche Fu-
with Amarillo, for the month neral Home at 6:00 p.m. Line
of July, participants and spec- up will start at 5:00 p.m.
tators agree that this is one on West Grand, parade route
of the best events in this area, will be the same as last year,
proceeding East on Grand,
tag dub wiU^
-> July 16th, at can Street, Parade partici-
" L. 2t_—pants must line up on Grand
formances at 5:oo or contact Virginia
Dance be- Daniel or the Comanche Cham-
' ber of Commerce.
1 The Dance will follow the
Walls Rodeo Company pro- mance8 the KeU
All AMadMa —AA V
New Mexico, and Oklahoma.
They have'bookings all over
tfwaT pia rtteed as one of the areas top
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Wilkerson, James C., III. The Comanche Chief (Comanche, Tex.), Vol. 120, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 16, 1992, newspaper, July 16, 1992; Comanche, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1302243/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Comanche Public Library.