The Comanche Chief (Comanche, Tex.), Vol. 82, No. 8, Ed. 1 Friday, September 3, 1954 Page: 2 of 16
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THE COMANCHE CHIEF SEPTEMBER 3/ 1854
Comanche Chief
EnUirwi »l the PoatofUcr it Oomioete,
Twm, me ■ mnnni-clEM mall mstUr.
Published Eyery Friday
Established -In 1873.
J. C. WII.KKRSON
Editor and Publisher.
bi HKWPTiow ruic/ipH i r p«r
rear In Conixoilw Couaty, »ntf on
eoundw;
rural rouUt of xdJvXn.nf
MOD par year, ols*»h«r«
$2 60 for oiii-of ala auWrlptlona .
•par yaai Minimum lubacrlpllon
accoptad. II 00
|n Tax
ur*ar
attending thla tournament
Football fans also have, an op-
portunity to see a real football
game at the new Dr Leon stad-
ium Saturday night when the,De
Leon Bearcats and the Gorman
Panthers meet In a regular rfon-
conference grid .game. —
> a a 1 .
Gorman, n<Vt so many years
ago. was playing toi the same
district with De Leon and Co-*
rnanche, but on account of en-
rollment Is now playing class B
j football. But that does not mean
the Panthers, will not - place a
j stropg team on the field against
i W Leon.
approximately two to one. In*the -Ilrfv in this denartment thislo* *he most exciting on record.
July primary absentee balloting. b^ vl™ .m<*'AftPr h“ °°vernor
I Yarborough received 99 to.5© for Mtt "*• been yeare “nt* i
J the governor, but in last satur- we studied about some of these-j
otaTmed that the election was u
legal and the- matter *as “ fer-
Perhaps aince the election is
f!
Now that the second Demo- ov^r it might be a good time to
crate primary is over, all that forget U. It Is no time for those
we have to think about' in a wll° won to boast or gloat over
political way if the special elec- th©** neighbors who saw It dif-
tlon for Qty Marshal of Coman- fwently. and it is good spprts-
eba, iset for Saturday, Septem- nnsnship for the losers to take
ber 11. | their lose in good humor. We all
• j have the same governor now and
After that. Comanche County. years
can put. forward a united front out of the or-
ln supporting the Comanche In-idi!iary h*ppe1^* * •'
dians. the De Leon Bearcats, and «. . ... _ . ..
the Ouatine Tigers in football, _ 11 J* a to % *<x>d clU-
and later we can add the Sidney ff.nfh p 1Coman°he County
Eagles In basketball. "“i P^P1* ln the county took
suffUuenfc interest In « State
race in which there were no lo-
cal candidates, to dome out on
a hot August day 3.TOl strong to
_ , N*s» m* inoi M»vui " ------------ ”
dry's count. Shivers received 56 early executives ' !■
absentees against 47 for Ills op- • • 7
ponent. . ^ There has been muc-i discus-1
v . . , . _ . -1 sion about how long Governor
Yai'borowgh carried Comanche stivers will have served at the
County last Saturday by an un-end of hl8 next ei«tlve term,
official count ot 561 votes as According to the Texas Almanac,
comp..red to his plurality of 671 after the SUdd«m, death of Gov-
over Shivers to the July primary. ernor BeaufordJester on July ll.
^ v + * * „ . . • 1849. Lieutenant Governor Allan
Comanche County polled 4 ..,06 shiver.x took the oath of office
voU>s in the-July governor’s ro*e as tjle chief executive the same
when four candidates were In- day. That was five years ago
|volr?d- In >ast Saturday’s run-off lasl July L1 and at the end of
i t .*i!.il oi j! uKex were tally present term Shivers will
| led. In tne-July primary the have served five and a half yeans.
; ''yff stood :ip«.vla 55. Holmes 67, jf shivers serves out his new
bhlv^rsiTCg Yarborough 3.377. elective term of two years, that
'Ftps shww 4M fev.-er votes cast would make him serve IV2 years,
last J^turday- in the governor’s about a year and*.g half longer
race than In the July primary: ,than the 6 years and one month
_. * I record now held by the late Gov-
The result of Saturday’s prl-, ernor Elisha M. Pease who was.
™ary probably means that It will first elected in 18«K}.
<C^J
SPECIAL VALUE
NOW THROVGH SEPTEMBER „
Regular $99.50 .
4 Of course, there will be a divl-
»*on of support even In football
amen the Comanche Indians go
to De Leon for a grid game in
October This season for the first
time in several yeans, the Indians
and Bearcats will be playing for
be Hie....Jaot time either candi-
date’s name will appear on a
State ballot for several years.
- • •
Shivers said doling the recent
campaign, that as far a6 he knew,
Shivers, who had been State
Senator for several years, . was
ejected Lieutenant Governor in
1946 In the first primary of the
, . - .---- ----------------race for Lieutenant Gover-
he had not further political am-1 nor_the vote was: Shivers 415.844:1
FOOD WASTE DISPOSER
Get rid of fQod wwu
before it becomes garbage
End wrapping 0f lm-„y
garbage, trips to the out.
side pail Swjah food Wa»t*'
down tin* drain with a
wonderful Youngstown
Kitchens Food Waste
E^isposer Terrific saving
if you act now!
bltiona after he serves his next
term as governor
caA their ballots for the best
interest of .'the people of Texas
as they saw it.
keeps, as the Bearcats have I J'Jovernor Shivers, who receiv-
BasSSiSs
totaled g70 as compared to 5«0
for Yarborough.
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Other boxes carried by Shivers
were Comyn, Van Dyke. Bibb,
and Newburg. A 27-27 tie vote
Yarborough, who has lost twite
as a candidate for governor and 463.
once for attorney general, may
not choose to run again.,
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If we had to make a predic
Boyce Hotito 353,83©: Larry Mills
98,724, and Jo Ed Winfree 141,-
253. In the run-off, the vote was:
Shivers 575,874 and House 466,-
Oovernot Shivers, who receiv- tion, we would say that at this
As mentioned in last week’s
Chief, E. J. Davis, Republican,
was elected governor of Texas in i
1869 over A. J. Hamilton, Pe-mo-
orat, principally tiecau.se most of
■* sarsfatsfas!
time the two most likely candi-
dates for Governor In 1956' would
Dublin Rodeo which is now un-
derway to run through Saturday
night.
Then, too, there is the UJ3
Regional Softball Tournament
underway at Biownwood, which cast at 8iV sStoJ? S2
will continue through Sunday. If J remaining 23 boxes wentto- Yar-
ZZ £e sSSfi- ir^s; r ? ^ SiiS vSe
gooaas there is in the State by In De Leon where he beat Shivers
election.
General, who would represent
the conservative Democrats and
John C. White, Commissioner of nv election time of in?? tpyh*
~ sSSSSw SH
p„ . ^ ...r^ ■ ■ 1 veterans had their' citizenship
“f* I restored. In the 1873 election,
£ f°if’, Richard Coke. Democrat, defeat-
ed i Lh S ^ 8tftrJ_ ed E. J. Davis for re-election. The
vovm-nn^^in f ,early vote was 8554© for Coke and
grovernors 4n last week s Issue, l goo *f/vr xiavi^
and bartly for our own satisfac-1 ’ , *
tion, we wish to continue thnti _________
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Little daughters skip proudl> off to school
in these fresh, bright cottons . . . thrifty
mothers come early and choose from this
group of Back-to-School DRESSES.
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Comanche Schools open Tuesday; so better
come by HIGGINBOTHAM’S now, and
dress up those youngsters in school togs
that are handsome as they are sturdy.
Bring ’em in now and dress them up . . .
top to toe . . .. from our sensibly priced
school group.
with Confidence and Enthu
in Styled Right . . . Priced
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Clothes from HIGGINB0
Kindergarten thru College!
Complete Selection of Everything
He Needs for Going Back to
- The casual, comfortable attire college I
really go for — here in all sizes
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prices any allowance can afford,
early.
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kid of family.
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. with
Our New Fall
Collection of Ixavcly
PIECE GOODS.
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SIMP LICITY
PATTERNS
so.New ... so Right
For School.
© Levis
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® Gene Autry Wranglers
• Rangerette Jeans
• Hanes Underwear
• Hood P-F Canvas Shoes
• Curtsy Coats
® Dee Dee Deb Coats
• H-Bar-C Clothes
• Deb-Trix Dresses
• Mary Jane Dresses
• Blocks Sport Shirts
• Manhattan Shirts
• Warwick Shirts
Before you board that campus
train ... be sure you’re taken
everything you’ll need. Fill in
almost forgots” at our store!
Samsonite Luggage
Judy Bond Blousses
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Springfoot Sox
Health-Craft Shorts
MacGregor Sportswear
Acme Boots
His Nibs Tee Shirts ’
Golljr-Wogs, i>y Peters
Hickok Belts-Jewelry
Mayfair Slacks
Mary Lane Suits
Stetson Hats
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Wilkerson, J. C. The Comanche Chief (Comanche, Tex.), Vol. 82, No. 8, Ed. 1 Friday, September 3, 1954, newspaper, September 3, 1954; Comanche, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth892472/m1/2/?q=Lamar+University: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Comanche Public Library.