Editorial tour sights rural land and a proposed lake
The De Leon field trip, led by O H Moore and E A Kerby Sr, toured 75 miles of Comanche County countryside with 17 stops. Adolph Proffitt photographed 18 scenes as talks touched on a possible Proctor Dam and a lake spanning about 5000 acres with a long dam near the Leon River.
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de Leon
O. H. Moore
Leon River
Comanche County
Proctor
van Dyke
Comanche
Hanson
Dublin
Quilting Club Meets With Mrs Kirkland
The Thursday Quilting Club met at Mrs. Alton Kirkland home March 17 with thirteen members three children and one guest present One quilt was finished and a lovely day was enjoyed by all The club meets again March 31 with Mrs Tom Luker plus a job printing note from The Comanche Chief.
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Alton Kirkland
Tom Luker
Stag Creek Club Hosts Busy Thursday Meeting
Stag Creek Club drew a large crowd last Thursday for a regular program night. Members discussed building a new clubhouse as the current space is insufficient. The evening opened with a play directed by Mrs. Lloyd Coker, then the Tom Cat Brothers string band from Comanche performed with humor and music, organized by Mr. and Mrs. Ravenshine and Mr. and Mrs. Jones. The musicians included J. C. Jaacobs, James Huffman, A. B. Smith, and Mr. Braughton.
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Stag Creek
Lloyd Coker
Tom Cat Brothers
Comanche
Dave Ravenshine
Herchel Jones
J. C. Jaacobs
James Huffman
A. B. Smith
Mr. Braughton
Santa Fe Carloadings Reach Higher Week Ending March 26 1955
Santa Fe carloadings for the week ending March 26 1955 were 22 358 versus 19 914 in the same week of 1954. Cars re loaded and dispatched as part of ongoing freight movement by the railroad.
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Santa Fe
Rail Freight Totals Rise In Week Compared With 1954
Cerved from connections totaled 12 792 compared with 11 176 for the same week on 1954. Santa Fe handled a total of 35 889 cars in preceding week of this year.
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Santa Fe
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Conoco
McGuire
Goodrich
Hiway
Che
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Summiers & Sherrod
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Nales
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Gulfpride
Amalie
Havoline
The
Evans Co
Puthwest Corner Square
Barney Evans
ALON
Walter Fritts
Fritts
Downing
Victor Scott
Scotts
Weaver Drug Store
Adolph Proffitt
Comon
Way Estates
Proctor Dam
Comyn
George Goosby
S. B. Culpepper
Magnolia Tank Farm
Leon
Quilting
Kirkland
Stag Creek Club
Ladora
Beauty Shop
Expert Service
Ford
Dearborn
Ford Tractor
Ben Robbins
Mer
Patrick
Robbins-Poston Tractor Co
Loyd Hines Tractor CO
Dublin, Texas
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