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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1960
Page
2
The Comanche Chief announces its move to a new modern building on West Grand Avenue near the public square. The old rock structure, used since 1936 and partially torn down, will be replaced by a publishing and printing plant with space for an office supply business.
Community praise rollers in Comanche celebrate the planned open house for a new building. The old Mercantile meat stores, including Slider and Lacy, have left the site. The Knights of Pythias Lodge owns the former structure with a lodge room above.
The narrative traces Comanche’s press since 1911 with fires and rebuilds. The Comanche Vanguard began 1913 in the K P Building later renamed and merged, while The Chief and The Pioneer-Exponent evolved through consolidations. Key figures include L. B. Russell J. C. Wilkerson W. H. Carpenter and S. Co. Findley.
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