Chief's drive closes Saturday for Comanche County egg record
A Frisco Railway survey notes Comanche County hens produce enough eggs to fill carloads. Lions Club and J R Barry plan to ship sweet milk in car loads if producers join, while Comanche currently ships 250 gallons of butter fat weekly as farmers seek better marketing.
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Comanche County
Comanche
Frisco Railway
Frisco
J. R. Barry
Lions Club
Dallas
Missouri
Local Gas Co. Expands to Seven Towns in Region
C. O. Moore, president of Tri Cities Gas Co., said last week the company acquired Can Oil and Gas properties in Rising Star Cross Plains and Pioneer, expanding to seven nearby towns. He hints at more franchises and aims to gas homes of all who want it within the year.
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C. O. Moore
Tri Cities Gas Company
Comanche
Can- Oil and Gas Company
Rising Star Crossy Plains
Pioneer
Moore
Comanche County Poultry Shifts Shipments Grow
Comanche county ships eggs at about a car load daily, generating roughly 15000 dollars weekly and supporting up to sixty percent of local farmers. The region ranks high in poultry output with weekly egg sales from five to seven thousand dollars and ongoing hatchery activity.
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Comanche County
Texas
Comanche
Great Atlantic and Pacific opens Comanche store with local staff
The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company opened a Comanche store with W R Odom of Fort Worth as manager and R L Campbell assisting. District Superintendent Steen and H R Nowlin were in town for the opening as part of a Texas expansion plan. The campaign for store subscriptions nears its close with rewards totaling up to 675000 points for two year commitments and a sealed ballot box set for final tallies.
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Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
Comanche
W. R. Odom
Fort Worth
R. L. Campbell
Steen
H. R. Nowlin
Great Atlantic and Pacific Company
Hartford
Texas
Chevrolet
Howard Payne College
National Business College
Produce to pocket book near J. F. Tate & Sons store
Jno Harris references a location steps from a produce market across the street from J. F. Tate and Sons store. The note implies a nearby business exposure or transaction context with Harris as a local figure.
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J. F. Tate & Sons
Jno. H. Harris
Davis Mason Returns from South Texas Visit
Davis Mason reports a visit to relatives in South Texas. He says there is more happening there than here but he is glad to be home.
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Davis Mason
South
Texas
Cochran Resigns as Principal at Comanche High
James W. Cochran resigned as principal of Comanche High School effective last Saturday and has returned to Brownwood. Mrs. Tom F. Reese elected to succeed him for the remainder of the term.
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James W. Cochran
Comanche High School
Brownwood
Tom F. Reese
Grass Growth Plan Shaped to Beautify Town
A local note urges residents to grow grass to improve town looks while warning not to walk on newly laid turf. Cement sidewalks are abundant, and the poster signs off as POST OFFICE By-Murt J. Sullivan.
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Murt J. Sullivan
Comanche Lions Set Big Brother Banquet For Young Men
The Comanche Lions Club will hold its next meeting Monday April 25 with a big brother banquet. Each Lion will invite a high school age boy guest. The event aims to foster Lions interest and welfare for youths and promote good will in the community. The banquet will be at the Ridgeway Hotel dining room with an planned program for both youths and Lions.
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Comanche Lions Club
Ridgeway Hotel
Elkins of Cisco Attends Comanche Veterans Meeting
W. F. Elkins of Cisco spent several days in Comanche this week and attended the Veterans meeting last Sunday.
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W. F. Elkins
Cisco
Comanche
Veterans Meeting
Giant Turkey Exhibits Lure Briggs Texas Readers
Sunday Fort Worth Star Telegram highlights a Briggs Texas turkey with a 10 inch by 7 inch circumference, touted as among world’s largest. Mr and Mrs Tom Mazurek display a turkey egg 7 by 9 inches, claimed by editors as the paper’s largest measured egg, though not asserted as the region’s biggest.
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Fort Worth Star Telegram
Briggs
Texas
Tom Mazurek
Rolle
City Receives Black Bass Stock for Lake Eanes
City Water Commissioner S. S. Payne Will Bonner and Kyle Payne traveled to Glen Rose to stock Lake Eanes with about 100 Black Bass a gift from I. E. Daniels who runs a Glen Rose swimming pool. Daniels promised Game Warden W. N. Holder to provide bass when draining the lake. Also noted are C. E. Straley at a Fort Worth Lumbermens convention and W. D. Renfro Val Preston and Will Smith fishing at San Saba earlier in the week.
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S. S. Payne
Will Bonner
Kyle Payne
Glen Rose
Eanes
I. E. Daniels
W. N. Holder
Comanche
W. D. Renfro
Val Preston
Will Smith
San Saba
Citizens Renew Pledges in West Texas C of C
L B Campbell field representative of the West Texas Chamber of Commerce was in Comanche Monday to renew the Comanche citizens membership. The ten pledges quota was promptly met as Comanche’s contribution to maintaining the institution. Campbell praised Comanche and the county’s wide use in West Texas to promote diversification.
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L. B. Campbell
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Comanche
Tha
Campbell
Comanche County
West Texas
Pecan Belt Highway Meeting Draws Local Interest
A meeting of those interested in the Pecan Belt Highway was held Friday with delegates from Llano Goldthwaite San Saba and Breckenridge. Towns aim to develop the highway north and south to San Antonio with an engaging program and plans to push the project forward.
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de Deligations
Llano
Goldthwaite San Saba
District Court 10 Convenes Next Monday in Cleanup Week
The spring term of District Court opens next Monday per District Clerk Henry Gore. The Grand Jury will be empanelled and cases set for trial though jury cases won’t be heard during the week. Burglary and theft cases expected despite a light docket. City crews haul rubbish along Main Street and alleys with no yard collection. Mayor J P Eaves urges residents to have trash ready by noon.
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J. P. Eaves
Henry Gore
Criminal Court
Marriages Reported in Local Vital Statistics
The notice lists several marriages including Oscar Hunton and Miss Jewell Clement, Miss Pearl Hasley, Alva Ward and Mise Mary Virginia St Rirthe, D. E. Lin and partner, R. W. Duke of De Leon with a son, T. R. Grisham, and J. T. Knap both with newborn sons, among others.
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Oscar Hunton
Jewell Clement
M. Winsner
Pearl Hasley
Nelms
Alva Ward
Price
Mary Virriria
R. E.kins
Ire. Bey
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Wallace Reid
Mae Murray i
Valencia
Buster Keaton
Battling Butler
Green Archer
Bob Custer
Logal
Ganqpet
C. E. Straley
Lumbermens
West Texas C. OF C
Pecan
District Court
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