Early Comanche County Roads and Early Settlers
The article traces the first surveys and routes through Comanche County around 1850 including the Fort Phantom road from Fort Gates to Fort Griffin and Nap. It notes Beef Trail and the Texas and Pacific Railroad route following similar paths, cites old camps near Kizan Spring, and references geologist Dr. Robert T. Hill and explorer accounts. It ends with a lead into the 1853 1854 settlement era mentioning Jesse Mercer and others.
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Cowie County
Fort Gates
Leon River
Atesville
Griffin
Nap
Lampasas
Leoon
Comanchery
Present En
Leon
Coman
Texas and Ifi Railroad
Comanche County
Kizan Spring
Pettit School House
Jesse J. Johnson
Robert T. Hill
Texas
Coronado
Logan's Gap
Two Hour Roping Arena Show Attracts Fans Tonight
The Coman Amateur Ropers Club announces an arena program tonight at 8 30 at the rodeo grounds featuring matched roping steer riding roping greased pig chase cigar race bell calf roping and settlers break away roping with other events. Admission is 10 and 20 cents with plenty of seats available.
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Ted Rodeo Grounds
Coman Amateur Ropers Club
Hoff a Blanket Sale Promises Bargain Layaway Options
Hoffman advertises a unique blanket sale with layaway terms to help customers afford warm blankets during cold weather. The notice promises bargaining prices and highlights the benefit to cashiers and shoppers, with further details in the Hoffman ad in another section of the Chief. Mrs John D Waring Jr and children have returned from a trip to Maryland and were met by her son who had been at academy.
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Hoffa
Loffman
Hoffman
E Chief
John D. Waring, Jr
Maryland
Academy
Two Day Carnival at Lake Banes Opens for Old Settlers Reunion
The Empire Amusement Company of San Antonio brings a two day carnival to Comanche for the Old Settlers Reunion at Lake Banes. The event features four rides including a Ferris wheel and kiddy rides, 15 concessions, and two shows.
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Comanche
Empire Amusement Company of
San Antonio
Lake Banes
Old Settlers
Quartet Singing Here Friday Night
The Comanche County Quartet Singing Convention will be held Friday night at the Methodist Church. Cecil Horton announced the event and said quartets will also perform at Lake Banes during the Old Settlers Reunion.
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Comanche County
Methodist Church
Cecil Horton
Lake Banes
Old Settlers
Santa Anna Boosters Visit Reunion To Promote Rodeo
Santa Anna boosters with a band will visit the Reunion grounds in Comanche today to publicize the Santa Anna Rodeo during Thursday events.
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Santa Anna Boosters
Santa Anna
Comanche
Oscar Callaway to Speak Saturday in Comanche
Former Congressman Oscar Callaway will address residents at Fleming Oak in Comanche at 3 30 this Saturday afternoon. He will discuss general conditions answering what is the trouble with things and what is the remedy in his first public address there since 1938.
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Will
Comanche
Fleming Oak
Callaway
Thousands to Gather at Lake Banes for Old Settlers Reunion
An estimated throng will converge at Lake Banes on Thursday and Friday for Comanche County’s thirty fourth Old Settlers Reunion. Families provide private spreads, free meals not offered, and public seating arranged. Dr. Thomas Taylor speaks about 8:30 p.m. Thursday while W. D. Jenkins leads the program. L. B. Russell misses the event, and attendees bring baskets for dinner on the grounds with free water and available bread and barbecue at low prices.
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Lake Banes
Old Settlers
W. H
Thomas Taylor
Lake Eanes
Comanche County
Texas
Old Pioneers Gather for Aug 9 Stage of Talks and Music
A Comanche event presents a full day of talks and special musical performances. Highlights include Miss Minnie Cunningham's history program with drawings, a band concert at 9:45, an 11:00 address on America’s past present and future by Rev. E A Wilson, a 1:30 p m fiddlers contest with quartets from Comanche Mt Pleasant De Leon Beattie and Fort Worth, and biographical sketches of local families. Interspersed are reports from mortuary and recommendations committees and the election of officers.
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M. Coleman
E. D. Dunlap
Fort Worth
C. C. Klingman
Minnie Cunningham
Ola Cunningham
Carleton
America
E. A. Wilson
Comanche
Mt. Pleasant
de Leon, Beattie, and
Rev
Tiner
Leverett Little
Martin
Cunningham
McGuire
Helmsley
Isham
Durham
St. Clair and family return from ten day vacation
Co. P. St. Clair and grandson Co. G. Whitten came home Wednesday night after a ten day trip in the Big Bend region. They spent much time at the Baptist encampment and revival in the Davis Mountains.
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Co. P. St. Clair
Co. G. Whitten
Big Bend
Big Baptist
Davis Mountains
Dudleys Welcome First Boy George Robert At Clinic
Mr and Mrs Sutton Dudley announce the birth of a son on Sunday August 4 at the Comanche Clinic. The baby weighed eight pounds fourteen ounces and is named George Robert. He is the first boy born at the local clinic.
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Sutton Dudley
Comanche Clinic
George Robert
Local Theatres Offer Fine Programs for Old Settlers Reunion
The Old Settlers Reunion brings cinema to town with showings at the New Majestic and Old Majestic. On Thursday August 8 Alice Faye and Don Ameche appear in Lillian Russell at the New Majestic. Friday features The Girl From God's Country with Chester Morris and Jane Wyatt. Old Majestic screens Millionaires In Prison with Lee Tracy.
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Old Settlers
New Majestic
Alice Faye
Don Ameche
Lillian Russell
God's Country
Chester Morris
Jane Wyatt
Old Majestic
Lee Tracy
Girl From
Gene Autry
Vacationers cut Corpus Christi trip short by storm
Co. L. Huett proprietor of the Service Drug Store and Mrs. Huett with their daughter return from Corpus Christi with a good fish catch and a fine time. Boyce Briscoe owner of the Chief Dry Cleaners and Mrs. Briscoe with children also return and recall the threatening storm that shortened their vacation.
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Co. L. Huett
Service Drug Store
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Comanche Square
Comanche Public Square
Service
Higginbotham
M. Cross
Central
Jesse Mercer
F. Meier
B. J. Holmeley
Josephus
F. H. Neely
Possib
Koffman’s
Oscar Callaway
The
Old Settlers Ass’n
W. D. Jenkins
L. B. Russell
OLD Settlers Reunion
Cora Court House
J. R. Eanes
Sol Hoffman
Cornet
Merlin Jenkins, Jr
Thos. Taylor
Howard Payne College
ST. Clair
Dudleys
Corpus Christi
New Majestic Theatre
Carolina Moon
Spencer Tracy
Richard Greene
Stanley and Livingstone
Bob Hope
Paulette Goddard
Ray Milliand
Patricia Morrison
Old Majestic Theatre
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