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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1939
Page
1
Comanche County Attorney D P Parker opened a drive against lottery punch boards and slot machines. He warned penalties of 100 to 1000 dollars for violations and ordered destruction of punch boards and related devices or face seizure and prosecution.
Comanche County Old Settlers and Ex Soldiers Reunion at Lake Eanes Park expects five thousand attendees with Aaron Little Jim Nabers Henry Tate and W R Shoemake among survivors. The event recalls Sheriff Jim Cunninghams 1884 deputy effort against fence cutters and features music singing and a noon basket lunch.
Fort Worth youth Tiffin Reed spoke on the courthouse square Saturday in support of the Townsend Pension Plan. He praised Congressman Clyde S Garrett and urged defeating Congressman South of Coleman who opposed the bill. Reed, a Paschal High School graduate, intends to enter the University of Chicago this fall and is funding his tour with public collections totaling six dollars.
The Comanche County page notes the 1919 reunion of old soldiers and veterans including Confederates and World War I men. W. D. Jeans is president and committee members are listed, with plans for a large religious association meeting at Sweetwater Church August 30–31 and letters from Rev. Carter inviting members. Ice prices and local oil town prospects are mentioned along with hotel growth thoughts.
Uncle Ship Carnes of Co manche County was a famed deer and turkey hunter in Old Corn era 1857. He devised a hunting method using a dried beef hide and a bell tied to a horse to herd deer within rifle range on the Cowhouse Prairie, often killing a deer per trip.
In 1908 Comanche Public School reported 619 students enrolled, reflecting a growing district and the era's push for expanded public education.
Comanche County Old Settlers Reunion scheduled at Lake Banes on Thursday August 1 with a full day program. Activities include band concerts, speeches by Mayor M Coleman and I S Albin, early county history by J R Eanes, pioneer readings, Old Fiddlers Contest, pioneer dance, readings by descendants, and a basket lunch at noon.
In 1857 Ed Foreman a farmer in Comanche County North Leon River bottom six miles from Corn was ambushed by about 15 Indians while returning on foot after coffee. He was killed and scalped, his body found next day as volunteers traced blood to the thicket.
Dr. Ruth Allen of the University of Texas notes in the Southwest Historical Quarterly that granite cutters halted construction of the State Capitol in 1885 accusing contractors of hiring scab labor. The strike subsided as contractors brought in workers from Scotland and the Kings of Labor, an AFL forerunner.
The piece recalls Sacred Harp singing conventions in Comanche County Texas dating to 1865 with churches and schools hosting ten day sessions. It notes leaders like Dan Bingham Sr and others, tuition around 1 dollar per head, a concert to close, and youths ages 15 to 20 attending. The article references song traditions without instruments and the use of tuning devices. Continued on last page.
The Highway 67 Association holds its annual meeting in Comanche on August 30 before a State Highway Commission hearing in Austin on August 31. Officers will be elected and a naming committee will report while delegates prepare final plans. President Morcock expressed optimism about improving the Dallas to Presidio route.
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