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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1926
Page
5
The Comanche Chief celebrates 53 years serving Comanche and West Texas. The local paper, oldest institution here, chronicled joys, sadness, successes and failures, highlighting its role in community life and future ambitions to continue building Comanche and its people.
A new Creamers Stage bus line runs daily from Eastland via Comanche through several towns to San Antonio, with southbound service leaving Eastland at 5 a.m. and arriving in San Antonio at 4:45 p.m., and northbound service leaving San Antonio at 8 a.m. and reaching Eastland at 7:40 p.m. The route boosts travel connections and traffic through the city.
Comanche County melon growers describe a busy three weeks with daily truck shipments averaging ten, moving about a thousand melons per day to town. Prices ranged ten to twenty cents per melon on the vine, yielding profits for many despite grim talk, as scarce melons and skilled cultivation bolster earnings. A note adds a fresh catch of Spanish mackerel from Aransas Pass at 30¢ per pound docking price. Barry Brothers Ice Plant available by phone.
The item notes Comanche town and its county gaining extensive press coverage from Fort Worth papers and regional dailies. It highlights multiple papers including World Star Telegram Times Herald and Brownwood Bulletin dedicating columns, editorials, and features to Comanche and its businesses, agriculture, and officials.
Day Cage and S. W. Phillips were in Comanche on Wednesday, according to the report from Stephenville.
Carbin paper and typewriter supplies are available at the Chief office. The note lists basic office materials for departmental use and mentions replenishment needs.
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