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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1928
Page
12
The Brownwood Bulletin outlines a two day festival featuring Chuck wagon races boot and spur contests calf roping and bronc riding along with Indian dances and a village display. A modern square dance rounds out the August event with parades arena shows and a carnival. Prizes total about 2000.
A Wichita Falls tale from 1885 recounts Uncle Billy Elli seeking Comanche horse thieves near Brown's Store. His arrow head remained embedded for 30 years until removal in 1915, now displayed by M J Salter with relics from Indian wars, beadwork, pistols, and grinding stones in Bettis and Gibbs window August 25 through Round-Up week.
Absentee voting climbs in Co manche county with 131 ballots cast by Thursday morning. Of issued ballots 79 are ready for dispatch and 52 await return, up 21 from the same point before the first primary when 110 ballots were issued and 68 returned. Mrs Floyd Lane and infant visit Mr and Mrs J F Lane from Harlengen.
George P. Burns and Miss Ona Louise Winn were married at Brownwood on Sunday August 19 according to notices received in Comanche. Burns is coach of Comanche High School and the couple will be at home to friends in Comanche upon their return. Miss Selma Zschieschie is visiting relatives in Illinois.
Mrs tiny Tidmore was buried on a Wednesday in the Stagg Creek cemetery. Survivors include her husband Ted Tidmore two sisters Mrs Eula Teague Beatty and Mrs Eunice Smith Paducah four Evarts sisters Mavis Violet and Mrs Evarts Fort Worth four brothers Perry O Brien Andrew Floyd and Bunn Evarts Paducah and Fort Worth.
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