Panhandle Travel Notes Elevate Texas Heritage
The writer reviews Amarillo and Canyon City highlighting West Texas State Teachers College and its Panhandle Plains Museum, Palo Duro Canyon, and Goodnight cattle lore. It notes Goodnight’s historic ranch, local family visits, and the appeal of Texas scenery, crops, and enduring frontier spirit in Comanche County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canyon City
West Texas State Teachers College
Texas’ Better
The
Panhandle- Plains Historical Society
Texas
Panhandle
Palo Duro Canyon
Little Grand Canyon
Col. Goodnight
Palo Duro Country
Comanche Fire Destroys Four Buildings on Square
Fire in Comanche Wednesday afternoon wiped out four east square buildings, estimated loss fifty thousand dollars. Losses included Knight of Pythias Lodge ten thousand, E W Harris opera house two buildings fourteen thousand, and others with varying insured amounts. Also notes births, church revival, embroidery club, and local appointments and deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche
Knight of Pythias Lodge
J. J. Alexander Grocery
E. W. Harris
N. R. Lindsey
W. M. Carroll
Jud McCarty
U. S. Express
Comanche Telephone Exchange
Hoff and Harris
H. Hk. Durham
Indian Creek
D. A. McGuire
Ola Belle Atkins
Marguerite Jones
Mary Blue
Lucile Holden
Hortense Cox
Juanita Dean
Rena Butler
Bill Hicks
Pomp Carnes
Nissley Creamery
Fort Worth
G. C. Harkins
Gustine
Arman Wetzel
Jack Roach
Bastrop
Ellen Moore
Temple
John A. Reese
Newbury
Mattie Bumpus
M. W. Skinner
Wilson Fielder
Kate Turner
Dallas
Burks-Simmons Company
B. F. Alsup
Duncan
J. B. Carter
Comanche County
Pecan River
Goldthwaite
J. R. Slack
Mills County
Pearl Scott
Colorado
Slack
Do It Now Aims For Quick Action In Various Matters
An unsigned verse urges immediate action in love health and friendship with lines on marriage debt and helping a friend. It riffs on using a telephone to summon aid and asks if the idea is correct. A closing Gem of Thought advises constant friendship maintenance and a metaphorical window to life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonham
Ans
Eason
Heaven
Hell
Burkburnett Lad Praises Local Chief Newspaper
A letter to The Comanche Chief from Mrs. John Allison, Burkburnett, Texas, dated August 18, 1941, expresses lifelong readership and appreciation for the paper. The note notes Texas holds about a quarter of the nation's oil and gas pipeline mileage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burkburnett
Texas
J. C. Wilkerson
Comanche
The
United States
Walter Jack Thomas Reports Arrival in Iceland
Walter Jack Thomas of Comanche a United States Navy member in the expeditionary force writes from Iceland describing green mountains friendly locals and difficulty buying goods as American dollars exchange at six dollars forty seven cents. He recounts sailing routes via Panama and Newfoundland and notes the letter was passed by four naval censors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Jack Thomas
Comanche
United States Navy
Iceland
Walter Jack
Panama
Canal
Corpus Christ
New Orleans
Charleston
South Carolina
New York
Boston
Newfoundland
Comanche Couples Visit in Mexico
County Superintendent and Mrs. Dale Howard and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Ray Evans returned Sunday from a week in Mexico visiting Mata Moros and fishing along the coast at Aransas and Corpus Christi with a reported good bite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Howard
Earl Ray Evans
Mexico
Matamoros
Aransas
Corpus Christi
Texas Wildcat Wells Yield Poor Results
Eight of nine wildcat oil and gas tests drilled by Texas oil men last year were nonproductive, failing to show oil or gas. The report notes the high-risk exploration results amid early drilling activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
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Acete Counties
Texas Press
Amarillo
Cross Timbers
el Paso
Wichita
Canyon
Mr. Willingham
Goodnight Ranch
Eve
Claren
Charles Goodnight
Goodnight
Zoological Parks
Mattie Hedgecake
Tower of
Clarendon
Southwest
Boll Weevil
Grand Canyon
Rough Canyon
Waco Times-Herald
Defense
Glen Rose
Karl Shock
Burkburnett Lad
Yours Truly, Mrs. John "A. Allison
Love
Jack
Naval Censor
Higginbothams
Are
Bonnie Bright
Kidit Po
Bonnie
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