Cowboys Trail to Caldwell Kansas in 1888
Comanche County cowboys led by Lee Campbell recount a 1888 cattle drive from Comanche in Indian Territory to Caldwell Kansas. The party with four young men started with 2500 head of cattle and 50 horses, crossing Red River amid rains and encounters with Native Americans, detailing wagon trains, saloons, and rough frontier life.
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Comanche County
Lee Campbell
Sweer
Hunter
Comanche
Indian Territory
Mr. Campbell
Aaron Little
Wylie Conway
Henry Tate
John Springer
Nate
Campbell
Teaven
Ava
Bill Holmley
Washita River
Caldwell
Kansas
Holmsley Ranch
Somanche
Holmsley
Red River
Texas
Lidstream
Mr. Campell
Aimal
Ampbell
Ashita
Oil Lease Effort in Comanche County Is Abandoned
Dr. Robert T. Hill of Dallas writes that efforts to secure a large lease west of the Leon River between Hasse and DeLeon for an oil test have failed. A small local minority blocked the center of the block, preventing drilling, despite community support and initial leasing progress.
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Hasse
Idbr
Robert T. Hill
Dallas
Dr. Hill
Texas
Comanche County
Leon River
DeLeon
West Texas
W. W. Sands
Comanche Dealer Praises New Chevrolet Model
Hart Shoemaker of Comanche Motor Company praised the 1983 Chevrolet after a Dallas dealers meeting. He said over one hundred improvements include new lines for grace and beauty and features rivaling higher priced autos. The car, to be on the market December 7, offers more power ventilation and improved fuel economy.
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Hart Shoemaker
Comanche Motor Company
Chevrolet
Dallas
Shoemaker
Tax Payments Show Increase in November Comanche County
Comanche County tax receipts rose in November to 17 581 15 from 16 659 09 year earlier per Tax Collector Mrs B W Speed The year to date total lags behind last year due to late start of collection Oct 20 and revised road bond tax bill Feb 30 poll tax receipts under 100 of 7000 assessments with many seniors exempt Old oil and railroad firms favor split payment plan with June 30 final due date.
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Comanche County
B. W. Speed
Speed
Homer Palmer
District Court Docket Wraps Up In Final Week
In the last week of the criminal docket Judge Eidson returned to dispose of civil cases. The State v Ben Millican ended hung jury on illegal possession of intoxicating liquor. Lee Bryant was convicted of driving while intoxicated and fined 25 dollars plus costs. Several cases were continued or dismissed including Fuell Magness auto theft and A K Polis swindling. Civil rulings included divorces granted or continued and judgments for plaintiffs on note suits.
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Eidson
Ben Millican
Fuell Magness
A. K. Polis
Lee Bryant
Ole Echols
Trueman Jenkins
Ferguson road injunction fight may halt $4 million work
The Texas Ferguson road case lingers after the injunction was dissolved by the Court of Civil Appeals and Ferguson appeals to the Supreme Court. The State Highway Commission debates power to proceed while the suit stirs Comanche County impact. If injunction is sustained 70 workers and 50 teams on the DeLeon Comanche highway could be laid off, and further contracts on several state roads might be canceled.
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Ferguson Road
Court of Civil Appeals
Ferguson
Supreme Court
State Highway Commission
Austin
Qovcie Speer
Highway Commission
Comanche County
DeLeon-Comanche
Comanche-Gustine-Hamilton
Typewriter for sale portable Underwood in good condition
Late model Underwood portable typewriter for sale in good condition. Suitable as a Christmas present for student or home use and also usable in an office. Cash sale at a cheap price. Inquire at Chief Office.
DeLeon Bears Bi District Champs Reach Regional Showdown
DeLeon defeats Albany 13 0 to claim bi district honors and advance to face Wink for the regional crown. Sneed passes to Funderburg for a TD and connects on a long ball to Irvin, with DeLeon dominating through the air and strong defense. Wink edges Snyder 7 6 in a separate score.
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DeLeon Bearcats
Albany Lions
DeLeon
Ha .Ow
Wink
W. S. Sneed
Albany
Comanche
Stanton
Comanche County
Gearcats
Snyder
Wink Wildcats
Ice Johnson
Red Moore
Snyder Tigers
Wildcats
Prison Break At Comanche Jail Involving Two Inmates
Two prisoners escaped from the Comanche jail Friday night after sawing through bars in the steel cage and lowering themselves to the ground with a bed covering. Wallace Eakin, 20, of Goldthwaite and Donald Brooks, 24, of Comanche, were serving sentences for burglary theft and forgery respectively and had received their terms during the current court session. Both remain at large.
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Comanche
Wallace Eakin
Goldthwaite
Llano
Donald Brooks
The Sleeping Princess chosen by Junior Leagues for winter play
Mrs. A B Haworth of Comanche announced that her play The Sleeping Princess was accepted as the major winter production by the Association of the Junior Leagues of America Children’s Theatre Bureau with headquarters at the Waldorf Astoria New York City. The play will be staged in every city with a branch including Fort Worth Dallas and Houston Texas. The notice appears amid a report of the Snyder Tigers holding the Snyder team to seven first downs in a bidistrict game.
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A. B. Haworth
Comanche
Association of the Junior Leagues of America
Children’s Theatre Bureau
Waldorf-Astoria
New York City
America
Fort Worth
Dallas
Houston
Texas
Central Benevolent Association Sees Dramatic Growth
Brownwood’s Central Benevolent Association reports a jump from 190 members in February to over 10 000 today. H L Cravens leads the mutual insurance group with W H Carpenter as secretary. chartered in 1908, it operates from Brownwood with 14 branch agencies.
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Central Benevolent Association
H. L. Cravens
Brownwood
Citizens National Bank
Cravens
Brown County
W. H. Carpenter
Brownwood Bulletin
Evening High School Program Promises Two Plays
Attend the West Ward P T A event this evening in the High School auditorium at 7 50 P M. December 9 with ten cent admission for all. The program presents two plays and a fine musical showcase.
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West Ward P. T. A
Special-140 sheets yellow type writer paper price
Chief Office lists Special-140 sheets yellow typewriter paper at 10 cents.
Cotton Receipts Exceed Last Year at Comanche Yard
Receivers at the Comanche Cotton Yard reported a new weekly high as 2958 bales were weighed by Tuesday morning, surpassing the 2882 bales on the same date last season. The yard weighed 30 bales on Monday as part of the tally.
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Comanche
Snodah 100 Sheets White Typewriter Paper
An old classified line advertises Snodah brand typewriter paper, noting a pack of 100 sheets priced at 10 cents with a brief chief office attribution. The snippet reflects a simple office supply sale listing from a historic newspaper page.
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Logal Cowboys
Pew Amu
Albert T, Reid
Criminal Court 13
W. H. Williams
J. D. Gardner
Flora Neal
Robert Neal
Cc. C
G. M. Weed
Oscar
EF. M. Harris
the Security State Bank
F. B. Whitlock
F. K. Stamey
James V. Allred
Commission
DE Leon
Grampion
Tigers
Pickering
Wildcat
Howell
Meclinton
Star Telegram
Ritz Theatre
Tra McCoy
Joan Crawford
Robert Montgomery
Letty Lynton
Thur
Ann Harding
Lawrence Olivier
Zaey Pitts
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