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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1939
Page
2
The article notes Theco Comanche County publication with a one dollar annual price in Comanche and neighboring counties and a one dollar fifty cent rate elsewhere. It lists the subscription fee structure for local and distant readers.
Comanche welcomed substantial progress in 1939 including about thirty new houses and the courthouse’s demolition. New businesses opened such as Piggly Wiggly under W H Thate, Howard Kilpatrick’s variety store, J I Starr’s re opened shop, Walter Durham’s berry cannery, and Shorty Gore’s cafe return. The year also saw REA electricity reach nearly 1000 rural homes and preparations for 1940 political races and road improvements.
Personal mentions note Miss Alice Ballou of Hamilton spending Christmas in Comanche with her sister Mrs. Tom Helmsley. Mr and Mrs Hershell Horton and daughter along with Mr and Mrs Cecil Horton visited Coleman relatives.
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