Thurber Texas Once Thriving Coal Town and Strike
Thurber Texas a 100 foot high town built by Texas Pacific Coal with 2600 workers, a lake, hotel, opera house, churches, stores and a band. The “king” W K Gordon ran the town. The strike over pay cuts drew in Gene Debs and Joan L Lewis. Ranger oil discovery shifted fuel to oil and doomed Thurber.
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Wid
Texas
U.S
Texas Pacific Coal
Thurber
W. K. Gordon
Texas and Pacific Railway
International
Great Northern
Ranger
Gene Debs
Socialist For
Joan L. Lewis
Texas Pacific Coal and Oil Company Moves Fort Worth
The company shifted its offices to Fort Worth and sold houses to farmers and ranchers who relocated, causing the town to dwindle and die as population and activity faded.
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Ally the Company
The
Texas Pacific Coal and Oil Company
Fort Worth
Towns argue over daylight time and fate of clocks
A Midwest furor over year round fast time headlines Rochester Indiana where the Fulton County courthouse clock stays on Central Standard Time while surrounding town clocks run on fast time. The piece also urges personal salvation with biblical quotes and a call to accept Christ now for eternal life.
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Midwest
Chicago Tribune
Rochester
Indiana
Fulton County
Man
United States
Jesus Christ
Victus Relatives Visit During Christmas Holiday
Charlie Walker of Sidney and his Scotch bride returned from overseas duty and visited friends here over Christmas. The Whittons of Cross Plains, superintendent of the Cross Plains public schools, also visited.
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Charlie Walker
Sidney
Paul Whitton
Cross Plains
Whitton
Christmas church attendance and New Year plan at Indian Creek
Light attendance at Indian Creek church last Sunday due to Christmas dinners. A special effort is planned for the New Year to achieve a larger crowd. Sunday School will be held at 10 15. Several families and many out of county visitors joined Christmas gatherings, with relatives visiting from Dallas Comanche Board Church and Kansas among others.
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Gail York
Dallas
Brady York
Stewar Ray
Granville Houck
California
Cecil Houck
Earl Ripley
Comanche
Olan Hicks
Board Church
Harvey Hicks
Charlie Gregory
Vicky
Kansas
Chester Carter
Ila Day
Mattie Langley
Hackie Langley
Home for Holidays Brings Willis Family Together
Mary Lynn Willis visiting her parents Mr and Mrs George Willis during the holidays while Robert Willis a Texas Tech freshman also returns home for the season.
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Mary Lynn Willis
Dallas
George Willis
Robert Willis
Texas Tech
Kirkland Family Visited Here for Christmas
Mr and Mrs Troy Kirkland of Fort Worth spent the Christmas holidays here with his parents Mr and Mrs Frank Kirkland.
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Troy Kirkland
Fort Worth
Mrs
Frank Kirkland
Wilhelm Returns Home Reopens Tax Service Office
Ben Wilhelm returns from Plains after months away and, with Charles Carter, reopens the income tax service office to serve local clients.
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Ben Wilhelm
Plains
Charles Carter
Cleburne Residents Visit Here During Holidays
Here From Cleburne Mrs. Gladys Miller and Mrs. W. T. Erwin of Cleburne visited Mr. and Mrs. Fred Edmondson here during the holidays.
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Cleburne
Gladys Miller
W. T. Erwin
Fred Edmondson
Comanche Visitors From Deming Stop Over During Holidays
Mr. and Mrs. Tim Daughtery and their son of Deming, New Mexico, visited during the holidays, stopping to see local friends and enjoy seasonal events.
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Tim Daughtery
Deming
New Mexico
Comanche Students Home From East Texas Teachers College
Three Comanche youths Bill Dudley Jim Jones and Robert Lee attend East Texas State Teachers College at Commerce and return home for Christmas vacation with plans to reunite with family and friends during the holiday period.
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ETSTC
Bill Dudley
Jim Jones
Robert Lee
Comanche
East Texas State Teachers College
Commerce
Homecoming for Rice Student Jerry Beene in Houston
Jerry Beene a junior at Rice Institute in Houston returns home for the holidays to visit his parents Mr and Mrs Tom Beene.
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Rice
Jerry Beene
Rice Institute
Houston
Tom Beene
Christmas Visits Highlight New Mexico and Houston Trips
From New Mexico Mr and Mrs J S Brewer and children Jamie and James Grady of Clovis NM were back home in Comanche for a Christmas visit with friends. Christmas in Houston Mrs F L Hill spent Christmas in Houston.
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New Mexico
J. S. Brewer
Jamie and
James Grady
Clovis
Comanche
Houston
F. L. Hill
Here For Christmas Visitors From Austin
Rev and Mrs Lloyd McGinnis and their children of Austin East Texas came to Comanche for the Christmas holidays joining local family and friends for holiday cheer and gatherings.
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Lloyd McGinnis
Austin
Christmas Guests at Mrs Parsons Home
Mrs T D Parsons of Sidney entertained guests for Christmas including Mr and Mrs Jim Deenan and son Tommy of Abilene, Mr and Mrs Lamar Hays, Mr and Mrs Darwin Parsons and sons of Waco, and Mr and Mrs Percy Parsons of Comanche.
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T. D. Parsons
Sidney
Jim Deenan Tommy
Abilene
Lamar Hays
Darwin Parsons and Sons
Waco
Percy Parsons
Comanche
Dallas Visitors Mr and Mrs Percy Parsons Visit with Ginger
Mr and Mrs Percy Parsons and their daughter Ginger visited Dallas on Sunday, staying for a family gathering and sightseeing in the city.
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Dallas
Percy Parsons
Ginger
Trujillos Spend Christmas Visiting San Antonio Friends
San Antonio visitors Mr and Mrs Dan Trujillo and their daughters spent Christmas visiting friends and relatives in the city.
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Dan Trujillo
San Antonio
Hill County Visitors Holidaying with Relatives
Mr and Mrs P T Galiga and their children visited relatives in Hill County during the holiday period.
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P. T. Galiga
Hill County
Harbour Families Return Home for Holidays
Mr and Mrs Bob Harbour and children of Snyder and Joe Harbour and family of Snyder were back home for the holidays.
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Bob Harbour
Snyder
Joe Harbour
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Trad
Cid
Esta’s Dining
G. E. Peterson
Moody Bible Institute
Chicago
Victus
Mr. Farmer
Mr. Rancher
East Side Square
Comanche County Telephone Cooperative
Ass'n, Inc
E. Webb
T. W. Moore
Rt. 2
Tom V. Wilson
W. L. Byrd
Blanket
F. B. Carter
Proctor
C. L. Hicks
Newburg
Indian Creek
Gerald Langley
Wilhelm
Chambray
Mile’s
Men’s Army
Haley
Phillip
Vick
S.S.S. Tonic
Dean
Coats & Jackets
N.R
Baxter
Gladiola
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