Local Comanche Chief shares community notes and oblique family ties
The Comanche Chief column highlights readers’ greetings and thanks, mentions Roy Felder’s real identity as Asa B. Christopher, and recalls Jim Wilkerson’s career from Breckenridge to Breckinridge Schools. It also recounts heartfelt messages from readers, a long-standing Wesley Bible Class, and local church affiliations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asa B. Christopher
Roy Felder
Beaumont
Huntsville
First Methodist
Roy
Marjorie
Fort Worth
Jim Wilkerson
Breckenridge
Jim
Breckinridge
Knob
Parker
Springtown High School
Arlington State College
Texas A&m
A&m
Breckeridge
Comanche’s Historic Hotels and Cafes Then and Now
The article recalls Comanche Texas as a hub of boarding houses and eateries in the teens and thirties, highlighting the Colonial and Ridgeway hotels, the McKinzie Hotel offering meals for 25 cents, and the Lawrence Steak House. It notes today’s cafes and the town’s claim to a top cafeteria between Lubbock and Houston. It also discusses early communism ideas traced to Captain John Smith and colonial Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche
Ridgeway
McKinzie
George
McKinzies
McKinzie Hotel
Lawrence
Texas
Lubbock
Houston
West Texas
Colonial
Virginia
John Smith
Captain John Smith
Edward Archer
Captain Smith
Texas Pecans and Survival Tales From Early Texas History
The text blends historic survival details with Texas pecan pride. It mentions cannibalism during a grim period after Captain Smith left, then shifts to tax filing reminders and Comanche County pecan production rising in 1965. It adds Texas Governor James Stephen Hogg's quote and notes pecans as a state symbol with growing promotion by local growers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche County
Texas
Indianola
Galveston
San Antonio
California
Texas Pecan Growers Assn
Hamilton Visitors Mr and Mrs Harelik Visited Sunday
Mr and Mrs Louis Harelik visited in Hamilton on Sunday. They were welcomed by local residents and enjoyed a brief social visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Harelik
Hamilton
Gustine FFA Praises Supporters of Local Livestock Show
Gustine FFA expresses gratitude to exhibitors buyers and families around Manche County for the county fair livestock show. The chapter thanks exhibitors who showed animals supported by prize money and buyers who purchased stock while mothers and fathers encouraged students during the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gustine Ffa
Aroun Manche County
Oregon Visit by Wesley Redwine and Guests
Wesley Redwine, once of Comanche, visits Oregon with Mrs. Lonnie Hicy and Mrs. Rob Steward. The group appears during a local social gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orego
Wesley Redwine
Oregon
Weq
Lonnie Hicy
Rob Steward
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Dr. Vils
W. Grand
J. C. Wilkerson
Wilkerson
James Wilkerson
Asoc
Dublin
Gorman
Blanket
Carbon
May
Zephyr
Comenche
Ralph
Nell Hull
Wolfe City
Selma Berry
W. A. Payne
E. Grand
Western Hills
Wesley Bible
The
Baptist Church
Wilson Fielder
CHS
Asia
Proffitt
Ie Southern Baptist Church
Vesta Davis
Larry Nowlin
de Leon Ffa
By de Leon Peanut Company
W.al
Higginbotham’s
Fongret
Smith
John Connally
Frank Hildebrand
Internal Revenue
Ellis Campbell, Jr
Campbell
ALL Botany
Richmond
Higginbotham’s Hardware Dept
Fine Arts
Burton & Goodson
Rts
Astrogard
Panelair
Higg'nbotham
Hamilton Visitors
LA Gene Johnston
Almey
N. Austin
LA Gene
Betty Parker
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