Marker Placed on Hanging Tree Stump for Comanche Tragedy
A historical marker has been set on the tree stump where Joe Hardin and his cousins were hanged in 1874 near Comanche after Deputy Webb’s death. The Burks museum displays the stump. writers recount the brothers Wes and Joe Hardin, their fates, and local lore surrounding the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Dixon
Joe Hardin
Wesley Hardin
Burks
Joe
Tom
Bud Dixon
Comanche
Charles Webb
John Wesley Hardin
Courthouse Square
Wesley
Dixon
Lake Banes Road
James Gipson Hardin
Comanche Oakwood Cemetery
Wes
Round Rock
Austin
Mt. Calm
Rhondo
Shiloa
Webb
Hardin Boys
Wes Hardin
Wise Idea to Anticipate Peanut Fertilization Needs
County Agent Floyd Key urges farmers to prevent peanut yield losses by proactive fertilization. Regular soil testing shows fertilizer effectiveness and prevents hidden hunger before symptoms appear. Assistance and information are available from Key's office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Key
Key
Forcing Bloom: Tips to Make House Plants Flower Early
Ann Stratton explains how to force winter blooms indoors using quince forsythia pussy willow and Thunberg spirea along with peach apple pear plum and cherry. Select buds heavy stems remove bark pound base soak in warm water then vase with preservative sunlight 65 to 75 degrees and frequent water changes. Expect blossoms in two to three weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Stratton
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Weekend Visits Across Texas Families
Mr and Mrs Weldon Lacy of Garland visited his father J B Lacy in Comanche over the weekend. Mr and Mrs Brooks Smith Mark and Russell of Cleburne visited her parents Mr and Mrs Marshall Meyers over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weldon Lacy
Garland
J. B. Lacy
Comanche
Brooks Smith
Mark and
Russell of
Cleburne
Marshall Meyers
Ross Buys Top Ayrshire Bull in New Purchase
C. C. Ross of Sidney Route 1 has purchased a registered Ayrshire bull from Claud Godfrey of Blanket. The deal was recorded by the Ayrshire Breeders Assn in Brandon Vermont which maintains U S purebred Ayrshire dairy cattle records since 1875. Ayrshires are favored for thriftiness and high milk yield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Ross
Sidney
Claud Godfrey
The
Ayrshire Breeders’ Assn
Brandon
Vermont
United States
Soil Fumigation and Rotation Improve Peanut Profits
Tex as A M experiments show rotation with grain sorghum and fumigation raise gross value per acre of Spanish peanuts. Continuous peanuts yielded $30.20 in 1965, fumigated $31.31, sorghum rotation $59.42, and sorghum plus fumigation $78.67.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Key
Comanche County
Texas A&m
Informa
Unclear Commodity Prices Mentioned For Peanuts And Sorghum
Fragmentary OCR item lists various prices and durations for commodities including peanuts and sorghum with references to fumigation and multiple year periods. The text is garbled and lacks coherent context or concrete events.
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Gustine Mercantile S&h
Drug Fast Service
After Hours Co. L. Huet
Gyale Pirkle
Arthur Chevrolet & Olds., Inc
Iums
Norris Insurance
West Central
Comanche, Texas
Ross
Ayrshire
Convertitia
Camaro
E. Grand
Arthur Chevrolet-Olds
Inc
NEW Winegard Colortron
Dub’s TV Service
N. Houston
Riley-Gardner
Hamilton
Texas
J. Isham
James Slide
Vaeredey & Seferday
Comanche Higginbotham
HOPE
G. W. Ware
W.M. W. H. Dudney, Jr
Secy
Central Texas Pest Control
William Lane
N. Cole
James F. Hallmark
E. Central
International Pest Control
Gayle Scifres
Nelson
East Walcott Ave
MR. and
Mrs. Earl Nelson
Bones
William T. Calhou
Flowston St
Dead Animal Service
Neera
Hamilton Rendering Co., Inc
Hamilton, Texas
Ladora’s Beauty Shop
Dudley Bros
Harris Drilling CO
Baling & Sand Pumping
Gould’s Submersible Pumps & Systems
Frank Harris
E. WalcOtt
Billy Harris
W. Oak
Clark Insurance Agency
Austin ST
Bruce
Nellie Mar
Mims Memorial Osteopathic Hospital
Royd. Mims, D.O
South Angstie
W. S. Gribble, D
Dan Mims, D.O
Comanche Funeral Home
Porter B. Franks
Mgr
W. Grand
Comanche Hospital, Inc
Flannery
Blackwood Clinic
Pho
W. D. Blackood
D.O
W. A. Flannery
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