Noted Lamkin Indian fighter Charles W Ewell dies at 95
Charles Wesley Ewell, veteran Lamkin area pioneer and Texas Ranger, died February 10 at Lamkin aged about 95. He moved to Comanche County in 1856 with his family, joined the Texas Rangers in 1864, and lived as a prominent stock farmer and neighbor to many early settlers. He survived 1869 Comanche raids and left seven children, four grandchildren, and a circle of influential ties to local history.
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Charles Wesley Ewell
Hamilton County
Ens
Lamkin
J.S. Ewell
Mr. Ewell
Lemkin
Comanche County
Tom
Ewell
Florence Neel
J. S. Ewell
Frank Ewell
Minnie Lovejoy
McAllen
Fannie Burroughs
San Antonio
Bessie Henderson
Houston
Charley
Gentrys Mill
Raymond
Jim Ferguson
Turkey Foot Crossing
Leon River
Wrestley's Creek
Local notes of marriages deaths and moves from Comanche area
J C Henderson and Miss Emily Wilcoxson wed February 15 with Rev F T Charlton officiating at the bride’s mother home. Decia Irene Gafford died January 6 aged five months. Jessie M Wilson died at his Gustine home after illness. Isola Cathey went to Denton to enter Industrial College with sister Mrs M K Witt. H Burks returned from St Louis and Chicago to buy goods. Ruth Waldrop attended bankers district convention at Fort Worth for F&M Bank. Frank Gray and Mabel Anthony married at Baptist parsonage by Rev George W Shaefer. R F Holloway returned from Austin after conference securing a department of agriculture for Comanche High. D F Ledman of A M College Denver elected head of new department. George Rollins of Sidney enlisted in the army in San Antonio. Hasse Headlight praised by editor T L Allison. Comanche merchants urged to support. Draughon Business College now operating in Comanche. write box 448 for information. H A Carmichael, a business visitor in Lamkin this week.
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J. C. Henderson
Emily Wilcoxson
F. T. Charlton
I. N. Wilcoxson
Decia Irene
Dave Gafford
Jessie M. Wilson
Gustine
Isola Cathey
Denton
Industrial College
M. K. Witt
H. Burks
St. Louis
Chicago
Ruth Waldrop
Fort Worth
F&m Bank
Frank Gray
Mabel Anthony
Baptist Parsonage
George W. Shaefer
R. F. Holloway
Austin
F. M. Brasley
Department of Agriculture
Comanche High
D. F. Ledman
A&m College
Denver
George Rollins
Sidney
San Antonio
Hasse
T. L. Allison
Draughon Business College
Comanche
H. A. Carmichael
Lamkin
Value of Spraying Fruit Trees Pointed Out By FFA Youth
FFA youth highlight year round spraying to boost fruit quality in home orchards. Knapsack sprayers suffice for small trees, but 6 to 10 foot trees require barrel or power sprayers to fully cover foliage and prevent San Jose Scale. Oil Emulsion is advised where scale is present, mixed per label. After blossoms fall, spray to curb curculio and Brown Rot in peaches and plums using a sulfur zinc lime arsenate mix, then mid season apply sulfur or sulfur dust for ripening varieties about 30 days before harvest.
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San Jose
Defense Course Open to Public at Tarleton College
John Tarleton Agricultural College in Stephenville announces a new defense program night school running Monday to Friday from 7 to 10 pm. The no charge course is led by John Crowell and open to any interested person. contact the college shops on the north side or at the campus in the afternoons and evenings.
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Tarleton College
John Tarleton Agricultural College
Stephenville
New Defense
John Crowell
John Tarleton College
Last Indian Raid in Comanche County Recalled
The passage recounts a family struck by the raid with losses totaling thousands of dollars and no clothing afterward yet expresses gratitude for divine protection. It notes this raid as the final one in the county before immigration reshaped the area and Indians were driven back.
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Dians
Comanche County
Autobiography of Rev Featherston Ninetieth Birthday Pioneer Preacher
Rev E B Featherston 90 year old Aspermont pioneer and long time Texas minister and county judge has authored A Pioneer Speaks. The book recalls frontier life in Stonewall County and the wire cutters episode near Comanche. Featherston remains active at several churches and serves as Stonewall County judge, planning to celebrate his ninety first birthday March 17. His family, descendants and Hardin Simmons ties highlight a life spanning 1852 to present with 18 relatives connected to the university.
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E. B. Featherston
Aspermont
Texas
Comanche
Cecil Baugh and Company
Dallas
Vera Featherston Back
McLean
June Woods
Solon R. Featherston
Wichita Falls
Featherston
Corinth Baptist Church
Anson
Guthrie
Shinery Lake Baptist
Stonewall County
Wichita Falls Country Club
Carl C. Rister
University of Oklahoma
The
Southwest
Dr. Rister
Bucksnort
Miss
Redlands
Edward Baxter Featherston
Rusk County
Charles Henry Featherston
Bettie Moxley
Featherstons
W. S
Swenson
Charles Henry
Solon R
E. R. Ashburn
Abilene
Minnie Roberts
Mary L. Gardner
Lubbock
Back
Hardin-Simmons University
Solon
Hardin-Simmons
Moxley Featherston
U. E
Amarillo
Untitled Texas Pioneer Reflects on State’s Growth
The speaker notes observing Texas growth from four vantage points since 1891, in Rusk and Hunt counties near Lone Oak, Comanche County near Blanket, and Stonewall County. He describes roles as farmer, preacher, teacher and surveyor and shares optimism about the state and the book’s philosophy.
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Texas
Rusk
Hunt County
Lone Oak
Comanche County
Blanket
Stonewall County
Blanket Youth Ends Primary Air Training Cadet Training at Moffett Field
Jake E. McCulley formerly of Blanket is among 146 young men finishing primary flight training and reporting to Moffett Field California for basic training at the West Coast Air Corps Training Center. He attended Daniel Baker College Brownwood and Blanket High School. His parents are Mr and Mrs T M McCulley of Blanket.
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Jake E. McCulley
Blanket
Moffett Field
California
West Coast Air Corps Training Center
Brownwood Bulletin
Daniel Baker College
Brownwood
Blanket High School
T. M. McCulley
Hamilton County News Sold to Fort Worth Publisher
The Hamilton County News was sold this week by Sullivan and Miller to Wilkerson of Fort Worth. John Sullivan, a Hamilton High School alumnus and former principal, helped complete the sale.
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Hamilton County News
Sullivan and Miller
Wilkerson
Fort Worth
John Sullivan
Comanche
Hamilton High School
A Paris Letter and Prison Aristocracy Excerpt
A 1777 Paris note praises Benjamin Franklin’s letter writing while contrasting prison aristocracy among inmates with gunmen and thieves. The piece describes strangers vouching for unknown individuals and ranks criminals from gunmen to purse snatchers, ending with a line about butter paper at Chief Office.
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Benjamin Franklin
Paris
America
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Star-Telegram
Wresley’s Creek
Edmondson’s Beauty Parlor
Margaret CunnIngham
Reese - Palmer
FFA
Layne Loudermilk
Comanche Ffa Chapter
E. B Featherston
Comanche Baptist Church
Aspermont Star
Ft. Worth
Piggly Wiggly
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