New Year Resolve for Comanche in 1925
In the 1925 welcome note the writer urges Comanche to improve water and gas services, roads, and county unity. It praises 1924 gains including Lions Club growth, a strong band, and road-building momentum, and calls for organized civic leadership, broader county cooperation, and persistent effort to realize highways and rail links. Visitors to Mrs. Todd include Rollin Strayhorn and Lizzie Merony. Ewing Chilton and family visit.
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Lmits
Comanche County
Comanche
Lions Club
San Antonio
Llano
Fredericksburg
Great Lakes
Mexico City
Fort Worth
Davis Mountains
Plains Country
Menard
Eagle Pass
Tests for trustees call for qualifying exams for school leaders
A writer in the Tu Rorholastic Leaguer urges examinations for trustees to ensure capable leadership. He argues trustees should be the best qualified in each community, noting many are drafted rather than chosen. The Chief editor reports on Comanche county trustee conferences and praises their citizenship and efforts.
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Comanche County
Tu Rorholastic Leaguer
Interscholastic League of Texas
Fear and government cited in Coolidge message
The text notes fear as public enemy and that President Coolidge’s message to Congress omits child labor and other issues. It references a shadow over Christmas optimism and mentions local families including Tom Hutchison and Artie B Boen who lost Collie dogs in the neighborhood.
FUR HIDES Sell your furs to Norrid and Prater
Local ad invites fur owners to sell hides to Norrid and Prater with a price offer of nineteen to twenty cents per fur. The note promotes immediate engagement through their shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norrid & Prater
Personal Word on Ideals and Rural Democratic Voice
A rural independent weekly editorials on ideals in life and government. The writer says he is not partisan, aims to foster democratic values, and contrasts rural thought with city press influenced by wealth and advertisers. He opposes Nietzschean survivalism and defends Jeffersonian fundamentals in religion and government.
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Nietzsche
Philos
Ord
Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton
Hope the Reinvigorating Tonic
Hope is a guiding force that inspires work and perseverance. It promises that hard effort will prevail and that better days follow storms, offering motivation to many while reminding the idle that progress requires action.
Comanche’s Possible Division Point Status Hinges on Water Supply
The article argues Comanche could become a Frisco railroad division if it can supply soft water, noting current boiling-water limits. It outlines regional consolidations, potential entries into Mexico, and suggests a 200 mile Frisco extension from Menard to Eagle Pass would make Comanche a logical division, boosting local jobs and maintenance work.
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Frisco
Comanche
Missouri Pacific
Laredo
Old Mexico
el Paso
Gulf Coast Line
New Orleans
Brownsville
Eagle Pass
Southern Pacific
Jbe
Who Was Shot and Who Was Not
In this quip from yck's Broadside a duel between Alexander Shott and John Nott leads to confusion over who was shot. Nott is stated as shot while Shott is not, then claims and rumors swirl about who actually fired and who was hit, ending with the question of who was shot.
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Alexander Shott
John
Nott
Shott
Yck
Quips and Quirks From Old Time Newspapers
A collage of humorous exchanges and wry notices from various papers. Snappy lines about courtship, weddings, dry law, and travel mishaps feature characters like Peggy, Cactus Joe, and St Vitus dances. A mix of social quips and light mockery shows playful journalism.
Pecan culture debate on West Texas commercial pecan growth
The Fort Worth Record advocates expanding West Texas pecan farming to commercial scale, noting California climate and soil advantages and high pecan prices in New York. The Waco Times-Herald has pushed the topic, urging timely and thorough discussion without omitting any points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
California
West Texas
New York
Waco Times-Herald
Tom Coravin
Ohio
Comanche Chief Offers Access to Congressional Record
The Comanche Chief keeps on file copies of the Congressional Record for daily proceedings. Readers may visit the Chief office to consult speeches votes and other details beyond newspaper summaries.
Return of a Small-Town Newspaper Column
The writer recalls prior newspaper experience and explains why they are revisiting the Chief. He notes no money in a small town a few years ago and cites personal incentives to stay awake at night to prepare the column. He thanks friends for their sympathy and wishes a kind new year.
Dilemma of the Horn Cartoon Riddle
A brief cartoon caption plays on a farmer asking how to tell a cow’s age by horns. The reply notes the cow is two years old, and the reveal hinges on horn count. The humor rests on a simple arithmetic joke about aging cattle.
Bids Sought for Best 69 Tracklaying Tractor
Comanche County commissioners court invites bids for one Best 69 tracklaying tractor with a January 12 1925 10 am deadline. Right reserved to reject any or all bids per W D Carroll county auditor notice.
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Commissioners Court of
Comanche County
W. D. Carroll
Walker leaving fire insurance firm for West Texas venture
Willis Walker, after eighteen months with G. W. Jessup in the fire insurance business, has severed ties and will move to West Texas to pursue life insurance. Mr. Jessup will manage the agency locally, with Mrs. Jessup assisting in the office.
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Willis Walker
G. W. Jessup
Jessup
West Texas
Boyd Farmers Increase Watermelon Acreage
Rev. J. Boyd, pastor of the First Baptist church, reports in Dallas that Boyd Wise county farmers plan a sharp rise in watermelon planting after strong last year results. Local growers expect about one thousand acres to be devoted to melons this year.
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J. €. Boyd
First Baptist Church
Dallas
Boyd
Wise County
West Texas Club Feeds Highlight A and M College Banquet
The West Texas Club of A M College of Texas hosted a post Christmas banquet noted for its food and social focus. A freshman speaker praised the college and club, while another recalled a joke about three times three equaling nine as a playful measure of the feast. The club connects West Texas with the college, promoting regional interest and returning the best of the agricultural and mechanical college to the West.
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A. & M. College of Texas
West Texas Club
Johnnie
West Texas Club of
West
West Texas
A. & M. College
State At College
Agricultural and Mechanical College
Mules on Fall Terms
Higginbotham Bros. & Co offers horses and mules for sale on fall terms.
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Higginbotham Bros. & Co
National Trio to Perform at Comanche High School
The Lyceum course brings the National Trio to the Comanche High School auditorium Monday evening January 5 for a promising entertainments run this season. An enjoyable program is expected for local audiences.
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Lyceum
Comanche
Reach the Spot with Doan's Pills for Kidney Trouble
Comanche residents testify to relief from back pain and tiredness after using Doan's Pills. Merchants like P Helmecke report long lasting improvements, eight years later expressing absolute faith in the remedy for irregular kidneys. Price 60 cents at all dealers. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY.
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Comanche
Dean
P. Helmecke
Candy and Tobacco Store
Mr. Hielmecke
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Card of Thanks for wife and mother
The family extends sincere thanks for the kindness shown at a difficult time for their wife and mother. F. H. Barry and children express gratitude for support and sympathy.
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Barry
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Davis K. Doyle
Earth
Nations
Rollin Strayhorn
W. P. Hatchett
Lamesa
M. EB. Todd
Lizzie Merony
Ewing Chilton
Mr. Chilton
Mrs
J. &. Chilton
Jane
Dét.angfof
J. R. Kanes
K. D
Boston Transcript
Elizabeth
Katherine
Marguerite
Peggy
Louisville Courier-Journal
Ananias Club
Society Reporter
Cincinnati Enquirer
Crimson Gulch
Cactus Joe
Washington Star
Africa
Pittsburgh Post
United States
Hamilton
Cincinnati Times Star
St. Vitus
Canada
Louisville Courier Journal
Silas Gump
Sinking Springs
Reading Times
Pecan
Waco
Walker
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