Brief History Ii Comanche County Narrative
Comanche Chief 1925 series opener recalls early Comanche life. Beeman recounts 1873 raids by Indians on Comanche, stagecoach robberies, Mercer Creek outlaws, and local figures like John Hamilton and Joe Hammers. Anecdotes include Snakey the seer and Ben Valeni misdeeds, with community reactions and a later Galveston Valeni clue.
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G. A. Beeman
Comanche
Beeman
Texas
Les Creek
Ben Valeni
Taylor
Ben
Valeni
Johnson
Proctor
Snaxey
Yeats
Comanche County
Snakey
Copperas Creek
Taxicab Ordinance Amendment Sets City Fares in Comanche
The Comanche Texas City Council amended Ordinance XV to add section 7A establishing taxi fares within city limits. Fares are 35 cents per passenger from 10 PM to 5 AM and 50 cents per passenger other hours, all cash, non transferable permits, and penalties up to 100 dollars for violations.
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Comanche
Texas
City
Reliable Party Wanted to Service TV Tube Route
A classified notice seeks a reliable party to service a do it yourself testing units route for RCA and Sylvania television and audio tubes. Potential earnings up to 526 dollars monthly. Company provides machines and locations, investment needed from 1497 to 2994 dollars for inventory. Requires up to 12 spare hours weekly, two references, and transportation. Write to S. O. Box 662 Utinels for personal interview details.
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R.C.A
Sylvania
Fust
Rites Held Here For Alex Noble
Funeral services for Alexander Hamilton Noble 87 of Comanche were held at the Comanche Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Henry Chambers officiating. Burial was in Oakwood Cemetery. Noble died Monday at 6 55 p.m. after a lengthy illness. He was born January 10 1873 in Arkansas and moved to Comanche at age 19. He farmed near Cotton Grove until retirement. He married Lee Adser December 11 1898, who preceded him in death August 1959. He was a Baptist Church member.
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Alexander Hamilton
Alex) Noble
Comanche
Comanche Funeral Home
Henry Chambers
First Baptist Church
Oakwood Cemetery
Noble
Arkansas
Manche
Mr. Noble
Old Cotton Grove
Lee Adser
The
Baptist Church
Obituary mentions Noble siblings in Oklahoma
The deceased is survived by two brothers Henry Noble of Shawnee and Oscar Noble of Oklahoma City, and by two sisters Mrs. Madene Butrum of Meeker and Mrs. Flossie Olithorpe of Shawnee.
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Henry Noble
Shawnee
Oklahoma
Oscar Noble
Oklahoma City
Madene Butrum
Meeker, Oklahoma
Flossie Olithorpe
Shawnee, Okla
Stovalls Return From Vacation Visit Odessa Arlington Friends
Mr and Mrs GC D Stovall have returned from a vacation they spent visiting friends and relatives in Odessa and Arlington on New Year’s Day. They stayed with Mr and Mrs T J Oliver and family Mrs and Mr Tommy Smith and Lena Merritt in Odessa and visited A L Massingill and family in Arlington.
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GC. D. Stovall
T. J. Oliver
Tommy Smith
Lena Merritt
Odessa
Autre. A. L. Massingill
Arlington
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Comanche Publishing Company
D. K. Doyle
Jack Wright
Bud Clark
Concho River
Concho County
South
Fort Worth
Waco
John Hamilton
Joe Hammers
Hamilton
Hammers
Mercer Creek
John Hardin
Hardin
Mercer Creek Gang
North Texas
Life Insurand
Mercer
K Outlaws
Tland
Copperas
St. Peter
St. Paul
Bill Taylor
Carkey
Darkey
Fen Valens
Galveston
Fay Willoughby
Memorial Hospital
Mims
Porter Franks
Grady Swindle
Dublin
Stephenville
Port Lavaca
Dan Massingill
Dick Massingill
Iere
Philadelphia
Dave Ruesink
Charles Anthony
Pennsylvania
Dallas
Prez Todd
Jerry
S&h
J. C. Biggs
Conanche
J. H. Hall
Rath Loudermilk
Rath’s Cedar
Swift
Wisconsin
Red Horn
Ree
Ian
del Monte
Kimbell
Aem
Pant Billing
Shem Gate
Eer
Elie IY
Rebeth
Nestle
Ani Eles
Ife
Alex Noble
Kietuen
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