Post Office Oldest Institution in Comanche County
The Comanche post office has operated since April 27, 1868, evolving from a private residence cubby hole to a two dozen staff operation with four clerks eight carriers and a postmaster. The piece traces early offices including 1860 at Comanche’s origin and notes money order beginnings in 1878 with rising activity through 1925. It details postmasters, fatalities in early frontier times, and current mail handling figures and revenues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J. Sullivan
Comanche County
Post Office
Gatesville
Washington
Comanche
James H Tankersley
Clayt Carnes
Cora
Sam Bigham
Mr. Bigham
Belton
Mr. Tankersley
Pstmaster
Mackey
Kin McKinzie
George
Greenville
Ala
T. A. Driver
Bob Garner
Judge Yarbrough
DD. A. Campbell
Bob
Birch Taylor
Bernard
Robert Riley
A. L. Kemper
A. L. Hamilton
Hamilton Drug Company
FE. B. Atterberry
J. F. McCarty
George L. Sullivan
el Paso
Wedding of Mollie Lee and Burrell Taylor in Comanche
Mollie Lee and Burrell Taylor wed in Comanche in February at the family home as a candlelight ceremony. She recalls a pioneer trek with one horse and mule, frugal meals, rough camps, and a life with lively stories from early Texas days. She married into a lively community, laughing at hardships and noting Indians were driven from the area in her time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ro W. Scurry
Comanche
Mollie Lee
Harrell Taylor
F. A. Jack
Burrell Taylor
J. A. Lee
Higginbotham’s
McGuire Place
Burrell
Taylor County
H. R. Martin
Buffalo Gap
Comanche Study Club Shapes Local Cultural Life
The Comanche Study Club, formed in 1911 with Mrs. John Chilton as its first president, built a public library totaling about 3,000 volumes in the high school and became a civic force. It supported school departments, furnished rooms and relics, funded reference books, and expanded to 25 regular members with many honorary ones by 1918 while contributing to district education efforts and guiding local cultural activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche
Quiery Club
8. M. Vernon
Clara Beeman
John Chilton
Paris Smith
F. M. Browne
Ninth Century Club
Teachers’ Association
Minnie Canninghans
W. H. Carpenter
J. M. Cochran
W. Dingus
Proud descendants of heroic women in Co manche
A nostalgic tribute praises the women of Co manche for their past courage and the help they provided during hard times. The piece urges modern readers to admire their bravery and strive to emulate their example in daily life and duties.
Dallas Library Removes Ladies Rest Room
Public library in Dallas Texas abolishes the ladies rest room after persistent patrons leave cigarette stubs in waste baskets endangering the collection. The measure follows ongoing safety concerns raised by staff and patrons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Texas
Remarkable Massachusetts Turkey Queen Emerges From Illness
A Concord woman, Margaret Hehaney, turned illness away from medical practice into a thriving turkey-raising business. The report notes her rise as one of the state's sizable producers. Also mentioned is Queen Alexandra of England said to be nearly deaf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Margaret Hehaney
Concord
Queen Mother
Alexandra
England
Also Mentioned on This Page
Todians
Jack
Bill Carnes
Joe Hardin
Nathan Yarbrough
G. R. Hart
R. M. Garner
John Yarbrough
E. A. Weisendanger
New York
J. D. Bonner
St. Louis
Edith Bolling Wilson
Senate
House
Isaac
Mr. Taylor
Tom Helmsley
Comanche Village
TOR Cars
Comanche, Texas
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