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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1921
Page
18
Local growers in Florida anticipate fresh produce entering markets soon after harvest. Farmers hope regional buyers will market produce efficiently and connect with consumers through nearby stalls and tables.
A Comanche feature recounts railroad progress from stagecoach days to modern Frisco service. It notes cattle and cotton shipments, rising poultry and eggs carloads, and the wider range of goods, stressing community development, roads, churches, schools, and hospitals financed by the Frisco.
Comanche has shipped livestock at about 200 cars per year over the past decade. In 1923 eight cars of live poultry and fifteen cars of eggs were sent, each car valued at or above a cattle train load price. The town also ships oats peanuts maize corn barley cottonseed pecans fruits berries butter and cream.
Comanche’s past fame for pretty women is recalled with names like Sue Campbell and Kate Campbell. The piece lauds long-ago beauties, their descendants, and a bygone dance scene, noting how many of the old families’ women remain noted for looks.
Gregory, Austin Statesman sports writer, quotes UT Texas sprinter Jim Reese of Comanche as the top southern contender for the Olympic team. Coach Clyde Littlefield says Reese could earn a spot with improved sprint speed and straightaway drive, ahead of rivals like Mississippi Aggies Cochran and Baylor Bear Mule Frazier.
Charlie Cuthbertson urges extensive blackberry planting on idle land around Comanche. He argues it will profit landholders by improving soil and producing fine berries. He says growing more berries won’t overstock the market and will ease shipping and raise prices. A daily car load could find a market out of Comanche.
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