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Comanche Chief

Location

Comanche, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 07, 1921

Page

8

Texas Congressmen Represent Eighteen in Washington

The Texas delegation includes eighteen representatives seated in Washington. Each district lists county makeup, 1920 population, and area. names include Black Jacksonville Box Canton Rayburn Snumners Johnson Briggs Galveston Connally Williams Wurzbach Garner Hudspeth Blanton Jones Jones Amarillo and others with their districts and counts.

Texas House of Representatives Washington Fenugene Black Clarksville Bowie Camp Cass Delta Franklin Hopkins Tamar Marion Morris Red River Titus John €. Box Jacksonville Angeline Cherokee Hardin, Harrison Jasper Jefferson Nacogdoches Newton Orange Panola Sabine San Augustine Shelby Tyler Morgan Sanders Canton Gregg Henderson Kaufman, Rusk, Smith, Upshuh van Zandt Wood Sam Rayburn Bonham Collin, Fannin, Grayson, Hunt, Rains Hatton W. Snumners Dallas Ellis Rockwall Luther A. Johnson Corsicana Brazos Freestone Hill, Leon Limestone Madison Milam Navarr Robertson Timm Clay Stone Briggs Galvest Anderson Galveston Houston Liberty Montgomery Park San Guinn Williams Decatur Archer, Taylor, Clay, Cooke Denton Park Montague Throckmorton Wichita Witbarger Wise, Young Harry MecLeary Wurzbach San Antonio Aransas Bee Bexar Blanco Comal Guadalupe Karnes Kendall Nueces San Patricio Wilson John Nanace Garner Uvalde Atascosa Trooks Cameron Dimmit Duval Frio Hidalgo Jim Hogg Jim Wells Kinney Kleberg la Sallae Live Oak Maverick McMullen Medina Starr Webb Willacy Zapata Zavalla Claude B. Hudspeth el Pause Andrews Bandera Trewster Coke Crane, Crockett Culherseen Eetor Edwards Paso Gillespie Glasscock Howard Hudspeth Irion Jeff Davis Kerr Kimble Loving Martin Mason Menard Midland Mitchell Pecos Presidio Reagan Real Kreeves Schleicher Sterling Sutton Terrel Tom Green Upton Val Verde Ward Wingler Thomas Lindsey Blanton Abilene Brown, Burnet Callahan Coleman Comanche Concho Eastland Jones, Lampasas Liane McCunloch Mills Nolan Palo Pinto Runnels San Saba Shackelford Stephens Taylor Renare Mailes Marvin Jones Amarillo Armstrong, Bailey, Borden, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress Tochran Collingsworth Cottle Cross Dallam Dawson Deaf Smith Donley Fisher Floyd Feardines Garza Hale Hall Hansford Ardeman Hartley Haskell Hem- Hockley Hutchinson Kent Lamb Lubbock Lynn Motley Ochiltree Oldham Par- Randall Scurry Stonewall Terry

Comanche Fair Committee Sets October Dates and Plans

The Fair committee led by J. P. Hoff chose October 9 to 11 for the Comanche Fair with a goal of a free Fall fair. Advertising will begin June 10 at the Pope & Wilson oil well spudding, with the American Legion band, visits to Gustine, and a Sidney picnic on June 27 to enlist community support. The finance group aims to raise 1500 dollars. officers include Hoff president Barton secretary Pettit VP Doss Miller VP and directors J B R Fanes Hicks Lacy Durham White plus two appointees. A June 16 meeting will finalize arrangements.

J. P. Hoff J. L. White Gustine S. C Findley TD. K. Doyle Pope & Wilson Proctor Armerican Legion Sidney Comanche White P. K. Mackey W. H. Rowland Walter Durham S&. J. Hicks J. R. Eanes W. G. Dingus J. P Hoff J. A. Barton P. A. Pettit J. Doss Miller J. BR. Fanes J. Hicks H. R. Lacy

Longtime Comanche County Residents Traced in Fifty Year List

The article catalogs residents with fifty years in Comanche County including PG Burks J J Miller TD B Miller William Miller W B Cottrell and numerous Lamkin and Comanche locals. It notes births arrivals in 1870s 1871 1872 and stories of early schooling and community life. It includes Mrs J B Burton and J I Neel among longer-tenured natives with reminiscences of early Texas settlement.

PG Burks Comanche Coomar Abilene J. J Miller Miller Lawkin Comanche County William Miller Lamkin Ewell Bill Dooley W. B. Cottrell Dora Greene E. L. Todd Fannie Vernon Minta Helmsley R. T. Cunningham J. J. Bonner R. M. Garner Tom Levisay Whit Levsay T. M. Edwards M. P. Sanders Coman County Coppera Mitrary Sipes Springs McCrary Mag Clint Pink John Joe Hardin Dick Kiser M. J. Dooley Dick Sheckley E. I. Hart Proctor Bell Hambrick A. J. Isham W. Isham Gustine J. H. Isham M. H.coker M. H. Coker D. V. Coker C. H. Isham First Grand Jury George Coker George Jones Vandyke Downing J. D. Neel Tennessee Texas Tyler Valley Mills Bosque County

Comanche Eggs Favorite In West Virginia Tale

Winston Scurry recalls craving hearty meals in West Virginia winter. He found a crate of eggs from Comanche Poultry Farm in a restaurant kitchen and felt nostalgia as the eggs tasted notably different from Virginia eggs. The anecdote ties to Marion Wilkerson’s remark about sending Comanche chickens to Dallas.

Marion Wilkerson Dallas Ted Winston Scurry West Virginia Comanche Poultry Farm Virginia

Fight on The Grasshopper Described as Texas Farmers Laughing

Farmers in multiple counties describe a grasshopper killing machine featured in the Fort Worth Star Telegram. A 40 by 48 inch oil-cloth screen on eight foot runners uses a kerosene water mix to drown grasshoppers as it moves through cotton rows, reportedly capable of covering 50 to 75 acres daily.

T. J. Williams Higginbotham Bros. & Company Fort Worth Star Telegram Texas S. C. Thorne Brownwood Dtrady Deole McCulloch County Star-Telegram Thorne Tam Fred Shields Toole

Howard Payne Sprinter Ties World 100m Record in New Orleans

Howard Payne student Cheney Cheaney ran the 100 meters in 11 seconds on a wet Tulane track, tying the world record set by Charles Paddock. UT Austin/University of Texas racer Jim Reese won the 1500 and 500 meters, boosting Texas Republic hopes for Paris 1924.

Joe Talley Cheaney Howard Payne New Orleans Charles Paddock California Cheney J. H. “Cap” Shelton Ed Herbert Jim Reese Comanche Texas University Bailey Chaeney Howard Payne College Tulane Birmingham Chaeney Monk” Simons Worl Aubrey Jackson University of Texas Fritz Oakes Oakes Alfred Brown Earl Frazier Baylor Frazier Texas Chaener Jimmy Draper Poths Jimmy Reese Reese Tulane Stadium Craters Mhaeney Frazier Stancliff Ward Draper Curtis Dixie Antwerp Paris

Horned Frog dedicates annual to Gayle Scott Fort Worth geologist and war hero

The 1924 Texas Christian University Horned Frog annual is dedicated to Prof. Gayle Scott of Fort Worth, WWI hero and geology professor. Dedication took place in the TCU chapel with senior leaders and students present. Scott departs Aug 1 for a year of study in Grenoble toward a Doctorate. He earned a masters at TCU and studied in Chicago, Colorado, and Oklahoma. He was decorated by King Albert of Belgium and received multiple army citations for gallantry and conduct in the second battle of the Marne.

Gayle Scott Dallas News Mose Scott Fort Forth Texas Texas Christian University Fort Worth Texas Chistian University Wilbern Page William Shirley Anna Roy Mack Ballinger Morris W. Parker Dallas Millicent Keeble Vrof Scott France University of Grenoble Chicago Colorado Oklahoma King Albert Belgium Ordre de la Courrone Aix Apieds la Saccarie Farm Marne Fadwards John J. Pershing

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AEESE Brownwood Bulletin W. W. Kilpatrick Howard Kilpatrick Kilpatrick Comanche National Bank J. B. Chilton MO. D. Waring T. B. Chilton, Jr W. C. Chilton E. G. Neely First State Bank Comanche, Texas A Guaranty Fund Bank T. R. Holmsley J. F. Tate Karl Tate Jack Moore W.L. Randall W. B. Luckie Jas. Dewitt H. E. Moore J. H. Tate
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