Comanche Post Office Listing Stated Editor and Manager
The notice shows TOM H. BELL serving as Editor and Business Manager at the Comanche Texas post office as second class mail matter.
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Comanche
Texas
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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1914
Page
2
Officers list with Cunningham and Eanes named
Officer roster includes D. H. Cunningham as president J. R. Eanes as vice president T. J. Cunningham as secretary and treasurer Tom H. Bell as editor and manager.
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D. H. Cunningham
Pres
J. R. Eanes
T. J. Cunningham
Secy
Treas
Tom, H. Bell
Directors Named in Local Organization Listing
The article lists directors D. H. Cunningham, T. J. Cunningham, Tom H. Bell, J. R. Eanes, Paris Smith, B. E. W. Harris, and V. H. Thodberg as officers of a local group. The piece records their names in a formal roster update.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. H. Cunningham
T. J. Cunningham
Tom H. Bell
J. R. Eanes
Paris Smith
BE. W. Harris
V. H. Thodberg
Oscar Callaway
E.J. Harris
T. J. Williams
W. H. Thadberg
L. T. Cunningham
K. *. Cunningham
G. A. Cunningham
Subscribers urged to report missed deliveries promptly
Readers are asked to notify the paper if deliveries are not received on time. When changing address provide both old and new locations to ensure uninterrupted service.
Support for Good Roads Boosts Regional Traffic Efforts
Local advocates push for sustained funding and policy changes to improve highway maintenance, bridge safety, and rural road access, citing economic growth and safer travel across the region. Community groups, businesses, and politicians rally behind a plan to prioritize infrastructure projects and timely repairs.
Abe Martin Quips On Advertising In Winter Windows
Abe Martin notes that a man who does not advertise will often see a circus bill hanging in his window through the winter, a wry comment on the value of promotion.
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Abe Martin
Chief Exponent Adds Feature Through July
The Chief Exponent announces a new feature addition set to run through July. The note frames the enhancement as an ongoing initiative and invites reader engagement with the column’s updated format.
Work Begins on Well No. 2 in Sipe Springs Field
Work started last week on well No. 2 in the Sipe Springs oil field and officials believe it will be a paying well by April 1.
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Sipe Springs
New Pressed Brick Plant Aims To Open In Ninety Days
The industry project expected to start operating within the next ninety days and will boost Comanche's payroll. Local officials urge expansion to create more jobs.
Good Roads Bond Issue Sought in Comanche County
Community signals support for a Good Roads bond issue to fund spring and summer road work. Local residents urge timely action as a favorable window opens for Comanche County projects.
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Comanche County
The Chief Exponent Promises The Best Newspaper Appeal
An advertorial note proclaims The Chief Exponent at $1.00 per year as the newspaper with the most news readers and advertising patronage, boasting it is the oldest paper west of Fort Worth and praised by friends as the best.
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Fort Worth
City charter backs financing by direct tax for development
R B Elmore, former Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce secretary and Southern National Highways Association director, promotes financing city government via a board of commissioners and a city manager funded by a mill levy. The charter’s provision to fund a chamber of commerce through property taxes could aid municipal development and inspire other towns facing funding shortfalls.
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R. B. Elmore
Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Southern National Highways Association
Board of City Development
Chamber of Commercce
Thirteen Candidates Seek Georgia Governor Post
Thirteen avowed candidates dispute the claim that only big politicians can run for governor. Named contenders include W. P. Lane Austin Will H. Mayes Brownwood Chester H. Terrell San Antonio John G. Willacy Portland Will A. Hanger Ft. Worth Charles H. Mills Corsicana Leopold Morris Victoria W. A. Chatterton Waco Dr. B. M. Worsham El Paso William F. Robertson Dallas James T. Ferguson Temple J. H. Marble Mineola F. G. Thompson Sherman.
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W. P. Lane
Austin
Will H. Mayes
Brownwood
Chester H
Texas cotton crop shortens profits warn Fort Worth talk
Claud Callan argues the Texas cotton crop being about 1,000,000 bales short would cost the state over 50 million dollars as small yields raise work but reduce earnings. He suggests farmers rotate land to feed and ship hogs to the Fort Worth market.
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Texas
Fort Worth
Claud Callan
Aaron Cunningham remembered as Comanche elder and neighbor
Long obituary honors Aaron Cunningham the eldest Cunningham in Comanche County who settled with his father in 1856 and helped build the community. He fathered eleven children and was a 44 year Mason known for a quiet, principled life and devotion to faith, family, and civic duty. The piece reflects on heritage and eternal faith.
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Comanche
Comanche County
Aaron Cunningham
Aaron
Cunningham
Town
J. A. Connor
Lelia Lake
H. M. Henson
Newburg
W. H. Burton
Taking Stock of 1913 and 1914 Reflections
A devotional piece urges readers to take stock of their physical and moral selves as the new year begins. It emphasizes gratitude for Christ’s birth and sacrifice, forgiveness, and living by the fatherly example to aid the immortal soul. It notes personal losses and trials while urging piety and charitable conduct.
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Bethlehem
Calvary
Comanche Creamery Urges More Dairy Cattle statewide
The Comanche Creamery advocates expanding dairy herds in Comanche County to boost cash income. It highlights the creamery’s role in paying farmers over $1,000 monthly, praising small dairy factories as essential to local prosperity.
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Comanche Creamery
Comanche County
Proctor Texas Seed Cotton Sale Notice
Edgar S. Tunnell of R2 Proctor Texas reports seed cotton at 1.50 per bushel with 1200 bale capacity. Very early season note indicates half bale produced this year and listing as the most prolific lint cotton.
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Edgar S. Tunnell
Proctor, Tex
How Unlike Him Farmers Move West For Dry Climate
A Honey Grove Signal note observes history repeating as farmers moved west seeking a dry climate during floods and rain. They found dust and dying vegetation, then returned to North Texas where rains bring inconvenience but crop failures are rare. It urges movers to interview those who tried the dry climate before leaving.
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Oklahoma
Texas
Honey Grove
People of Ellis County Support Piked Roads Bond Issue
A Waxahachie Commercial Club secretary writes that the county’s farmers now back permanent road bonds after seeing property values rise from 75 to 200 dollars an acre. He notes opposition vanished with proper grading and engineer proof, with farmers along the roads urging support for future bonds.
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Commercial Club of
Waxahachie
Hunt County
Pike Roads
Change in Business at Ladd Mercantile Becomes Quality Store
The Ladd Mercantile Co. of Hasse is reincorporated as Quality Store with capital stock of 25000 dollars. The note expresses goodwill for the new concern and its success.
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Ladd Mercantile Co
Hasse
Butter-milk philosopher praises Central West Texas land
Jim Lowry argues against injustice to the region calling it fertile with abundant rainfall since September. He notes land values from twenty to fifty dollars an acre in Comanche county versus higher prices in northeast Texas. He asserts Central West Texas offers easier living and superior overall farming and stock-raising prospects.
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Jim Lowry
West
Texas
United States
West Texas
Comanche County
Votes by Women and the Holiday Store Vote
Women voters influence retail success by reading store ads and evaluating advertised opportunities. Gift season shoppers rely on present performance and past records as stores compete for holiday trade through clear publicity and value offerings.
White groom-to-be barred for using a black friend to swear age
A Comanche county man seeking a marriage license tried to use a black coworker as a witness for their ages. County Clerk Beavers refused the license, ejecting the man and warning against using a negro as an affidavit. The black man vanished from the courthouse as the incident unfolded.
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Comanche County
Austin
Beavers
Comanche County Faces Racial Tension Over Cotton Picking
A reporter and local officials discuss racial limits in Comanche County where a single Black cotton picker supposedly resides near the county line. The speaker asserts the area is a white man's county with segregation, stating that Black residents are neither desired nor permitted.
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Comanche County
Steve
Back Pain Relief Ad Ballard's Snow Liniment
Advertisement claims back pain from overwork or cold can be relieved by Ballard's Snow Liniment. Instructions urge thorough rubbing on the affected area with prompt relief. Price 25c 50c and 1.00 per bottle. Sold by Paris Smith.
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Ballard
Paris Smith
Far mers and Merchants Bank Stockholders Meeting Notice
The regular semi annual meeting of the stockholders will be held at the bank office on the second Tuesday of January 1914 the thirteenth day of the month. All stockholders are requested to attend as important business will be transacted. W. J. Cunningham Cashier.
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Farmers and Merchants Bank
W. J. Cunningham
Not Advertised Goods Policy Sparks Shopper Curiosity
A shopper questions how some items labeled Not Advertised may still be priced to maximize profit. The display hints that only select values justify advertising, leaving the reader to wonder about profitable strategies behind quiet pricing.
Porter's Antiseptic Healing Oil Promises Quick Relief
Advertisement touts Dr Porter's Antiseptic Healing Oil as a cure for old sores and stubborn pains. Claims the product heals as it relieves pain with rapid action. Available in 25¢ 50¢ and $1.00 sizes.
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J. R. Eanes & Co
Jno
D. Waring
Consolidated
the Comanche Pub. Co.,Publishers
Holland
God
Christ
Father
Fenter
John
Wilson Abstract,Co
Comanche, Texas
Yours Truly
Campbell
North Side Square
Him
Ellis County
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