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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1923
Page
3
Friends of W P Lowe urge him to run for state senate to succeed J H Baugh. Comanche County Fair finances kick off with a drive to raise funds for a big three day event in November drawing many visitors.
David Lemon argues that county fairs in Texas counties, from Freestone to Dallas and Lamar, drive growth and pride. Fairs promote exhibits, better products, and local advancement, with several counties hosting multiple events annually.
A writer from Comanche Route 15 recounts a Sunday trip through Comanche County. The piece describes Co manche town scenes, a climb to Round Mountain, lunch, countryside vistas, and a church stop as twilight falls. The author praises the county as the finest in the Lone Star State.
A dialogue set in Comanche and Brownwood follows a tourist seeking a town tourist park. Merchants discuss needs, while motorists plan a run to Brownwood for groceries tires and a show. The piece contrasts local amenities with travel demands and future hopes.
The Colonial Dames back a Congress appropriation to restore Yorktown fortifications lay out roads and erect markers. Yorktown, attacked in 1812 and 1861 and key in World War II logistics, hosts historic houses inns and fortifications including Fort Hamilton and the surrender site markers.
The Ballinger Ledger comments on Hon. Harvey Baugh of Brownwood being named to the state Court of Civil Appeals to fill Judge C H Jenkins’s seat. Baugh, a former Ballinger lawyer and WWI major, will serve a six year term at $5,000 annually, leaving the district temporarily without a senator. The notice notes Jenkins’s move to chair the codifying commission and Baugh’s Brownwood roots and local support.
Mrs. D. M. Hilliard and daughter Miss Jewell and C. F. Jacobs visited Mrs. Hilliard's parents Mr. and Mrs. Doggett at Caraydan from Saturday to Monday. J. R. Eanes hand
Poem praising Independence Day with calls for liberty and steadfast faith. It asks God to shield the nation and guide its path, hoping each year brings greater national wealth and enduring beacon of freedom. Attributed to Phillip B. Strong in the Kansas City Star.
A list of signers from the Declaration of Independence is presented including John Adams Samuel Adams Josiah Barrett Carter Braxton Charles Carroll Samuel Chase Abraham Clark George Clymer William Ellery William Floyd Benjamin Franklin Elbridge Gerry Button Gwinnett John Hancock Lyman Hall Benjamin Harrison John Hart Joseph Hewes Thomas Heward William Hooper Stephen Hopkins Francis Hopkinson Samuel Huntington Thomas Jefferson Richard Henry Lee Francis Lightfoot Lee Francis Lewis Philip Livingston Thomas Lynch Jr Thomas McKean Arthur Middleton Lewis and Robert Morris John Morton Thomas Nelson Jr William Paca Robert T Paine John Penn George Read Rodney George Ross Benjamin Rush Edward Rutledge Roger Sherman James Smith Richard Stockton Thomas Stone George Taylor Matthew Thornton George Walton William Whipple William Williams James Wilson John Witherspoon Oliver Wolcott George Wythe
A compilation of global women breakthroughs and milestones including South Africa's first woman lawyer, Paris's blond dominance, Persian rug weaving by women, and the first conference of women engineers in Birmingham England. It notes various achievements from lawyers and oil operators to educators and activists.
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