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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1936
Page
17
The blackberry ranks among Comanche’s leading fruit crops and yields reliably each year despite frost. The Clark and Dillard berry, developed by two local Comanche men, stands as one of the area’s most successful varieties.
J. R. Eanes urges an orderly marketing system for berries peaches plums grapes melons to benefit producer consumer and distributor. He argues current marketing is haphazard causing poor quality products and price instability and promotes joining the Comanche County Marketing Association as a step toward planned production and marketing.
Ray Earp of Morgan Mill Bratn county plans to shift acres away from soil depleting crops to Sudan forage. He expects relief benefits including added land fertility higher milk production for cows and a cash grant.
A reflective aphorism contrasts imagination with wisdom, noting imagination without wisdom is like yeast without dough, while wisdom without imagination yields only dough.
In 1881 Blanket, 15 miles from Comanche on the Comanche and Brown Counties line, has a post office and two store buildings in a thriving agricultural area. Mr Beckham notes some 75,000 cattle passed this year and a Liberty County herd of yearlings recently. Crops flourish with corn cotton millet rye sorghum and other educts presenting vivid color from golden wheat to green cotton.
Hope Lodge No. 481 A. F. and A. M. installed officers Thursday night July 9. W. C. Chilton served as Worshipful Master with G. M Cook as Senior Warden and G. C. Bryson as Junior Warden. E. E. Anthony became Treasurer, C. M. Moore Secretary, T. E. Cameron S. D., A. E. Boyd T. D., and C. O. Lee Tiler.
Sumner Wetzel, cousin of Justice George C. Wetzel, says he has read the Chief for more than 50 years. His sister Gertie worked for the paper nearly two years starting under Sid Thom as, and Mr Wetzel lives nine miles south of Comanche on the Tom Holmsley place.
A terse saying suggests resolving dislike by not speaking about the neighbor and instead raising chick ens. The remark mixes social tension with rural practice, reflecting a tongue in cheek approach to conflict.
A humorous remark mocks someone who debates politics with a member of the post office brigade. The line hints at the clash of everyday workers and political discourse without naming individuals or dates.
Judge Hutchison of Fort Worth will speak for Governor James V Allred here next Wednesday night July 22 at 8 oclock from the band stand.
A. J. Camp of Sidney has read the Comanche Chief for over fifty years and remains a paid in advance subscriber. He recalls participating in major parades at Comanche in the 1890s when the Chief supported democracy, noting politics then felt fresher. The piece frames a shared ideal of guidance and renewal as a community value.
The week opens with Higginbotham versus Gulf. On Monday George's T P faces Court House. Tuesday features Gulf against Court House. Wednesday is open. Thursday adds George's T P against Higginbotham. Friday July 24 lists Court House versus Higginbotham.
The Fort Worth and Rio Grande Railway opened the Comanche station in 1891 with O Hasse piloting the first engine from Fort Worth. M C Hughes served as the first agent. The Frisco later acquired the line in 1901, with E E Anthony serving as the fourth agent at Comanche.
The first electric light plant was installed in Comanche in 1901 by E Quititch and later sold to Hoff and Harris. Street lights were installed after the plant was completed. In 1903 service ran from 5 pm to midnight and from 4 am to 7:38 am. Texas Power and Light Company has owned the service since 1916.
Comanche County property valuation for taxes rose from 5 million dollars in 1900 to 9 million today, with a peak around the early 1920s reaching 15 million dollars. This reflects steady growth in assessed value over time and the booming local economy.
Diversified farming sustains income through all months in Comanche County Texas. Rich soil climate and industrious residents support cotton corn grain and newer crops. The county leads in fruit melon and peanut production, bringing modern conveniences to local homes.
A retrospective on Mayor J. R. Fanes twelve years after his 1924 list of city hopes. Gas service reached Comanche, Fleming Park underused, highways paved, tourist park exists, housing rules lax, junior college goal abandoned, nearby colleges fill gaps, and community spirit remained strong though some plans failed.
After over thirty years as a blacksmith in Comanche I retire from business. I came before the Frisco Railroad and witnessed the courthouse cornerstone. I served as a blacksmith in Mills County and have run a shop in Comanche for seventeen years. I thank patrons and friends for support and courtesies and note we will live on pension with Mrs. Preston.
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