Private museum thoughts on Mrs. Allcorn collection
The article describes Mrs. J. B. Allcorn of this city as a renowned private curator with a museum she built from her long running hobby. Her outside view displays a vast collection of more than 200 metal ores 200 rock and crystal varieties fossils coral from the Bahamas and Rose Gypsum from King County. The exhibit includes a rare dinosaur track from Hamilton County a Cyclad or prehistoric palm and items like Cinnebar Rose Quarry Opalized Wood and Petrified Palm. Notable pieces include two over century old spinning wheels an ox yoke a calf yoke an Ebony box with Mother of Pearl and a sugar bowl linked to Tecumseh’s killer. The writer notes the scope cannot be fully presented here.
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J. B Allcorn
Hamilton County
Texas
England
Tecumseh
Why Comanche County Banned Negroes Recalled
A 1903 Chief Special Edition recounts why Comanche County expelled Black residents. It cites two deadly incidents involving a enslaved worker and a Black youth, describing a countywide crackdown that culminated in a public well warning: “Negro, don’t let the sun go down on you in this county.”
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G. A. Beeman
Sabine
Rio Grane
Jack
Lucy” Nabers
Mose
Joe
Fleet
Dick Stephens
de Leon
Comanche Boy Wins Centennial Prize for Relic Essay
Tom Cox Jr. of Comanche was thrilled to learn he won a $50 prize in the Texas Centennial Board old relic historical contest for high school students. He submitted a 300 year old English grammar manuscript as his entry.
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Tom Cox, Jr
Comanche
Texas Centennial Board
Tom
Comanche in 1887 Through E H Rauhut’s Eyes
Rauhut recalls Comanche in 1887 noting no railroad, a 40 by 40 jail, a calaboose, and few brick buildings. Saloons and livery stables dominated business as only a small portion of county land was in cultivation. Mules cattle and hogs were main crops, land valued at about 2 dollars per acre.
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Comanche County
E. H. Rauhut
Rauhut
Comanche
Pike McCaslin
Ashmore & Wyatt
Texas 4 H Club Livestock Show at Centennial Exposition
Texas 4 H club boys show livestock at the Centennial Exposition in Dallas during a seven day club show from November 7 to 15. Exposition executives announce a liberal premium list the organization has offered in the United States.
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Texas
Dallas
United States
Thousands Attend Comanche Old Settlers Picnic
Two or three thousand people attended the Comanche County Old Settlers Reunion held Thursday at Lake Eanes. The Lions Club served a picnic lunch at noon with free barbecue coffee and bread.
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Comanche County Old Settlers
Lake Eanes
Comanche Lions Club
Comanche County History Sources and Contributors
A note of gratitude lists readers and researchers who contributed interviews and articles for the county history. It cites L. B. Russell Miss Iva Mae Murphy W J Cunningham Mrs J E Chilton and thanks De Leon Free Press E O Insall and Chief newspaper archives for old files and cuts from editors including G A Beeman Robert T Hill Joe Hill Sam Vernon Sidney Thomas L B Russell and D K Doyle.
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Comanche County
L. B. Russell
Iva Mae Murphy
W. J. Cunningham
J. E. Chilton
de Leon Free Press
E. O. Insall
de Leon
G. A. Beeman
Robert T
Joe Hill
Sam Vernon
Sidney Thomas
D. K. Doyle
Ode to Grandpa on Turning Sixty Five
A verse parodies government pension schemes promising relief from bills through Uncle Sam. It imagines life after sixty five with pensions, avoiding rent and medical costs, and enjoying high living and travel, ending with a cheerful exhortation to stay alive and spend carefully.
De Leon Man Keeps Bible Believed 300 Years Old
D W Noonkester of near De Leon owns a small worn Bible thought to date back about 300 years. The book may have carried a birth record from 1803, though the name is unreadable. The Bible was brought to Texas from Tennessee by his father in 1883.
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de Leon
Miririt
Texas
D. W. Noonkester
Nonkester
Noonkester
Tennessee
Ousley Huddle and Family Spent Week with Parents
Ousley Huddle and his wife and son Ray of Amarillo visited his parents Mr. and Mrs. Hill Huddleston for the last three days of the prior week. Ousley has served with the State Highway Patrol since its inception and has only two job location changes in that period.
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Ousley Huddle
Ray
Amarillo
Hill Huddleston
Ousley
State Highway Patrol
Early Settlers Mercer Brothers Shape Comanche County
Jesse and Frank Mercer were the first white settlers in Comanche County arriving in 1853. They pitched tents about six miles southeast of the future town of Comanche. The community sites Mercer Gap and Mercer Creek were named for these pioneers.
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Jesse
Frank Mercer
Comanche County
Comanche
Mercer Gap
Mercer Creek
Special Friday and Saturday Wicks for Perfection Oil Store
Kilpatrick's Hardware Store advertises a two for 35 cent sale on wicks. The offer runs Friday and Saturday, highlighting low prices and home maintenance relevance.
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Perfection Oil
Kilpatrick’s Hardware Store
Headquarters For The World’s Longest Stage Line In Comanche
In an early Chief issue G A Beeman notes Comanche once housed the Ft Worth and Ft Yuma stage line the longest in the world established in 1878 as the Star Route. Critics charged bid rigging with cabinet and Congress officials amid partisan clashes. John Chidister Jr. was general manager and the six mule powered stage drew public attention like today’s trains.
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G. A. Beeman
Comanche
Ft. Worth
Ft. Yuma
Congress
Partizan
John Chidister, Jr
John
Continent
R. M. Thompson Dies Suddenly in Goldthwaite
Goldthwaite Eagle editor R. M. Thompson died suddenly on Tuesday. Funeral services were held Thursday morning with interment in Goldthwaite Cemetery. Thompson served as editor since 1892 and was highly regarded as a capable newspaper man.
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R. M. Thompson
The
Goldthwaite Eagle
Goldthwaite
Mr Thompson
Eagle
Early Train Operation Shows Slow Schedule
Texas had six rival rail lines operating as early as 1857 but only two kept daily service six days a week. The San Antonio and Mexican Gulf line failed to reach within 100 miles of San Antonio. Trains ran three times weekly on the 28 mile stretch beside a highway area now driven in about 30 minutes.
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Texas
San Antonio
Mexican Gulf
State Purchases Gymnasium Bonds
The State Department of Education bought the Comanche Independent School District gymnasium bonds this week. The bonds carry four percent interest.
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State Department of Education
Comanche Independent
Singing Towers greet visitors at Texas Centennial Exposition
Twenty Singing Towers form part of a $150000 Gulf Oil radio and public address system at the Texas Centennial Exposition in Dallas. The towers enable six separate subsystems delivering distinct music and announcements across the grounds from the entrance to the livestock and cultural areas.
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Dallas
Gulf Oil Corporation
Lamkin Named for Early Settler George Lamkin
The town of Lamkin acquired its name from its earliest settler George Lamkin, honoring his role in founding the community.
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Lamkin
George Lamkin
Ammons Family Spends Weekend in Comanche attendance
Dr and Mrs G M Ammons and Dr and Mrs E F Ammons of Goose Creek spent the weekend in Comanche visiting Dr and Mrs E R Ammons.
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G. M. Ammons
E. F. Ammons
Goose Creek
Comanche
E. R. Ammons
Fort Worth Frontier Centennial Set to Open Saturday
In a wild western setting the Fort Worth Frontier Centennial will be formally opened at 6 00 PM Saturday July 18 with ceremony marking the start of the event in Fort Worth.
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Fort Worth Frontier
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J.B. Allcorn
de Leon Cemetery
Old Settlers
Lissarju
Bart Johnson Floral Park
Grandpa
Sam
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