Comanche Paint Up campaign starts with a bang
The Comanche town square launches a civic paint up drive led by Mayor Eanes and local organizations. I O O F building, Burt’s Grocery, and Stanton’s Tailor Shop are among early repaint sites as residents pledge to refresh homes and businesses to make the town more attractive.
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Eanes
Burt’s Grocery
Stanton
Comanche
Texas
Dr. Cochran
T. O. Moore
Joe Tupin
M. S. Adams
N. A. Palmer
Alfred McKinzie
Bob Allen
W. C. Cauley
Bart Johnson
A. B
Soft Drink Stand Owner Arrested Saturday
Sheriff J T Gilbreath and Mr A Pate led three arrests Saturday in liquor cases. A soft drink stand run by W C Childers near the square yielded several bottles claimed as home brew. the proprietor was charged with violation of the prohibition law and released on $500 bond. Matt Douglas’s premises found beer. he pleaded guilty to vagrancy and paid 25 dollars plus costs. Tom Douglas was arrested Monday for selling intoxicating liquor and held on $1000 bond awaiting Grand Jury action.
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J. T. Gilbreath
A. Pate
W. C. Childers
Matt Douglas
Douglas
Tom Douglas
Comanche Dairymen to Ship Sweet Cream July 1
Plans by Mr. Gleason of Hico Ice Co and J. R. Barry will open a local market for sweet cream in Comanche starting July 1. Barry Brothers will store and handle the sweet cream and ice supply, with banks and locals backing the dairy push toward a future creamery in the county.
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Comanche
Gleason
Barry
Bankes
Barton
Barry Brothers
First State Bank
Comanche County
Dipping into Science: Elasticity of Balls
A 1927 Western Newspaper Union feature explains ball elasticity as the property that causes a pressed ball to rebound toward its original shape. Each bounce loses energy until the motion ceases, illustrating fundamental physics in simple terms.
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Western Newspaper Union
Sheep Industry Growth boosts Comanche County economy
The county near Comanche sees a rapid rise in sheep farming with Ed Ligon shipping over 6000 ewes in 1926 and 90,000 pounds of wool expected. Wool at 35 cents yields about 30,000 dollars, while lambs add to gross revenue. W W Cox of Brady and Ligon expect continued expansion and note sheep keep premises clean and control weeds.
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Comanche
West Texas
Comanche County
Ed Ligon
W. W. Cox
Brady
Ligon
Big Blaze Destroys Buildings at Carleton Drug Store
Fire of unknown origin Saturday night in R. C. Stapp's drug store area destroyed two two story frame buildings and a one story Masonic structure. Ownership included E. L. Fines barber shop, Mas on e lodge, I. O. O. F lodge and R. G. Stapp drug store with upper lodges. A W Wallace filling station and tailor shop operated by R. H. Burchfield also burned. Southeast wind and lack of water prevented containment. part loss covered by insurance.
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R. C. Stapp
Mason'e Lodge
E. L. Fine
Mr. W. Wallace
Dark clothing warmer by color absorption rules
Dark colors absorb more heat while light colors reflect it, making dark overcoats generally warmer. This 1987 note from Western Newspaper Union explains heat absorption and reflection differences in clothing color.
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Western Newspaper Union
Insects Ruin Pecan Crop Across Brownwood Area
Entomologist H. B. Adair of Brownwood warns pecan trees face heavy losses as pests threaten up to 40 percent destruction of nuts. Brownwood News reports branches from local orchards show eggs and larvae in most clusters, suggesting Comanche area may yield about half last season’s crop due to the infestation.
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Adair
Brownwood
Brownwood News
Comanche
Aged Mule Dies Near Comanche Owner Recall
A thirty seven year old mule owned by J. P. Lee died last Friday near Comanche. The animal, foaled in Hill County in 1890, was sired by Old Tate, a famous jack owned by Lee at that time. Lee drove the mule from Hill to Mills County in 1891 and it was worked regularly up until its death a week ago.
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J. P. Lee
Comanche
Hill County
Old Tate
Mr. Lee
Hill
Mills County
Miss Flossie Tate Returns Home From Tarleton College
Miss Flossie Tate has returned home after attending Tarleton College.
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Flossie Tate
Attnding Tarleton College
Fort Worth Boosters Visit Comanche
A party of thirty eight Fort Worth boosters rode two large West Texas Coaches to Comanche for about thirty minutes on Tuesday to discuss trade relations between western Texas merchants and wholesale and manufacturing houses. Led by B B Buckridge from the manufacturing and sales association, the group planned to visit Brownwood and continue to Angelo before returning via Stamford.
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Fort Worth
West Texas
Texas
B. B. Buckridge
Manufacturing and Salers Association
Brownwood
Angelo
Stamford
Rain Boosts Comanche County Feed Crops
Heavy weekend rain ends drought fears in Comanche County with .52 inches Saturday and over an inch Sunday. Mercer Gap one inch. Sipe Springs about 1.25 inches. Prospects rise for corn, cotton, gardens, grapes, watermelons, peanuts, and berries as the ground dries and planting continues. Farmers report bright crop outlooks and increased yields across multiple staples.
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Comanche County
Comanche
Mercer Gap
Sipe Springs
Fragmentary OCR note on degree conferral
Fragmented text references individuals and a degree event but lacks coherent details. Unable to determine precise names, institution, date, or outcome from the readable portion.
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