Comanche Woman's Stories Appear in Dallas Evening Journal
Comanche author Mrs Kathrine Sands sees her Sand Lady Slumber Stories turn up in the Dallas Evening Journal and Galveston News. The Woodland Orchestra opens the series, a nature filled tale told from a child's view. Local pride grows as national readers and top papers accept her work.
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Dallas Evening Journal
Kathrine Sands
Our City
Evening Journal
Galveston News
Woodland Orchestra
Sands
Dallas News
the& State
Bert Davis Players Close Week With Feature Play
The Bert Davis Players near the Greene lot finish their week with a Saturday matinee and a big feature play Where the River Shannon Flows. Cast includes Sam Major, Margaret Brnon, Guy Davis, Margaret Py with others delivering strong character work and vaudeville numbers under Fred Becker. The group has earned praise in Comanche and promises another entertaining show.
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Bert Davis
Greene Lot
Comanche d
Sam C. Major
Margaret Bronon
Guy B. Davis
Margaret Py
H. C. Wilkern
Amy Commons
Billie Young
Mr. Major
Miss Commons
Mr. Young
Marosca
Fredecker
Davis
Farmers Store fuels sales with quick cash deal
In view of farmers buying field seeds groceries and feed at the Farmers Store, Dexter Walling's rule of quick sales small profits spot cash and no pretended free delivery is a square deal, a winner.
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Dexter Walling
Banner Reunion Celebrates Grandpa Banner's Ninety-Ninth Birthday
The annual reunion at the Country Club grounds marked Grandpa Banner's ninety ninth birthday with family from Sanderson San Bonito Merkel Comanche and Comanche county honoring him. He remains active near the century mark as relatives recount an eventful life dating to pre Texas statehood.
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Banner
Country Club
Jeff Banner
Sanderson
A. H. Logan
San Bonito
J. L. Banner
Merkel
J. F. Banner
J. W. McCollum
Frank Clark
Comanche
Comanche County
Texas
Grandpa Banner
Comanche Chamber Urges Civic Pride and Sidewalk Upgrades
The chamber calls for a sidewalk campaign to improve the town’s appearance and value. It asks citizens to contribute letters on civic pride and improvement, noting agitation is needed and urging cooperation to begin paving efforts.
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Comanche
Chamber of Commerce
Neill Abstract Company Moves to Masonic Temple
The Neill Abstract Company has moved its offices to the first floor of the Masonic Temple. They are arranging a more complete set of offices for their abstract business.
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Neill Abstract
Neill Abstract Company
Masonic Temple
Moore Well Passes 3800 Feet in Texas Field Drilling
The Moore well advances past 3800 feet in the Texas oil field but has not yet struck the black limestone layer that lies above the oil sands. The drilling continues to push through with the target to reach productive strata.
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Moore
Texas
No Change in Downing Well Drilling
The Sabano well at Downing progresses into a dense lime sand formation at 3040 feet, with an estimated 34 to 100 feet remaining. The drill has revealed that this formation lies beneath the oil sands of the Stephens county field, adding a new phase to the operation.
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Downing
Sabano
Stephens County
Copperas Creek Drilling Advances Near Roxana Structure
Copperas Creek Oil Association reports continued drilling at 2760 feet in the back lime formation with no mishaps. Confidence in the Roxana structure grows as two new rigs near the area prepare to operate and lease activity picks up while markets elsewhere remain quiet.
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Copperas Creek
Home Boys Well Gas Flow Surges Unstopped
The Home Boys well is delivering roughly one to two million cubic feet of gas daily through a thousand foot water column that remains unshut. Additional drilling will wait until the water is cased off.
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Home Boys
Equitable Oil Campaign Aims to Drill North of Comanche
Equitable Oil Company conducts a strenuous push in Comanche to win local backing for a well on the O M Horn property seven and a half miles north. Groundwork is complete with equipment staged in town freight yards. Backers say the project could boost oil development and lease purchases, urging residents to support up to ten thousand dollars in stock.
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Equitable Oil Company
Comanche
Ata
Archie Manning Found Dead in Woods
Archie Manning, 38, son of W. A. Manning of near Hasse, was found dead last Wednesday afternoon in a woods where he had been cutting wood. Authorities say heart failure likely caused the death. he had a history of heart trouble and was unmarried. Interment followed Thursday at Hasse.
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Archie Manning
W. A. Manning
Hasse
Mr. Manning
Archie
Donaho Moves Texas Company Office to Burks Building
C H Donaho announces relocation of the Texas Company office to the Burks Building and offers oil and truck service with contact phone 228.
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Texas Company
Burks
C. H. Donaho
Stailey moves office to Masonic Temple lower floor
B. C. Stailey relocates this week to the lower floor of the Masonic Temple. He will continue his notarial and conveyancing work in a highly desirable public square location.
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B. C. Stailey
Masonic Temple
Mr. Stailey
The Boys Are Coming Home From Overseas Wars
The Thirty-Sixth and Ninetieth Divisions arrive daily from abroad and are ready for embarkation. Soldiers who bore severe fighting in France and Belgium near home posts at Camp Travis and Bowie as the War Department confirms imminent return. Families and friends await the reunions as the homecoming begins in the coming days.
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Travis
Bowie
War Department
France
Belgium
Comanche Preacher Moves to Denison Texas Pastor Change
Rev. H. Austin and family depart Comanche for Denison where he is called to pastor the Christian Church. He led Central Christian Church for years and drew broad local regard. Friends wish them well in their new home and role.
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H. Austin
Denison
Texas
Rev. Austin
Christian Church
Central Christian Church
Comanche
Mrs. Austin
Nine and a Half Pound Cabbage Celebrated in Sidney
A Sidney farmer, Tom Lacy, grows a nine and a half pound cabbage praised by editors for his large yield. Three 20 foot rows produced kraut worth noting, with gifts shared among friends. The note thanks Lacy for maximizing production from the soil.
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Tom Lacy
Sidney
Lacy
Comanche County
J. Pluvius
Machinery Hauling to E B Pate Well Near Comanche
Work to move machinery to the E B Pate farm in the Thomas J Blakemore survey begins, five and a half miles north of Comanche on the Upper De Leon road. Byron Pate, longtime Comanche resident now in San Antonio, heads the Pate Oil Association which owns its equipment and will drill to minimize costs. The land is owned by the association and all oil produced will stay with the company. Local landowners leased to form a pool enabling the drill, with rig setup starting Monday and drilling to begin within two weeks.
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E. B. Pate
Thomas J. Blakemore
Comanche
de Leon
Pennsylvania
Pate Oil Association
Byron Pate
San Antonio
Pate
Former Overseas Soldier Dies at Fort Worth Sanitarium
Basil Hensler aged 26 died today at a Fort Worth sanitarium after an appendectomy. Son of Mr and Mrs J C Hensler of this city he was reared in Comanche and served overseas for about a year being twice wounded. Burial was held Wednesday at ten a m with soldiers present and pallbearers. Reverend Milton conducted the services. Sorrow and sympathy extended to his parents and relatives.
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Basil Hensler
Fort Worth
Basil
J. C. Hensler
Comanche
Milton
Card of Thanks to Comanche Friends for Bassil Hensler
The Hensler family thanks Comanche friends for noble assistance and sympathy after the death of Bassil Hensler who was twice wounded in France and died Monday June 9. They note the floral offering covered his grave and express gratitude for the patriotic sacrifice.
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Bassil
France
A. A. Hensler
Car Deering Binder Twine at Higginbotham's
A new batch of Deering binder twine has arrived at Higginbotham's store, expanding supplies for local farmers and ranchers seeking durable twine for bale tying and general farm use.
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Thomas & Moody Meat Market
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