Texas Alamo hero letter and Texas liberty drive legacy
A San Antonio clipping recounts D W Cloud a Alamo martyr writer and family ties to J D Slack. It notes Cloud's Dec 26 1835 letter from New Natchitoches La describes Illinois Missouri Arkansas and Louisiana farming life and argues for Texas independence. The piece links Cloud to the Alamo defense and mentions Comanche county road funds.
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San Antonio
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R. A. Slack
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Clergyman’s Humble Tale Of Window Glass And Help
An English clergyman tells a self deprecating anecdote about a dignified old gentleman who faced a mishap with his brew and sought aid. He attempts to fetch window glass of various sizes at Higgis Bethame Lumber Yard.
New Tourist Park Nearing Completion in Comanche
A. B. Haworth develops a new tourist park on Dublin Highway six blocks north of the square opposite the Palace Filling Station. The park features electric lights, gas for cooking, showers, an automobile shed, and a camp house with a dwelling under construction to be occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Isham who will help manage. Haworth has also built over six dwellings in Comanche recently.
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Comanche County
Moody
State Highway Department
Comanche
Dublin
Palace
A. B. Haworth
Andrew Isham
Haworth
Bass Introduced as Lake Rain Receives Brush of Fish
Mayor Eanes reports four feet rise in Lake Eanes and thousands of barrels of water added by heavy rain. Six hundred black bass from San Marcos hatchery were placed in the lake, marking the second bass allotment this year. Officials hope to allow public fishing and possibly duck hunting in coming years.
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Eanes
Lake Eanes
San Marcos
Cistern Plight Sparks Noisy Farmhouse Dinner Bell
An old farmer falls into a cistern, the water cold and head covered, while his wife calls down to him that dinner is ready. The scene erupts with the family’s anxious commotion as they react to the mishap.
Seed oats treated for rust show big yield gains
Miss Floy Cunningham reports treated seed oats reduce rust and boost yield. Ninety acres planted with formaldehyde treated seed show hardly any rust, while ten acres with untreated seed are heavily damaged. She estimates at least a third more yield per acre from treated seed and potential countywide profits of fifty thousand dollars annually.
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Floy Cunningham
Miss Cunningham
Humprey Praises Local Corn During Texas Trip
B F Humprey an oil man traveling from Dalhart to Houston passed through Comanche Friday afternoon. He said the best corn he saw on his 500 mile journey was in this county and noted a big rain along his route except near Plainview where only light showers fell.
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B. F. Humprey
Dalhart Houston
Comanche
Plainview
Unusually Good Crops Reported For Lamkin Area
H Shockley banker of Lamkin said crop prospects in Comanche County are unusually favorable. He noted oats yield 15 to 50 bushels per acre and a strong wheat crop. Rain has boosted a large corn crop in full ears while maize sorghum and other feeds are among the best in years. Early stalks show promising blooms and no weevils yet appeared. cotton prospects are encouraging.
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H. Shockley
Lamkin
Comanche
Shockley
Truck overturns injures farm youth in De Leon road incident
Herman Rauhut was injured last Saturday when a wheat wagon overturned on the De Leon road. He was struck while turning to look at his brother and another rider in the rear. His leg and foot were crushed beneath the fender. he will require crutches for some time. The other two boys escaped with only minor bruises.
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Logan
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Quincy
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de Leon
Herman
Will Have Charge of Magnolia Station
Roy Little, with Home Grocery the past two years, now heads Magnolia Filling Station on the Dublin Highway just north of the square. He took charge Monday and will handle gas oil and auto accessories. Mr Clark retires after nearly a year running the station and previously with Mackey Motor Company. future plans are not announced.
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Roy Little
Magnolia
Dublin Highway
Mr. Little
Mr. Clark
Mackey Motor Company
Joe's Garage Adds Fricatx Car Wash Equipment
Joe's Garage announces this week the installation of a Fricatx car wash machine. The device uses warm water and soap to wash vehicles and is claimed to save time while improving quality of work.
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Joe’s Garage
Social Notes From Cotton Grove Visitors Weekend
Mr and Mrs Bill Glasgow and others visited Mrs John McEntire and family Saturday night and Sunday. Luncheon guests included Mr and Mrs Lamar Howell and Mr and Mrs Ed Woolsey of Blanket. Lola McEntire from Comanche stayed with her parents and Miss Forest of Fleming visited. Higginbothams Lumber Yard advertised window glass in all sizes.
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T. R. Randall
W. G. Stokes
Grissom
Comanche
Tom Hendrix
Bob Hendrix
Vandyke
A. J. Carter
Will Dyke
Jack Carter
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