No. 10 Highway Plans for Southwest Texas Route to Fort Worth
The article details plans to improve and extend State Highway No. 10 from the Southwest Texas area to Fort Worth, opening a major livestock and tourist conduit toward Mexico. Ed McRae of the Tourist Bureau outlines routes through Rocksprings, Comanche, Brownwood, Brady, Junction, and Del Rio, with county-by-county paving and bridge work already underway or planned. Trucking of livestock to Fort Worth has risen sharply, with projections above 50,000 loads this year.
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Fort Worth
Ed McRae
Tourist Bureau
The
Association of Commerce
McRae
Stephenville
Edwards Cour
Tarrant County
Benbrook
Benbrook-Cresson
Erath County
Comanche County
Comanche
State Highway Commission
Brown County
McCulloch
Chamber of Commerce
Brady
Menard County
Kimble County
Kimble
Edwards
Junction
Rocksprings
del Rio
Mexico
Star Telegram
Fourth of July amateur baseball game in Comanche
Comanche Lions Club hosts a charity game against De Leon Luncheon Club at Comanche Park July 4 at 5 pm. Players must be 35 or older business or professional men. Admission funds go to both towns’ charities. Expected competitive lineups listed for both teams.
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Comanche Park
Comanche
de Leon
Coanche
Lions Club
I. M. Cochran
A. M. Allen
R. W. Brannan
W. Z. Compton
Frank Daniels
R. D. Davis
E. E. Gentry
C. E. George
J. J. Horn
A. A. Hansford
Elbert Mason Helps At Bryson's Ranch Threshing Season
Elbert Mason of McCauley arrived Saturday to assist at Bryson's Ranch during the threshing season.
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Elbert Mason
McCauley
Will
Bryson
Strunk and St runk Visit Lukers in Texas
Mr and Mrs F A Strunk of Yoakum Texas and Mr Oscar Strunk of San Antonio visit Mr and Mrs R A Luker in town.
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F. A. Strunk
Yoakum, Texas
Oscar Strunk
San Antonio
R. A. Luker
Primitive Baptist Assn Will Meet at Hebron Church Pasture
The fiftieth session of the Old Harmony Primitive Baptist Association plans three days of services at Hebron church in my pasture near Shiloh school house starting Thursday night before the second Sunday in July. Attendees are urged to bring lunch and help entertain, with ministers expected to attend and services morning afternoon and night. A. T. Perry asks neighbors and sister church messengers to join. The grounds will host preparations begin Wednesday to erect the tent. Also note a lost dehorned Hereford heifer branded A on side last seen near Comanche. Reward offered. Frank Howington.
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Old Harmony Primitive Baptist Association
Hebron Church
Shiloh School House
Comanche
Hamilton Road
McElroy
A. T. Perry
Frank Howington
Rodeo Days Set By Comanche County Association
The Comanche County Rodeo Association announces a two day rodeo to be held Monday and Wednesday next week. Performances start at 2:30 pm with T. P. Perkins and other candidates speaking after the rodeo. A baseball game between business men from Comanche and De Leon follows at 5 pm on the Fourth at the Ball Park under Lions Club auspices.
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Comanche County Rodeo Association
T. P. Perkins
Congress
Comanche
de Leon
Ball Park
Comanche Lions Club
HAY TIES PROMOTION AT HARDIN LUMBER YARD
An ad for H H Hardin Lumber Yard announces a July free gift offer with purchases of ten dollars or more a set of 12 ounce ice tea glasses. The notice also mentions Rev R J LaPrade and family traveling to Graham for several weeks and returning in time for Sunday services.
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J. W. Scurry
R. J. LaPrade
Graham
Creamery Moves to New Ice Plant Location
The Hico Ice and Cold Storage Company shifts its whole milk and sweet cream operation to the Ice Plant this week. Key features include two large vaults and space to add ice cream production for 300 gallons during hardening, with plans to expand processing as milk purchases justify.
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Hico Ice and Cold Storage Company
Harry Gleason
Hico
Comanche
Gleason
Dairy meeting urges bull circles to boost profits
Mr Walser led a Comanche county meeting on dairy herd management, showing fall calving yields at $10 more annual profit per cow and highlighting bull circles to improve cattle grade. He stressed homegrown feed, balanced rations, and tailoring feeding to milk output, with Beattie Energy Trinity and Sidney among towns hosting follow ups.
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Wwe
Walser
Court House
Comanche
West Texas
Beattie
Energy
Trinity
Sidney
de Leon
Gustine Gets New Grocery Firm Expansion
Bill Young and Frank McClellan acquired the Gustine Mercantile Company Grocery Department last week. They moved operations into a new building built by Higginbotham Brothers and Company, adjoining their property on the east. Both men bring prior Gustine experience.
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Gustine
Bill Young
Frank McClellan
Gustine Mercantile Company
Higginbotham Brothers and Company
Mr. McClellan
Mr. Young
McClellan
Gustine Mercantile Firm
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