Fort Phantom Hill Brings Texas History to Life on the Plains
A Dallas News clipping recalls Fort Phantom Hill near West Texas, its 1851 erection, Sheridan and Lee visits, and later abandonment around 1880. The ruins, rock buildings, and a Lake Phantom Hill draw visitors while Texas historical groups preserve the site with a marker. The article notes the fort’s past, present visibility, and its role in Texas lore.
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Comanche
Wacopain Creek
Fiemings
Gravis Place
Round Mountain Road
Sweetwater
Round Mountailes
T. J. Helmsley
F. H. Oberthier
Hereford
Texas
Dallas News
Old Fort
Phantom Hill
Sue Deadman’s Creek
Jones County
United States Army
Confederacy
Phil Sheridan
Texas Rangers
Lonesome Trails
Lee
Old Rock Fort
Brazos
Abilene
Old Fort Phantom Hill
Kipilinkarrno
Cleere Family Holds Reunion at Lake Eanes Park
Relatives of the W. L. Cleere family gathered at Lake Eanes Park Comanche on July 16 17 for their annual reunion. Eighty two family members attended including W. L. Cleere and his children. The event featured a Friday picnic and Sunday dinner with recent marriages and new births noted among attendees.
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W. L. Cleere
Lake Eanes Park
Comanche
Nolan Cleere
Houston
Opal Barnard
W. B. Edwards
Ft. Worth
Lamberth Cleere
Ben
Decisions at every crossroads in daily life
A sermon anecdote contrasts a farmer and a hired man who quit rather than sort potatoes. The tale highlights constant daily choices from umbrella use to reading versus mowing, urging focus on how many small decisions shape life and relationships.
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Justi
Junction of Faith and Choice in Joshua Message
A sermon urges readers to choose whom they will serve, citing Joshua 24 15. It presents Jesus Christ as the pathway and invites readers to repent, dedicate their house and life, and surrender to the Lord, emphasizing readiness at a spiritual junction.
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Joshua
Israel
Jesus Christ
Theas
Dean's
Railbons
Doan
Isham Family Reunion Held at Lake Eanes
The Isham family held a reunion at Lake Eanes with 36 present and 214 descendants reported. Lloyd Isham of Fort Worth was elected president, La Verne Helm re elected secretary, and committees were named. The gathering noted births, deaths, marriages, and two step additions Iris and James Hinds. The 1955 reunion is planned for the third Sunday in July at Lake Eanes.
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Tyly
Lake Eanes
Jaye C. Helme
Lloyd Isham
Fort Worth
la Verne Helm
Iris
James Hinds
Alver Isham
Sultan, Wash
Cyril
Elizabeth Claire Isham
Frank McCurley
Haskell
Jaye C. Helm
Janis
Jimmy
Stephenville
P. H. Isham
J. Isham
Gustine
Genetha Stevens
Zephyr
L. J. Isham
James
D. H. Isham
R. H. Isham
Addie Isham
C. L. Huett
Johhny
J. N. Isham
Dale
Janice
Bruce Lane
Clara McCurdy
Comanche
Oran Huett
Washington, D. C
John Dave
Bob
John
Custom spraying service offers complete weed and grasshopper treatment
Wew equipment and live stock spraying available for all crops at Justine Texas. Price $1.50 per acre if you furnish the material, $2.75 per acre if the operator furnishes all supplies. Bob Lane reachable by phone 23 or through the County Agent for word delivery.
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Bob Lane
Justine
Texas
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Fort Phantom
Hog Creek
Brown County
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Chamber of Commerce
Chevrolet
Hathcock Appliance Cc
Ackwood Clinic Hospital
Post Office
EE Blackwood
D.O
D. Blackwood
Cleere
C. L. Owen
Judy
Donna
Kathy
Susan
Garland Tidwell
Penny
Melody
Leonard Teer
Freddy
Albert —— Rogers
Jerry
Wortham
Ervin Cochran
LaRue
Oklahoma City
Okla
E. A. Arran
Jena Sue
Clint Meredith
Glenda
Cutford Wayne
Mexia
Otha Cleere
Fort Riley
Kansas
Jeff Tackett
Dublin
Jess Caffey
Sidney
J. C. Jacobs
Margaret Abbot
Ross Teer
Bob Cleere
Oklahoma
Margaret Ann Burroughs
Ollie Trippe
Pearl
Oes ' GA Studebakers
Studebaker
America
Comanche, Texas
William D. Crankilton
Moody Bible Institute
Chicago Junction
Good Housekeeping
Brownwood
Commerce
W. B. Sartor
Burks Fruit and Melon Stand
G. T
Jim) Burks
Grady Steele
Sartor
FT. Worth Highway
Isham
Caldwell
Thompson Insurance Service
Comam
Che
Stark Sheet Metal
Sos E. Central
James F. Fanning
Lawyer Tate
Square Phone
DR. H. Hampton
Optometrist
P.O
Stephenville, Texas
Ransom Amos, N.G
W. D. Carroll
C. W. Gray, M. D
First Nat'l Bank
Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Co
Don Chester
Farm Bureau
North Side Square
Mark Callaway
Dead Animal Service
Free and Sure Phone
Hamilton
C. A. Wyche
W. Duncan Ave
William T. Calboun
Bob McCampbell
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