Comanche Notes Honor Harris and Texas Memory
Comanche Chief reports the death of F S Harris admired locally with comments of “good man” as the town overfills War Finance bonds drive with praise and telegrams. The piece reflects on Texas independence history and features Boyce House visiting Comanche High School as a goodwill ambassador for the Fat Stock Show, plus a sample of House's Texas humor column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Comanche
Comanche High School
Fort Worth
Texas
Exhibit Highlights Prince Domino and Stock Show at Rodeo Grounds
The senior breeders division of the Junior Livestock Show will feature Prince Domino 13th of the T. J. Williams Ranch herd, a registered Hereford bull, on exhibit at the local rodeo grounds Monday along with other high grade stock. Also included are patriotic notes about Mills County Victory Bond support and civic leader E. T. Fairman, described as banker and rancher, with a nod to his mill reclamation project and quip about never sleeping in bed again.
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Prince Domino
T. J. Williams
Fairman
Red Cross
The Red Cross Tribute by Bristow Gray in Comanche
A religious tribute hymn praising the American Red Cross and its home service workers. The poem lauds the Red Cross as a universal healer guiding care for soldiers and families, urging generous offerings and unwavering devotion to the aid organization.
Cal Coolidge and Will Rogers Form An Odd Bond
Reminiscent anecdotes recount a meeting between President Calvin Coolidge and Will Rogers. Rogers teased the silent Cal, earning a grin and friendship, with later invitations to lectures and music. Other items include a Texarkana congressman’s matchbook notes, Twain quips, and wartime bond appeals.
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Calvin Coolidge
Will Rogers
Cal
Rogers
Coolidge
Will
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. C. Wilkergon
Seoul
F. S. Harris
Harris
County War Finance
Eiland Fagan
Comanche County
Nathan Adams
C. R. Hendricks
R. E. Harding
J. B. Thomas
War Finance Committee
Washington-On-The- Brazos
Mexico
Santa Anna
San Jacinto
Sam Houston
The
Texas Almanac
United States
Rocky Mountain
Pacific Coast
Austin
Houston
Crockett
Hogg
Burleson
Fort Wolsh
Boyce House
Southwest
Naylor Publishing Company
San Antonio
General Sheridan
Hell
Pitchfork Tillman
Admiral Peary
North Pole
Amarillo
Jefferson Davis
Texas Brigade
Richmond
Sons of
Mills County
E. T. Fairman
Grover Dalton
Goldthwaite
American Red Cross
Bristow Gray
First Presbyterian Church
Sive
Higginbotham Bros
Congressman Wright
Patman
Texarkana
Mark Twain
Brown
Black
W. I Howells
Berlin
Higginbotham’s
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