Texas Town Names and Local Events Recapped
Editorial notes from 1849 discuss how Texas towns acquired their names and highlight recent local happenings. It covers naming origins for towns such as Gorman, Hamilton, Hico, Meridian, Mullin, Rising Star, Ranger, San Angelo, and Santa Anna, with brief anecdotes and historical tidbits. The piece also mentions community activities, church services, surgeries, illnesses, and visits among residents in Comanche and surrounding areas.
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Rand
South Side Square
Butney's Dry Cleaners
Vice At
It's Best
Bally Robertson
Fimble Station
Sparton
H’s Radio
Comanche
Clemons Motor Company
Clemons Motor Co
Ford - Mercury
Gen. J. Worth
Gorman
Pat Gorman
Houston, Texas Central Railway
Hamilton
James Hamilton
South Carolina
Texas
Republic
Europe
M. B. Lamar
Republic of
Hico
Meridian
George B. Erath
Erath County
Erath
Meri
Dian
98Th
Mullin
Mullen Creek
Mullen
Eastland
Ofice
Ranger
Texas Rangers
San Angelo
Bart J. Dewitt
Dewitt
Angela
Indian Creek
Mrs. Lloyd Coker
Methodist Church
Howard Johnson
Lingleville
Johnson
San Antonio Convent
Ben Ficklen
Concho
Santa Anna
Santana
Linda Singleton
Joyce Collins
Venitia Coker
Hasse Baptist Church
John Ro Maxine
Garland
Hillsboro
Lloyd Coker
B. W. Courtney
Mrs
Charles Haslett
Frigidaire
General Motors
Shankle
Leo Shankle
James F. Fanning
Lawyer Tate
Square Phone
RED Cross
Humanity
J Hwes
SOUT