The 5 and 10 Cent Store opens under W C Odom
Historical note on W C Odom proprietor of The 5 and 10 Cent Store in Comanche, tracing origins from R Eastland who sold to Odom March 15 1913, details of Odoms background from Alabama to Texas, and remarks on his prosperous racket goods business. A patient testimonial about Foley Kidney Pills appears, ending with The Wm. Reese Co. name.
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R. Eastland
Brownwood
W. C. Odom
Ennis
Texas
Jacobson County
Ala
Asl
Colin County
Farmersville
Farmersill
Quintin
Quinlin
All Texas
Athens Heenum Ennis
Comanche
Odom
A. G. Wells
Route 5
Rocky Mount
N. C
Foley
Wm. Reese Co
Burks Mercantile Co Advertisement for Swiss Embroidery
For One Dollar five yards all over Swiss embroidery offered by Burks Mercantile Co. through a promotional sale. The ad emphasizes value and availability at the store.
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Burks Mercantile Co
Burks Mercantile Go
Prominent Comanche Figures Lead Local Cotton and Banking Firm
H A Carmichael long a Texas native rose on a Lamkin area farm and served as county tax collector starting in 1900 before retiring to enter mercantile banking and cotton. He remains a stockholder in First National Bank and active in Brightman Cotton Company alongside O O Brightman, with firm management shifting since 1907.
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H. A. Carmichael
Texas
Lamkin
Comanche
First National Bank
Brightman Cotton Company
O. C. Brightman
F. B. Adams
W. R. Slider
Adams
Slider
O. O. Brightman
Hi. A. Carmichael
O. Brightman
St. Mary’s
Coleman County
M. W. Fleming
J. N. Harris
Mr Harris
Tom Pi
Man & Pitts
Brin’s
G. C. Hamilton
Brightman
Carnival Shirt Sale At Burks Mercantile Co
Saturday only the Burks Mercantile Co offers shirts valued at 1.50 and 1.25 for 1.00 as part of a great carnival day sale.
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The
Burks Mercantile Co
Candidate for County Attorney in Comanche County
A Democratic primary slate in 1916 nominates the candidate for county attorney in Comanche County. The action follows party procedures and sets the contest for the upcoming primaries.
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Comanche County
Also Mentioned on This Page
Coleman’s
Crisco
M. Coleman Low Price
Comanche Wagon Yard
Jno. C. Yarbrough
Little’s Barber Shop
R. W. Pierce
Burl Farner
J. M. Little
Brightman Cotton CO
A. B. Haworth
Dexter Wallings
Slider & Lacys
Kilpatrigh
West Side Square
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