Kirk's Sanitary Grocery Opens in Comanche
Clyde C. Kirk, manager, opened Kirk's Sanitary Grocery February 15, 1916 in the Tun nel building on the square's south side. In one month the store reports a strong, growing trade and aims to capture local patronage. Kirk, born October 15, 1891 in De Leon, Texas, moved to Comanche at age five and studied at public schools and Polytechnic College Fort Worth.
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Clyde C. Kirk
Comanche
DeLeon
Texas
Polytechnic College
Fort Worth
Neely-Harris-Cunningham Co
Burks Mercantile Co Advertises Wash Basin Price
An old Burks Mercantile Company listing promotes a wash basin at a price of one dollar. The fragment suggests a general store sale or catalog item from a historical advertisement.
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Burks Mercantile Co
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Oscar Callaway Comanche's Distinguished Citizen
Oscar Callaway rose from humble beginnings near Mercers Gap to national prominence as a lawyer, landman, and long time congressman. Born outside Comanche county his family settled nearby as a boy and he later entered Comanche high school, studied law at the University of Texas, and was elected county attorney in 1900 before forming Callaway & Eanes. He won election to Congress in 1908 and was repeatedly reelected, noted for his unwavering convictions and fearlessness of criticism.
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Rusk County
Mercers Gap
Oscar
Comanche
University of Texas
J. R. Eanes
Callaway
Gib Callaway District Attorney A Comanche County Legacy
Gib Callaway, District Attorney for the 52nd Judicial District covering Comanche Hamilton and Coryell counties, is portrayed as a long-serving official with roots in Rusk County. Born in Texas, he moved to Comanche County in 1882, trained in rural and Comanche schools, attended the University of Texas, and formed Callaway and Callaway with his brother Oscar. He served as City Attorney in 1909 and was elected District Attorney in 1914, with a noted record and expected re election without opposition. The page also features a series of advertisements urging readers to mail in for Foley products and various merchandise offers.
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Gib Callaway
52Nd
Comanche
Hamilton
Coryell
Rusk County
Texas
Comanche County
Mercers Gap
W. F. Rogers
University of Texas
A D Backstrom Photographer Timeline
A D Backstrom born in Philadelphia Mississippi, moved to Texas, lived near Bell County for ten years, then settled in Temple in 1888 to learn photography. In 1913 he moved on, learned the trade further, and established his own gallery and business giving him exclusive control of the local photograph business in Comanche.
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Philadelphia
Mississippi
Texas
Bell County
Temple
Tograph Gallery
Comanche
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the Burks Mercantile Co
Oscar Callaway
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Carrolls Drug Store
D. M. Herring
Wetzel’s
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Geo. Wetzel, Prop
Brass
T. J. Brinson
P. Smith
Kilpat
Rick’s
Lon
First National Bank
Comanche, Texas
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U.S
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Federal Reserve Bank
F. E. Adams
T. RB. Holmsley
W. M. Burhan
K. L. Macon
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