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Comanche Chief in Comanche, Texas

24 Mar 1977

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Comanche Chief

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Comanche, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 24, 1977

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5

Sipe Springs oil boom reshaped Comanche country in 1917

The 1917 Sipe Springs oil boom revitalized Comanche county economy as Goss Well 1 and related ventures drew speculators, created shantytowns, and spurred a brief housing boom. Banks failed later. wells were shallow yet productive. women wore coveralls. modern schooling arrived by 1922. a few families remain decades later as historic memory.

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Sipe Springs Comanche Goss Well Jackson Hotel Leonard’s Garage Majestic Theatre Motor Ranger Desdemona Pioneer Hillburn Jamaica Sipe Springs Oil Company J. B. Peel F.N. Pruitt E. A. Whitesides J. D. Duncan Frank Kirk J. O. Groves T. E. Branes S. J. Witten J. M. Houser W. E. Smith J. L. Scoggin J. L. Hill Comanche Country Ranger W. E. Dennis de Leon Oakland Sabano Creek Nineveh Lusk Farm Paul Bunyan Indian Mountain Lusk
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Corps Warns Lake Visitors on Early Spring Water Safety

Fort Worth District of the Corps of Engineers issues an early spring warning after five drownings in 1977 and three in 1976. Colonel John F. Wall urges life jackets, weather checks, boat capacity limits, slower speed near others, staying with a capsized craft, and helping others. He notes cold water can kill quickly and warns that visitors numbers may rise with warming.

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Corps of Engineers The Corps Lakes Fort Worth District John F. Wall Fort Worth U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wall Colonel Wall Corps Texas
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Whitesides McKeehans Wyatts Leonards FT. Worth Rusty Durham Cole T. R. Durham D. F. Caraway Rusty N. N. Durham Stephenville Hospital Huddleston Steamex Holland Cleaners Kea Buffalo Springs Addition Promontory Park Lake Proctor Charlene Gilchrest Mor Sidney Rt. 2 F. W. Kea Solar_Interiors Comanche, Texas Bennie Simpson W. Washington Stephenville Nursing Home Comanche County Hospital Board of Directors James T Jim) Roberts C. M. McCain Eastland Hwy. 6 I.H.C New Holland Tanden Troy Johnson Gorman TEX Herring W. B. McPherson N. Pottsville Ford Tractor Graham Hammey John Deere Eddie R. Bynum Auction Company Pottsville Lou McPherson Eddie R. Bynum E. Central IREAL Isplay Adam Schaaf Sears H.d Henry R. Storey Brownwood, Texas Perry Lancaster Indian Creek Ron Gilbreath
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