Notice of Public Auction Sale of Comanche County Land
The Comanche County Commissioners Court 1953 orders a public auction of county land parcels derived from Bent Clark and John Duncan surveys. Parcels A and B total 5.934 acres and include highway right of way segments tied to State Highway 36 and railroad alignments, with described boundaries and sale conditions for cash bidders.
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Commissioners’ Court
Comanche County
Texas
Comanche
County of
State of
Bent Clark
John Duncan
Stephenville North and South Texas Railway
State of Texas
Stephenville North and
South Texas Railway
City of
Enid
Center Line
John Duncan Survey
Stephenville North
South Texas
Corte
Stephenville
GC. & SF
Sam Phifer
Precinct 2
Court House
Former Sheriff Leads FBI Training School in Brownwood
Dwight Brightman, former Comanche County Sheriff and current FBI agent, conducted a police training school at Brownwood’s City Community Center. Attendees from the Brownwood police department learned crime-scene search, evidence handling, and court testimony through class participation, including a staged murder scene with Ophelia as the victim.
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Dwight Brightman
Comanche County
FBI
Fort Worth
Brownwood
Dwitht Brightman
Camp Bowie
Set
Charles N. Stewart
Texas A&m College
Ophelia
Fort Sumner Recalled By Texas Traveler En Route to Albuquerque
A Texas speaker riding to Albuquerque recalls Fort Sumner once loved by Billy the Kid. The town’s old West aura clashes with modern growth including stores and a large school. A dark complexioned traveler with stubble and a maroon hat at the bus station seemed local atmosphere but turned out to be a fellow traveler.
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Fort Sumner
Ibuquerque Sias
HSM
Western imagery and inflation complain in a travelogue note
The author recalls a Pecos river scene with an owl plaster building and a bridge while noting rising prices such as 50 cents for a hamburger in Dallas. He reflects on TV debut nerves, a hillbilly band, and jokes about monuments to book reviewers. The piece warns mental illness strains on hospitals and costs to taxpayers.
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Billy the Kid
Pecos
Bill” Elliott
Dallas
Kansas City
Arrest Leads to Mock Court Trial in Justice Lesson
Students staged an arrest scene and a mock court trial to role play a homicide case. The classroom exercise concluded with a verdict demonstrating the concept of justice and accountability in the community context.
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Grigsby’s Grocery
de Leon Hiway
Isham’s Station
Ft. Worth
George H. Loudermilk
Downing
G. Davis
Floyd Jones
Himself
Bryan
America
Aeale
Fort “Ortho Texas
Sinclair Dealers
Knocktree Power
Sinclair Power
W. C. House
Eddie’s Service
Sta. J. B. Colney Comanche
Jake Graham
Dee Kimbriel Proctor
Paul Patton
Gushine
D. R. Lawson
Hasse
Bonnie W. Horton de Lees
H. H. Hilley Sidney
Will Wilson
W. C. Stephens
Lamkin
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