Post Office Listing for Comanche TX Editor
Entry shows Comanche Texas post office imprint with TOM H. BELL identified as Editor and Business Manager. It notes second class mail matter.
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Comanche
Texas
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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1913
Page
2
Officers names and roles in local group
D H Cunningham serves as president with Eanes as vice president. T J Cunningham is secretary and treasurer, and Tom H Bell is editor and manager.
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D. H. Cunningham
Ate Eanes
T. J. Cunningham
Secy
Treas
Tom, H. Bell
Directors Named for Board Members
Directors listed include D. H. Cunningham T. J. Cunningham Tom I. Bell J. R. Banes Paris Smith FE. W. Harris and V. H. Thodberg.
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D. H. Cunningham
T. J. Cunningham
Tom I. Bell
J. R. Banes
Paris Smith
FE. W. Harris
V. H. Thodberg
Stockholders list names for company meeting
The document lists stockholders including Tom H. Ningham J R Eanes Oscar Callaway Paris Smith FE Harris T J Williams W H Thadberg L T Cunningham K F Cunningham and G A Cunningham. The roster implies an organized shareholder assembly and potential voting members.
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D. H. Cunningham
T. J. Cunningham
Tom H. Bell
J. R. Eanes
Oscar Callaway
Paris Smith
W. Harris
T. J. Williams
W. H. Thadberg
L. T. Cunningham
K. F. Cunningham
G. A. Cunningham
Subscribers urged to report missed deliveries promptly
Readers are asked to notify the paper about missed issues and to provide both old and new addresses when changing locations.
Save your money and buy you a dairy cow
A compact directive urges prudent spending by suggesting investment in a dairy cow instead of less stable purchases. The piece presents a rural thrift message without additional context or events.
Comanche County Seeks One Thousand Dairy Cows
A local appeal urges planting shade trees and acting as public benefactors while Comanche County discusses boosting dairy capacity by sourcing one thousand cows to supply cream for cream stations.
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Comanche County
Farmers Promise Self Sufficient Farm Solution
A speaker urges building silos dairies and pig pens to grow feed locally. The plan aims to reduce reliance on external markets and ease the burden of rising living costs for families and communities.
Plant Soft Shell Pecan Trees for Shade and Profit
Plant a few soft shell pecan trees about the house on the farm. They will provide fine shade and pay you handsomely in the years to come.
When You Are Down in Your Luck Says Folksy Vinyl
A reflective piece notes that misfortune often hides a silver lining and urges readers to remember hope during hard times. It emphasizes resilience and the idea that circumstances can improve, even when luck seems against you.
Comanche banks hold 300 million in deposits
A regional note praises Comanche finances noting 300 million dollars in bank deposits. It translates financial strength into roughly ten dollars per person or about fifty dollars per family of five, prompting favorable interpretation.
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Comanche
Sturgeon of Paris Declares Candidacy for Lieutenant Governor
Hon. B. B. Sturgeon of Paris, a leading North Texas lawyer and former senator, announces his bid for the office of Lieutenant Governor.
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B. B. Sturgeon
Paris
North
Texas
Fall Fair Proposed in Comanche County
The Chief Exponent announces support for a fall fair in Comanche County next year, emphasizing fairs as empire builders and country development. The item frames the event as a driver of industry and local interest.
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Comanche County
Runnels County Praised for Long Murder-Free Era
The county boasts twenty years without a murder and ten years without imprisoning a man, cited as a splendid record. It notes a sizable foreign population including Germans and Bohemians.
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Runnels
Income Tax Law Enters Effect on November First
The new income tax law took effect Saturday November 1 requiring all with an annual income of thirty hundred dollars to pay the tax. It excludes newspaper men from the requirement.
Why the Anti-Saloon League Backs Caesar in Texas
The text questions the Anti-Saloon League’s candidate choice in Texas. It argues Will H. Mayes is a longtime pro prohibition advocate, with no discernible acts to refute his stance, suggesting the league prefers Caesar over Brutus in the current selection.
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Anti-Saloon League
Texas
H. Mayes
Brutus
Caesar
Emancipate Women and Children From Cotton Slavery
The Chief Exponent urges Comanche County to avoid raising cotton and to focus on feed and stock. If cotton must be grown, promote it as a surplus crop. He argues cotton and credit bind farmers and keep families in bondage, keeping children out of school.
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Coimanche County
A Vision of Wealth Without Forcing Others Aside
The speaker expresses a desire to gain life competence and comfortable old age without exploiting others. Wealth should be earned fairly, and if required to take from a brother, the speaker would rather forego it than act unjustly.
Thaw Accused of Conspiracy to Win Release
The article notes Harry Thaw faces new conspiracy claims to gain release from Matteawan State Hospital. It references public uproar over his past act and questions how a lunatic could be part of a plot. Jerome is cited as railing against the Thaw affair.
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Harry Thaw
Matteawan
Jerome
Thaw
Price of hair in Bavaria cited as six hundred per pound
The article notes a Bavarian price of 600 dollars per pound for hair with Jim Lowry of the Honey Grove Signal remarking that selling would fetch about 30 cents in real money. The reference to his upper story describes it as polished like a shiny door knob.
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Bavaria
Jim Lowry
Honey Grove
Cotton Palace Opens in Waco with Comanche Day Plans
The Cotton Palace at Waco opened on Saturday. November 11 is designated Comanche Day with efforts underway for a special train and reduced fare for that date as a large crowd is expected to travel from here.
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Cotton Palace
Waco
New railroad from San Antonio to Fredericksburg could reach Brady
The line from San Antonio to Fredericksburg is completed and may extend to a Rio Grande Frisco link at Brady, creating a direct Fort Worth to San Antonio route. If finished, Comanche could become a division point.
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San Antonio
Fredericksburg
Rio Grande
Brady
Fort Worth
Comanche
Wilson urges autonomy for the Philippines after war
President Wilson, speaking in Mobile, declares the United States will not seek more territory by conquest. He argues colonial expansion ruined nations and calls for disposing of the Philippines with initial autonomy followed by full independence, noting costs of 100 million dollars per year.
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Wilson
Mobile
U. S
Call for Arbiration Laws to Settle Labor Strikes
The piece argues for nationwide arbitration laws to govern labor disputes and protect the public as an innocent third party. It condemns streetcar strike riots in Indianapolis and urges courts to safeguard public rights through compulsory arbitration.
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Indianapolis
Comanche County Fair Proposal Aims for Community Park
A proposal urges Comanche county to begin early in the year with a fall fair to boost stock, poultry, and agriculture. It calls for securing land, erecting permanent buildings, and using profits to pay for grounds, envisioning a city park and the greatest county fair in the state.
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Comanche
City of
Comanche County Brings Prizes in Fair Winners List
A Comanche county man won first prize on feterita and on yam potatoes with other top honors across crops and vegetables. A Comanche county boy claimed first on June corn while a Comanche county girl took second on canned tomatoes. Come to Comanche county.
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East Texas
Comanche County
Ben Davis
Advertising Pays and Warns of Lost Ten Dollars
The Chief Exponent notes a recent run of people losing ten dollars after reading a classified ad offering a found ten dollar reward. It urges readers to use the want column for lost and found items, rentals, sales, or any want ad.
Editor Bell’s Fat Advice Prompting Mockery
The Comanche Chief Exponent editor claims East source gave full fattening instructions provoking Ballinger Banner Ledger ridicule. The Banner Ledger jokes about the editor changing careers and joining a circus.
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Bell
Ballinger Banner-Ledger
Question on Riflemanship for New Officers
The Comanche Chief-Exponent recalls a past era of swift officers and asks what has become of the yesteryear officer. It suggests testing riflemanship before duty, noting skill to hit a fly at distance as a benchmark for readiness.
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Here
Ballinger Banner-Ledger
Prohibition Not Sole Factor in Governor Race
The writer argues prohibition should influence voting but not dominate it. They question the Dallas meeting’s narrow focus on whisky and urge voters to consider penitentiary, tax, convict labor on roads, and care for the deaf, dumb, blind, and insane wards in safer housing.
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Dallas
Brownwood School Affirms Etiquette Lesson After Comanche Visit
A Brownwood High School note calls for courtesy after a football match with Comanche High School. It urges faculty to bar future visits until Brownwood teams are treated civilly and notes Comanche County’s pride in state fair wins for a girl and a man in tomatoes and unspecified entries.
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Brownwood High School
Comanche High School
Brownwood
For Mayes: A Prohibitionist Advocate for Governor
The Chief Exponent endorses Lieutenant Governor Will H. Mayes for governor. It cites his prohibitions advocacy, business approach, and prior record, arguing for state administration run on business lines and cost savings through prison and farm reforms.
Mayes for governor favored by Texas voters and businessmen
The piece declares support for Hon Will H Mayes as governor, arguing he reflects sound business methods. It dismisses the Anti-Saloon League and Dallas bosses, claiming Mayes will win the Democratic nomination as chosen by practical Texas voters and the loyal wool hat faction.
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Will H. Mayes
Mayes
Anti-Saloon League
Ohio
Dallas
Little Cullen
Texas
October described as prime harvest month in poetic ode
The piece extols October as a perfect harvest period with ideal weather from cool frosts to warm sun. It highlights ripening corn, apples, grapes, pumpkins, walnuts, and other fruits, noting abundant wildlife and scenic beauty as farmers reap the year's labor.
Glories of October: Woodland Life and October's Practical Value
The article paints October’s woodland scenes with frosted nuts, birds, and spiders, noting the clear air and sunlit vistas. It reflects on nature’s beauty and the farm’s practical needs as harvests near, calling October a month of unique charm and foregone losses for farmers.
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Mineola
Erroneous report on Witt house fire and wife death corrected
The Errata notes an error from last week stating M. K. Witt lost a house here years ago when his wife was burned to death. The house did burn but editors were not present at the time, and the inference was incorrect.
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M. K. Witt
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. R. Eanes & Co
Jno
D. Waring
Consolidated
the Comanche Pub. Co.,Publishers
Philadelphia
Brazos
Wilson Abstract Co
G. A. Cunninghay
Abstract
Ap Insurance
Comanch Texas
Yours Truly
G. A. Cunningbeam
Campbell
North Side Square
City Loans
Thos. W. Dunlap
Masonic Temple
Comanche, Texas
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