Comanche History Lover Recalls Local Tales and Early Cars
Cox recalls Comanche County life from 1888 onward with notes on Hardin the outlaw, the first soda, the first automobile, and old school life. He cites the 1900s dash from Dallas to San Angelo, teachers who cannot define common terms, and a joke about moving the state capital to Hamilton. The piece blends personal memory, local names, and brief social notes from Newbury and surrounding communities.
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Cox
Smith
Texas
Comanche County
Sidney
Mr. Cox
Frank Busey
Julian John
Comanche
Dallas Fair
Dallas
San Angelo
Social News and Funeral Notice from Comanche Area
A roundup of weekend visitors from Dallas Fort Worth and beyond to Comanche and surrounding towns. Attendees include the Stephens and Moore families, Billy Graham services in Fort Worth, and condolences for Mrs Alice Foley Chafin. Also mentions A&M Rice game visit and local family milestones.
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Charlie Moore
Dallas
G. B. Moore
Beryl Cunningham
Comanche
Luna
Bowman Standridge
Paul McCoys
Pat Tempie
Fort Worth
Mary Hancock
Jesse Steele
J. E. Steele
J. D. Stephens
First Baptist Church
Stephenville
Edwin
Edd Sims
Foley
Alice Foley Chafin
Culman
Alabama
Topsy
Dean Bingham
Odessa
Beattie
Roy Henson
Ellis McDonald
San Barbara
California
Earl Seay
John Ansley
Gail McCullough
Randall Burton
San Saba
Wall
Melvin
Kennith Carnes
Trusty
Charlie Carnes
H. D. Club
J. B. Alcorn
Tom McDona
Baptist Association weekly news and training union event list
The State Training Union Convention meets in Wichita Falls from November 29 to December 1 with Texas speakers including Rev. Sterling Price Fred Swank E S James and Dr. Marshall Craig. The workers Conference meets December 6 at North Side Baptist De Leon. Lottie Moon Week is December 3-7 to fund foreign missions across 55 stations. Southern Baptist missions total over 1075 abroad. Fort Worth’s Doc Weathersby visited his sister Mrs Dan Killian last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. C
Neil Spencer
Skipper
W. R. Pucket
Big Springs
W. B. Pucket
Flordada
Tom Spencer
Cox
de Leon
Austin
Sartor
Gail McCullough
Don Gray
Edwin Sar
Wichita Falls
Texas
Sterling Price
Abilene
Fred Swank
Fort Worth
E.S
Doc Weathersby
Dan Killian
School Menus for November 26 28
Menus for the Cominthe Public schools list meals for November 26 to 28. Monday offers corn dogs with mustard sliced cheese potato salad buttered spinach milk and orange frosted cupcake. Tuesday features hamburgers with tomato and onions potato chips orange juice bun milk and peach cobbler. Wednesday serves fried steak and gravy creamed potatoes seasoned green beans rolls and butter milk and ice cream.
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O. Brightman
Igs
Covid
Ouk
Concen
W. Cox
Coman
C— W
Will
Herbert B. Goodson
San
John Wesley Har
Hardin
Webb
Paitentiary
Yars
Hogg
London
Kimble County
Junction
el Paso
Tom Selman
John Wesley Hardin
Senate
Paul Helmecke
Fred Grimm
Grimm
Paris Smith
Ben Evridge’s
Fabric Center
Bryson Ranch
Dudley Ranch
Jud McCarty
Oberthier
Stagner
Georgia
Hamilton
Newbury News
A&m Visitors
Fred Clark
Ray Lyons
Freddie Clarky
A&m
A&m-Rice
W. G. Self
Clemons Motor Co
Ford - Mercury
Westinghorse
Westinghouse
Ed Shen
Turkey
Westinghouse Range
Westinghouse Television
John M
Happy
Hathcock North West Corner Square
Fed
Monroe
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