Comanche Chamber Sets Two Day Road Work Plan
The Chamber of Commerce directs a two day site effort on the De Leon road from Comanche to Rush Creek with citizens officials and farmers to upgrade the route. The plan, called the Missouri Plan, aims to improve county prosperity through good roads and is endorsed by the Galveston Chamber on convict labor for public roads. Secretary Sutphin says Comanche county will showcase pecans at the Nut Growers Convention in Houston and arrange individual farm exhibits for the State Fair despite no county display. A tribute to Luther Creswell’s late niece is acknowledged, noting space constraints due to advertising needs.
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de. Leon
Comanche
Rush Creek
Commissioners Court
Missouri
Galveston Chamber of Commerce
Sutphin
Comanche County
Nut Growers’ Convention
Houston
Chamber of Commerce
Dallas
Texas
Comanche-Rush Creek
E. W. Harris
Geo. Hamilton
Hardin Co
Hilton Burks
Grand Jury
A.S. Harris
T. J. Williams
Good Roads Committee
I. G. Wyatt
Wm. Dingus
Slider
Elbert Mason
Dobbs
Comanche clubs plan judging and shows in October
On October 9 and 10 the Boys Corn Clubs and Girls Tomato Clubs meet in Comanche to judge corn and tomato entries with cash prizes and Dallas Fair tickets. Exhibits are due by October 8, with awards to be given October 10 at the Majestic Theatre and prizes announced at Dallas on October 22 under J. R. Palmer.
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Comanche
Merchants of
Majestic Theatre
Dallas Fair
J. R. Palmer
Small town merchants profit from affordable newspaper advertising
Progressive merchants in town of four thousand invest 1000 to 1200 yearly in ads. A dry goods firm treats ad space as its top salesman, using 14 page weekly spots for 20 to 25 dollars monthly. Reaching about a thousand homes weekly, this strategy aims at steady, profitable returns.
Comanche Urges Community Support for Road Project
The Comanche Rush Creek road improvement plan calls for two workdays, October 21 and 22, with every able-bodied resident or nearby business to participate. Local business leaders express strong backing and collective effort to advance the project.
City Council Debates Street Sprinkler and Boiler Offers
Regular session notes Mayor Cunningham and Aldermen discussing deferral of contracting J D Lasseter as street sprinkler and an old city boiler offer. Council loans street grader for Comanche Rush Creek road work and approves per diem. D M Hilliard to be paid forty dollars monthly for street work. Lighting proposal dropped as impracticable. meeting adjourned.
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G. A. Cunningham
M. V. Skinner
T. S. Collins
C. L. Cox
F. Jacobs
J. D. Lasseter
Jacobs
D. M. Hilliard
Cotton Receipts Reach Three Thousand Mark
Comanche reports wagon receipts of 3115 bales through Wednesday night from Nabers and Union yards. Market rose briefly fourteen cents then fell sharply after government ginners data showed 250,000 more bales ginned than a year earlier. Authors anticipate a rebound as rains help and claim a very short crop overall with 14 to 15 cent targets before season end.
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Comanche
Nabers
Union Cotton Yard
Texas
Oklahoma
In Appreciation Letter from Ballinger Reader
A Ballinger resident, W B Dunlap, sends a note dated October 1 191% asking to apply a one dollar check to his subscription and expresses enjoyment of the paper’s first issue, noting he would miss it without The Chief.
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Ballinger
Texas
Oet
W. B. Dunlap
September 1913 Weather Totals From Chamber Report
Weather bureau figures compiled by the Chamber of Commerce show September 1913 averaged 90 degrees high and 60 degrees low. The month's peak reached 103 on the 5th and 48 on the 21st. Rainfall totaled .99 inches with .23 on the 9th, .30 on the 12th, .30 on the 24th, .11 on the 25th, and .05 on the 30th, compared with 1.25 inches in 1912 and 2.50 inches in 1911.
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Weather Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Ownership and births listed in Comanche paper report
The Chief Exponent in Comanche Texas publishes its 1913 ownership and management statement under federal law. Editors Tom H. Bell and publishers The Comanche Pub Co appear with stockholders J R Eanes Paris Smith Tom H Bell and others. Birth notices include several county births from Bryson Ranch Beatty Gustine Gap Beattie and Blanket.
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Comanche
Texas
Tom H. Bell
The
Comanche Pub
J. R. Eanes
Paris Smith
E. W. Harris
T. J. Williams
W. H. Thadberg
L. T. Cunningham
W. F. Cunningham
G. A. Cunningham
T. J. Cunningham
Stephenville
H. Cunningham, Jr
Oscar Callaway
Washington
D.C
Mergenthaler Linotype Co
S.C. Findley Notary
W. H. Owen
Bryson Ranch
B. Jeffrey
Beatty
J. T. Brown
Gap
I. F. Collins
Gustine
Harvey Hall
Charlie Clark
Beattie
Henry Stewart
Otto Garison
Sidney
Bish Mayes
Samuel P. Gray
Blanket
Licenses to wed granted around the courthouse
The following have been granted licenses to wed since the last report W A Hickey weds Miss Mattie Brown R D Cox weds Miss Bessie Jones R L Busby weds Miss Mattie Allgood Jack Jenkins weds Miss Dorothy Simmons George Walker weds Miss Quinby Brooks Ora Euqua weds Miss Maude Kroonee R P Moore weds Miss Emma Frazier Benton Tidrow weds Miss Mattie Ruth
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W. A. Hickey
Mattie Brown
R. D. Cox
Bessie Jones
R. L. Busby
Mattie Allgood
Jack Jenkins
Dorothy Simmons
George Walker
Quinby Brooks
Ora Euqua
Maude Kroonee
R. P. Moore
Emma Frazier
Benton Tidrow
Mattie Ruth
Real Estate Transfers Across multiple parcels and buyers
Real estate transfers list numerous buyers and parcels including 100 acres to W H Samson and 100 acres to C Davenport, 2 tracts totaling 156.3 acres to A M Beatty and wife, 78 acres to W T Loudermilk and 78 acres to F W Loudermilk, along with various surveys and prices from $650 to $7 050.
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KB. N. Forgy
Joe M
G. H. Loudermilk
W. T. Loudermilk
Jas
Hudson Survey
F. W. Loudermilk
H. R. Lacy
G. W. Montgomery
J. E. Moore
Higginbotham Bros. & Company
E. W. Welch
Seattle
Felle Robertson
Mar
I. N. Lane
E. 0. Hasley
H. & T. B. R. R. Company
Mayfield
Will Cooper
John Crestman
October magazine contents preview and features
Next week readers will see a list of featured stories and departments for October. Highlights include An Alfafa Romance by Oney Fred Sweet illustrated Porfigo Diaz s Long Way Henry s Crop Currency Indian Raids in Texas Legend of Leeteetee In the Big Leagues and other items such as Fine Arts Automobile Hints Experiment Station Work Texas Farm News Children s Stories Helps and Fashions and more with illustrations and notes on forthcoming events and topics.
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Oney Fred Sweet
Porfiro Diaz
United States
Diaz
Henry
Waco
Texas
Erath
Col
Acie Sooner
Leeteetea
H. B. Davis
Melvin Webb
A. & M. College
College Station
Texas Farm News
Texas Farm
Bever Love
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Chamber OF Con Meng
A. S. Harris
Neice
Luther Creswell
Bill
Boys Corn Club
AND
Gals Tomato Club
Boys’ Corn Club
Girls’ Tomato Club
Farm and Ranch-Holland
Small Town Merchant and Advertising
Ousber
Rush Creek Road
City Council
Boverniment
Supreme Court
Post Office Department
Post Ofice Department
Geo. L. Sullivan
HE Court House
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