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Durham Peanut Company story and local history feature
In Comanche Texas the Durham Peanut Company is profiled as a major Texas shelling plant with roots tracing to the pecan business. The piece details Walter Durham Sr. founding the firm, its expansion, family members, and partners Floyd Prather and Pat Cagle. It also includes civic roles and community impact, plus a long editorial note on crime statistics and Houston Fair.
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Comanche
Ait
Floyd Prather
Louisiana
Baylor Bear
Pat Cagle
Deep South
Alabama
Texas
Howard Payne
Comanche Indians
Walter Durham
Henry Durham
Harvey Durham
Ruby
John Barton
Walter
W. F. Durham
Nugent Durham
Jake
Travis
Ted
Chester McKinzie
Durham Drug Products Company
Walter Durham Sr
Frankie Winston
Eastland
Winston
Walter Durham Jr
Frances Prather
University of Texas
First Baptist Church of
Durham Peanut Company
Prather
Baylor
Frances Durham
Peanut Company
Red” Durham