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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1926
Page
2
A local welding shop invites customers to bring difficult welding jobs, promising satisfaction. The message is signed by Bill Young and Bill and Joe's Filling Station and Garage, with a note of long service by the county printing provider.
The 1925 fair featured a Fire Prevention display led by Mrs Annie M Poulson of Austin highlighting Texas fire losses of 22 million dollars and 284 deaths. Hoff’s Flour exhibit attracted cooks, taxidermy by E G Wells drew questions, and Les Boynton showcased a rich geologic collection. Entertainment ranged from a minuet by Mrs Carroll’s pupils to a radio booth by M R Hilty, with Colonel Alvin M Owsley delivering a keynote on the soldier and citizen. Rodeo and goat roping drew crowds, and the final night offered strong attendance and an educational film.
Historical pageant celebrates Comanche county seventieth anniversary with scenes of seven essentials, settler arrival, and Indian conflicts. Pageant praised for artistry led by Mrs Rome Walker with James Cochran and Gaston Boynton. Fair prizes awarded across crops, livestock, and crafts amid large crowd.
Prize list from a poultry exhibit in Comanche highlights Rhode Island Reds and Cornish Game birds with prizes to Mrs. J. H. Prater A. P. Cox and Elly Tidwell among others. Classes include young pens pullets and hens with multiple first and second prizes noted.
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