Lamkin historical marker recalls rise and fall of town
Marker near the Leon River recounts Lamkin established 1870 on Hwy 36 South. It details floods and fires, 1908 migration, Cotton Belt Railroad growth, a 1920s boom with hotels and gins, a 1922 fire, and an 1869 Indian raid tale. It notes a basketball title run and an annual horse show before decline.
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Lamkin
Leon River
Geo. Lamkin
Cotton Belt
Consolidated Public School
School Menus for October 22 to 26
The week’s meals list offerings for October 22 to 26. Monday features student holding. Tuesday serves beef stew with vegetables cheese rolls pickles milk crackers peanut butter crunch. Wednesday offers hamburgers lettuce tomatoes French fries milk and apple crisp. Thursday serves chili beans spinach whipped potatoes diced beets cornbread milk and frosted cake Friday features turkey dressing English peas cranberry sauce milk bread and fruit cup.
Agnew Resignation and Texas Politics Dominate Comanche News
Comanche readers react to Spiro Agnew resigning amid income tax evasion charges and praise the U.S. justice system. The paper notes football Saturday at Clyde with homecoming as Comanche hosts Eastland in district play. Also reports the Texas Constitutional Revision Commission finishing a one quarter shorter proposed constitution ahead of the 1974 legislative convention. Readers urged to study proposals and contact their representatives.
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Spiro T. Agnew
United States
Agnew
James Thompson
U. S
Northern Illinois
Comanche Indians
Comanche
Eastland
Clyde
Bulldogs
Texas Constitutional Revision Commission
Texas
Revision Commission
School calendar released for remaining 1973-74 year
The calendar, approved by Supt. H R Jefferies, lists key dates: Oct 22 TSTA Convention, Nov 22-23 Thanksgiving Holidays, Dec 24-Jan 1 Christmas Holidays, Jan 2 teacher work day, Jan 10 teacher workdays, Mar 9 teacher work day, Apr 12-15 Easter Vacation, and May 17 Graduation.
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Supt
H. R. Jefferies
Brownwood cattle auction report and prices breakdown
Brownwood market shows steady on all feed er and stocker classes with last week sl|aughter cows and bulls down 1.5 percent. Total cattle sold 1534 bringing $365,893.59 with average $238.52 per animal and $5,357.20 commission. Special Cow Sale slated for Oct 27 at 11 a.m. representative sales include Malcom Mask Rich Spgs 1701 lb Brah bull $46 and Ricky Geye C che 965 lb wf cow $410 among others.
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Brownwood
Malcom Mask
Rich Spgs
Maurice White
Mullin
Roy Hagler Jr
Denman Dikes
Shorty Schuman
G’waite
Buddy Roundtree
Jeffrey & Rodgers
Bull
Ricky Geye
C’che
Cow
Clinton Geye
Char
L. D. Wells
W. O. McInnis May
D, E. Roberts
J. B. Stephens
Bangs
Cleo Grooms
Brooks Ribble
May
Brent
Rochelle
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Justice Department
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Ross Hunters
Joyce Haber
Ross Hunter
Morton
Burt Bacharach
Peter Fic
Umar Sally Bell
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Charles Bower
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