The Comanche Chief Birthday and Local Progress Milestones
A reflection on The Comanche Chief’s 50th anniversary since its 1873 start, noting its role in chronicling births deaths weddings and social life. Highlighted are Comanche County oil activity, Hamilton Drug Co history, E H Rauhut’s rise from German immigrant to reader turned exemplar, and the county’s early 1887 conditions including rail, courthouse, fences, machinery, schools, and agriculture.
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Democrats
Beeman
Hill
Vernon
Thomas
Russell
Anthony
Davis Doyle
John D. Waring
Comanche
West Texas
Oil and Gas Division
Texas Railroad Commission of Oil
Texas
Comanche City Council Advances Paving and Water Projects
At a Monday meeting the Comanche City Council approved assessing paving costs to benefiting blocks and installing 800 feet of 6 inch water mains from Ulric Gore place to Carnes Addition at $1.62 per foot. East Walcott paving due this week and park gate hours set nightly. The scooter ordinance was amended to limit to one rider at a time. Council discussed securing rights of way for De Leon Highway reroute and Farm To Market Road construction. City lakes hold at least a year of water. Excusable homicide defined as accidental or misfortune death.
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Comanche County
Pink McCaslin
Ashmore & Wyatt
Comanche
City of
Ulric Gore Place
Carnes
Tion
Viking
East Walcott
Lake Eanes Park
de Leon
Round Mountain
Jenkins
Divorce by publication summons in Comanche County Texas
Public citation issued for Archie Fay Townsend suing James C. Townsend for divorce. Requires appearance by 10 A.M. on the first Monday after 42 days from issuance, October 31, 1960, in the District Court of Comanche County. Case No. 10,294. Issued September 13, 1960.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF Texas
James C. Townsend
A. D
District Court of
Comanche County
Court House
Comanche
Texas
Archie Fay Townsend
Ben B. Wilhelm
Land Purchases and Price Per Acre Noted in Account
The narrator recalls buying land at varying prices per acre. The first purchase was a 420 acre tract at 1.50 dollars per acre. The most recent real estate acquired in the area amounted to 200 acres at 60 dollars per acre.
The Star School Faculty Count in Mills County
The Star School in Mills County employs a faculty of 10 with 3 bus drivers, a custodian, and two lunchroom workers.
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The
Star School
Mills County
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FROM
Nae
D. K. Doyle
Hamilton Drug Company
A. L. Hamilton
George Karney
Alsace
Newburg
Rauhut
Turner
Thompson Phillips 66
East Central
Ft. Worth Highway
Last Chance
America
Chevrolet
Chevy’s
Corvair
Motor Trend Magazine
Chevy
Chevrolet & Olds, Inc
Comanche, Texas
Star School Personnel
Higginboth
Syst
Warrengas
Milton Co
P.O
Okmulgee
Oklahoma
Warren Petroleum Corporation
Wiaslt
Continental
United States
Brandee
Federa
Warrengas Distributors
the Wilton Co
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