The Comanche Chief (Comanche, Tex.), Vol. 87, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, April 8, 1960 Page: 2 of 12
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according to our beat informa-
tion waa erected about 1900 and
for many years It along wlUj tJi*
i Jewell Brightman’a White Auto
store Building, was the home of
several of the large mercantile
department stores that once
Since we began erecting our
new building, several people hkve
asked us how long The Chief has
been Its present location?
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fe W^he Housing
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The Comanche Chief
J. c. WlLKCm^ON
1 K Editor and Publisher ,
The building from which we I
are moving U owned by the i
Knights of Pythias Lodge, that
order itaving a lodge room over
PuMtabr* Every Friday
Established in 1S73.
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patent
$8.95.
BLACK
PTMP
$9.95
with
Steel
Arch
Support
This Is a big 'week 7or The
Comanche Chief as we move into
our new modern building just off
the northwest corner of the pub-
lic square on West Orand Are.
- The building was especially de-
signed and constructed for the
publishing of s newspaper and
operating a printing plant, with
a special area for our office sup-
ply business. Which we intend
gradually to enlarge until we
have in stock most everything
there ■ l»~a— demand
brings you quality at a
Conforms to
foot. Lined
with Ustet. Steel
arch support.
■tfSESTC!
ju. in an amount
for which
along that line.
savings
Ks°rted Si*
. ;i"d Fibrin,
values to $lf
We refer to thl6 as a new build-
ing which calls for a little ex-
planation. We had owned the
old rock building at that site
since 193$ Jt was divided Into
furnish and pay i«r
pfrfonnasce and pay-
a called to the fact
„ than the mlnmum
f* wage* ss set forth
jciflcstlons must be
i project.
Una Authority of the
inche, Texas reserves
reteet any or all bids
, informalities In
u. Mg shall be with-
i period of sixty (60)
uent to the opening
Ihout the consent of
g Authority of the
HOOVER
Take Art's advice
and see these fin*
Hoover floor core
appliances soon.
You'll find savings
on oil Hoover
oppliances during
our big "HoUW—.....
Party" sole.
Convertible
Nothing cleans your
rugs as well as
the easygoing
Convertible
*V onlv
Constellation
The famous cleaner
that "Walk*
w'3fch\‘~ on Air"
three separate rooms' which wP *
rented out, usually to three sep-
arate business firms
ONE
RACK
Last fall when we decided to
build a new building there,, the
old building was occupied by the
J D Walker Appliance Center.
Elliott's Cafe and the furniture
department of White Auto Store
ONE
hack
$69.95
mane he. ’ although Mr Russell
was one of the most talented
editors ever to publish a paper
in this section.
The Chief.
uated from Comanche High
School In 1934 attended Tarleton
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According to our information
that building was erected about
1911 after a fire had destroyed
sonte three or four buildings on
that side Of the square.'“one of
which was the old Comanche
Opera House. - •
The old building was almost
completely torn down About all
that was left Intact was the two
side walls and part of the rear
wall.
Texas.
In 1918 Mi- Russell sold Hie
Vanguard to S C. Findley, a
school teacher and Comanche’s
first County School Superintend-
ent.
HO aitthorlty
[E CITY OF
KTCE. TEXAS
M. Durham. Jr.
E W Chaney was the building
contractor and we think he did
a mighty fine job.
When the new lodge building
was completed, j the lower floor,
was rented to the Comanche
Creamery, a new firm just com-
ing Comanche with M A. Fin-
ger as manager.
• • . ..
The creamery did well for
about two years, but ran Into
financial difficulties and went out
of business.
Mr Findley changed the name
of The Vanguard to The Coman-«
che Enterprise and be and his
Sons published It for seven years
and got out an excellent paper,
but also ran into financial diffi-
culties.
<30-410
In 1925, the writer. J. C Wll-
kerson. bought 60 per cent of
1 the stock of the Comanche Pub-
lish ling Company, publishers of
The Chief, and all the Interest
in The Enterprise The late W.
H Carpenter bought the re-
mainder of the, stock of the Co-
manche Publishing Company.
In 1913 the late L. B. Russell
established a ’ new newspaper in
Comanche which he called The
Comanche Vanguard. He rented
the lower floor of the K-P Build-
ing for the new newspaper, and
there has been a newspaper in
the building every since, a total
of 47 years
So The Chief and The Enter-
pri.se were consolidated in -19.’:>
under the name of The Coman-
che Chief, and The Chief plant j
was moved at that time Into the
Building,
D SEf D
Comanche, The Chief and The l Knights of jpytl
Pidneer - Exponent, a Populist ’ which will btT 35
paper. | July 1, I960.
• • • •
By L9L2. She Populist par t> had. W. H Carpenter, who was an I
almost died out in Comanche excellent newspapermxTTr passed}
County, and The Pioneer-Expon- away In 1935 and a year rater!
ent was bought by the Comanche J C. WUkerson bought the re-j
Publishing Company, publisher of j malnder of the stock In The
The Chief, and consolidated with Chief from Mrs. Carpenter.
The Chief. ! • •
About the time Mr. Russell es- About five years before his
tabllshed The Vanguard in Co- death Mr Carpenter formed an
manche lnl 1913, newspaper busl- lI1Rurance company tin Brown-
ness In small towns began to wood with H. L. Cravens as part-
NEW SHIPMENT OF
new
soft,
cool
cotton
lining..
V.ft*
Spring and Summer PlFCEGoi
• a * <
•••just arrived!
SALE GOODS
••It*
V-'.l*
YBRID
N - MILO
CORN
mtse o Stand
iE SORGHUMI
ner, and during these years left
most of the active management
of The Chief to J. C. WUkerson
• • /
James WUkerson, eldest ton of
J C. WUkerson, after being grad-
THESE FABRICS INCLUDE:
PLAID GINGHAM
New Patterns, Drip Dri ...... . to sell at
PRINTS, in Dacron and Cotton
r,rfp Dri .....*........ .......to sell *1
all-new *®
playtex livi
only 6.95
GINGHAM, Woven Stripe
Spring Patterns ............... to
new/ slips
on and off in seconds.
new/ cool comfort.
No* clommy, No) Dicky. Your new Ployte, 0irdl,
ond the new Ploytex girdle i, O new. •
dreomy whi). color. New coton-lined gorter, 6r.
odiuD . guoront.ed to lot) th. (if. 0f th. girdl,
new ployfex living girdle
W,th r>or|-r‘>n'*op. New loce-like pattern. Girdle a,
P°n,y girdle $6 95 XI (girdle only) $7 95
new playtex magic controller
IZ\r°k for tummy control. * ■
"•W playfex mold 'n hold iippgr g;rd,0
-dmjGI f S° e°‘i,y- M°°iC fin»er Panel,
ontrol bo*h front ond back Girdle or —
girdle $10.95 XI (girdle
SOLID BROADCLOTH
In Spring; and Summer Shades, Drip Dri
Mono’s brand new Model 60 . . . featuring the
sensational h»sh compression “Super Slim Line”
engine. Racks more power per pound. Weighs only
23 pounds . . . yet out-saws others weighing pounds
more. " '
Perfectly balanced . . . the ideal saw for toughest
sawing operations. Engine has 4.7 cubic inch piston
displacement, high compression. Direct drive for
added punen. Pressure oiler, automatic clutch. .
Equipped with bugged Oregon chain and armor tip
guide bar.
Tillotson full deapharm rarbureatpr.
Saws in any position.
We have theae SAWS ann fa
priced as low as .. . . vOWII
PRINTS
Drip Dri .......
SKIRT PRINTS
(Joid Assortment, Drip Dri .......to sell at
well be g
a feedl
you—eltl
r**8 • • or <
1 fixtures!
everglazed Dots
to sell at ...... -
all cotton dots
Drip Dri, Wash and Wear ......to sell a»
only) $11 95
EVERGLAZED PRINTS
V
to sell at.......
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Wilkerson, J. C. The Comanche Chief (Comanche, Tex.), Vol. 87, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, April 8, 1960, newspaper, April 8, 1960; Comanche, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth892349/m1/2/: accessed June 29, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Comanche Public Library.