The Comanche Chief (Comanche, Tex.), Vol. 86, No. 43, Ed. 1 Friday, April 24, 1959 Page: 2 of 12
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french
When exchanged for
money the *300 amounted V
1000 frsuvcs. Today O'*- e**
would arnbunt to tHOOO franca.
poverty and Immorality
buffalo traila and many of thene loU were sold. The
I crossed out on the prairie near houses at the old site 01
of where the town la now loci ted. Creek began moving up
,ut! There were also crossings of th- 1* now known aa tile Mi
(cr Indian trails and military roads of Cro;>* Plains
:th about where the city now stands • •
One of these roads ran from Most of the old hou
Port Oates to Port Phantom Hill frame buildings, but
and another from Port Orogan ones were of stone ai
to Port Belknap The largest business bu
Th* Comanchfl Chief
Established (a l«l.
3. C WILEKKhON
t; Editor and PsJSHsher.
Published Every Friday.
•osacatmoo rmrw r~t.
|IM In I -.-nth. u o—»s» cw»w
•» ru.m n*1* * ^522
happened to the U« oouar. «
would hare lost 83 84 of lt»
value and a low priced n<?" <-*!:
would coat *250.000 A *100,000
life insurance policy would keep
a second class board-
only 10 months A
T „v.v— —security check
would buy only two pounds or
hamburger meat.
The first copy of The Review |
came off the press April 1. 1909,
and It has been published every
week since. According to postal]
reports, indications point that .
this week's issue will bring the | their way from Waco to Abilene
total copies published to date to usually crossed traits at the site
3.000.000 I of the present town of Cross
• • J Plains.
Not in 28 years has the Cross
Plains paper been a
coming off the press,
on some occasions. 1.
published a day or two ahead
of time. road.
• • MKAT
There are several different
tales, closely related, as to how
Cross Plains got its name
Cross Plains was erected three
years later in 1915 by Higgln-a widow tn a
botham Bros & Co I in* house C
_o— ! *100 009 social
The best story at the week
was carried April 16 by The>
Rockdale Reporter and it con-j
____^_ _ cerned two men talking about
day late I Perhaps the most eventful day t>ig business, and the multitudes El Paso hi
although1 In Cross Plains history, says the 0f their vice presidents tax money
it has been, newspaper, was January 11, 1912 • * dlse out
whe nthe Texas Central Rail- 0ne 0f ure men pointed to a Senator Cr
later absorbed by the; jarye cakP baking company across
-------- System, pulled In Its; ^ st,reet ar,d ventured the opin- Senator
first tram to the new town of ion that thpy even had a rice Introduced
Cross Plains. president in charge of "Fix New- Permit. ral
tons'*. To prove this, he asked lnM f0
the grass is
growing
COME BY
HIGGINBOTHAM'S Hardwa,,.
» n li C H E C K. Or.’
LAWNMOWER BARGAIN*
, president "I
Bureau calls atl
fact that tl 'i j
” ... .■mplovn"-'-’
The crowd wa* not large at
the pistrwt 8-AA track and field
meet held last Friday at Tarle-
ton State College, atephenville
But It seemed as if about half
of the spectators were from Co-
manche as if they might have
h»d a premonition that some-
thing good was about to happen
despite the dope to the contrary
• «
And happen It did. ■****£
dians walked away with their
i it st district track and field
Coy Perry is no newcomer as
a newspaper publisher He is one
of some four or five sons of a
Methodist minister who went out
some thirty or forty years ago
to make a success in the news-
paper field in as many differ-
ent places.
• •
For a number of years. Perry
published the paper at Hamilton,
and papers In other parts of the
state.
• •
He published the Dublin paper
for several years before selling
Power Mower
starting at . .'.
One is that through the wood?
section, there were numerous
► Special 21” mower
with 4-cycle Brings & Stratton large m
recoil wind starting — and many otht,
HOW TO
REMEDY CARPET
TRAFFIC PATHS
Maybe that could have Hap
pened in Comanche.
lor several years dctujt-
an interest to Mr. Jackson and
turning over the business to him!
while he entered the radio field
ind later returned to Dublin to'
establish an engraving plant.
Senator Johnson, in a letter
to The Chief, says “I believe, and
I am sure you believe, that as
long as there is one person In
Texas who is willing and anxious
to work, but unable to find a
Job. that is one too many. That
is the reason I am suggesting
the appointment of an Unem-
WHILE
features . . .
THEY I.AST
Friday's victory guv* an u>e
Indian fans present such an old
tune thrill that they will not
soon forget.
• •
It is not our assignment to
write an account of the track
and 4inld mtl. We ju*t wanted
Another change made In Dub-1
Un, as recently announced, was
the setting of the date for the]
Dublin Rodeo for May Instead of i
late summer. Last JW fur tl»e
That. tune, according to reports
Also GARDEN TOOLS of all
1 This is so easily remedied
by a gentle but thorough
Cleaning With Bhir Lustre
With a bit of regular care the
happy housewife may put her
I best foot forward on beauti-
I fully clean carpet and be ever
1 ready for guests. Apply Blue
help those who want to work
• and can't find a Job.”
for your lawn and garden needs!
Sport Shirts
Inflated prices are bad for
everyone, but especially for those
who have a fixed income, says
William A McDonald, president
of the United States Chamber of
Commerce.
tortere
hirst'
illations are :
__stage, but uni
r«ary of Labor can t
led otherwise, they will
of the land soys Wet
fed suggests that as
Krs and ranchers fvs
t letters to James P. W
■rtsry of Labor. Wash
and to the Texas H
Congressman protest
ince of these labor
T-Shirt*
Whether they make any furth- —o—
er allowing at the regional meet For every gallon of gasoline
at Lubbock against some of the yoy consume In your car, you
sUffest competition outside the now pay State and Federal taxes
State meet at Austin the Indians that average more than 40 f. of
deaerye high praise for their pro- the retail price of the gas, less
gress this season Their efforts taxes
brought them from the bottom • •
of the hat in last year's meet Yet Congress is proposing to
with a total lowly score of 8 increase the Federal tax from 3c
points a* compared to top spot to 4'«c per gallon and Oovemor
this year with M points. Price Daniel says he Is ready to
—o_ support a lc hike on State taxes
There have been some changes on gasoline,
made tn Dublin within the last * •
few weeks including a new school if all these additional taxes on
superintendent, a new high school gasoline pass, you will be paying
principal, a new mayor, and now as much In taxes as you pay for
a new newspaper publisher. the gas without taxes.
* « / * •
Mr and Mrs Albert 8 Jack- Another suggestion to get more
son. who have been In active revenue for the 8tate has been
charge of The Dublin Progress proposed by State Representative
for the last six years and co- Homer Kollba of Columbus, who
owners with Coy Perry of the has introduced a bill to legalize
Dublin paper, announced last horse racing and betting In Tex-
week that they had sold their as.
Interest in the paper to Perry. • •
who will now be sole owner and Opponents to this measure 1p-
publlaher * elude Dr. W. R. White, president
• • of Baylor University, who charges
Mr. Jackson, formerly with the It would bring on more crime.
. . . full-fashioned and
‘Hrink-proof, wanted styles
and colors—
from . .$1.95
McDonald served as a Ufi.
Army captain in France during
World War I In 1918 His salary
at that time was *200 per month.
Casual Slacks
SPECIAL P
HIGGINBOTHAM'S AND
Iney4-H News
in popular denim
Linda Janes. Report
dr.py t-H members
adult leaders, met J
hr Milton May home
■ 19 persons present.
>u adult ii'uder*. s,'j
•■bers and the County
[rnts Mr Dickson &J
lie outlined the J
s 4-H Clubbers cou|
Walking Shorts
. . . full cut, finely made
poltahed cotton - bine or
natural—
just ..$3.98
THE TIME TO SHOP
NOW’S
CANNON
Bath Towels
d* Janes and Kay I
vrs of the Sidney 4
first place In thei
i- demonstration at
district meeting,
f drib's cooking mer
oned until April 2\
STRIPES or SOLIDS
20 x 38
ree Blond Do non
B Parker Dick A:
Oort Dale Now!
nnan Jr. and Oene
nbers of the Cornam
Chamber of Oonrmei
fort Worth one day
donate blood to hel
flood Indebetednean
Davis of the Sdda
CANNON
Guest Towels
in STRIPES and COLORS
15” x 24”
In s tractor
2 for 75
CANNON — 12 x 12 — TOP QUALITY
Wash Cloths
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longor, and
lor l«ss fra
Mhi Pwaaftl bJ
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NEW SHIPMENT — SPECIAL PUR1
PERCALE
YOUR FAVORITE COLORS
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Lights to Dark Shades
*«« mrantM.
•*** stilt
battery.
YARD
down to the basics!
Let’* gel
Wardrobe stretchers that art* easy
on the upkeep. on (h« budget and
on the eyes! We’ve a nice collection--
low, low priced!
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Wilkerson, J. C. The Comanche Chief (Comanche, Tex.), Vol. 86, No. 43, Ed. 1 Friday, April 24, 1959, newspaper, April 24, 1959; Comanche, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth904077/m1/2/: accessed June 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Comanche Public Library.