The Comanche Chief (Comanche, Tex.), Vol. 74, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, September 6, 1946 Page: 3 of 16
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it wti a treat day when the
OX wmcon loaded With the news-
paper press and other equipment
arrived in Comanche and all the
pedpie gathered to hupeet it.
• According to the late Mr. Rus-
sell the man who drove the ox
wagon loaded with the printing
equipment was named Torn Bites,
a kinsman of the people by the
same name who still Uve in the
Oustlne community.
with Charles Frances Bally who
afterwards under President drov-
er Cleveland became Collector of
Customs at Corpus Christ!, estab-
lished a small weekly paper, "The
Vaquero"—Spanish for "Cowboy".
• *
The community Of 8t. Mary's
was not large enough to make the
paper profitable and Bailey and
Beeman began to look fw.abetr
CJgftE&w
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ad help here and he often worked, as
all day and until two o'clock ir
the morning, doing much df tl*
mechanical work during the da;
and getting up the news'and edi
to rial at night. t‘
Blue Point oysters origins
came; from Blue Point.'a vflta
on Long Island near the easb
end of Oreat South Bh#o M
however, most small-sized ran
oysters gre called Blue Point *
The^tord “selah,” found af
certain Psalms In the Bible,
believed to mean 'repeat"
There are many different e
endars In use in the world. Ft
types predominate. They are I
Oregorian (UJB.. Europe. Son
America), the Chinese, the Je
ish. and the Mohammftdan cals
dare.
Fata Morgana is a form of m
age in which images of . obje-
such as ships, houses 0£ men i
suspended In the air over 1
object or on water.
The Fourth of July was? Ill
celebrated nationally on July
1799. or 23 years after the algal
of the Declaration of Indepeg
ehee. * "V ...
Rockport was a new boom town
only 1ft miles across the bay, and
Bailey, leaving Beeman in charge
of "The Vaquero", started The
Rockport Transport In that town;
and a few months later the two
papers were consolidated at Rpck-
port- . {;
*- —n •
’ The consolidation jet Beeman
out of the newspaper business
and he entered the livery stable
business at St. Mary’s, later going
Into the mercantile business at
Oakville. J.
County, where he again engaged
in making saditye trees and saddle
riggings
•• •
It was at 8t. Mary's, that Bee-
man had his first newspaper ex-
perience. In IMS in partnership
Prom caddy to professional golf-
er is the record of Ben Hogan,
sensational golf pro from Her-
•he,. P» . ..
When he was a boy Frank Boy-
kin, Alabama congressman, work-
ed for 30c a day as waterboy for
a construction gang.
Thus it seems that The Chief
started with lots of work to do
and there has been plenty to do
In the |>lant ever since. Lt
There is a great amount of
work to be done about a news-
paper plant, but it is interesting
and fascinating and those con-
nected with lt feel that they are
rendering some real service to the
community.
The following bits of Informa-
tion are from Carpenter Paper
Company’s Library of Ideas:
There was a delay of several
weeks in getting out the first Is-
sue of .the newspaper which was
given the name—The Comanche
Chief, at the suggestion of “Uncle
«i_if **---
“ Walter 8. Clifford, president of
the American Telephone A Tele-
graph Co. started as a $10 a week
County Produce Says
Jim” Natters,
• •
But when the paper did appear,
all the natives were elated and
copies were sent te ail party of
the then settled areas.-of Texa*
and to many out-of-state points, i
specially In the South—Tennes-
see, Mississippi and Alabama.
Beeman was advised by doctors
to take his wife to a higher clim-
ate and m May 1073, came' to
Comanche to visit his mother’s
relatives, this J. J. Franklin fam-
Three months of formal school-
ing comprised the education of
Thomas Edison, who patented
1033 Inventions.
thicker**
j Upon arriving here Beeman was
j well pleased with the town of
Comanche and thought lt afford-
ed in opening for a newspaper. ^
* *
t Beeman interview business men
here and they were enthusiastic
for the establishment of a paper
and raised a bonus of -several
hundred dollars which was paid
over to Beeman with the under-
• standing that he was to give
them value received In advertis-
ing after his paper was establish-
Barly copies of The Chief show
that one of the main alms was
to point out the advantages of
this section as a good place In
which to make a living and to
boost the county generally.
If r
Many Comancheans sent the
paper to their kinsmen “back
home” and as a result the popu-
4K. iTnitori Mr Kenner, m. Mr. ltenner. pow-
Four Presidents ot the United raagter ** Hemphill for the peak
States had mothers named Mary. 12 years, .died rather suddenly In
George Washington's mother was » Nacogdoches hospital, although
Mary Ball; Martin Van Buren’s he had been In poor health foe
was Mary Hoes (sometimes Goes) ; several years.
John Tyler’s, Mary Armistead;
and Andrew Jackson’s, Mary Me-.
Donough. • .<.
Brother Jonathan Is a designa-
tion often used as a friendly, hum-
orous reference to the American
people.
Pitch, run, score and slide are since 190C
words used in baseball, and In Mississippi
HOWARD F. SHORT
DIES AT DE LEON
Casting about for a newspaper
outfit, Beeman heard there was
an idle plant at Georgetown and
MWU
he set out to buy it.
f looKmm
l GOOD.,«^
Upon reaching Georgetown, he
found that part of the plant had
been moved to Austin. Beeman
bought the plant, 'however, before
it wm set up in Austin and had
lt moved by ox wagon to Coman-
•ha, V,-'
With Minimax
THEN—i-COME BY
GRAHAM'S SINCLAIR STATION
NO TIC
NOTICE TO OUR CUSTOMERS
Yea, drive right in, and youTl get the type of service
ynii'ra looking for . . . too. you put get those quality
SINCLAIR PRODUCTS, good wash and grease jobs,
car polished tool . _
f XPERT
REPAIRS
Mr. Weaver of the MINTMAX FEED ft ELEVATOR
(COMPANY of Lamesa. Texas, will be at our produce
and feed store all next week, starting on Monday,
September 9.
He will cull your flocks . . . vaccinate, worm, or do
anything that you might need to have done to im-
prove your flocks.
There is a slight charge of 3c per head for culling,
and all other service* are FREE OF 'CHARGE;
STARTING SUNDAY, SEPT. IS
Uamimck's Grocery-Market.
WILL BE CLOSED EVERY
AUTRY GRAHAM
OH */t
SHOES
SUNDAY
4 Shoes are still on the
shortage list. DonU you
FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF OUR CUSTO!
WE WILL REMAIN OPEN ALL DAY,
SUNDAY, SEPT. 10. ?
Come in and talk over your flock with Mr. Weaver.
be caught short. Bring !
shoes to us for ex-
County Produce
& Feed Store
New Store Hours
Often 7 A.M. Close 10 P.M
SIX DAYS A WEEK .
EDMONDSON
mao*
W. T. SMITH. "Mgr.
WE WILL APPRECIATE YOUR COOPERATION
SHOE SHOP
“You’re supposed to win a prize for being the best-
dressed girl in college—Go over to HOFFMAN’S . . .
get yourself an entirely new outfit and you can have
NOW IN EFFECT FOR
Fort-Worth Star-Telegram
For the Firat Time in 5 ^ ears—We Can Now -[Tftke Both
New & Old Subscriptions
THIS WILL BE THE LOWEST BARGAIN RATES
OFFERED THIS YEAR BY THE
STAR-TELEGRAM—
Regular Price $15 - " . j
Star-tei-egRam* daily & Sunday,
Bargain Rate
Regular Price 111
STAR-TELEGRAM* DAILY ONLY,
. STAR-TELEGRAM, DAILY & SUNDAY,
WITH COMANCHE CHIEF
STAR-TELEGRAM, tOAILY ONLY,
WITH COMANCHE CHIEF ..... ,.....
Wallace Hammack Wes Hammack James Hammack
A THOUSAND
THANKS
$10.95
TO THE VOTERS OF
?" **
CONSTABLE’S PRECINCT 1
THIN COME TO .
Blair (f Brown
ALLIS-CHALMERS Sale* & Service -
-For having re-elected me as yow; Constable. I will
continue to do my best to serve you hdnefctly and
7 efficiently
$11.95
| Here at our modern, friendly firm machine and tractor
,lr house—you can get dependable repair .work by
every one of you.
$10.75
repa
experienced mechanics, and at prices you like to pay!'
MAKE OUR SHOP YOt)R HEADQUARTERS
Blair & Brown
O. A. BRAZIEL
1 MILE OUT ON- PORT WORTH HIGHWAY
Your County
i if
(Political Advertisement)
OFFMJYM
PUT Y.'iU P HONE V ON HQFFMANS A VO THE 19 ClOTHfiOH
7t's a Smart Combination.
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Wilkerson, J. C. The Comanche Chief (Comanche, Tex.), Vol. 74, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, September 6, 1946, newspaper, September 6, 1946; Comanche, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth883597/m1/3/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Comanche Public Library.