The Comanche Chief (Comanche, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, March 27, 1936 Page: 1 of 8
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THE COMANCHE CHIEF
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COMANCHE. COMANCHE COUNTY, TEXAS. MARCH 27. 1938
N?Y MEET IS UNDERWAY HERE
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Y LIST IS DRAWN FOR THE
SPRING TERM OF COURT HERE
20 Yeard Ago
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Where Hundreds Will Compete
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The Comanche Chief
Booster Edition,
March 24. 1816
I New slogan (or The Chief—
fitfi a Policy—Without PreJu-
•&T3StS&ftTW
aervloe In Comancln*. He first
ttered the drug business in Co-
in 1892 as a member of
firm of Bonner and Carroll,
He came to Comanche
Montana in 1871 and was
District Clerk In 1878 and
&ld the office fog 16 years. He
since engaged In the drug
stoeas., ■ - - *
[Daniel Dingwall was bora in
County. Scotland'in 1846
came to Boston in 1866. He
lived in Comanche since 1881
since that time has been
^gaged in the boot and shoe
ig; and repair business.
W. Scurry moved with his
its to Texas in 1866, ^settling
Washington, the first capitol
Texas. He moved to Com&n-
The Spring term of District
Court win convene in Cotoonclw
April 20th according to Ben Wil-
helm, District Cleric.
The Grand Jury and Pettit
Jury list as drawn follows:
Grand Jury
J. D. Narry. De Leon; P. W.
Culwell. Comyn; Joe Gaines, I
Proctor; JL A. Livingston. (Justine.
Route 2; J. S. Jackson. Larrkin. I
A. P. Cox, Comanche; Gail Dud-
ley, Comyn; W. 8. Clane. Blank-'
et; J. W. Whitesides. Sip? .Spas.; i
J. T. Edmondson. De Leon; Troy j
Wright. Comanche.Route 3; E.1
Rv Smith, Proctor. Route 2; T.
J. Cox. Gustine, Route; Marvin
Lee, Comartche. Route j. W.
Hendrix, Sidney: Bed»’<«d Ru-
ler. Gorman. t
Pettit Jury, Second Week, April *7 |
A. L. South. (Justine; C. M.
Adams, Comyn: Robert Reed, Co- j
mane he, Route 2: C. T. Venable, f
Comanche. Route 1; R. K. Shel-
TO SCHOOLS OF THE COUNTY
Searcy Buys He
J. L Starr Store
COMANCHE HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING
One of
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______ tlic feature events of l tonight when the singing con-. participate. Most of the ‘songs
ton. Comanche; J. B. Gray. De ! the Comanche County Xnterschol- tests will be held. More than a I will be Texas. selections, carry-
Leon, Route 2; J. F, Powers, Co-! astjC League Meet win be here dozen ehoral and glee clubs will ing out the Centennial spirit
manche, Route 2; J. H. Willi- 1 1
ford. Haskc; Ed Johnson. Co-,
manche. Route 3: G. H. York. DO
Leon; Roy Tubbs. Haase; J. B.
Tatum, Comanche; Harvey Pav-
_____„______her. De Leon, Route i; R. L.
in 1886 and entered the gro- * McKimmy. Gustlnc; P. C. Moody,
y business with Moors and j Comanche, Route 3; W. J.:
l. He later went Into the Rhm.ves. Sipe Springs; W H.
business with J. P. Hoff (Porter. Gustinb. Route 1/ R. W.
has been in business for i McPha#, Gorman, Route 1; H. F, •
If since 1902. *; • ' ;PuOT6rd. Dublin. Route 1; G. W.- \
** HajfrtaiingfSr of the Reeves. Comanche. Robt L Ter-) A contract was let on Highway _ mi __________________ ____________
SlL5i.^rw New »«*«*«■
Dublin. Route U R. M Scott, tJaSeiS? eit S a pitot ----— C. J----SetuUor and two members of the
W. D. Armstrong, Sipe creamer by the Slate Highway
Contract Let On SITES FOR AN EXPERIMENT
Highway No. 36. STATION ARE DISCUSSED HERE
_____ _when a
1. When he grew up, fie mov- tComyn;
to Texas settling near Clifton,
came in Comanche in 1802
engaged: in the grocery
Harris in the
sailing the
Representatives from three
Program AT Sidney
Springs; Avery Moore, Coma a-: n^oartment Tuesday to Crouch! Z , Turnday to attend a meeting of
ch* Route 2- J M Robert Jon Th» TwenSy-five farmers of the the local Chamber of Commerce
cue. Route _a.J. M^KoDenron,,^ Noland of Strawn. The con- 8idney community met at the [called for the purpose of discuss-
sclvool house for thstr reputor} mg the selection of a site for an
meeting Tuesday night, March • Agricultural Experiment Station
Comanche, Route 2: C. R Stew- ! ration was for 347,280 for
art. Comanche: h. D. Brinson, drainage, grading and structure.
Proctor, Route 1; L. O- Arm
strong. Sidney: Ed Howell. En'*t
According to Hilton Burks. Sec-
retary of the Chamber of Com
H” **’•*"<** * '*“n*
■ With preliminaries already held
I In playground ball, one act. play,
and debate, hundreds of school
children will be in Comanche to-
day and Saturday for the In-
torscholastic League Meet of Co-
manche County.
Comanche Is ready to extend
a hearty welcome to the visitors
according to J. D.' Bramlette,
Ramsey Searcy of Oatesvllle t Superintendent of City Schools
last Friday bought the J. I. Starr j a°d Director General of tlie
1 Cent to $100 Store apd took meet. Mayor John E. Hoff st*
marge immediately -- " I that everything possible^will be
Mr. Searcy wga^feared at Og- (done to make thcll>vtUt fh this
lettby ne^g-^ttatesvllle and hLs j clty enjoyablc^-^,-'
fathej>4iTone of tlie leading mer- Comari&ht^merchants join in
ts of - Cowell 'County. Mr. tlie^vrPlcome and are carrying a
Searry had lived In Gates*lllgi-ftfll page advertisement In the
for aigmtr' ,<Ax months. Hr^kr' a Chief this week boosting the
young man and was married last j Meet and most stores have ar-
sumroer and has ^already moved ' ranged attract ive bargatns for the
to Comanche.
Mr. Starr, who also owns a
store at Gorman, will return to
fils business there. Starr had been
in Comanche five years, having
bought the stock of the late W.
two days.
Main, features of the program
this morning will be* the declama-
tion contests held at tlic Baptist
Church and the High School
Auditorium beginning at nine
He has M# toap*§sr.«# kl*]ujSgaf«i, Oorman; J. TTHfcWr j
!. U. Wlescndanger was
. to Switzerland to 1880. He came
Am I idQNftmrrica to 1873, settling; first
v a|> Cleveland. Ohio and came to
for several years. , [kins. De Leon: - L. E. McNutt,' Poland the concrete.—.
bom * Hawie ’ ; ■ ----------~~~
Third Week. May 4
Coy Willingham, Guslinc.
17th to discuss some of the more j for the sandy land area of Texas,
pressing problems of poultry} A bill for establishing such a
- .. ; management. However as the j station was passed by the UuA
(new Oounty Agent, N. E. Scudder, 'Leglalattur which suggested that
was present for his first visit to i the - farm be located either in
and
Cleveland. Ohio
che to 1878. He has bent _ __
the barter business in Coman- Pherson. Enefgy W
for 37 years and devotes
30.00
I Yet
jlory
truly
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ngirv
L In I
•lean-1
iliam I
tperi-
radio I
• low
morv-
t tbs
A
years
ch of his time to writing books
pi lamp lets, one of his best
own works being "Fate and
ice”. He alae spends much
his time as an orcliardlxt.
V R. Slider, senior member of
firm of Slider arid Lacy, was
born in Upshcr County, Texas
M years ago and later moved with
bis parents to Henderson County.
He moved to Comanche County
hi 1884 settling on a farm near
De Leop.' He entered the mer-.,
pantile business in Gorman in ’
1892. moving to Comanche in
D
Miss Dudley Hicks Is
the community the poultry sub- Eastland. Browu. Comanche, Cal-
ject was postponed to a future lalian or Erath Counties.
F. Swinney. He built up the i o’clock and the finals in the T
business to that of one of the I playground ball beginning at tlve
leading variety stores in this part I same tlm£ at the ball park,
of Texas. 1 one of the main feature pro-
Mr Starr took an active pari grams of the meet will be* held
in civic affairs and was Presl- (tonight beginning at seven o’clock
dent of the Comanche Chamber j when tlie singlrtfe contest will be
of Commerce last year and was ; featured in the /High School Aud-
for two years Vice-President of; itorium. These con Lot. ts will in-
the Comanche Lions Club. He Is! elude songs botli by choral and
a member of the Board of Stew- j glee clubs,
arils of the Comanche Methodist Athletic* Saturday
Church. Mra Starr assisted her, Snturday wll, n,. dented to
husband with the store and was, thl tl .^..nts and will be fea-
t ra‘^Jn rommu,,ity and:: ri^ by tSdai a I™* s*
church affairs.—— — j ih^LcI meei with Gustlne and
j Comyn contesting with Coraan-
i che and De Leon for the first
Business Activity The Junior track and field meet
• ——• j and the Class B meet featuring *
Blanket ts on tlie upgrade for Sidney. Beattie, Newburg, Pettit. ,
the first time in several years, and Slpe Springs arc also f*xpcct-
1*01 tlw past several months; ed to prove interesting ss will
tliere have been no vacant houses the rural track meet,
in or around Blanket. Some liave j
be< n newly built or made mer I
and with the starting of the new
t\
Blanket Recovers
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school building. March 26. new
date and the hour given over to . Among the out of county re-I people arc coming in most every
r> r*UA»r r>,hitn n *• - .........*■- (fi^e discussion of the new Boil | presentatives wen Senator E. M. ’ day to begin work. Tfiese people
r* i u, INeW H. t.. I eaClier Proton program (Davis. State Repmentatlve Court- ; Imve no places to live, so many
u. noweii, rrocior, c,-ecire^Mc-j . . ; Tlie meeting was called to or-; ney Gray. County Judge A E. j homes to*e being made into apart-
hnro TV. i««v f H v«ii«rhan* ’ Miss Dudlfty Hicks, daughter of!<lpr hy Supt. J. B. Cooper who. Nabors County Agent C. W. ments and nw house Is being
Comimrlu* wAute'11 mum I Mrs. J. liicks of Comanche, -suggested Uie program be Chang- j Lemhberg. and Chester Harrison, j constnich-ti to Lake care of the
rOon tin tied On Bagr 5> hAS been en^n hv the inrwi ed and called on the
Two Are Arrested
On Theft Charges
chosen by the local, ed and called
school board to finish tlie unex-
pired term of Miss Frances Bea-
son as Home Economics teacher
(Ui Comanche High School.
More Subscribers
to C of C Listed
In addition to the list of sub-
Count y | Secretary' of the Chamber of [ new families.
Agent to outline the new pro-! Commerce, all of Brownwood; | The various business men of'
gram as far as <the plans had and Colquitt Williams, manager [the tpwn are busy and report
been given out. Mr. Scudder stat- j of the Higplnbotham firm and that their businesw-s are on the scribers to the Comanche Chom-
________________...______ that no details had been pre- ; Doc Sellers. Editor of the Rising I increase with a greater per cent ber of Commerce published in
Miss Hicks is a graduate of j «“nte<l but he gave tliosi: present! star Record, both of Rising Star. Qf the people meeting the flnan- ij1(, chief ;asi wet a more have
Comanche High School and of a general view of the Soil Erosion , Judge K A. Luker. of Proctor } ctn ] obligations. The unemployed . ’ , f • , . . .
bill and discussed ;ome of the | Davis, and Gray, all of whom have been absorbed in some form b<tm stien and liave donated ana
general principles to be const-(were Instrumental In getting tlvl0f work, either county stato or others will be intcrvlew’cd nqjct
dered in putting the program in- bill through the legislature, ex ’ ' “ ’
Baylor Collide and was for se-
veral years teacher of Home Eco-
nomics in the local school,
j Miss Bcauon will leave about
April 1st to begin l>er new duties
to orxTntion.
-- us Home Dwnonst ration Agent of
____ __ Two young men were arrested R»,(uglo County. J.
1896 to enter a partnership with j near Gorman Saturday by Slier-;
Act Play Tournament
J. C. C. Martin, known as Slider I Iff John Reese on a felony theft p. ,___ixr*__i
and Martin He organized the charge and were later released Dc LCOn W 111a in vJne
present firm early this year *f- on $1000 bond each to await the
ter having been a member of the | action of tlie Comanche County
Brifhtman Cotton Company for :grand Jury.” f ". ——.....
two years. ’ _ !_ Tire youths. C. B. Sims and By a close decision De Leon
Morgan K. Hall. Tax Assessor, [Morgan Bennett were charged High School got off to a lead for
was born In Clatbom Parish, La. (with theft or pipe from the Lusk the Class, A InterachoUtotlo Lea-'
•Continued On Last Pace) well near Gorman.
1 plained the purpose of the pro-
Those present entered heart- posed farm and urged that it be
ily into the discussion of their (located either in Brown. East-
farm problems and manifested a kuiU. Callahan or Comanche
ereat inrerest in future Plans for i Coun
federal, for the past throe years, week the committee states.
Tills situation lias helped the Tlic new list: Hoffman'S ECO-
community a great deal - f nonty Store. Ruuhut's Gio. J. C.
——— ‘Biggs. J. B AUcorn. J. H. A»- "
Austin Writer Errs, thur, Burks Transfer and Stor-
great interest'in future plans for j County at some point near Where j ciuon.i ” * **v* *-*»•*», , age. Clark Motor Company. J. H
improving their methods and re- thq Toor countie* mentioned loto. jc_v_ Rlanfrm’c S^rf’v Burton. Slielton * Oin. Clay Build-
eatabltahing a balanced agrieul- near state Highway 23. :»6 or ummuii s >* \m and Material Company.niiiff
tiire. Mr.* Scudder exprcaagd llig 1| _ : ~ • Oeorgc’s Nursery.
appreciation of the Interest of
Tlie following letter was re-1
1VE COMANCHE CALF SHOW
DREW,CHOICE ENTRIES SAT:
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JRomr of
show]
Saturday a
----- —---- — . The resolution committee was j ,, . , . . ,
the oqffMiHinlty in their problems composed of H. L. Btew’art, Presi- |celv»*<, *'iis week by The '-nie.
and LnvLted continued co-opei a-1 dent of the Comanche Chamber ^roK1 MP*- t'ou‘w' K- MalZ; fc,et>
tion wltli him Tn his new duties nf Commerce. C. E. William* of (re’aiy to Congressman Thomas
as County Agent. (Rising Star,, Judge1 Luker and
<rue championship this year, when The neat meeting will be Tuea- ; Chester Harrison,
the One Act Play cast of that I lUght. March 24. A committee was appointed to
school won first place over Ce* 1 2_—_'cl__-{appear before the next meeting
STuln cV’iUmSy iMethodi»t Revival to n“*rd »f -
Votes of the judges were one
i
McDonald in charge
OF GORMAN ICE PLANT
Vest on McDonald, who haa
first, one se^onci. and one third,
for Comanche and two first and >
Continue Next Week
I A. At M. Collage who will select ed article incorrectly aascrUn t:
'the site. *' ... _ J ‘"A favorabR* report from the
L. Blantor
' Lft8t week m Baird Stopaen- o<*<“n with the local teg plant, has
vllle, and other places, a Texas transferred by the- O——
m unity Public Service Company
<barge of
newspajter writer nunufi Julian
Capers. Jr. published air ut^found-
Ousttoi*,interest is
----— test. Tlie Comanche cast was Miss ^ week according
the tow* baby beeves j per pound and the ninth went to t Virginia _ ’.ViUker, Mis* Mary j H. Cole. Pastor
one thtifd tor De Leon
The commlthve oonsist* of E. * House ways and means commit.
M. Dgvts. Judge Luker and C. E
to Gorman and is in
the firm’s distribution
there. .
******* in Uic wn]iams
The visitors were guests of tlie
shown here were exhibited (A. C. Gaines at 6 3-4 per pound. Louise Ray bom, Richard Ta4e. j ftev. Colt U» doing Iris own RcVIVIll to Begin Ht
afternoon on the PublicThese calves were judged by Howell MuGorkle, and HamMtan | preaching and Ernest Rippetoe
Comanche’s First W0t Pettit of Energy, Bus White-1 Houck who presented ''Alame‘V-«~4fif nM isjon i* conducting thi-
how was Itold. ! side of Sipe Springs and Marshal!; Mrs. Ronjee S. Walker of Co- .storing.
Square Mfiefli
Annua! Calf Show was licld. (
Boys entering cnlvoc in the
show were: H. N. Ooodson. Co-
%manche: C. L. Pittman, De Leon;
}J. K. Wilhelm. Comanche; Aub-
vrey WiUrelm, Comanche; r WU-
bum Fletcher. Comanche; Har-
old Edwards. Comanche Don
------ Comanche; Joe 1 CardwelL-Uwo dollars to
F. T>. Coker. Coman- J; X^Wiflielm.
awarded the prizes
ribbon to H. N. Good-
red ribbon to C. L.
side of Sipe Springs
Carraway of Comyn.
..... Tire prizes awarded
Chamber of Commerce, above tlic
sale of tlic calves, were five dol-
lar»r to the* blue ribbon, ‘ H. N.
Ooodson; Three dollars to tlie
red ribbon. C. L. Pittman: and
the third prim,
1m. and all the re-
mainder of the boys got a prize
of one dollar each ,
W. Z. Co rap ton. the vocational
agriculture teacher of Comanche
,...... ! manche. whose team hai> new
by the foiled to win the county ;ham-
- pious)tip %nt who is director of;
Uir De Leon Dramatic Chin tills
year, coached the winners who
presented Finders Aft JpfcpexAr:
The cast included Miatoee Marrc-
line Townitley. Dorothy Bowen
and Jads Daffe.~r
The Gustinc leant presented
"Bread” and to its first contest
as a Class A school gate both
-•Both the sermons and singing
are attracting favorable
Guitine Church Sun.
as a
De Leon
Thi- other calves
•bore order AM
of the oalves. that of
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the Gtmtonnlnl Slwxw. were
at public auction
first, blue ribbon calf, was
by John Burton for 9 l-2c
ind. The third calf was
it by tlw State National
for 9\l-4c per pound. The
i-vmhd fifth wore bought by, ed by-the tote
I. Vineyard for 9 1-2 and 7 i-2 our Catt Bho*
pound. Tbo
bbugRk by Higginbotham
m CO. for 7 3-4 Mid 7 per
The eighth was bought by
aMdngham for 7 cents
with the prim paid and the show
itself, stating that next v.-nr
manche would exhibit a large
and Cdnsncb; ...___
White rflibon to High School, vw t j»1 gbUMedicocnpeiltion. gamiiui the decision, DAMAGED BY STORM
of one judge 6eer both the either;
CnnimHt**-
J. tt. Bancs, chairman of the
Agricultural Committee, which
foefered the show, was well pleas-
ed with the result and imued
the following statement:
Our committee wax wall ptoe.s-
ed by-the Interest manifested to
Tlic co-operation
sixth and seventh of our business men and the to
WIfl
all we could ask and wc
torest
general public 4ns*
Judges were Mn. Qli
born Of Howard Payne
D. K. Parks and MiM
Watson of Daniel Baker.
The De Leon cast will repre-
sent Comanche County to the
District tournament In Brown-
wood. March 27th.
Coal tar \k Mack, yet hundred*
of dye* of every imaginable color
are made from it,
The annual revival »t the Gu*-
com-ltlne^BapWst Cluxrch will begin
ment, Troy Maranau, Chairman i Sunday, March 29th according to
of the Board of Stewards said. Rev. R. M. McGinnis, pastor. The
apd large ,crowds arc expected' revival will be a home talent af-
for the services Sunday a I fair with the pastor doing the
Rev. Cslr said that every one f*"**^^
sur afBSWWji fas,
' nouncement-concerning the re-
vival : r
"We^ hope this wflT be a re-
minder to all of our people to
come these two weeks and lend
their assistance to the winning of
souls to Christ. Ood expects oixr
at! in
the Texaa Association of County
Judges )leaded by Judge Garrett
of Eastland. They appealed *“ '*
3e'h3
til-1
rectly to Congressman Cannon ,
etc. . |
"The follow tog iroln Chairman
Cannon shows liow untrue Ls the:
above statement: ................»
...... -wasliiugUm U. - '
March IS. 1938.
vires.
hard ( ROCII COikIMUNITY*
SUNDAY NIGHT
storm of considerable talent, and our •••. •».
Uie ,rom • rreat and worthy^ eattse. Ws
■^Se‘£&ra:i.n aw.
sent your Texxts newspapers **
so absurd it is ridiculous. Th>*
WaVs At Means Committee made
no report whatever on the road
provision bn my recent bill puss-d
the House, and has nothing
whatever to do with appropria-
tions. Neither Clyde Garrett, uu
any other (bounty Judge from
Tegas. had anything wlratcvsr to
(U) with the appropriation for
public roads carried in toy bill,
this and in no way influenced any
i;
you all; and we would spectslly
(Conthrosd On Fags IY
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'A:
tts* '
A
■iMUsiitotitefiai
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A'quean bee
to 4000 eggs
weeks
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can lay frqm 4009
a (toy for several
1U foundatton Sunday night;,ac-
cording to report*
A jnuipber of bams and' out
how?s jn the Ftoch community
were damaged, and some damage
was done to the O. H. Cox home.
The windmill on the Toto Mooney
place was wrecked.
* llen of the Roch community
met Tuesday to put the church
building In aider again.
Considerable damage was done
to orchards to the Roch section.
with ns.
"Vbi okas have
organised and
_____— — — —. ----T . . .. Edward Everett Horton In
w« to- itom ia it. During the years Judbw uncle
vile others to cohie and worship Blanton has been on thc Appro- -----
Surely we *IF need to be bettor pf”n2riatton for
(rained in the work for pUt,Itc jxmmI* in Texas Would have I
MAJESTIC
FRIDAY
Jean Harlow and
spencer Tracy In
—uL, i "RIFFRAFF*' ,.
SPECIAL MATINEE 2 P.
“- SAT/ MATlNEV ONLV
George O'Brien In '
THF COWBOY MILLIONAIRR
BAT. NIOHT AND" SUNDAY
Ricardo Cortsg B»
' -MAN HUNT*’
■to— - - •' ■**!''— - -v: ■ • 11 'i >itas
MONDAY and TUESDAY
nMMK lU'Damy and
Oialre Tmw In
NAVY WOT
WEDNESDAY
____fall ia
f#U'toiil'.oiuumdr>. and began at
once to spin thread* until cvsry-
thing looked like silver
Clarence Cannon Ciiainunn
Although Judge Blanton has
lOiKUMted Or Pige 9)
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IJ>US PASTURE'
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Ritz Theater
SATURDAY NIGHT Ol
Oeorge GMrien^ta
COWBOY MILLION.
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Wilkerson, J. C. The Comanche Chief (Comanche, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, March 27, 1936, newspaper, March 27, 1936; Comanche, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth889043/m1/1/: accessed July 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Comanche Public Library.