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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1921
Page
5
Pastor Forrest Maddox will preach at the Baptist church Sunday at 11:00 a.m. Sunday School starts at 9:45 a.m. Everyone is invited to attend and enjoy a day of worship.
A discussion on memorial trees argues city ownership and expert care ensure uniformity and longevity. It cites Washington's 1782 practice selecting oaks, maples, and elms, warns against improper trimming and private planting, and links shade to city health including reducing heat for babies in summer.
An old advertisement urges merchants to ask their suppliers for Acme Flour, claiming superior quality with the slogan None better few as good. The note appears under Comanche Wholesale Grocery Co. text.
Sheriff summons Lee L Russell by weekly publication for four weeks before the 3rd Monday in October 1921 to respond to a suit filed April 5 1921 by E A Whitesides and J H Case against W B Oil Co Jean Weil Lester Burchfield and Lee L Russell note dated August 3 1920 for 5000 dollars with 10 percent interest and attorney fees, past due. Plaintiffs seek judgment for debt interest fees and costs. Card of Kimbell flour promotion appears at end.
Notice warns that all hunting fishing picnicking or trespassing on J P Luker premises six miles south of Comanche must stop or trespassers will be prosecuted. Signed J P Luker.
The Temple Telegram notes President Harding accepts the editorial chair with humility admitting no outstanding genius yet claims temperament and practice suit the current situation. He is praised as human, in touch with people, good humored, child friendly, and capable of simple direct action. Mentions his restraint from precedent and a boy delivering messages to Congress. Additional items report Mrs. Queen's improving condition and visitors to Mr. W. A. Palmer.
In a senate floor exchange Dr. Vinson’s figures show adjuncts teaching two and a half hours daily, with standard universities using eighteen hour weeks. A motion to cut adjuncts could save about 100000 annually while maintaining 200 main professors. Public school teachers log ten hour days with far lower pay, underscoring salary disparities.
A brief note urges clarity and conciseness in speech avoiding wordy obfuscation and pompous verbose prose. It favors direct, intelligible, veracious expression over pretentious flourishes and unnecessary jargon.
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