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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1922
Page
4
A brief public notice records the post office in Comanche Texas observing second mail matter at the facility. The filing references standard postal procedures and local administrative details without altering service.
Governor Neff campaigns on enforcing law amid debate over constitutional rights and crime. The piece criticizes biannual political hype, cites women suffrage and prohibition disputes, and contrasts past leaders Sul Ross and Hog g with current policy. It condemns disregard for states rights and urges electing officials focused on welfare.
The piece argues the seating of Michigan's Senator Newberry despite no guilty finding on campaign spending. It contrasts Newberry with Governor Hobby of Texas, noting both campaigns spent heavily. It defends money in politics as a matter of public choice and questions motives of critics.
The Cotton County Enterprise becomes the Walters Herald under Lon Boynton and Roy Young, formerly with the Chief, delivering a well received paper to local business and citizens. Federal Prohibition Director Stone of Wisconsin seeks resignation of nineteen enforcement officers, praising reform while deriding the law as creating criminals and bootleggers. On with the crusade.
Premier Briand resigns citing fatigue and desire for rest. He is succeeded by former president Poincare, marking a change in France’s leadership.
Brownwood editorial attacks the Sheppard maternity bill as socialist and Bolshevik, arguing it allows state intrusion into homes and births. It links Morris Sheppard and allied Texas politicians to federal overreach and warns that such moves threaten private rights and constitutional governance.
An editorial discusses the double poll tax for couples, condemns its impact on women voters, and urges voters to oppose the policy. It questions reform motives, argues against censorship to curb gambling, and champions a free press as a safeguard against centralized power and autocracy.
The War Department plans a National Guard reserve with a Comanche artillery unit led by General John A Hulen. About 100 volunteers are needed, costing the county $8 000 to $9 000 yearly for armory maintenance plus federal funding for equipment. The piece urges local support from citizens and officials to sustain a well equipped armory and high personnel standards.
The Chief emphasizes its fifty years serving the county and invites candidates to print candidate cards and readers to support the publication. It notes substantial space for social religious business and agricultural items and promises affordable printing to continue serving the community.
Advertisement claims bad digestion causes distress after meals and promotes Herbine as a digestive aid that cleanses impurities, restores vigor and buoyancy of spirits. Price 60c. Sold by Paris Smith.
Brownwood News reports ministers in Texas once backed the Ku Klux Klan to enforce law only to see the order promote lawlessness. An interview in the Clalas News outlines a program aimed at white supremacy and opposing Jews, signaling nothing but conflict ahead.
A sales pitch urges readers to learn to think remember imagine and act to boost efficiency and earnings. It touts courses in bookkeeping shorthand cotton classing business administration finance penmanship telegraphy and wireless telephony and offers a free catalogue upon request.
An old ad for Herbine claims it restores healthy regularity and relieves discomfort from irregular bowel movements. The product is priced at 60 cents and sold by Paris Smith in Tyler Texas.
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