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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1921
Page
4
Advocate urges towns to build parks with grass shade trees and benches and form civic leagues for upkeep. Editorial praises public parks for recreation and social cohesion and calls for band concerts funded by business groups to bind the community.
In a Palacios July speech Governor Neff blames a breakdown in Texas criminal code administration for rising crime. He cites parole and pardon excess, calls to revive hard enforcement, and warns against centralizing power, urging electorate vigilance.
A Fort Worth Star Telegram editorial blasts the peace resolution as bunk and irrelevant to world affairs after World War I. It argues disarmament and gold reserve changes hardly alter policy and notes a shift from farming to urban careers as universities push educated youths into offices and cities.
The editorial argues President Harding should study the race question and suggests southern Democrats have ceded suffrage control to the federal government. It claims the NAACP moves power to Washington, with southern consent, confronting states over civil rights and voter rights for Black citizens.
The piece argues Democrats resent Hanna, viewing him as the symbol of vile politics for removing their offices. It praises Hanna as a hard-headed, honest businessman who used money for speakers, pamphlets, posters, and education, leading to McKinley’s victory and prosperity.
We thank neighbors and friends in Comanche for kindness during illness and death of our wife and mother. We appreciate floral expressions and every act of sympathy. T. J. Thorpe and family.
Corsicana Texas July 2 Three hundred doctors are expected in Corsicana for the Texas Medical Association meeting on July 12 and 13. An excellent program has been prepared with many prominent physicians to take part.
Sunday morning and evening services scheduled at Matthew's Church conducted by Reverend John Power. The notice lists service times for worship and community events.
At the Baptist tabernacle led by Dr. C A Owens, the revival draws strong attendance with praise for Owens sermons and Spencer’s music. Services are 10 am and 5 15 pm. Also notes Earnest Straley and family return from a San Angelo trip. Sheriff’s sale notice follows for First State Bank vs J M Harris and Dexter Walling, property in Comanche County to satisfy a judgment of 2384.85.
Little Miss Fazelle Fastham of Fort Worth visits Comanche as guest of her friend Gayle Cox. She is the daughter of Tr. Pastham, a prosperous druggist in Fort Worth.
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