Pat Neff Addresses Comanche Audience on Economy and Prohibition
Hon. Pat Neff spoke to about 200 at the Comanche courthouse, praising economy and pledging a 6 percent cut in official expenses if elected governor. He urged government efforts to unite producers and consumers, attacked wartime-like extravagance, and said Prohibition and woman suffrage are settled, vowing strict enforcement and a future where whiskey scents vanish. He criticized Habby administration, drawing applause from supporters while others questioned party loyalty.
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Pat Neff
Court House
Comanche
Hobby
Bailey
Habby
Neff
San Francisco
Grandpa John W. Benner to celebrate 100th birthday
Grandpa John W. Benner will celebrate his hundredth birthday next Saturday with a large family reunion in Comanche. More than a hundred descendants are expected to attend, marking a milestone in the city’s history as he has withstood a century of storms and time.
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John W. Benner
Comanche
Bailey Plans Governor Campaign Speech in Dallas
Former Senator Joseph W. Bailey will arrive in Dallas to announce his Texas governor campaign on June 26 in Atlanta Cass County. Luther Nickels, campaign manager, says Bailey will present a businesslike platform focusing on constitutional interpretation, 100 percent school efficiency, and reducing professional office holders. Delegates from across Texas will attend as Bailey launches a bid to connect government and consumers.
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Dallas
Tex
Joseph W. Bailey
Texas
Atlanta
Cass County
Luther Nickels
Bailey
Nickels
United States
West Land
Beiley
South Texas
Mr. Nickels
Biy
Regulated Zone 10 Moves to Destroy Pink Boll Worm
The investigating committee read in both legislature branches its finding on the pink boll worm. It recommends creating a regulated zone in Southeast Texas under the Wolters Cureton bill, approving 1 million dollars to reimburse farmers for destroyed cotton, plus funds to enforce the law and 10 thousand dollars to the University and A and M College for scientific work. The report thanks the federal Agriculture Department and Federal Horticultural Board and seeks ongoing federal aid until eradication.
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Pik Boll
Texas
Wolters
University
A. and
M. College
Federal Department of Agriculture
Federal Horticultural Board
Federal Department
Senate Journal
Central Christian Church Summer Services Schedule
Central Christian Church announces Bible school at 10:00 a m and services at 11:00 a m and 8 00 p m. Each service lasts under one hour. Pastor C C Klingman leads the church.
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Bible School
C. C. Klingman
American Legion Post Formed in Comanche County
About thirty ex-service men met at the courthouse to organize a new American Legion Post in Comanche County. A charter was sought, with sixty additional signatures sent to San Antonio. The post will honor Rector Cunningham as founder, naming it the Rector Cunningham Post, open to all who served between April 1917 and November 11, 1918. The group aims for full Americanism and broad local support, with charter reception expected within two weeks and officer elections to follow.
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Comanche
Court House
American Legion
E. P. Woodruff
John J. Waring
Jr. Floyd Lane
Gayle At‘wood
San Antonio
Rector Cunningham
IDW
Comanche County
Republican Leader Arraigns Wilson in Keynote Speech
Senator Lodge delivers keynote at national Republican convention in Chicago. He attacks Wilson and the League of Nations, urges defeat of the administration, and calls for preserving American sovereignty and the Monroe doctrine while warning against Democratic rule and the party’s perceived autocracy.
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Arraigns Wilson
Senator Lodge
Senate
Chicago
League of Nations
Democratic Party
Wilson
United States
America
Republican Party
Mexico
Armenia
Lodge
Mr. Wilson
Prohibition Law Upheld by Court in Supreme Ruling
The Supreme Court on June 7 upheld both the federal prohibition amendment and the enforcement act as constitutional. It denied Rhode Island and New Jersey petitions to block enforcement, dissolved injunctions against Manitowoc Products and others, and sustained decrees allowing enforcement against Feigenspan, St. Louis Brewing, Kentucky Distilleries, Dempsey, and related parties.
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Washington
Congress
Supreme Court
van Devanter
Rhode Islands
New Jersey
Manitowoc Products Co
Wisconsin
Christian Feigenspan
Newark
St. Louis Brewing Association
Kentucky Distilleries and Warehouse Company
Louisville
George C. Dempsey
Boston
Plane crash at Kelly Field kills two cadets
Cadet Hapreld Brawley and Roy W. Ellington died when their De Havilland 4 plunged in a 2000 foot tail spin at Kelly Field around noon. Investigators say the plane caught fire during the spin, making the aircraft uncontrollable and the victims likely burned before impact.
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San Antonio
June
de Haviland
Hapreld Brawley
Roy W. Ellington
Kelly Field
Subscriptions Extended For Chief At Current Rate
The Chief extends subscription renewal until August 1 with price kept at $1.00. Arrears should be settled now to avoid the $1.50 rate after August 1. Readers are urged countywide to renew for another year and support the paper’s continued high standard and community influence.
Comanche De Leon Highway Progress Report
The Comanche De Leon highway project advances under county engineer L D Parks with about twenty teams five to six miles from the city. The road will be sand and clay, one fourth funded by the state highway commission, reflecting the public request for better roads funded by automobile license proceeds.
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Comanche Land de Leon
L. D. Parks
State Highway E Commission
Comanche County
Highway Commission
Bridge Drilled Out Moorman No 2 Shows Strong Gas Oil
The Humble Moorman No 2 well was drilled out yesterday and now flows a strong gas head and spray of oil with tools still in hole. It promises good production after cleaning. The well was shot over a month ago, bridged, and drillers have spent two weeks clearing the hole.
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Moorman No. 2
Sipe Springs
Fragmentary pledge hints at 1912 campaign stance
The fragmented text indicates the speaker pledges to pursue measures as a Republican president with sympathy for a Republican House and Senate. The content reflects party unity aims and legislative cooperation in the White House era.
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White House
House
Senate
Bankers See Deflation Proceeding With Few Market Dangers
Galveston June 2 The Texas Bankers Association delegates believe deflation has begun with little risk of market disturbances. Beverly D. Harris of National City Bank argues investment money will stay tight for years as four European powers fragment. He says government borrowing and wasted funds threaten solvency. credit will be restricted to essential industries. B L Gilt of Seaboard National Bank urges government economy and public cooperation to curb extravagance and raise production.
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Galveston
Texas Bankers’ Association
Beverly D. Harris
National City Bank of New York
Harris
United States
Methodist Church Sunday Services and Sunday School
Sunday school gathers at 9 45 in the morning. At 11 o clock Rev J D Smoot will preach with a solo by Miss Lucile Halt. The evening sermon is at 8 o clock delivered by the pastor Ernest L Lloyd.
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J. D. Smoot
Lucile Halt
Ernest L. Lloyd
Big Dance Planned in Comanche on July First
The young people of Comanche arrange a large dance on July 1 in the new brick building on the northeast square. Phil Baxter's orchestra will perform, with expected attendees from Hamilton, Illinois and nearby areas.
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Comanche
Phil Baxter
Hamilton
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