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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1939
Page
2
The Comanche Chief details editor J. C. Wilkerson and publisher status. Gatered at Comanche post office as second class mail matter. Subscription price listed as 1.00 per year in Comanche and adjoining counties 1.50 elsewhere.
A tour along the Texas coast from Bayside to San Antonio is recounted with focus on Refugio County fishing families, Old St. Marys, the Brightman kin, Bartholomae and Earp, local roads and towns like Blanco Marble Falls and Comanche, plus weather, fruit crops and a look at hospitals in towns. The piece also touches on state politics, taxes, and a mix of historical reminiscences and moral maxims.
A fragment from Lynn Landrum comments on overwork, progress, and the NRA codes returning in Texas, noting anti discrimination bills and consumer protection fears. It cites Texas independence history and laments lawmaking overreach impacting dignity and the law. A banker note ends with a proverb about lending.
Euell Rogers writes from Comanche Texas February 2 1939 to editor J C Wilkerson seeking help for Benton Layman serving a sentence. Rogers argues for a second chance rehabilitation and questions the need for continued imprisonment referencing capital punishment and political figures. He urges actions within the newspaper to support Bentons reformation and notes his own beliefs and intentions. Painted on a dairy truck in Austin adds a final quip.
A Texas schoolman warns readers about a deceptive advertising scheme tied to free song books. He recalls signing to receive fifty copies, then his wife solicited local merchants for ads, pressuring them for about $33 value, with promised services unpaid. He urges public exposure to halt similar rackets against teachers.
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