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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1939
Page
2
The notice lists a yearly subscription rate of one dollar for Comanche and neighboring counties and a price of one dollar fifty cents for subscriptions elsewhere.
The Zephyr cyclone of May 30 1909 left EF Boulter as a survivor, blowing him 75 yards and injuring him. The Comanche Garden Club funds a hedge around Oakwood Cemetery. Local officials discuss water-rate cuts for summer yards and church attendance comments. Roosevelt defends press freedom amid criticism. Various Texan political and local topics, plans, and anecdotes fill the page, including a Dublin street railway note, a Texas basketball attendance claim, and a sample store purchase question.
A collection of local items and reflections from Comanche County including a riddle about a counterfeit $20 bill, court house delays, calf shows with a 12 cent guarantee proposal, Trades Day horse riding, historic Comanche horsemen, barbershop bills, pensions debate, potato weevil impact, Bible and business aphorisms, school basketball praise, and light social quips on gossip and economics.
A columnist cites Mr Bunyan arguing that plump wives are economical and practical while thin wives are fretful and peevish. He notes husbands of plump women voice clear praise and those with thin wives avoid direct answers.
A poem urges universal road safety by imagining horrific injuries and deaths from reckless driving. It calls readers to consider loved ones, obey traffic laws, respect pedestrians, and routinely check vehicles. The verse emphasizes heedfulness, proper tires, brakes, lights, and attention to highway danger signs.
A call to mark lines and maintain lane spacing urges drivers to pray for safety and vow to avoid risky driving. The appeal emphasizes protecting all occupants and advancing a broader road safety crusade.
A boy and a girl in their teens gained access to the White House private rooms of President and Mrs. Roosevelt by lying about their identities and obtained autographs. Officials fear for safety and call for severe punishment to deter copycat attempts in Washington.
Wilson Fielder Jr former Howard Payne student was elected editor of The Daily Lariat Baylor University for the 1939 40 term He currently serves as managing editor and hails from Chengchow China son of Wilson and Sidney Fielder of Comanche and Brownwood missionary workers in China He previously contributed to Howard Payne Yellow Jacket staff.
Jim Eanes Reese and wife Sarah Burton Reese spent the weekend with relatives. Mrs Reese completed work on her M A degree at the University of Texas at mid term making an A record in all subjects. She is an honor graduate of Baylor University and her work in State gives her an enviable scholastic record.
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