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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1955
Page
7
Mayor Brightman of Comanche recalls growing up with ponies and ditches now replaced by terraces and tractors. He credits the U S Government Soil Conservation Service for land protection and praises local efforts and John Simpson's staff. Ad items list service and gin prices and cotton for sale.
The passage urges rapid adoption of soil conservation practices, noting that moisture control greatly boosts soil health. It warns many will fail without applying lessons from past mistakes and emphasizes perseverance and practical use of available equipment.
A fragment contrasts Babe Ruth and Cy Young with enduring records and numerous losses, noting Edison’s repeated failures and historical ambivalence toward failure. It recalls George Washington’s surrender and argues success overshadows failures, as discussed by Harold Helfer in The Kiwanis Magazine.
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