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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1921
Page
4
Federal agents raided New Braunfels and nearby areas uncovering home brew and grape wine. Six men were arrested on Volstead act violations while residents defend their peaceful, law abiding conduct and question the agents methods.
The La Grange Journal resumes activity with Ben Hari Gel back on the job after a mountain trip near Comfort. The issue features editorials on women’s franchise and a defense of Texas A. and M. College by Dr. W. B. Bizzell, urging public scrutiny of state spending and college outcomes.
A critical essay denounces federal extravagance and money used for interstate projects. It argues roads should be state funded and built without federal aid, opposing federal control as unconstitutional and urging support for candidates upholding strict state sovereignty.
Mrs. Walter Durham and children return from Fast land visit. Mrs. Blatherwick and child visit Brownwood. Chas Barton family in Cisco with Green West parents. Miss Mary Dodson back from six weeks in Fort Worth. Jim Reese to attend Texas State University Austin. Funeral attendance for Mrs. Brownlie Burks. Mrs. Thornton sails to England. Several locals relocate to Dallas area. football coach Eugene Neely to Sherman. Community notices include school principalship, church services, and Junior Missionary Program details.
The speaker argues any government lacking consent is not democratic and criticizes the prohibition amendment as a rural crime and failed experiment. It questions why its supporters oppose submitting it to a public vote.
The speaker affirms faith in the people and inalienable individual rights granted by the reader. He notes the right to worship as conscience dictates or not to worship, and he criticizes a sect calling itself progressive for denying rights opposed by the majority.
A New York judge warns that drunkenness increased since the national prohibition amendment and Volstead Act. He urges enforcement or repeal and argues there is insufficient federal funding to enforce the law, proposing states handle policing and noting Texas taxpayers should not fund New York enforcement.
The article notes Fatty Arbuckle languishing in a San Francisco jail after a drunken spree linked to an actress’s death and a murder charge. It discusses Prohibition whiskey, the Volstead act, and Governor Neff's veto decision on a senatorial redistricting bill.
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