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Newspaper
Junction Eagle
Location
Junction, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1926
Page
3
The Brownwood Bulletin argues that respect for law may be improving but many good citizens still treat legal infractions as a joke. It cites court delays and pardons, faulting cross purposes between judicial and executive branches and urging personal honesty and self-respect as key to better enforcement.
Colonel Clarence Ousley of the Texas Safe Farming Association warns cotton farmers that 1926 cotton prices are unlikely to cover production costs. He urges diversifying into other crops to secure a living, arguing independence from cotton improves chances of profitable pricing. The Houst on Post-Dispatch notes the warning and its practical implications.
A Batangi tribe in Africa reportedly clings to a reversed evolution view, seeing nearby monkey hordes as a degenerate branch of their own family. Some Batangi forebears allegedly broke from tradition and embraced fast living, debt, and alienation from neighbors.
The writer cites Carlyle’s monkeys and Batangs to urge adherence to higher rules than sports codes. He argues for fair play, even if bruising opponents, and urges work timing for weekdays over Sundays, signed by O. W. Cardwell.
A writer argues polo should not be played on Sundays, calling it a violation of the Ten Commandments. He urges respect for Sunday worship, noting founders built America for religious freedom and warns against eroding the Sabbath.
Three men in a car robbed the First State Bank of Valera 12 miles southwest of Coleman at 4 pm Monday, taking between 3000 and 4000 dollars. Cashier Theo Griffis, Assistant Cashier B. F. Mitchell, and two customers were held at gunpoint. The bandits fled toward Coleman. authorities searched but found no trace by 6 pm.
The Missionary Society at the Methodist Church meets Fridays. Absent members are urged to attend. Bible study and mission work are highlighted. At the last meeting it was decided to hold an apron and bonnet sale in May with all Methodists expected to help. further details to follow. Reporter.
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