Farming and Ranching Fared Well Through 1942
Houston January 23 The year 1942 proved strong for Texas farmers and ranchers as the Federal Land Bank of Houston reported 9 835 land bank and commissioner loans paid off in full. Texas loans outstanding fell from 225 634 583 to 206 437 902 despite about 12 million in new loans. Future Payment Funds total 2 126 000 with reserves in War Bonds aiding repayment, and the bank notes a loan retirement trend spanning 1916 to 1944 with more than a third of 446 000 loans repaid.
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Houston
Texas
Sterling C. Evans
Federal Land Bank of Houston
Land Bank and Commissioner
Land Bank
Commissioner
Mer
Evans
New WAAC Officer Joins West Texas District Recruiters
Lieutenant Jessie Gardner arrives in Lubbock to assist WAAC enrollment in the West Texas Recruiting and Induction District alongside Lieutenant Rose Th. Smothers. Lieutenant Virginia F. Williams transfers to Dallas District, Gardner earned commission December 14 and trained as an officer candidate. District commander Lt Colonel Marvin B. Durrette emphasizes meeting quarterly quotas to free soldiers for combat duty.
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Jessie Gardner
WAAC
Lubbock
West Texas
Gardner
Rose Th. Smothers
Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps
Virginia F. Williams
Dallas
Fathet Haelish
Shorter College
Rome
Georgia
Marvin B. Durrette
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