Clifton High School urged to buy war bonds and stamps
A 1942 era school newspaper item urges Clifton students and families to support the war effort by buying war bonds and stamps. It praises graduates, notes a loss of a coach, and highlights student sales events with thanks to contributors and the college audience for a Spanish play performance.
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Giston High School
He Toother
Avery
Clifton
Crumier
Marinelle Free
Mary Lockhart
Haven
Don Winfield
Joyce Maxine Hoff
Pablo
Louis Turner
Marcelle Moore
Juan
Maria
Dorothy Ann Brown
Lydia Rye Ted
Tuabel
Lamire
Aurora man learns quarter means one fourth at tax office
In Aurora Michigan a resident, after being told he owed a quarter as income tax by March 45, placed a real quarter on the counter. He laughed at the error, realizing the term quarter referred to one fourth. The piece also notes Hindu and Mohammedan shares of India's religious population and compares university library sizes, citing Texas and other states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurora
Internal Revenue Office
Courtland Alabama Aviation Cadet Kennedy Takes Third Flying Stage
Aviation Cadet Charles Kennedy Jr now trains at the Army Air Forces Basic Flying School Courtland Alabama as a cadet pilot in the third stage. The base, once cotton fields, now hosts pilots with BT-10 training including instrument flying night solo and aerial navigation as part of the Southeast Training Center Keep 'em Flying for victory.
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Courtland
Charles Kennedy Jr
Charles J. Kennedy Sr
Versailles
Dallas
Texas
Army Air Forces
Uncle Sam
Alabama
Southeast Training Center
WAAC Auxiliary letter from Camp Gordon reports women can work hard
The document from Camp Gordon Ga lists names and ranks among WAAC personnel including Clarence J. Cohen M C Josnt Frank G Zaludek Corporal William E Dean and Major Frank Marion Orr. It notes Rudolph M Thiele as personnel clerk and mentions Mr and Mrs Frank Thiele of Route 4 Valley Sith. The letter describes women proving they can handle demanding labor and hints at experiences with other WAAC members.
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Clarence J. Cohen
M.C. Josnt
Frank G. Zaludek
William E. Dean
Frank Marion Orr
Goth Field
Artilery Battalion
Tech
6Th Gr
Rudolph M. Thiele
Ile
Prank Thiele
Valley Sith
Camp Gordon
Lieutenant Elmo Knudson Promoted to Full Lieutenant
Dallas March 10 Lieutenant Elmo M Knudson USNR son of Mr and Mrs C T Knudson of Clifton has been promoted from lieutenant junior grade to full lieutenant effective March 1 Navy announced Knudson a Clifton native worked in engineering at the Panama Canal and in South America before entering active duty April 16 1942 He studied in Clifton public schools and graduated from Texas Technological College at Lubbock He is currently serving in the 6th Naval District headquartered in Charleston South Carolina.
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Dallas
Elmo M. Knudson
USNR
Bfr
C.T. Knudson
Clifton
Navy
Knudson
Panama Canal
South America
Naval Reserve
Texas Technological College
Lubbock
6Th Naval District
Charleston
S. Cts
WAAC KP Duty Compared To Soldier Time On KP
WAAC Auxiliary Merita Mills of Beaumont Texas says the difference is small when a WAAC serves on KP she crumbles a bit like a soldier but also shows pride in hard work. She shared a KP song sung by the Daytona Beach group reflecting the harsh duty.
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Dallas
WAAC
Merita Mills
Beaumont
Texas
Dalla Auxillary Mills i
Daytona Beach
Fla
Auxiliary Mills
Katy
County Agent Takes Post at Large Ranch in El Paso
Coryell County agent Guy Powell ends eight year service March 15 and leaves Gatesville for El Paso to manage a large ranch. Powell was noted as one of the best county agents in rural Texas and active with Coryell boys. His departure follows a year with local livestock exhibits and court notices in Gatesville.
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Gatesville
Coryell County
Guy Powell
el Paso
Powell
Texas
Poorell Boys
Walle
Jottice
Gaterville
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