Lions Sponsor Model Plane Event At Tuesday Meeting
A Lions Club meeting outlines community war effort plans including model airplane demonstrations, salvage drives, and enlistment talks by local figures. A committee will organize a model airplane show at the designated site with Lions backing and participation from township clubs.
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Lion WC
Liony Club
Lion Hurst
Clift
Mercantile Co
Clifton
Lions Mab
Tix Pointe
Home Nursing Course Enrollment Meeting Held at City Hall
Interested residents attended a meeting at City Hall on September 12 at 4:00 to enroll in a six week Home Nursing course. A $2.00 fee was requested to cover the course and materials. The class aims to cover health and hygiene, home care for the sick and aged, and caring for school children.
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Balseflarnoon
Crow
Sept 10 Deadline For Filing Price Ceilings
Ed Handley, Bosque County War Price and Rationing Board chair, announces Sept 10 as the deadline to file price lists for services. Pamphlets outlining duties are available at the county board office in Meridian Texas. Owners of service businesses must keep records of prices charged since March 1948 and prepare to show receipts if demanded.
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Businegser
Bosque County
Ed Handley
Boyan
Mie
Hundley
Cnet
Prizes Offered for Jank Rally Metal Scramble
The Liane Chih sponsors of the Jank rally in Clifton announce prizes for the largest quantity of scrap metal gathered from one’s premises during a two day period from Friday morning September 11 to Saturday September 19 at 6 p.m. Prizes include 10.00, 7.50, 5.00, 2.50, and 1.00 in War Stamps. The event aims to encourage citizens to collect scrap metal to aid the war effort.
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Liane Chih
Clifton
Amt
Automobile Wreck Injures Three Young Men near Cranfills Gap
At about 2 00 Sunday morning a collision on Ute Street near the Western town limit involved Judson Holman of Womack and Douglas McFedden with Aug ust Enger Dr of Cranfills Gap. All three were taken to the local hospital with McFedden reported as worst hurt but none seriously injured.
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Ute Street
Stantilla Gap Road
Judson Holman
Womack
Douglas McFedden
August Enger Dr
Cranfills Gap
Ebell
Yala
V. J. Goodall
Bosque Reports Nine Men Enlist
Nine men enlist as Bosque reports detail ongoing conscription activity. No further readable facts are available from the fragment.
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Bosque
Junk Rally To Be Held In Clifton September 19
A Junk Rally will be held in Clifton on Saturday September 19 1942 to collect scrap iron for the war effort. Residents urged to bring old plows mowers discs and other metal to the pen between Farmers State Bank and Glott's Grocery. prizes offered for top scrap hauler. Local Lions Club oversight and a truck pickup option for large loads are noted.
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Clifton
Cotton and corn damaged by rain nationwide impact
Heavy rains fell for days from last Saturday soaking ground and swelling streams along the Bosque river. widespread crop damage reported to cotton and corn with yields affected. No consolation amid the rainy season hindering grain sowing and field work.
Notices Sent Employers Failing To File Social Security Returns
Austin notices issued by Frank Scofield to employers in the district who did not file employer tax returns reporting wages for the quarter ended June 30, 1942. He notes few prior complaints, urges timely filing, and cites penalties for delinquency while describing enhanced efforts and the Treasury Dept plan to reduce time spent contacting delinquents.
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Austin
Frank Scofield
Internal Revenue
Seufield
Treasury Department
New Typewriter Regulations Set by War Price Office
Mr. Edi Handley of Mosque County War Price and Rationing Board announced a new UPA typewriter regulation requiring all typewriters manufactured since 1885 to be returned to dealers by Sept 15. The order covers new and used non portable machines with details to be recorded by dealers. Renters eligible under existing rules are unaffected.
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Edi Handley
Mosque County War Price and Rationng Board
UPA
OPA
Army
Navy
Handley
Asia
Nazi Officer's Son Joins USS Army For Revenge
A fragmentary World War II era note recalls a German officer's son who volunteers to join the American armed forces. He defies his father and vows revenge, expressing intent to fight Germany and live in the United States after joining the Navy and Army. The text references Pearl Harbor era tension and the desire to confront past loyalties.
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USS
Army
New Fork
Henry Douglas
Avery
Hind Voluntegrom
Glee Pearl Harter
Masi Peng
Germany
Weviner
Maxis
Clifton College among 244 U. S. junior colleges granting Associate degree
Washington report says Clifton Junior College is one of 244 U S junior colleges awarding the Associate degree, with Clifton having conferred it on 222 graduates since 1924. The study notes 125000 recipients nationwide in 25 years as the degree gains acceptance.
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Clifton College
U. S
Washington, D. C
Clifton Junior College
Walter C. Bell
American Association of Junior Colleges
Theessociation
Washington
Texse
United States
American ‘Association of Junior Colleges
Clifton
Bells
Just
Bosque Misses Navy Quota in August Recruitment
A North Texas district officer notes 824% Navy enlistments in August but Bosque County alone fell short, recruiting only 8 of a 14 goal. He calls for renewed effort as the district aims to meet the overall 3,000-man quota and urges other counties to sustain the load.
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North Texan
L. H. Ridout
Bosage
Froit
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