Congressmen urged to go all out for war effort repeal 40 hour law
A Comanche area citizen and locals press Congress to repeal the 40 hour law for the war effort. A Hamilton mass meeting will push postcards to lawmakers to back the repeal during the duration. The Lometa Reporter editor cites statewide reaction and urges stronger action by Tom Connally Lee O Daniel and Charles South.
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Congress
Comanche
Hamilton
Elvin C. Lowe
Comanche High School
Lometa Reporter
Lometa
Texas
Tom Connally
Lee O’daniel
Chas
South
Tom
Lee
Charlie
Lumbermen of Texas honor guest en route to Houston convention
C. R. Burrow president of the Lumbermen's Association of Texas will visit Comanche on the way to the 56th annual convention at the Rice Hotel Houston April 6 7 8. He and Mrs Burrow will be hosted by Postmaster J R Eanes Sam Todd Wm C Chilton Mrs J B Chilton Miss Camille Fleming and others with events including a April 3 gathering at Mr Chilton's home and a testimonial dinner and bail with wife at the Rice Hotel Tuesday night plus a ladies luncheon and style show Tuesday afternoon where Mrs Burrow is to be guest of honor.
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Lumbermen's Association of Texas
Houston
Rice Hotel
C. R. Burrow
Comanche
Burrow
J. R. Eanes
Sam Todd
Wm. C. Chilton
J. B. Chilton
Camille Fleming
Chilton
Burrows
Postal receipts rise five percent in Comanche
Postmaster J. R. Eanes says Comanche postal receipts for the first quarter of 1942 totaled 4795.76 dollars, up from 4489.27 dollars in the same period of 1941. The gain reflects a five percent increase year over year.
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Comanche
J. R. Eanes
Mr. Eanes
Notice to Texas candidates on filing affidavits for ballots
All candidates for public office in Texas must file an affidavit with the Secretary of State under House Bill No. 222 Acts Regular Session 47th Legislature. The Comanche County Clerk offers the forms and urges early filing to place a name on the ballot.
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Texas
Austin
Comanche County
Secretary of State
C W Cash Dies While Visiting San Diego
C W Cash 59 former Comanche resident and Virgil Cash's brother died in San Diego California while visiting his sons. He was a rancher and horse dealer who had left Comanche about 15 years ago and had lived in Pampa. He is survived by his widow three sons and a daughter.
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C. W. Cash
Virgil Cash
Mr. Cash
Comanche
Pampa
San Diego
California
Dr. W. B. Center Opens Office Here
Dr. W. B. Center, physician and surgeon formerly of Palacios, opens an office in Comanche over the Comanche National Bank in the “se quarters” vacated. He holds a medical degree from the University of Arkansas. Dr. Center and his wife reside at Miss Dudley Hicks residence.
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W. B. Center
Working Saturday at Albin Cemetery Held April 4
The regular annual working of the Albin Cemetery will be held April 4, according to Saturday Ww. M. Little.
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Albin
Albin Cemetery
Jersey Sale At Dublin April 11
One of the biggest Jersey cattle dispersal sales in this Texas section is set for Friday April 10 at 1 P.M. at Dublin. T E Hughes will sell his 70 plus registered high producing Jerseys from his farm one mile east of Dublin on Highway 67. Auctioneer Tom McCord of Birmingham Alabama and assistant Walter S Britten of College Station organize the sale.
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Jersey
Texas
T. E. Hughes
Dublin
Tom McCord
Birmingham
Alabama
Walter S. Britten
College Station
Richard R Burton Died at Brownwood Hospital
Richard Rogers Burton died March 20 after a brief illness at a Brownwood hospital. Funeral services were held at Comanche Funeral Home with Rev. A. B. English officiating. Interment followed at Oakwood Cemetery. He was born July 26, 1940 in Comanche and survived by his parents, an elder brother Dan, paternal grandparents Neely Burton, and maternal grandparents Rogers of Morgan.
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Richard Rogers Burton
Tom Burton
Comanche
Brownwood
Comanche Funeral
A. B. English
Comanche Methodist Church
Oakwood Cemetery
Randall, Hollis
Bob Burton
Billie Mercer
Camp Bowie
Richard
Dan
Neely Burton
Comanche County
Rogers
Bosque County
Morgan
Gustine Lamkin Methodist Charge Easter Services Notice
Easter Sunday schedule for Gustine and Gustine Lamkin Methodist charges lists church school at 10 a.m. with Easter program and 11 a.m. preaching. Energy service at 9:45 a.m. and Gustine 10 a.m. church school with Lamkin urging attendance. Evening revival begins at Church of Christ. D. Smoot reads Acts.
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Gustine
Young Peoples Division
Church of Christ
Lamkin
E. G. Gregory, Jr
Gregory
Archer City
Tommie Godfrey
Ennis
Texas
First Baptist Church
Comanche Adds 39 Signers to Defense Bonds and Stamps Drive
Forty named patrons join the local pledges to buy Defense Bonds or Savings Stamps monthly for the war. Organized by William C. Whilton, the drive reports widespread business support and full participation by many firms and employees. The list of new signers includes P. R. Huntington, R. S. Martin, G. C. Bryson, C. B. Chastain and 35 others.
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Comanche
William C. Whilton
H. H. Lockridge
Claudia Fisher
Opal M. Harris
Alma Grainger
P. A. Pettit
H. M. Vineyard
Roy Dabney
Mrs. A. Vance Payne
Calvin D. Holcomb
Ruth Mayfield
J. C. Helm, Jr
Hugh W. White
Wid Spivey
Army Day at Camp Bowie Promises Large Texas Demonstration
Major General John C. Persons announces Army Day at Camp Bowie Brownwood on Monday April 6 featuring a 9:30 a.m. tour of camps and fixed exhibits. The 2 p.m. parade includes colors bands guard mount tank drill artillery and chemical warfare demo with medical evacuees. Families of stationed soldiers invited to lunch.
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Camp Bowie
Texas
Brownwood Camp
John C. Persons
U.S. Army
Persons
Mrs Paul Franklin Visits Holmes Family for Easter Weekend
Mrs Paul Franklin of Sherman visits her parents Mr and Mrs Y W Holmes for Easter weekend spending time with the Sherman vicinity family.
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Paul Franklin of
Sherman
Mrs. Y. W. Holmes
April Vehicle Registrations Reach 3597 In County
County Tax Assessor P A Pettit reports 3597 motor vehicles registered by April 1 with 2766 autos, 232 commercial, 598 farm vehicles. Penalty applies for highway use since April 1 under state law. Pettit thanks the public for cooperating to secure a Certificate of Title before registration.
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P. A. Pettit
Pettit
Comanche County Citizens Scrapping Jams With Scraps
Comanche County residents accelerate scrap drives to aid war production as the War Production Board urges swift shipment of iron steel and bones to defense factories. Sol Hoffman, the official scrap dealer for the district, reports two more cars of iron and one car of bones added to the tally. Donald M. Nelson in letters to M Hoffman emphasizes urgency in dispatching all available scrap metal to factories for war material production.
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Comanche County
Defense
Sol Hoffman
Comanche
M. Hoffman
Dublin
Washington
Donald M. Nelson
War Production Board
Captain K. L. Ory Report for Army Duty in April
Dr. K. L. Ory of Comanche to report for active duty as a Captain on Wednesday April 8 at Fort Sam Houston. He served thirteen months in World War I and will leave his family in Comanche. He trained at the University of Texas and State Medical College Galveston before leading Texon Hospital and practicing in Comanche since 1933.
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K. L. Ory
Comanche
Fort Sam Houston
Ory
Mary Katherine
Dr. Ory
C. W. Ory
University of Texas
State Medical College
Galveston
Texon Hospital
Texon
Lionel] Tatum
Lamkin
Southwest Texas State Teachers College
Tatum
Bobcat
SWTTC
Texas School Trustee Elections Held Across Counties
Texas voters head to polls Saturday as Comanche County and many districts prepare for annual trustee elections. In Comanche City, Roy Brannan and Robert Faton seek re election with no opposition while other districts list their ballot names and polling hours from 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM.
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Texas
Comanche County
Roy Brannan
Robert Faton
John Porue
J. A Lightfoot
L. C Macon
Sabano
Lloyd Boyett
Curtis Terry
Soda Springs
W. H. Lloyd
Newburg
Otho McGuire
Luther McAliley
Custer
W. B. Hodges
W. E Bailey
Hazel Dell
R. L. Turnbow Pettit
J. C. Lester
Earl Jenkins
Carl Rollins
Arnold Cottrell
St. Joe
W. A. Hill
Trinity
Short
Trades Day Ahead as Merchants Promote Special Values
Next Monday marks Comanche trades day with a large anticipated crowd from the county and beyond. Merchants advertise bargains and window displays while animals at the yards attract buyers and breeders. Candidates are expected to attend public gatherings to meet voters ahead of the upcoming primary.
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Comanche
Comanche County
Texas
Luc Wea
Jersey Men To Meet April 21
The Manche County Jersey Breeders Association will meet in Comanche Tuesday night April 21. EB C Seay of Sidney, the president, urges full attendance as he has a special item. Seay has written an article titled Appeal To the Better Judgment urging dairymen to improve herds and seek a better dairy market. The article will appear in The Chief soon.
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Comanche County
Jersey Breeders Association
Comanche
EB. C. Seay
Sidney
Seay
Mr. Seay
Style Show At Edna Hill Tonight With Band And Fiddlers
Edna Hill School House hosts a style show featuring modern and ancient fashions tonight April 3. A string band and several fiddlers provide accompanying music.
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Edna Hill
Edna Hill School House
Comanche School Election Saturday
The Comanche Independent School District will elect two trustees this Saturday to replace Roy Brannan and Robert Eaton whose terms expire. The ballot will list only these two incumbents. The district plans no major changes to faculty or administration amid ongoing stable operations. An athletic coach will replace Glenn Frazier after resignation, with Assistant Coach John Dyer expected to become head coach, though Dyer faces a pending draft board call and an incomplete physical.
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Glenn Frazier
Comanche
Mexia
Mexia Black Cats
Frazier
Indians
Comanche Independent
Roy Brannan
Robert Eaton
John Dyer
Dyer
Dairy Day Show Date Changes With Out-of-County Experts
The Comanche County Dairy Day Show was moved from April 21 to April 21 due to a scheduling update. County Agent Calvin D. Holcomb notes expected visitors include E. R. Tudaly from College Station and John Barton, former County Agent here, now in lingering status.
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Calvin D. Holcomb
E. R. Tudaly
College Station
John Barton
A Linger
Harley Neel Now At Camp Wolters
Harley Neel formerly of Comanche and son of Mr and Mrs George W Neel of Cross Plains is now in the Army and stationed at Camp Wolters Mineral Wells Mrs Neel formerly Miss Dorothy Cauley has come to Comanche to stay with her parents for a while.
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Harley Neel
Comanche
George W. Neel
Cross Plains
Camp Wolters
Mineral Wells
Neel
Higginbotham
Dorothy Cauley
Three Aldermen to Be Elected Here Tuesday
Three aldermen will be chosen here in the City Election next Tuesday. Those whose terms are expiring are Walter Barret, C. W. Williams and Aaron Massingill. All are candidates for re election without opposition. Brightman and Joe Tupin are hold overs. The City Government is moving along under Mayor W C House, the City Council, Secretary Hardie Jones and other officers and no opposition is expected at the election Tuesday.
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Walter Barret
C. W. Williams
Aaron Massingill
Onwell Brightman
Joe Tupin
W. C. House
Hardie Jones
Pension Association to Outline Work at Saturday Meeting
The Comanche County Pension Association will hold a 2 PM meeting in the District Court Room this Saturday April 4. The event invites all interested in pension legislation and administration to attend and assist in upcoming adjustments, with open invitation to all ages.
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Comanche County Pension Association
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