Texas Raises State Tax Rate to 75 Cents for 1943
The Dallas Morning News reports Texas will set a 75 cent state tax rate for the year, up 17 cents from 58 cents due to gasoline and oil revenue losses. Governor Stevenson expressed concern but accepted the unanimous decision by the State Automatic Tax Board, with transfers anticipated from textbook purchases and Confederate pensions to support next year’s appropriations. The school fund loss from gasoline tax reductions and crude oil declines drives the rise to 33 cents, while general fund and Confederate pensions stay at 35 and 7 cents respectively.
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Texas
Dallas Morning News
State Automatic Tax Board
George H. Sheppard
Coke Stevenson
Jesse James
Stevenson
General Fund
Confederate Pensions
Comyn School Plans Opening for 1942 43 Term
Comyn School will start classes on September 7 for the 1942 43 term per Superintendent M C Kay. Seven buses will serve the district and twelve teachers are hired for the year. The Highland District contracted its entire school to Comyn for one year. Transfers from nearby towns join the Comyn enrollment. Names of staff include Inez Boswell Vaughan Hattie Bowden Jewel Havis Grace Brumbelow Mollie Grisham George Hood Lela Vaughan Billye Elliott L E Forrest W A Morgan Dale B Vaughan M C Kay Herman Gilder and board members C M Caraway G C Mahon D S Floyd White Sides J D Gardner J H Chandler H J Rogers.
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Comyn A Fea
M. C. Kay
Comyn
Kay
Highland
Victor
Robinson Springs
Dublin
de Leon
Sabano
Proctor
Inez Boswell Vaughan
Hattie Bowden
Jewel Havis
Grace Brumbelow
Mollie Grisham
George Hood
Lela Vaughan
Billye Elliott
Secy
White Sides
J. D. Gardner
J. H. Chandler
H. J. Rogers
Comanche County Livestock Association Meeting and Barbecue
The annual membership meeting and barbecue of the Comanche County Livestock Association is set at Lake Eanes Park. A baby beef dinner will be served at 6 30 this evening following a 3 00 program featuring Congressman Sam Russell and State Senator Penrose Metcalfe.
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Comanche County Livestock Association
Lake Eanes Park
Sam Russell
Penrose Metcalfe
Worth Howe Resigns From Comanche Vocational Agriculture
Worth Howe, longtime Vocational Agriculture teacher at Comanche High School, resigns to take a similar post at Rising Star. Rising Star is a State Aid school with under 500 students, offering a higher salary. Two applications have been received for the vacancy.
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Worth Howe
Comanche
Comanche High School
Rising Star
Miss Dudley Hicks Appointed Manager of Abstract Firm
Miss Dudley Hicks has accepted a position as manager of the Comanche County Abstract Company, succeeding Mrs. John Robertson, who has resigned.
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Miss Dudley Hicks
Dudley Hicks
Comanche County Abstract Company
John Robertson
Comanche Obituary and Court Notices Highlight Local Deaths and Marriages
Mrs. Fannie Martin, 81, of Comanche died July 31 at home with her son Jim Martin. Burial at De Leon Cemetery Aug 1. Born December 17, 1860, to J. H. and Emaline Moorhead. Divorce case filed in district court: Thomas J. Dunlap vs Cora Ellen Dunlap. Several marriages recorded in July: Maurice C. Simmons to Viola Vinson. C. N. Weaver to Clara McCullough. Winston Tucker to Pearl Thompson. Paul Dee Sims to Nannie Riggins. others listed with spouses and locales. Real estate transfers include J. J. Rogers to Comanche County and parcels involving Jack Morgan, R. H. Morgan, and others with monetary considerations.
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Fannie Martin
Comanche
Jim Martin
de Leon
Texas
J. H. Moorhead
Emaline Smith Moorhead
C. Martin
Thomas J. Dunlap
Cora Ellen Dunlap
Maurice C. Simmons
Viola Marie Vinson
W. Wallace Layton
C. N. Weaver
Clara Ruby McCullough
Sidney
E. G Gregory
Winston Tucker
Pearl Dean Thompson
Rt. 1
W. B. Smith
Comanche County Wheat Insurance Surpasses Ten Thousand
E L Pierson reports 83 insured wheat producers in Comanche County with 11 205 bushels insured and 10 517 06 paid in cash. Premiums totaled 1 533 00 for 1942 all risk coverage. Applications for three year all risk wheat crop insurance are now being accepted. Deadline is August 31 or before seeding.
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Comanche County
Allrisk
E. L. Pierson
AAA
Pierson
Federal Crop Insurance Corp
Mrs A T Perry and Laura Mae Visit Comanche Friends
Mrs A T Perry and her daughter Laura Mae visited in Comanche with friends and relatives, sharing time and local hospitality. The trip highlighted family ties and regional social ties in the area.
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A. T. Perry
Laura Mae
Comanche
Buck Harris Bombs Tokyo Every Day in Radio War
Buck Harris and his wife Bonita Webb Moore of Comanche loom large in a San Francisco shortwave operation. KGEI broadcasts daily factual warfare updates to undermine Japanese propaganda and bolster Allied forces in the Pacific and Latin America. Harris notes the Japanese fear truth over lies. Mrs Harris performs weekly on the station.
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FE. T
Buck) Harris
Bonita Webb Moore
Comanche
Tokyo
Saturday Evening Post
Frank J. Taylor
Asia
General Electric
KGEI
San Francisco
TNT and Steel
Mr. Taylor
KGBI
United Nation
E. T.buck
Harris
Orient
Latin America
Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
Bateau
Philippines
Army
Navy
Radio Tokyo
EGEI
Jimmie Gore Joins United States Navy
Jimmie Gore son of Mr and Mrs M E Gore of Comanche signed last week to enter the US Navy. He enlisted at the Fort Worth recruiting office and will serve at the Naval Air Base in Grand Prairie. Gore is a Comanche High School graduate and has worked as a bookkeeper at Fagan Chevrolet for the past year.
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Jimmie Gore
M. E. Gore
Comanche
U.S. Navy
Young Gore
Fort Worth
Navy
Naval Air Base
Grand Prairie
Gore
Comanche High School
Fagan Chevrolet Company
A. J. Coker
Air District
Leahy
Notre Dame
Abilene
Coker
TCU
Dutch Meyer
Mrs Robertson Leaves Abstract Company for Farm Loan Post
Mrs John Robertson, long time manager of Comanche County Abstract Company, accepts a new role in the Comanche County Farm Loan Association working in the office of Secretary E S Fagan.
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John Robertson
Comanche County Abstract Company
Comanche County Farm Loan Association
E. S. Fagan
Frank Dunn Ill From Heart Attack In Gorman
Frank Dunn, pressman for The Comanche Chief, was taken ill with a heart attack Sunday in Gorman while with his son Bill who had his tonsils removed. He was reported better Thursday and could come home early next week if improvement continues.
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Frank Dunn
Gorman
Bill
Dunn
Mrs Couch Visited With Relatives Over Weekend
Mrs G A Couch was in town for an official visit from Friday noon until Monday noon with her sister Mrs Elbert Stewart and her brother Mr and Mrs Oscar Sloan.
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G. A. Couch Offico
Elbert Stewart
Oscar Sloan
County Wide Singing At Comanche Methodist Church Tonight
The Comanche County Quartet Singing Convention meets at 8:30 tonight in the Comanche Methodist Church. Visiting leaders from other counties are expected and an old fashioned singing is promised. H. E. Spears and Roy Little organize with Spears uncertain attendance due to night shift duties at the Santa Fe Railway. The event, started at Mount Pleasant, is one of the area’s largest musical groups and welcomes all residents who enjoy singing.
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Comanche Methodist Church
Comanche
H. E. Spears
Roy Little
Spears
Santa Fe Railway
Mount Pleasant
Texas
Ceiling Prices Must Be Filed By August 10
Comanche County War Price and Rationing Board reminds all retail merchants to file by August 10 a list of cost of living articles and their ceiling prices added since July 1. Monthly filing by the tenth is required under General Maximum Price Regulations No. 1. Some merchants have not filed the initial list due July 1.
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Comanche
Comanche County
Sybil Lam
Stamp No 6 and 7 Now Good For Sugar Purchases
War Ration Book One stamps No 6 and 7 may be used to buy sugar. Stamp No 6 and Stamp No 7 both redeem for two pounds of sugar between July 26 and August 22. Stamp No 7 is a bonus stamp and may be used at any time through August 22 with no action required for designation.
McGinnis Family Receives Cablegram from Britain
Rev and Mrs McGinnis of Gustine report a cablegram from their son Pvt Robert W McGinnis in Great Britain saying he is OK. He serves as company clerk in the 343rd Engineer Corps.
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R. M. McGinnis
Gustine
Pvt
Robert W. McGinnis
Great Britain
O.K
McGinnis
343Rd Engineer Corps
Comanche clubs donate to American Red Cross
Two Comanche clubs contributed to the American Red Cross. The Comanche Roping Club donated 25.00 through the Comanche Rodeo, and the Comanche Garden Club donated 17.16 from the Flower Show, per County Chairman Miss Berta Goodson.
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American Red Cross
Berta Goodson
Comanche Roping Club
Comanche Garden Club
McGuire Family Reunion at Lake Eanes
The J A McGuire reunion gathered about 60 relatives at Lake Eanes on July 15. Honored guests were Aunt Emm Fritts and Aunt Lucy Stone, the two surviving children of the ten born to the family. Aunt Cal McGuire attended for the first time in years as attendees shared stories and a noon basket lunch under shade trees. The event stands as one of the county’s early family reunion gatherings.
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J. A. McGuire
Lake Eanes
Emm Fritts
Lucy Stone
Cal McGuire
McGuire
15 Cent Gift Returns a Hundred Dollar Bill
Mary Cogdill a 17 year old Houston waitress at the M and M Building soda fountain gave a hungry stranger her last 15 cents to pay a 40 cent bill and was rewarded with a $100 note The mystery man kept the 15 cents saying it reminded him of a pleasant moment The incident sparked chatter at the M and M Building and Marys husband Earl D Cogdill serves in the Coast Artillery Training Battalion at Camp Wallace Houston Texas Mary lives with her mother Myrtle Shafner at 2602 Vance St and is related to Mrs W E Northcutt of the Board Church community
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Mary Cogdill
Camp Wallace
Mary Cogill
Mary
W. E. Northcutt
Board Church
Gustine School Opens August 16 For 1942 Term
Gustine Public Schools will start the 1942 fall term on Monday August 16 to finish before peanut harvest season. Worth Eargle was elected high school principal and athletic coach succeeding D A Swope who resigned to take a head coaching job at Comanche. About 300 students are expected with eleven teachers and four buses serving the district.
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Gustine
Paul L. Whitton
Whitton
Worth Eargle
Eargle
D. A. Swope
Comanche
Maxine Wright Visits Relatives in Pottsville
Maxine Wright traveled to Pottsville last week to visit relatives, staying several days and returning home with family memories and notes of hospitality.
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Maxine Wright
Pottsville
Free Defense Schools Offer War Jobs Training In Brownwood
C A Kyle of the Brownwood United States Employment Service urges area residents to enroll in National Defense schools offering free pre employment training for aircraft, shipbuilding and munitions work. The program runs through both state and federal governments with courses in machine shop, aircraft engine mechanics and riveting. Ages 18 to 54 for men and 18 to 45 for women. training lasts six to twelve weeks. Young workers 17 to 24 may join NYA centers for paid training.
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Texas
C. A. Kyle
Brownwood
United States Employment Service
National Defense
Mr. Kyle
Texans
National Defense Schools
Employment Service
Kyle
National Youth Administration
Main Avenue
Legion Meeting at County Court Room Wednesday Night
Ex service men in Co manche County urged to attend the Rec tor Cunningham Post American Legion meeting at the County Court Room next Wednesday night August 12. A drive will seek the largest post membership yet as ex service men are called to volunteer for the current war effort. Post commander A P Cox emphasizes prompt enrollment to answer the nation’s call.
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Comanche County
Cunningham
American Legion
A. P. Cox
Legion
Cox
Durham Pecan Plant Builds New Office Annex
A brick annex to the Durham Pecan and Peanut Company office nears completion. New fixtures and a new bookkeeping system have been installed under Homer Palmer, recently hired as head bookkeeper.
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Durham Pecan & Peanut Company
Homer Palmer
WPA Drives Scrap Material for War Effort
The WPA calls on all citizens to search their premises for salvage iron rubber and waste fat to aid war production. County officials including C F Denny and H H Lockridge coordinate pickups with WPA trucks to collect material, which may be sold or donated to support ships planes and guns for the war effort. Meat drippings and surplus meat fat can be sold at local markets acting as government buyers.
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Uncle Sam
WPA
C. F. Denny
Denny
H. H. Lockridge
Wendell Beaty to Receive Wings at Foster Field
Wendell W. Beaty 20 of Comanche will earn silver pilot wings and a second lieutenant commission in September as part of Army Air Forces Advanced Flying School Class 42 H at Foster Field Victoria Texas. He studied aerial tactics and gunnery at Victoria and Matagorda Island after attending Howard Payne College Brownwood.
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West Texas
Lone Star Staters
Army Air Forces Advanced
Foster Field
Victoria
Texas
Wendell W. Beaty
B. F. Beaty
Comanche
Beaty
Satan's Angels
Matagorda Island
Howard Payne College
Brownwood
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M. J. Chamberlain
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Hazel Wells
L. C. Parsley
Madine Wallace
Dale Shoemaker
Rt. 4
Neeta Jean Bryson
J. J. Rogers
Jack Morgan
R. H. Morgan
City of
R. L. Weathersby
A. G. Weaver
Buck Harris
Coral Sea
Mrs. Harris
United States Navy
SON
Britain
Ophelia Woolsey
The
Houston Press
Stewart
H. L. Stewart
OPA
Office of Defense Transportation
ODT
County Court Room
Durham Pecan Plant
Wendell FP. Beaty
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Hopalong Cassidy
Boyd
Ann Sheridan
Dennis Morgan
Lee Bowman
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