Three Divisions For Peanut Marketing Cards In Comanche County
Comanche County farmers will receive three types of peanut marketing cards based on their acreage. Within quota cards go to those within allotments, limited marketing cards to those over, and excess marketing cards to the highest excess. Excess peanuts may be sold to crushers for oil or paid 3 cents per pound penalty, with crushers preferred by many producers.
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Comanche County
A. E. Boyd
AAA Committee
AAA
Boyd
Austin Family Reunion Draws Wide Circle in Sidney
The Austin family reunion took place Sunday August 3 on the Sidney School grounds with a basket lunch at noon. Attendees included J A Redwine J W Austin Earl Austin Lee Hall W E Austin F L Silk S N Cashon and many grandchildren and relatives from Comanche Denton Fort Worth and Camp Bowie Texas.
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Austin
Sidney School
J. A. Redwine
Sidney
J. W. Austin
Childress
Earl Austin
Bauxite
Arkansas
Lee Hall
Decatur
W. E. Austin
Sterling City
F. L. Silk
Denton
S. N. Cashon
Comanche
Charles Silk
H. M. Scott
Fort Worth
Olga Silk
Bobbie Scott
Ralph
Nadene Mason
George Hall
Camp Bowie
Howard Hall
Wade Hampton
Kay
Ark
T. V. Austin
Bill
Barfield
Fulmer Carmichael
Preston
Baron Carmichael
Perry Carmichael
Riese Carmichael
Gerald Langley
Doc Alexander
Clairette
Greer Alexander
Waco
Marie Alexander
Hico
Robert Coker
H. C. Jones
Jessie Newsome
Roy Jones
Cyril and
Joe Waddle
Emma
Card of Thanks for Mrs. J. A. Stevens
The Stevens family thanks friends and neighbors for kindness during the illness and death of Mrs. J. A. Stevens. They appreciate floral offerings words of sympathy and food sent. Signed by The Ste and grandchildren.
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J. A. Stevens
Steand
Nelms Family Reunion at Lake Eanes
The Nelms family reunion gathered July 26 and 27 at Lake Eanes with 93 relatives and friends in attendance. Next year’s meeting is set for Lake Eanes Park on the first Sunday in August. List of attendees includes Charley and Charley Horner, Walter Adams, W. D. Nelms, Earnest Nelms, Melvin Whitehurst, J. M. Nelms, Dred Nelms, Opal Young, Ray Turney, John Ray, Melvin Horner, Shirley Franging, Wanda Franging, J. S. Nelms, Lester Horner, Vernon Lewis, L. R. Nelms, others from Comanche, San Angelo, Dublin, Cisco, Hamilton, Hico, Denton, Energy, Eastland, and more.
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Nelms
Lake Eanes
Lake Eanes Park
Charley Nelms
Comanche
Charley Horner
San Angelo
B. L. Northcutt
Desdemona
Walter Adams
Haskell
Melvin Horner
Shirley
Wanda Franging
Dublin
Olie Curtis
Carl Nelms
Junction
J. S. Nelms
Denton
Lester Horner
Vernon Lewis
Cisco
L. R. Nelms
Presbyterian Church Weekly Schedule and Welcome
The program lists Sunday events at 10:00 a.m. Sunday School 11:00 a.m. Morning Sermon titled An Incorruptible Inheritance 7:00 p.m. Young People's Meeting and 8:00 p.m. Union Services in the Christian Church. The notice invites worshippers to join and promises friendliness reverence sincerity and a Christ like atmosphere in the sanctuary.
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Young Peoples
Christian Church
Gratitude From Johnston Family for Father P H Johnston
The Johnston children thank friends and relatives for support during their father P. H. Johnston's death. Flowers brought comfort and love in their time of distress and sorrow. The family also expresses thanks to Mr. P. B. Franks.
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P. H. Johnston
P. B. Franks
Johnston
State Tax Rate Cut to 58 Cents on Dollar
The State Automatic Tax Board reduced the ad valorem tax rate by eleven cents to 58 cents for 1942, with the cut applied entirely to the school fund at 16 cents while general revenue remains at 35 cents. Officials project a $44.35 million general fund deficit by Aug 31, 1942, and discuss allocations for per child school subsidies, textbooks, and Confederate pensions, amid ongoing revenue concerns.
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State Automatic Tax Board
State Observer of
Austin
General Revenue Fund
Confederate Pesson
Automatic Tax Board
Coker Bowman McGuire Families Hold Reunion
The Coker McGuire and Bowman families held their nineteenth annual reunion at Indian Creek tabernacle on August 1 with a noon lunch, talks and songs. Out of county visitors included S C Edmondson Coleman and others from New Mexico California and Texas. The next reunion will be the Friday before the first Sunday in August next year.
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Coker
McGuire
Bowman
Indian Creek Tabernacle
S. C. Edmondson
Coleman
R. J. Hendrick
Tatum
New Mexico
Hilton Stewart
Odessa
Ross Clements
Mercer Gap Club News Delights in Quilting Event
Eighteen ladies gathered for a July 29 meeting to sew three quilts for Frances Williams Sybie McKinzie and Mrs W F Rambo of Proctor whose home burned. Visitors J T Daniel of Waco and Leroy Priest of Zephyr attended. Next week on July 12 Pal Day will feature gift dresser scarfs and guest White Point Club ladies. quilts will be made for Iva Payne Artie Huggins and Tavia Dutton.
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Frances Williams
Sybie McKinzie
W. F. Rambo
Proctor
J. T. Daniel
Waco
Leroy Priest
Zephyr
White Point Club
Iva Payne
Artie Huggins
Tavia Dutton
Nearly Impossible For Oklahoma To Get Along Without Chief
A letter from Comanche Chief secretary Chas S Brown requests continued mailing of the Chief to N Z Russell at 191% N Dewey St Oklahoma City. Brown notes both he and Mrs Russell grew up in Comanche and still call it home.
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Comanche
N. Z
Two Local Boys Enroll In Youth Defense Camp
Garland Bear and Toby Davis of Comanche youths enroll in the Youth For Defense radio course at Ranger. Both are 1941 Comanche High School graduates and former football players. The six month program begins Tuesday amid Texas natural gasoline production figures of nearly 20 million dollars last year.
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Garland Bear
Toby Davis
Ranger
Bear
Davis
Garland
A. D. Bear
Toby
Barney Davis
Comanche High School
Texas
William Reese celebrates 85th birthday in Texas
William Reese retired druggist celebrated his 85th birthday and his wife Mrs. Reese noted her 80th. They are native Texans with Kaufman and Van Zandt roots, living in Comanche County for about 50 years. The town plans a new WPA rock stadium for Cleburne football this fall.
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William Reese
Hurt Family Reunion Draws Kin Across County
The Hurt family reunion under shaded oaks featured a noon basket lunch and afternoon socializing. Many relatives attended from W H Hurt to J K Bingham, with out of county guests from San Angelo to Dublin and Merkel. Since the last gathering there were four births two marriages and three deaths, with the next reunion set for the fourth Sunday in July 1942.
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Bert Reunion
Tern Gene
B. M. Payne
Bert Reed
Wayne Woolsey
Wesley Hurt
W. H. Hurt
Arnold Hurt
Robert Reed
J. K. Bingham
Martin
W. A. Lane
Vontie Lane
Cuero
Lipan
Earline Truelove
Odell Holder
Morgan Mill
W. G. Hurt
Bronts
Malford Hurt
Bronte
Dublin
O. E. Cox
D. Hurt
Madie Hurt
J. W. Hurt
Nona Lane
Nila Hur
Cleve Dennyland 7 1 2 Pound Bass at Lake Eanes
Cleve Denny, 15, son of Mr and Mrs Harold Denny, landed a 7 1 2 pound bass at Lake Eanes Sunday afternoon. He caught it on a rod and reel using a chugger bait. The fish is the largest bass caught this season at the lake.
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Cleve Denny
Harold Denny
Lake Eanes
Perry Reunion at Lake Perry Brings Many Comanche Families
A Perry family reunion at Lake Perry drew numerous relatives from Comanche and surrounding towns. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. A. Perry Sr and many cousins and extended family members such as Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Caller and son, Austin, and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Tupin among others. Four births were noted during the gathering.
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A. Perry
L. M. Batton
A. Berry
Wright
Marshal Perry
Joe Tupin
Percy Wright
S. Robertson
Ernest Tupin
Fred Holmes
R. A. Tupin
Nan Perry
Comanche
S. Smith
Z. G. Smith
J. W. Caller
Austin
Guy Smith
Harlingen
Carl Allen
Geo. Knowles
Beene
Thompson
Ruth Smith
P Jean Trench
James Smith
Hilda Jean Fergurson
Dallas
H. D. Heath
Ray Gleaton
Jarinnie Dell Pike
R. A. Carol Brownwood
R. B. Smith
Mertzon
Sed
J. M. Pike
Bangs
G. W. Gleaton
G. C. Medcalf
Bobbie Carter
Loreta Carter
Junior Carter
Waco
Roy Tupin
Bob Love
Tupin
Comat
M Winston Love
Oxlahoma
Juanita Pike
Brownwood
Lodene Morgan
Revival at residence invites all to attend
Earl C. Davis hosts a revival meeting at his residence with date to be announced. Rev. B. Easley of Brownwood will preach, delivering a personal invitation to readers to attend.
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Earl C. Davis
Davis
Rev. B. Easley
Brownwood
Kinseys Announce Birth of Daughter Nelda
Mr and Mrs W F Kinsey announce the birth of a daughter at a German hospital on July 24. The young lady weighed eight and a half pounds and has been named Nelda.
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W. F. Kinsey
Comanche
Route 1
Neldath
Small Turtle Kills Rattlesnake Near Her
A dry land turtle killed a thirty inch rattlesnake on the Wayne Eridge place near Comanche Thursday morning, as observed by Choc Whitlock and Nabers Gleaton Whitlock. The snake was nearly dead when the turtle, uninjured, carried it across the road. the snake was brought to town by the Comanche men.
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Wayne Eridge
Comanche
Choc Whitlock
Nabers Gleaton Whitlock
Gleaton
Sidney
Wells Returns Home After California Trip
Moliie Jo Wells has come back from a visit that included San Diego Los Angeles Bakersfield and Big Bear Lake in California and Kine man Arizona.
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Moliie Jo Wells
San Diego
Los Angeles
Bakersfield
Big Bear Lake
California
Kineman
Arizona
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Shantung
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Presbyterian Church
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Hoffman's
Offman
Mercer Gap Club News
Mary Wilhelm
WM. Reese
Cleburne
WPA
Hurt
Kinseys
General Electric
Jergen
Gulf Spray
Bright & Early Tea
Bright & Early Coffee
Carton
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