Baptists Press Prohibition Near Army Camps in War Crisis
The Comanche County Baptist Association in Mount Pleasant approves a petition seeking a prohibition on intoxicating liquor sales around U. S. military camps. The resolution, signed by E. G. Gregory Jr. and others, urges policy action and copies to Congress and local papers for publication.
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Comanche County Baptist Association
Mount Pleasant
United States
The
Comanche Baptist Association
U. S
Honolulu
U.S
Washington
E. G. Gregory, Jr
Ch. E. N. Strother H. J. Starnes
Men Accepted For Army From Comanche County
A list shows Comanche County men inducted at Abilene on December 2 and released to the Enlisted Reserve Corps. On December 9 they will report to Camp Wolters Texas from Comanche, with John V. Carter Jr acting corporal. Read names include John H. Cox Samuel Cunningham Onceco Barker Horice Cottrell Paul Stewart Moody Helmecke Beggs Boykin Spikes Mathison Gregory Culbertson Crowder Jones Hitt Waddle Blair Johnson Robinett Davis Northcutt Gilder Torrence Timmons Gore Cagle Stanley Ellis Logan Davis
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Comanche County
Army of the United States
Army
Abilene
Comanche
Camp Wolters
Texas
John V. Carter, Jr
Carter
John H. Cox
Samuel Cunningham
Onceco
P. Barker
Horice S. Cottrell Paul S. Stewart Moody T. Helmecke
James E. Beggs Gaston C. Boykin
Lige J. Spikes
Elmer D. Mathison Wesley E. Gregory Oren
A. Culbertson
Charley S. Crowder Leonard R. Jones
Toyd
E. Hitt
Archie W. Waddle
Luther V. Blair
James G. Johnson Willard C. Robinett
Harold G. Davis
Herman C. Northcutt
Raymond E
Miss Sloan Spruill Visits Dallas Parents This Weekend
Miss Sloan Spruill of Metropolitan Business College of Dallas spent the weekend with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Lee Spruill.
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Sloan Spruill
Metropolitan Business College of Dallas
Mrs
Lee Spruill
Local Couple Weds In Comanche Home Ceremony
Mrs. Mary Alice Williams daughter of C W Williams of Comanche married Saturday night at her parents home to Tom Johnson of Marlin. They plan a West Texas visit then return to Comanche before moving to Abilene. Mrs Johnson is a 1942 Comanche High School graduate and has been at a business college in Lubbock. The groom holds a defense position and has been transferred to Abilene.
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Tom Johnson
Mary Alice Williams
C. W. Williams
Comanche
Marlin
West Texas
Abilene
Johnson
Comanche High School
Lubbock
Mr. Johnson
Tom Gaston
Bartlett
Comanche W.O.W
Comanche County
Sov
C. W. Green
W. T. Milling
D. B. Smith
Rore Graves
J. W. Ho
Fannie J. Ray
Otis Armstrong
Mingie Creetman
Cody Murphree
Exina R. M. P. Frazier
Lena How
J. M. Bearden
Dana Cyers
F. E. Wilsom
A Phillips
Charles Mases
Melnora R. Rashley
A. F. Duff
Sidney
Woodman Hall
Stewart Brothers
J. M. Guthrie
Edwin Dabney
Abione
Mary J. Holmes
Smith and Harris Opera House
C. G. Hamilton
Hasse
W. W. Hester
Tom Scaggs
Tom Hutchison
Maud Sweatman
C. H. Buchanan
Methodist Parsonage
Yeorgin W. Switzer
Methodist
Lizzie Ford
Alpine
Cunningham-Burton & Wilkerson
Murphree Son Selected as Pilot Student at Santa Ana
Curtis Wayne Murphree, son of Mr and Mrs W C Murphree of Comanche, has been chosen as a pilot student at Santa Ana Army Air Base California. He expects wings and commission after training. A 1941 Comanche High School graduate, he is praised for decisiveness calmness and thoroughness vital to the Air Force.
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Co. W. Murphree
Santa Ana Air Base
Curtis Wayne
W. C
Code) Murphree
Comanche
Santa Ana Army Air Base
Santa Ana
California
Comanche High School
Camp Wallace
Texas
Social Visit Sprees in Local Household
Mrs. W. W. Swink, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wood and baby, G. C. Cox of Dallas, and Thomas L. Crabb Jr. of Tarrant Field spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. Wid Spivey and other relatives.
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W. W. Swink
Edward Wood
Baby
G. C. Cox
Dallas
Thomas L. Crabb, Jr
Tarrant Field
Wid Spivey
All Time High Bank Deposits Recorded in Comanche
Comanche banks report an all time high with over 1.85 million dollars in combined deposits by Wednesday close. Postal Savings also up at more than 53 thousand dollars per Postmaster J R Eanes. Farmers credited with large peanut crop drive the surge away from oil boom days of the 1920s. War Savings Bonds investments not included in the totals.
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Comanche
J. R. Eanes
Comanche County
Amon G. Carter In Northern Ireland
Fort Worth Star-Telegram publisher Amon G. Carter is reported to be visiting Northern Ireland as part of his trip itinerary.
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Amon G. Carter
The
Fort Worth
Defense Meeting Here December 7 At Courthouse
On Monday December 7th a Civilian Defense Forces meeting is planned in the District Court Room to mark the Pearl Harbor anniversary. The program features a musical number speeches and a practice maneuver with war dens medical forces firemen and utilities division invited to attend.
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Pearl Harbor
Temporary transport rations for farm vehicles announced
Texas USDA War Board says farm vehicle operators lacking sufficient gasoline on Certificates of War Necessity can request adjustments through local War Price and Rationing Boards. Emergency cases receive temporary rations through December 31 with later deductions from corrected totals, while County Farms Transportation Committees handle appeals using standard ODT forms.
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Texas Usda War Board
Department of Agriculture
Office of Price Administration
War Board
County Farms Transportation Committees
Top That Ten Percent By New Year
Wartime appeal urges citizens to invest 10 percent of each paycheck in War Bonds to aid the war effort. The message stresses collective sacrifice, promising a return of 4 dollars for every 3 upon bond maturity in ten years, and urges action before the new year.
Missing in Action Nabers from Desdemona in Philippines
William L. Nabers son of Mr and Mrs Tom J Nabers of Desdemona has been listed missing in the Philippines since last May. He was born in Comanche and is the grandson of the late Joel Nabers of Comanche. He was attached to the 17th Squadron 27th Bombardment Group Army Air Forces.
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Accu
Ogle
William L. Nabers
Tom J. Nabers
Desdemona
Philippines
Set. Nabers
Comanche
Joel Nabers
27Th Bombardment Group
Army Air Forces
Registration Date For 18 Year Cd Youth Scheduled
Registration of males turning eighteen during specified periods takes place 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on designated weeks in December 1942. Birthdate groups determine registration weeks. those turning 18 after January 1, 1925 register on their birthday, unless Sunday or holiday. Comanche Local Board Office and De Leon City Hall host registration December 11 12.
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Comanche
de Leon
Two Injured In Train Car Crash Near Comanche
Willard Burk owner of Burk's Studio in Comanche and Pvt. I C Woods at Camp Bowie were injured when their car hit an eastbound Santa Fe freight train on South Austin Street three blocks south of the square. Burk suffered a broken leg and facial injuries while Woods had minor cuts. They were taken to Brownwood and Camp Bowie hospitals respectively.
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Willard Burk
Burk
Comanche
Pvt
I. C. Woods
Camp Bowie
Comanche Square
South
Austin Street
Woods
Brownwood
Comanche Funeral Home
Medical Arts Hospital
Don’t blame Roosevelt if dictator threat grows
A Waco newspaper warns that if Congress fails to act, public affairs will require strong management and leadership from others. The piece frames the danger as a shift toward dictatorship and urges decisive action.
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Roosevelt
Gress
Errors In Gas Allotment To Be Promptly Corrected At District ODT Office
Gas allotment corrections will be handled promptly by the District ODT Office in Waco. Motor Transport manager Ray Martin explains errors on certificates may be fixed, with a 30 day waiting period after issuance if no error occurred, and December 10 as a practical correction date.
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District Odt
Waco
Ray Martin
Division II Motor Transport
Martin
ODT District Motor Transport Office
Funeral Rites Held For William Smith
William Robert Smith 58 formerly of Comanche died in an Austin hospital Sunday night after a brief illness. Funeral services were held Monday at the Comanche Funeral Home with interment in Indian Creek Cemetery. He was the son of J. E. and Hattie Smith and a long-time resident of Comanche, a Methodist Church member. Survived by two sisters, Mrs. Ida Wood and Mrs. Jess McCullough, both of Comanche.
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William Robert Smith
Comanche
Austin
Indian Creek
Mr. Smith
J. E
Hattie Smith
Methodist Church
Ida Wood
Mirs
Jess McCullough
Aviation Cadet Miller Hammons Dies in Training Accident
Miller Hammons Jr. age 22, aviation cadet at Goodfellow Field San Angelo, was killed in a plane mishap on Monday. He was nephew to Mesdames Moore and Robertson of Comanche. funeral held at his Donna home Thursday. He had trained at Kelly Field and Sikeston before arrival at Goodfellow.
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Miller Hammons, Jr
Goodfellow Field
San Angelo
Jack Moore
Grace Robertson
Comanche
Mesdames Moore
Robertson
Donna
Young Hammons
Kelly Field
Sikeston
Red Cross Kits Due by Saturday
Mrs. Park Huntington, chair of the Red Cross Sewing Committee, announces all Red Cross sewing kits for soldiers headed overseas must be turned in by Saturday. A rush call from National Headquarters instructed immediate submission.
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RED Cross
Park Huntington
Red Cross Sewing Committee
National
Whitehead Family Visits Comanche for Weekend
Mr and Mrs Luther Whitehead and daughter Joan of Ralls spent the weekend in Comanche with Mrs Sam Howell and other relatives.
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Luther Whitehead
Joan
Ralls
Comanche
Sam Howell
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