Congress Declares War on Japan and Axis Allies
United States Congress voted unanimously to declare war on Japan, with the Senate 88 to 0 and the House also unanimous. The action followed Roosevelt's address urging immediate measures and marked a united national response to the Pearl Harbor crisis and Axis aggression.
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Japan
Senate
United States Congress
Nazi Germany
Italy
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House
Germany
Jaly
United States
Ashington
America
Navy
Regional Football Tilt Postponed After Stamford Victory
Stamford defeats Chillicothe 33 to 6 as Comanche handles Bowie 20 to 0 in district showdowns. Regional title game site decided by coin toss in Cisco amid prep for Indian and Bulldog power with key players listed and team weights noted.
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Bulldogs
Chillicothe
Stamford
Comanche
Bowie
Cisco
Chillico
Lusk
Rogers
Lee
Rose
Throckmorton
Greyhounds
Indians
Coleman
Pehv
Seymour
Alvany
Hamlin
Anson
Haskell
Santa Anna
Brady
Hamilton
Eastland
German
Hico
Dublin
Weatherford
de Leon
Santa Claus to greet children in Comanche parade
Santa will appear this afternoon at 2:00 with a parade of floats under the Comanche Chamber of Commerce and local merchants. He will carry a tablet and pencil to take down Christmas gift orders for delivery on Christmas. Comanche stores are stocked with gifts for shoppers.
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Santa Claus
Santa
Comanche Chamber of Commerce
Electricity gains 82 percent in REA report
A. C. Thomas, superintendent of Comanche County Electric Co-Operative, cites a 82 percent rise in electricity delivered in fiscal year ending June 30. REA cooperatives serve 482,604 members and 590 miles of lines, with 71 co-ops in Texas serving 61,524 homes.
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A. C. Thomas
Comancherg A
REA
Lone Star
Texas
Ole
Comanche County
Tually
Comanche County Seeks Red Cross Drive Next Week
Comanche County will launch a Mammoth Red Cross Drive next week aiming to raise an additional quota by Christmas Day, per a Thursday announcement by the County Chairman.
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Comanche County
Mammoth Red Cross
Comanche County road project gets WPA approval
A Comanche County road project between De Leon and Sipe Springs gains WPA sanction as one of about a dozen Texas projects. The plan allocates 8788 dollars for county workers to improve the roads.
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Comanche County Road Project
WPA
Texas
Comanche
de Leon
Sipe Springs
Farmers To Hold Defense Meets In County
The County Agriculture Defense Board schedules seven evening meetings on December 16 to inform farmers about aiding national defense. Farmers are urged to bring scrap iron, with dealers ready to buy, and discuss weights, pay, and food commodity demands. Meetings are in Comanche De Leon Gustine Proctor Sipe Springs Newburg and Sidney at 7 30 p.m.
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County Agriculture Defense Board
He County Defense Board
Comanche
de Leon
Gustine
Proctor
Sipe Springs
Newburg
Sidney
New Telephone System Promised for Comanche
Mayor Clyde House announced a meeting of the City Council Tuesday night where District Manager Sam H. Shutt of the Texas Telephone Company outlined plans to establish a new and modern telephone system in Comanche at an early date. Details will be announced later. The mayor praised a cooperative and harmonious session between the representative and the Council.
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Clyde House
Sam H. Shutt
Texas Telephone Company
Comanche
House
Notice to Red Cross Workers Urged to Submit Reports
All workers who assisted in the Red Cross Roll Call started last month and who have not turned in their report and money are urged to do so by Saturday night. IC. L. Huett, County Roll Call Chairman.
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Red Cross
IC. L. Huett
Sheriff Warns Against Fake Medical Care
Sheriff Wid Spivey warns residents to beware of impostors posing as nurses or physicians to gain access to homes. He urges checking credentials and consulting health authorities, and to note license plates and appearance before reporting any suspicious solicitations.
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Wid Spivey
Sheriff Spivey
Spivey
Comyn Selected As Conservation Planning Zone
The Upper Leon Soil Conservation District on December 3 approved three priority areas Hodnett Grove Pioneer and Comyn for conservation planning in Eastland and Comanche counties. Regions encompass 19 23 and 13 farms linked by Cow Creek. The district will map and begin planning after completing earlier areas.
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Board of Supervisors
Upper Leon
Pioneer
Comyn
Cow Creek
Soil Conservation Service
Jersey Breeders To Meet In De Leon Wednesday Night
The Comanche County Jersey Breeders Association will meet in De Leon at City Hall on Wednesday night December 17 to avoid National Defense conflicts. Members should attend with a prospective member. A Dairy Day report and a May or June dairy event will be discussed.
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Comanche County Jersey Breeders Association
de Leon
National Defense
Agriculture Defense Board
Local attorney Y W Holmes travels to Albany on bar business
Y W Holmes, a local attorney, made a trip to Albany on Wednesday to conduct State Bar business.
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Y. W. Holmes
Albany
State Bar
Red Cross War Fund Quota Set for Comanche County
Miss Berta Goodson, chairwoman of the Comanche County Red Cross, received a telegram from national headquarters detailing a war fund campaign of at least fifty million dollars. Comanche County's quota is 2400 dollars with fifteen percent locally for relief. A drive to raise the quota will begin next week and the public is asked to cooperate.
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Berta Goodson
Comanche County
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Norman H. Davis
Important Garden Club Meeting Planned at Church Basement
The Garden Club announces its next gathering will be in the Methodist Church basement. All members are urged to attend to prepare Christmas favors for Camp Bowie and to participate in the program.
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Garden Club
Methodist Church
Camp Bowie
Dialog in heated exchange over voting stance at campaign stop
An excited citizen challenged the candidate with I wouldn’t vote for you if you were the Angel Gabriel. The candidate retorted If I were the Angel Gabriel you wouldn’t be voting in my pre election remarks.
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Angel Gabriel
Santa Day Parade Draws Thousands to Comanche
Santa Claus will arrive at 2:00 p.m. and lead Comanche’s largest Christmas Parade with the Comanche High School Band. Eight floats, over 100 people, 12 animals, 25 clowns, and festive wardrobes fill the event, with similar parades planned in Waco Temple Sweetwater and Brady tonight.
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Comanche
Santa
Comanche County
Waco
Temple
Sweetwater
Brady
Comanche High School
Next 3 Issues Of The Chief To Be Out Early
The Chief announces its next three issues will publish early for Christmas and New Year. The Shoppers Issue goes to press Wednesday night and reaches readers Thursday morning with six shopping days before Christmas. The Christmas Greetings Issue posts Tuesday night December 23 for Christmas Eve readers and will include merchant greetings and Santa letters. The New Year issue posts December 31 to reach readers New Year’s morning, with primary candidate announcements and First Monday ads.
County Teachers Banquet Set for December 16
The Comanche County Educational Association hosts its second annual Christmas Banquet at Comanche with Band Mothers Club serving. Principal speaker is Dr Gordon Singleton of Mary Hardin Baylor College Belton Texas, a veteran public school administrator and Mercer University professor with a PhD and Oxford study.
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Comanche County Educational Association
Comanche
Band Mothers Club
Virgil Caffin
County Association
Gordon G. Singleton
Mary Hardin- Baylor College
Belton
Texas
Singleton
South
Mary Hardin-Baylor College
Mercer University of Georgia
Oxford University of England
Comanche Stores Stocked With Christmas Goods
Comanche stores display abundant Christmas merchandise with decorations along the square and Christmas street lights lending a cheerful town mood for Santa Day Parade day shopping.
Santa to Bring Free Candy for Comanche Children
Santa is coming to Comanche today with a big bag of free candy for the kids. The exact distribution time is unclear but will occur around the Christmas parade. Everyone is urged to attend and no child in Comanche County should miss the event.
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Comanche
Santa
Comanche County
Santa Claus Letters To Be Published In The Comanche Chief
Santa Claus letters will again be published this year in The Comanche Chief. Children are invited to bring letters to The Chief office or mail them to Santa care of The Comanche Chief, Cotcanche, Texas, with the December 23 issue as the publication date.
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Santa
Cotcanche
Texas
Directors of Comance County Livestock Association Meet
The directors will meet in the Travelers Hotel dining room in De Leon at 7 p.m. Friday December 12 according to secretary J R Eanes.
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Comance County Livestock Association
Travelers Hotel
de Leon
J. R. Eanes
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