Letter From Sea Marine Seeks Family News From Pacific
A letter written at sea by Robert Oneil Greenlee of the US Marine Corps Unit 780 to his parents near Comanche describes life on the Pacific front. He mentions companions, church services, home letters from siblings, and hope for Christmas wishes as he signs off praying for safety and readiness to die for country and faith.
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Robert O. Greenlee
Robert Oneil Greenlee
Comanche
Sea
Buddy
George
Jackie
Genevea
O.K
Coon
Mama
Pacific
Equator
Navy
Ken
Roebuck
Air Corps
Neil
P.S
Seah
Marine Corps
San Francisco, California
Point System to Govern Ration Book No 2 Introduced
The government announces a new point system to be used with War Ration Book No 2 for certain commodities not yet named. It will not replace sugar coffee or gasoline coupons but will apply to related interchangeable items. Each commodity gets a low or high point value depending on supply, and authorities may adjust values as needed to protect scarce items.
Local business man Joe Wagner dies of heart attack
W. J. Joe Wagner of Comanche died Monday at 6 10 am after a heart attack. Funeral services were held at Indian Creek Methodist Church with Rev. Hooper and Rev. Wallace presiding. He is survived by wife Flora Sarah, three children, three grandchildren and several siblings and half siblings. Wagner earlier owned Wagner's Cabins and a tourist camp and was active in civic life.
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W. J
Joe) Wagner
Wagner
Indian Creek Methodist Church
Indian Creek Cemetery
R. B. Hooper
First Methodist Church of
Comanche
R. T. Wallace
Oscar Callaway
Mr. Wagner
A. L. Hillard
Jack Moore
Bob Carpenter
B. A. Riley
John Henry Cheatham
Jack H. London
Dadeville
Alabama
Winfield A. Wagner
Texas
Comanche County
Indian Creek
Flora Sarah Marshall
Amelia Fagan
Haskell
Floyd George
Brownwood
Joe Wagner, Jr
Fort Worth
Naval Aviation Corps
Jessie Tunnell
Las Cruces
New Mexico
Lillian Reeder
Knox City
Hattie Tunnell
Station
Herman Wagner
California
Winfield A. Wagner, Jr
San Rafael
Thomas Wagner
Victoria
el Paso
Texas spends billions on institutional maintenance
The Texas government allocates more than 8 million dollars yearly to sustain correctional and eleemosynary institutions as part of its public welfare and justice framework.
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Texas
WAACs Attract Women To Follow Relatives Into Service
Army recruiting officials in Dallas report many WAAC applicants join to back relatives in the armed services. Col Rhinehart notes eligibility for unencumbered women aged 21 to 44 of good health and character with no race or color restrictions.
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Army
U. S. Army
Dallas
Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps
WAAC
Claude K. Rhinehart
Fertilizer Use Varies by Texas Counties in 1941 42
Brown County reports only 27 tons of fertilizer used in 1941 42 while nearby counties show large totals such as Cass 5644 tons Comanche 1094 tons and Rusk 4113 tons. The piece notes soil erosion and neglected fertilizer practices amid statewide figures from A D Jackson and G S Fraps.
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Brown County
Texas
A. D. Jackson
Division of Publications
Texas Agricultural Experiment College
College Station
G. S. Fraps
Rusk County
Tarrant County
McCulloch County
McLennan County
Parker County
Cass County
Comanche County
Coryell County
Ector County
San Saba
Stephens
Upton
Val Verde
Young
Hutchinson
Brownwood Bulletin
Frances Durham Named UT Singer Among 150 Honors
Miss Frances Durham daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter Durham of Comanche was chosen as one of the 150 University of Texas Singers from a 9000 student body. She sang carols and participated in Handel’s Messiah during the pre Christmas celebration preceding holiday dismissal.
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Frances Durham
Walter Durham
Comanche
University of Texas Singers
Durham
Junior Senior Club Meets at Rudene Rush Home
The Junior and Senior Club held its regular meeting at Rudene Rush’s home. Attendees included Wanda Gay Reid, Jackie Reed, Cora Mae Greenlee, Jessie Westfall, and host Rudene Rush. They played forty two croquemola and other games. next meeting postponed a week due to six weeks tests with Miss Wanda Gay Reid.
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Rudene Rush
Wanda Gay Reid
Jackie Reed
Cora Mae Greenlee
Jessie Westfall
Croquemola
O D Daniel copyrights war song God Give Us Victory
Texas Senator W Lee O Daniel has copyrighted a new war song titled God Give Us Victory. The former governor whose colorful campaign is noted in a Washington dispatch claims authorship of the music and words. The piece titled God Give Us Victory is a wartime song reflecting his public life and political image. The article also notes Seymour, Texas as the county seat of Baylor County where the dispatch mentions the crossing of old trails.
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O'Daniel
Texas
W. Lee O’daniel
Washington
Seymour
Baylor County
Dodge and
California
Ruthie Butler Turns Ninety Ninth Birthday Quietly
Miss Ruthie Butler celebrated her ninety ninth birthday on December 14 at her Beattie community home. She marked the day with sister Miss M L Butler, age eighty seven, in a quiet observance. The last major birthday party was for her ninety first, eight years ago, with many friends and relatives in attendance.
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Ruthie Butler
Beattie
Miss Butler
M. L. Butler
Ruthie
Butler
Texas Budget Requests From State Board Of Control
The State Board of Control submits to each Legislature session an itemized statement of department needs and recommendations for appropriations to state educational and eleemosynary institutions.
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Texas
State Board of Control
Elm Creek Soil Conservation Project Named Oldest U.S. Effort in Texas
The Elm Creek Soil Conservation Project in Bell County Texas is distinguished as the oldest project of its kind in the United States. Texas lists taxable property totaling more than three and one half billion dollars.
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Elm Creek
Bell County
Texas
United States
Frazier Resigns as Mexia Coach Enters Defense Work
Glenn Frazier longtime coach at Mexia High School resigns his post and joins defense work at Brooks Field San Antonio. He has lived at 422 East Mayfield San Antonio since leaving Mexia High School last May.
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Frazier
Mexia
Glenn Frazier
Comanche High School
Mexia High School
Brooks Field
San Antonio
Mayfield
Sipe Springs man is hospital graduate at Great Lakes
David Paul Morris 24 son of Mrs Maggie E Morris Sipe Springs graduated December 4 from the Hospital Corps School at the U S Naval Hospital Great Lakes Illinois He was one of a class of 480 graduates and is now rated hospital apprentice second class The six week course covered anatomy physiology hygiene sanitation medical weights and measures first aid and bandaging nursing casualty transfer and dietetics Graduates will continue training at naval hospitals before sea duty or other shore assignments
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David Paul Morris
Maggie E. Morris
Hospital Corps School
U.S. Naval Hospital
Great Lakes
Illinois
Morris
Naval
Powering a Nation Through War and Weathered Knowhow
The article extols practical knowledge for survival at sea and on land, praising American manufacturers and the electric industry. It notes war production as the world’s largest and claims power supply exceeds Axis capability, with utilities delivering more electricity for less cost, benefiting the average family.
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America
Bago
Texas allocates funds for conservation and development efforts
A fragmented line indicates Texas spends more than 900 annually for conservation of sources and over 2000 for development programs. The text is unclear on exact programs or timeframes but shows budget emphasis on natural resources.
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Texas
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