Army Recruiting Station Moves to Brownwood and Comanche
Sergeant William J. Hess announced week long shifts for the Army recruiting station from the Brownwood Post Office basement in the morning and Comanche County Court house basement in the afternoon. He called for aviation cadets and ground force recruitment, noting 32 applications the week ending December 13 and listing Brownwood and Comanche names among those sent to Dallas for induction.
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Ergeant
William J. Hess
Bse
Comanche
Wedday
Brownwood
Post Office
Hess
Comanche Fur
Air Corps
United States
Signal Corps
Nas
Dallas
Eli J. Green
Joeelch
W. D. Allod
Elton L. Hols
Ireland
Denman O. Frasier
Leon
Lester B. Coulson
Coinche
Aulden M. Rummfield
Dean
Joe D. Carter
Goldthwaite
R. Carrigan
Dublin
Is Jr
Rebekahs Elect New Officers Bench
The local Rebekah Lodge has announced officers: Annabelle Lee as Noble Grand, Will Hambrick as Vice Grand, Faye Norrid as Secretary, and Mae Cameron as Treasurer. The annual Christmas tree program is set for Thursday night December 18.
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Rebekah Lodge
Annabelle Lee
Will Hambrick
Faye Norrid
Mae Cameron
Public Health Unit Formed in Comanche under Defense Aid
A local chapter of the Public Health and Medical Aid Organization for National Defense is being organized in Comanche under County Judge H Lockridge, Mayor Clyde House and Dr C W Gray. Topics include public health nursing sanitation local health needs disease control and immunization. Dr Kelley will speak in Leon on Immunization. A first aid training class is organized with instructors L C Cleveland oe Loudermilk Roy Rambo Brannon and will involve policemen physicians nurses National Defense volunteers ambulance drivers students and others.
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Texas Publicealth
Comanche
H . Lockridge
Clyde House
C. W. Gray
Ealth
Kelley
Browwood
Leon
L. C. Cleveland
Oe Loudermilk
Roy Rambo
Brannon
Daily Papers To Advance Prices On January 1st
Daily papers to raise prices starting January 1 with bargains withdrawn. Regular annual rates may reach up to 12 dollars. Information indicates several dailies will push prices higher to that level.
Comanche County Seeks Extra Donations and Army Exams
Twenty three men from Comanche to Dallas for Army physicals, with induction to Camp Walters on January 2. County urges universal Red Cross War Fund giving, aiming for 2400 quota. committees organized to secure workers and funds across towns and stores.
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Comanche
Dallas
Comanche County Draft Board
Camp Walters
Mineral Wells
Cleve Callaway
Neron Wayne Johnson
Houston Robertson
Walter Pitman Whiteley
Clenon Bengiman Short
Bert L. Beaty
John Carlton Dunlop
Joyce Locke
Aubrey Jay Kerley
Robert Ivan Seale
Doyle Gooch
Fred Hiller
Keneath Merle Hay
Delmer Doyce Short
Reynald Elwin Ferrell
Carl Harrison Stewart
Robert Walton McGinnis
William Aubrey Davis
Ernest Lloyd Reid
Thomas Lee Brown, Jr
William Gaston Raoul
Edgar Dunn
Paul Allen Cosby
Wade George Bingham
Methodist Women Collect Paper for Defense Drive
Comanche Methodist women under Mrs. Leo Shankle collect paper and magazines for U S defense. Donations may be left at Burks Warehouse opposite the Methodist Church or, if empty, in the trailer on the lot.
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Leo Shankle
Piano Recitals by Mrs Rudd at Central Christain Church
Mrs J B Rudd will present her piano class in recitals at Central Christian Church. A Thursday program begins at eight o'clock and the Friday show starts at seven thirty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Rudd
Central Christian Church
Indians Meet Stamford in Regional Football Title Showdown
The Comanche Indians meet the Stamford Bulldogs Friday night at 7 30 for the Region 3 title. Comanche beat Bowie 20 0 to claim bi district honors while Stamford crushed Chillicothe 33 6. Tickets remain available through Thursday noon.
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Stamford Suuedo
Stamford Bulldogs
Stamford
Frazier
Dyer
Bowie
W. Z. Compton
Comanche
John Manning Arthur
Arthur
Indians
Bulldogs
Throckmorton
Greyhounds
Coleman
Chief To Be Out Early Next Week
The Comanche Chief will go to press Tuesday to reach readers the day before Christmas. This Christmas Greetings Issue will feature greetings and good wishes from local merchants and will include children letters to Santa Claus.
Tollman to Assist in Scrap Iron Campaign in Comanche County
Sol Hoffman appointed as dealer for the National Defense Program to collect scrap iron and other materials for U S factories. His father M Hoffman of Dublin is National Defense Dealer for Comanche and Ira th counties. Prices offered include cast iron 60 cents per hundred and scrap steel 40 cents per hundred.
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Sol Hoffman
National Defense Program
Comanche County
United States
M. Hoffman
Dublin
National Defense Board
Comanche
Irath Counties
A. E. Boyd
Us.d.a. Defense Board
State Defense Board
C. F. Denny
Hoffman
Stamford Comanche regional football tickets on sale
Comanche School Superintendent WWW. Z. Compton announces Stamford Comanche regional championship game tickets remain on sale in Comanche until Thursday.
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Z. Compton
Comanche
Birth of James Franklin Vineyard in Comanche
Mr and Mrs William Wesley Vineyard of Comanche announce the birth of a son on December 16 named James Franklin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Wesley Vineyard
Comanche
James Franklin
Comanche County Youth Dies in Pearl Harbor
Arthur McKamie Jr a De Leon High School graduate from 1938 and Navy recruit of two years died aboard the USS Arizona during the Pearl Harbor attack. Parents received Navy confirmation Tuesday. He was about 21 and reared in the Rucker community. Superintendent Davis praised him as a bright, model youth.
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Pearl Rbor
Comanche County
Arthur MicKamie, Jr
Pearl Harbor
Arizona
Navy Department
Young McKamie
Rucker
de Leon
Davis
de Leon High
Comanche Odd Fellows Elect New Officers
The Comanche Odd Fellows Lodge elected Dan Roberson as Noble Grand Clyde Hilbert as Vice Grand W D Carroll as Recording Secretary Roy Little as Financial Secretary and W A Newsome as Treasurer The lodge held its annual roll call with 55 visitors and conferred degrees on Sam Phifer and Miles Bagley The LO OF meets weekly and dates back to 1873 with 65 current members, once reaching 167, and is now the county’s sole LO CF lodge besides De Leon.
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Comanche Odd Fellows Lodge
Dan Roberson
Clyde Hilbert
W. D. Carroll
Roy Little
W. A. Newsome
Sam Phifer
Miles Bagley
Lo.o.f
Comanche
Lo.c.f
de Leon
Odd Fellows Lodge
Marriages and property transfers listed in Court House News
The notice lists multiple marriages performed by various ministers on dates in November and December including Thomas Henry Blume and Nella V. Brownlee, John B. Blackman and Doris Hancock, and others. It also records real estate transfers such as W R Greenwaldt to Leland Hood with consideration of 100 dollars and Lillian Haynes Underhill to Stella Newton for 22.9 acres with 325 dollars.
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Thomas Henry Blume
Nella V. Brownlee
Maurice C. Evans
John B. Blackman
Doris Hancock
M. R. Gaines
Lillian Haynes Underhill
Stella E. Newton
A. Gill
Registration Drive For Comanche County Home Defense Unit
December 27 set for citizen registration 18 and over to organize a Home Defense Unit. Citizens must register to be called for duty in various departments. County Committee needs all information to assign roles. Go to polling places December 27 or obtain a blank from precinct judge and return to County Judge. Registration sites include Gustine Proctor Lamkin Newburg Sidney Sipe Springs Comanche and De Leon.
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Comanche County
Gustine
Proctor
Lamkin
Newburg Sidney
Sipe Springs
Comanche
de Leon
AAA Committee Election Set Across Communities
The 1942 AAA committeemen and delegates election will be held Friday December 19 in Sipe Springs Gustine Sidney Proctor De Leon and Comanche at listed venues and times. To vote you must attend your community meeting and all farmers are urged to participate.
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Community Aaa
Sipe Springs
Gustine
Sidney
Proctor
de Leon
Comanche
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Coker
Eoff
Waggoner
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Spears
Jackson
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Kerley
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Gore
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C. L. Huett
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Ira Clemens
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Ira Clemons
Bob Stanton
Wiliam Chilton
Howard Kilpatrick
Herbert Goodson
Camp Wolters
Harmony
Rena Owen
E. L. Curb
Horton
Jakehamon
Lucille Caraway
Newburg
J. B. Maples
Indian Mountain
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Paull. Cato
Dale Kay
Mount Pleasant
Leland Nabers Sipe Springs
W. R. Wyatt
E. D. Howell
Wilson
Lonnie Gray
Pearl Neel
Frank Compton
Methodist
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B. Rudd
Ruby
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Hamlin
Rule
Anson
Haskell
Chillicothe
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Brady
Hamilton
Eastland
German
Hico
Weatherford
Tollman
W. W. Vineyards
Court House News
James F. Skiles
Leona O. Thomas
Philips B. Carter, Jr
Ruth Oleta Rains
W. W. Felish
Iraan
Texas
Schan Gohmert
Elvis Chambers
Johnnie L. Johnson
James K. Smallwood, Jr
Billa Jane Shankle
Ray Jones
Bula Johnson
J. A. Bradley
Iris Lee Marlin
Ellen Engle
Lillie Ming
Eugene D. Walters
San Angelo
Lois Snider
J. B. Merchant, Jr
Mary Jane Shelton
James B. Mast
de Alva Crews
Ballard J. Clark
Virginia Dyson
W. R. Greenwaldt
Leland Doyce Hood
H.&t.c R.R. Co. Survey
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C. A. Calhoun
AAA
New Majestic Theatre
Clark Gable
Lana Turner
Honky Tone
Robert Young
Ann Southern
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Roy Rogers
Red River Valley
Margaret Sullivan
Chas
Roger
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Tahiti
Brian Donlevy
Maria Montez
the Duanes
Geo. Montgomery
Lynne ,Roberts
Walter Pidgeon
Rosalind Russell
Scandal
Old Majestic
Duanes
George Montgomery
Lynnetts
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