Women cookie drive aids Camp Bowie soldiers in Brownwood
Comanche county women organize a cookie baking drive for Camp Bowie soldiers at USC Hall Brownwood. The program led by Mrs Ruby Rudd and J R Kilpatrick will provide musical entertainment with cookies donated at the Chamber of Commerce building this week.
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Camp Bowie
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Brownwood
Comanche
Ruby Rudd
J. R. Kilpatrick
CHS
Chamber of Commerce
Red Cross
Comanche Chamber of Commerce
Anecdotes Speak Volumes on Texan Character and Wartime Life
A mosaic of short items recalls Sam Houston anecdotes and Texan individualism. Other notes cover Fort Worth’s blackout impact, Bowen Motor Coaches expanding routes, a radio interview offer with Governor Stevenson, and light humor on daily life amid war.
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Fort Worth
Wichita Falls
Bowen Motor Coaches
R. C. Bowen
Coke Stevenson
Boyce House
Sinclair Bldg
Governor Stassen Quips on Capitol Workforce
Governor Stassen jokes about state capitol staffing when asked how many work there, replying about half. He also notes Coke Stevenson is a skilled driver who favors one hand on the wheel due to rough roads in the past. The piece reflects wartime sentiment as Far East events seem nearer.
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J. Frank Doble
Sam Houston
Colorado River
LaGrange
General Houston
Mother Hubbard
Stassen
Minnesota
State Capitol
Coke Stevenson
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Dublin Progress
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