State Wide War Bond Please Program Will Be Issued Soon Says Chairman
Comanche County leaders prepare for a 1943 War Bond drive. County Chairman W. C. Chilton says the plan includes weekly monthly or annual pledges with payroll deductions possible. He notes War Bonds pay 2.9 percent interest and return 334 percent over ten years and urges rural families to pledge promptly.
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Chilton
Texas
Frank Scofield
Austin
Scofield
H. H. Williamson
Texas Agricultural Extensi Service
W. C. Chilton
Comanche County
County Agricultural Victory Council
Mr. Chilton
Treasury Department
Few Days Left to Appeal for Gasoline in Texas
The document warns Texas farmers only a short window remains to appeal for additional gasoline via USDA allocations. It outlines the process for Necessity Certificates, county committees, and War Boards to review applications for hauling farm operations, with details on certifications and eligibility. Also listed are obituaries, marriage licenses, and property transfers from Comanche and nearby counties.
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Ing County
Texas
United States
Pierson
Worth County
Georgia
Comanche County
Walter Fritts
van Dyke Farmer
AAA
USDA
Perato
Nfar
Cadet Instructor Ralph Carnes Starts Ballinger Field Work
Ralph Carnes of Comanche finished the Central Tor's School course at Keily Field and left for Ballinger to instruct cadets at Ballinger Primary Flying. He completed a three month program with Tar rant Field training and had about 400 flying hours. His wife Mrs. Carnes of Comanche plans to join him soon. Carnes previously operated the Carnes Food Market in De Leon.
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Eliza Pearlee Hanks
Comanche
Zephyr
Walker County
Texas
John Carver
J. T. Huckabee
de Leon
Route 1
de Leon Baptist Church
Pontotoc
Mississippi
Ralph Carnes
Central Tor’s
Keily Field
Ballinger
Carnes
Tarrant Field
Port Wort
Army
Army to End January Records Says New Source
A fragmentary note indicates no more Army entries in January records and hints at a February call for further actions or listings. The wording is unclear but signals a shift in scheduling and potential future updates.
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Dalle Press
List of Men Leaving For The Army January Fifteenth
A group of men has been accepted for the Army and will undergo a physical exam before leaving for Camp Wolters Mineral Wells on January 15. Names include Cottrell Orel T Bard J Cottrell Orel T Rich William H Humphrey Sidney J McNutt James M Huddleston Everett C Cleveland Larkin C Bragg Norman R Lightfoot James D Davis Seldon C Jones Earnest H Hall Ruby P Wilson James B Carroll Cecil M Spivey Claude A Smith Herman E Stacy Ester F Smith Joe W Daniel Clarence W Cottrell Thomas J Otwell Delbert L Martin Billie N Tharp Lawton V Leonard G T Burks George T Taylor E 8 Moorehead Lee R Davidson Robert L Knapp Nathaniel G Allred Homer H May Darwin Dixon Star Inger
Heroic Death of Dan Gamel Told in Comanche Parents’ Letter
A Comanche, Texas family recalls Dan Gamel's heroic end aboard a U.S. ship after a submarine attack. The letter from widow Lesley Gamel describes Gamel coordinating lifeboat rescue, taking fire, and ordering radio men before being shot. It notes his last words and questions his listing as missing by the Navy.
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Dan Gamel
Axis
W. B. Gamel
Comanche
Bort
Don
Dub
Fellows
Tely
Navy
Lamkin Native Bags Promotion to Major in Army
Capt 3 Kenneth Baggett promoted to Major at 6th Tank Headquarters Camp Bowie. son of Mr and Mrs Joe Baggett of Lamkin, Tarleton alum and Texas A M graduate, earlier attended Texas Tech and North Texas State Teachers College. He entered college at age 15 in 1929.
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Camp Bowie
Kenneth Baggett
Baggett
Joe Baggett
Lamkin
John Tarleton Agricultural College
Texas A & M
Texas Tech
North Texas State Teachers College
Tarleton
Major Baggett
Central Texas
Comanche County
Major
Proctor Subscriber Enlists The Chief for Two Sons Overseas
W. D. Carleton of Proctor visited The Chief office Tuesday morning and subscribed for two of his sons Captain Bert M. Carleton and First Lieutenant Ramond E. Carleton. Both are overseas and request copies as they serve in the China theater with the American Army Air Forces under General Chenault and in the Pacific theater respectively. Captain Carleton has twice been decorated for bravery.
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W. D. Carleton
Proctor
Bert M. Carleton
Ramond E. Carleton
Carleton
China
Chenault
Army
Pacific Theatre of War
De Leon Youths Arrested for Theft
De Leon youths W. T. Heflin and J. E. Byer were arrested by Sheriff Perry St. Clair and charged with stealing fruit and vegetables from a vegetable and fruit truck in De Leon Monday night. Authorities recovered oranges turnips tomatoes sweet potatoes cabbage. Heflin paid a $5 fine plus court costs, Byer posted a $400 bond.
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W. T. Heflin
J. E. Byer
de Leon
Perry St. Clair
Heflin
Byer
Dallas FBI Chief Visits Comanche Ranch Hunt
R G Danner head of the PBI Dallas with 42 DOJ agents visited Comanche on Monday. He joined Proctor early and hunted with Agent Dwight Brightman on the C F Luker Ranch. He spent the night in Comanche with O O Brightman and family.
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R. G. Danner
PBI
Dallas
Department of Justice
Comanche
Proctor
Dwight Brightman
C. F. Luker Ranch
Mr. Danner
O. OO. Brightman
Pans For Mobilizing REA Members Behind War Effort
Comanche County Electric Cooperative directors discuss mobilizing 1352 members for the war effort. Plans include house to house outreach, scrap drive coordination with county salvage committees, surveys of electrical equipment to boost food production, and formation of REAFFs to increase output through smarter electricity use.
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REA
Comanche County Electric Cooperative
Comanche
A. C. Thomas
Reaff’s
REA Cooperative
REA Food Forces
REAFF
Whiskey Found Near Comanche and Lake Eanes
Local officers uncovered twelve half pints and 13 pints of whiskey after a grass fire exposed a tub hidden along the Dublin Highway near Comanche. Sheriff Perry St Clair and Constable Otis Braviel led the find. Additional whiskey, including 47 half pints and 12 pints, was found near a culvert on the road to Lake Eanes on Tuesday afternoon.
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Comanche
Dublin
Perry St Clair
Otis Braviel
Lake Eanes
Comanche Men to Attend National REA Meeting
Comanche County Electric Cooperative to be represented by A. C. Thomas and W. S. Price at the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association annual meeting in St. Louis Missouri. The 1943 event targets food power for victory with leaders like Senator Norris Ickes and Wickard among speakers. The convention begins January 19 at 10:00 am.
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St. Louis
Missouri
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
REA
Comanche County
United States
George W. Norris
Nebraska
TVA
Interior
Harold Ickes
John E. Rankin
Mississippi
George Aiken
Vermont
Eugene Casey
Roosevelt
Leland Olds
Federal Power Commission
Harry Slattery
Agriculture
Claude Wickard
Henry Wallace
Red Cross Seeks Surgical Dressing Workers in Comanche County
Red Cross calls for volunteers at the Comanche County Courthouse Sewing Room to produce dressings. They aim for 55 000 units in three months with 5 000 weekly minimum and 1 000 made first week. All welcome to learn on arrival.
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Denny
Comanche
Comanche County
E. L. Pierson
AAA
Red Cross
Rev Cahill To Be Heard Over Brownwood Radio
Rev Otis Cahill pastor at Sweetwater and Trinity Baptist Churches will sponsor a church service program on Brownwood radio KEWD 1380 every Friday at 8 p m The pastor is father of Mrs George Bonser of Comanche committeeman family link noted
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Otis Cahill
Sweetwater Baptist Church
Comanche County
Trinity Baptist Church
Brownwood
Trinity Church
KEWD
Cahill
George Bonser
Comanche
Rosy Horner Heads to Coast Guard Training
Rosy Horner departs to begin Coast Guard training. The move marks a new chapter for Horner as she joins the service with expectations of advancing her career in maritime defense and public service.
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Rosy Horner
Coast Guard
Fort Worth Press and Chief offer combined yearly deal
Advertisement promotes a one year Fort Worth Press subscription via The Chief for 4.00 or 4.50 for both The Press and The Chief. It highlights the value of subscribing now instead of a daily paper.
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Fort Worth
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Route 4
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FBI
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Texas Domino
A. P. Cox
Rev. Cahill
KBWD
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