Lt. Palmer Returns Home After Year in the Pacific
First Lieutenant McKay Evan Palmer Army Air Force pilot arrived home after a year overseas in the South Pacific. He logged 175 combat missions piloting A-20 Boston Dive Bombers and occasionally B-26s. Palmer, 6 ft 3, starred at Ex-Comanche High School in basketball football and baseball. He spent most of his service in New Guinea with a stopover on Leyte. He is son of Evan and Mrs. Palmer of Comanche now Brownwood and grandson of Mrs. W. D. McKay. He hopes for duty against Germany after leave.
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McKay Evan Palmer
South Pacific
Palmer
Indians
Comanche
Pacific
New Guinea
Leyte Island
Philippines
Evan Palmer
Brownwood
W. D. McKay
Comanche Soldier Decorated in Italy for Meritorious Service
Private First Class Raymond B. Drake of Comanche received the Bronze Star for meritorious service in combat with an armored infantry battalion of the 1st Armored Division on the Fifth Army front in Italy. His mother, Mrs. Lama Drake, lives in Comanche.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Army
Italy
Raymond B. Drake
Comanche
1St Armored Division
Lama Drake
My Government My Government Citizens Voice Loyalty
A patriotic piece extols government guarantees of deposit protection tax value and social security. It emphasizes personal security through employment support voting rights and trust in political leadership. The narrator asserts pride in being part of a nationwide collective government.
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Congress
White House
Local Notes From Cross Roads and Nearby Towns
Cross Roads State Pvt. Darwin Osborn has returned to Camp Barkeley Abilene after time with his ill wife. Mrs. Roy Fielder and Mrs. Weldon Northcutt were in Comanche Monday. J. D. Scott of Brownwood with Thurston LaRoque and Larry of May visited Simmer LaRoque. Rodney Butler visited his aunt Mrs. Gus Cheatham Sunday night. Jeff Moore and family from Loco Hills N M attended the funeral of his sister Mrs. W C Watkins. Mr and Mrs J B Watkins of Post attended Mrs W C Watkins funeral here last week.
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Darwin Osborn
Camp Barkeley
Abilene
Roy Fielder
Weldon Northcutt
Comanche
J. D. Scott
Brownwood
Thurston LaRoque
Larry
May
Simmer LaRoque
Rodney Butler
Gus Cheatham
Jeff Moore
Loco Hills
Mrs. W. C. Watkins Claimed By Death
Funeral rites for Mrs. W. C. Watkins were held at Stag Creek with Dr. Klingman officiating. She died January 1 1945 after a brief illness and is survived by husband W. C. Watkins and a large Moore family including Olivia and A. O. Moore, with numerous relatives and out of town mourners listed.
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Stag Creek
W. C. Watkins
Cc. C. Klingman
Central Christian Church of
Comanche
Sylvia Bell Moore
A. O. Moore
Turkey
Hall County
Texas
Sylvia
W. C
France
Olivia Moore
Sam Moore
Sidney
Jeff Moore
Loco Hills
N. M
Oliver Moore
Belgium
Lonnie Moore
Herman Moore
Germany
Frank Moore
Leonard Moore
C. D. Daniel
Milford
W W. Evans
Lawnsdale
California
J. A. Moore
Blair Watkins
Gugga Watkins
O. L. Watkins
Fort Worth
J. B. Watkins
Post
Leota Magness
Ray Evans
Pauline McMillan
Mae Prosise
Pfc Homer Lock Receives Infantryman Badge in Italy
Private First Class Homer L. Lock son of Mrs Maggie A Lock of Comanche has earned the Combat Infantryman Badge with the 338th Infantry Regiment in the 85th Custer Division under Lieutenant General Lucian K Truscott Jr Fifth Army in Italy. The badge features a silver rifle on infantry blue within a silver wreath.
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Fifth Army
Italy
Homer L. Lock
Maggie A. Lock
Gcomanche
338Th
85Th
Custer
Lucian K. Truscott
Sydney Church of Christ New Year Message and Schedule
The Sidney Church of Christ reflects on 1944, expresses gratitude for past friendships, and commits to greater community service in the new year. It notes a revival meeting by G. S. Westbrook of Cisco, plans for Bro. J. Britton Tidmore to preach monthly, and invites all to Sunday Bible study and Communion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. S. Westbrook
Cisco
Bro
J. Britton Tidmore
Okra
Buckey Enrolled as Instructor Trainee at Galveston Field
Lt Col George R Buckey son of Mrs Fred H Spahr Trinidad Colorado is enrolled in the Instructors Indoctrination Unit at Galveston Army Air Field Texas He served two years overseas with 30 missions in the European Theater of Operations logged 160 combat hours and earned the Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal with Oak Leaf Clusters and a Unit Presidential Citation He attended Trinidad High School and Texas Wesleyan College before entering service in 1941 He resides with wife Mrs Maxine Buckey at Comanche Colorado.
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George R. Buckey
Fred H. Spahr
Willow Street
Trinidad
Colorado
Galveston
Texas) Army Air Field
Buckey
Trinidad High School
Texas Wesleyan College
Fort Worth
Fort Logan
Maxine Buckey
Comanche
Mrs. Mary Jo Young Weds Pfc. Robertson
Mrs. Mary Jo Young daughter of Mr and Mrs Boyce Briscoe of Comanche wed Pfc Ronald J Robertson son of Mr and Mrs R W Robertson of Seattle Washington January 3 at 7 p m in Central Christian Church with double ring ceremony Lt Billy Clemons as best man Miss Vanciel Briscoe sang I Love You Truly Guests included minister's family and bride's aunts The couple reside at Blatherwick Apartments Major R S Dietz visited from Puerto Rico other visitors noted
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Jo Young
Boyce Briscoe
Comanche
C. C. Klingman
Central Christian Church
Pfc
Ronald J. Robertson
R. W. Robertson
Seattle
Washington
Elizabeth Tabor
Billy Clemons
Vanceil Briscoe
F. S. Clark
Hughlan Hughes
Robertson
Aleutian Islands
Camp Bowie
Gustine Beekeeper Nets Over $2,000 From Honey in '44
J. H. Robinson, a Gustine beekeeper, reports about 11,500 pounds of honey from 225 colonies in Comanche County. He sold the honey for an average of 18 cents per pound, netting over $2,000, with yields best since 1939. He notes bees from native plants are in good condition and expect a mild winter and strong spring buildup.
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J. H. Robinson
Comanche County
Mr. Robinson
Robinson
M. Robinson
WSCS Meeting Observes Open Door Theme
The WSCS held its January 15 meeting with seventeen members present. A piano rendition of Let the Lower Lights be Burning preceded prayers and a program on Behold I Have Set Before Thee An Open Door led by Mrs. W. H. Thate. Other participants included Mrs. Walter Foster and Mrs. Smoot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.S.C.S
Ws.cs
Martin
J. D. Smoot
W. H. Thate
Walter Foster
Euel Arthur
Vasco Lee
Central Christian Church Bible School and Worship Schedule
Central Christian Church announces Sunday events led by Armstrong Cox with Bob Carpenter teaching the Young People class. The eleven o'clock Communion Service features a Memorial Meditation and Gospel Invitation. This Sunday January 21 the sermon continues the series Starting The New Year Right.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Our Bible School
Armstrong Cox
Bob Carpenter
Joe Tupin
Christ
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Raymond Drake
H. L. Kight
Blue Gin
Rauhout
City Bakery
B. Lowry
Charles Marshall
Homer Lock
Sidney Church OF Christ
Col. Buckey
Galveston Army Air Field
Rob Steward
Wilkes E. Steward
Smyrna
Tennessee
Arlie B. Bolin
Dalias and cromusOls
Midland
Maden Estes
Gustine
Marchel’s
Beauty Shop
Ford Specialists
Ford
Clemons Motor Company
Clemon’s Motor Co
Gustine Beekeeper
C. Kiingman
Uncle Sam
The
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E. Paul Jeanes, Mer
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Henkel
Pecan St
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