WPA School Lunch Program expands in Comanche County
Comanche County leads in inaugurating the WPA School Lunch Program with five of 27 schools served and four more soon. Sipe Springs Newburg Pettit Lamkin and Indian Mountain are active. Downing and Hasse ready to join. Fourteen WPA workers employed. plans include cooperative garden and canning projects to extend meals in the next term and test the program’s value at a laboratory school Pettit.
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Dale Howard
Dudley Hicks
Sipe Springs
Newburg
Pettit
Lamkin
Indian Mountain
Downing
Hasse
WPA
Howard
Geo. Willis
Ioms
State Fair Pictures Shown in Comanche County Schools
State Fair of Texas highlights from the 1940 fair will be shown in Comanche County schools following prior color film of 1939. A naming contest offers $50 prizes for each picture with rules on entry and postmark priority.
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Texas
Comanche County
Dale Howard
State Fair of
State Fair of Texas
Dallas
Kiss sparks longing as husband away on business trip
A dialogue excerpt shows Him asking if the kiss stirred longing, and Her confirming yes while noting the husband is away on a business trip until next week. The scene shifts to Trifles with concerns over children and a witty remark about a ruined bridge game.
Training and daily life in the CCC amid Texas scenes
A survey of CCC training shows 22 000 men educated in cooking and baking since 1933 with 52 000 learning first aid last year. The program produced 300 000 graduates and 3 000 medical aides. Engineers built 114 000 miles of roads and 7 000 bridges while 79 000 miles of telephone wire and 18 000 radio operators supported wartime needs. The piece also notes a court fine for shooting doves and plovers, a poem anecdote, and a report on the Tennysons visiting Baylor University context.
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United States
Lila
David
America
Tennysons
Christine Fall
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Waco
McGregor
Fall
England
Miss Fall
Essex
Frederick Tennyson
Alfred Tennyson
Charles Arthur Tenny
Hickson
Frederick
Alfred
Royal Marines
John Tennyson
Royal Air Force
Phyllis
Amily
Patricia
Whooping Cough Cited as Most Dangerous to Young
State Health Officer Dr. Geo W. Cox warns that whooping cough is the most dangerous infection for children under five with high mortality and no early immunity. He advocates careful isolation, early physician check, and vaccination to protect infants and curb spread.
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Geo. W. Cox
Cox
J F Stephens Dies At De Leon Jan 17
J F Stephens 55 died at his De Leon home January 17 after a long illness. Funeral services were held at the De Leon Christian Church with Rev J H Prichard officiating and burial in De Leon Cemetery. Survived by widow Linda Scott and children Ira Stephens Mrs W B Jennings Scott and Norma Stephens Donald Stephens Jeffye Lynn Wanda Stephens. Also note: suspension of Semi-Weekly Farm News prompts readers to switch to Fort Worth Press or Comanche Chief.
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de Leon
Christian Church
J. H. Prichard
Linda Scott
Ira Stephens
W. B. Jennings
San Angelo
Scott
Norma Stephens
San Antonio
Donald Stephens
Jeffye Lynn
Wanda Stephens
Fort Worth Press
Comanche Chief
Wildlife abundance in southern coast forests before revolution
Panthers leopards and Mexican mountain lions were numerous in the forests along the southern so coast prior to the revolution, indicating rich predator presence in the era and region.
Nance Family Relocates to Comanche County Estate Farm
The C C Nance family moves from Big Spring to Comanche County living at the J B Nance Estate farm in Board Church. They return after twenty six years away with two sons joining after school. Wayne and Winsett Nance plan to move in June.
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Big Spring
C. C. Nance
Golda
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Nance
Wayne Nance
NTAC
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Winsett Nance
Big Spring High School
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