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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1941
Page
16
A vivid portrait of cattle, riders, and ranch culture at the Fort Worth Fat Stock Show. The King Ranch prominence is highlighted by the Natives and vaqueros, intricate horsemanship, and advanced ranch practices from fencing to animal care, with Texas landscape and industry on full display.
The National Youth Administration will host eligible youths at the Ranger Resident Center to complete 35 hours of flying and earn a private license. The program runs June 15 to July 1 with four hours daily on site, including afternoon flights and night ground school. Applicants aged 19 to 24 must have 24 college credits, pass a medical exam, and be high school graduates. Jack Henderson will take applications in Comanche each Thursday. A new Grapette Bottling Company plant in San Antonio costs 30000 dollars and will create a weekly payroll around 400 dollars.
The Department of Agriculture backs a two year program to support egg prices prompting farm families to expand flocks. Extension specialists George McCarthy and Jennie Camp advise abundant mash and grain, fresh water, and wet mash fed crumbly to keep hens producing, turning feed into defense foods and income.
Defense Set Up will expand tomato production by 15,000,000 extra cases under Lend Lease for Red Cross school lunches and relief. Planting must occur in weeks to secure supply through June 30, 1942. Peas corn and beans may be bought occasionally but no large purchases now. bids will be sought from canners for small quantities.
Private Irby Lee Maples of Sidney has been transferred from San Angelo Air Corps to Chanute Field Air Corps Technical School in Rantoul Illinois. Maples will undertake a five month mechanical course. Mr. Austin visits his daughter Mrs. C. T. Venable.
WPA arithmetic courses under National Defense aims will help idle trainees in Comanche County. The program, supervised by Fred E. Kerr, Area Project Supervisor, offers beginner and review lessons in practical arithmetic for shop-work readiness. Open to the public at no cost with registration through the 507 Superior Life Building, Waco headquarters.
Herman Dukes son of Mr and Mrs L L Dukes of the Duster community has earned several promotions since enlisting in the U S Navy three and a half years ago He is now first mechanic on a U S bomber crew serving in the Coast Patrol He trained at Norfolk Virginia in the machinist woodwork school then at Lakehurst New Jersey in the L T A school and is now stationed at Norfolk Virginia More than 90 percent of all our wells in North Texas are small pumpers.
A six year old Garland Lieyé narrates a scene of soldiers at war. He longs for a soft white bed at home as guns blaze and bombs fall. The captain urges preserved discipline while few foes remain, and the troops push to end the fight against Germany.
Texas lignite deposits totaling about 23 billion tons prompt University of Texas scientists to develop a processing method to transform the soft clay-like coal into a viable industrial fuel.
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