New Texas Truck Load Law Raises Weight Limits
Gov. W. Lee O Danyel signed the act in Brownwood with Sen. Rogers Kelley and Rep. Lon Alsup present. The new law raises the truck load cap from 7 000 pounds to an overall 38 000 pounds for a truck and its load, with smaller limits for light vehicles and weight based on wheel base. immediate effect ends a decade long fight to repeal the prior limit.
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W. Lee O’daniel Monday
Texas
Rogers Kelley
Edinburg
Lon Alsup
Carthage
Senate
House
Miss Lanora Jo Young Honored At Abilene College
Miss Lanora Jo Young of Draughon’s Business College Abilene is among twenty one students named to the honor roll this month.
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Lanora Jo Young
Business College
Draughon’s Business College
Abilene
Local social notes and funeral for Betty Grumbles
Comanche lists visiting kin and social events through the week. Betty June Grumbles is laid to rest at Sardis Cemetery with surviving sisters and brothers named. A small fire destroyed Alvan Davis' home, and a revival at the Methodist Church invites all.
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Carl Smallwood
Comanche
S. F. Smallwood
Betty June Grumbles
J. 4
Grumbles
Sardis
Melba
Ruby Hazel
Tulia Mae
John
Willie Lee
Fort Worth
Chitter Chatter Club
Frank Hathcock
Doris Smallwood
Cora Mae Greenlee
Lorene Roberson
Olene Higginbotham
Eula Mae
Paul Glen Perdue
San Angelo
Joyce Fay
Haze
Deil
J. L. Higginbotham
Workers Conference at Sipe Springs July 9 1941
The Comanche County Baptist Association meets at Sipe Springs Baptist Church on July 9 1941. Morning sessions run from 10:00 a.m. with devotions by Preston Frazier and talks on pastoral gifts, church devotion to Christ, revival prayer led by E N Strother, and scripture references Jere 3:15 3:20 3:1 5.
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Sipe Springs
Comanche County Baptist Association
Preston Frazier
Jere
Gordon Barrett
Israel
R. M. McGinnis
E. N. Strother
District Missions and Association Meeting Program
A church schedule lists talks and meetings with speakers J. P. King E. G. Gregory Murry Kay T. N. Carter S. Isham J. M. Bradford and Pastor Roger Smith. Events include a sermon, board meeting, devotional, discussion on the association and hindering causes, and a constructive criticism session culminating in adjournment.
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A.m
J. P. King
A.m. Sermon
E. G. Gregory
Murry Kay
T. N. Carter
Roger Smith
Harmony Family Visits Fort Worth Parents After Week
Harmony Mr and Mrs Charles Rogers and their sons from Fort Worth visited his parents the Rogerses last week. Members from the community attended the Mercer Gap Workers Club meeting Tuesday and quilted for Mesdames Ira Fletcher and B L Gore.
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Charles Rogers
Fort Worth
Joe Rogers
Mercer Gap Workers Club
Ira Fletcher
B. L. Gore
Local Social Rounds Include Visits and Births
Seera and Thoma Moore of ville visited Seera's sister while Nell York of Co manche spent the weekend with her parents the McPhersons. Earl McPherson joined an aviation training school in Dallas. Buster Cates returned to Camp Bowie after a ten day furlough. Mrs. Kil lingsworth welcomed a granddaughter born to Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Killingsworth of Overton. Rainey family visited their son in Indian Gap. Clyde Smith family spent Sunday with J. R. Trimble. Several girls attended Sunday School with Miss Dorcas Brantton near Pottsville. Mrs. West of Cross Plains visited Maud Rowinson’s family.
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Seera
Thoma Moore
Ville
Nell York
Comanche
Jim McPherson
Earl McPherson
Dallas
Buster Cates
Camp Bowie
Doris Ruth Cox
Hamilton
W. P. Magness
W. T. Killingsworth
Overton
Dorcas Brantton
Pottsville
Goodwill Club Quilts For Mrs Sanders At Meeting
Fourteen members attended the Goodwill Club meeting Thursday where a quilt was finished for Mrs T L Sanders. The club plans to quilt for Mrs M T Shoemaker on July 10. Local notes include Cr H Rutherford on a business trip to Goldthwaite Friday and Otis Coleman visiting Pettit relatives. Bill Gore went to the Santa Anna Rodeo with the Comanche Band Friday night.
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Goodwill Club
T. L. Sanders
M. T. Shoemaker
Cr. H. Rutherford
Goldthwaite
O. B. Phillips
T. A. McDonald
Pettit
J. W. Phillips
Comanche
S. J. Witten
Turkey Peak
M. FE. Owen
Rena Owen
Otis Coleman
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Hoffman
Summer
Hasse
Irvin Dunn
Gustine
Henery Jones
Lila Jane Higginbotham
Gene Geneva Randall
Methodist Church
Higginbotham Burial Association
Comanche, Texas
Comanche County
Rea
Lydick Roofing Company, Inc
Brownwood
Frisco Depot
Joe Ferguson
Sutton Dudley
Dudley
THE
Cherry Voucher
Ride ’Em Cowboy
Rodeo
Ciizen
Texpayer
Amun Public Service Company
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