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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1940
Page
5
A Southwest farm note urges mowing pastures to curb weeds and boost grazing. It argues mowing before weeds seed pays, compares pasture work to cotton farming, and cites highway-rights mowing as proof of pasture value. A traveling salesman tale illustrates delays in seeking care.
Passing the North Western University and Lamar libraries, the past year moved into the thirteenth largest college library in the United States with more than 620 000 volumes.
Parents are assured that acceptance in the CCC means national protection from sickness and danger, housing in clean quarters with top quality food, regular medical and dental visits, and supervision by civilian CCC staff under Army control but not automatic military drafting. Camp commanders are dedicated to each boy’s benefits.
Perrin Texas longtime Gulf Texas & Western service ended last December 26 as the line was discontinued. The loss cuts payroll taxes and school funding, shrinking Perrin from a bustling trade center to a threatened ghost town as highway travel eclipses rail. Local officials urge rail patronage revival to reverse the trend and save the town.
A singing convention and home coming will be held at Stag Creek Sunday. Everyone is invited, especially singers, with dinner served on the grounds at noon.
State and district office filing deadlines shown with June 3 for state and district posts and June 15 for county precincts. The list names many officials and candidates across Texas including Connally O Daniel Stevenson Mann Sheppard Lockhart Woods LeMay McDonald Culberson Culberson and others.
Poem-style religious piece likens life to a railway to heaven with an Engineer guiding souls. It uses stations and signals as metaphors for gospel concepts such as Saving Grace Trust in Jesus and True Conversion. The piece emphasizes eternal travel toward heavenly mansions with prayer and Bible as guiding agents.
A former Comanche physician recalls a 1900s case in which he entrusted a baby to a family after careful agreement that the children would care for it. The man describes the boy spokesman proudly claiming the family’s adherence to the contract, and notes his ongoing respect for the family. He also mentions Kilpatrick's Hardware ad and Howell McCorkle’s recent Hobbs, New Mexico visit.
The State Board of Education sets the next year per student allotment at 22.50, up 0.50 from the current limit. Superintendent L A W projects about 1,535,000 students, down 12,000 from this year as scholastics decline. Woods cites birth control as a factor. A training program for defense related occupations is approved, focusing on aviation, tooling, welding and electricity, funded by a 15 million national appropriation.
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