New Rules Govern Induction For Married Men In Group 4
Washington issues new Selective Service rules guiding induction and deferments. Local boards in Comanche County will call men by defined groups with Group 4 opening married men with bona fide family ties. Deferment criteria include occupation in war-related work and the 34 essential War Manpower occupations. The note adds Texas Coastal Prairie sulphur production as a regional fact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mto
Washington
Dess Rock Callaway
Comanche County
Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
Draft Board
War Manpower Commission
St Clair Won’t Seek Fourth Term If I Can Enforce Law
Unofficial reports show Comanche County near the top in liquor law violations in Texas. Prosecutors have often given light punishments, emboldening bootleggers and undermining law and order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Clair
Comanche County
Texas
Indian Creek Home Demonstration Club Notes
The Indian Creek Home Demonstration Club met on July 2 with Mrs. Minnie Gore for an all day session. Miss Mayfield demonstrated a peach drier and spoke on home drying of vegetables. The group quilted one quilt and shared a noon dinner. A shower was given for Mrs. Capell whose home burned, with many gifts received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indian Creek Home Demonstration Club
Minnie Gore
Miss Mayfield
Mary Coker
Capell
Hattie Love
Max Keeter
Elm Grove Club News Sequel of Showers and Quilting
Elm Grove Service Club gathered July 15 to quilt for Mrs J J Johnson and Mrs Walter Knight. A wedding shower honored Mr and Mrs Troy Carter. Earlier July 8 a misc shower celebrated Mrs Carter Carter for church floor work. Next meeting September 2 with gift day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elm Grove Service Club
J. J. Johnson
Walter Knight
Troy Carter
Carter Carter
Charlie Mathews
Doug Hilliard
Sketch of the Life of Mrs Earl Flinchum
Mrs Earl Sanford Flinchum of Fort Worth died July 4 1942 at her home in Fort Worth. Funeral services were held July 6 in Comanche at Oakwood Cemetery with Rev Gordon Barrett officiating. She had been ill for years but died peacefully. She was converted three years ago and is survived by Earl Flinchum of Fort Worth, a son Bobbie Jo age five, her mother Mrs Mary Sanford, a sister Mrs Stella Whitworth and a brother Charlie Sanford all of Comanche.
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Earl (Sanford) Flinchum
Fort Worth
Comanche
Oakwood Cemetery
Gordon Barrett
Ruby
Jimmie Whitworth
Buddy Abernathy
B. F. Smith
Burton Wadell
Bud Sanford
Rena Kirkland
Doc Roberts
Anne Hawkins
Flinchum
Brown County
Earl Flinchum
Bobbie Jo
Mary Sanford
Stella Whitworth
Charlie Sanford
Local residents host visitors across the region
Sidney and Mrs Boyd House and daughter visit the Winnighams while Miss Mary Hellums of Tyler travels to California relatives and many families from Dallas Coleman Rising Star Bronte and Odessa visit area homes for weekends and gatherings through the week. George Caraway leads singing at the Baptist revival. Duane Andress leaves for California work and several families attend services and funerals in May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyd
George Winnigham
Mary Hellums
Tyler
Paul Jones
Lena Jones
Will Jones
Carbon
Hall
Troy Ferrill
Ottie Ferrill
Glenda Lee
Palmore
Rising Star
A. R. Ferrill
John McCowen
Bronte
Had McKowen
Ernest Seay
Davis Simms
Los Angeles
Jack Richards
Yuma
Arizona
George Caraway
Caraway
Wayne LaRoque
Odessa
T. D. Parsons
Local visits and family news from Melrose and nearby towns
Mrs Addie Pendergrass Pruiett of Melrose and others visited Mrs Will Armstrong on Monday. Cliff Vines from Bryan visited sister Mrs Montie Cagle last week. Geo French from Killeen spent the weekend with relatives. Pvt Albert Skinner and Marie Rogers wed July 4. Baby girl welcomed by Mr and Mrs Cliff Donaldson on July 5. Church attendance by Mrs Carl Milner and children. Clyde visitors D H Moore and Josie Dalas. Aliene Roe visited Nelda Joy Cagle Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Addie Pendergrass Pruiett
Melrose
N. M
Geo. Rollins
Sidney
Carl Milner
Will Armstrong
Cliff Vines
Bryan
Montie Cagle
A. O. Moore
Ballinger
Geo. French
Killeen
Kenneth Tidmore
Ranger
Fred Tidmore
Albert Skinner
Camp Bowie
Marie Rogers
Cliff Donaldson
D. H. Moore
Clyde
Josie
Dallas
Aliene Roe
Nelda Joy Cagle
Power Family Reunion Draws Wide South Plains Kin
The Power family reunion in Soda Springs brought together nine siblings with all present except Mrs. Tom Kelley of Kermit Texas who was sick. Numerous relatives from Abi lene Wichita Falls Fort Worth Bowie Sidney and Comanche attended along with extended family members from Ben jamin and Ha. Vevrry Army Corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ant
W. Power
Soda Springs
Power
Tom Kelley
Kermit
Texas
Fries
Kent
Also
Bridewater
Rlin
O. E. Power
N Power
Ceasater, Jr
Clarence C. Hearn
Ha. Vevrry
Lewis
Wood
Grady
Bowie
Henry Nan
Sidney
E. W. Gressett and Son
Tom Fagan
J. F.power
F. A. Jones
W. D. Chatman
R. E. Gressett
B. E. Power
Lon Sledge
Anna Blanton
G. W. Coker
Kieffer Johnson
E. R. Hurley
Billa Helm
D. 8. Beck
A. H. Gray
L. E. Chapman
Comanche
L. B. Drennan
J. F. Vineyard and Tid
Ezra Power
Curtis Power
Vestal Day
I. N Walker
Bill Glasgow
Jim
Baggett Demonstration Club Meets for Quilting
The Baggett Demonstration Club met Monday July 20 with Mrs Artie Rambo and seventeen members including three new joiners. Members quilted two quilts and discussed invert sugar recipes. next meeting will be with Mrs J A Pettijohn on Monday August 3 with County Demonstration Agent Miss Mayfield expected to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baggett Demonstration Club
Artie Rambo
J. A. Pettijohn
Mrs Moreland hires Tyler movers for household goods
Mrs Moreland formerly Miss Constance Knutson has engaged Bob Cox Bonded Truck Line of Ballinger to move her household goods to Tyler Texas this week. The note identifies the moving company and origin and destination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moreland
Constance Knutson
Bob Cox
Ballinger
Tyler
Texas
Harmon Howard to move goods to Comanche this week
Harmon Howard will have his household goods moved from Fort Worth to Comanche this week by Bob Cox Bonded Truck Line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harmon Howard
Fort Worth
Comanche
Bob Cox
Soldier visits Comanche home before returning to De Leon
Cpl. D. D. Short of Fort Sam Houston called on Mr. and Mrs. H. J. R. Gille in Comanche before heading home to visit his parents in De Leon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl. D. D. Short
Fort Sam Houston
Comanche
H. J. R. Gille
de Leon
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Prairies
W. P. ST Clair
Rapowhe
Bias
United States
U. S. Treasury Dept
Indian Creek Club News
Jack Carnes
ELM Grove Club News
Dai
Denen
Ubi
Ae Voi
Ed Hut
de Leor Asse
J. Elliott
Mr Ll Phill
Mr Iren
Ervi
Power Family
Baggett Club News
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