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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1942
Page
6
A fragmentary OCR passage describes prisoners or workers in a yard moving cream, milk tea, and feeding chickens. The text mentions individuals such as D. E. Renfy and Nancy and references barn actions like leaning out and sorting cream and slopping pigs.
A long excerpt describes hard labor on Texas farms with cattle on the move and a farmer's tough season. It contrasts toil with pride in rural life, cites quotes about freedom and perseverance, and ends with local society notes about visitors and residents from Proctor and Brown.
Fain Waldrop of Freeport visited home folks this week. Private Ray Marlin, formerly of the 142nd Infantry, transferred to the 2nd Battalion Headquarters and promoted to corporal. Mrs Marlin, ex Miss Christine Williams, now employed in Brownwood. Owen Wetze of Fort Worth sang for the Gustine Baptist revival and will lead singing in Corrinth Jones County for Rev A A Davis. W A Nance of Ballinger attended the Old Settlers Reunion. A E Hartsman of Ballinger and Mr Mrs W S Garner of Brownwood also attended. Dr and Mrs J L Fowler of Ingram Kerr County visited for the Old Settlers Reunion.
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