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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1942
Page
9
The Comanche County War Price and Rationing Board appeals for community cooperation as tire scarcity tightens. It urges trucks and pickups serving whole communities to share tires, invites public meetings to identify service-oriented owners, and notes only a small fraction of requests can be met.
Mr and Mrs E W Gleaton and children from Dallas spent the weekend visiting their mother Mrs L A Gleaton. The article lists 160 names of Co mancha County selective service registrants sent questionnaires on July 10.
A long sample ballot lists candidates by office across counties including United States Senator Dan Moody Governor Coke Stevens on Superintendent L A Woods Charles J Terger son District Attorney H W Allen Commissioner Bailey B Ragsdale W N Bill Corry J E McDonald W W King Hal H Collins for Railroad Commissioner Alex M Ferguson Ernest O Thompson for District Clerk Hope Wheeler Porter Salsbury Charles Lavergne Somerville for Railroad Commissioner unexpired term Sheriff Lieutenant Governor John Lee Smith Vernon Lemens Tax Assessor Collector Virg il E Arnold Clem Fain Margaret Cunningham Broadstreet J Dixie Smith T Leo Moore Boyce House Will D Pace Alton M Mead Richard B Humphrey Harold Beck Pierce P Brooks Comptroller Beauford H Jester County Chairman Geo H Sheppard Chief Justice Clifford E Butler James P Alexander R L Lane Commissioner Precinct 1 State Treasurer Judge Court of Criminal Appeals Walter Chapman W R Wyatt Jesse James Walter H Strength Commissioner Precinct 2 W Gregory Hatcher Harry N Graves H R May L R Daniel Samphifer Gordon Smith Chief Justice Court of Civil Appeals 1th District Sam Lewis Harry McKee Clyde Grissom Commissioner Precinct 3 Commissioner General Land Office State Senator 25th District F T Brandt E W Bruner Neil Day Bascom Giles Penrose B Metcalfe Commissioner Precinct 4 Representative 104th District O E Ripetoe Wm Bill Kieth Jr Attorney General Geo W Rollins Mrs Ola Dishman Gerald C Mann H F Howington Justice of Peace Precinct No For Constable Precinct No Jim H Hair O H Moore W B Nowlin
The County Superintendent announces July 31 as the last date to file applications to transfer school children. Each applicant is transferred by law after filing. The County Board of Education will meet the second Saturday in August to decide final approval or disapproval of transfers.
The Comanche County Livestock Association moves the annual membership meeting and barbecue from August 13 to August 7 in honor of a charter member entering the armed forces. The event will be at Lake Eanes Park.
On July 1 Miss Sybil Lam secretary of the War Price and Rationing Board of Comanche County issued permits for new tires and tubes under rationing rules. List includes tractor tires for J A Watson Lula Masters G W Helmsley H L Callaway M R Stanton R T Hughes A J Willingham Coye Willingham and others with counts of tires and tubes for tractors passenger cars and retreads. Obsolete type tires also listed for several individuals.
R. E. Seay of Comanche, director of the Stephenville Production Credit Association, spoke at a Fort Worth conference on wartime farming finances. A seven point program urged farmers to produce essentials, plan work, avoid overextension, conserve, pay debts, factor taxes, and use credit wisely. The Stephenville group lent over 1.7 million dollars to about 700 members in 1941 with loans ahead of last year and an emphasis on saving time and tires for farmers and ranchmen. Tyson Phillips is working at Brownwood.
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