Red Cross To Offer Free Nursing Classes Countywide
Red Cross will conduct six free nursing classes in Comanche County starting June 31. Miss Williams of the Midwest Red Cross will teach at sites in Comanche De Leon Gustine Sipe Springs Proctor and other towns. An enrollment meeting is set for June 7 in the County Courthouse from 1 to 5 p.m.
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Red Cross
Comanche County
Rt Ee
Weil
Manche County
Miss Williams
Midwest
The
Cross
St. Lous
Comanche
Ningham
Ter
Oswell Brightman
Vasco Lee
Joe Tupin
Eddie
de Leon
Gustine
Sipe Springs
Proctor
Tom Dudley
John Weaver
Dudley
De Leon Stores Robbed After Watchman Tied
Night raiders tied 60-year-old night watchman W. C. Lightfoot and looted Weaver's and Guinn's drug stores and Terrill Grocery in De Leon at 12:30 a.m. Monday. Safes yielded about 250 dollars each plus narcotics. grocery register theft included cigarettes. Four masked men fled. two alleged escapees from Texas penitentiary were named by officials. Comanche County Sheriff W. P. St. Clair investigated alongside state police.
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Clifton
Lipan
de Leon
W. C. Lightfoot
W. P. St. Clair
Weaver
Guinn
Terrill
Lightfoot
Texas Penitentiary
Alvis Ray Wilson Promoted to Private First Class
Alvis Ray Wilson of Fort Worth receives promotion to private first class while serving in the slider division. The military move underscores his continued duties and status within the unit.
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Alvis Ray Wilson
Alvis Ray 'Z
Cn Wilton of
Foon
Private First
Sieckail Worth Cerca, Ant
Girl Scouts Raise Funds For Soldier Smoke Fund
The Comanche Girl Scouts led by Miss Bertie Jo Luper raised 104 Saturday for the American Legion Smoke Fund. The total reached 430, nearing a 500 goal to send overseas packages, the largest Legion post total in Texas for towns under 50,000.
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Comanche Girl Scouts
Bertie Jo Luper
American Legion
Cunningham
Legion
Texas
Super
Ma Eanes
Billye Jo Barnes
Patsy Payne
LaVerne Wells
Mary Ruth Ligon
Mary Jo Albin
Jan Pranks
Patsy Faye Jenkins
Eldred Jones Promoted to Second Lieutenant at Fort Se
Lt. Eldred Jones son of Mr and Mrs Hardie Jones of Comanche received his bars as a second lieutenant in a Fort Se officer canoes graduation. A February graduate of Texas A M he completed officers camp near the past three men in the class.
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Eldred Jones
Hardie Jones
Comanche
Fort 5
Jones
Texas A. M
Wet
Comanelle County ACA Records Pierson Admin Talk
E L Pierson, administrative official, outlines county program details including peanut grain sorghum and sweet potato allocations under the ACA policy.
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Comanelle County
ACA
E. L. Pierson
Adminty
Pierson
Comanche Youth Pvt John Milton Dies in Jap Prison Camp
Pvt. John Milton, 19, son of Mrs. Ruth Milton of Comanche, died in a Japanese prison camp in the Philippines. He graduated from Comanche High School in 1941 and joined the Army the day after graduation. Milton was listed as missing in action after the Bataan Corregidor surrender, later confirmed as killed in the camp. He is survived by his mother and sister Cynthia.
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John Milton
Ruth
Comanche
Philippines
Milton
War Department
International Red Cross
Pvt
Comanche High School
Indians
Army
R. L. Edwards
Glenn Hicks
Bataan and
Corregidor
California
Ruth Milton
Cynthia Milton
June 30 Deadline For REA Farm Electric Extensions
Farmers are urged to file applications by June 30 to receive electric extensions under War Production Order U-10. Extensions allow 100 feet per animal unit, with a minimum of five animal units needed and a cap of 6,000 feet total. One milk cooperative counts as an animal unit.
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Thomas
Mr Thomas
Miss Helen Mahon Visits Mrs Bill Dudney
Miss Helen Mahon of Comyn is visiting Mrs Bill Dudney, accompanying a quiet social call and midweek hospitality.
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Helen Mahon
Comyn
Bill Dudney
Texas University Offers Math Refresher at Howard Payne
The University of Texas offers an eight week mathematics refresher course at Howard Payne College in Brownwood for teachers needing to review algebra plane geometry and geometry and trigonometry. The program includes 18 hours of problem solving and recitation plus 18 hours of study weekly with no college credit or registration fee. Begins Monday June 7. Contact Dean Z T Huff at Howard Payne College Brownwood for details.
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University of Texas
Howard Payne College
Brownwood
Dean Z. T. Huff
Howard Payen College
Legion Meeting Scheduled Next Wednesday Night
The local American Legion Post calls for a large turnout at the County Court room next Wednesday night at Broom Street Ann business. Legion members are urged to attend to discuss Legion affairs led by A. P. Cox, Colamander.
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American Legion
Broom
Ann
Legion
Fire Destroys Dublin Business District Saturday
A blaze of unknown origin erupted about 11 30 Saturday night in Dublin downtown and by 1 30 Sunday had destroyed two major structures. Strong winds fed the fire from Littons Grocery to the Utterback Building where several thousand bushels of government peanuts were stored.
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Dublin
Star-Telegram
Litton’s
Utterback
Revival Speakers Set for Week at Local Church
A two week revival led by Perry F Evans at Seminary Hill Fort Worth features noted speakers including Dr W R White president Hardin Simmons Monégay Dr W W Melia Texas Baptist Dr Co B Matthews Travis Ave Baptist Fort Worth Dr J B Tidwell Baylor University De Hal Buckner Buckner Orphans Home Dr Geo Geo W Truett First Church Dallas and Dr BE Head Baptist Seminary Music directed by Tommie Godfrey Fort Worth with strong prior Baptist revival success.
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R. White
Perry F. Evans
Seminary Hill
Fort Worth
Texas
Buckner
Marshall
Tommie Godfrey
W. R. White
Hardin-Simmons
Monégay
W. W. Melia
Texas Baptist
Co. B& Matthews
Travis Ave
J. B Tidwell
Baylor University
de Hal Buckner
Buckner Orphans Home
Geo Geo. W. Truett
First Church
Dallas
BE & Head
Baptist Seminary
Presbyterians Sell 1802 80 in War Bonds in Comanche Drive
The Presbyterian Church ladies at Comanche raised 1802.80 in U S War Bonds and Stamps at Higginbotham's booth. The two month campaign by local women's clubs totals 245838 11 with the Wednesday Club leading at 59486 30. Mrs Tom Dudley chaired the drive which closed Saturday night.
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Presbyterian Church
Comanche
U. S
Higginbotham’s
Presbyterian Ladies
Eastern Star
Tom Dudley
Comane
Mrs Ben Evridge Returns Home After Hospital Stay
Mrs Ben Evridge, who underwent an operation two weeks ago at the German Hospital, has returned home.
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Ben Evridge
German Hospital
Dr W B Gray Named New Presbyterian Minister
Dr W B Gray, former pastor at Brownwood for over twenty years, has accepted a call as pastor of the local Presbyterian Church and the Bangs church. He will reside in Brownwood and divide time between Comanche and Bangs, preaching three Sundays monthly in Comanche and one in Bangs. He is regarded as an outstanding minister.
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W. B. Gray
Presbyterian Church
Brownwood
West
Bangs
Gray
Comanche
Army couple on 15 day leave visit home
Captain and Mrs. Herbert Good son and daughter arrive on a fifteen day military leave from the Army to spend time with family.
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Herbert Goodson
Army
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First Baptist Church
Texas University
Howard Payne
Legion Meeting
A. P. Cox
Colamander
Hardin-Simmons University
Baptist National Board of Publications
Dr. J. B. Tidwell
Dr. Tidwell
E. D. Head
Dr. Head
Baptist Seminary At
W. W. Melton
Dr. Melton
Karl Jack Carter
New Majestic Theatre
Journey Into
Joseph Cotten
William Boyd
Border Patrol
Ginger Rogers
Ander Rant
Moonlight Masquerade
Dennis O'Keefe
Jane Frazee
Tyrone Power
Maureen O’hara
Old Majestic Theatre
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