Thousands of Soldiers Stationed Here Prepare to Leave
About 24 000 regulars from Fort Sam Houston camp near Comanche for ten days aiding local business as the first phase of Texas War games ends. Blues and Reds fail to converge, with Blues in offensive position toward an invading force along Pecan Bayou in Brown and Mills counties. The move to San Antonio expected Friday or Saturday.
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Viii Army Corps
Blue
Blues
Pecan Bayou
Brown
Mills Counties
Orce
Fort Sam Houston
San Antonio
Comanche
Jane
Texas Refining Amounts to 82 Percent of Oil Produced
Texas now refines approximately 82 percent of its crude oil output, leaving a gap between production and processing. The statistic highlights refining capacity and regional energy dynamics within the state.
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Texas
Texas Oil Taxes Surpass Seven Next Largest States Combined
Texas oil producers pay more in state and local oil taxes than the combined taxes of the seven next largest oil producing states. The claim highlights Texas' tax burden relative to peers and implications for the industry and public revenue.
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Texas
Marriages and Property Transfers Noted in Court House News
Court House News lists multiple marriages including Raymond Dee Hill with Altus Marie Reese and Cyril C. McCullough with Margaret Eanes. Property deals show parcels from John Duncan Survey, Lampasas School Survey and H T C Railroad Survey with values from 150 to 2750 dollars. Other entries mention lot transfers in Comanche and Berthold areas and various conveyance by retailers and residents.
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Ity
John R. Well
Karona Lawson B. Owen
Willie Alton Kirkland
Ruby Nell Rambo
R. L. Sharp
Lillie Wyath Harris
Charles C. Honen
Anna Louise Price
R. C. Dennis
Ada Miller
Raymond Dee Hill
Altus Marie Reese
E. R. Gordon
Eden
H. D. Lane
Cyril C. McCullough
Margaret Eanes
Sidney
J. D. Smoot
W. V. Preston
F. B. Chambers
John Duncan
J. P. Howard
J. L. Cox
City of
Comanche
J. D. Morrow
W. D. Morrow
Lampasas
R. R. Harvey
Whit Pittman
H.&t.c. Railroad Company
E. W. Chaney
R. E. Bowman
Chaney Addition
H. C. Thompson
Viola Cheatham
Exia Hasley
Roger Hasley
Frank Crow
J. A. Armstead
C. H. Allen
E. H. McCarty
J. E. Talley
John Boyd
L. H. Batton
W. H. Hasley
Davidson Survey
Texas Highway Construction Sealed Bids Open June 27 1941
Contractors may bid to build 6 312 miles of grading drainage structures and select material on a route northwest of Comanche along Highway No F in Comanche County. Bids due 9 00 A M June 27 1941 at the Texas Highway Department Austin. Prevailing wage rates apply plus holiday pay. Plans at Resident Engineer Comanche TX and Austin.
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Comanche
Comanche County
Highway Department
Austin
Texas
P. R. Huntington
Mrs Smith Gift Shower Honors Bride Bertha Williams
Mrs. Aubrey Smith as bride Bertha Williams honored with a gift tea hosted by Mrs. Roy Benson Mrs. J C Jacobs and Miss Letha Benson in the C H Benson home Menard The event featured old rose and silver decorations a roses and Queen Ann lace centerpiece and a bride cake Gifts from many community members including the Menard Fire Dept mascot in a red fire truck. Texas carbon black production noted at article end.
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Aubrey Smith
Bertha Williams
Roy Benson
J. C. Jacobs
Letha Benson
Morday
C. H. Benson
Menard
Francis J. Barton
Menard Fire Dept
Mildred Benson
Ramona
Helen
Lila Mae Benson
Jack Stnley
Dickie Cannon
Helen Benson
Mrs. R. E. Short Buried At De Leon
Funeral services were held Monday morning at 10 from the De Leon Church for Mrs. R. E. Short who died Sunday morning in De Leon. Born April 10 1868 in Mississippi she was about 73 and had lived in De Leon over forty years. She was a Baptist and was preceded in death by her husband R. E. Short who died in 1939. Rev. Willie Skaggs officiated. burial followed in De Leon Cemetery.
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de Leon
R. E. Short
Mississippi
Willie Skaggs
Methodist Women Hold Meeting
The Women's Society of the Methodist Church met Monday afternoon to study Stewards of the Temple of God. Leaders included Mrs Paul Jeanes. participants Mesdames Arthur Moser Jenkins and Miss Alice Hayes. Gifts shared, Mrs Jeanes won the Tree contest and Mrs Pearl McDaniel won the Purse contest. Mrs Thate hosted at her home with cream and angel food cake served.
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Stewards of the Temple of God
the Women's Society of the
Methodist Church
Mesdames Arthur, Moser, Jenkins
Alice Hayes
Paul Jeanes
Thate
Rosebud
Texas Consumers Use About Three-Fourths as Much Gas
Texas consumers use about three fourths as much natural gas as the state produces. The statement highlights a gap between production and residential, commercial, and industrial demand within Texas.
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Texas
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Frank Highsmith
W. M. Lewis
Gus McMullen
Richard Low
M. A. Law
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Lera Clark
Forrest Brown
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Arch Wilkinson
Audie Bay
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Lillian Miers
Ray Kinsale
Pierson Corder
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Francis Kidd
George New
Clyde Smith
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