Sketch of the Life of L. E. Tackette
Lewis Edgar Tackette, born May 5 1898 in Lone Oak Arkansas, moved to Texas as a child, enlisted in the Navy in 1916, retired 1942 due to disability. He died June 18 after treatment at Camp Bowie hospital. Survived by wife Shirley wage Tackette, two sisters, one brother E L Tackette, and seventeen nieces and nephews. Two nephews also served in the U S military. Mrs Sol Hoffman and Gary visited Hico.
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Lewis Edgar Tackette
Lone Oak
Arkansas
Texas
United States Navy
Coco Solo
Panama Canal
Shirley Wage
Comanche
Jesus
Camp Bowie
Raymond Allen
Goodson
Belle Masters
E. L. Tackette
Eastland
Personal Mention Highlights Visits and Movements Across Town
Miss Marie Marshall spent last week visiting Mr and Mrs Frank Evridge and their children at Eden. Several families including the Cauleys and Waismans visited Comanche area and Dallas for shopping and family time. Doyle Dillard of San Antonio faces Army induction soon. Captain Lewis is in Washington for assignment consultation.
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Marie Marshall
Frank Evridge
Eden
Troy Cauley
Fort Worth
Creamer
W. C. Cauley
Doyle Dillard
San Antonio
Less Dillard
Comanche
Harry Melowsky
Novit’s
Dallas
Sammy Waisman
Brownwood
Lavelle Bowman
Hico
L. B. Bowman
Peggie Durham
Tarleton
Ory McKinzie
Arden Lewis
Marilyn
O. H. Donaho
Captain Lewis
Washington
Adjutant General’s Office
J. B. Lowry
Houston
Local Families Visit From Several Texas Towns
Harmony Mesdames L. N. Guthrie of Brownwood and R. W. Pate and daughter Mary Ellen of Kerrville visit O. B. Phillips family. The McDonalds from Pettit welcome them. Dozens of relatives from Stephenville Turkey Peak Murray Democrat Freeport Gustine Sipe Springs and Blanket gathered for a weekend reunion and visits.
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Mesdames L. N. Guthrie
Brownwood
R. W. Pate
Mary Ellen
Kerrville
O. B. Phillips
T. A. McDonald, Jr
Tommie of
Pettit
Weathers
Stephenville
A. W. Wilhelm
Carl Thomas
Leslie Thomas
Zephyr
M. E. Owen
Rena Owen
Turkey Peak
S. J. Witten
T. A. Witten
L. O. Hallmark
Murray
A. C. McCurdy
Democrat
H. A. Simpson
Freeport
Mildred Adcock
Gustine
Jack Witten
Sipe Springs
Wayne Wilhelm
Social Visitors and Extended Visits Reported
Downing and near Dublin hosts welcomed the Wilkerson Brown and Johnson families for Sunday gatherings. Fort Worth’s Wanda Grissom visited locally. Decker brothers from Proctor joined Gayle Garner. Dorothy Garner joined J W Adams in Arizona. Deila Croft stayed in De Leon. Paul McCoy and Jack visited Dublin with Blake McCoy. J W McGinnis hosted children and families from Odessa including Barnes McGinnis Carl and Jiggs Jock McGinnis.
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J. R. Wilkerson
Downing
John Brown
Dublin
Granville Johnson
Wanda Grissom
Fort Worth
Bud. Kenneth
Robert Decker
Proctor
Gayle Garner
Dorothy Garner
J. W. Adams
Arizona
Deila Croft
de Leon
Paul McCoy
Jack
Blake McCoy
J. W. McGinnis
Dane Barnett
Odessa
Carl McGinnis
Jiggs McGinnis
Jock McGinnis
Married Men Not To Be Drafted Until Further Notice
Congress approved dependent aid for families of soldiers in the lower service grades and deferred married men from induction pending policy for the selective service. The government will aid wives and children, with first payments due November 1 for a five month period. The draft age may be lowered to 18, widening eligibility to about 2 million more youths.
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Congress
Armed Services
United Press
Washington
Dallas News
White House
Selective Service Organization
Andrew J. May
Dem
Kentucky
House Military Affairs Committee
National Draft Headquarters
George C. Marshall
War Man Power Commission
Local folks share visits across towns and states
Newburg Mrs Helen Jones Booker spent part of this week with her husband’s family at Sonora. Mary Joe May spent last week in Brownwood with her aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs Jim Mills. Mrs Lula Gandy and family attended funeral services of her uncle in Meridian last Tuesday. Betty Goosby of Stephenville is visiting her parents Mr and Mrs J C Goosby. Anna Belle Goosby is visiting her grandmother in East Texas. Mrs Doris Goosby Hutton has joined her husband in Illinois. Mrs John Goosby is visiting her son Mr and Mrs George Goosby at Goldthwaite. Mr and Mrs R E Seay visited his parents Mr and Mrs Ed Seay at Pettit Sunday.
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Helen Jones Booker
Sonora
Mary Joe May
Brownwood
Jim Mills
Lula Gandy
Meridian
Betty Goosby
Stephenville
J. C. Goosby
Anna Belle Goosby
East
Texas
Doris Goosby Hutton
Illinois
John Goosby
George Goosby
Goldthwaite
R. E. Seay
Ed Seay
Pettit
Farmers urged to observe proper use of farm trucks
Comanche County USDA War Board urges farmers to pool resources and safeguard equipment to keep trucks moving for food production. Exemption from certain load rules is voluntary compliance to avoid transportation bottlenecks harming milk eggs peanuts pork and other crops bound for market. Funeral guard honors for Lewis E Tackette noted. visits by Mrs Zent and Mrs Burks.
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Comanche County
Usda War Board
ODY
Office of Defense Transportation
A. E. Boyd
Food For Freedom
Boyd
War Board
Comanche Social Notes Reach Across Cities and States
Rochelle visitors attend funeral for L. E. Tackette. Spur guests return from trips to Mexia Houston and Galveston. Griffee and Kilpatrick families host and visit in Comanche. Ft Worth Minneapolis Alice and Austin links appear in a weekend gathering of relatives and friends.
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C. B. Carter
Rochelle
Comanche
L. E. Tackette
Jack Carnes
J. B. Carnes
Spur
Mexia
Glenn Frazier
Houston
Galveston
John Griffee
Carol
Ft. Worth
E. EB. Anthony
E. B. Pulliam
Coman Shear
Herbert
Alice
Texas
Camilla
Mary Shear
Dr. Prysinger
Minneapolis
J. R. Kilpatrick
W. H. Carpenter
Carl Sutton
Ruby Shelton
Austin
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Harriet Cunningham
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Clara Slack
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R. B. Strayhorn
Janet Gunn
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Lewis E. Tackette
U. S. Navy
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J. P. Hoff
Hilton Burks
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Marlin
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Comanche, Texas
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