Beattie Sailor With Fleet In Okinawa Invasion
Martin L. Emert gunner's mate third class of Beattie rt 2 Comanche helped steer a destroyer minesweeper into Okinawa waters eight days before the invasion. The ship supported Sicily Normandy Southern France landings in earlier Atlantic action and fought off Japanese planes before joining destroyer duty in April. Emert served as repair man and participated in invasions of Sicily Normandy and Southern France.
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Pacific
Martin L. Emert
Beattie
Comanche
Okinawa
Atlantic
Sicily
France
Normandy
Emert
Ration Calendar and Stamp Validity Update
The notice lists ration categories for MEATS FATS and PROCESSED FOODS with stamp groups and validity through summer into August. It notes blue stamps for FPOODS, sugar four stamp 36 through August, shoes airplane stamps 1 2 3 valid indefinitely, and gasoline coupon dates shifting June into June 21 to June 22 for specific gallon allowances.
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OPA
Ftem
Marcantel Couple Welcome Son Walter Lee at Brownwood
Mr and Mrs Orise Marcantel of Comanche announce the birth of a son Walter Lee born May 47 at Brownwood hospital. The baby weighed ten pounds at birth and mother and child are reported in good condition in Comanche.
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Orise Marcantel
Comanche
Walter Lee
Brownwood Hospital
Cormanche
Courthouse News and Local Births Deaths Lap De Leon Area
Classified notices list men placed in 1 A by local selective service board. Marriage licenses issued for several couples. Property transfers record deeds and lot sales in De Leon Comanche and Gorman. Births include a son to Mr and Mrs Stanley Dexter Crider. Deaths noted for J T Walker William Allrood Mrs Golda Strickland Sam Warren J D Pierce. Burial details given.
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Local Selective Service Board
Wayland F
W. B. Howell, Sr
City of de Leon
Central Addition
Blair
Sanders
D. and
D. Asylum
Nora Greenwaldt
W. A. Morgan
Heath Addition
de Leon
A. M. Reynolds
E. R. Smith
Stanley Dexter Crider
Jackie Ross
J. T. Walker
Cisco
Tennessee
William Sanford Allrood
Alabama
Golda Strickland
Copperas Creek
Texas
B. A. Culberson
Samantha Engle Culberson
Sam Warren
Kentucky
J. D. Pierce
Personal Mention Highlights of Wartime Travel and Family Visits
War era notes list many relatives and servicemen visiting family or home towns. Loyce Jordan’s wife and children stay in Germany. Burt, Jackson, Luker, Lacy, Waring, Norrid, and others are mentioned with furloughs, schooling, or training assignments across Texas, California, Maryland, Missouri, Hawaii, and Ohio.
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Pfc
Loyce Jordan
Sta“I
Germany
éEmitt
Sipe Springs
Edward Burt
Brownwood
James Wilson
Harris Jackson
Houston
W. E. Kerley
Marcelle Kerley
Western Union
Minnette Banks
Dallas
Sol Hoff- Man
Quinn Arreta
Sissie) Smith
Fort Worth
James Wilkerson
Jane Anne Brightman
Abilene
Proctor
C. F. Luker
Comanche
Tom Cox, Jr
USNR
Billie St. Clair
Cox
Mack Luker
Luker
California
H. R. Lacy
India
Jim Lacy
Grace
Virginia Lacy
J. R. Lacy
Martha Waring
Frederick
Maryland
Soldier recalls hospital escape on bus fall
A recently discharged soldier described a failed bus assist attempt that left him toppled and re hospitalized. He said helpers acted clumsy and pulled him as if he weighed 500 pounds, causing a dangerous fall.
Comanche Briefs Include Local Visits and Out of Town Guests
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Mays of Stephenville stopped in Comanche last week to visit their furniture store. Jess Emert of Dallas visited friends in Comanche on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Allen called on relatives in Mineral Wells last week.
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C. B. Williams, Jr
Sonora
Howard Payne
Stanley Mayfield
Preston Couch
E. W. Couch
Abilene
Comanche
Annie Coleman
Goldthwaite
Thelma Coleman
Lometa
Stewart Coleman
Camp Wolters
M. Coleman
Herschel Horton
Coleman
Beattie
Irving Palmer
Sergeant Palmer
Miami Beach
Florida
Lubbock
Palmer
J. T. Mays
Stephenville
Jess Emert
Dallas
H. O. Allen
Mineral Wells
Mediaeval Chinese papermakers used tiled ovens for drying
Medieval Chinese papermakers dried sheets by hanging them on walls inside glazed tile ovens to aid the drying process.
Kilmer Swamp Root touted for bladder relief
The ad promotes Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a herbal kidney remedy to ease bladder irritation from excess urine acidity. It claims fast action, a 16 herb blend, and invites readers to request a free prepaid sample by mailing name and address to Kilmer Co Inc Stamford Connecticut.
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Pemarynent B. Kilmer & Co. Inc
Bos
Stamford
Conn
Emee
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Beattie Sailor
Mrs. Marcantel
Courthouse News
Mississippi
Joe Waring
Olathe
Kansas
Hawaiian Islands
John D. Waring
George Walker
Joe Wayne
Waco and
Mart
Marie Scott
Sweetwater
Ann Ware
Joe A. Jones
Aubrey
Amherst
D. C. Bailey
Beaumont
E . Gregory, Jr
van Alystine
Leona King
D. T. Coker
Johnnie Norrid
Fort Leonard Wood
Missouri
Joe Bu
Walter Durham, Jr
Walter Jacki Barret
Vervia Everett
Daniel Baker College
Roger Melowsky
Dublin
Mrs. W. H. Novit
J. D. Nabersi
J. B. Tatum
Galveston
Riley
Sugar Theu
Sguway
Spat
Vandervoort
DR. Pepper
Conoco
Continez
Tcl C
Conoco Mileag
Chief Dry Cleaners
J. H. Arthur
City Tax Equalization Board
George McKinzie
C. E Straley
J. F. McMillan
Butane Agency
Comanche County
Servel Electrolux
THOR
The
Butane Co
Charles Carter
Comanche P.O
America
Texas Power & Light, Company
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