Comanche County Leads 1942 Food Production for Freedom Program
After Pearl Harbor Comanche County commits to boost food output in 1942. Key crops include peanuts with 94,856 acre target, pecans, blackberries, and early canning of peas. Local plants in De Leon Gustine and Comanche process peanuts pecans berries cheese eggs and poultry. The county markets tens of thousands of cows hogs sheep and goats and ships large quantities of wool mohair and fruit for wartime aid.
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Pearl Harbor
Comanche County
Karl Shock
Chamber of Commerce
Comanche
de Leon
Gustine
Texas
Sidney FFA Aims Big Wartime Food Drive In 1942
The Sidney FFA chapter plans to greatly boost food and feed production for the wartime emergency. Led by J B Cooper, the program includes terracing to improve soil, 42 700 yards of terrace lines, 1 200 hens culled, and extensive crops and livestock targets such as 105 acres peanuts 12 acres corn 45 turkeys 24 hogs 375 baby chicks 3 dairy cows 50 acres sorghum 4 acres Irish potatoes and 5 acres sweet potatoes.
Meetings Set For Monday In Comanche County
Farm Security Administration supervisor Irwin Ingram and County War Board member announce farm meetings in Comanche County on Monday March 9 at 8 00 p m Central War Time at the Comanche Court House Gustine Sipe Springs De Leon Sidney and Proctor schoolhouses A War Board member reports and at 8 30 the President Vice President and Secretary of Agriculture will address farmers nationwide Buy Bonds and Slap the Japs.
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Irwin Ingram
Farm Security Administration
U.S.D.A. War Board
Comanche County
Comanche Court House
Gustine School House
Sipe Springs
de Leon
Twofold War Job for Comanche County Farmers
E L Pierson vice chairman of the county USDA War Board says farmers must balance food and feed production with conservation of metals and rubber for guns tanks ships and planes. He notes dairy machinery quotas rise to 213 percent of 1940 while one horse planters stay at 35 percent and two crop planters at 66 percent. Farmers may buy up to dealer supply and priorities apply to crackers tractors motors and heavy equipment.
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Comanche County
E. L. Pierson
Usda War Board
Pierson
Qootas
Charles Carter Files Candidacy for District Clerk
Charles Carter authorizes The Chief to announce his candidacy for the office of District Clerk. He is a Beattie native, son of the late Sam C. Carter, and has lived in Beattie and Soda Springs. A formal statement to Comanche County voters will follow at a later date.
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Charles Carter
Mr. Carter
Sam C. Carter
Beattie
Soda Springs
Carter
Comanche County
Singing Tonight at Board Church
The Comanche County Singing Convention meets tonight at Board Church led by H. E. Spears with local participants expected to perform.
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Board Church
Comanche County
H. E. Spears
Plans for Seventh Annual Junior Livestock Show
Comanche County 4 H Club and FF.A. boys sponsor a March 11 show at the Rodeo Grounds offering 369 dollars in cash prizes. High school livestock judging teams compete for 10, 7.50 and 5 dollars while senior breeders can exhibit breeding stock for ribbons. County leaders urge cooperation to boost breeding and feeding of livestock. Tom Jackson of Sipe Springs backs livestock as the county’s foundation and Walter B. Barrett chairs arrangements with County Agent Holcomb for details.
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Comanche County
Ff.a
Comanche County Livestock Association
Rodeo Grounds
Comanche
Tom Jackson
Sipe Springs
Tom
Comanche County Farmer Aims To Double Pork Output
A Comanche County farmer plans to double pork production in 1942 under the Food-for-Freedom drive. The county, a leading Texas hog area, will turn many pigs into market hogs by fall. He bought his farm via the Farm Security Administration and informs the county USDA War Board chair of his weight target.
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Comanche County
Texas
Farm Security Administration
Usda War Board
Texas Week Proclaimed in Comanche 1942
Mayor W C House designates March 1 to March 6 1942 as Texas Week urging citizens to observe patriotism and heritage Remember Goliad Alamo and Pearl Harbor as the nation faces a critical hour to defend liberty and democracy in Texas and beyond.
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Senate
I. W. C. House
Comanche
Texas
Texas Empire
Goliad
Alamo
Pearl Harbor
A. D
Comanche Chamber Names Officers and Soil Service Goals
Miss Jennie Lou Dewitt elected secretary of the Comanche Chamber of Commerce. Hilton Burks retires. Dewitt receives a salary increase. The board will operate via President H. M. Vineyard and an executive committee. several committee chairs named. The article then outlines Soil Conservation Service aims and practices to build soil fertility and support wartime food goals in Comanche County.
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Jennie Lou Dewitt
Comanche Chamber of Commerce
Hilton Burks
Dewitt
H. M. Vineyard
Dale Howard
Jack Moore
Production Credit Association Aims to Boost Food Production
The Comanche office of the Stephenville production credit association participates in the Plant for Victory program. It urges farmers to expand operations to raise more food crops and maintain sound farming practices beyond the present emergency. The effort highlights home grown vegetables to ease transportation and aid the war effort.
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Comanche Office
Stephenville Association
Comanche
Chicago Visitors at Home of Son in Hamilton
Mr. and Mrs. B. Melowsky of Chicago are visiting their son Harry Melowsky and family this week. They are hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Harry Melowsky at a Tuesday informal party and by Mr. and Mrs. I. Commer with a Sunday buffet. A reception at the Novit home Thursday and a family dinner Friday with the Melowskys are planned.
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B. Melowsky
Chicago
Harry Melowsky
I. Commer
Hamilton
Mrs. Novit
Comanche County Exceeds Red Cross Quota
Clarence L. Huett announces Comanche County surpassed its Red Cross War Goal of 2400 dollars and has raised 3300 dollars in recent months. He will present a complete report next week detailing the over subscription of the November roll call.
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Comanche County
Red Cross
Clarence L. Huett
Comanche County USDA War Board Maps War Effort
Comanche County farmers join the USDA War Board chaired by A E Boyd with members from A A A and other agencies. The panel coordinates Food for Freedom programs, educates counties, and urges farmers to boost peanut acreage scrap iron drives and machinery repair to win the war and write the peace.
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Comanche County
Usda War Board
USDA
Usda State War Board
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
A. E. Boyd
Comanche
E. L. Pierson
Farm Security Administration
Irwin Ingram
Production Credit Association
Rural Electrification Administration
W. S. Price
Gustine
War Board
United States Department of Agriculture
War Boards
Claude Wickard
Meeting Today To Set Uniform Operating Time For Comanche
Mrs Nell Webb secretary of the Comanche Retail Merchants Association calls a mass meeting at the courthouse today at 3 pm to set a uniform time for all institutions in Comanche. Merchants, office heads and officials urged to attend as some follow War Time and others Sun Time.
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Nell Webb
Comanche
Smith Accepts Air Corps Mechanic Post at Wright Field
A. B. Smith has accepted a position with the War Department Air Corps as a mechanic at Wright Field Dayton Ohio.
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A. B. Smith
War Department Air Corps
Wright Field
Dayton
Ohio
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