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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1942
Page
11
Clifton Raymond Kanady is asked to appear before the Draft Board at Comanche according to an official announcement from the office.
Rev Fox, long active on KFPL radio, will preach at the Pentecostal Church one block west of Ford Station Saturday night.
Comanche County USDA War Board member Fred Mika says dairy machinery production will run at high levels in 1942 to meet Food For Victory goals. The program allows substantial material use for new equipment and repairs, with specific allocations for milking machines, cream separators, milk coolers, butter equipment, and other farm dairy gear through Oct 31 1942.
Quote from Mattie A. Trickey of the Farm Security Administration emphasizes the need to know which foods to eat during the conquest period against Han cer. This item notes historical guidance on diet within a wartime or occupation context.
Mrs. William C. Chilton presents rules from Vivian Sigman on proper flag display. Covers sunrise to sunset display, holiday use, positioning in processions, wall crosses, multiple flags, halyards, and order of precedence. Includes half staff on Memorial Day and respectful handling or disposal of worn flags. Poem by Henry Holcombe Bennett accompanies.
County War Board member R E Seay urges farmers to sell scrap iron while preserving essential farm machinery. Since December 17 1941, nine cars have shipped and two more are loading, to supply steel for ships guns tanks and other defense needs.
The Food for Victory program stresses farm safety to protect farm families during the war effort. Irwin Ingram of the Farm Security Administration and the County USDA War Board urges following factory instructions, avoiding maintenance while machinery runs, not using hands for tasks, keeping clear of moving equipment, avoiding fatigue, and keeping children off machinery to prevent injuries and reach 1942 production goals. He warns that most farm accidents are preventable and illustrates risks with cautions about tractors, shoving tools, and a shotgun mishap.
Public school lands totaling 230000 acres including 80 acres in Comanche County near the Joe Ellis farm will be sold at public auction in Austin at 10 a m on April 7. Bascom Giles Commissioner of the General Land Office announces details in an advertisement elsewhere in this issue and invites inquiries to Mr Giles at Austin for full land descriptions.
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