Emergency relief for March rationing aids retailers and wholesalers
The Comanche County War Price and Rationing Board explains emergency supplies for March to local grocers and wholesale suppliers. Applications use January sales and current processed food inventories to compute point certificates, with district offices in Texas as the filing path.
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OUA
Fort Worth
OPA
Texas
Lubbock
San Antonio
Dallas
Houston
Meeting Notes From WSCS Social At Mrs Jenkins Home
The WSCS met Monday March 8 at Mrs Merliff Jenkins home with fourteen present. A song was sung by the group led by Mrs G B Clark with Mrs Mallard at the piano. Mrs Jenkins and Mrs Foster served hot chocolate and cookies. Visitors Mrs Westfall and Mrs Burt attended. A brief business session was held and Bible study for March 15 was announced.
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Ws.cs
Merliff Jenkins
Mallard
Clark
Theo
Jim Martin
Jenkins
Foster
Tournament proceeds donated to Red Cross War Fund
The County Superintendent announces that net receipts from the basketball tournament in Comanche Gymnasium, involving nine schools, totaling $39.25, were donated to the American Red Cross War Fund Drive. Each participating community receives credit toward its War Drive quota.
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Comanche Gymnasium
Comanche Men Help Confer Charter for Hamilton Lions
Karl Shock district Lion official acted for Fort Worth’s Charlie Williams to confer a new charter for the reorganized Hamilton Lions Club at a Hamilton banquet. The club began with 46 members, with Comanche visitors E. L. Pierson Harry Melowsky Calvin Holcomb and Dr C C Klingman also present. Pvt Bob Bowers, son of Mr and Mrs Lewis Bowers of Comanche, is stationed at Camp Mackall North Carolina.
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Karl Shock
Lion Zone
Comanche
Charlie Williams
Fort Worth
Hamilton Lions Club
Hamilton Club
Lions
E. L. Pierson
Harry Melowsky
Calvin Holcomb
C. C. Klingman
Pvt
Bob Bowers
Lewis Bowers
Camp Mackall
North Carolina
Weekend Visitorsand Travel News in Comanche Area
Sun day notes list residents and visitors in Comanche, including Ina Gene Mewborn returning to Stephenville, Leta Dewitt from Fort Worth visiting her mother, and Arthur Bear and family in town. Overseas trip updates involve Ben Mes in the Merchant Marines. Mrs. Atwood returns from Orange Beaumont and Dallas noting food conditions.
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Carolyn
Edwin Mewborn
Claude Mewborn
Ina Gene Mewborn
Stephenville
Leta Dewitt
Fort Worth
Comanche
Jim Dewitt
Arthur Bear
Comyn
J. L. Gore
Mary Bishop
Gorman Hospital
Bishop
George Knowles
George Tupin
Dallas
R. A. Tupin
W. H. Huett
Ben Mes
Merchant Marines
Pacific Coast
C. C. Baxter
Dorothy McDonald
Dublin
Oscar Sloan
Jesse L. Cuthbertson
Charles Poteet
Paris
Texas
Dora Cuthbertson
M. Atwood
Orange
Beaumont
Dallas Subscriber Enjoys The Chief
A Dallas reader encloses a renewal check for The Chief subscription. The letter praises weekly reads about the Old Home Town and local friends, while a brief exchange about boats ends with a quip. The signer is B. C. Stailey of 315 N Marlborough Ave.
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Sta
B. C. Stailey
Marlborough Ave
Dallas
Texas
Day day night honoring Gaston Williams
The club held an evening honoring Gaston Williams with a candy breaking and social time. Members present included Mr. and Mrs. Dee Love and son, Harvey Bowman, Robert Williams, Garland Collins, Dewey Williams, Bob Love, Brady York, Jerrell Coker and daughter, Otis Coker, Andy Bowman, and Edith Shaw of Veribest.
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Gaston Williams
California
Dee Love
Veribest
Harvey Bowman
Comanche
Robert Williams
Garland Collins
Dewey Williams
Bob Love
Brady York
Jerrell Coker
Otis Coker
Andy Bowman
Edith Shaw
Ernest Rambo Promoted to Sergeant at Garden City Field
Ernest C. Rambo son of Mr and Mrs Roy R Rambo Comanche has been promoted from corporal to sergeant per Garden City Army Air Field Kansas dispatch He is assigned as mail clerk at Garden City Perhaps a woman candidate fails because her political bid is unclear when she throws her hat into the ring causing voter confusion
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Ernest C. Rambo
Roy R. Rambo
Comanche
Garden City Army Air Field
Garden City
Kansas
Set. Rambo
Try
Norman First Baptist Church Wedding in Norman Oklahoma
A single ring ceremony was held Thursday evening at Norman First Baptist Church read by Rev. Hauck. The bride wore a blue gabardine suit with white gloves and a corsage of gardenias. maid of honor was Mrs. Ruby Jewel Beggs. After a trip to Oklahoma City the couple will reside in Norman where the bridegroom serves in the Navy.
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Satie Hey” Hoe
Jessie Willa 'Gaa
Norman First Baptist Church
Hauck
Ruby Jewel Begggs
Oklahoma City
Norman
Oklahoma
Navy
Noisy night judged by a quiet silence
Betty asks if a disturbance occurred as a neighbor’s sounds fade. The mother replies the issue was not the noise but the silence that followed.
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Betty
Mit
Mother
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Ister
Comanche County War Price & Rationing Board
W.S.C.S
Methodist Reporter
RED Cross
Hamilton Lions
Ernest Rambo
Elkins Tin Shop
Comanche County
J. C. Gaddy
Masseur
JI. B. Allcorn Insurance and Bonds
Mel
Axis
Conoco
Continental Oil Company
Ei Tolaoi
Jaurs Wright
Baby Chick
U.S. R.O.P
S.C
U.S
U.S. R.O.P. Breeder
Chas. D. Deisher
Energy
Captain Clene
Dudney
Ae F. Gaines
Y. W. Holmes
Comanche National Bank Building
U. S
Rubbbes
Brownwood
F. L. Hill
Nt'st
Tilggis
Geo. T. Blackwell
Blackwell Sanitarium
Gorman, Texas
A. J. Gray
C. W. Gray
Physicians and Surgeons
Nat'l Bank
N.E Cor
Comanche, Texas
Black Draught
C. A. Greene
Sec-Treas
J. R. Eanes
Pres
Ky Tay
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