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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1945
Page
2
Community editor notes clothing drives aiding Allies, praises county workers and officials, and retells historical Texas anecdotes. Contemplates local pride from Tyler’s roses to Deer Smith tooth lore, touches on UT enrollment, Texas capitol facts, and early Comanche marshal signaled by new uniform plans.
The Purple Heart Quartet of Comanche performed at the Jones County Singing Convention last Sunday. The group includes Mrs. Inter Creek, Mrs. Roger Magness, Mrs. Effie Bowers, and Mrs. Elsie Bell, with all husbands serving in the armed forces.
Two Comanche soldiers Cpl Harold Rambo and Pfc Kyle Barret met in a Philippine hospital where Barret recovering from pneumonia had been evacuated after two years in combat against the Japs. The friends, DHS schoolmates and former foxhole companions, spent the day reminiscing and comparing letters before Rambo planned to return to his unit.
T. J. Williams of Higginbothat Bros. notes warm weather aids grain after heavy rain while George McKinzie reports grain in Mercer Gap looking good. Female mosquitoes are the only biting insects.
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