Bond drive urged in Comanche County meetings
William C. Chilton, chairman of the Comanche County War Bond and Stamp sales, urged countywide participation at a district court meeting in Co manche. May quota is set at 17 200 dollars as committees were appointed in local communities. He stressed buying U S War Bonds and stamps to provide equipment for soldiers, noting bonds offer principal and interest at ten years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C. Chilton
Comanche County
Comanche
U. S
Mr. Chilton
United States
Chiton
Missing Navy man Alton Hall reported in Manila Bay action
Comanche residents learn Alton Henry Hall Electricians Mate Second Class U S Navy is missing after Manila Bay engagement. The Navy says he may be a prisoner of war, with no death or injury reported yet and confirmation expected later. Hall, 27, served five years and studied at Comanche High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Hall
Comanche
United States Naval Department
Alton Hall
Manila Bay
United States
Comanche County
Philippine
Navy
China
Comanche High School
Hail
Alton
Hall
Washington, D. C
Navy Department
Alton Henry Hall
U.S. Navy
Manila Bay Area
Randall Jacobs
Bureau of Navigation
Mehaffeys Announce Birth of Son Lewis Eskel
Mr and Mrs Glenn Mehaffey of Gorman announce the birth of a son, Lewis Eskel, on May 6. The newborn weighed 172 pounds. Dr and Mrs Dewitt Claunch are at Ayers Massachusetts per a letter to Mr and Mrs Sutton Dudley. The Claunches say the former Comanche physician with the U S Army expects to stay a few weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Mehaffey
Glenn Mehaffey
Gorman
Lewis Eskel
Dewitt Claunch
Ayers
Mass
Sutton Dudley
U. S. Army
Garrett Not To Run For Congress
Judge Clyde L. Garrett of East land says he will not seek a congressional seat. He has accepted a post with Lowell Mellett, Administrative Assistant to President Roosevelt, and will work with Jesse H. Jones in the Department of Commerce for the national victory effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde L. Garrett
Eastland
Congress
Garrett
Lowell Mellett
Roosevelt
Jesse H. Jones
Department of Commerce
Mellett
OGR
Jesse Jones
Farm Checks Totals Over Seventy-Six Thousand This Week
Comanche County farmers received 26584.0 in government checks this week per the local AAA office. More than 72000 had already been paid out of a total of 175000.00 to be distributed. Checks arrive almost daily, says E L Pierson secretary of the Comanche County ACA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche County
AAA
E. L. Pierson
ACA
Wheat quota approved by Comanche County farmers in 1942
Comanche County wheat producers voted 86 percent in favor of a 1942 marketing quota. National totals show 73 percent approval. Parity payment stands at 13.45 cents per bushel with a 9.5 cent conservation payment. compliant farmers receive 23 cents per bushel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche County
E. L. Pierson
AAA
Pierson
Death of Lee Confirmed and RAF Pilot Jim Bob Lee Remembered
A Comanche family confirms the death of Pilot Officer James Robert Lee of the Royal Air Force, who died in an aircraft collision near Cold Aston, Gloucestershire on 8 April 1942. The Air Council sent condolences and noted his burial at Little Rissington Churchyard on 14 April 1942. A memorial poem by Joe C. Carnes accompanies the letter.
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England
G. A. Lee
Jim Bob
RAF
Lee
Joe Clayte Carnes
Jack Carnes
Comanche
Air Ministry
Adastral House
Kingsway
Air Council
James Robert Lee
Royal Air Force
Cold Aston
Gloucestershire
Little Rissington
Honey Substitutes Sugar in Recipes Says Home Demonstrator
Miss Ruth Mayfield County Home Demonstration Agent outlines how honey can replace sugar in many cases. Rules cover liquid adjustments and baking guidance for cakes, quick breads, custards, and cookies, noting sweetness, soda addition, and lower cooking temperatures to avoid browning and flavor changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Mayfield
County Home
Bureau of Home Economics
Gilliam to Get Degree at Howard Payne College
Among those slated to receive degrees on May 26 at Howard Payne College is Schueler Gilliam a Comanche High School graduate. Another 25 will graduate May 25 at Daniel Baker College including James Ebert Pate of Comanche son of Mr and Mrs Andrew Pate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Payne College
Schueler Gilliam
Comanche
Daniel Baker College
James Ebert Pate
Andrew Pate
Comanche Proclaims Civilian Defense Clean-Up Week 1942
Mayor W C House proclaims May 18 to 23 as Civilian Defense Clean-Up Week in Comanche Texas. Citizens, officials, and organizations urged to improve health and fire prevention, curb trash removal, and cooperate with city trucks traveling Wednesday onward to complete cleanup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas State Health Department
State Fire Insurance Department
I. W. C. House
Comanche
Nearly 17 000 Receive Sugar Ration Books
During four days of registration 16 859 county residents registered for War Ration Book No 1. Of the total, 291 could not receive a book for excessive sugar, and 2 250 stamps were removed. Retailers wholesalers and institutional users also registered, with about 4 700 registering at Comanche.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Stewart
Comanche
Comanche Tops Navy Relief Drive Donations
Comanche has donated 211 dollars of the county Navy Relief Fund total 360 dollars with De Leon adding 114 50 and more expected. Gustine and Sidney have not reported and county chairman Karl Shock urges remaining donors to contribute this week to cover a 45 dollar deficit.
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Comanche
de Leon
Gustine
Sidney
Karl Shock
Shock
C. A. Greene
M. D. Stewart
Otis Petsick
A. A. Hilley
Gerald Co. Mann
Herbert Williams Returns From Washington Trip
Herbert Williams of the Hig ginbotham firm has just returned from Washington D C. He gained valuable information about the war and its relation to business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Williams
Higginbotham
Washington, D. C
Williams
Welfare Office Aids Crowell After Tornado Disaster
After a tornado in Crowell Texas on April 28 destroying 200 houses and damaging 80 percent of buildings at least eleven people were killed and over 125 injured. About 1600 were left homeless. Joe B. Owen led a relief effort with emergency feeding for 1000, diverting surplus school lunch commodities from Dallas Fort Worth Lubbock and San Angelo. Trucks carried flour prunes beans dehydrated soup canned pork and beans egg yolks and apples. Federal local and volunteer agencies including the Army Red Cross and Rotary Club cooperated on the two week feeding program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crowell
Foard County
Joe B. Owen
Wichita Falls
Texas Department of Public Welfare
Fort Worth
Dallas
Lubbock
San Angelo
Army
Red Cross
Rotary Club
Candidates must file by June deadlines for offices
All candidates for state and district offices must apply by June 1 and precinct and county candidates by June 13. Applications are to be filed with the County Democratic Chairman Bob Lane or deputies W. D. Jenkins or Claude George. The item about Navy stripes notes each stripe above the cuff indicates four years of service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Lane
W. D. Jenkins
Claude George
Navy
Revival Outlines Comanche Methodist Week of Services
Rev. John Neal of Huntsville will preach the Methodist revival in Comanche starting May 24 at 11 a.m. Rev. Loyd Sanders to lead music and youth work, with Rev. A Bryson English urging attendance. May 17 services include a sermon by Dr. Neal on Prayer Changes Things, no evening service due to baccalaureate events, Epworth Leagues at 7 p.m., and WMS at 3 p.m. each Monday. National revival figure Neal will speak. all welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M Neal
Huntsville
Texas
First Methodist Church
Neal
Mississippi
A. B. English
John Neal
Methodist Church
Comanche
Loyd Sanders
A. Bryson English
English
Epworth
W.M.S
Methodist Reporter
CCC Call For This County May 20
A call for CCC enrollees to leave Comanche County on May 20 has been received at the local Welfare Office. Youths meeting the qualifications are invited to call at the County Welfare Office on the second floor of the Masonic Building and interview Mrs Ernestine Arthur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CCC
Comanche County
Masonic Building
Ernestine Arthur
Moore to Kick Off Campaign in De Leon District
O H Moore of De Leon, candidate for State Representative, will open his campaign with an address in the district courtroom at two oclock Saturday afternoon, per his announcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. H. Moore
de Leon
Patriotic Rally At Comanche High Aims for War Support
A Tuesday rally at Comanche High School drew crowds for wartime morale. J B Allcorn chaired as Lt Col Faulkner from Camp Bowie and Roy Johnston of the Brownwood USO spoke. The Dixie Division Band entertained with several acclaimed numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche High School
USO
Comanche County
J. B. Allcorn
Col. Faulkner
Camp Bowie
Roy Johnston
Brownwood Uso
Dixie Division
Comanche Chief Blackberries Headed for Fourth Canning Season
Walter Durham, manager of the Durham Berry Plant, plans the fourth season for Comanche County berries. First berries to market within a week, peak around June 10, with expected crop quality and prices higher than last year. The firm canned 15,000 cases last season and will also reopen its blackeyed pea canning in July, possibly processing peas in the hull.
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Durham Berry
Comanche
Comanche County
Walter Durham
Durham
Wéld County
Texas
Mr. Durham
Hull
17 Cars Scrap Iron Shipped From Here
Comanche reports a week of heavy shipments including 17 cars of scrap iron and multiple truckloads of bones scrap rubber and metals sent to war material factories. Sol Hoff man says loading will continue through May in cooperation with national dealers to keep factories at top speed. His biggest weekly purchase was 12 910 pounds of sera iron and 104 pounds of meta for 69 28 dollars to Ed Boswell.
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Comanche
Sol Hoffman
Comanche County
Hoffman
Ed Boswell
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Alrees
Philippines
A&m
R. C. Graham
L. C. Cleveland
College Station
A&m College
Joe C. Carnes
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W. C. House
County
Washington
Max L. McCullough
Office of Price Administration
War Board
New Majestic Theatre
Lynn Barri
Mary Beth
Cimarron
Ginger Rogers
Roxie Hart
Brian Donlevy
Ellen Drew
Andrew
Betty Grable
Victor Mature
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