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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1942
Page
10
Home Demonstration Club met at Beattie School May 20 with Miss Mayfield and ten members. Senior 4-H girls demonstrated cold pack canning of beans greens and tomatoes. Next meeting June 17 at 2:00 p.m. in the Home Economics Room will feature foundation pattern making.
The 1900 Summer Normal opening July 5 ends August 4 in De Leon, with W. F. Rogers as conductor and A. E. Hampton handling board. The note lists local social items, remarks on public figures, and community hires including Whit Davis for barber work and Browne-Cox Co. moving into a new building.
A local board lists men from Comanche and nearby towns scheduled for June 9 physicals for army entry. Names include Paul Arriaga, Eugene Huse, J. D. Pierce, Raymond Moorehead, Cecil Bumgarner, James Harrison, Leslie Walden, Gayele Carter, J. G. Thomas, Benard Van Zandt, and many others from De Leon Gustine Sipe Springs and surrounding areas.
W B Nowlin presents himself as a self disciplined candidate pledging economy and tax restraint. He emphasizes representing the entire electorate rather than any special group and cites years of business experience as qualification for district representation.
At a Comanche Garden Club meeting officers for 1942 43 were elected led by President Mrs Chilton and Vice Presidents Mrs Dudley and Mrs Denny. The tour describes the old Chilton home now family owned with French stucco charm and modernized features amid live oaks, terraces and iris bordered drives.
A floral hooked rug exhibit headlines the Comanche Garden Club Flower Show on May 29 and 30. Proceeds support Red Cross relief efforts.
C F Denny named chair of the Comanche County Salvage Committee to mobilize residents for collecting scrap iron tin leather paper and magazines for war material. Other members include Frederick Harmon Sam Todd Arch Boyd and Earl Morris. Appointed by County Judge H H Lockridge with civilist advisory support and Governor Coke Stephenson’s request.
State Senator Harold Beck of Texarkana formally announced his bid for Lieutenant Governor of Texas this week. He has served in the House and Senate for ten years and was President Pro Tem of the Senate during the last special session. His father, Dr. E Beck of Texarkana, will actively manage the campaign.
Local brief records entries list residents and visitors including Christine Adams daughter of Mrs J B Adams Gustine re elected in Denton Texas for another year and to North Texas State Teachers College. Several other figures from Goodfellow Field Pecos Roby Santa Anna Fort Worth and Comanche appear with travels visits and teaching posts.
A Garden Club hosts a flower show on the 29th and 30th featuring informal table settings and a charity benefit. Proceeds support Red Cross services and community programs. Local clubs and residents invited to view arrangements and enter exhibits.
The article explains easy methods for producing and applying fowl pox vaccine using chick embryos or scab sources. It notes vaccination is quick, can be done at six to twelve weeks, and success is seen when scabs appear on legs within ten days. Early vaccination avoids stress and improves results.
E. C. Plant, indicted by a Comanche County grand jury on a forgery charge nearly a year ago, was returned from Dallas by Sheriff Wid Spivey. He is jailed here facing a charge of passing a worthless check to Mr. Jarman of Proctor, and has been at large since the alleged act.
High school graduates may become flight officers in the U S Navy and serve as the Eyes of the Fleet. The program aims to train young officers for aerial reconnaissance and combat duties.
M. D. Stewart the newly installed mayor of De Leon completed a course at Lou Foote Aviation School in Ranger. He made his first solo flight last week circling De Leon to view the town he will lead for the next two years.
Memorial services will be held at Stag Creek next Sunday, May 31, according to Mrs. Roy Fielder. She invites all, especially the singers, to attend. The Navy V-1 program or college men do not interfere with a man’s professional studies.
The Navy outlines the V-1 program as a route to quicker education for entry as a flight officer after two years or as a deck officer after four years, providing structured schooling and career tracks for recruits.
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