Mailed 100 Men By Local Board Instructed Questionnaires
Questionnaires were mailed May 19 to 100 registrants under the Selective Training and Service Act. The notice warns of penalties for noncompliance and outlines procedure for seeking deferred classification using affidavits or Form 42. A long list of order numbers and names follows the instructions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Z. Compton
Selective Service
Charlie V. Carter
Balvin W. Elliott
Thomas R. Patton
Evan F. Holmes
Hugh Singleton
Ransom D. Reid
Lester R
James B. Layne
Albert J. Quinn
Archie A. Kyle
Granwell E. Huddleston
Joe W. Hasty
Janie L. Bayett
Tula C. Ross, Jr
James E. Vineyard
Hubert L. Simpson
Ben B. Wilhelm
Virgil D. Overstreet
Windell H. Day
Jessie T. McKinzie
William A. Donaldson
Willie A. Hill
Tony M. Broom
Kalab Musick
Ernest W. Fluitt
William H. Howard
Ruben E. Bilbrey
Walter L. Prater
Randal W. Burton
Walter W. Smith
John Sullivan Leaves Hamilton High to Enter Army Officers’ Training
John Sullivan, longtime Hamilton High School principal and former teacher and coach, resigns after fourteen years. He will enter Army Officers' Training School in September or earlier if a slot opens. his application has been accepted. Mrs. Sullivan remains a teacher at Hamilton High. He is the son of Mrs Mike Sullivan of Comanche.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Sullivan
Hamilton High School
Sullivan
Hamilton County News
Mike Sullivan
Comanche
Funeral Rites for Sergeant Temons Held at Zephyr
Funeral services were held in Zephyr for Sergeant Franklin Temons nephew of J. D. Farrar of Comanche. Temons died in a Colorado hospital after an operation for appendicitis. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Walter Temons of Zephyr and had served two years in the Army. Local attendees included J. D. Farrar and daughter Marcedus Mrs William Farrar Mrs J B Maples and children and Bud Farrar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zephyr
Franklin Temons
J. D. Farrar
Comanche
Temons
Colorado
Walter Temons
Marcedus
William Far
T. B. Braziel Dies Suddenly From Heart Attack
Thomas Butler Braziel of Indian Creek, 56, died at home Tuesday morning from a heart attack. He had recent health issues but felt well before his death. Funeral at Daugherty Cemetery near Emory, with Emory Baptist pastor officiating. Born May 10, 1886 in East Texas he moved here last fall from Points, Rains County. He married Ida Tipps. survived by widow, daughter Evelyn Braziel Cook of Point, son John Pruett Braziel of Comanche, and brothers C. A. Braziel of Comanche and Lon Braziel of Rains County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Butler Braziel
Indian Creek
Mr. Braziel
Comanche
Daugherty
Emory
Rains County
Mr. Brazier
East Texas
W. A. Tipps
Points
Ida Tipps
W. A
Tipps
Evelyn Braziel Cook
Point
John Pruett Braziel
Constable C. A. Braziel
Lon Braziel
W A McCay Dies At Gustine Home
W A McCay 78 died at his Gustine home May 15 after illness. Funeral May 16 at Gustine Methodist Church. Born Athens Georgia February 4 1864 he moved to Texas in 1876 and lived in Comanche County the rest of his life. Survived by wife Velma Crout two children one son Seldon six grandchildren and siblings B P Kelly and J T McCay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. McCay
Gustine
Gustine Methodist Church
J. D. Smoot
G. M. Greebon
Walnut Springs
Seldon McCay
W A. McCay
Aurelia Butler
Dallas
Augustine McCay
Bill
Miriam
Monete McCay
B. P. Kelly
California
J. T. McCay
Turkey
Texas
Methodist Church
Prater Comerford Wedding Revealed In Comanche
Miss Elsie Nadine Prater daughter of Mrs J H Prater Brownwood and Private A B Comerford Camp Bowie were married April 2 by Rev J D Smoot at his home in Comanche The couple was joined by Miss Bonnie Humphries Sergeant Ray Roy and party Comerford now serves in Desert Warfare Service in California Mrs Comerford educated in Comanche and Brownwood later worked as a draftsman for Brown County Draft Board Comerford a Pensacola High School graduate is the son of Mrs John E Hayes of Pensacola Florida
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche
Elsie Nadine Prater
J. H. Prater
Brownwood
J. D. Smoot
A. B. Comerford
Camp Bowie
Pensacola
Florida
Bonnie Humphries
Dale Howard
Earl Burnett
Ray Roy
Comerford
Desert Warfare Service
California
Comanche School
Brownwood High School
Daniel Baker
Brown County Draft Board
Pensacola High School
John E. Hayes
That City
Pension Meeting Here Saturday
The Old Age Pension Association holds a regular meeting Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Comanche district court room. The executive committee meets at 1 p.m. All interested or with Social Security complaints are urged to attend. committee members are requested to be present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Age Pension Association
District Court Room
Comanche
O. H. Moore
Orland Baker Performs In Dallas Patriotic Music Program
Orland Baker son of Dr and Mrs Bryant O Baker formerly of this city now in Dallas took part in a patriotic instrumental program at Fair Park Auditorium on May 23. He played in the 125 member band and had continued piano studies under a private teacher while also taking part in the Dallas schools orchestra. The event featured 28 elementary school pupils, 301 pianists on 20 pianos, 81 violinists, and 200 children’s voices under Mrs Carrie Munne Teng.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orland Baker
Bryant O. Baker
Dallas
Fair Park Auditorium
Carrie Munn E~ Teng
Orland
J. R. Kilpatrick
Dowdles Reunion Held At Hasse
A family reunion was held last weekend at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Almer Dowdles near Hasse. Attendees included Mrs. Dowdles' brother and his wife from Ravenna Nebraska. Also present were sisters and their families from Ballinger and Dallas along with Mrs. Dowdles' mother and other relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Jones of Hamilton visited relatives in Comanche.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Almer Dowdles
Hasse
Thirteen Free Food Items Distributed in Comanche
The Comanche WPA Commodity House, likely the largest local grocery, cut business after losing over 2,500 customers. Free food for 500 WPA clients continues, and during the term, meals in school lunchrooms fed about 2,500 children daily with thirteen items on the free list including sweet potatoes butter dry milk peanut butter salt pork wheat flour and more. Mrs Will Schwartz of Priddy visited Comanche Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche
Comanche County
WPA
Opens Jewelry Repair Shop In Goldthwaite
Rueben Fulton of Santa Anna has opened a jewelry repair shop in Goldthwaite after completing a ten month training course at Ernest Tupin's Jewelry Shop. Tupin has placed many jewelers in local towns under the Government rehabilitation program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rueben Fulton
Santa Anna
Ernest Tupin
Goldthwaite
Tupin
Comanche Home Economics Teacher Resigns Position
Mrs. Gladys Dumas, a Home Economics teacher at Comanche High School, resigns to join her husband in Dallas where he is a son at Baylor Medical College. She has taught there for the past two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys Dumas
Comanche High School
Joe Tupin Receives Lions Golden Key for Recruiting
Joe Tupin president of the Comanche Lions Club was presented a Lions International golden key this week for securing new members to the local club. He received the key through the mail Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Tupin
Comanche Lions Club
The
Lions International
Tupin
Local Folk News Note Personal Mentions and Travels
Mr and Mrs Paul Little of Denton spent the weekend in Comanche with his parents Mr and Mrs Roy Little. Miss Rebecca Isham of the AAA office returns from a Fort Worth vacation and is accompanied home by her mother Mrs Addie Isham who has recovered from illness. Mrs Isham sought care from a Fort Worth doctor and stayed at her son Lloyd Isham’s home. Claude D Stephens of Camp San Louis California came home on furlough per grandmother Mrs L T Cavitt near De Leon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Little
Denton
Comanche
Roy Little
Rebecca Isham
AAA
Fort Worth
Addie Isham
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Sidney A. Crews
R. V. C. Preston
William A. Edwards
Charlie B. Henderson
Ottis J. Cogburn
Herbert R. Butler
Troy J. Johnson
Ralph H. Stephens
Lawrence E. Frank
James V. Lee
Edwin M. Sheppard
Troy L. Carter
Charles H. Mathews
Henry A. Taylor
Jesse L. Cuthbertson
Eddie I. Fortener
Durward V. Williford
Hugh O. Bailey
Floyd T. King
William R. Lane
William D. Godfrey
P. Frank Hall
Sidney V. Sides
Sam E. Duke
Army
Sergeant Temons
Dudney
T. B. Braziel
Gustine Home
Prater-Comerford
Bob Jones
Hamilton
Claude Coker
Navy School At
Armed Services
General Electric
Navy
U.S. Navy
General Electric Company
Schenectady
N. Y
Novit’s
Ladies “Star Brand
B.V.D
Will Schwartz
Priddy
Lions
Golden Key
Penings
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