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Comanche Chief

Location

Comanche, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 20, 1942

Page

8

Camp Bowie Thanksgiving Menu For Soldiers

Camp Bowie announces Thanksgiving menus for soldiers including fruit cup roast turkey stuffing cranberry sauce mashed potatoes corn peas celery salad and desserts. Service Club options add seafood or fruit cocktail steak and beef roasts with pies and coffee. Civilians in Eastland Brownwood may host home meals, and a Thanksgiving dance in San Saba is planned under Mrs Elaine Roberts with 50 Bowie men invited.

Camp Bowie United States Government Department of Culinary Arts Ma” Hancock San Saba Fastland Brownwood Eastland

Stanton Wilhelm Enlists in Marines and Seeks Officers Candidate School

Stanton Wilhelm, son of Mr and Mrs Homer Wilhelm of Comanche, has enlisted in the United States Marines and will report for active duty within a month. He plans to attend Officers Candidate School after preliminary training at Paris Island and has prior government service including time at the Panama Canal.

Stanton Wilhelm Homer Wilhelm Comanche United States Marines Paris Island Wilhelm Washington, D.C Panama Canal Canal Zone University of Texas

Hasse Youths Volunteer for US Armed Forces

Local note lists 19 Hasse youths serving in the United States armed forces, all volunteers with most entering after Pearl Harbor. Many joined Army Air Corps at Perrin and Dixon Fields, Camp Luna, Wolters, Hulen, and other bases. several serve in the Pacific and Bermuda Islands theaters.

Hasse United States Pearl Harbor Army Air Corps Kin Fields Camp Wolters Texas George Hayne Navy Pacific Nolan

Local News Snippets Show Arrivals and Departures

Gap Cpl Hood Donaldson and bride of El Paso returned home Sunday after visiting his parents. Gaylon Cagle left Monday for Anderson's Airplane School in Nashville Tennessee. Mrs Effie Donaldson and Mon tie Cagle visited Mrs Charles Young Monday. Cpl J L Jones from Love Field Dallas visited Mrs W H Young in May. Francis Allen from Brownwood visited her mother before going to California. Mrs Charlie Linders moved to Comanche. G M Spivey place to be occupied by W B Alford and family from May. Geo French and Namon Hall work at the airport at wood. Ladies Quilting Club meets at Mrs Carl Milner home Dec 3. Everyone invited.

Cpl Hood Donaldson Bride el Paso Gaylon Cagle Anderson Nashville, Tenn Effie Donaldson Montie Cagle Charles Young J. L. Jones Love Field Dallas W. H. Young Francis Allen Brownwood California Charlie Linders Comanche G. M. Spivey W. B. Alford Geo. French Namon Hall Wood Ladies Quilting Club Carl Milner

Local FSA Family Helps In War Work

Mr and Mrs Sherman Randell reside five miles northeast of Gustine and run a 270 acre leased farm. Their farm product sales to Nov 1 total hogs 482 dollars cattle 285 dollars butterfat 228 63 eggs 73 52 poultry 20 87 while feed cost is 382 34. They hold 10 calves and 40 pigs for late winter market and plan 6 springer heifers to boost milk. About 300 bushels of peanuts remain to sell. They have paid FSA maturities and cash lease for 1943, aided by FSA and their own efforts strengthening earnings and war support. An FSA educational meeting to explain the program is set for Saturday November 28 at 10 in the County Court Room.

Sherman W. Randall Gustine Leon Mr. Randall Mrs. Randall

Theata J. Green Reported at Fort Leonard Wood

Theata J. Green of Comanche has arrived at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri Engineer Replacement Training Center for an intensive program preparing for combat engineer duty. Training covers drill weapons engineering and road and bridge construction. Jimmie Roberts of Texas A M visited Comanche, while Mr and Mrs E S Fagan spent the weekend in Fort Worth for the Texas TCU game.

Theata J. Green Comanche Fort Leonard Wood Missouri Jimmie Roberts Texas A&m Mrs Carl Roberts E. S. Fagan Fort Worth Herbert Fagan Texas Tcu

Smalling Dies at Pampa After Heart Attack

Townsend Fugitt Smalling 60 dies at home in Pampa from a heart attack on Wednesday night. He was a former Pecos County Clerk, ex NM Legislature member, and partner in Culberson-Smalling Chevrolet. Survived by widow, daughter, granddaughter, three sisters, stepsisters, and stepmother.

Townsend Fugitt Smalling Pampa Pecos County New Mexico Smalling Frank M. Culberson Culberson-Smalling Chevrolet Company Culberson Bell Buckle Tenn Tennessee College Midland Odessa Ft. Davis Gallup N. M Chamber of Commerce Credit Association Kiwanis Club Scottish Rite and Shrine W.S. Hyde Leonard Wood Betty Sue Hyde Aileen Smalling W. W. May New York City J. M. McCutcheon Chatanooga Sadie Frizell T. F. Smalling Sr Pampa Herald

William Leo Durham Volunteers for Service

William Leo Durham has volunteered for service in the ground crew of the United States Air Corps. He is receiving training at Goodfellow Field in San Angelo. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Andy Durham of Dublin Route 1.

William Leo Durham United States Air Corps Goodfellow Field San Angelo Andy Durham Dublin Route 1

Births and visits noted in local brief

Relatives report a son born to Mrs Barnam Holman of Nodesto California last week. Lieutenant Victor E Holman son of Ned Holman of Oklahoma City Oklahoma is stationed with the 15th Regiment at Ft Lewis Washington. Mrs W A Lee and daughter Charlotte spent Friday with her

Barnam Holman Nodesto California Victor E. Holman Ned Holman Oklahoma City Okla 15Th Regiment Ft. Lewis Washington

Local Family Visit Near Roch Com

Mr and Mrs A J Don Comanche spent a week with grandparents Mr and Mrs B Byrd and with Little Billie and Betty Hart of Roch com confirmed in the latest society notes.

A. J. Don Comanche Bingham Little Billie Betty Hart B. Byrd Roch Com

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John D. Hulsey AIR Corps Claude Hulsey Army Air Forces Replacement Training Center St. Petersburg Florida Halsey Hobson Williford San Gap FSA F.S.A T. F. Smalling North Side Cafe M. E. Gore Ovit’s Dept. Stor the Friendly Store West Side Square CTAR Selegram Fort Worth Tors Daly Ploce Star-Telegram U. S. Mail WAR News Eval Star Order Now
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