Wednesday Bridge Social Hosts Four Tables at Home
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Marshall hosted the Wednesday Night Couples Club with four tables of bridge and floral decor. Guests included Mrs. Arden Lewis and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Durham Jr. Dale Howard and Wr. and Mrs. J C Helm tied for high prize. Durhams were elected new members after a brief business meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Marshall
Arden Lewis
Walter Durham, Jr
Dale Howard
J. C. Helm
Durham
Lunchroom Club Formed at Comyn
Forty one patrons of Comyn Consolidated School District organized the Lunch room Club on September 23 to sponsor a hot lunch program. Officers were elected with Mrs. H. H. Butler as president and Mrs. Dave Floyd as vice president. An annual membership fee of twenty five cents was set and committees were formed to plan financing. The notice asks for mother and dad cooperation and support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comyn Consolidated School
H. H. Butler
Dave Floyd
Dutch Culwell
L. G. Holland
H. J. Rogers
Alline Elms Weds Harold C McCary In Mobile Alabama
Miss Alline Elms daughter of A A Elms Brownwood and Harold C McCary married last Sunday at Parker Memorial Methodist Church Mobile Alabama The Rev Earl Emmerich officiated The bride worked for Weakley Watson Hardware and the groom for Mobile Press Registrar They will reside in Mobile after a wedding trip The bride's mother is sister to the Durhams of Comanche Corp and Mrs Junior Doggett of Camp Robinson visited relatives in the area
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Alline Elms
A. A. Elms
Brownwood
Harold C. McCary
Parker Memorial Methodist Church
Mobile
Alabama
Earl Emmerich
Weakley-Watson Hardware Company
McCary
Mobile Press
Brownwood Banner
Durhams
Comanche
4-H Club Organized in Fairview by County Agents
County Agent Calvin Holcomb and Home Demonstration Agent Ruth Mayfield organized a 4-H Club in Fairview on September 24 for both girls and boys. Girls elected Martha Frances Johnston president, Margaret Mazurek secretary, Thelma Chancellor reporter, with Mrs Grace McNutt as sponsor. Boys chose Walter George Mazurek president, Ernest Hoyt Dowdey secretary, Harold Jean Sledge reporter. Next meeting set for October 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin Holcomb
Ruth Mayfield
Fairview
Martha Frances Johnston
Margaret Mazurek
Thelma Chancellor
Grace McNutt
Walter George Mazurek
Ernest Hoyt Dowdey
Harold Jean Sledge
Indian Creek Home Demonstration Club Meeting Notes
The Indian Creek Home Demonstration Club met September 17 with Mrs. Jess McCullough for an all day session. Members exchanged handmade gifts and donated the value to the Red Cross. Fifteen members and five visitors attended. two quilts were made for Mrs. McCullough. An October 1 meeting with Mrs. Viola Stewart was planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indian Creek Home Demonstration Club
Jess McCullough
Red Cross
Edwin Loew Joins Army at Perrin Field
Edwin W. Loew of Comanche entered Army Air Forces ground crew training at Perrin Field. He returns to Perrin after a brief assignment at Camp Wolters as Perrin continues its enlistment drive through November 1. Archie Carmichael of Brownwood becomes a private at Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Loew
ARMY
Perrin Field
Edwin W. Loew
Comanche
Army Air Forces
Perrin
Camp Wolters
Archie Carmichael
C. R. Anthony Department Store
Brownwood
United States Army Air Force
Fort Sam Houston Texas
Mrs. Carmichael
E. W. Woolsey
Ira McGlothlin
United States Army
Texas
Ft. Frances E. Warren
Wyoming
George McGlothlin
Indian Creek
Scrap drives move toward stockpiles amid wartime shortages
The speaker argues that scrap in homes farms and factories must go into stockpiles as production falls and soldiers face shortages. He compares civilian effort to the battlefield plight, noting the need for more cartridges tanks and equipment to hold the line.
Fur Fall Hats Return Despite Fabric Shortage and Price Caps
Price Administration keeps fur felt hats affordable as supply dwindles after the War Department ends fur felt hats. Desperate Journey hat based on the Reagan film features a wide band and brim. Resistor Self-Conforming hats, worn by Warner Brothers stars, are sold at Novit's Dept. Store in Comanche.
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War Department
Leon Henderson
Price Administration
Europe
Australia
Ronald Reagan
Warner Bros
Errol Fliynn
George Brent
George Raft
Dennis Morgan
Warner Brothers
Comanche
Novit’s Dept
Lte
County Implements Rationing Committee Formed in Comanche County
An order freezes farm machinery in dealers hands from September 17. A county committee led by A. E. Boyd will issue rationing certificates for sales of major equipment such as combines and hay balers. The committee meets every Saturday from 8 to 12 at the AAA Office and will maintain files at the Comanche County AAA Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche County
A. E. Boyd
Sidney
Wayne Evridge
Comanche
Sidney Star
C. B. Williams
AAA
Sidney FFA New Initiation And Events
The Sidney Future Farmers of America held a Greenhands initiation with nineteen members receiving the degree. A Father and Son Barbecue followed the next Thursday with a meal for fathers and boys. The chapter reports 40 members, 100 percent paid dues, and ongoing scrap metal collection to support the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Future Farmers
Future Farmers
Sidney
Community Notes Include Visits and Agency Moves
The report lists local visits such as Mrs. Shaw ter Betty Sue and Mrs. Cordie Daniels visiting relatives. FBI Agent Dwight Br assigned to the Lubbock area is in charge of the FBI office in Comanche. Charles Carter discusses gas rationing possibly moving him from the farm to Comanche after January 1. Mrs. Dick Massingill and Mrs. Aaron Massingill visited Dallas earlier in the week while Dixie Helen and Virginia Massingill joined in Comanche for the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Offurloy
M Roya
Hamilton
Shaw
Betty Sue
Eddie
Charles Wetzel
Charles Het
Riley
Cordie Daniels O
Marshall
FBI
Dwight Br
New York
Lubboc
Charles Carter
Soda Springs
Comanche
Dick Massingill
Aaron Massingill
Dallas
Dixie Helen
Virginia Massingill
Mrs
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MR. and
Mrs. Marshall
Lunchroom Club
Comyn
Indian Creek Club News
Piggly Wiggly
Wilson
Odd
Newspapers’ United Scrap Metal Drive
E. L. Pierson
Sidney F.F.A. New
B. R. King, Jr
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