Pecan Growers Hear Washington Ceiling Price Hearing
W 5 Price Jr of Gustine attends a Washington D C hearing on pecan price ceilings with Texas Oklahoma seedling growers. The meeting discusses price trends costs and efforts to ensure fair treatment for growers processors and consumers. Attendees include American Pecan Growers Assn officials from Texas and Oklahoma and representatives from the Texas Department of Agriculture.
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W. 5. Price, Jr
Washington, D. C
W. 8. Price, Jr
Gustine
Texas
Washington
Oklahoma
Mr. Price
Wilkerson
Office of Price Administration
LP Regpon
O.P.A
Fred Stegall
American Pecan Growers Assn., Inc
J. L. Rainey
San Angelo
Texas Pecan Growers Assn
W. D. Sims
Texas Dept. of Agriculture
Price, Jr
Fone County Singing Convention to Be Held in Brownwood
The Seven County Singing Convention will be held Saturday in Brownwood. County Comanche officials and William B. Hug announce the gathering, with plans for wide county participation and a focus on communal singing.
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Fone County
Eld
Brownwood
Covention
William B. Hug
R W Stewart Hurt In Accident Friday
R W Stewart of Comanche was slightly injured Friday afternoon when his truck struck a parked car on the Comanche Hamilton Highway eight miles west of Hamilton. Both vehicles were badly damaged and Stewart's injuries were minor.
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R. W. Stewart
Comanche
Comanche- Hamilton
Hamilton
Mr. Stewart
Cottrell Lands Safely in North Africa
Cottrell has landed safely in North Africa and will see his father A. L. Cottrell. The brief note confirms his arrival and reunion plans with his father in the region.
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North Africa
Cottrell
A. L. Cottrell
Hat of Comanche Gourds Worn by Harriet Featured
Harriet wears a hat made from seven dish rag gourds grown by her grandmother in Comanche. The Texas lore tale recalls Civil War era gourd hats and a 1943 Easter dress, with Professor Dobie exchanging photos with Harriet and sending the tale to The Dallas News.
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Harriet
W. B. Cunningham
Comanche
Cunningham
Mollie Moore Davis
Texas
Indians Open Football Season Tonight In De Leon
Comanche High School opens the 1943 football season with a trip to De Leon to face the Bearcats in a conference game. Co captains Jimmie Carpenter and Harold Ray Burks lead an inexperienced, light Indians squad aiming for an eighth straight win over De Leon. New coach W Z Compton leads 33 players many under 120 pounds as Sprouse Murphree and Richard Armstrong headline the lineup with Carpenter at right halfback and Burks at quarterback.
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Comanche High School Indians
de Leon
Bearcats
Comanche
Indians
W. Z. Compton
Compton
Jimmie Carpenter
Harold Ray Burks
Sprouse
Murphree
Richard Armstrong
Carpenter
Burks
Robbie Marshall
Letterman J. L. Cox
Sorley
de Leongridders
German Panthers
Hicks
Dudley
Gore
Ates Laer
Bowwan
Armstrong
Col Eli Brown on Leave from Overseas Duty
Col. Eli Brown of the U S Army Medical Corps is home on leave after almost two years abroad. Mrs. Brown has been living in Fort Worth during his absence and is with him. He visits his sister Mrs. P A Pettit and relatives in Gustine. a fish fry in his honor is hosted by Mr. Pettit. After leave he will be stationed briefly in Dallas.
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Eli Brown
Medical Corps
U. S. Army
Mrs. Brown
Fort Worth
P. A. Pettit
Gustine
Col. Brown
Mr. Pettit
Dallas
Silk and Nylon Drive Ends Next Thursday in Comanche
County salvage chairman C. F. Denny urges final cleanup of silk and nylon hosiery with the drive terminating on Thursday September 30. He notes nearly all county clothing stores are collecting these materials for the government to aid the war effort.
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Comanche County
C. F. Denny
Mr. Denny
Billie Ed Seay Training at Scott Field Illinois
Pfc. Billie Ed Seay, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Seay, is taking an intensive course in radio operator and mechanics at Scott Field Illinois to prepare for duty with an Army Air Forces fighting crew. Upon graduation he will be qualified as a radio operator or technician wherever needed.
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Billie Ed Seay
E. H. Seay
Scott Field
Inois
Pfc
Seay
Army Air Forces
Pvt Wendell Day Safely Overseas
Mrs. Day of Durhem's Rx. Pharmacy reports her husband Pvt Wendell Day is safely overseas and has sent a pie and a cool cane as words of greeting.
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Windell
Durhem
Comanche High Grad Joins Army Signal Corps Officer
Lt James H Martin Jr son of Mr and Mrs J H Martin of Comanche was in the Army on September 14 1943 and assigned to the Signal Corps He was a Texas A M student at induction and married Miss Margie Fewell daughter of Mrs E C Fewell of Dublin Saturday night at the Dublin Methodist Church
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Clyde Leon Smith
Sipe Springs
Sandra
Is. Davis
Barbara A Daug
Mond L. M. Williams
John Couch
Qrave
Seldon C. A
Beverly Aces
Weldon H. Carroll
Nan- Gilbert William Zeiss
U.S. Navy
Springer E. Moore
Indian Gap
Dorcas Bratton
J. D. Couch
Oleta Couch
Joe Morgan
Leona Edmondson Allen
W. H. Bridges
B. J. McCarty
Ruby McCarty
F. & M. Bank
de Leon
G. H. Williams
W. A. Ellis
Nellie D. Ellis
B. R. King
Lula V. King
James H. Martin, Jr
J. H. Martin
Comanche
Army of the United States
Signal Corps
Martin
Texas A. & M
Army
Margie Fewell
E. C. Fewell
Dublin
Methodist Church
Class B Football Schedule Listed for Gustine and Nearby Schools
Officials from Gustine Comyn Sidney Blanket and Early met to set a non official Class B schedule in Comanche and Brown counties. Sidney defeated Comyn 32 0 in the opener at Sidney. Upcoming games include Gustine at Comyn Blanket hosting Sidney and a series through December 3 with matches across five towns.
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Gustine
Comyn
Sidney
Blanket
Comanche County
Brown County
Comyn Wolverines
Wolverines
Sidney Eagles
J. B. Cooper
Kirk Pettit
Wyatt Named Manager of Farmers Produce and Cheese
R W Wyatt of Louisville Kentucky has been appointed manager of Farmers Produce and Cheese Company. He succeeds Charles C McKinzie who resigned. Wyatt plans to move his family to Comanche as soon as he locates a house and asks for rental leads via The Chief or the company.
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R. W. Wyatt
Louisville
Kentucky
Farmers Produce and Cheese Company
Comanche
George C. McKinzie
Mr. Wyatt
Farmers Cheese and Produce Company
Comanche High Elects Yell Leaders For Season
Judy Williams was elected head yell leader at Comanche High School this week. Billie Jo Barnes and Nancy Connor were elected as assistants to boost the Indians for their opening game.
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Judy Williams
Comanche High School
Billie Jo Barnes
Nancy Connor
Indians
Third War Loan Drive Sags Before Rally by Chilton
W. C. Chilton reports after two weeks of the Third War Loan Drive that only 254000 in bonds has been bought toward the 576200 quota. He urges citizens to back the attack by buying War Bonds and Stamps as a patriotic, practical investment and to sustain the nation in its wartime effort.
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Wm. C. Chilton
Comanche County
Comanche News Highlights From 1901 Local Life
A collection of old notices covers a 35 year glimpse at Comanche area events. It notes a murder and ensuing mob actions tied to racial tensions near De Leon and Comanche, local political shifts at a county Democratic convention, business openings by W H Rowland & Company, a Gustine blacksmiths shop sale, a Dublin reunion trip, and Watson Brothers & Company expanding in Gustine with $22,000 stock.
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Ben Stephens
F de. Leon
Co. Seoet
Tome
Canal “Gabinete
Stamens
Comanche
Nabers
Stephens
Switzer
College For Women
Itasca
Texas
W. H. Rowland & Company
Chilton Brothers
Rowland
Mistro
North Fort Worth
John Reams
black+ smith
Gustine
Hoffman to Attend Dallas Scrap Meeting
Sol Hoffman travels to Dallas to attend an official scrap dealers meeting at the Adolphus Hotel on Friday September 24. Attendees include War Production Board representatives and Office of Price Administration alongside the 8th Army Service Command to plan a scrap drive starting October 1. He is accompanied by his father M Hoffman of Dublin.
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Sol Hoffman
Adolphus Hotel
Dallas
War Production Board
Office of Price Administration
8Th Army Service Command
Mr. Hoffman
M. Hoffman
Dublin
Love Marie Palmer Leaves for Waco Trip
Love Marie Palmer departed Sunday for Waco to attend an event or engagement there.
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Love Marie Palmer
Waco
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Elmer Hicks
Johnnie Woods
John Freeman
Nancy Phifer
R. T. Hughes
City of
M. C. Ruvenshine
Robert O. Helmecke
D. Spencer
Pena
Spencer
Clara E
D. and D. Asylum
C. C. Shankle
W. N. Cotten
Stebbens
Joella Hodge
R. Harvey
Teup Kendall
E. Ww. Chaney
Floyd Steele
Sanger Addition
D. C. George
R. L. George
A. Gill
Paoto
Dallas Morning News
Ee Ceeres
Eee Hospital
Boyce Briscoe
Col
Scott Field, Ill
James Martin
R.W. Wyatt
Farmers Produce
Comanche High Yell
Uncle Sam
Hoffman
New Majestic Theatre
Don
Red) Barry
Sonora
Henry Aldrich
Jimmy Lydon
Charles Smith
the Leopard Man
Dennis O’keefe and
Margo
Franchot Tone
Ann Baxter
Cairo
Old Majestic
Red
Barry
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