Welcome to Paris Lt Hope Describes Warm French Reception
In a Paris letter from September 6 1944 Lt Lannes Hope aboard a U S tank recalls a delirious welcome from crowds of French citizens as American forces entered the city. He notes flowers on his tank, champagne and coffee in china cups, and children and women kissing soldiers amid a joyous yet war scarred backdrop. He likens the countryside to West Texas and reports mixed moods among displaced Germans and locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lannes Hope
U.S
France
Peggy Durham
Hope
Paris
Peggy
Normandy
Jerry
Peple
Fox Hunters Set All Day Hunt at Olden Ferrell Valley Ranch
The Comanche County Fox Hunters Association will host an all day fox hunt on Friday September 29 at the Olden Ferrell Valley Ranch between Sidney and Comanche. Officials promise plenty of barbecue meals and an exciting day with many fox hounds. A beach show is planned Friday morning and the public is invited to attend with or without guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche County
Fox Hunters Association
Olden Ferrell Valley
Sidney
Comanche
Cpl Buster Cates Killed in Action in France
Energy resident G D Cates received notice that his son Cpl Frank H Cates known as Buster was killed in action on August 26 in France. He served four years and participated in North Africa Sicily and Italy invasions before landing with American forces in Southern France. His two brothers Alvin and Virduel Cates also serve overseas. The War Department letter expressed regret over the loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
Frank
Buster) Cates
G. D. Cates
Energy
France
Cates
North Africa
Sicily
Italy
Alvin Cates
Pvt
Virduel Cates
Mr. Cates
Secretary of War
Frank H. Cates
J. A. Uhlio
Sanitation Group Meets In Comanche
The Pecan Valley Water and Sanitation Association held its September meeting in Comanche with 30 attending. After dinner, E F Funk spoke on The Sanitary File, Dr Prothro discussed the Full Time County Health Unit, and plans for a foundation building at Austin were explained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecan Valley Water and Sanitation Association
Comanche
Leon McCarty
McCarty
E. F. Funk
Prothro
Brownwood-Brown County
Collins
State Health Department
Austin
E. J. M. Berg
San Antonio
Brownwood
Benjamin Harrison: Last Bearded U S President
The statement notes Benjamin Harrison as the final U S president to sport a full beard, marking a notable stylistic distinction in presidential history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Harrison
United States
War talk and unity in wartime Texas politics
The Stephenville Empire Tribune editorial urges unity to win the war amid a heated Texas political campaign. It argues no president can solve all problems, warns against shifting war chiefs, and stresses keeping focus on defeating enemies while ending the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Stephenville
Washington
White House
War
Naval Departments
State Department
Erath County
Fither
Sergeant Butler recalls Holy Land furlough trip in Egypt
A Blackford Comanche soldier Staff Sergeant Eldon Wade Butler describes his August 1944 tour of the Holy Land from Jerusalem to Bethlehem. He notes the Jaffa Gate Tomb of David Wailing Wall and Moriah temple sites the Church of Saint Ann Bethesda via Dolorsa stations of the Cross Garden of Gethsemane and Mount of Olives with an olive leaf from the tree of Agony and views of the Dead Sea and Jordan Valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldon Wade Butler
Elmer L. Butler
Comanche
Rt. 2
Egypt
Holy Land
Set
Butler
Garden
Gethsemane
Jerusalem
Christ
Mom and Pop
Red Cross
Old City of
Jaffa Gate
Suleiman
Magnificent
Tower of David
David Street
Temple Area
Temple
Mt. Moriah
Herod
Saint Ann
Bethesda
YMCA
Old City
Saint Stephens Gate
Via Dolorsa
Bethsemane
Dead Sea
Jordan Valley
Bethlehem
Church of Nativity
Wade
Baptists To Hold Preaching Crusade Here
The First Baptist Church will host visiting church workers from Brown Mills Hamilton and Comanche Counties on Tuesday October 3. Five top Texas preachers lead sessions including Tommie Godfrey Fort Worth and Dr J M Dawson Waco with talks on doctrine evangelism education and home life plus a noon meal and organizational discussions. The event promises strong Texas Baptist voices and invites all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church of the
Brown, Mills
Hamilton
Comanche
Tommie Godfrey
Fort Worth
F. B. Thorn
Second Baptist Church
Houston
J. M. Dawson
First Baptist Church
Waco
W. D. Wyatt
College Ave. Baptist Church
E. S. James
Vernon
Porter M. Bailes
Tyler
Texas Baptists
First, Baptist Church of
A I Coker Sr Dies Suddenly at Camp Bowie
Alford J. Coker a well known Comanche mechanic at Camp Bowie died suddenly Wednesday morning at 10 45 after feeling ill following three hours work. Funeral services are planned at the Comanche Funeral Home with interment in Oakwood Cemetery. He was 52 and survived by his wife Bess Hicks two sons Sgt L T Coker serving in France and A J Coker Jr in the U S Navy in Panama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alford J. Coker
Camp Bowie
Coker
Comanche
Comanche Funeral Home
Oakwood Cemetery
Mr. Coker
Dave Coker
Comanche County
Bess Hicks
Lottie Coker
Sgt
L. T. Coker
U.S. Army
France
A. J
Fars) Coker, Jr
U.S. Navy
Panama
Ensign Skinner Reported Missing
Ensign Robert L. Skinner 20 son of Mrs Bessie Skinner of Hasse is reported missing per a notice to his mother. He piloted a Navy Wildcat named The Comanche Chief over Long Island from Charleston Rhode Island facilities. Skinner a Comanche High School graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert L. Skinner
Bessie Skinner
Hasse
Ensign Skinner
Long Island
First Naval Headquarters Division
Naval Air Facilities
Charleston
Rhode Island
Skinner
Comanche High School
Record Harvest Of A Record Peanut Crop In Comanche County
The 1944 peanut crop in Comanche County is reported as among the best in years with around 40 tons weighed and sold daily. J. D. Beaty of Fairview marketed the season’s first load on September 2. Prices have ranged from 1.87 to 2.53 per bushel depending on grade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche County
J. D. Beaty
Fairview
Comanche County Surgical Dressing Center Receives Final 1944 Quota
Mrs. A. P. Cox reports the last 1944 surgical dressing quota has arrived and work starts Monday afternoon on bandages for the Armed Forces. A large quota is available, with help needed to finish in about three weeks. The center operates on weekday afternoons and Thursday evenings in the Comanche County Courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche County
Courthouse News and Local Births in De Leon Area
Inductees to military service listed including Clarence Linzy Mahon Jr and John Burton Weems. Birth announced for Clifton Eugene Tarrster at Comanche. District Court handles a divorce between Pauline Phifer and Willie Phifer and several marriages in the region. Deeds recorded show several land transfers in De Leon and Comanche with varying sums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Linzy Mahon, Jr
John Burton Weems
Robert Herman Coker
H. F. White, Jr
Buster Henry Snodgrass Donald Wayne Stephens
Aubrey Hollice
Joiner
John Edgar Grisham Raymond Edgar Carnes James Harold Northcutt
Wesley Bevelyn Nance Frank Huey Stocton Herbert Lloyd Cottrell
A. D. Solley
Limuel Tarrster
Comanche
Clifton Eugene
Pauline Phifer
Willie P. Phifer
George B. Clark
Hattie M. Clarke
R. B. Hooper
George L. Mueller, Jr
Dallas
Ernestine Jones
C. C. Klingman
J. T. Green
Nona Carmichael
W. L. Skaggs
Gentry Allen
Julia S. Couch
de Leon
G. D. McGlothlin
C. M. Weaver
T. H. Holcomb
J. B. Brannan
Dorothy
Roy J. Peace
T. T. Carnes
E. F. Hampton
Ross
A. J. Crittenden
Heath
H. L. Gantz
A. B. Smith
Navy Air Corps Enlistee Harold Little Leaves for Dallas Induction
Harold Little has enlisted in the Naval Air Corps and departed yesterday for induction in Dallas. His first posting will be in Jacksonville, Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy Air Corps
Harold Little
Naval Air Corps
Dallas
Jacksonville
Florida
Presbyterian Church to Celebrate World-Wide Communion
The local Presbyterian Church led by Dr. W. B. Gray will celebrate World-Wide Communion at Sunday morning service. Branches of the World-Wide Church of Christ on Earth emphasize Christian unity by this celebration. All Christians are invited to join in this fellowship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Gray
Church of Christ On Earth
Masons Plan Big Meeting At Gustine
The Masonic Lodge in Gustine schedules a Saturday meeting with Fort Worth Grand Master Claude L. Austin as principal speaker. Refreshments at six and the session at eight. Many visiting Masons from Comanche and De Leon are expected to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Lodge
Gustine
Claude L. Austin
Fort Worth
Texas
Comanche and
de Leon
Captain Foster Cash Killed in Italy
Captain Foster Cash, former Newburg School teacher in Comanche County, reported killed in action after serving as a B-24 pilot overseas for over a year. He was based in Italy in the Mediterranean theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foster Cash
Newburg
Comanche County
Pioneer
Cash
Mediterranean
Italy
Gustine Sergeant Honored In Italy
Sergeant John B. Johnson from Route 1 Gustine Texas received the Combat Infantryman Badge for actual combat while with the 36th Texas Infantry Division on the Fifth Army front in Italy. The War Department recently authorized the decoration and described it as a silver rifle against infantry blue within a silver wreath.
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Fifth Army
Italy
John B. Johnson
Route 1
Gustine
Texas
36Th
Texas” Infantry Division
War Department
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J. B. Thorn
Second Baptist Church of
Buster Cates
Pat
Sergeant Butler
Visi
Baptists
E. G. Gregory, Jr
A. I Coker, Sr
Courthouse News
FE. S. James
The
Vernon Baptist Church
Presbyterian Church
New Majestic
Rod Cameron
Ida Lupino
Paul Henreid
Maria Montez
Jon Hall
Cobra Woman
Spencer Tracy
Irene Dunne
A&a
Joe
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