CCC Boys Train For Noncombatant War Roles
The CCC members are skilled in noncombatant tasks vital to defense. They repair engines, drive heavy equipment, patch armored vehicles, lay communications, build bridges, operate field radios, manage photography and mapping, and provide first aid. Their daily routine mirrors military life from reveille to lights out, proving they are soldiers in practice if not in name.
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CCC
OCC
No Man’s Land
Pionieres
Hitler
Signal Corps
Far Northwest
West Point
Conservation Corps
Washington
Draper Wins Second Primary Vote as County Treasurer
The message from W A Bill Draper thanks Somervell County voters for support in the second primary and pledges to serve as County Treasurer. Local social notes list visits from the Murphree Home Demonstration Club, travelers from Odessa, Midlothian, and Kerens, with several relatives and friends visiting in town.
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W. A
Bill) Draper
Somervell County Un Official Returns In August Primary
Somervell County unofficial returns from the August primary are reported. Precincts show activity as local voters participate. Miss Mable Robinson of Ft. Worth spent the weekend here with Miss Sallie Wilson. Mrs. M. A. Harvey visits relatives in Oklahoma City.
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Somervell County
Mable Robinson
Ft. Worth
Sallie Wilson
Vernon Lemens Declares Grateful Candidate Note
TO THE CITIZENS OF THE TWELFTH SENATORIAL DIST I am humbly grateful to you for the democratic nomination as your State Senator and will serve all citizens with earnest efficiency. Vernon Lemens expresses gratitude and intent to serve. Weekend arrivals include Maurice Thorp and son from Dallas visiting relatives in town and Glen Rose, with Weatherford kin visiting.
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Maurice Thorp
Dallas
Glen Rose
Moody Marsh
Weatherford
Alexander of
Hamilton
M. W. Ratliff
Calvin Woodard
Austin
J. A. Flanary
Stephenville
Bill Howeth
Granbury
Allan Ray Shackelford
Lin Dallas
Wedding and travel notes from Ft Worth weekend
Mrs M M Bunt Joe Bunt and wife visited friends in Ft Worth Sunday. Nona Woodard and Mack Lattimore wed in Ft Worth Sunday evening at 6. Betty and Pauline Woodard and others attended. Billy Miller attended the 4 H Club encampment at Lake Worth. Mrs Mary Holt operated on in Lubbock. son Bob Young at bedside. Chas Shackelford ill but improving. friends from Dallas and Fort Worth visit. Bob Flippen and wife of Dallas also mentioned.
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M. M. Bunt
Joe Bunt
Ft. Worth
Wesley Woodard
Betty
Pauline
Pollie Peoples
Sarah Oldham
Sherrill Shackelford
Nona Woodard
Mack Lattimore
Billy Miller
Lake Worth
Mary Holt
Lubbock
Bob Young
Chas. Shackelford
Dallas
Bob Flippen
Local families visit and travel notes across Stephenville and nearby towns
A string of social visits spans Okla to Glen Rose and Iredell with the Underwoods, Lindseys, Smiths, and dozens of relatives. Trips include Iredell business, Chalk Mountain, Cottonwood party and a note that iodine was discovered by a French chemist in 1811.
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Charlie Herd
Esteleen Wixson
Okla
Alpha Lindsey
Vera Hill
Wood
Barm Stacy
Henry Smith
G. W. Huffmar
Virgil Lindsey
Stephenville
Jim Skiles
Glen Rose
G. M. Underwood
Martha
Huel Lindsey
Virgie Lindsey
Wanda Underwood
Ruth
Mary Jane Huffman
Ray Marsden
John Newman
Steve
Richard Riggs
Chalk Mountain
Garlin Laney
George Edwards
W. H. Newman
Allen
Green Underwood
Hazel Skiles
Welda Roberts
Ben Lindsey
Tiane
Albert
Iredell
Alec Lindsey
Barm Stacey
Carry
Wayne Lindsey
Geo. Edwards
Donald
Sunda
Shurman Bandy
Ora Hatley
G. W. Huffman
Clyde Shook
Gus Wilson
Barm
Stacey
Leo Marsden
Lula
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Harold Martin
Texas
Texas Oil
Ain
Murphree Home Demonstration Club
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Emmett Tidwell
San Antonio
Corpus Christi
H. D. Bruce
Midland
Baptist Church
Claude Shelter
Hubbard
C. A. Milam
Zoe Mills of
Kerens
Aleen McElreath
Morris Davis
Odessa
Mrs
Walter Davis
Ted Roden
A. H. Roden
Clyde Bell
Denver
Colo
Los Angeles
Calif
Vee
Harry Bell
Dan Buzan
Eloise Williamson
Olin Culberson
Pierce Brooks
The
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James P. Alexander
H. S. Lattimore
Vernon Lemens
Leland M. Johnson
G. W. Riddle
Grace Williams
G. W. Dye
Senatorial Dist
Ford Tudor
Lane & Sons
Glen Rose, Texas
T. W. Scott
Cleburne
Underwood
Ark
Stone
Woodrow
Carry Lindsey
Cottonwood
First National Bank
Bank OF Service
C. A. Bridges
Glen Rove
L. G. Martin
Jeris
Hind
Red
C. A. Milam & Son
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