London Chatter Box Highlights Home Front News
S/Sgt. Neal Lambert returns home from Pacific action as the first local veteran to arrive. Families travel to visit relatives in Brady and Rising Star while others pursue training, illness news, and military service updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Neal Lambert
Neal
Pacific
Raymond Pearl
G. T. May
Mary Brown
Buchanan Dam
Joe Fritz
Dicky Barsch
Lubbock
Ethel Chandler
San Antonio
Santa Rosa Hospital
A. S. Adams
Yeda Heiman
Leonard Pearl
Beeville
Buddy Poe
Chas. Coffey
Alvah Pearl
Mary Lou Nelson
Roosevelt Roundup Bring General Hospital Update
Roosevelt Roundup notes Arnold Grosenbacher improving slowly at Legion Hospital. Mary Lee Smith visits from Burnet with her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. August Simon. George Adams honored on leave as relatives gather at Allison Park. barbecue hosted by Mr. and Mrs. McKnight. A rare 200 year old cake stand remarked at the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold Grosenbacher
Legion Hospital
Mary Lee Smith
Burnett
August Simon
Vivian McKnight
San Marcos
O. B. McCowan
Llano
Mesdames Edna
Odessa Eubank
del Rio
Melvin Camp
A. and M. College
Mesdames Aston
Taylor
Joe Gardner
Eunice Goodall
Otto Schweining
Drs. Parks and
Ivy Echoes Column Social Notes From June
IVY ECHOES notes people enjoying roasting ears and fried chicken without ration stamps. W. D. and Lomagene Stewart traveled to Austin to work, leaving their parents sad. A new mail carrier for London Harper route begins July 1 with Mr. Roeder of Harper winning the bid. Albert Smitherman visited from Austin to handle business and sell jersey cows and calves. Richard Carpenter of London visited the south side of town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D
Lomagene Stewart
Austin
Texas
G. W. Hardesty
Delton Stewart
Mr. Roeder
Harper
Albert Smitherman
Richard Carpenter
London
Tax plan could tax Texans on unrealized livestock gains
D C Fisher reports livestock owners may face 1941 1942 income taxes on the difference between their stock inventory values and Agriculture Department estimates. Owners argue taxes should be based on realized income only and oppose taxation on theoretical increases in breeding stock values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Texas
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Defense
All-Out WAAC Recruiting Week Proclaimed in Junction
Mayor H. E. Wright proclaims June 12 to June 19 1943 as All-Out WAAC Recruiting Week urging civic groups and citizens to mobilize eligible women to join the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps through the Junction Army Recruiting Station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WAAC
Junction Army
Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps
H. E. Wright
River Sunday and community notes in brief
River Sunday reports indicate a new London school bus driver for the upcoming term. Lorene and Dorothy Mueller plan to leave for Brenham Texas to attend school. J O Hight and family visited Earl Hight, and T C Black has returned home after months with a shearing crew. C W Herbst is busy harvesting oats and L E Land fished on the T O Daniel place. Beeville’s L L Nixon, formerly local, visited and fished last week. Dan St Clair and Henry Grobe remain missing from view. T C Hight is now stationed at Amarillo. Ivy church drew a fine crowd Sunday night.
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London
Lorene
Dorothy Mueller
Brenham
Texas
J. O. Hight
Saline
Earl Hight
T. C. Black
C. W. Herbst
Lester Land
L. L. Nixon
Beeville
Dan St. Clair
Henry Grobe
T. C. Hight
Amarillo
Ivy
Youth Caravan Directs World Friendship and Service Week
Miss Martin leads field projects and assists other program phases for a youth caravan at the Methodist Church. Miss Geraldine McCormack of Corinth teaches Bible use and leads worship teaching, with Miss Alice Adams in charge of recreation. The schedule runs 4:30 to 10:15 daily for ages 12 and older, with a broad invitation to adults as well. Mr. and Mrs R L Frazier and son Danny Warren visit briefly Galveston friends in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin
Geraldine McCormack
Corinth
Mississippi
Millsaps College
Jackson
Miss McCormack
Alice Adams
Gainesville
Florida
North Carolina
Jesus
Boys in Service Information Requested for Junction Eagle
The Junction Eagle asks families to send revised details about sons and daughters in service. Pictures ready to run need updated information, as cur rent status may have changed. Provide corrections on a post card to help keep the weekly Boys in Service column informative for local and out of town subscribers.
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The
Junction Eagle
the Eagle
Scouts Hunt Scrap Iron Nationwide Expedition
More than a million Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts will roam forests and valleys this summer on a new scouting expedition to find heavy scrap iron. They will collect items to bring to collection points using overnight camps to widen their area and transport lighter scrap back to trucks.
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Boy Scouts
America
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D. H. Pearl
Jewel Pearl
Brady
Mary Lou
Rising Star
Ray Welch
Southwest Pacific
L. A. Ivy
Boerne
Charlie Graham
Howard Horn
Jerry
H. B. Collins
Junction
Geo. Cooper
Fuzzy
Jim
Zanobia Good
Denton
Pvt
Shelby Nelson
Camp Hale
Colorado
C. A. Schraub Company
C. A. Schraub CO. Hardware and Furniture
Roosevelt
E. V. Stewart
Ecer
Boustor, Texas
D. C. Fisher
Jerika
Adiertha
Heymans Drug Store
Youth Caravan
R. L. Frazier
Danny Warren
Galveston
H. B. Warren
E. H. Ankerson
Optometrist
Las Lomas Hotel
Dr. Ankerson
WAT
EDD Cummins
London, Texas
W. C. McCord
Dallas
Junction National Bank
Kimble County
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