Local County Chronicle of Weekend Visits and News
London Charter Box reports weekend visits across the Saline area. Sgt. Delbert Slate on a 20 day furlough. Jim Hodges funeral noted. trips to San Antonio and Junction. families visiting relatives in Boerne Fort Worth Brady and Fort Worth defense plant notes. letters from Capt. Hahn and various local gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. H. Pearl
Charley Slate
Coleman
Sgt
Delbert Slate
Alzada Pearl
Sgt. Slate
Cal Robertson
San Antonio
Miss Jewel Pearl
Miss Opal Pearl
Boerne
Sgt. Snooks Ivy
Earl Hight
Margie Lee
John McCollum
R. F. Cannon
Georgie Amberson
Addie Spruell
Coonie Chandler
Raymond Pearl
Geo. Pearl
Harper Happenings Charm Of Local Outings
Harp er area residents report weekend shopping and visits. Margie Lennon notes Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Cottle enjoyed Harpe r Saturday. Rev and Mrs. R A Allen and Mrs. Paul Hurst shopped in Fredericksburg Wednesday. Mrs. D L Wiley and Mrs. W C Russell visited Kerrville. Continued with more local family gatherings and dinners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margie Lennon
Raymond Cottle
Harper
R. A. Allen
Paul Hurst
Fredericksburg
D. L. Wiley
W. C. Russell
Kerrville
Fred Whitewood
J. S. Whitewood
J. A. Lennon
G. D. Lennon
J. W. Lennon
V. C. Russell, Jr
Allen Gibson
E. R. Brown
Audrey Mae
Helen Brown
Opal June Lennon
June Jode
Morris Bode
San Antonio
Calvin Kensing
Army
Charlie Rogers
W. C. Russell, Jr
Gilbert Anderegg
A. S. Parker
Ed Kensing
Robert
Dennis Parker
Mexico
Milton Casper
Nath Walker
Local Residents Visit, Travel, and War Efforts Noted
A lengthy list of Fredericksburg area residents visiting relatives, traveling to San Antonio and Mexico, and military inductions is recorded. War effort notes warn of gas and oil use and potential earthquakes from large underground cavities. The piece also notes a projected 1943 US baby crop and urges contributions to the United War Chest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson City
Oliver Kirkpatrick
Boerne
Aubrey Simon
United States
United War
Halloween Carnival Draws London School Crowd
London School news notes Mozelle Rogers and Lucy Jean Clark lead Halloween carnival plans with a king from R T Amberson and J L Bruce and a queen chosen from Jean Cavin or Jewel Pearl. Local students and families travel to San Antonio San Angelo Eldorado Mason Brady Boerne Junction Sterling City and more. Registrations for ration book No 4 totaled 560 with 461 in London and 99 in Saline district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mozelle Rogers
Lucy Jean Clark
R T. Amberson
J. L. Bruce
Jean Cavin
Jewel Pearl
Jesse Robinson
San Antonio
Lee Rogers
al Rogers
Mozelle
Allene
Lorena Burleson
San Angelo
Cavin
Jean
Eldorado
May
Dorothy
Marie
Mason
Opal
Boerne
Lida Mae
Nona
Ira Brown
Sherman Rimes
Price
Dixie
Ira Bishop
Ray Barker
Ralph Davis
Brady
Clara D. Pool
Sterling City
Marie Wilson
Anna Lou McDonald
Junction
Mrs. Brown
Cummins
Bro. Copeland
Roosevelt Roundup Visits and Travel Notes
Roosevelts roundup shows Mrs. Hettie Love visiting California for a fortnight. Marion Goodall and family arrived from Mertz on Sunday. Local residents Mr. and Mrs. Fisher and Mrs. Farrington visited the Tisdale ranch. Sam Cochran and family toured Menard over the weekend. Mrs. Ramsey and her granddaughter from Kerrville stayed with the Mansfield family. Otto and Fred Schwiening spent last week in Gillespie County. Mrs. Jane Hallfritch visited her parents in the Bundy residence. She and Lt. Hallfritch reside in Hattiesburg Mississippi. Ida Belle Simon and Reba Smith join their husbands at Camp Gruber Oklahoma. W. M. Wolf, once in business locally in 1942, traveled here with an associate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hettie Love
California
Marion Goodall
Mertz
Hallfritch
Hattiesburg
Miss. Mines
Ida Belle Simon
Reba Smith
Camp Gruber
Oklahoma
W. M. Wolf
Ranchwoman notes local life as Murr wildcat drill continues
In Cleo Clippings a ranchwoman observes daily life around Murr wildcat operations in Pecos County. She lists neighbors and visitors from Junction, Sonora, Christoval, Brady, London, and San Angelo, plus upcoming events and a UT Austin degree for Hazel Spiller.
Curtailment Forces Newspapers to Tighten Subscriptions
Among our subscribers curtailment of news print allotments pushes papers to stop new subscriptions and adopt paid in advance policies. Eagle readers cooperate. Recent payments include H. C. Stapp Junction and Joe Gardner Jr Kerrville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle
H. C. Stapp
Junction
Joe Gardner, Jr
Kerrville
J. A. McCollum
Burt Fleming Legion Members Attend Goldthwaite Meeting
Burt Fleming Post American Legion and Legion Auxiliary members Mr. and Mrs. Roy Gilliam and Mrs. Lydia Little attended the district convention in Goldthwaite Texas last weekend. Gilliam reported good attendance and interesting meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burt Fleming
American Legion
Goldthwaite
American Legion and Legion Auxiliary
Roy Gilliam
Lydia Little
The
Texas
Gilliam
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Alvah Pearl
R. L. McKinney
Alice Nelson
Mary Lou Nelson
Beth Pearl
Lorene Collins
H. B. Collins
Fort Worth
W. L. Fellers
Max Hahn
Capt
G. L. Hahn
Joe Strader
Bud
Tom Amberson
Reserve District No
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Federal Reserve Bank
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