Hunger to Visit V A Chapters in Area II
Robert Hunger Jr., son of local chapter president and State FFA Officer Historian, will leave Tuesday September 23 to visit V A Chapters in Area II. He will tour Alpine El Paso Alpine to Sweetwater area then return via San Angelo. District meetings planned. state and national program work to be discussed with travel expenses paid by State FFA Association. Dixon Maning and G D Sadler will accompany.
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Robert Hunger, Jr
Robert Hunger
FFA
V. A
Area II
Alpine
el Paso
Sweetwater
Junction
San Angelo
Robert
State
FFA Association
Texas Association of Ffa
Dixon Maning
Cotulla
G D. Sadler
Renewed Scrap Drive Seeks Countywide Participation
The list names numerous residents who sold or donated to the Scrap Drive totaling a third of a million pounds. It urges every county resident to locate scrap from ranches farms homes or vacant lots to support the war effort. Menard recently closed its business district for a scrap gathering and the local school drive is planned for October 1-5.
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M. Durbon
R. E. Homann
I. W. Gephart
Mae Sandherr
Britt Allsup
R. C. Tatum
Frank Mueller
Floyd Little
Fred Mudge
W. M. Taylor
Burl Kirkpatrick
Ray Chadwick
H. H. Faught
David Schmidt
T. J. Lange
T. O. Daniel
E. V. Stewart
Bill
Helen Doris Brown
Menard
Political Announcements for Democratic Primary 1942
A list of candidates declaring for the Democratic Primary on August 22 1942 includes State Senator 25th District Penrose Metcalfe Congressman 21st Dist D C Fisher Pecos County District Attorney 112th Hart Johnson County Judge L R Hodges County Attorney M C Blackburn Sheriff Assessor and Collector J O Odie Wright County and District Clerk Lewis Jetton County Treasurer Mrs Melba Burt Johnson Commissioner Precinct One C E Reid Precinct Two Ernest Dunbar Precinct Three W C Bill Jones Precinct Four Lemuel Jones Justice of the Peace Precinct 1 W H Smelser.
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Hart Johnson
Justice of the Peace
W. H. Smelser
Neighborly Gossip and War Era Industry Feats
A woman overhears gossip about new neighbors across the wall and is surprised to learn the mother is her sister. The text then shifts to wartime industry, noting nearly 100 chemical and powder plants built in America since the war began and a blast furnace producing 43,000 tons of iron in one month.
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News
America
For Constable Precinct No One J R Whitey Kinnard
A brief notice identifies J R Whitey Kinnard as the constable for Precinct No One. The readable fragment confirms his role and precinct designation with no additional details available.
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J. R. (Whitey) Kinnard
Industrial boom cuts workers per plane as output soars
Three years ago U. S. aircraft makers with 30 000 workers built 3 000 planes yearly needing ten men per plane. Now over 400 000 workers produce 48 000 planes annually with 8.3 men per plane. Planes are larger and more complete. The Tackle Box Manual is free from Game Department. Two flatcars carry the 65 foot barrel of a 16 inch battleship rifle.
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U. S
Texas Bois d Arc Wood Uses Dye For Uniforms
Red River County farmers sell bois d arc timber to the American Dyewood Company of New York City for olive drab dye used in soldiers uniforms. Walter L. Gibbons coordinates transport from farmers, with twenty nine carloads totalling about 900 tons already shipped and ten more cars on contract.
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United States Army
Red River County
American Dyewood Company
New York City
Walter L. Gibbons
Scrap drive notice for Junction London Roosevelt area
Scrap collection plan announced before the war period. The speaker offers to bring scrap to Junction and asks if a truck can call at the residence. A responder can indicate yes or no. The speaker states scrap will be piled and ready for the trucker when he calls.
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Junction -London-Roosevelt
California plant uses sandbag trench to honor workers
A California company walls its plant entrance with sandbags and warlike trappings to portray workers as soldiers of production. Subcontractors were honored guests at a Wisconsin firm’s rally celebrating completing its first tanks three months early.
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California
Wisconsin
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Schreiner-Hodges Co
del Monte
Eeean
Lehreiner-Hodges Co
Penrose Metcalfe
Cong
21St Dist
D. C
Kimble County
Bright & Marly
Chuck
Hamburger
Texas
Bois D'Arc
Snce
C. A. Schraub Company
P&g
Wilson's Golden Brand
Oleo
Ene
Kraft
Velveta
J. W. Chenoweth
Mgr
Junction National Bank
Co An. Holeramp
Manas
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