Falfurrias Facts (Falfurrias, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. [36], Ed. 1 Friday, February 6, 1942 Page: 3 of 6
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6 1942
FALFURRIAS
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NEWS FROM
PREMONT
AComplete Coverage Of Southern Jim Well* County
By MARJORIE WARKENTIN
FACTS
RISE AND SHINE” AT CACTUS
PACE THREE
Premont Organizes Fire Dept. School News
A Volunteer Fire Department has The new owner of Oonds are Billy
come into existence in Premost. The Martins, Walter Carroll and James
need for such an organization has Talley.
been felt for a long time. Especial-j These on the Honor Roll for the
lj since the city has good, facilities j last six weeks are
available and also
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a number of j
standard fire plugs.
Eleven men where out at a spe-
cial business meeting on the 22nd
day of January. J. S. Warkentin,
who had been acting chairman of J
the group for several months, call- I
ed for regular election of officers
and roll call of active members. The
following went on the active roll
as volunteer fireman: J. W. Duerk-
sen, Lloyd Whitcomb. J. S. Warken-
tin. Henry Engelklng, Arthur Balz-
er, Lawrence Cox. Sterling Lucas,
Carter Cox, Bill Maderer, Avil Gar-
cia, Barnett Finley.
Officers e.rcted were Arthur Bal- was given at lhe home of Mr. and
s*r. chief; Carter Cox. 1st assistant Mrs- Abe Harder Friday night,
chief; Bill Maderer. 2nd Assistant ’Those who attended were Mary
chief; J. S. Warkentin, secretary- j ^ane Robnett, Joel Warkentin,
treasurer. [Mary Gregory, Junior Lacy, Joann
The boys are sponsoring as a cit-1 Hfrd*
fense project in tilt collection of R Pte; Va fnTtl?e-
paper and metals, The City Com- Bnt0n Deavor- Evelyn Carroll, John
Evelyn Carroll __________ 95*4
JoAnn Duerksen _____________ 94
Fernando Gonzales 93.6
Teresita Lozano . .......93^
Marjorie Warkentin _______ 93
Joel Warkentin _____________93
Mary Jane Robnett........ 92.75
Ralph Stoltzfus _____ 92
Charles Martins ...________92
Evelyn Dearing______________ 92
James Rouse______________91V*,
Grace Christian_________ 91 >4
Dorr Lobrecht 90 Jack Oakie relaxes whiiv me campus cuties go through their routines
_ in "Rise and Shine,” co-starring George Murphy and Linda Darnell.
Sunday School Party Showing Tuesday and Wednesday at the Cactus Theatre.
A Baptist Sunday School party j-------------
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mission?rr. purchased 500 ft. of fire
hose which has arrived. So the
boys will get their first experience
in handling a frie hose at their
i.fcxt meeting. They expect to raise
funds through various channels to
purchase additional necessary fire
fighting equipment. They meet ev-
ery Thursday night at the City Hall
and are open for additional active
members.
Stanford, Mattie Lee Dearing, Ken-
neth Wallace. Tessie Wishard and
their teacher. Mrs. Wallace. After
many interesting games, refresh-
ments of sandwiches, cookies and
punch were served.
THE BIG FOUR OF THE FAR EAST
Rev. J. P Kliewer and Rev. David
Hooge motored to the Valley Satur- j
day.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Miles of Al-
fred and Mrs. Bessie Atkins and
Tommy Gene of Alice visited in the
homes of Mr. Howard Lviingston
and Mrs. Penny Langen Sunday af-
ternoon and evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Miller of Math-
is moved in to the Langen house
Saturday.
Grovet Bramhall and Lee Fran?,
students of A. & M., arrived in Pre-
mont last Thursday. Grover will go
on to Ercwnsville where he will vis-
it his mother.
Lester Stoltzfus, who has been at- j
tending school at Hesten, Kansas,1
returned home Thursday.
C. C. Wehrman went to Kingsville
cn business Monday.
/GENERAL SIR ARCHIBALD
° WAVELL. hero of Libya, ap-
pointed Supreme Commander of all
Allied force* in the southwest Pa-
cific area.
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Wehrman were
Alice visitors Friday.
Amando Canales left Tuesday to
attend an aviation school in Hous-
ton.
Mr. and Mrs. Wolf and Mrs. Wash
Storm returned from Amarillo’
Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Pitman and
family moved to Falfurrias Satur-
day.
Mrs. Justin Davidson’s mother of
Oklahoma arrived here Monday for
a visit with her daughter and fam-
ily.
Mr. and Ms. Arthur Balzer and
daughters and Miss Marjorie War-
kentin motored to Corpus Christi
Sunday afternoon.
Howard Hope has sold his place
here in town and is moving to Lit-
tle Rock, Arkansas.
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Jimmy Storm started drilling his,
well in the
Monday.
West Premont Field
THIRD DRAFT
WHEREAS tile President of the
United States has issued a Proclam-
Mrs. Dorr Lohrecht and her moth- ati°n dated January 5. 1942, call-
CLarencio Garza of New Orleans
arrived here Monday for a two week
furlough.
¥ IEUT. GEN. GEORGE H
BRETT, former Chief of the
U. S. Army Air Corps, now serving
ai Deputy Commander under Gen.
WaveU
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CHINESE GENERALISSIMO
CHIANG KAI-SHEK, now
Commander of all Allied land and
air forces in China, Burma and
Thailand (Siam).
ADMIRAL THOMAS C.
^HART, Commander of tha
U. S. Asiatic Fleet, now serving as
Commander of all Allied Navies ia
the Far East.
er, Mrs. Von Toerne. and Mrs. Ella
Johnson spent Friday evening with
hie for a third registration day un-
der the Selective Training and Ser-
Mrs. Penny Langen playing “five[v*(' Act cf 1240. as amended, said
hundred”. j ’ egistration to be held on February
- 16 1942, of all male oersons re-
Donald Mertins of Camp Bowie :ding within the United States aj ing and Service Act of 1940, as a- registrations under the
is spending the- week-end in Pre- territories of Alaska. Hawaii; mended, other than persons ex- Training and Service Act.
meet.
System:
NOW, THEREFORE. I, Coke R.
Stevenson, Governor of the State of
Texas, do hereby proclaim and give
notice that every male citizen of
I his State who has not heretofore
registered w’ith the Selectiv Train- birth, and has not heretofore been
Selective
of 1940
, cember 31, 1941, has attained the
twentieth anniversary of the day
of his birth and on February 16,
1942, has not attained) tfie forty-
registered in either the 1940 0r 1941
fifth anniversary of the day of his
■’nd Puerto Rico who have attained j cepted by Section 5 (a) of the Se- and lhe regulations thereunder:
rheir twentieth birthday on or be- ; lective Training and Service Act of Provided. That the duty of any per-
fere Dec. 31. 1941. and who have 1940, as amended, and by Section j sen to present himself for and sub- |
net attained their forty-fifth birth-1208 of the Coast Guard Auxiliary rnit to registration in accordance
v or February 16. 1942, and who and Reserve Act of 1941, is required wtih any previous proclamation is-
to and shall between the hours of l sued under said Act shall not be af-
7 A. M. and 9 P. M. on Monday, the fected. bv this proclamation
16th of February, present himself i do. therefore, proclaim the fol-
for and submit to registration l>e- j 'owing:
fore a duly designated registration i. The registration under this
cf.o ial or Selective Service Loc- prrclamaiton shall be in accordance
al Board having Jurisdiction in the the Selective Servirr* Regula-
nira in which he has hi. perma- tions governing registration Every
Bob Reagcn returned home last
week after an appendectomy in the
Bceville Hospital.
have not heretofore registered
The Wellington Oil Co. has start- WHEREAS the President of the
ed drilling cn Gus Glasscock’s United States has called upon me
ranch. as Governor of the State of Texas
- tc cooperate with him in accom-
Justin Pierce left for the Army, plishing the forthcoming registra-
Tuesday. | tion, and In order that a promt t
and effective registration can be
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Mr. and Mrs. McMahan and made by utilizing the agencies of nent home or in which he may hap-1 ,rrson subjort t0 registratior :s re-
daughter. Betty Lea:, of Brownsvillel th" State of Texas in cooperation '*?n to be cn that day, it such male ;)Uirp(1 '(e familiarize himself with
moved to Premont Friday. > v uh the existing Selective Service citizen or other male person on De- such regulations and to comply
therewith
I 2. I call upon all officers and ag-
ents of the State of Texas, and pol- i
itical subdivlsibns thereof, and all
local boards and agents thereof ap-
Ddnted under the provisions of the
Selective Training and Service Act
of 1940. as amended, or the Selec-
tive Service Regulations prescrilied,
| th°reunder, tc do and perform all
acts and services necessary to ac-
complish effective and complete
registration.
3. Tn order that there may be full j
cooperation in carrying into effect
♦be purnose of the Selective Train-;
ing and Service Act of 1940, as a-
~opnrird. T urge all employers and j
Government agencies of all kinds!
*o give those under their charge I
'•ufficlent time in which to fulfill
the obligations cf registration In-
cumbent unon them under the said
Act and this proclamation.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have j
v,rreunto set mv hand ant’, caused!
the senl of the St He of Texas to bp
affixed at the city of Austin, this
22nd day of January. 1942.
(SEAL> Coke R Stevreson,
O' vernor of Texas.
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British advance rolls on toward Tripoli. The smoking hulks in this picture were knocked out by^a South
African detachment, which than blew up evenrthjpgjfaat could not ha mad by the British forces themselves.
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