Diversity Club Clothing Drive Sponsored in Bronte
The Diversity Club and committees led by Mrs Mozelle Smith Mrs Mildred Laswell and Mrs Vera Thomas sponsor a clothing drive April 1 to April 80 in Bronte. Clothes collected by churches schools clubs Boy Scouts American Legion 4 H and FFA aid the effort to aid war ruined countries. Clothing should be washed before donating. Receipts are at C R Smith Hardware on Main Street.
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United National Clothing Collection
Young Women’s Diversity Club
Bronte
Mozelle Smith
Mildred Laswell
Vera Thomas
All Churches
Boy Scouts
American Legion
FFA
C. R. Smith Hardware
Main Street
Robert Lee Native Killed Over South China
Mr and Mrs Albert Tubb of Robert Lee were informed by the War Department that their son Frank Maxwell Tubb was killed over South China on March 15. He enlisted about two years ago and served as gunner and radio man aboard a B 25 aircraft.
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Albert Tubb
Robert Lee
War Department
Frank Maxwell
South China
Mail Messenger Bids for Rail Service to Bronte Depot
Bids for rail messenger service carrying mail to the Santa Fe depot at Bronte will be received until April 11. Interested bidders should submit proposals by the cutoff. Carrie G. Williams, Bronte Postmaster.
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Messervar
Pronte
Santa Fe
Bronte
Carrie G. Williams
War casualty reports omitted this week by local club
Due to heavy casualty reporting the Women's H D Club postponed their casualty notices this week. They will appear next week, with Bronte and Coke counties receiving their share of sorrow as the war toll rises.
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H. D. Club
Bronte
Coke County
Take Off Old Car Tags
Sheriff and tax assessor announces all car owners must remove old car numbers from their vehicles. Frank Percifull urges mandatory action and warns compliance is required.
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Frank Percifull
Sunshine Shower for Two Honorees
A Sunshine Shower at the Methodist church in Tennyson on Thursday March 29 honored Mrs. Claude Ditmore and Mrs. Charley Brown with surprise gifts. Attendees enjoyed songs and prayer by Bro Hanson. many gifts arrived from non-attendees. Lemonade and homemade cookies were served to attendees and honorees including Mrs. Hanson and numerous local ladies.
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Tennyson
Claude Ditmore
Charley Brown
Bro Hanson
Bro
Hanson
Ditmore
R. A. Howell
I. N. Howell
T. A. Brown
Scriven Smith Jr Killed in Action at Iwo Jima
Mr and Mrs Scriven Smith of Sweetwater report their son Scriven Jr was killed at Iwo Jima on March 14 while serving with the 4th Marines He was 19 and his twin brother Samuel who enlisted with him has not been heard from since February 2.
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Scriven Smith, Jr
Iwo Jima
Scriven Smith
Sweetwater
War Department
Scriven, Jr
4Th Marines
Samuel
Buford Brothers Reunite at Pearl Harbor During War Service
Robert Buford of Bronte serving with the Marines at Pearl Harbor for about two and a half years, and his brother Douglas Buford aboard a cargo ship delivering supplies, met unexpectedly there. Their cousin Burl Buford, also in the Marines, was visiting Pearl Harbor, making a rare three Buford reunion.
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Robert Buford
Douglas Buford
E. K. Buford
Bronte
Pearl Harbor
March
Robert
Pearl
Douglas
Burl Buford
California
Marine Service
Hanson Family Visit Highlights Brady Guests
Mr and Mrs Rudolph Hanson of Brady were guests Monday night of Rev and Mrs A Hanson, continuing family social ties and honoring longtime kin in a home gathering.
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Rudolph Hanson
Brady
Mr. Hanson
Rev
Mrs. A. Hanson
For Sale Milch Cow and Heifer Calf 10 Days Old
Milking cow and a ten day old heifer calf offered for sale by Mrs. Ruby Davenport. Rare chance to acquire proven dairy stock from a local breeder.
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Ruby Davenport
Editor Meets Daughter of Long Ago Friends Surprises
The narrator recalls a chance encounter on a wintry Monday in San Angelo as they deal with a flat tire near Hicks Rubber Company. They have long relied on the shop for service and were reminded of Mrs. W. W. in a brief reminiscence from a recent reading.
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San Angelo
Hicks Rubber Company
A Prisoner of War In Germany and Local Ties
The piece recalls Mrs. Ragsdale as Hicks Rubber Co manager in Williamson County and notes her husband is serving in the South Pacific. It mentions family roots in Jarrell Bangs and Brown County and ties to the Stephens families. It ends with news that Pfe T E Williams of San Angelo is a German war prisoner, after serving since 1942 and arriving in France before Christmas.
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Ragsdale
South Pacific
Ragsdales
Williamson County
Santa Anna
Hicks Rubber Company
Jarrell
Brown County
Bangs
Stephens
Friends of the
Mrs. Je
Mr. Ragsdale
Mar
Peanut Seed Distribution Planned for Bronte Farmers
A notice announces Wednesday April 11 as the peanut seed distribution day for Bronte area farmers. Shelled peanuts treated with Arason will cost 19 1 2 cents per pound and unshelled untreated peanuts 11 cents. Stock is limited and not advisable to delay.
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Bronte
Co-Op
Isronte
Coke County Red Cross Drive Exceeds Quota
Coke County Red Cross Drive under county chairman H A Springer and co chairs George Thomas Bruce Clift and Willis Smith closed with a quota of 2800 and total receipts of 3048.01. Springer invites further gifts and thanks donors for their liberal response.
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Coke County Red Cross
Coke County
H. A. Springer
Red Cross
George Thomas
Bruce Clift
War Fund
Willis Smith
Springer
Richard Wylie Wounded in Action in Germany
Mr and Mrs T M Wylie of Robert Lee report their son Corporal Richard Dickie Wylie was seriously wounded in action March 19 in Germany and flown to a hospital in England. He had joined the service December 1943 as a Robert Lee student and arrived in France in January with the Third Army. He asked his parents not to worry and that he would make it all right.
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T. M. Wylie
Robert Lee
Corp
Richard
Dickie) Wylie
Germany
Corp. Wylie
England
Third Army
France
Family returns from visit with relatives overseas
Mrs. Gertrude Whaley and daughter Mrs. Joe Dale Spears with Redph Scott and Tommy Whaley returned home Friday after visiting relatives. Mr. Scott, home on furlough after three and a half years overseas, will head to Florida this week for a new overseas assignment. His brother J. L. Scott went to Germany about a month ago as a tail gunner.
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Gertrude Whaley
Joe Dale Spears
Tommy
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Diversity Club Clothing
Frank Tubb
Buford Brothers
C.f. Williams
Roe Williams
Pfe. T. E. Williams
Pfc
Williams
70Th Infantry
Seventh Army
Young Williams
Bronte High School
Texas Tech
Goodfellow Field
MES. W. W. Bagsdale
Bill
Robert Lee State Bank
Texas
U. S. Gov’t. Securities
Catton
Federal Reserve Bank
D. R. Campbell
T. A. Richardson
Vivian Jacobs
D R. Campbell
R. W. Smith
Marvin Simpson
G. C. Allen
Federal Deposit Insurance
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