Blackwell School Opens 1942 43 Session Monday
The Blackwell school will begin Monday August 24 as Prof Arnold Richards is elected to succeed Prof Leroy Stone who resigned as superintendent to join Wichita Falls schools as mathematics teacher and aeronautics instructor. He returns after years at Blackwell where he was principal. The cotton picking season will pause classes so students can help gather the crop. Other teachers include Neva Neeper from Sweetwater teaching first grade.
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Arnold Richards
Leroy Stone
Wichita Falls
Blackwell
Littlefield
Neva Neeper
Sweetwater
War Ration Books to be Returned by Inductees
H O Whitt Coke County War Price and Rationing Board warns inductees and heirs to surrender war ration books when entering service or after death. Regulations are strict and penalties may follow noncompliance. Clytus Smith and spouse moved to San Angelo for welding at Goodfellow Field.
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H. O. Whitt
Coke County War Price and Rationing Board
Armed Services
Whitt
Office of Poice Administration
Clytus Smith
San Angelo
Mr. Smith
Goodfellow Field
Methodist Revival Delights Bronte as Pastor Revives Faith
Rev. Lowell Ryan of Sterling City leads a Methodist revival in Bronte drawing growing interest each day. He will depart after the meeting but his impact endures. A booster band of about forty children forms at the start, and by Wednesday they reported reading 1640 Bible chapters since the revival began. The Enterprise notes a brief, pleasant call from Rev. Ryan and Pastor Haines Thursday morning.
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Lowell Ryan
Sterling City
Rev. Ryan
Haines
Bronte Schools to Open for 1942 43 Session
Bronte schools prepare to begin Monday September 14 1942 with all positions filled except a history teacher Superintendent B I Kirk and the board face the task of hiring the last staff member The proposed faculty includes Prof Dean principal coach math Mrs Atha Ezell English Miss Iva Bell Lynn English and history etc with multiple grade teachers and specialists listed from 1st through 8th grade
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Kirk
B. F. Kirk
Klondike
Atha Ezell
Iva Bell Lynn
Mary Steele
Indianapolis
Indiana
J. T. Henry
Grace Montgomery
D. Hull
Helen Williams
Joe Bill Duckworth
Bruton Couple Return From North Texas Trip
Mr and Mrs C E Bruton return home Wednesday night from North Texas, visiting Bonham and Paris and Bruton relatives. He notes crops in bronze country were best seen on the trip, though spring rains and prolonged dry weather hurt crops. Also reporting Mr and Mrs Boon Allison and children visiting Lee Allison from Laviate Texas.
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C. E. Bruton
North
Texas
Bonham
Paris
Mrs. Boon Allison
Laviat, Texas
Mr. Allison
Lee Allison
Bronte Gins First Bale as War Bond Award Goes to Grower
Bronte reports its 1942 cotton crop began with the first bale ginned by Planters Gin Co on August 14. Renza Lee of Maverick delivered the bale at 18 12 cents per pound and received a $25 war bond as first bale premium. Planters Gin estimates yield near 1500 bales. last year about 1900 were ginned. Lee also claimed first bales at Maverick and Winters.
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Bronteland
Bronte
Renza Lee
Maverick
Lee
Planters Gin Company
A. F. McQueen
Mr. Lee
Enterprise
Front Page Findlaters Ad Urges Fall Garden Patriotism
The Enterprise carries a large Findlater's San Angelo display on the front page. It explains that front page placement is for patriotic reasons, urging readers to grow a fall garden as essential for the country and the home.
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Findlater’s of San Angelo
Findaker’s
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America
Findlater’s
Findlater
U.S. War
San Angela, Texas
Bronte Schools
Cen
Bronte Gins
Fee
H. E. Petty
W. T. Sparkman
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