Clean-up Campaign Urged by Bronte Health Officer Dr Leonard
City Health Officer J D Leonard urges Bronte to observe Clean-up Week April 4 through 10 as proclaimed by Governor Stevenson. He emphasizes preventing diseases, burning filth, and improving community welfare during wartime health drive. The governor designates Health and Clean-up Week to advance public health and fire prevention statewide.
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Leonard
J. D. Leonard
Bronte
Texas
Texa
America
Texas State Health Department
State Fire Insurance Department
Red Bluff Lumber Co Buys Bridges Stock in Moves to Grandfalls
The Red Bluff Lumber Company of Grand Falls and other towns bought the Bridges Hardware Company's stock early this week. Most stock is headed to Grand Falls with some shipped to Dallas. Bronte is increasingly used in local business firms as the town grows.
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Red Bluff
Red Bluff Lumber Company
Grand Falls
The
Bridges Hardware Company
Dallas
Bronte
Papa
Rev Lester Haines Resigns Pastorate for Semi War Work
Rev Lester Haines and his wife announce the Bronte Methodist church will close his pastorate next Sunday as he accepts a new posting in Brackettville. Brackettville serves as a defense center with many soldiers stationed there. He says the move aims to aid mankind in defense work, though he and Mrs Haines regret leaving Bronte and its people.
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Lester H. Haines
Bronte Methodist Church
Haines
Brackettville
Bronte
Rev
O. K
Rains Bring Water Relief After Abundant Showers
After cold East winds, a four day rain event delivered about one and three quarters inches of moisture. The gentle showers eased water famine in Bronte, with lakes capturing some water but not enough to fill them.
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North Pole
Bronte
Honor Their Soldier Boy At Family Sunday Dinner
Mr and Mrs R L White of Blackwell hosted a dinner for their son Pvt Orville White at Camp Wallace Galveston in a family reunion style gathering On the same weekend Myrtle Hulsey visited in Stamford Orville White known as Dr White serves in the 619 Signal Co Regional and has been in service since February 12 1942
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R. L. White
Blackwell
Pvt
Orville White
Camp Wallace
Galveston
L. B.white
Bob White
Neta
Charlie White
Elma
Zelma
Johnie
James Dewayne
Bronte
Dean
Dorothy
Billie
Franklin Thomas
Maverick
Myrtle Hulsey
Stamford
Camp Wallice
White
Signal Co
Bronte Girl to Boston to Marry Soldier Boy
The Enterprise reports Bronte native Miss Maurice Scott will wed a Runnels County soldier in Boston, Massachusetts. She is educated in Bronte and once worked as a beauty artist in San Angelo, with dates and details of romance and service life in Texas and D.C. correspondence included.
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Maurice
Ji Scott
de Boston
Runnels County
Tes
Miss Scott
Massachusetts City
Texas
Maude Stoetzel
Ballinger
Washington, D. C
Bronte
Brontechools
San Angelo
Coke County Livestock Show Leaders Highlighted
The Enterprise featured portraits from the Coke County Livestock Show last week. Among those pictured was Prof D B Collinsworth, the FFA instructor at Robert Lee School assisting the event.
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Enterprise
Coke County
D. B. Collinsworth
FFA
Robert Lee
WAAC Best Bronze Girl Named
WAAC Best is recognized as a bronze award recipient, noted as the daughter of the late Evans Best and granddaughter of Mr and Mrs G 4 Best.
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Waac Best
Evans Best
G. 4. Best
Bowman Lumber Company opening in San Angelo
A partial OCR fragment reports Bowman Lumber Company of San Angelo planning an opening announcement last week. The readable text confirms the local business event but details are unclear due to damage.
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Fntermi
Bowman Lumber Company of
San Angelo
Livestock Show Postponed Until March 29
Rain forced changes to the Coke County FEA Livestock Show schedule. Exhibitors postponed from Monday to Thursday then to next Monday March 29 with judging to follow the announced schedule. Boys’ trip to Fort Worth remains on plan. bring blankets.
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Coke County
Fort Worth
Stephenville
Chester Kiker Writes Interesting Experiences
Brayton Flying Service in Cuero Texas reports Chester Kiker wrote about his experiences dated March 14 1948. The piece highlights personal reflections from Kiker on aviation life and local events during that period.
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Chester Kiker
Brayton Flying Service
Cuero
Texas
Correction of trade ad error at Texas Trading Co fence item
The notice from a San Angelo Wallace Studio image acknowledges a misprint in a Texas Trading Company ad. The red picket fence item was described as 6 feet tall instead of 4 feet, and the error is corrected and thanked for courtesy.
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Texas Trading Company
Gardens Topic With Mrs De Belle Keyes Hostess
The Woman's Progressive Club met Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Mattie Belle Keyes as hostess at Mrs. Cartie G. Williams home. Members answered roll call about what they would do with a dozen roses and discussed Some Gardens I have Seen led by Mrs. T. C. Price. A sherbet and cake refreshment plate was served.
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Woman's Progressive Club
Mattie Belle Keyes
Cartie G. Williams
T. C. Price
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J. Coke Stevenson
State of
Austin
Lester Haines
Boston, Mass
Soldier Boy
George Clark
Centralia
Minois
Forest Clark
Clark
Your Friend
Chester Riker
Bronte Solier
Chester
Waco
Army Post
Marcene O. Best
WAAC
Camp Upton
New York
Waacs
Fort Des Moines
Wallace Studio
Mrs. de Belle Keyes
Higginbotham’s
Ballinger’s Shopping Balinate'e
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