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Newspaper
Bronte Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1947
Page
5
Will Green describes the blast at the Grand Camp near Texas City, detailing two explosions that shattered the ship and caused severe injuries to Mr and Mrs Green and Earl Home. He notes cars welded together, walls blown out, and says some bodies may never be found while others endure shock from the catastrophe.
Bernard Walker, brother of Mrs. J M Rippetoe, recalls aiding the dead for eleven hours after the Texas City explosion. He describes bodies torn and loaded in trucks with spare limbs, a priest killed near him, and being blown about fifty yards. He mentions wearing a gas mask and police coat to reduce injuries as blood and sand littered the scene.
The note recounts experiences of an unnamed person who worked and was taken to Houston. It references other encounters and implies a recovery or preservation effort for an individual. Further specifics are unavailable from the readable text.
D M McQueen returned last Friday from Shawnee Oklahoma where he spent winter with his son M C McQueen in that city. In Bronte he stays with sons A F and D R McQueen and has another son S L McQueen of Wichita Falls. He says he came to Bronte in 1909 from Oklahoma and lived in two states and one territory without moving.
Fourteen members and four guests attended the Bronte Diversity Club on May 1 hosted by Mrs. Charlie Boecking. Mrs. Nell Flores and Mrs. Chet Holcombe led a program on the life of Stephen Foster and plans for a May 22 social were tentative with new members expected to entertain the older group.
A Mary Pearl Bearden letter urges county club reporters to publish timely accurate reports to boost publicity for WHO Clubs. Enclosed pamphlet by Laura Lane stresses duties: announce events, send timely reports, identify news handlers, and train successors. Bruton exhibited a 46 pound catfish head to prove the fish did not weigh.
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