Lone Star Lumber and Builders Supply Sale Notice
Ad lists pine flooring lumber and other materials from Lone Star Limber and Builders Supply in Abilene. Includes contact options and sale items plus scattered dealer notes and sales details.
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Newspaper
Bronte Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1949
Page
3
Ad lists pine flooring lumber and other materials from Lone Star Limber and Builders Supply in Abilene. Includes contact options and sale items plus scattered dealer notes and sales details.
Fragmentary OCR reads like a crime brief mentioning robbery in BRAG and BERBEY regions with references to wills and possible legal actions. Details are incomplete but indicate a police or court matter labeled as a robbery case involving a local figure.
A Coke County jury in June found Berry guilty of the reported incident and assessed a five year suspended sentence. The defendant was taken to his home and forced to surrender $33 during the alleged crime.
The Friends of Texas Ladies League president addressed a local women’s club gathering. The speaker urged support for a proposed free public transport program and encouraged legislators to back related funding. A social reception followed with attendees discussing community matters.
Fragmentary OCR shows Bronte Texas Post Office notice dated March 1 under the Act of March 3 listing second class matter. Details are unreadable but indicate official postal matter with administrative action at Bronte.
Rates listed per year 2.00 2.50 with regional differences. Notices reference National Advertising Representative and San Antonio area. The OCR text is garbled but implies subscription pricing and distribution details for a local publication in an area near San Antonio.
Article describes Coke Co turkeys shown at the state fair and market, with bidders and prices. It notes 175 turkeys entered, auction details, and results including feather quality and sale prices. Names such as Nelda Sinope, Don Poedts, Jerome Shep, and Pat Tas appear among participants and officials.
The report lists prize money and sale proceeds for five 4th Clubs members: Don Fields, Jerome Sheppard, Nelda Sheppard, LeDrew Arrott, and Marlene Arrott. Prize money totals $41.95 while sale money reaches $524.98, yielding $566.33 overall for 50 turkeys. The group expects to sell about $1500 in turkeys this fall.
Legal notice indicates sealed bids due November 16, 19a9 at 9:00 AM for a 1949 Bord 420 passenger school bus offered for sale. Bus may be viewed at Green Mountain School. Proposals available from County Superintendent Hubert Lee, Texas, Ale2te.
The Blackwell carnival collected five hundred fifty dollars. The event crowned a queen of the annual carnival with an escort and attendees including Velde Ballard and Bobo Raass. Fifth grade and sixth grade participants were noted among the attendees.
The article lists winners and pairs in a school or PTA event, with Marion winners noted and various couples ranked from 6th to 1st. The PTA will hold its regular meeting Monday night November 7 and Miss Edora Hawkins of Abilene will show a movie. all are invited.
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