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Newspaper
Bronte Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1947
Page
3
Local ad notes a good selection of field seed from Mansell Bros in Ballinger and Moody Powell Feed Supply in San Angelo. Customers urged to hurry for seeds and to see heaters and C/S meal including cubes at both locations with listed phone number.
Classified listings advertise folding screens, fiber wardrobes, bakeware, oil cloth, a large bedroom suite, and windmills with towers. Local firms from San Angelo Bronte Robert Lee Winters Vernon Lammers and Leeper Supply Co. promote drills plows and office supplies with special rates for teachers and students at area newspapers. Hosiery and baby items are offered with bargain prices and satisfaction guaranteed by Southern Sales Company from Knoxville Tennessee.
Chalk dust and chatter fill the page as Mrs. Vetal Flores notes cooperative grade schools and fire drills in U S schools. Potent social snippets follow about weekend visits, classmates, dates, letters, and a kerosene injury recovery in Sweetwater.
Mrs Lum Lasswell was named president of the Ft Chadbourne WHO Club for the coming year. Supporting officers include Buddy Kirkland as vice president and Lee Parks as secretary treasurer, with Tracy White as reporter and Jacob Morrow as club delegate and recreation chair.
Mrs Tracy White entertained the Ft Chadbourne WitD Club at her home on Tuesday October 7 Demonstration on Singer sewing machine attachments was given by Mrs Buddy Kirkland Salad plates were served to Mildred Lasswell Buddy Kirkland Maxine McDonald Edna Morrow Grace White Elsie Fancher Waunise Parks Preston Davis and two visitors Mrs Dora Kirkland of Bronte and Mrs Dee Johnson of Wingate The next meeting will be hosted by Mrs Charlie Boecking on October 21.
Mrs J W Labenske hosted the Hayrick WHO Club on Oct 2 with roll call on selected subjects. Miss Gladys Waldrop presented a report on the state THDA meetings in Galveston and a sewing machine care demonstration. Attending were Mrs Glenn Waldrop Mrs L C Robbins Mrs W G Cresap the hostess Miss Gladys Waldrop Dickie Waldrop and visitors Mrs J A Waldrop Vera Modrall. The next meeting was held yesterday with Mrs J W Mitchell.
Judge Bob Davis traveled to Bronte last Wednesday for a mix of official duties and personal engagements. His visit drew attention from local officials and residents alike.
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