War meeting paints grim facts and hard-won progress
Congress heard firsthand wartime realities from Secretary Stimson and General Marshall, with General Armstrong detailing bombing operations and frontline combat reports. Charts and film showed blood, sacrifice, and steady American resolve, emphasizing home support as vital to ultimate victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Stimson
George C. Marshall
George W. Strong
F. A. Armstrong, Jr
Armstrong
Germany
War Chest Fund drive gains $615 in Bronte area
Bronte community leaders report $615 raised so far for the National War Fund drive. Judge McNeil Wylie met locals from Robert Lee Tenn yson and Bronte to outline plans as H A Springer L T Youngblood and B F Kirk oversee soliciting and collections. Mrs Elizabeth C Morrow urges broad giving citing seven united relief agencies and wartime need. Mrs R M Coppedge of Rotan visits son Jesse Coppedge and wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bronte
McNeil Wylie
Robert Lee
Tennyson
H. A. Springer
Elizabeth C. Morrow
Dwight L. Morrow
United Nations
Fragmentary War Narrative on Soldiers Endurance
Fragmented passage describes soldiers enduring cross fire bombs and shrapnel sleeping in mud and eating scant rations from their meal kits. It highlights their endurance and devotion amid hardship with a continuation note for the next page.
Methodists Honor 37 of Their Boys in the Service
Memorial service at Bronte Methodist church honors 37 members serving in the armed forces. District Superintendent Hamner and Rev Park spoke on youth after the war and wartime experiences. Three flags carried by Boy Scouts, and a Certificate of Award from the 80th Service Command commemorates the church’s release of its pastor to serve as army chaplain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bronte Methodist Church
W. F. Hamner
San Angelo
Park
H. Willoughby
F. S. Higginbotham
Brooks Browning
B. F. Bridges
Hamner
Boy Scouts
Homer Leathers
leDrew Arrott
Bobby Clark
80Th Service Command
Ben I. Bomfalk
U. S. Army
Farmers urged to finish turkeys on grain for Christmas market
Farmers should finish turkeys on grain for the Christmas market starting around December 1. The county agent can offer helpful advice on marketing turkeys.
Nufords Visit Son in California Defense Plant Town
Mr and Mrs Ernest Nuford left on Tuesday for California to visit their son Douglas who had returned home with them from his visit. Douglas is employed at a defense plant during the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Nuford
California
Douglas
Niece's Baby Death Prompted Kirks' Early Eden Return
Mrs. B F Kirk traveled home from Eden on Thursday after being summoned early in the week due to the death of her niece's baby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Kirk
Eden
Parts request note for 1984 Master Chevrolet
Local notice seeks parts for a 1984 Master Chevrolet. The inquiry lists contact as T. B. Richmond Box 470 San Angelo Texas. Classified fragment indicates an appointment or meeting code 48 2t.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. B. Richmond
San Angelo
Texas
Early Ballinger Citizen Dies Buried at Carlton
J N Adams of Ballinger died at his daughter's home in Ballinger on Friday October 22 1943. An early Ballinger and Runnels County settler he came in 1896 and engaged in farming then mercantile business. He later managed G M Carlton Bros Co in Hico retiring in 1932 to live with his daughter Mrs Clarene Morton. Born March 29 1860 near Gonzales he built a life in ranching and livestock. Funeral at First Baptist Ballinger with burial at Carlton following graveside rites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. N. Adams
Ballinger
Claarence Morton
Otober
Runnels County
Currie- Noyes Mercantile Company
Higginbotham Bros. & Co
West Texas
Adams
G. M. Carlton Bros. & Company
Hico
Texas
Clarene Morton
First Baptist Church
Gonzales
Torrell
Hamilton
Brath
Comanche
Balihger
E. E. Dawson
Paint Rock Baptist Church
King- Holt Funeral Home
Carlton
Annie Purdue
Tull V
Seagraves
Ja Adams
J. Seagraves
Mary Webster
Houston
C. A. Morton
Bs Winger
Jap Adams
Baptist Workers' Conference in Winters Next Tuesday
The Runnels Baptist Association will hold its Workers' Conference at Winters First Baptist Church on November 6, 1943, starting at 10 o'clock with a song service. The program features talks on Christian soldier characteristics by Dawson and Cade, a sermon by Rev. Morton, and a panel on lost sinner’s condition with missionary Hickerson, ending with evening adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Workers’ Conference
The
Runnels Baptist Association
First Baptist Church
Winters
Otis Allen
R. Felder Cade
J. E. Eldridge
C. A. Morton
J. R. Hickerson
W. E. Nowell
Baptists of Texas
Bear Allen
Hospitalization Insurance Info Sought by Tom B Richmond
Tom B Richmond seeks details on hospitalization insurance covering surgery extra and natural death benefits. The oldline company previously paid out several hundred dollars to Bronte school teachers and others. Tom B Richmond P O Box 170 Angelo Texas 43 21
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom B. Richmond
Oldline Company
Bronte
P. O
An Angelo
Texas
Cooperative Assn to Elect Directors at Robert Lee
Notice to Coke County Cooperative Association members of a meeting in the courthouse at Robert Lee on Saturday at 3 P.M. to elect directors for the coming year and discuss other important matters. Farmers and ranchers are welcome to join.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coke County Cooperative Association
Court House
Robert Lee
New Family Group Hospital Policy Offered in Bronte Area
The Business Men's Assurance Company introduces a new Family Group Hospital Policy to residents of Bronte and Coke County. Contact Tom B. Richmond at Box 470 San Angelo Texas for information. The notice mentions paid claims to Matthew Caperton and references Bob Bryan Covey and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Business Men’s Assurance Company
Bronte
Coke County
Tom B. Richmond
Richmond
San Angelo
Matthew Caperton
Bob Bryan Covey
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West Texas Livestock Show
Abilene
Washin
Ton
War Chest Fund
Baptist Workers’ Conference
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