Dr Harold Cooke To Preach Easter Services Here
Dr Harold Cooke district superintendent of the Llano San Angelo Methodist Districts will preach at Bronte Methodist Church Easter morning at eleven o clock. He will also conduct the second Quarterly Conference for the charge at three in the afternoon with several district staff members. Rev Haines notes morning services moved earlier for wartime and a Communion service Friday at 8 45.
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Harold Cooke
Llano- San Angelo
Methodist Church
Bronte Methodist Church
Cooke
Dr. Cooke
Haines
Robert Lee
Lester Haines
Diversity Club Names Clytus Smith President
Mrs Clytus Smith was elected president of the Diversity Club at a meeting held at the L T Youngblood home. Mrs Gurtis Smith presided. nominating committee named officers including Mrs J B Mackey as vice president and Robin Coleman as treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clytus Smith
Pryeasey
Texas NYA Opens Shops To Girls
NYA war work centers in Waco and Corpus Christi will place 64 young women in April with training in radio sheetmetal machine shop and production sewing. The program aims to reach 200 employed, with transfers to Corpus Christi for further experience and possible Civil Service jobs at the Naval Air Station. Waco instructors from public schools and the State Board for Vocational Education will teach, dormitories provided, and monthly pay of 80 dollars after meals housing and medical costs are deducted leaving about 11 dollars per month for personal use.
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Austin
NYA
Waco
J. C. Kellam
Corpus Christi
NYA War Work Center
Civil Service Commission
Corpus Christi Naval Air Station
United States Employment Service
Waco Public Schools
State Board For Vocational Education
Boehme's Bakery Marks 29th Anniversary
The West Texas bakery celebrates 29 years with a spotless, high-tech plant under manager Lee Rochester. Staff and equipment showcase modern methods, inviting visitors to tour and sample. The Enterprise reports on the clean facilities and friendly atmosphere, promising a worthwhile visit.
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Lee Rochester
Oreate Boehme
Southwest Scrap Collection Campaign Aims for War Board Help
Industrial leaders in Dallas Texas and across the southwest were urged to cooperate in a region wide scrap collection drive to aid the War Production Board and promote the effort to get in the scrap. The announcement coordinates all southwestern industrials in the effort.
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Dallas
Texas
War Production Board
War scrap drive organized for Southwestern states
George C. Gibbons of Dallas named regional director for the Southwestern industrial scrap program per the War Production Board. Chambers of commerce and trade groups will mobilize members to collect and move scrap metals and rubber to keep tanks ships and planes in production. Gibbons, executive VP of the Texas Mid- Continent Oil and Gas Association, continues his duties as a dollar a year man as he helps coordinate the drive with local industry. The campaign complements the general domestic scrap drive and aims to rapidly return scrap to mills.
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George C. Gibbons
Dallas
George T. Weymouth
WPB
Washington
Southwestern
Chambers of Commerce
Gibbons
Texas Mid- Continent Oil and Gas Association
Texas Petroleum Industry
War Production Board
Texas
Passing Of John Black In Bronte Community Remembrance
The Enterprise notes the death of John Black born 1874 near Cameron Milam County He settled at Marie in Runnels County in 1900 later helped establish a Maine store and a post office He served as postmaster and remained active in church and community life His funeral was at Bronte Methodist Church with interment in Bronte cemetery Agnes Funeral Home of Ballinger oversaw arrangements Black was a civic pillar praised for his moral views leadership and singing at worship services The obituary closes with reflections on rural commerce and postwar consumer shifts urging local merchants to boost stock and advertising to survive into the postwar era
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Bronte Methodist Church
John Merritt
Norton Methodist Church
L. H. Haines
Bronte Cemetery
Agnes
Ballinger
Milam County
Cameron
Mr. Black
Runnels County
Card of Thanks from the Black family
The family thanks friends in Ballinger Norton Marie Bronte and elsewhere for love sympathy and kindness after their loved one's passing. They acknowledge floral offerings and pray the Father grant them kindness and friendship in such hours. Mrs John Black and children
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Ballinger, Norton
Marie Bronte
John Black
Army Parachute Trooper Home for Grandfather’s Illness
Jesse Bird Tannehill stationed in Las Vegas Nevada with the parachute division is home on a leave of absence to be with his seriously ill grandfather Mr Tannehill who has long suffered and reached a ripe old age.
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Jesse Bird Tannehill
Las Vegas
Nevada
Army
Mr. Tannehill
Things Electrical Scon Will Be Hard to Secure
West Texas Utilities warns that wartime retooling will tighten access to appliances and parts. Refrigerators, floor sweepers, irons, and similar items may become scarce as rationing expands beyond food and fuel. The message urges careful use and prompt repair to preserve civilian morale and keep war effort time free for production.
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West Texas
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