Patriotic Rally Planned at Bronte School Auditorium
A county wide patriotic rally is set for Friday evening at the Bronte High School auditorium. The program begins at 8 30 daylight saving time with the Bronte High School Band, National Anthem, invocations and talks by local officials and civic leaders, followed by a 20 minute address and a community patriotic sing.
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Bronte
B. F. Kirk
Bronte Schools
Bronte High School
J. E. Eldridge
Marriage of Former Bronte Girl Announced
Mrs Elva McCutchen formerly of Bronte announces the marriage of her daughter Wilma Nell to Derwood Pennington of San Angelo. Friends join in good wishes for the couple as they begin life together. Mr and Mrs Pennington reside in San Angelo.
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Derwood Pennington
Wilma Nell McCutchen
Price
Elva McCutchen
Bronte
San Angelo
Wilma Nell
M. P. Coleman
Coke County
Marriage notice from Ballinger for Gentry Williams couple
Married Charlie Gentry and Miss Lu Selle Williams of Norton in Ballinger on Saturday. The brief notice wishes blessings for the couple as they start life together. Milas Geraldine Ball is working.
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Charlie Gentry
Luselle Williams
Norton
Ballinger
Bronte Pastor Joins U S Army Chaplaincy
Rev Bohmfalk, pastor of Bronte Methodist churches, resigned to accept a chaplaincy in the U S Army. He entered service as first lieutenant after departing for Fort Knox Kentucky Wednesday. A farewell party honored him and Mrs Bohmfalk Friday night for their more than two years in Bronte and broad local goodwill.
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Bronte
Focal Church
Bohmfalk
Government to Aid Small Farmers in Food Production
Government plans to boost Texas food production under the Food-for-Freedom loan program by February 9. The Farm Security Administration will extend aid to current rural rehabilitation borrowers and new producers, setting targets for dairy poultry pork oil crops and garden produce with loans for production goods buildings seeds and cooperative facilities.
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Texas
B. F. Vance
Agriculture War Board For
United States Department of the Farm Security Administration
Pearl Harbor
FSA
Vance
Shep Sheppard Invites Community to Event
In this issue the newspaper announces W. V. Shep Sheppard, also known as Shep, inviting everybody to join a local business gathering. Details are limited in the fragment.
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Shep” Sheppard
West Texas Utilities Employees Buy Defense Bonds
Nearly a thousand West Texas Utilities Company workers in 166 communities organize to support defense bond drives. A survey released by District Manager W O Wallace shows 79 percent already buy bonds or stamps, with a push to enlist the remaining 21 percent in a Hundred Per Cent Volunteer Club to save monthly.
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West Texas Utilities Company
W. O. Wallace
Local Bonds Issued To Support Deposits In Community
Community authorities authorize local bonds to fund deposits and related infrastructure. The move aims to stabilize services and finance projects tied to local financial needs and public deposits.
Higginbotham-Sayner Wedding Celebrated at Bronte Home
In a quiet Bronte setting on February 8, 1942, Miss Mozelle Higginbotham wed Lt Frank Sayner of El Reno Oklahoma. The ceremony at the bride's parents home was performed by Rev He Bohmfalk with the bride given in marriage by her father as family and guests looked on.
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S. F Higginbotham
Bronte
Mozelle Higginbotham
Frank Sayner
el Reno
Oklahoma
He Bohmfalk
Bronte Methodist Church
Roosevelt Club Reaches 200 Percent in Defense Stamps
The Bronte 8th grade Roosevelt Club reports its second defense stamps investment, raising its total to 200 percent. Plans to buy stamps weekly show strong patriotism. Rev. Roy Stuckey, once rushed to a Brownwood hospital, is now improving. Robert Brungon, son of Mr. and Mrs., is promoted.
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Roosevelt Club
Bronte
AD. Hull
Rooseveltians
Roy Stuckey
Brownwood
Angelo
Mrs. Stuckey
Tennyson
Robert Brungon
Bride’s Attire Amid Wedding Details Mentioned
The article notes a powder blue wool suit with blue and black accessories and an orchid corsage. Miss Modelle Higginbotham, maid of honor, wore a navy suit with a white carnation. Lt. R. T. Caperton of Fort Reno served as best man. The bride’s sisters, Mrs. Warren Hames and Miss Higginbotham, helped at breakfast after the ceremony.
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Modelle ‘Higginbotham
R. T. Caperton
Fort Reno
Warren Hames
Crosbyton
Miss Higginbotham
Ollie Pittman Buys G. O. Edwards Grocery and Station
Oliver Pittman has bought the G. O. Edwards grocery and Phillips 66 service station from ill health owner G. O. Edwards. Edwards, who previously ran the business for A. F. Taylor, sold it recently as he could not attend to duties. Pittman, a longtime local citizen, plans to maintain the store’s successful operations and continue the business’s established services.
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Jeff Bolf
Wojtek Bros
Coke County
Bronte
Bell
Baker
Thomas Service
Cumbie & Wilkins
Hd Stevens
Sims Grocery
Cumbie’s Red & White
Caperton
Home Motor Company
Smith Service Station
Bronte Enterprise
Coke
Whi
Oliver Pittman
G. O. Edwards
Edwards
A. F. Taylor
Taylor
Pittman
Enteprise
Tha’ G Depencemerc
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L. T. Youngblood
Walter Modgling Ee
HO. Whitt
Bruce Clift
Carrie Williams
Anged Leese Co
Curtis Smith
Crete
Dorsey B. Hardeman
R. E. Cumbie
Milas Geraldine Ball
U.S. Army
W.V
Shep
West Texas
W. C. Wallace District Manager
Ollie Pittman
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