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Newspaper
Bronte Weekly Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1938
Page
2
A reader recalls personal memories of open saloons and a father who sheltered drunks near Ballinger. She urges voting to keep beer out, praising women’s suffrage and warning of efforts to place beer in communities. Best wishes also extend to Mrs W L Hayley.
Rev. A V Bradley argues against beer ads in church papers after witnessing alcohol related crashes in Weatherford. He cites court cases, prison costs, and religious references to condemn liquor, urging readers to keep newspapers free of beer advertising.
College Station reports the grasshopper infestation efforts underway with large federal shipments of bran and sodium arsenite. Texas agencies coordinate with the Grasshopper Control Committee to defend crops across the state as entomologists warn of widespread damage.
Members of the Progressive Club marked its twenty third founding anniversary with a tea at Mrs. Carrie Williams home. Past presidents and former members attended as guests, with Mrs. Williams Mrs. Ed Cumbie and Mrs. R L Keys hosting. Local officials and agricultural agents outlined grasshopper control measures and past success saving Texas farmers millions, while a May first start date for latest spraying was noted.
R. J. English of Blackwell is in a sanitarium at San Angelo in a serious condition according to report. The many friends of this fine old gentleman will wish for him a recovery of his health.
Mrs Arthur Hendry of Blackwell underwent an operation at a San Angelo hospital on Wednesday night. The latest report says she was doing well.
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