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Newspaper
Bronte Weekly Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1941
Page
3
Rev W L Porterfield and wife are returned to their Blackwell pastorate after the conference session at Big Spring. The Portefields have served Blackwell for three years and are highly esteemed by the congregation and community at large for their work and leadership.
West Texas singers will meet at Miles Methodist Church Sunday afternoon from 2 to 4 30 for a big song festival. Singers from San Angelo Ballinger Winters Robert Lee Wingate Wall Mereta Weribest Harriett and other towns attend. Quartets from Robert Lee Wingate and others are expected. A large crowd and many singers are anticipated. Buy Defense Bonds.
Nolan County hosts a second achievement day for home demonstration club women starting at the county courthouse. Stops include Decker with Andalusian chickens, Mrs Elmore Alexander’s ranch, Blackwell where Mrs Chas Ragsdale shows an improved kitchen, and Mrs Seth Moore with four knotted pine handmade pieces.
Mrs Leroy Price of Lubbock visited last week with her partner Mr and Mrs J T Brownings at Hatchell. Mr and Mrs Koka Bwing and Mrs cenay mer aks attended with the Bownings. Sun Ay roll from San Antonio visited relatives here over the weekend. Mrs Cora Petty and son Car-
Bryan Glenn visits Odessa to see his father D. K. Glenn while A E Bell formerly of Bronte now in San Angelo moves there with Ernest Warner from San Antonio home for weekend. Helen Snyder of Los Angeles visits cousin Jean Bell. Mr and Mrs C H Willoughby return from Alpine deer hunt. Elmo McIver visits J N Tannehill. he is now a sergeant in the army. Mrs Will Price leaves for Lufkin to see ill mother Mrs Jake Hallmark. Mr and Mrs E E Nichols and daughter Olene shop in Brownwood and visit Camp Bowie. John Leathers and son Carroll from San Antonio work with construction firms and are home. Britain imposes travel restrictions on some coast areas amid Naz bomber concerns.
General Motors Truck dealers showcase a Mileage Meter device to GMC operators. It records fuel use and driving efficiency, offering substantial gasoline savings. The device, easily installed, aims to aid defense-related fuel conservation amid national program efforts.
The Longhorns face Robert Lee in a nonstandard Thanksgiving game set for November 20. Reported as a district championship carrot if the Longhorns win, with noted strong Robert Lee performers. Results were unknown at print time.
Fraf W. W. Mullins Bronte football coach and Lloyd Hudman visited Denton last weekend and called on Horace Scott a former resident of Robert Lee.
Mr and Mrs J E Mitchell were feted at a dinner hosted by their son and daughter in law Marion Mitchell on Friday evening November 14. All but two of their children attended the birthday celebration at the Mitchell home.
Born to Mr and Mrs Frank Hagaman a baby girl on Wednesday November 2. Born to Mr and Mrs Ellis Eubanks a girl on November 12.
The deer and turkey hunting season opened Sunday and press reports say about 5,000 deer were killed on the first day while turkey deaths reached about 2,500.
Rev. Vernon Shaw delivered Fault Finding as the evening message at First Baptist Church. He urged looking past denominational tenets to the common humanity and the need to combat hypocrisy, stressing that many faults lie in critics themselves and urging Christlike charity among all people.
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