Local Bronte Business Men Back NRA Efforts
Bronte business leaders pledge wholehearted cooperation with the NRA since its inception. A mass meeting formed a local NRA committee led by H. T. Good with Rev. Wallace N. Danson and others to decide on a Now is the Time to Buy campaign funded by subscriptions. The move follows the national program to place education ads in the town newspaper and requires further endorsement by business interests. Also, Mrs. I. A. Hankins spoke to the P T A on her visit to the Century of Progress and described the World’s Fair, its exhibits, and scenes, followed by a routine meeting and a motion to fund a first aid kit for the school.
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Bronte
NRA
H. T. Good
Wallace N. Danson
Frank Keeney
W. H. Maxwell, Jr
J. B.mackey
Methodist Church
Danson
I. A. Hankins
Parent-Teachers’ Association
Lake Shore
P.T.A
Old Friends Revisit Days of Long Ago in Carlton
J N Adams of Carlton, a longtime friend of Rev. R M Cumbie, visited Rev. Cumbie on Monday. The pair recalled days of old and the many years they shared, reminiscing about feshonattors of the long past and the ages they knew then.
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J. N .Adams
Carlton
R. M. Cumbie
Rev. Cumbie
Tennyson School Armistice Program Preview
Teachers at Tennyson School plan an Armistice Day program for Saturday evening, November 11, featuring a chorus by the Brock children, a visit to the Century of Event, and PT A work by Mrs Hankins and Prof Hankins. The editor notes a galaxy of entertaining performers and urges attendance by the Tennyson community and beyond.
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Tennyson School
Lutie Dunn
Misses Morrison
Sayner
Parent- Teachers Association
Tennyson
America
Brock
H. O. Whitt
A. Hankins
P. T.A. Work
I. A Hankins
D. M
Uncle Wint Pruitt Loses Pants in Home Burglary
A burglary three miles northeast of Bronte steals an old family rifle, a shotgun, a Victrola, a cedar chest, and a pair of pants from the Pruitt residence while residents were away. The 75 year old rifle dates to 1851 and is a valued heirloom. outside the rifle, Uncle Wint laments the loss of his pants and ponders hardship with winter coming. Police hope arrest of the thief or thieves ends the incident.
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Wint” -Pruitt
Bronte
Uncle Wint
Mr. Pruitt
Pruitt
Bill” Pruitt
Une de Wint
Wint
Little Leon Cothran Dies at Age Nine in Brookshier
Leon Cothran, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Cothran of Brookshier, died Saturday October 21 1933 after a long illness from pneumonia and measles. Born August 12 1924 he was 9 years 2 months 9 days old. Despite parental devotion and medical care his frail health failed and he passed away around six o clock that evening. The family mourns the loss as they recall his gentle life and faith.
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Leon Cothran
W. H. Cothran
Brookshier
Leon
Blackwell's First Trades Day Draws Big Crowd
Blackwell Commercial Club staged its inaugural Trades Day on Monday drawing a large, well behaved crowd. Merchants offered special deals and talks were given in the afternoon culminating in a friendly gathering as locals traded and enjoyed the event. The plan is to make Trades Day a monthly feature on the fourth Monday, inviting all to participate in Blackwell.
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Blackwell
Blackwell Commercial Club
Mark Twain
Ocean
Hayley Tops Rewriting Insurance in West Texas
R L Hayley, oldest insurance writer in this part of West Texas, is local representative for the Volunteer State Life Insurance Company of Chattanooga Tennessee. For the year ending May 31 he ranked second among thousands of agents for the company in rewriting old policy holders with increased policies.
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R. L. Hayley
Hayley
West ‘Texas
Volunteer States Lite: Insurance Company
Chattanooga
Tennessee
Western Produce to Dress Turkeys in Bronte
The Western Produce Company will operate a turkey dressing plant in Bronte this season. J. P. Tuttle, an experienced poultry man, will be local manager and has renovated the Bronte plant for immediate service. Abbott and other local residents welcome the venture and expect it to support turkey raisers and the Bronte area.
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Western Produce Company
Bronte
Railroad Street
Southwestern Produce Company
J. P. Tuttle
Bront
Tuttle
Mr. Tuttle
Mr. Tuta
W. C. ‘Abbott
Bronte Country
Western:Produce Company
Tutthe
Abbott
Western’ Produce Company
Bronte Arch
J A Myers Dies in Taylor County Home
J A Myers died at his Jennyson home Thursday morning October 26 1933 at about one o clock He was born January 9 1855 in Tennessee and would have been 78 He and his wife married August 22 1877 and lived in Tennessee Texas Bell County Taylor County Coke County for fifty six years They had nine children four surviving with their mother Funeral services were at the graveside Thursday afternoon in Mulecreek cemetery The Enterprise extends sympathy to the bereaved family
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J. A. Myers
Jennyson
Tennessee
Mulecreek
W. Eb, Myers
Roswell
New Mexico
G. D. Myers
Lawn
Homer Cornelius
John Myers
Tennyson
W. E
Texas
Bell County
Taylor County
Coke County
Church of Christ
Hog killing time sparks wild weather chat
A fragmented fragment notes hog killing time and mentions an away team, a Coke, and favorable weather conditions for hog operations. The garbled text suggests a rural community diary entry with references to porkers and unusual weather chatter.
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Fime
Uainess
Thiele
Uncle Winy
Palte
Western Produce CO
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