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    Identifier

    20054826

    Description

    The Block Mothers is a local organization with 10,000 members. They are putting plans into motion to organize their neighborhoods before additional rationing programs go into effect. The first step of the plan involved electing colonels to lead the chapter. Standing against a wall, left to right, are Mrs. L. N. Million, Mrs. H. O. Childress, and Mrs. Virgil Aston. Mrs. Million is a colonel on the North Side and a member of the Parent-Teacher-Association (P. T. A.). She is dressed in a hat, blazer, skirt, and a fur shawl. Mrs. Childress is a member of the Meadowbrook P. T. A. and a former organist at Polytechnic Methodist Church. She is wearing hat, dress and a fur shawl. Mrs. Aston is a Prairie North Side colonel and president of the San Rosen P. T. A. She is dressed in a hat and a coat.

    Archival Date

    1942-12-07

    Collection Name

    Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

    Collection Number

    AR406-6-1670

    Original Format

    Negatives, Black & White

    File Format

    JPG

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    Subjects

    Meetings

    Names

    Aston, Virgil (Mrs.); Million, L. N. (Mrs.); Childress, H. O. (Mrs.)

    Subjects

    Meetings

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