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Newspaper
Bronte Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1949
Page
5
Bronte voters cast ballots Saturday and Tuesday to elect city councilmen and Bronte school trustees. Trustees Mack Powell and Cecil Kemp seek re election as two consolidation proposals join the ballot to merge Brookshire with Bronte schools.
The Blackwell high sophomore senior class held a Gold Rush themed banquet Friday night in the Skyroom of the Blue Bonnet Hotel, Sweetwater. Attendees included 75 members and guests with speeches, toasts, songs, and a class prophecy, led by Glo Caraway with guest speaker Olaf South.
Bronte Lions Club and American Legion jointly erected three welcome signs on the Robert Lee, Bal Nager, and Sweetwater highways with a fourth painted, to be erected. Signage bears Lions Club and American Legion emblems and reads Welcome You Are Entering Bronte A Town of Good People. San Angelo painter K Fisher donated the work.
Local Red Cross officials hoped to report county fundraising totals this week but reports from all workers are not yet in. H A Springer urged all contributors to turn in money and tally sheets promptly to reach Coke County quota. The county thanks donors and volunteers for the drive. Rev V O Price noted Baptist Training Union Convention of Texas session in Abilene Thursday through Saturday.
In winter maneuvers off Argentina one warship fitted with modern gear was lost while five enemy snorkel submarines were sunk. The scene describes a limited clash with modest losses and decisive anti submarine actions.
In Bronte Texas excitement rises as Placdi I Forman Well blows in with a strong air blast and oil crossing the highway toward Humble storage tanks. Drilling activity intensifies citywide with multiple lease holders, permits issued, and new test wells planned amid hopeful prospects.
Local Lions club plans an April 16 auction to fund civic projects including a Bronte school band director and a boys organization. Proceeds target 5000 dollars with prizes of 25, 15, and 10 dollars and a community store for small items. committee includes Steve Badley as chair and RW Rees. The event, not a Lions club fundraiser, invites regional cooperation and publicity via a 25 foot highway sign.
Mr and Mrs Ben Oglesby and their daughter Maurie spent the weekend in Westbrook at the home of Mrs Oglesbys parents Mr and Mrs A L Young.
Citizens urged to turn in items as they occur for the Bronte morning newscast on KRUN Ballinger. The 7 15 to 7 20 a m broadcast will provide only news lines and invites calls messages or letters with any kind of news.
The County Home Demonstration Agent attended two district meetings this month one on Recreation in Ballinger and the other on Home Management in Colorado City. At Ballinger thirteen agents and the District Agent joined Miss Dorothy Brightwell to learn camp leadership and outdoor living activities for a May encampment at Camp Louis Parr in Merizon. In Colorado City March 22 23 Mass Chanies demonstrated work simplification in daily tasks showing beds dishes sewing and shirt washing to free time for recreation.
The Union WELD club met at Mrs. Callen Clark's home on Friday March 25 for a covered dish dinner. Miss Gladys Waldrop demonstrated glove making. Attendees included Mimes Clark Parker Coulson Jackson But ver Beaver Walker Bruton Lammers Best plus four guests and Mmes J D Leonard J W Turner Conda Clark and E J Thurmond. The next meeting is planned for Friday April 8 at Mrs. John Coulson's home.
An all day cemetery working will begin at 9 30 a m next Tuesday April 5 and continue through the day Officers of the cemetery association will also be elected on that date All persons who can are urged to be present.
An upcoming baseball meeting is set for Tuesday at city hall to discuss the season. Coffee and cake will be served after the business meeting. Organizers invite fans and participants from Bronte Maverick Robert Lee Miles Vertbest Sonora to join.
Kemps announces the opening of a new cleaning plant set for Saturday with a drive to aid the Red Cross. The event invites community support and feature donations to bolster relief efforts.
A birthday dinner was held Sunday at Bronte in honor of O S Riker of Rotan. Guests included family and friends from Bronte and Rotan plus out of town attendees. A prayer service followed the singing of Happy Birthday and closing remarks.
Mrs. Frank Kemp of Ballinger visited Bronte on Wednesday to spend time with her son Cecil Kemp and his family.
Minister W L Fry and his wife moved to Fort Worth this week after resigning from Bronte Church of Christ. Fry left Bronte in July 1948 and will serve at a Fort Worth area church while attending radio and television school. He thanked Bronte and his church for their friendship and support and noted no replacement had yet been chosen.
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