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Newspaper
Bronte Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1972
Page
5
Open House Saturday 7 p.m. invites public to tour the Upper Room youth center on the second floor of the First National Bank Building in Bronte. Louis Thornton and Bob Shields sponsor. center features game tables, a jukebox, and a soft drink machine with plans for a candy machine.
Late Wednesday afternoon and night strong storms swept Coke County from Bronte to Robert Lee and Lance with heavy rain hail and damaging winds. Rain gauges were destroyed near Bronte and at Lance. Several ranches reported heavy rainfall amounts and cooler temperatures followed by more storms.
Citizens in Bronte and nearby areas are urged to curb and gutter properties during a wide street repair project. Mayor Martin Lee, contractor, offers curb at 1.80 per foot plus bank financing from First National Bank of Brown, with easy repayment to fit budgets. Prospective buyers are advised to contact E. F. Glenn at the bank and Martin Lee to arrange terms.
J. T. Henry, vocational agriculture teacher, takes his livestock judging team to Texas Tech in Lubbock on Saturday for the area contest. Winners advance to the State contest. Team members include Andy Eubanks, Marvinis Carlton, and Kit Carlton. They expect strong competition.
Absentee voting for the May 6 Democratic Primary began the week at the Coke County Clerk’s office in Robert Lee. County Clerk Winnie Waldrop serves as absentee voting clerk for Section seven. Voting continues weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. until close of business Tuesday May 2. offices closed Saturdays and Sundays. Continued on back page.
Mrs Iva Newman 85 Bronte resident died after a long illness. Funeral held 10 a m Saturday at First United Methodist Church. Burial at Fairview Cemetery. She was born Oct 3 1886 in Chiles. Survived by daughter Mrs Margaret Luttrell of Steamboat Nev and two sons J W Fletcher and George Fletcher of Pecos with six grandchildren.
Elementary students plan a Saturday Book Parade for National Library Week sponsored by the 69 Study Club. Kindergartners to fifth graders will dress as book characters, meet at 10, then parade downtown Bronte with prizes for two grade bands.
Bronze Longhorn Band travels to Abilene for UIL concert and sight reading contests. Performance slated for 2 p.m. at Cooper High School. A First Division could earn a Sweepstakes Award after prior First Division honors in marching and solo ensemble. Other Class B bands include Rochester and Jayton. Louis Thornton, band director.
Bronte School schedules a pre kinderg arten session on Friday April 28 from 8:00 to 11:30 am. Children who will be five by Sept 1 1972 are eligible for kindergarten next year. The program aims to acquaint children with kindergarten routine and asks families to send 45 cents for lunch.
Bronte finishes second in the regional golf tournament at Lubbock with a two day total of 689, behind Forsan 656 and ahead of Jayton 692. Bronte scorers include Gardner 81 84, Raughton 83 87, Alexander 98 87, Chapman 87 94, Bailey 96 101. top four scores counted.
The Rev. Bob Terrell of Randlett Oklahoma will conduct Bible study and Holy Spirit teaching at the Elmer Hurley residence next Monday Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. Sessions begin about 7 30 p m with singing followed by sharing and teaching.
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