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Newspaper
Bronte Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1953
Page
3
Renovation of Bronte City Hall progresses with a center split layout. The west side becomes city offices with new furniture and rubber flooring. The east side will house fire equipment with plans to move the main entrance to the front.
The Junior Study Club met Tuesday at 7:30 pm at Mrs Qts Smith’s home with hostess Mrs Harold Sheppard. Spring flowers decorated guest rooms. Miss Eudora Hawkins spoke on the United Nations and led a group discussion. Refreshments were served to a list of attendees.
The Ark and Dove Study club will meet Friday afternoon at 2 30 p m in the home of Mrs ack Prica.
End of term set for Friday May 29 with Baccalaureate at First Baptist Church May 31. Rev J E Fuller will deliver the address and Commencement is June 1 at 8 p m in Bronte High School auditorium. Dr Noble Armstrong of Sul Ross College will be principal speaker. Interscholastic league regional meet in Brownwood this weekend and senior trip to San Antonio and Corpus Christi May 13 16 are on the agenda with other activities to be announced.
April records list patients admitted and dismissed at Avon Ford hospital by date. Names include Judy Lee Randal McCutchen J H Overstreet C R Smith Avon Ford Doug las Looney Elizabeth Smith Dixie Sharp and others with multiple dismissals noted.
Coke County reported 19 producing pools delivered 506 759 barrels in February, lifting total year to date to 1 049 446 barrels. Jameson field led with 327 251 barrels. reductions in allowables caused February drop from January. Local fields listed include Arledge Bloodworth Bronte North Bronte Fort Chadbourne Lygay McCutchen Millican San Benito Wendland and others.
The Sun day service starts at 3 p m at the Church of Christ in Bronte. The Fourth Sunday singings alternate with Robert Lee Blackwell and Bronte churches. Leon Sharp, local minister, invites everyone to attend.
Mr and Mrs W C Rogers of Monahans welcomed a daughter Patsy Lavenia born Monday March 30 weighing 6 pounds 14 ounces. Grandparents are Floyd Bagwell Bronte and Rayma Bagwell. Walter Dean Phillips, son of Mr and Mrs Frank Phillips of Oak View California, born April 16 weighing 7 pounds 6 ounces. Grandmother is Exina Phillips formerly of Bronte.
The Diversity club met at Mrs. D. K. Glenn home with Mrs. George Thomas hosting. Speaker Mrs. Lum Lasswell discussed Mental Health Is Everybody's Business and Mrs. Vetal Flores spoke on Mental Health Needs of the Aged. Visitors included Mrs. Edna Butner and Mrs. Charlie Boecking. Rainfall around 4 inches reported for Wednesday night.
The article discusses unfinished business as a metaphor for life and faith, citing Ben Franklin and the biblical narrative of Jesus finishing His work. It reflects on delaying actions and urges reaching for God, mentioning local residents Claud Beaver and family, and reports on family activities and a 13 year old boy, Douglas Looney, injured while riding a calf.
Local notes show Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Croft of Rocksprings visiting with Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Anderson, with Croft Jermin and Anderson relatives. Wojtek building progress on Main Street will house Bronte Pharmacy as new sidewalks go in. Among funeral attendees for Mr. J. B. Powell in San Angelo were Mrs. Mary Phillips and Mrs. Gertrude Gray.
Bronze students from Bronte travel to Brownwood for the Region II Interscholastic League Meet at Howard Payne College. Mary Ann Gray competes in Senior Girls Declamation Saturday at 8 30 a m. Johnnie Smith Leslie Caperton in number sense. J O Bagwell Jimmy Gray join slide rule. Jimmy Gray J Q Bagwell with Donald Kiser substitute in tennis. Regional track starts 9 a m tomorrow with Lyndon Waldrop pole vault high jump Dean Stephenson hur dles Robert Brown high and low hurdles J Lee Ensor mile.
An eighth grade outing occurred Tuesday night in the park with many invited guests. The menu featured weiners chips tea and cookies as the class furnished and served the food. Afterward sponsor H A Jolley led the group to a skating party at Robert Lae.
C E Bruton and Ted Scott fished at Lake Walk on the Devil's River earlier this week and were expected to return home Thursday.
A damaged OCR fragment hints at urgent dangers and frightening events. The text mentions faces, care, fear, and a call to action, but lacks clear names, places, or dates. The piece reads like a local note warning residents about imminent risk and urging caution.
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