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Newspaper
Bronte Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1974
Page
3
Pre-registration for new elementary students kindergarten through sixth grade will be held Aug. 16 in the office of Elementary Principal James M. Rianaghitom. The event targets all students who have not yet registered.
Mrs. David Glenn graduated with honors from the University of Houston earning a bachelor’s in elementary education with a music specialty and kindergarten endorsement. She will teach music to fourth through sixth grades at Spring Branch School this fall.
Packing tips for travel emphasize choosing knits that travel well and using a 24 to 26 inch suitcase. Group items, place small objects inside shoes, and pack belts and accessories at the bottom. Fold dresses carefully with tissue, avoid central folds, and place nightly wear on top for easy access.
A 51st District Court grand jury returned two indictments. Montcay David Overgard is charged with theft of a motor vehicle. Lois Mitchell Daniel of Abilene is charged with DWI. The case was moved to County Court for trial.
Mrs. B F Bridges longtime Bronte resident has moved to Eden to be near her son Louis Bridges and his wife. Bridges serves as vocational agriculture teacher at Eden High School.
Steve Batley is employed by the City of Bronte to guide residents in disposing of trash at the dump ground southwest of town. He will work three days a week, with Mayor Caperton urging cooperation and advising trash should be burned and leaves and grass dumped in the ravine for later burning. The Health Department and city council push to meet state standards, approving a new ordinance raising the monthly trash fee from 50 cents to 1.00 for Bronte residents.
David Kuykendall formerly of Fort Worth has become general foreman at the S H Green Stamps warehouse in Sparks Nevada. He and his wife Carolyn Glenn and their children moved this week to their new home. Kuykendall is from Eldorado and a graduate of Angelo State University and Hardin-Simmons.
Funeral services for Mrs Ervin Lowrance 74 of Bronte were held Thursday at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church with Rev Henry Morris officiating. Burial followed at Fairview Cemetery under Newby Funeral Home direction. She died Tuesday in Bronte Hospital. Born July 11 1901 in Mills County she moved to Coke County in 1916. She married Ervin Lowrance March 28 1928 in Winters. Survivors include husband a daughter Mrs L M Duckworth Jr of San Angelo a son Marvin Lowrance of San Angelo two sisters Mrs Carrie Blystone of Waco and Mrs Willand Rogers of San Angelo one brother Al Hoots of Austin and six grandchildren. Pallbearers were W H Maxwell T F Sims Aubrey Denman James Ash J B Mackey and Garland Spencer.
Overnight guests in the home of Ma and Mrs Earl Black were Mrs Joe Ollie Able and Miss Martha Anderson of Melvin. They also visited Mrs Gladys Barnes.
The 1974 Bronte Longhorns begin workouts Monday with coach Gerd Sandusky urging 30 to 35 players for the season. The schedule lists non district games from Sept 6 to Nov 15 and a homecoming clash with Loraine, plus a Shorthorn slate. players urged to secure their physicals next week before school starts Aug 19.
Alisa Kay Richards was born at 4 15 a m in Clime Hospital San Angelo weighing 5 pounds 14 ounces. She has a four year old brother Corda Holt. Grandparents are Corky Richards Bronte and Alton Bryan Ballinger with great grandparents listed as Ed Richards Bronte G C Papasan Goldsboro Downey Simpson Ballinger and Baylis Fletcher Hatchell.
The seven children of the late James Franklin Hughes and Rebecca Ann Hughes hosted a family reunion at Cumberland Cove Recreation Center on Lake Teocoma July 25 28.127 members registered from Oklahoma Texas California Kansas and Missouri. The group planned to meet again at the same site next summer. Mr and Mrs R L Hughes of Pleasanton visited his parents J F Hughes and wife. All enjoyed Six Flags Seven Seas Lions Sudan and Walk Museum in Dallas Fort Worth before traveling to Grentyson County for the reunion.
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