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Newspaper
Bronte Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1953
Page
2
A seated gift tea in Mrs Edna Butner’s home honored Mrs Glenn Erwin once Alma Dahmann before her Ballinger marriage July 26. About 30 guests visited over ten hours with hostesses Mmes H A Springer Merle Proctor Dr Glenn Marvin Leck and Brutner.
About fifteen to twenty Kickapoo Baptist Church youths with adult leaders depart Monday for a National Encampment at Lathan Springs near the area.
In Waco a four day meeting is planned from August 17 to 20 with Rev. and Mrs. Clyde W. Coleman accompanying young people. Also listed are Mrs. Noah Pruitt and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Blair. Coleman estimates attendance between 1200 and 1500 people.
Miss Betty Sanderson, formerly a Bronte teacher now with Snyder Schools in Blackwell, leaves Tuesday as a Youth Counselor for the North West Texas Methodist Conference. She serves as representative to the South Central Jurisdictional Conference of nine states. A chartered bus will take them to Wichita Falls where they join North Texas Conference delegates, returning to Lubbock on August 22.
A hospital diary lists admissions and dismissals from August 9 to August 13. Names include Mrs. C. L. Hart Winters Mrs. Tom Morris Overstreet Joe Magness Miss Zadie Gibson Mrs. J. W. Labenske Walter Moore E. L. Faulk R. A. Thompson C. R. Smith Mickey Phillips Claude Ditmore and others with several dismissals and one death at 3:25 a.m. on August 12.
The Art Craft Club met Aug 12 in the home of Mrs. Floyd Modgling with Mrs Taylor Emerson presiding. Members answered roll with a household hint and a goon recipe and a program on Growing Old was given by Mrs B E Modgling. A 15 member limit was set and sunshine pals were assigned for the next three months.
Frank Eaton recently arrived in Los Angeles California and will make his home in Bronte with his mother Mrs H L Ea Wey.
Local notices list Marie Low and Dr. J. D. Leonard family updates. Kenneth Hester returns on 20 day Pacific leave. many Bronte residents visit Dallas, Lubbock, Wichita Falls, and South Plains sites. Personnel and family travel segments include Caperton reunion plans and visitors from San Angelo Denver City Stamford Abilene.
Mr and Mrs Leonard Fletcher travel Sunday to Lockport Illinois to visit Mrs Fletcher's sister Mrs Anthony Fantozzi and family Their son and daughter in law William and Mrs Fletcher will return home with them William has worked there this summer.
Mr and Mrs H M Kirkland with daughters Wanda Jetty Lou Gwendora and brother Roy Kirkland of Belen NM returned Sunday from a visit in San Antonio. They visited his sisters Mrs Ollie Hogue and Mrs Permelias Read and family. Wanda Kirkland stayed for two or three weeks.
Residents report more poisoned meat in yards across Bronte with dogs scarce in the east and south sections. Two locals found tainted meat in their yards as authorities in Coke County receive samples of the poison for analysis.
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