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Newspaper
Bronte Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1955
Page
6
The second floor of the new structure will not cover as much area as the ground floor. It will house a courtroom, judges and attorneys offices and jury dor mitories. A large storage vault is planned for the basement. Suggs Construction Co. of Big Spring holds the contract and Wyatt C. Hedrick is the architect.
The Colorado City convention at the Civic House received high marks for comfort and organization. Roy Fox and Joe Bell hosted the event, praising local efforts to create a versatile meeting space. Chester H. Lauck spoke, recounting a North Arkansas tale of perseverance, while Bronte plans to upgrade the Legion Hall into a community center.
Head Coach Oscar Dorsey announced a meeting of all boys interested in the 1955 Longhorn squad at 6 p m on August 22 in the school gymnasium. First week workouts will be at night due to heat. Suits and equipment issued then. Tentative scrimmages set with Roscoe or Eldorado before regular season. Six home games on schedule.
Mr and Mrs Louis Bridges and their children spent three days this week at the Flying M Ranch at Junction. They were joined there by friends from San Angelo.
Bronte Ice Co has installed two large refrigerated display cases now in operation. One box holds dairy products, the other frozen foods. Each unit measures 8 feet long and 2 1/2 feet wide with about 1 foot depth. Open tops provide storage beneath display racks. Owner W. W. Millikin expects better shopper access and improved display of frozen and dairy items.
Mrs Delores Darrow new Bronte School band director schedules three meetings within the week to organize the Langhorn band for fall High School Band members meet Monday at 7 pm in the band hall parents meet Wednesday Aug 24 at 4 pm at Mrs Darrows home Beginners band meet Thursday Aug 25 at 4 pm band hall fifth grade and up are eligible for beginning band lessons Parents should attend the meetings.
Harold Sargent of Ranger died from burns after a four mile south of Bronte auto wreck. He was pulled from the burning pickup by locals and died at Bronte Hospital. Sargent, part owner of Pioneer Cementing Service Co. of Abilene, had a wife and child at his bedside. funeral services were planned in Moran.
J. B. Clark Jr., son of Mr and Mrs John Clark of Bronte now living in East Texas, was seriously burned in a freak explosion at the Lone Star Steel Plant near Longview last week. He is under care at Gregg Memorial Hospital in Longview for first and second degree burns.
Mrs Carroll Robbins announced plans to open a kindergarten for four and five year olds this fall. Classes begin Monday September 12 and the school will focus solely on kindergarten work. Parents interested in enrolling should contact her for further information.
Word came Wednesday that Clark died at 3 45 p m. Funeral service will be at Tennyson Baptist Church today with Rev. O D Odom of Gilmer officiating and Rev. W E Chandler assisting. Burial in Bronte Cemetery under Clift Funeral Home direction. Clark was 25, married with no children.
A worker suffered third degree burns over about two thirds of his body when hot steel sprayed during a morning cut of steel. Clarke was knocked out but survived. a fellow worker burned bare clothing helped his rescue. Goggles saved the others’ eyes. recovery will take months and plans call for relocation after discharge.
AL Brown announces a gospel meeting at the Church of Christ starting Sunday and running eight days through Aug 28. Evangelist Luther Black of Houston will lead, with Brown assisting. Daily services are 10am and 8pm, with an open invitation to all in the area.
Mrs Stela McKay, 65, of San Angelo died Wednesday night at her home. Funeral services were planned for Friday at Norton with details pending. A former Bronte and Maverick resident, she was aunt to Virgil Cole.
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