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Newspaper
Bronte Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1965
Page
2
Citizens object to farm and land relocations within the district seen as boosting tax bills. Glenn and Barbee note raises are not tied to the school bond but aim to equalize taxes on similarly valued properties.
Ralph Lee Hill aged 44 died at 5 45 am Tuesday August 17 at Medical Center Hospital Odessa after a three week illness. He was manager of the garden section at an Odessa lumber firm and a World War II veteran awarded the Purple Heart. He is survived by his sister Mrs Robert Forman of Bronte and several siblings including Mrs Wanda Hendricks of Odessa Jess Hill of Crane and four sisters. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 4 pm at the Kelly Hubbard Chapel in Odessa with Durial also of Odessa. He was a native of Coleman County and served in the South Pacific Tarawa Guadalcanal and Saipan.
Lynda Taylor eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs Horace Taylor returned Tuesday after two months in New Jersey. She flew Newark to Dallas then bus to Abilene where she worked at Camp Shiloh a Church of Christ summer camp in Mendham New Jersey about fifty miles from New York City. She and others visited New York City including the World’s Fair. She will be a sophomore at ACC Abilene this fall.
Bronte 1954 senior class gathered for their first reunion since graduation on August 7 at Bronte Park. Attendees included families from Bronte Sterling City Colorado City San Angelo Wichita Abilene and El Paso. The group voted to hold another reunion in August 1968.
A Ro-wena based ad reports Miles Locker Plant is now owned by Bill Zak aged 22 and Dennis Lange aged 19. They purchased from Mr and Mrs Willie Kiesling and aim to attract business from West Texas. They pledge quality butchering and freezing ready meat preparation.
Mrs Elizabeth White worth and her mother Mrs Paul Camelli of Sweetwater hosted visitors with Mr and Mrs Noel Percifull of Abilene joining Mr and Mrs Jess Percifull. Ernest Seay and Mrs Alva Seay hosted guests including Sam Seay and Jane of Rees AFB Lubbock. Uncle Bob Parsons, 98, ill in Snyder hospital, was visited by Ernest and wife. G L Latimer and family plus Wanda Ramsailer toured Six Flags Over Texas Arlington and attended Robert Latimer’s wedding to Sue Martin in Abilene Nazarene Church.
The Sabousky family celebrated the late Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Sandusky with eight children present, including Elmer Sandusky of Harrison Arkansas who did not attend. A picnic lunch and barbecue followed by watermelon cooled the gathering. A large group of relatives and many friends from Merkel Abilene Bromide and surrounding towns attended the event.
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