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Newspaper
Bronte Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1958
Page
5
Plans are finalized for a Bronte Labor Day event with swimming and diving contests in the morning and a barbecue in the county park at 6 p.m. Aubrey Denman leads arrangements as local merchants back the celebration funded by area businessmen. The pool stays open all afternoon and Robert Lee swimmers may join the morning contests.
Earl Houck Jr arrived in Bronze Sunday and took over operation of the Home Motor Co shop. He brings 28 years of auto repair experience from Kerrville where he worked for Phillips Schreiner Ford for ten years. The Houcks, Baptist Church members, plan Bronte as home and have five children Richard Alice Donald Patricia and Jimmy with education and service ahead.
The Bronte School faces a coaching vacancy after Oscar Dorsey, who led the football team and taught science, resigned to take physics and biology teaching duties at San Angelo College. The school board postponed a meeting to Thursday to consider the matter.
Coke County voters go to polls on Saturday Aug 22 for a runoff in two justice of the peace races and for Supreme Court Place 1. In Precinct 2 JR Wrinkle faces J T Liles, in Precinct 1 E C Doodad Davis meets Roy P Ross. Supreme Court Place 1 pits Robert W Hamilton against J Edwin Smith. Four voting boxes will operate Bronte Olga Robert Lee and Silver with nineteen absentee ballots reported.
C R Smith and Co will reopen their Bronte store Saturday at 8 am after extensive remodeling and restocking following a June fire next door that sent smoke through the building. The shop now offers new lines including ladies sportswear lingerie dresses jewelry fabrics and expanded departments while noting no pre fire stock remains. The Smiths also operate a blouse and skirt factory behind the store producing the Jonilyn line for wholesale across Texas.
Kickapoo Baptist Church will host a week long revival beginning Sunday with evangelist Rev D F Pruitt of Jacksonville. He will preach Monday with Rev R W Blackmon at 10 am prayer, 7 30 pm prayer, 8 pm evening services. Former pastor Rev Clyde W Coleman will lead song services next week.
High School Principal Joe Simpson announced pre registration for the 1958 59 term will be held next Friday August 29 Freshmen and sophomores report 830 to 10 am Juniors and seniors go 10 am to noon Grade school students start Tuesday September 2 with a short schedule A short schedule will be run that day
Eighteen 4-H Club boys from across the county plus parents and extension agents camped in hills south of the old Lometa School House. The event featured a barbecue hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Bert Blaylock and included mountain climbing swimming fox calling and games through Friday night into Saturday noon.
Visiting Mr and Mrs H C Murtishaw this past week were Mr and Mrs Charles Featherston and Gary of Jal New Mexico Other guests included Mr and Mrs Jack Roberts and Debbie of Odessa Gene Walker of San Angelo visited them a few days earlier in the week
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