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Newspaper
Bronte Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1957
Page
6
A Labor Day celebration is planned for September 2 at Bronte Park with morning swimming and diving contests and a free evening barbecue. Park caretaker Aubrey Denman says the event aims to include all area residents with amateur competitions across multiple age divisions and small awards for winners.
The First Methodist Church in Bronte approved a building program adding an MYF hall and four Sunday School rooms. The project includes remodeling the current Sunday school rooms and Fellowship Hall and installing refrigerated air conditioning. A lot north of the church will be purchased and an existing note will be paid off to fund the plan, part of a master expansion including a new sanctuary and adult Sunday school wing. Donald R. Goss is architect with Conda Richards chairing the building committee.
Bronze business firms will be closed Monday in observance of Labor Day. The holiday was set aside at the year's start by local business men. Next holiday is Thanksgiving, the fourth Thursday in November. Patrons are asked to stage purchases accordingly to avoid inconvenience.
Funeral services for Mrs Erven E Elam 31 of Sentinel Oklahoma were held at Bronte First Baptist Church with Rev Cliff Byrum and Rev Douglas Brown in charge Interment was at Fairview Cemetery Mrs Elam born January 23 1926 Bronte attended Lake View High San Angelo 1944 worked for San Angelo Telephone Co married Thanksgiving Day 1945 in Hobart Oklahoma survived by husband son Johnny Harold 5 daughter Sondra Kay 3 her parents and maternal grandmother Pallbearers named Robert Sims Charles Sims Matthew Caperton R T Caperton A G Taylor T F Sims Jr Jack Belcher Ed Rawlings
S. M. Mackey of Norton ginned the first 1957 bale of cotton at Bronte on a Wednes day. The 496 pound bale came from about 2,000 pounds of unginned cotton. J. D. Luttrell Jr. said new machinery delayed ginning until Wednesday and expressed optimism for a good season. He noted most cotton in the area is young and would improve with rain. Ginning was free for Mr Mackey with a premium planned in Bronte.
Dr. John R. Harris announced plans to remodel and rebuild the clinic north of Bronte Hospital. R. E. Probst of San Angelo won the bid and will start about Sept. 1. The 2300 foot addition doubles space with offices for two doctors and a full lab serving both hospital and clinic.
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