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Newspaper
Bronte Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1952
Page
4
President-Elect Dwight D. Eisenhower urges national duty by buying Christmas seals from the National Tuberculosis Association. The event also features President-Elect Mark H. Harrington and aligns with Texas control and prevention efforts.
Lion Rawlings reports Gardner lime production logged in North Bronte with drillstem tests on Nos. 10 and 9 showing oil and gas indications. Humble No. 1 L. W. Beaty drills below 4,190 feet with no shows so far. Humble Oil and Refining Co. plans 6000 foot rotary test near Fort Chadbourne area in Coke County with location details on a 8,261.67 acre tract.
Winters district celebrated its third anniversary with a barbecue for 300 attendees at Fort Chadbourne recreation hall. The event highlighted safety, growth from 17 producing wells in five fields to 271 wells across 12 fields, 280 tests, 254 oil wells, one gas well and 25 dry holes, plus ten drilling rigs and four workover rigs.
Members of the J. O. Y. Sun day school class held a Christmas party Tuesday night at Mr. and Mrs. Frank Keeney home. Each member brought a toy for the Roundrock Orphans Home. Gifts were given to teacher Mrs. Keeney. Games included progressive 42 and pecan pie with coffee were served.
The Blackwell Lions club marked its first anniversary with a Monday chicken supper at the Methodist fellowship hall. High school seniors served, with R L Cooksey introducing guest District Governor I R Hutchinson of Hamlin and local entertainers from Snyder. Twenty nine members attended as the group promoted its recent minstrel show.
Rev J E Fuller of Bronte Methodist church officiated at the Thanksgiving Day wedding of W R Sandusky and Ottie Dean, both of Merkel. Sandusky is a former Bronte resident and well known locally.
The 42 party planned by the American Legion for tonight December 5 has been postponed. Further plans will be announced later.
The December term of County Court will convene next Tuesday December 9 with Judge Jeff Dean presiding. Petit jurors notified to report include B A Austin J B Mackey J L Carwile Noah Pruitt Victor Wojtek Lewis Bridges Eddie Patterson Wallis Wayne Smith James Arrott Finnell Smith Ulmer S Bird And Howard Brock J N Coulson T F Sims Jr D K Glenn Luther McCutchen Carroll Robbins Donald Huffaker Preston Davis and Floyd Harmon.
Bronte High School basketball opened the season with wins at Sterling City. The boys defeated Sterling 33 to 24 led by J. O. Bagwell with 12 points. The girls edged Sterling 33 to 32 with Mary Ann Gray scoring 24. Bronte heads to Ira Friday for another game before Snyder football.
Matthew Caperton, chief of the volunteer fire department, received a 100 dollar check from Morgan Drilling Ga in appreciation of prompt action in extinguishing a fire on their rig at the J. L. Brunson lease. Earlier the department also received 100 dollars from Ibex Co for putting out a blaze at the J. A. Percifull lease.
Several college students returned home for Thanksgiving weekend. Names include Kitty Sue Gaddy from McMurry College Abilene and Cora Beth Whatley from San Angelo College, plus Don Daniel and Doyle Adair from Texas Tech Lubbock, Bob Duncan and Billy Wayne Hipp returning home as well.
Bronte residents prepare for Christmas with decorated windows and streets lit for the holiday season. Local merchants report a substantial rise in sales as Christmas merchandise and family gifts fill shops. Churches and schools plan programs and parties as the season approaches.
The Rev Maynard R Rogers of Edinburg has accepted the Bronte Baptist church pastorate and will move to Bronte next week with his family He will lead services December 14 marking the first sermon in the new role The church resumes regular ministry after Rev G M Rickles resignation in Seminole The new pastor previously served in Monroe Louisiana Wilmoth Baptist Church at Hardin Simmons University Abilene and First Baptist McCamey The church cites his past success and anticipates community benefit This Sunday includes a Lottie Moon Week of Prayer program and a missions offering Bronte Lions Club pledges gifts for Christmas and the Enterprise invites children to mail letters to Santa Claus c/o Bronte Enterprise Texas
A Thanksgiving visit ended with a car crash in Snyder on Friday as the Scott family minus Mrs. Frank Keesee returned to Wellington. The two women were hospitalized in Snyder and released Monday to stay with a Bronte relative in Jal New Mexico while Mrs. Keesee aided family.
The Methodist church announces the sacrament of the Lord's Supper will be observed next Sunday evening in a candlelight service instead of the morning service.
Mrs R E Branough hosted a Tuesday evening Junior Study Club gathering at Mrs Allen Williams home. New members Jodie Hedges and Portis Robbins were introduced. speaker Le Drew Arrott discussed Holiday cooking and Christmas carols were sung. refreshments of Holiday cookies and hot punch were served.
In a regular meeting the local Boy Scouts elected new patrol leaders initiated five new scouts and scheduled a hike for December 9. New scouts Ronnie Cole Bobby Wrinkle Kenneth Holmes Kenneth McCutchen and Johnnie Grimes joined and will work on tender foot requirements. Don Glenn named senior patrol leader and Jr assistant Scout Master. Jimmy Brunson and Gene Walker were chosen as patrol leaders. The group plans a hike to James W Allen mountain Tuesday afternoon assembling at the school house at 5 30 p m and returning by 9 p m with camp supper at the site.
Mrs Joe Carter hosted the WSCS meeting of the Methodist church with seventeen members present. Mrs Joe Rawlings led the program and Mrs A S Whatley gave the devotional. The group planned the fourth quarterly birthday party to be held today December 5 at 2 30 p m at the church.
The PYA will hold its regular meeting Tuesday night December 9 at 7 p.m. in the high school gym. Mrs. R W Rees will read, grades 1 2 3 and 4 perform, Rev J B Fuller guest speaker, and reports from state convention will be shared.
Funeral services were held Friday at 1 30 p m in Fort Worth for Mrs Isa Bell May Sheppard who died suddenly Wednesday of a heart attack. She was Isabell May Fletcher before her 1893 marriage to W T Sheppard in Bronte. She lived in Bronte as a child and until marriage. Survived by husband two sons four daughters two grandchildren and one sister Mrs Addie Fletcher of Bronte.
Members of the Kickapis Baptist church Women Missionary Auxiliary met December 2 at Mrs Clyde Coleman’s home for the monthly session. Fifteen members attended a covered dish dinner and heard talks on the theme Gods Unspeakable Gift focusing on the nature attitude acceptance and greatest gift.
Mrs Susie Jackson and Mrs M A Scott attended the funeral for Gordon B Dozier a Colorado City barber of 22 years. Freddie McDonald of Robert Lee visited relatives in the city over the weekend. Thanksgiving was spent in Dallas with the Higginbothams family guests. J G Parker of Woodson visited J Riley. Rance Brunson and Clifford Hageman families visited J O Hageman. E L Sharp of Grapevine Texas stayed with son Leon Sharp. Lonnie Forman and family visited from Texan during the holidays.
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