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Newspaper
Bronte Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1949
Page
7
Voters in Coke County backed the national referendum on cotton marketing quotas on December 15 with a two thirds majority. The tally shows 39 in favor and 33 against, totaling 72 ballots.
Farmers within their acreage allotments can sell all cotton grown and receive government loans at 90 percent parity. Overplanting leads to a penalty of half the parity price on excess cotton, about 15 cents a pound, under the current parity.
Civil Appeals court upholds district ruling against C. E. Arrott in favor of L. E. Smith. The suit seeks per acre price for acres deficient in the original land sale after a survey revealed the shortfall. Both parties testified they were unaware of the deficiency until after the Hand survey.
Sixth graders from Bronte enjoyed a skating party at Robert Lee School. Volunteers supplied a free rink and snacks while staff and students prepared for a Christmas gathering.
Ornament meanings trace to ancient myths predating Christ, linking evergreen trees to sun, moon, and star symbols. Early Aryan observers reportedly pictured a giant tree in the sky as a celestial trove.
Fragmentary legends speak of swans and doves near a tree where a golden hash of beat lightning becomes a mystical flower. Celestial mistletoe grows as showers water the tree from streams at its base.
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