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Newspaper
Bronte Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1959
Page
3
Bronte merchants agree to close Friday for New Year observance. School dismisses Thursday at 2 30 p m and resumes Monday. A holiday on Monday Jan 11 for Coke County Livestock Show at Robert Lee. The Enterprise calls a Jan 8 meeting at 10 a m to set 1960 holidays.
Deputy Sheriff O B Jacobs announces candidacy for Coke County Tax Assessor Collector. He notes the office is new since a 2 year ago vote to separate sheriff and tax duties. Jacobs, 43, long resident of Coke County, served in WWII, married Vivian Roane, and has two sons. He pledges fairness, honesty and efficient office conduct.
The Bronte community expresses regret at Dr and Mrs Dean Adams and Kim leaving while embracing Dr Charles Robinson and his family. The note praises Adams as assets to civic life and notes confidence in Dr John R Harris's invitation of Dr Robinson to Bronte Hospital. The Enterprise apologizes for missing Brookshire and Blackwell news and promises coverage next week.
Bronte high girls team will enter the Garden City Holliday Tournament with play starting December 31 and continuing through January 2. Bronte teams face Coahoma at 6:45 p.m. Thursday and will play Ballinger Monday night January 4. A and B teams meet Sterling City January 8 at home. Grade school teams travel to Silver January 7.
Supt C B Barbee released a financial statement showing receipts and expenditures for the Bronze Longhorns season. The football games netted the school athletic fund a total of 2630.37 dollars for the entire season. A detailed account will be published in next week’s Enterprise.
Mr and Mrs J W McCracken of Silverton Mr and Mrs Leslie Dean Caperton and Karen of Lubbock and Mrs Walter Moore hosted a Christmas dinner with Mr and others in the community according to the snippet.
The Coke County Live stock Show will be held Monday January 11 at the stock barns in Robert Lee. About 50 FFA and 4 H club members from Robert Lee Bronte and nearby areas will exhibit 12 fat steer calves 9 registered beef heifers 60 hogs and 150 head of sheep for top honors and prize money. Judging led by Carl Maddox with John Atkins and Arthur Barleman classifying animals. Sheep judging at 10 30 a m beef cattle at 1 p m hogs weighed and stalls by 4 p m Sunday. 25 lambs and hogs to be sold at 2 p m. Directors listed.
A series of patient admissions and discharges recorded for December at the shop Bronte hospital shows multiple entries. Names include Mrs. Joe Shaver Mrs. R L Wright Walter Moore Merle Andrews Mrs. Tommy Bell H C Murtishaw Lin da Brewer Lem Joplin John Ellis Debbie Luckett Savannah Caperton Estee Gailey Nora Bridges E J Smith Carol Ann Sherrod Vernon Glenn Rube Collins Alphus Hill Sue Summers Floyd Modgling and others with several dismissals noted.
Two candidates announced for Coke County offices Melvin Childress of Robert Lee seeks sheriff and O B Jacobs seeks tax assessor collector The Texas primary schedule moves up with May 7 first primary and June 4 runoff filing closed by February 1 Poll tax receipts or exemptions required by January 31 for voting in the upcoming election
Melvin Childress 47 year old ranch foreman and Coke County native announces his bid for sheriff. He has served on the Robert Lee school board and belongs to the Baptist Church and Masonic Lodge. Childress emphasizes fair impartial law enforcement and asks voters for support to serve Coke County.
An editor notes appreciation for Dr. Dean Adams and his wife Zelda as they prepare to leave Bronte for Navy duty. The letter praises the town’s medical and hospital services, especially the contributions of the Adams to community care, and signs off with thanks from the Methodist Church and residents.
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