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Newspaper
Bronte Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1957
Page
5
The March of Dimes drive in Bronte wraps with a dance at 8 p.m. at the Joe Rose warehouse featuring Billy Madrey and his orchestra from San Angelo. Public invited as funds to date total $663.06, with events adding to the tally and a final push hoped to reach the $1,000 mark.
The Star-Telegram page five photo features J. Lee Ensor and Miles Pierce of Alpine with Rambouillet sheep, noting J. Lee’s work for Pierce and their top prize haul. Also mention of C. E. Bruton family’s new south-town home addition and its spacious features.
J W Teague announces moving Red Chain Feed Store from Bridges Building on Main Street to the former Joe Rose Construction Co building. The move occurs this weekend. Teague will lease the Rose property and move his family to the Rose house on the highway. He opened the store months ago and serves farmers and ranchers with Red Chain Power feeds seeds and farm supplies. Teague was recently named to the Bronte School board.
Bronze citizens are reminded of a mass Chest X Ray Survey to be held Friday March 1 from 8:30 to 5:30 p m. The site may be City Hall with exact location to be announced. Sponsored by the Texas State Department of Health, X rays are free and reports are confidential to each patient’s personal physician. The previous Bronte survey was in 1048.
After delays caused by weather the Coke County Livestock Show in Bronte drew a record entry with 45 hogs 50 sheep eight baby cattle eight breeding sheep and four breeding cattle. Winners included grand champion steer Kenneth Wink of Robert Lee and grand fat lamb Freddie McDonald also of Robert Lee. Auction featured a 846 pound Hereford steer at 46 cents a pound and top lamb at 1.00 per pound. Buyers from Robert Lee Bronte and San Angelo participated.
Coke County Commissioners Court approved pay raises for county elective officials, precinct officers, deputies, and clerks with $400 yearly gains for county officials and $300 for precinct officers. Road workers receive 25 cents hourly and a foreman gain of 50 cents. New pay scale effective January 1, 1957.
Coke County banks the First National in Bronte and the Robert Lee State will close Tuesday February 12 for Lincoln's birthday. Citizens are asked to plan in advance to avoid inconvenience while other Bronte businesses do not observe the holiday.
A half inch of rain fell last Friday night across the area aiding winter grain. Rain extended to Edith and was reported county wide. Tuesday afternoon brought showers north of Bronte with over two inches in southern Nolan County. Oak Creek Lake received roughly five inches. More cloudy with scattered rain is expected.
Coke County aims to raise 723 dollars in the annual Red Cross drive led by County Chairman H. A. Springer. The quota increases by 90 dollars from last year as the campaign starts March 1.
T. E. Tidwell plans a 7,000-foot rotary wildcat seven miles southwest of Bronte. The site lies 330 feet from the south and west lines of Thomas Shell Survey 965. Plymouth Oil Co. No. 1 is associated with the venture.
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