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Newspaper
Bronte Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1959
Page
5
Bronte voters will select on Feb 28 whether to raise the operation and maintenance tax from 75 to 150 per 100 value with a 50 cent bond cap, under Senate Bill 116. The district faces a projected $40,000 deficit by Aug 31, 1959, prompting public meetings to explain the financial need. Election judge D. K. Glenn will oversee the ballot.
Landowners on the Kickapoo watershed are called to a 7 36 p m Tuesday Feb 17 at Bronte city hall to form a Water Control and Improvement District. The Coke County Commission has budgeted 18500 for preliminary planning while construction will be funded by the federal government. A Valentine Festival at the local school Saturday night features an Italian spaghetti supper and a talent show with cash prizes. Reverend Jimmy Campbell will host the show with 18 entries including singers dancers and instrumentalists. Proceeds support the Bronte PTA projects such as eye and ear testing for students.
Funeral services for Choice Anderson Happy Bradshaw 47 of Anson were held Sunday at 2 p m in Bronte Church of Christ with Melvin Placke officiating. Burial followed in Fairview Cemetery under Clift Funeral Home direction. Bradshaw, a former Bronte resident and trucking contractor, died Friday of a heart attack in Tulsa while hauling grain. He was born May 11 1911 in Grapevine Texas. Continued on Back Page.
The Kickapoo Baptist Church will add 2240 square feet to its rear sanctuary, 32 by 70 feet, with eight rooms including two large assembly rooms and several class rooms. Builders Jack and James Lee oversee the project, which includes air conditioning, plumbing, and heating, at an estimated cost of $7000.
The Enterprise laments Pruitts store closing this Saturday. The Bronte business district will lose a loyal advertiser who has appeared in the paper since the early days of The Enterprise more than 11 years ago.
A wind fanned blaze destroyed the home of C. H. Brown in Bronte on Monday night. The fire started about 9 o clock from defective attic wiring. Marion Mitchell of Pecos owned the house. The Browns were away. several belongings were saved. The Bronte volunteers contained the fire despite strong winds.
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