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Newspaper
Bronte Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1947
Page
4
Community notes from Tennyson listing visiting relatives from California to Abilene and Eldorado. Residents including Miles Tounget and Zack Tounget join family gatherings, while others travel to Angleo and Menard for shopping and visits. Subscriptions offered for the Bronte Enterprise.
The Full Gospel Church reports a completed new roof as progress grows. Cecil Kemp installs a costly water softener to enhance service. J B Mackey and R E Cumbie finish rearranging Cumbie Wilkins for more space and displays. J A Percifull remodels Central Drug interiors. Capertons near completion on a new garage and service station. Cumbie Co installs a new ice box and freeze unit for better cooling.
W H Shaw Jr of San Angelo plans a modern sand and gravel equipment plant in Bronte. The Santa Fe adds a 1190 foot siding two miles south of Bronte on the Colorado River. Cecil Montgomery, under H C Price of Mt, supplies 38 cars of gravel and loads two to three cars daily. Business in Bronte is picking up.
L. T. Youngblood announces a favorable letter from the Bureau of Reclamation regarding the UCRA development program. The scheme, approved by the State Board of Water Engineers, seeks $2.04 million with full funding hoped from the 80th Congress after series of intergovernmental approvals.
Santa Fe agent H. O. Whitt reports four carloads of oil shipped last week to Canada. A January permit allows 6 745 barrels, needing about 28 tank cars. Hooker Trucking of Tenaha signs with Scurlock Oil to haul oil from Allen Jameson No 1 Sun Oil well at Silver to Bronte for export. Whitt predicts a busy period ahead.
R. W. Rees announced week he bought a half interest in the Home Motor Company and in the building, negotiating with former owner Bob Knierim. An Army veteran, Rees moved to Bronte last year and plans further expansion. He also intends to build a home on his Bronte lot. Mrs. Rees is Lavinia Knierim, daughter of Bob and Mrs. Knierim. they have two children.
Sun Oil Company drills Fred Jameson No 1 in Coke County at 5166 feet, encountering lime and shale. The Murry Gilreaths visited Robert Lambert, formerly Cumbie, and White, who now operates a Red and White enterprise.
Among the pallbearers were W Gordon Johnson Hazelton Indiana Henry George San Angelo B M Kirk Ballinger Curtis Jennings San Angelo Earl Garrett San Angelo C E Benning field Robert Lee R B Smith Lohn C W Thorpe Rowena with honorary pallbearers J L Keeney Jr Abilene Eddie Lamey Fort Worth J C Lackey Stephenville All served with O K Rabb in Seabees Unit 590.
Mrs Pete Gentry hosted the Bronte Junior WHO Club on January 15 with a Mary Pearl Bearden demonstration of electrical appliances and lighting. The next meeting is February 5 with Mrs W Hipp focusing on frame and tub gardens. Members present included C E Arrott R S Walton Taylor Emerson W Hipp Connell McAuley O R McQueen Marutha Walter Wha Wrinkle and others.
Mrs. Buchanan of Robert Lee is Coke County chairwoman and Bronte Enterprise editor named assistant. The drive runs January 15 to January 30 with donations accepted at Mrs. Buchanan or the editor. Theatres cooperate with free will offerings during showings. half the funds go to state headquarters and half stay locally for county needs.
Rev Abner Hanson 77 died January 15 at his El Campo home after tonsil surgery. A former Methodist pastor in Bronte Tennyson and Hayrick, he was beloved in the district. Born 1870 in Henry County Illinois to Olof Hanson and Elizabeth Anderson, he studied at Swedish Theological Seminary Evanston and joined the Northern Methodist Church. He married Jennie Carlson in 1896 and had eight children. He served Bronte until 1945 when George B. McCrary became pastor.
Coke County Livestock Association executive board met to finish arrangements for the Coke County show scheduled for February 25-26. Officials anticipate one of the best events ever and expect a wide attendance.
Rev Ulmer Bird of the Blackwell Methodist church was reported seriously ill this week. Local residents pray for his recovery as church officials request continued prayers.
Mayor Noah Pruitt chaired a 50 person gathering January 15 to discuss Bronte's water crisis. The group agreed only on preferring lake water if clear, with doubts about pipes and funding. Pipe condition estimates showed two thirds failing, with meters lacking, and no decision on bonds or rate hikes.
The Coke County Commissioners Court met with Judge Bob Davis and six members naming Maurine Davis and Jerry Thomason as deputies for the county clerk. A contract with Dallas engineers will assist oil land assessments. Plans include a courthouse rest room build and a buy of a movie projector with 4-H and REA efforts highlighted.
Bronte and Robert Lee faced off in basketball and volleyball with mixed results. Girls volleyball narrowly lost 31-30 and 42-24 while the boys won 19-16 and 24-14. Captain Dot Stephenson leads the girls with teammates including Kat Wrinkle Martha Boatright and others. A Water Valley tournament looms and Bronte plans a title tilt against Lakeview tonight.
A fragment notes Bronte experienced a chilly night with temperatures near twenty degrees. The report hints at cold conditions affecting the area but provides limited additional details.
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