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Newspaper
Bronte Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1972
Page
5
Bronte and Sterling City share the top spot in District II-B boys basketball with 40 records as a showdown game looms tonight January 21 at Sterling City. Bronte girls stand third at 2-2 while Forsan visits Bronte next Tuesday for a trio of games beginning at 5 p.m.
Bronte boys and girls entered the Rob ert Lee B team basketball tournament last weekend. The boys dropped a close 36 32 decision to Eldorado on Thursday. Alexander led Bronte with 10 in the consolation final where Bronte fell 50 30 to Forsan. Robert Lee boys captured the championship. Bronte girls, after a bye, lost to Estrado 53 31 and then to Wall for third place.
Funeral services for Ralph Mitchell Mackey 56 of San Angelo were held at 4 p m in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel The Rev Dr Jerold Mc Bride officiated Burial was in Fairmont Cemetery He died Tuesday morning in a Goldthwaite hospital after a short illness Born Sept 15 1915 in Norton he lived in San Angelo since 1945 Married Feb 6 1944 to Alice Steward He was a member of First Baptist Church Masonic Lodge 570 and the Elks Lodge Survived by his wife a son John M Mackey two daughters Karen Webb Patsy Eudy a brother Floyd Mackey five sisters and four grandchildren
Foods for Special Occasions is the theme for the annual 4-H Food Show to be held Sunday afternoon in the Robert Lee Recreation Hall. 4-H Club girls from Robert Lee and Bronte will participate under judges from Mitchell County with support from Janis Choate. Recipes will be given to registrants between 3:45 and 4:15 p.m. and the event is open to the public.
Bronze school board extended Supt. C. B. Barbee’s contract to run to June 30, 1975. Other actions included property transfer, awarding Martin Lee Construction Co. to enclose a breeze way, budget adjustments for Title I III, reviewing attendance and ethics code ruling, cutting teacher supplements by 850, and a talk on park recreational facilities.
Funeral services were held in Milwaukee Wisconsin for Mrs Norman Alexander who died Friday January 14. Burial took place Tuesday in a Lima Ohio cemetery. Attending relatives included Mrs Dick Webster Mrs Jim Saniker Mrs Doris Conley and J L Alexander.
The Bronte High School honor roll for the second nine weeks is released by Prin James L. Golson. It lists Seventh Grade A students Leah Barbee through Eddy Sue Collins, Eighth Grade A and B students, and several students across Tenth and Twelfth Grades, including Diane Amtitt Norma Thompson Michelle Golson and Susan Arrott among others.
A deputy from the County Tax Assessor-Collector O B Jacobs office is in Bronte to take voter registrations. The deputy operates at First National Bank for voters on this side of the county. Registration is free and open to all 18 or older, including those over 65. An all out effort aims to register voters by January 31 with upcoming elections in view.
A breakdown shows 118 donors contributing $2305.00 to the Coke County Livestock Show Jian 10. Prize money totaled $504.00, pig sales $495.19, lamb sales $914.40, for a grand total of $4218.50. Sixty one 4 H and FFA members participated, with 148 animals shown. A donor list and sale buyers are noted in a separate Thank You advertisement in this issue.
Bronte Leinghorn Band sponsors a bake sale on Saturday January 22 at the West Texas Utilities Building. Sale runs from 9 a.m. until all pies cakes and other baked goods are sold. Everyone is invited to buy weekend baked goods.
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