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Newspaper
Bronte Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1959
Page
1
Members of the Rogers family held their annual reunion on June 20 at the American Legion building with plans to meet the first Sunday in June next year. Attendees included numerous Rogers relatives from Bronte Waco San Angelo and distant guests from California and Texas towns.
Grant Joplin from near Beaumont visited Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Joplin on Saturday night, accompanying by local relatives and introducing himself to the family.
Mr and Mrs O L Pittman and others visited relatives in Wharton Amarillo San Angelo and East Texas. Several families traveled to Lubbock Crowell Fulton Brownwood and the coast plus Houston Tyler and Dallas. Trips included fishing at Fulton nine days visits in Dallas and Brownwood and a canyon excursion near San Antonio.
Twenty nine 4-H girls finished a clothing workshop directed by Miss Carole Hooper. The county revue is scheduled for July 10 and the district revue for August 4 at Abilene. Senior dress makers include Prescilla Wylie Gladys Rives June Moore Danell Dixon Kay Wink. Junior entries feature Ida Lee Parker Diane Samuelson Leta Robertson.
Funeral rites were held Sunday at Norton for Mrs Rosa Carter 67 who died Friday at Big Spring. A former Norton resident she moved to Big Spring about nine years ago. She is survived by two daughters four stepdaughters and four stepsons including William Carter of Menard a Bronte area figure and son in law of Mrs Lee Richards of Bronte.
Funeral services were held Wednesday in Abilene for John M. Browder 41 who died Monday afternoon in Bronte Hospital after a heart attack during a picnic at Oak Creek Lake. He and his family were at the lake when he became ill. Survivors include his wife one son two daughters his parents one brother and his grandmother.
A bridal shower for Mrs James Tidwell was hosted Monday night June 29 at the home of Mrs C E Bruton. Hostesses included Mrs Albert Grace Mrs J W Spurlock Mrs Bill Wrinkle Mrs Jess Liles Mrs B A Phillips Mrs C McGuire Mrs Homer Phillips Mrs Ernestine Powell Mrs Clayburn Webb and Mrs Bruton. Deanie Allen and Jean Moore served pink punch and white cake squares with nuts and mints on a pink lace tablecloth. The centerpiece featured pink gladioli and the plate favors bore cards reading James and Brenda tied with a blue ribbon and a gold wedding band.
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