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Newspaper
Bronte Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1968
Page
2
David A. Evans of Texas City Texas was elected president of Lions International at the 51st annual convention in Dallas June 26 29. Lions International has 867000 members in 143 countries and geographies and is the world’s largest service club organization.
Superintendent C. B. Barbee announced a temporary pause in the Bronte School preschool program for about a week and a half. Thursday and Friday are holidays. July 8–12 hosts a summer workshop in Austin the teacher must attend. An eye and ear check is set for July 23 for those missing the first examination.
Bronze Boy Scouts placed third for the Sol Mayer Bronze Award at Camp Sol Mayer. Robert Lee won the trophy last week. Bronte scouts Randy Barbee Garland Richards Jonathan Masterson Tipton Masterson Steve Clark Bobby Reyes Kenneth Stroebel contributed. Lucius Woods, former Bronte resident, was camp ranger and led the local scouts.
Mr and Mrs James D Sanker and their two daughters Pat and Pam have moved to town from Big Spring and reside in the home of the late Mrs Nannie Ash. Sanker serves in the Air Force and is due in Vietnam August 15 for a tour of duty. Mrs Sanker is Montie Alexander daughter of Mr and Mrs Monroe Alexander.
Cathy McCullough of Midland visits her cousin Bennie Carl Oglesby this week, sharing time at family home and planning local sightseeing in the area.
A short feature on evaluating corn freshness with a true false quiz and ideas for summer uses. Includes simple cooking methods for barbecues and a corn cheese bake recipe using butter onions Swiss cheese and evaporated milk. Also notes plentiful USDA items like turkeys peaches and watermelon.
The Rev. A. B. Masterson of Bronte will join 31 other ministers from the Southwest Texas Conference at a workshop in Fayetteville Arkansas. The session aims to study structure changes after the Methodist and United Brethren merger. Upon return, he will lead three home district workshops. Masterson departs after Sunday services. Elmer Hurley leads Sunday evening, and Tipton and Jonathan accompany him to Mount Pleasant Texas to visit grandparents C. B. E. Johnson.
Citizens of Sterling City plan a catered barbecue dinner for Dr W J Swann on July 11 at 7 30 p m Invitations extended to Bronte area friends with tickets priced at 1 50 Contact Mrs Lee Augustine in Sterling City for reservations
Bronze Masonic Lodge and Eastern Star Chapter renovate the old Santa Fe depot building leased by Santa Fe Railway. They will move their meeting place there by August 1. Rev. A. S. Masterson is new Worshipful Master of Lodge 962 with a full slate of officers.
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