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Newspaper
Bronte Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1956
Page
6
Only 11 days left to subscribe to The Bronte Enterprise at bargain rates. Local price remains 1.50 for Coke and adjoining counties, 2.00 elsewhere. increases to 2.50 locally and 3.00 elsewhere on Aug 1. Newsstand rises to ten cents.
The Enterprise notes a bond issue for a new court room with air conditioned press box. It cites equalization board concerns over tax rate cuts and school quality. It hints at oil tax valuation criticism and a busy political week ahead with national party conventions and candidate advertising.
Bronte Hospital, in operation nine years, marked a rare event last week with two sets of twins born within 48 hours. Jose Antonio and Jorge Louis Menchacca arrived July 11 at 7:20 p.m. weighing 4 lbs 15 oz and 5 lbs. A. R. Bagwell’s twins Karen Alyne and Carl Allen were born July 13 at 9:30 a.m. weighing 5 lbs 14 oz and 5 lbs 12 oz.
Rev. E. L. Jones of Lamesa starts a Bronte revival at Kickapoo Baptist Church today, running through July 29. It is his eighth Bronte revival with Noah Pruitt Jr leading singing and Rev. R. W. Blackmon inviting all area residents to attend. Daily services begin at 10 am with prayer at 7:30 pm and preaching at 8 pm.
The American Softball Assn district six event will run in Bronte July 26 to 28 with double elimination. Entry is 20 dollars, split between the local tourney and the state meet pot. Winners advance to Brownwood state meet August 8 to 11 directed by I C Oden.
The Bronte Equalization Board heard oil company reps outline tax issues after voters defeated a 25 cent tax rate hike. Oil valuations will drop by 600000 this year with another 600000 expected next year, cutting district revenue by about 6000 annually. The offer to raise valuations 10 percent for one year aimed to aid bond retirement.
First Baptist Church presents a youth program tonight with singing activities and the feature film Dust or Destiny. Rev. Douglas Brown calls the picture the standout of the series and invites all area youths to attend at the church.
Members of Bronte's Little League baseball team enjoyed a swimming party and picnic at Ballinger Park Tuesday night. After their picnic they attended the Ballinger versus Toswell game with fourteen boys and sponsors Mr and Mrs J C Oden Mr and Mrs T F Sims Jr and Ernest Ivey.
Arnold Samuelson was found guilty of interfering with the duties of the Robert Lee poundkeeper for taking his horse Bozo from the pound while the keeper was away. He received the maximum $100 fine and said he would appeal to county court. Samuelson acted as his own attorney and defended against malicious prosecution claims. The trial at city hall featured Mayor Cumbie Ivey Jr and Miss Inez Gartman as witnesses.
Rev. W C Craig and his wife leave July 20 to serve as pastors in Bloomington near Victoria in the Corpus Christi Methodist district. District superintendents Val L Sherman and lh Eugene Harris oversee the move with plans to appoint a new Bronte pastor. He has led the Bronte church for two years and was to begin a third.
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