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Newspaper
Bronte Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1959
Page
2
A humor piece from Uncle Huie at Hog Creek discusses church hats and fashions, a practical preacher quip about Still Waters and Green Pastures, and adds quips on air conditioning, sleepers, and chilly congregations. He also riffs on Congress and a claim about bubble gum as a strategic material, joking about the Chinese Reds and castor oil.
A town editor muses about fishing and tells a humorous anecdote about a 5-pound trout supposedly escaping a bath tub. A neighbor questions the bath tub tale while others cheer the fish biting. The piece uses light local color and a playful tone.
Mr. and Mrs. Vetal Flores returned Saturday from a 12 day trip to Mexico City Taxco and Cuernavaca in Old Mexico. They drove to Laredo and then traveled by train the rest of the way. They saw the University of Mexico in Mexico City and attended bullfights. En route they stopped in San Antonio to view Baylor Universitys The Alamo at the San Jose open air theatre. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Morley of Freer were guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Scott, with her parents Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Morley of Seguin also visiting. The Morleys later went to Temple for medical checkups on Sunday.
Mrs. Charles Ragsdale reports numerous visits and travels across Texas and New Mexico. Guests include J T Sanderson with Patterson and Patterson families from Duarte and Clovis, and J T Campbell visiting Austin relatives. Local families host and visit, with illness prayers and weekend gatherings noted.
Kathie Jo Vaughn was born June 15 weighing 8 pounds. She has a 4 year old sister Vickie. Father works for Pool Well Service. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Homer Vaughn of Bronte and Mr. and Mrs. Mark Hanna of Blackwell.
Mr and Mrs Dan Johnson of Bangs hosted a reunion in Arlington last weekend with 90 attendees. New attendants included Mrs Joe Bailey Mitchell and family of Houma La Mrs Leon Whaley of Kilgore and Mr Daniel Knox and son from California. Joe Ann Scott of Waco visited Bronte resident Mrs J B Johnson.
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