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Newspaper
Bronte Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1956
Page
4
The Bronte Enterprise reports Rev W C Craig’s return as pastor for another year and notes moves at the Church of Christ with Al Brown heading to Abilene and Owen Cosgrove taking his place. It mentions dog killed sheep concerns, a plea for local historical material, and a joke column teaser.
Rev. Douglas Brown pastor of the First Baptist Church left Sunday night after services to attend the Southern Baptist Convention in Kansas City Missouri. He will be gone ten days from May 30 through June 2 with speakers including Billy Graham and T F Adams. Brown will preach at the Meade Kansas church Sunday June 3. Interim pulpit duties will be filled by L T Youngblood and Vernon Glenn with Youngblood speaking on Profit and Lose.
Al Brown resigns as Bronze Church of Christ minister to attend Abi lene Christian College in Abilene. Owen Cosgrove named to fill vacancy and will move to Bronte with wife from Stratford after busy meeting ends in June. Mrs Cosgrove is Martha Richardson of Robert Lee. Brown will preach his last sermon Sunday.
Rev. W. C. Craig was returned to Bronte as pastor of the Methodist Church when annual conference reads appointments in San Antonio. This marks his third year in Bronte. he and Mrs. Craig moved here in 1954 from San Juan in the Rio Grande Valley. Other area assignments include district superintendent Rev. L. Eugene Harris to San Angelo and Rev. Alvin R. Mauldin to Merizon.
Larry Corley of Tennyson narrowly avoided injury when a .22 rifle discharged while his brother Davy was handling it. A metal kitchen stool between Larry and the gun absorbed the bullet, causing only minor damage and a small injury to Larry that was not serious. Mrs. Corley blamed Davy for handling the gun and noted Larry should not have left it loaded.
Three Bronte stores Sims Food Store Bronte Ice Co and Pruitt's Store will close at 7 p m each Saturday instead of 9 or 10. W W Millikin founder of Bronte Ice Co cites reduced Saturday business and changing shopping habits as the reason. They urge customers to cooperate and observe the new closing time starting tomorrow June 2.
Kickapoo Baptist Church school will end Friday night at 7 30 with a program. Rev R W Blackmon reported good attendance with 69 max and an average of 65 pupils. Fifteen teachers divide into five classes delivering ten minute parts for a roughly one hour program, and the public is invited.
Bronte High School announces Epsie Jo Hageman as top overall student with a 96.75 average for last year. Supt. Garland Black released the list of high per class, noting Linda Lasswell as top senior girl and Leslie Dean Caperton as top senior boy. Hageman will have her name engraved on a plaque funded by the Bronte Lions Club for ongoing display in the school trophy case.
Funeral services are set for 3 p.m. Saturday for Harvey Buster McPeters Jr. 30 a Blackwell native who died Tuesday in a San Angelo hospital. He worked at Goodfellow AFB and is survived by his wife Louise Oden two daughters his parents a sister and two brothers. Clift Funeral Home of Bronte is in charge.
The Enterprise will close Friday due to the impossibility of closing Wednesday like other Bronte businesses. The office will reopen Saturday morning as usual.
Scout master Oscar Dorsey announces Bronte Boy Scouts will join Troop 52 for Camp Fawcett from June 17 to 24. Boys travel June 17 at 9 15 a m. leaders include Luther McCutchen J W Teague H A Springer R W Rees D K Glenn C E Bruton Garland Black Oscar Dorsey Black and Dorsey.
More than half of Bronte High School's 1956 graduates intend to attend college. Transcripts have been mailed to colleges for ten students: Wanda Snead, Milford Phillips, James Luttrell, Billy Alexander, Linda Lasswell to Texas Tech. Leslie Dean Caperton and Noel Dean Scott to Hardin-Simmons University. Don Glenn to John Tarleton Agricultural College. Faith Rogers and Johnny Smith to Howard Payne College. Some seniors have not made definite plans yet, with several aiming for San Angelo College.
A meeting last Monday night organized a troop for Boy Scouts 14 and older to continue Scout work. Luther McCutchen and Horace Taylor will lead the group with twelve charter members signing up for activities.
Supt. Garland Black announced Bronte High School total enrollment for 1955 56 was 92 with an average daily attendance of 85 for the year.
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