Lions Thank Buyers For Success Of Sale
Officials of the Bronze Noon Lions Club said this week they are grateful to everyone who supported the sale and helped make it a success.
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Newspaper
Bronte Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1967
Page
4
Officials of the Bronze Noon Lions Club said this week they are grateful to everyone who supported the sale and helped make it a success.
Funeral services were held for W. C. Shamblin 87 in Blackwell Baptist Church with Rev. Clarence Minton and Rev. Kay Corley officiating. Burial followed at Blackwell Cemetery. Survivors include wife four sons one daughter nine grandchildren and four great grandchildren. The service recognized his long life in Coke County and his roles as farmer stockman teacher and banker.
The second annual golf tournament for service and supply companies in West Texas will be held at the Bronte course on Saturday June 24. The 18 hole partnership event starts at 9 am. About 100 golfers expected. last year's winners were Clifford Cook and D B Crockett of American Mud Co. Entry is 10 per person or 40 per company with two teams per firm. Call Clyde Lee to enter and mail fees.
Bronte received 1.5 inches of rain Sunday night and early Monday morning. The downpour was heavier to the south and lighter to the north. A thunderclap startled residents as a first shower fell around 11 p.m. with another between 1 and 2 a.m. Farmers and ranchers grow more optimistic about 1967 prospects after this rain and the prior week’s rainfall.
A free Title 1 preschool program will run at Bronte School from June 5 to August 4 excluding July 10–14. Sessions run 8 am to 12 noon for rising first graders. priority goes to those not in last year’s program, with later priorities for those needing more prep. Contact Supt. C. B. Barbee for details.
Mrs Loyce McConnell and Mrs Early Daniel of Lubbock spent Monday and Tuesday in the home of their brother Ben Ogles and family.
Funeral services for D C Dave Brunson 92 longtime Bronte resident were held Monday at First Baptist Church with Rev Ruben Blake officiating. Burial followed in Fairview Cemetery under Williams Funeral Home direction. Born March 16 1875 in Hunt County he moved to Coke County in 1915 and married Bessie Creswell in 1900. He died Sunday morning after a short illness leaving four sons four daughters 23 grandchildren 41 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren.
The Bronte High School 1967 senior class received diplomas in the school auditorium. EB H Danner of General Telephone Co praised small towns. Salutatory by Mary Lou Basquez, valedictory by Gary Stroebel. Special awards included perfect attendance to Jack White and top honors to Lillian Strickland.
Bronze Evening Lions Club presents a Saturday program at the school auditorium with Charles Taylor of Dallas as the lead comedian. The event features several acts, ticket sales are underway, and admission is 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for students.
Maverick hosts a two day Homecoming this Saturday and Sunday in the Maverick auditorium. Ex-residents teachers and students are invited to attend with a Sunday noon meal priced at 1.25 dollars per plate. Alton Bradberry leads the Maverick Homecoming Association.
About 11 a.m. last Thursday a car-truck collision 13 miles north of here sent three people to Dyess AFB Hospital Abilene for injuries. Mrs Eugenia Berry 44 Vernia Jean Berry 11 and Terry Berry 2 were injured with Berry and Verna Jean listed as in serious condition. Jerry Kenneth Nichols 19 and Lorna Nichols 20 were treated and released. Driver Wesley David of Abilene escaped injury and Bronze firefighters arrived to find a small fire extinguished before they could aid.
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