First Rig Is Raised on Youngblood Property
The Bronte area reports the first oil rig within Bronte city limits on the L. T. Youngblood property behind Bronte Tractor Co. drilling at once. The crew includes T. W. Murray of Texarkana and Louis Mabee Co. of Midland with depth around 5200 feet via Strawn formation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strawn
Wildcat
Bronte City
Jet 2
L. T. Youngblood
Bronte Tractor Company
T. W. Murray
Exarkana
Louis Mabee Co
Midland
Badley Elected President of Bronte Lions Club
Steve Badley was elected president for the coming year at Bronte Lions Club elections. Inauguration and installation are set for June 15. Other officers include Norman Riker first vice president HM A Springer second vice president R W Rees third vice president Ben Oglesby secretary T F Sims Jr tail twister Cecil Kemp lion tamer Edward Cumbie and J B Mackey two year directors and Taylor Emerson Jr T Henry one year directors. The club will award scrolls of merit to Instructor Henry and the judging team for a third place state finish. Henry and the boys will join the luncheon at next week’s meeting. The club endorsed health officer recommendations for city cleanup action by the City Council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Badley
Bronte Lions Club
Norman Riker
HM. A. Springer
R. W. Rees
Ben Oglesby
T. F. Sims
Cecil Kemp
Edward Cumbie
J. B. Mackey
Community Notes From Hayrick and Surrounding Homes
Mrs. R S Crum of Robert Lee mother of Mrs B W Waldrop recently treated for arthritis. Mrs Vara Modrall visited in the home of Mrs J A Waldrop. Mrs E B Fletcher returned from Fort Worth with her son Frank Fletcher and family. The Denmans and others shopped in San Angelo. The Hayrick WHO club met at Gladys Waldrop’s with seven members and several visitors. The club voted to sponsor the community news with Aubrey Denman as reporter. Read The Enterprise Want-Ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. S. Crum
Robert Lee
B. W. Waldrop
Vara Modrall
J. A. Waldrop
E. B. Fletcher
Frank Fletcher
Fort Worth
Frank Fletchers
J. R. Cockburn
Gladys Waldrop
T. BE. Rives
Bill Braswell
San Angelo
Denmans
Doyle Caulder
Coke County
Aubrey Don Denman
Jerry McShan
Oak Creek
Hayrick
Glenn Waldrop
T. E. Rives, Jr
Waldrop
J. K. Cockburn
Joanna Kay Denman
Aubrey Denman
Miss Waldrop
Robbins
W. G. Cresap
Bronte Plays Robert Lee in Concho Basin League Opener
Bronte invades Robert Lee Sunday for a league game as their first of the season. Bronte lost to Nathan's Jewelers 5 to 3 last Sunday, with Bou Spoonts hitting a home run. Webbest defeated Robert Lee 6 0 and Miles fell to Sonora 13 8.
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Bronte
Robert Lee
Bad Hick
Nathan's Jewelers
Jewelers
Bou Spoonts
Webbest
Miles
Sonora
PTA Report Details Bronte School Support And Funds
Mrs Otis Smith president of the local PTA reveals the past year’s allocations for Bronte public schools. Expenditures include summer roundup 4 athletic fund 200 delegate to convention 35 night program on alcohol 2 50 and other items such as books 145 agriculture department 15 world books 100 and grade school library 100. The report lists numerous activities and supplies funded from PTA contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otis Smith
PTA
Bronte Public
Agriculture Department
Hospital News highlights patient admissions and dismissals
May 26 to June 1 log shows admissions for Howard Varnadore F Higginbotham Gary Manos Mrs Gene Baker Mrs Jeff Dean others with multiple discharges including Connie Craig Billie Joyce Patterson and Janet Ann Caperton Belva Kippetoe Ada Woullard Luttrell and Harold Sheppard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Varnadore
Higginbotham
Gary Manos
Peggy Myrick
J. F. Early and Son
Gene Baker
Jeff Dean
Richard Cocklum
Billie Joyce Patterson
Connie Craig
Belva Kippetoe
Ada Woullard
J. D. Luttrell, Jr
Janet Ann Caperton
F. S. Higginbotham
Harold Sheppard
Garland Eubank
Attendance at Jimmy Coleman Funeral in Brownwood
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Chumley of Robert Lee and Mrs. E L Caperton of Bronte attended Jimmy Coleman’s funeral in Brownwood after his death in a Tennessee automobile accident. His father once lived in Bronte. Ruth Coleman and Harold Sims visit Hughes Springs to see Mrs. Coleman’s daughter, Mrs. B C Baker. Bobby Modgling of Lubbock visited Bronte this week to see relatives and go fishing. E P Hallmark of Glendale has been visiting Tidwell home recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Chumley
Robert Lee
E. L. Caperton
Bronte
Jimmy Coleman
Brownwood
Tennessee
Ruth Coleman
Harold Sims
Hughes Springs
Thomas A
Bobby
Lubbock
E. P. Hallmark of
Glendale
Tidwell
Two Light Cases of Polio Reported Here in Bronte
Polio scare prompts call for emergency measures in Bronte as two cases were hospitalized this week and a campaign for a city-wide cleanup and fly control is planned. Dr. J R Harris urges neighbors to inspect premises, drain stagnant water, remove trash, and property clean outhouses to prevent further spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Angelo
J. R. Harris
Bronte
John R. Harris
Belva Rippetoe
J. D. Luttrell
Harris
Belva
San Antonio
Walter Stuck
Bronte Lions Club
Sam Spruell
Secretary Krug Urges Dam Plan on Colorado River
Secretary of the Interior James R. Krug spoke in Houston on the Robert Lee Reclamation Project. He warned that Texas high plains water is drawn 20 times faster than replaced and proposed southern cities served by the Robert Lee reservoir and northern areas by a Canadian River site near Amarillo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caneeting
Houston
Kiug
Robert Lee
High Plains
Texas
Krug
Amarillo
Rev Alvin Mauldin Returns to Bronte Pastorate
Rev Alvin Mauldin is reassigned to Bronte for a third year as pastor of the Bronte Methodist Church following the Southwest Texas Methodist conference readings in San Antonio. Also named in appointments are Rev Ro T Dyess to Blackwell First Methodist and Rev Ross T Welch to Robert Lee Methodist. all updates reflect Northwest Texas and Amarillo conference actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Ro Mauldin
Bronte
San Antonio
Mauldin
Buffet Luncheon Ends Club Year With Junior Study Meeting
A Junior study club convened last Friday at Mrs. Norman Riker’s home for its first meeting of the year. The luncheon featured baked ham with raisin sauce, vegetables, cottage cheese salad, rolls, iced tea and strawberry shortcake. Mrs. BR Caperton led a brief business session on table settings as Mrs. Louis Bridges won the Chinese auction. Members present numbered about a dozen plus two guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Riker
Jim Cloudt
Matthew Caperton
BR. T. Caperton
Louis Bridges
Mmes. Bon Spounts
Karl Glenn
Clark Glenn
Binks McCutchen
Gleghorn Child Dies with Polio
Billie Doyle Gleghorn seven of Miles died Monday night in a San Angelo hospital reportedly a victim of polio. She was the daughter of Mr and Mrs Doyle Gleghorn of Miles and granddaughter of Mr and Mrs T C Cleghorn of Brookshire. Funeral services were held in Miles Wednesday afternoon.
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Billie Doyle Gleghorn
Miles
San Angelo
Doyle Gleghorn
T.C. Cleghorn
Brookshire
DeRiemer Family Visits Bronte During Leave
Mrs William DeRiemer and daughter Beth arrived in Bronte for a two week visit with her father H A Springer and Mrs Springer. The DeRiemers, stationed in Honolulu, are on leave before reporting to Macon Georgia after stops in San Francisco Detroit Kansas City and Bronte. Granddaughter born in Honolulu makes first continental visit.
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Willian DeRiemer
Beth
Bronte
H. A. Springer
Springer
DeRiemers
Honolulu
Macon
San Francisco
Detroit
Kansas City
Dallas
Bronte Sees Heavy Rain Deluge Friday Night
A driving downpour dumped about 3 inches across Bronte late Friday afternoon and night. The main rainfall occurred within two hours causing creeks and the Colorado to rise, but no extensive damage was reported in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bronte
Colorado
George Rosser Visits San Angelo Resident
George Rosser formerly of Bronte and now living in San Angelo was a visitor here on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Rosser
Bronte
San Angelo
Vacation Bible School Postponed at Bronze Baptist
Bronze Baptist Church postpones Vacation Bible School until the end of June due to polio epidemic concerns and a busy harvest season. Rev. V. D. Price notes time will be announced later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bronze Baptist Church
V. D. Price
New Chevrolets Delivered to Edith and Robert Lee Buyers
Caperton Chevrolet delivered new Chevrolets to J. D. Blair of Edith Mississippi, I Williams of Robert Lee, Otis Richmond and EB Hanssen, marking recent sales noted in the local automotive report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caperton Chevrolet
J. D. Blair
Edith
Miss Illiams
Robert Lee
Otis Richmond
EB Hanssen
Polio Diagnosis Confirmed for Local Child Belva Harris
Dr John R Harris reports the Rippetoes arrived in San Antonio with daughter Belva and polio specialist Dr Walter Stuck confirms the San Antonio child has polio after telephone verification.
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John R. Harris
San Antonio
Belva
Walter Stuck
Harris
Stuck
Belvar
City to spray all areas with DDT and polio symptoms noted
The health officer discusses forthcoming DDT spraying for the city and lists early polio symptoms. He urges guardians to limit children's exposure, maintain routine hours, ensure cleanliness, and keep premises free of flies to curb disease spread.
Leadership training on work simplification held
Miss Gladys Darden from A and M conducted a leadership training in the home demonstration agent's office on May 23. Each county club was represented and plans were made to share the simplified home methods, garment cutting, and energy saving tips, with a later landscaping module in June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernemima Freeman
Coke County
James Scott
Bronte
Junk Nelda Sheppard
Melva Dean Gartman
Esther Allen
Ballinger
Iron A & M
Dorothy Brightwell
Gladys Darden
Darden
Cemetery Needs Work in Local Burial Ground
Several residents visited The Enterprise office this week to report the cemetery is neglected with weeds reaching waist high. One woman offered to help fund wages to hire someone to clean up the grounds.
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Enterprise Office
Olive Branch Woman Visits Relatives in Mississippi
Mrs. T. B. Dye of Olive Branch Mississippi, cousin of Mrs. Fred McDonald Sr, is visiting the McDonald home. Mrs. W. J. Robinson of Graham, who had been visiting, returned home this week after an eight day stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. B. Dye
Olive Branch
Mississippi
Fred McDonald
McDonald Home
W. J. Robinson
Graham
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R. E. Hickman
J. KK. Wadley
Sam Gray
Hickok & Reynolds
Dan Auld
J. L. Keeny
Humble
J. L. Brunson
Southern Minerals and Seaboard
Albert N. Rawlings
Badley
Lions Club
Hayrick News
Hospital News
Rev
Alvin Mauldin
Mis
T. Caperton
James Allen
Earl Glenn
Noel Percifull
Charlie Phillips
Frances Pruitt
Roy Robinson
K. H. Sims
Ben Spoonts
Arnold Bal
Frank Ball
Peggy Hollis
Stafford
Kansas
Mrs. Sterling
Austin
Gleghorn
Herbert Holland
Jean Smith
J. K. Glenn
Delmir Sheppard
D. K. Clem
Bob Fields
Miss Smith
Dorothy Walton
Joyce Littlefield
Mmes, Rome Richards
D.K. Glenn
Charlie Boecking
Robert Hickman
J. Mo Rippetoe
Arnold F. Ball
Hawaii
Snyder
W. J. Hayley
Hayley
Aeons JR. HD Club
Arrott Home
Bronte Jr. Who
EB. Arrott
Arrott
Ella Clyde Black
Taylor Emerson
AJ OK. Gentry
A.C. McAulay
Hollis Stevens
Q. R. McQueen
BR. S. Walton
Clg. Ward
Emerson
McQueen
Vacation Bible School
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