13 Jun 1958
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Newspaper
Bronte Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1958
Page
1
Mrs Ben Oglesby and W N R Ben Oglesby are noted in this Bronte Texas notice stating second class matter status at the Post Office under the 1879 act. The entry confirms mailing classification and date of March 1 1918.
A letter from Uncle Huie of Hog Creek laments world events touching daily work and markets from Greece to Wal Street. He mocks Congress spending, ponders education, and jokes about a powers tooth brush while noting the newsprint’s humorous front page.
The Coke Soil Conservation District reports approval of a four year Great Plains plan for D K Glenn’s stock farm southeast of Bronte with brush control, seedling work and water storage under federal cost share. A second plan for Damas farm south of Robert Lee is completed but awaiting final approval. The program offers cost share for soil and water conservation on farms and requires a contract with the Department of Agriculture detailing land use by fields and years.
A partial OCR fragment notes farmers losing land as rainfall patterns shift. It compares rainfall to this month and this year, mentioning 9.48 inches and referencing farms moving away from the people. The text is sparse and lacks full context or clear events.
The H. D. Council met June 10 at 2 p m with Mrs Pat Rives presiding. Five clubs were represented and 14 members attended. Delegates to the State meeting in Austin in August were elected: Mrs Frank Millican, Mrs Glenn Waldrop, and Mrs D A Dumas. Alternate delegates were chosen: Mrs Pat Rives, Mrs R L Pag and Mrs T W Lyle. The Yearbook committee will meet June 25 to plan the new yearbook. Marjorie Gladys Rives and Dannell Dixon thanked the council for sending them to District Camp. Carole Hooper was introduced as the new assistant agent.
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