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Newspaper
Bronte Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1958
Page
5
Oats yield a bumper crop in Bronte with many fields producing 50 to 65 bushels per acre and some over 100. Farmers run combines 18 hours daily as weather stays favorable, while 3 to 8 pounds per bushel extra weight adds to bulk. Storage is tight with barns full and grain piled outside, as farmers prefer keeping oats for stock feed.
Townwide rush for bargains fills the Bronte C R Smith store last Friday with shoppers arriving before 7 am. The scene marks a lively start to a busy shopping period as residents seek deals and news spreads about local outlets. The Robert Lee Observer, led by publisher A J Kirkpatrick, enters its 68th year of publication and remains a staunch community voice.
The Bachelors a Robert Lee High School quartet will appear at the Methodist Men's Club meeting next Wednesday. They will sing a 30 minute program featuring various vocal selections. Members Jerry Dean Ronnie Sims Richard Sims and Don Weathers comprise the quartet. Royce Lee invites all local men to attend the 8 p.m. meeting.
A revival meeting at First Baptist Church in Bronte continues this week led by Rev. B. T. Shoemake of Winters with singing directed by DeWayne Beaty. Rev. Douglas Brown invites all area residents to attend the remaining services tonight and tomorrow morning and evening.
The annual pre school roundup for children entering first grade next September will be held Tuesday June 17. Children will receive free physical examinations and vaccines as required. The event is sponsored by the Parent Teachers Association with local doctors. Parents should bring children to the Harris Adams clinic at 3 pm.
Supt Garland Black announced Bronte Elementary teacher assignments for the 1958-59 year after a June 6 board meeting. Changes include grade switches for Mrs. Homer Phillips and Mrs. R N Johnson, and Mrs J T Henry becoming sixth grade teacher. The seventh and eighth grades will be departmentalized with Mrs Lasswell and Mrs Glenn teaching. The district faces a $2,500 revenue reduction from a tax cut and may add driver education pending next steps.
Bronte residents are urged to be careful when burning grass and weeds near buildings as the fire department has responded to three fires in recent days. Chief Bill Thomas warns dry growth heightens hazard and calls for immediate department contact if a burn threatens to escape.
West Texans in Bronte endure a siege of 100 plus degree heat with unofficial readings near 106 and San Angelo reporting 104. Farmers, though it is hot, count themselves fortunate for the dry spell aiding harvests of a record-breaking crop.
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