14 Jun 1962
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Newspaper
Bronte Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1962
Page
1
Tennyson residents host and visit neighbors across a flurry of weekend gatherings. The Quilting Club met at the Community Center with many Bronte and Klondike visitors. Key social moments include anniversary celebrations at the Tennyson Center and a free musical show.
Mrs. Horace Grigg and Tamalia return to Bronte after visiting Berino and El Paso during the illness and death of George Pulis 68. He died May 26 in Providence Hospital El Paso after a two month illness. Funeral services were May 29 at Easter Maxon Funeral Home El Paso with burial in Anthony New Mexico. Survivors include Mrs Grigg and four sons plus a brother and 12 grandchildren.
Joe Simpson the high school principal asks students to contact him promptly to arrange college transcript sending. He notes a graduation gift shirt left at the school available for pickup. Mr and Mrs Bobby Gentry and Linda of Odessa visited this mother and helped remodel a house with Charles Gentry.
Robert Lee will serve as installing officer for Blackwell Chapter 786 of the Order of the Eastern Star in an open installation Friday night June 15 at 8 p.m. at the school auditorium. Charles Ragsdale will be installed worthy matron and patron. The article also notes a Methodist Revival scheduled June 24 to July 1 with Rev. Carl Nunn as evangelist and services in the Tabernacle and church.
Late night June 9 a family reunion for the late Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Sweet Sr. gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Sweet Jr. Attendees included G. S. Schwedler Sherry and relatives from Dallas Midland Odessa Blackwell and Dallas aunt Mrs. G. W. Hillpot. The note mentions a summer move for South West State College in San Marcos and a return to the University of Austin in the fall.
Bronte H D Club met with Mrs. Taylor Emerson on Wednesday June 6. Mrs. J C Boatright presided as president. Ida Lee Parker and Mrs. C E Arrott led the 4-H club program with Ida Lee discussing her Brownwood 4-H camp visit and slides shown by Mrs. Arrott. Mrs. Emerson won the floating prize and hosted a refreshment plate for visitors and members. Mrs. W Hipp plans the next meeting at 8 p m on June 20 with husbands invited.
Mr and Mrs Jack Bailey and family of Perryton visited friends here last week.
Diane Pruitt of Lamesa visits the home of her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Noah Pruitt and other relatives.
The Coke County Home Demonstration Council will hold a county encampment for women in the last week of July. Mrs C E Arrott chairs the arrangement committee which includes crafts foods and program groups with several members named. Others present were president R L Page and agent Fay Roe.
Mrs. Oscar Isbell spent the weekend in San Angelo with her son John Mayfield and family and her daughter Mrs. Adolph Wilde and family. Mayfields’ son John Jr. is recuperating after surgery and the Wildes have a new son. E G Collins is spending the week in Corsicana caring for his mother Mrs. Rube Collins after a stay here. Joan and Meg Taylor of Fort Stockton spent the weekend with their aunt Mrs. Edward Cumbie and family.
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