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Newspaper
Bronte Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1947
Page
2
Local notes report a Baptist revival starting tonight with broad invitation. The column lists numerous visits and social calls across towns including Denver City San Angelo Abilene Sweetwater and Robert Lee, mentioning many residents by name. It documents travel visits and family gatherings from the region.
Superintendent Jeff Dean announced a new school bus will serve Maverick students this fall with delivery expected in August. The arrival will replace an older bus, making Bronte buses comparatively newer and enhancing student safety.
Virgil C. Springfield son of Mr and Mrs B Springfield of Bronte has been promoted to the grade of Corporal. He entered service in March 46 and reported to Boca Field May 2 1946 after prior duty at San Antonio Texas. He attended Bronte High School before enlisting.
Mr and Mrs Francis Pruitt were San Antonio visitors this week. The Fort Chadbourne Baptist Revival will begin next Sunday June 22 and last through Sunday June 29. Bro Williams of Abilene will bring the messages and the public is invited. Williams is pastor at Shep.
Improvements span Clark's barber shop with fresh white exterior paint. Town welcomes new signs for West Texas Utilities Bronte City Hall Taylor Emerson's office and more. Utilities office adds wooden awning over sidewalks. Bronte Cafe and Cactus Cafe install booths amid favorable reception. Dewey’s Cafe reports no AC upgrade yet. Sunday visitors to H A Springer home include the Springers of Miles and Mrs Roberts of San Angelo. Robert and Haywood Springer listed as brothers. Bobby and Winston Modgling of San Angelo visit parents BE Modgling.
After an initial inch of rain late Friday and two more inches on Wednesday afternoon, ditches filled, Kickapoo Creek rose several feet, and Blackwell and Robert Lee reported significant totals. Farmers welcomed the moisture while homes flooded in Bronte, as frogs croaked amid rising waters.
A Treasury Department appeal encourages saving through Savings Bonds. It uses a baseball metaphor to urge parents to invest every payday, claiming regular purchases build a child's financial future and may inspire pride when they grow up.
Grow your own perennial flowers from seed and save. Learn garden economics with quality seeds costing only a few cents per pocket and simple care producing scores of plants for color and lasting beauty year after year.
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