Bronte Receives 50 000 Gallon Water Tank From Santa Fe
Santa Fe Railway Co. donates a 50 000 gallon tank to Bronte to boost storage from 35 000 to over 70 000 gallons. Tank at Mertzon to be trimmed to highway specs, moved by M C Rhodes Trucking Co, and erected using the old standpipe. City weighs second tank from San Angelo but fears moving cost.
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Bronte
Santa Fe
Santa Fe Railway Co
Mertzon
Highway Department
M. C. Rhodes Trucking Co
Oak Creek
San Angelo
Visit to Boys Ranch in Amarillo area impresses press group
A Texas visit to Boys Ranch near Old Tascola northwest of Amarillo showcases the 212000 dollar school and facilities funded by donors. Superintendent guides emphasize how 200 boys with 27 staffers are taught with care, as Cal Farley remains the guiding force behind the home for at risk youths.
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Amarillo
Texas Press Association
Boys Ranch
Old Tascosa
Boothill
Canadian River
Vega
Panhandle
Libby
Cal Farley
Youth Program Set for Tonight
The second in a series of programs for area youth happens Friday night June 29 at 8 p.m. The theme is Youth for Christ with singing skits and an amateur program. A Technicolor film God of the Atom will be shown. Rev Douglas Brown invites all area youths to attend. The first meeting last Friday was well attended and enjoyed by the young people.
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Christ
God of the Atom
Douglas Brown
First Baptist Church
Softball Teams Gear Up For District Tournament
Two weeks of Monday night soft ball action remain as Bronte teams prepare for a district tourney to be hosted July 26 to 28. Abilene A plans a Saturday game June 30 at 8 15 p m, while Bronte men beat Smiths Drive Inn 12 to 6 and women defeated Snyder 19 to 9. Local girls have paid entry for the state meet in Ballinger July 12 to 14.
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Abilene
Texas
Bronte
Smith’s Drive Inn
San Angelo
Snyder
Sweetwater
Ballinger
Last Rites Held Here Monday for Frank Keeney
Funeral services for Frank Keeney 79 Bronte merchant and citizen were held at First Baptist Church with Rev. Douglas Brown officiating. Keeney died Sunday at his home after months of illness. he helped found Keeney Variety Store and remained involved in business and farming. He served on the Bronte city council and was a bank director. survivors include his wife four brothers three sisters and several inlaws. burial followed at Fairview Cemetery with Masonic Lodge group graveside rites.
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Keeney
Eva Flood
Bronte
Charlie
John
J. L. Keeney
G. C. Keeney
Waco
W. W. Hoch
San Marcos
Joe Hoherd
Temple
Dollie McQueen
Fort Worth
L. T. Youngblood
W. W. Ivey
J. B. Mackey
T. F. Sims, Jr
D. K. Glenn
H. A. Springer
Fairview Cemetery
Robert Massie
Bronte Masonic Lodge
Bronte School Tax Vote Set for July 10
Bronte Independent School District schedules a July 10 election to raise taxes from 1.00 to 1.25 per hundred to retire bonds on the new grade school. Petition with 28 signers prompted the move, with oil taxes expected to fund the payoff earlier. Election at Bronte City Hall with judge D. K. Glenn.
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Bronte Independent School District
Bronte
Supt
Garland Black
Bronte City Hall
D. K. Glenn
Businesses to Close for Fourth of July Holiday
Bronte will observe closure next Wednesday July 4 with most firms shut. Some highway firms stay open for transient business. The U S post office and city hall will close. The Enterprise office will close Friday July 6 to give staff a holiday.
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Bronte
U. S. Post Office
Blackwell Lions Install Officers at Family Night
The Blackwell Lions Club met at the school house for a family night program and installation of officers. New officers include President Ollie Johnson and vice presidents Vernon Copeland Earl Cook Walter King. Directors are R Q Spence Carlos Kinard Austin Jordan and Ben Palmer.
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Blackwell Lions' Club
Dewey Nabors
Lion W. C. Craig
Bronte
Lion H. O. Whitt
Ollie Johnson
Vernon Copeland
Earl Cook
Walter King
Lion Stramer
Walter Stapp
R. V. Copeland
R. Q. Spence
Carlos Kinard
Austin Jordan
Ben Palmer
Lion L. T. Young
Bronze Little League Game Promises Hot Friday Contest
The Bronze Little League team has a game scheduled for Friday night at 8 p.m. The match is described as a hot contest and local fans are urged to attend to support the youngsters.
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Bronze Little League
Soil Bank Acreage Reserve opens with signups in county office
Raymond Schooler announces county ASC chairmen and staff will issue reserve agreements for the 1956 Acreage Reserve of the Soil Bank. Signups run through July 20 with July 31 final date to plow or disking cotton to meet farm allotments. Payments of 15 cents a pound or minimum $6 per acre apply for eligible underplanting or nonharvest due to natural causes.
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ASC
Raymond Schooler
County Agricultural Stabil
Soil Bank
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Frank
Mr. Keeney
Keeney Variety Store
Mili Keeney
Ed Schaue
Schaue
Schane
Bruce Clift
Tom Keeney
Ization and Conservation Committee
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