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Newspaper
Bronte Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1961
Page
4
The annual senior play The Real Mr McCoy will be shown Friday at 7 30 p.m. in the school auditorium. Cast includes Carol Ann Sherrard Bette Blackmon Linda Mayberry Carolyn Glenn Bob Patton and others with Mrs Royce Fancher directing. The Bronze stage band directed by Wendell Gideon will perform between acts. Admission 75 cents for adults 25 cents for students.
County Judge W. W. Thetford confirms two candidates for Bronte School board vacancies. Allen Sherrod seeks re election and Bill Thomas aims for the seat left by Jacob Morrow who did not run again after six years. Filing deadline is today with potential for more filings.
Houston public relations man Bob Burke presents Building Better Communities at 8:00 tonight at Kickapoo Baptist Church. LVNA Division 58 holds its regular monthly business session at 7:30 before the speech.
A local group formed after an anti-communist film at the school to study communism. Edward Cumbie was elected president with Conda Richards as vice president and E F Glenn as secretary, Lester Vinson as librarian. An executive committee meeting was planned to set up the organization.
A Bronte meeting of Little League supporters gathered Monday night at First National Bank to outline plans for the coming season. Representatives from Robert Lee Norton and Bronte approved inviting Blackwell area boys to join Bronte Little Leaguers, with Vernon Glenn noting Bronte could field three teams if Blackwell youths join.
Coke County Commissioners appointed election judges for 11 voting precincts and named a canvassing board for absentee ballots at a Friday meeting. The court also retained Nie meer and Pierce to audit county and hospital books for 1961 and set quarterly civil term dates.
Rev R W Blackmon leads week long revival at Kickapoo Baptist Church Bronte with evening services from 7 to 7 30 prayer then preaching at 7 30 morning services Sunday only Noah Pruitt Jr to lead singing cordial welcome extended to all visitors and members alike
The Bronze chapter of the Cub Scouts held its Blue and Gold Banquet in the school cafeteria Tuesday night with Rev. Bob Grimes as master of ceremonies. Den One and Den Two presented skits. A kite derby is planned for March 18 at Bronte Park and Boy Scout Exposition prep is set for April 8 in San Angelo.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Nardell spent the weekend with their daughter Mrs. Darwin Scott and her family. The Nardells are former Bronte residents.
Bronte seeks public visits during Public Schools Week with visitors registering at the superintendent’s office and receiving ribbons. The district hosts a Lions Club Masonic Lodge banquet Tuesday at 7 pm and a Thursday 1 30 pm school assembly honoring student achievements. school dismisses at 2 30 pm.
Bronte announces three candidates for city council seats with two vacancies filled by Bill Luckett and Royce Fancher. Filing deadline is March 5 ahead of the April 4 election. Candidates are Dr. John R. Harris Dolan Mackey and H A Springer. Mayor J A Stephenson and councilmen Matthew Caperton Cecil Kemp and Binks McCutchen will continue in office. Noah Pruitt to preside at voting.
Carolyn Kemp of Bronte was named Most Talented at Trinity University San Antonio on February 18 as part of the Frolic of Hearts stage show. A 1957 Bronte High School graduate she sings in campus groups Spurs Acapella Choir and Master Singers and appeared as Nellie Forbush in South Pacific.
Coke County Barracks 2409 Veterans of World War I schedules a monthly meeting at the American Legion hall in Bronte. The 7:30 start will gather 22 members with all veterans of 1917 18 urged to join. Dues are $5 including WWI state and national publications.
The public may attend a free screening of Falconry a Southern Schools Assembly program on Friday March 3 at 1:45 p m in the school auditorium Dee Jay Nelson will present a demonstration with birds performing acts
Bronte School system sees resignations from Grade School principal E L Hopson and high school English teacher Miss Maurene Brewer. Hopson will complete this term and enroll at North Texas State College for graduate work. Brewer plans missionary work in Brazil and related family and travel plans. Mrs Royce Lee will fill Brewer’s vacancy temporarily until a permanent English teacher is hired.
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