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Newspaper
Bronte Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1960
Page
4
Residents weigh against the sewer system bond amid fears a future Bronte council could compel universal ties to the sewer. Local officials oppose compulsory service and rely on voluntary connections to keep the system paying. Public School Week prompts visits to schools. Lions Club and Masonic Lodge dinner canceled by bad weather, rescheduled later.
Bennie Corley, with athletic coach Bob Howard, spent last weekend at Baylor University in Waco. He attended a basketball game and other activities where he was offered a football scholarship and will spend time with the program next season.
A cold front created an icy glaze across the Bronze area early in the week. Temperatures dropped to the low 20s with freezing mist and hazardous driving conditions. Schools were dismissed Tuesday but closed reopen Wednesday morning. By Tuesday afternoon temperatures rose near 32 and no serious wrecks were reported.
The Bronte city election grows with Cecil Kemp added to the ballot by a five-signature petition. Incumbents C. Bruton and H. Springer seek re election along with challengers Matthew Caperton and Charlie Boecking. The mayoral race features J. A. Stephenson opposed by Dr. John R. Harris. Election day is Tuesday April 5 at city hall with filing closed March 5.
A petition with five voters filed to place Bob Wilson on the ballot for school trustee. The race has four candidates for three seats: Conda Richards Joe Rawlings Marvin Landers and Bob Wilson. Election set for Saturday April 2 at Bronte city hall and Tennison with D K Glenn as election judge.
Mr and Mrs C E Bruton and Mr and Mrs E O Nicholas spent the weekend in Brownwood with Mr and Mrs Ben Spoonts, John ny and Linda. The Bruton and Spoonts children were honored Sunday with a birthday dinner.
The national Red Cross drive began March 1 with Coke County picking Cecil Kemp as campaign chairman. Quota for the year stands at 982 dollars, and volunteers are being recruited to meet the goal amid slow start due to bad weather. The chapter notes the Red Cross serves civilians and the military in disasters and that representatives are among first responders to strikes and emergencies.
The Bronte city council set an March 19 election on 85 000 revenue bonds and 50 000 general obligation bonds to fund a sewer system. Voters will decide with questions about tax levy limits and the plant site. Bond adviser Jack Brown outlined revenue and tax bond balance and projected user charges to cover payments. Noah Pruitt Sr. to preside with Olive Keeney assisting. election at city hall.
Gussie Lee Thomas 18 son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Thomas of Tennyson died in a collision between a truck and a Santa Fe fright train at View crossing between here and Abilene. Funeral at Kickapoo Baptist Church with burial in Fairview Cemetery. The Rich Plan truck, driven by Clarence G. Kempner of San Angelo, was delivering frozen foods to Abilene when the crash occurred.
Mrs Ray Coalson suffered burns on both feet early Tuesday when a heating pad overheated and caught fire, damaging sheets and bedding. She is treated at Bronte Hospital.
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