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Newspaper
Bronte Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1948
Page
2
Mr and Mrs C E Bruton and relatives shared Sunny dinner with Bruton family at home to honor their anniversary. Inella Nichols of Abilene attended with Bon Sts and Johnnie.
The paper covers honor roll lists across grades, amid classroom mishaps and upcoming performances. It details sports rosters, tournament entries, and track records, with notes on dance and drama events.
Winfield Holbrook of the Water Resource Development Commission releases a West Texas water report to C P Dodson of the West Texas Chamber of Commerce. The plan calls for underground water ownership, priority uses, surface water limits on hydro power, more small dams, water compacts, expanded state funding for water engineers, and a technical counsellor to guide adoption by West Texas communities.
The list announces candidates for various offices in the Democratic Primary on July 24 1948. Howell Cobb and O C Fisher seek Congress in the 21st District. Re‑electees include Bob L Davis Jeff Dean Paul Good Mrs Ruby L Pettit Willis Smith Lee Roy Scott Otis Smith J P Arrott Claude Ditmore for county and district roles and precinct seats.
A dense block of Want Ads from Bronte Texas listing buyers for acreage and royalties, farm equipment for sale including Farmall tractors and John Deere models, windmills, plows, and haying gear. Also posted notices banning hunting and trespassing, real estate services by Ed Nunnally, and several small consumer items like a gas range and furniture. Added are hatchery notes and feed supplies from Williams Hatchery, Moody Powell Feed, and similar vendors. Numerous contact names and local addresses appear.
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