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Newspaper
Bronte Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1962
Page
4
Card of Thanks from the family of Nannie Mobley thanking friends for flowers and meals and thanking Dr Harris hospital staff and Brother Blackmon. Also real estate ads for a six room house with double garage and outbuildings and a remodeled two bedroom rental.
This newspaper announces candidates for the Democratic Primary on May 5 1962. State Senator 2th District W A Bill Stroman Tom Green County and Dorsey B Hardeman. State Representative 7eth District David Read Howard County. County Treasurer Mrs Gertrude Gray Inez Harmon Burns. Commissioner Precinct 4 Jack Corley Robert I Brown J D Huffaker Gene Halamicek. Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 J T Liles.
A special assembly in observ ance of Public School Week will be held today at 1 40 in the school auditorium. The Junior high Band under Band Director Bobby Bingham will perform. Supt C B Barbee invites the public to attend. School will be dismissed for the week Friday for a holiday.
A Bronte Volunteer Department meeting is held tonight in the Bronte School film room. Firemen will view The First Five Minutes and discuss the type of fire truck needed to protect the Bronte area. All firefighters and interested locals are urged to attend.
J. A. Percifull, chairman, announced last week that $165 had been donated to the Heart Fund Drive. He expected further contributions from a few uncontacted local businesses and believed about $200 would be collected in the Bronte area.
Bronze Lions Club plans a sale of brooms mops and similar merchandise made by blind workers. The items will be sold from a mobile truck with more sale details to be announced next week.
Mrs. Charlie Knierim received a surprise birthday party on Saturday March 3 for her 77th birthday. A cake and gifts were given, with attendees Verna Allen Mabel Myers Floyd Modgling Robert Knierim R W Rees L T Youngblood Joe Carter Mattie Glenn T F Sims and L E Smith.
Weekend guests included Grady Becksworth and Polly Morgan of Fort Worth and Bill Lankford of Odessa. LaMarr Whitt of Dallas and Hubert Whitt Jr. of Jal New Mexico visited their parents Mr and Mrs H O Whitt. LaMarr was accompanied by his fiancée Linda Estep of Dallas.
National 4H Club Week spurs support for Bronte to secure a city hall project. The paper urges city leaders to finalize details and push the proposition. A foods show at the Methodist Church Saturday from 2:30 to 3:30 invites the public to view local youths’ skills.
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