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Newspaper
Bronte Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1955
Page
2
Reader collects a humorous chain letter that promises husbands and 16 189 potential mates, references famous women, and ends with a church group visit in San Angelo offering banana bread recipe. Also mentions Mr. and Mrs. Guy Strickland attending his mother’s funeral in Cisco with service details.
The District B T S meeting was held last Sunday in San Angelo with attendees from Bronte including Claude Beaver Mary Ann Noah Pruitt Sr Dwain Pruitt Suzanne Noah Pruitt Jr C B Webb and child Juanita Wrinkle Pat Beaver Warren Deak Beaver Billy Alexander James Andrews Mary Pruitt Bonnie Ensor Mrs Walter Scott Danny Mr and Mrs Joe Lee Scott Mrs Cullen Clark and Royce Dean The group celebrated taking the attendance banner home.
The WSCS marked its quarterly birthday with a Monday gathering at 3 p m hosted by Mrs. W C Craig. Guests included dozen plus members and honorees Mmes. Glenn Bagwell Thomas Phillips Labenske Riker, with Vetal Flores performing a reading from Good Morning Miss Dove.
The Junior MYF of the Methodist Church held a party Saturday night in the Fellowship Hall. They played games and enjoyed cookies and bottle drinks. Attending were Rudy Phillips Alonzo Robbins Deanie Allen Gwen Dora Kirkland Charles Oden Kenneth and Yvonne Mc Cutchen Jackie Grace Mrs Walter Phillips and sponsors Mrs J C Oden and Mrs Buddy Kirkland.
H. A. Fitzhugh of San Antonio spent last Tuesday night with his in-laws Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Higginbotham before continuing to Odessa to judge their stock show.
Miss Lou Ann Bryan and Mr. Billy Ray Scott plan a Sunday wedding at 2 30 p m in Norton. The bride is the daughter of Lawrence and Mrs. Bryan of Norton and the groom is the son of Mrs Arn Scott of Bronte. Guests are invited. A gift shower honored the bride last Friday at the Homemaking Cottage in Norton.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Bruton spent Sunday in San Angelo visiting their daughter and son in law Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Nicholas. Also present were Mrs. Ben Spoonts and family from Priddy for the 50th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. D. Spoonts.
Mr and Mrs Jack Doug Ivey announce the birth of their daughter Rhonda Beth at 1 a m Sunday in a San Angelo hospital. The baby weighs 6 pounds and joins their son Rocky. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs W W Ivey of Bronte.
A string of visits moves through Houma Fairfield Colorado City Pecos and El Paso as Mr and Mrs Pat Johnson O L Bob and Mrs J B Johnson call on Mr and Mrs R D Mitchell in Houma. Donna Sheppard returns to spend time with Otis and Mrs Smith while Marion Mitchell and Billy Jean visit Susie Jackson and relatives. The Wrinkles and Clark families travel from Pecos and El Paso to share time with kin.
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