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Newspaper
Bronte Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1953
Page
2
A new Tailor Shop will hold its official opening in Robert Lee on Saturday March 14 at 2 p m at the Alamo Theatre. The event, staged by the Women of the 34 trome, will showcase tailored fashions and demonstrations begun in Coke County January 3.
Mr and Mrs Roland Ray Sowell are parents of a son born Wednesday March 11 at Coke County Memorial Hospital. Roland Ray Jr arrived at 12 02 am and weighed 42 pounds. The Sowells also have a daughter Donna one year old. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs R W Sims of Bronte and Mrs Altice Sowell of Brownwood.
The WSCS of the Methodist Church will hold its quarterly birthday party on Wednesday afternoon March 18 at 3 p.m. at Mrs. J. B. Fuller’s home. Hostesses include Mimes Clark Higginbotham Loasswell Carter Gideon and Kirkland.
Sunday School starts at 10 a.m. with morning worship at 11 a.m. Rev. Maynard R. Rogers will preach Lessons From Four Lepers. Faith and Grace Rogers sing with organist Mrs. Charles Keeney. Training Union at 6 30 p.m. covers Faith in Jesus Christ led by Junior Union. Evening worship at 7 30 p.m. begins The Way of Life with What Is A Christian as first subject. Bronze Bap delegation plans to attend Baptist Worker's Conference March 17 at Valley View Baptist. Rev. L. W. McHugh of Wingate to deliver sermon on Reaching People For Christ.
The Art and Craft Club held a meeting at Mrs. Sam Gray March with Mrs. Fred Mc Donald Sr. in charge. The session opened with the Lord's Prayer and featured a button contest. Mrs. Leonard Keeney won the floating prize and ten members plus one visitor exchanged secret pal gifts. Next gathering set for Mrs. Robert Herron’s home.
Mr and Mrs Tige Richards visited relatives and friends here last weekend and are now living in May Texas. TK Enterprise received a letter from Herbert Cowboy Brigman who is in the Marines and stationed at Camp Pendleton California.
A bereaved family thanks friends for faithfulness comfort and kind offerings after the loss of a loved father and grandfather. The message asks continued prayers and blesses all who helped, mentioning food and flowers and closing with gratitude to their community.
Leonard Fletcher of Bronte Camp 663 and William Fletcher of James Camp 2259 Blackwell will attend the state Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Society convention March 18 to 21 at Hotel Beaumont. More than 800 delegates from about 72,000 Texas Woodmen will report on fraternal and community service efforts across the state. Delegates will hear President Ferrar Newberry discuss progress, with national convention delegates to be elected for Washington, D. C. in July.
Demonstration Council met Tuesday March 10 at 2 p m in the Agent's office in Coke County with three clubs eight members and the agent present. The dress revue and the Spring conference at Menard were discussed and delegates elected for April 28 including Miss Gladys Waldnop Mrs Leon Nix on and Mrs C E Arrott.
Local residents hosted relatives from Austin Odessa San Angelo and Ballinger over the weekend. Several families attended funerals visited kin in Dallas Pecos and Parkhill Oklahoma while others moved to Pecos and closed Alene's Beauty Shop.
Mire Belcher and family visited relatives the previous week as Jack Belcher and children moved from Denver City to Stanton after a job transfer. Dug, their son, who had been seriously ill, is reported much improved.
In this local column Hayley and Johnson rename to City Drug Co with new owners E R Gideon and Mrs Louise Johnson. George Scott Post of the American Legion forms with sixteen charter members and officers named. Baby girl born to Mr and Mrs Buss Robbins. Students with perfect attendance and 90 percent average named. City election set for April 7 to fill two alderman seats. incumbents T C Price and Frank Keeney due to retire. Ruth Colman of Clyde visits Rosser family.
Mrs Grace Hedges admitted to Bronte Hospital Saturday. Essarys attend sister Mayes funeral in Goldthwaite. Boatrights at Baird for Luther Hester surgery. Luther reported well. Sister Mrs Tom Donelson of Los Angeles also present. Holland family visited relatives in Big Spring. Webb, Oats, Caudle family members at San Angelo Rodeo. Willard Caudles visited Saturday night. Doxie Laudder hosted Jolly breakfast club with several ladies. B V Hedges hosted Thursday party with games and prizes. Cook women attended stork shower for Mrs Cecil Lowry in San Angelo. Funeral att ened for Mrs O B Mills in San Angelo. Mills had lived here years earlier. James Holland attended Sheriff Posse barbecue in San Angelo.
A called meeting of the Bronte Masonic Lodge is set for Saturday night March 14. A degree is to be conferred at that time.
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