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Newspaper
Bronte Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1947
Page
4
Community items from Bronte include thanks from C E Bruton for patronage at his service station and White Auto Store both old and new locations. School notes report Supt Jeff Dean reelected, and staff re elected. Social bits mention Evelyn Perkins out Sunday and Jimmy Keeney’s fire truck hiccup. Fort Worth visitor Mrs Callie Bennett visited Bronte during the week.
A Bronte Texas church letter dated March 9 1947 voices opposition to reintroducing horse race gambling in Texas and asks officials to oppose any measure using tax money for transporting students to private or parochial schools.
District 19 B meet set for Bronte on March 21 22 with schools Christoval Barnhart Mertzon Water Valley Robert Lee Wingate Bronte Norton Crews Miles. Events include literary contests Friday 10 a m and 7 30 p m one act plays Saturday 10 a m boys volleyball 1 p m girls volleyball track and field. Lunches hamburgers and drinks available at school lunch room. Bronze entries list track and field junior and senior boys H R Gassiot supervisor volleyball both genders Jeff Dean and H R Gassiot in charge.
January Texas livestock shipments totaled 7,065 carloads, down 15 percent from December and 10 percent above January of the prior year. Hog shipments rose 36 percent from December, while cattle, calves, and sheep declined, with interstate shipments dropping 13 percent and intrastate 30 percent. Cottonseed crushings fell 7 percent from December, and farm cash income rose 13 percent from January 1946 to 64.238 million.
The County Commissioners Court signed a contract last Monday March 10 with Donald Holdridge San Angelo attorney to handle delinquent tax collections county wide including Bronte Robert Lee and all school districts. Holdridge to act alphabetically from A to Z with swift action if owners refuse to pay to recover long overdue taxes. Representatives named include Allie Bilbo Gene Baker Roy Ross Noah Pruitt and D. K. Glenn. Bowles photo and rest rooms planned at courthouse yard.
At the University of Texas annual Round-Up from March 28 to 30 a rodeo is planned and a square-dance on horseback will be featured with the Georgetown Sheriff’s Posse participating.
Ft Worth visit of sponsors and 4-H club members featured many families and individuals. The group traveled from Coke County with rodeo tickets provided by the Coke County Boys 4-H Club and returned home late Monday night after a single day trip.
Sun Oil Company reports drilling at 2298 ft in limestone and anhydrite for No 1 Hen Jameson while No 1 Fred Jameson is cementing at 7073 ft. Ellenberger drill stem test yielded 1000 ft water blanket and 30 ft oil stains with no formation water, test from 7047-73 ft lasting one hour.
KE L Jones Jr, secretary and general auditor of the San Angelo Telephone Company, is promoted to general manager effective February 1. He will head the local system and 18 other exchanges, replacing A L Edmondson who retires after a year. Jones began as an accountant in 1926 and has risen through auditing and operations roles. Key and Mrs Edmondson plan to build a home on Buchanan Lake near Barnet and spend time there.
San Angelo residents and visitors are listed as patrons of Enterprise advertisers. The column notes social calls among Mrs. Edward Harrell, Mrs. Bud Cummings, Mrs. D. J. Corley, and other locals, plus visits to relatives in Abilene, Odessa, and Robert Lee. A baby girl Naomi Janelle Gaston is born with seven pounds seven ounces.
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San Angelo Lions sponsor the Breden Savoy Gilbert and Sullivan Company for performances at the city auditorium March 18 and 19 with a matinee March 19. The Mikado on March 18 and HMS Pinafore on March 19. Ticket prices for evening shows are 2.40, 1.80, and 1.20 dollars. matinee children 50 cents, adults 1.80. Mail orders go to the Board of City Development, San Angelo, Texas. The company features Virginia Blair Josephine Marsden Argall Dick Deadeye Fraser Lister Sir Joseph Porter Everett Nygard Captain Corcoran Henri Scanlon Ralph Rackstraw and Sue Bell Browne Buttercup. Tickets available at the auditorium.
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