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Newspaper
Bronte Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1965
Page
4
Three members of the junior high basketball team presented coach C B Barbee with a plaque at the all sports banquet in the school cafeteria last Friday night. Royce Lee stood facing the camera.
Bronte School hosts a pancake supper at 5 30 p m and a hootenanny at 7 30 p m on Friday April 2 to raise funds for a new football scoreboard. Admission is 50 cents per event with drinks pie and coffee offered during intermission. The PTA expects many local and out of town performers and aims to have the scoreboard ready for the first 1965 home game.
A revival meeting continues at First Methodist Church led by Rev. Ralph E. Johnson of Jackson Tennessee. Miss Roberta Hall assists with music as a large set of musical and film equipment supports daily four services starting at 7 a.m. through Wednesday March 31.
Bronte hosts the District One-Act Play contest with six schools Bronte Forsan Mertzon Miles Robert Lee and Sterling City performing. The event starts at 6 p m with admission 50 and 25 cents. Awards include first place best actor actress and two supporting acting prizes.
City Council designates April 12 through 17 as Cleanup Week in Bronte with Mayor Royce Lee as overall campaign chairman. At a Thursday meeting, Jaycees Wayne Dunnam and Lions Noah Pruitt Jr. pledged cooperation. The city is split into eleven sections each with a chairman and block captains. residents urged to clear weeds and trash and assist the town clean up effort.
Coke County producers are asked to contribute 2720 to support the Screwworm Eradication Program through June 30. Each cattle and horse owner pays ten cents per head. Volunteers will canvass the county, with funds left at local banks or payable to the Screw worm fund. The drive aligns with a Texas-wide appeal by SWAHRE as Congress weighs a federal appropriation to sustain the project through summer.
Longhorn Band members earned Division II honors for Sharon Mackey and others with solo cornet and flute performances while Ida Lee Parker gained Division III for clarinet solo. A cornet quartet including Mackey and Broussard also won. Band director R H Hornbeck notes an upcoming contest in Abilene on April 9 and promotes Rex cleaner for $2 a bottle.
Bronte Jaycees announce a Ladies Night at City Cafe next Tuesday March 30 with a 7 30 p m dinner start. Proceeds or purpose not specified in the brief notice.
Absentee voting is open for the city and school trustee elections. The city poll will be April 6 while school trustee voting occurs the same day at Bronte School. Mrs Helen Kirkland oversees city absentee voting and Judge W W Thetford oversees county wide school trustee absentee voting. Nominees include Norman R Wink Riker D K Glenn Bronte and W D McAdams Ro bert Lee.
Five schools Bronte Mertzon Norton Silver and Highland will enter a junior high track meet Friday at 3 p.m. on the school track east of town on the Ballinger highway. Coach Cecil Toliver urged a large local turnout and help as timers and catchers. School will dismiss early to release staff for the event.
Coke County 4-H plans a favorite foods show on Saturday March 27 at Robert Lee School Gymnas ium. Girls from Bronte Silver and Robert Lee will exhibit with judging at 12 30 p.m. and open viewing for guests at 3 p.m. Ribbons awarded for junior and senior groups with top scorers advancing to District 7 Favorite Foods Show. Public invited 3 to 3 45 p.m.
Bronze High School track team will travel to Merkel Saturday for a Class A and B meet. Coach Cecil Toliver notes the competition will be tough with several strong area teams, while last Saturday Bronte placed well at Eldorado led by the 880 relay squad of Ronnie Lee Royce Lee Rickey Wheat and Mike McKown. Jim Morrow earned a be lcond place in the high jump after a three-way tie at six feet for a share of the prize.
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