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Newspaper
Bronte Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1953
Page
4
The top row names indicate Lyndon Waldrop as business manager, Rickie Hester as secretary, Dale Luckett as artist, and Bill Maxwell as assistant business manager. The bottom row lists W. H. Smith as faculty sponsor, Carolyn Gentry as editor in chief, and Patsy Mackey as associate editor, all responsible for Tracks and the School Annual.
Lt George Faulk returns to Fort Hood Texas after finishing a 15 week Associate Infantry Company Officer Course at Fort Benning Georgia. He enlisted in September 1952 after graduating from Texas Tech College in Lubbock and attended North Texas Agricultural College in Arlington. His wife is Doris Nell Adair of Bronte. The course trains company grade officers in infantry fundamentals with emphasis on command capabilities. It is among 21 courses for Regular Army Reserve and National Guard personnel.
The First Baptist Church observes Home Missions next Sunday with offerings collected via Sunday School classes. Sunday School starts at 10 a.m. Rev. Maynard R. Rogers preaches at 11 on Are the Heathen Lost, then continues The Way of Life with How To Become A Christian at 7:30 p.m. Training Union meets at 6:30 and Youth Fellowship at 8:90.
The Church of Christ hosts a gospel meeting led by E M Steph from Fluvanna Texas. He uses blackboard sermons and aims to deepen Bible understanding and duty to God and neighbors. Local minister Leon Sharp notes good attendance and two baptisms. services start 7 30 p m with a Sunday singing at 3 p m the public is invited.
The WSCS will meet Tuesday March 31 at 2 30 p m in the home of Mrs Fred McDonald Sr The gathering was moved from Monday due to the Bloodmobile visit on that date.
An unusually good water well was found on Mrs. Mattie Glenn’s farm south of town this week. Testing Tuesday afternoon showed flow rates of 125 to 150 barrels per minute from a 212 foot deep well located 142 miles southeast of the Juniper school house. Originally drilled for an oil company’s test on the Glenn property, Tom Green of Tennyson completed the final work. A longer pump is to be installed.
Bronte community officials announce a summer fastball program. Led by Bill Looney and J. O. Riley, the town will build a lighted softball diamond and form teams for boys ages 12 to 15, 15 to 18, and adults over 18.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hoch and grandson Bill Hoch of San Marcos have been visiting the Keeney families here. Mrs. Hoch is a sister of the Keeney brothers.
Funeral services were conducted Sunday at 2 p m at First Baptist for Mrs. Elizabeth Isabelle Lammers 71 who died Saturday at her daughter’s home. Rev Reuben Blake and Rev Maynard M Rogers officiated with Leon Sharp assisting. She is survived by three children Vernon Lammers Leslie Lammers and Mrs John Coulson, two brothers Sam Carroll and Jim Carroll, five grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Burial followed at Fairview Cemetery under Clift Funeral Home direction with pallbearers Buddy Kirkland Barney Modgling H A Springer C E Bruton J L Carroll C R Smith J A Sinclair and F S Higginbotham.
Donor pledge cards reach 140 as Red Cross Blood-Mobile prepares at First Baptist Church. Coke County coordinator Travis Hicks urges 18 to 60 year olds to donate for defense needs including Korea wounded care and gamma globulin research.
Coke County officials report $522.69 raised so far as the Red Cross fund drive proceeds toward a $1,209 quota. H A Springer notes war area activity in Korea raises the goal and urges support for local and home relief work in Knox City Rochester and OBrien tornado areas.
The names L. W. Sweet J. B. Buckner Gordon Montgomery L. B. White and J. W. Pete Saunders appear on the Blackwell school board ballot for April 4. Terms for Earl Cook Charley Cave and Bill McRorey expire this year.
Fort Chadbourne field in Runnels and Coke Counties will resume production April 1 after a railroad commission shut in on February 1 1982. The Lone Star Producing Co gasoline plant will process up to 30 million cubic feet of gas daily and inject the remaining gas into wells. Humble Oil & Refining Co plans to use five wells as injection wells, increasing total producers to about 174 with an updated April 1 allowables.
A revival meeting will begin at the First Baptist Church in Blackwell on Sunday with Rev. R. L. Cooksey preaching. E. Otis Allen of Norton will lead song services as morning services run daily and evening services start at 7 30. An invitation is issued to all area residents to attend.
J. T. Henry's judging squads head to Alpine on Saturday and Abilene on Monday. The Alpine team will be livestock judging with Donald Kiser, Robert Melvin Brown, and Billy Jack Gentry. Abilene hosts three teams dairy cattle poultry and livestock under Abilene Christian College sponsorship, with lineup for Abilene still undecided as of Wednesday.
A brief note from Ben Oglesby urges readers to submit news by Wednesday for the upcoming Enterprise issue. Exceptions exist for late but important items, with late submissions requiring Thursday night work. Photos should arrive by Monday for that week’s paper.
Bronte voters face two elections a week apart with city council seats and school board up for grabs. City race April 7 fills Springer and Spruell seats alongside Fletcher and Ball at city hall. School trustees April 4 list Brown, Corley, Luttrell, Stephenson, Looney, Glenn vying to replace Millikin. Millikin not seeking re election. D K Glenn to act as election judge for both contests. Balloting differs by location Bronte Tennyson Oak Creek Mark and Brookshire for the school election.
Several births are announced in local hospitals with details on parents and newborns. Woodrow Kent Dunn, Kenneth Ray Cook, Paula Jane Landers, and Deborah Kaye Smith are named along with birth dates, weights, and family connections to Bronte, Hatfield, Ballinger, Abilene, and Lander.
Mr and Mrs Floyd Gravitt of Levelland have spent several days with Mrs Gravitts in laws Mr and Mrs Jess Porerfull, visiting the Porerfull home.
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