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Newspaper
Bronte Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1961
Page
4
Several Bronte churches and area congregations plan Easter services next Sunday. Two sunrise services are set for Tennyson and Blackwell with additional Easter worship planned by other churches.
The Bronte Easter egg hunt sponsored by the Lions Club will start at 3 p.m. Sunday at the county park with four divisions for different age groups and prizes in each division. Easter services and events are planned at local churches including First Baptist Bronte and First Methodist with special music and Maundy Thursday service. Bronze students have a holiday Monday and school dismisses Friday at 2:30 p.m.
Funeral services for Mrs. W. J. Gideon 69 were held Saturday March 25 at First Methodist Church. Rev Grimes officiated with Rev Lester Vinson and Rev R W Blackmon assisting. Burial in Fairview Cemetery directed by Clift Funeral Home. Wife of W J Gideon she died March 22 after a heart attack in Bronte Hospital. She was born Annie Lockhart September 2 1891 in Sherwood and lived in Bronte since 1911. She taught at Union and Bronte and was active in Bronte Methodist Church Progressive Club and the Methodist W S C S. Survived by husband three children nine grandchildren one great grandchild one brother and three sisters.
T. Henry led a livestock judging team to Sweetwater last weekend facing strong rivals. About fifty teams competed, with tough judging challenges noted throughout the event.
William Gob Franklin was seriously injured in a one car crash on the Sonora Eldorado highway Sunday morning about 7 a m. He was thrown clear of the car and taken to a Sonora hospital for spinal injuries. His parents Mr and Mrs Pete Nutter expected to transfer him to Bronte Hospital soon.
The Bronte girls were eliminated after a second loss in the Blackwell tournament last weekend. They defeated Lake View earlier but then fell to Winters.
Bronte Independent School District trustees race features two incumbents Allen Sherr OD and Bill Thomas in an uncontested ballot. Two Tuesday contests include United States Senate to replace Lyndon Johnson and two Bronte city council seats. Voting sites include Bronte city hall and Green's Store at Tennyson with countywide and state turnout.
A write-in campaign surfaced Tuesday and Wednesday to add candidates to the city council race. Royce Lee and C. E. Bruton were mentioned but both declined. The council race features four candidates for two seats: Dr. John R. Harris, A. Springer, Royce Fancher, and Dolan Mackey, with Bill Luckett not seeking reelection. Voter registration and election details follow in the subsequent report.
In a letter to Bronte voters Cc E Bruton says he is not seeking the council seat despite talks of a write-in run with Royce Lee. He lists no tax raises and opposes tying residents to sewer and higher water rates, arguing Bronte needs incentives to attract residents.
Tax Assessor-Collector O B Jacobs reminds motorists to place 1961 plates on vehicles by Friday midnight. About 1000 passenger cars had been registered by 10 a m Wednesday and an estimated 305 autos remain to be registered in the county.
Mr and Mrs G W Murphy and their children visited in Miles over the weekend with Mrs Murphy's mother Mrs M O Lightfoot.
Bronze Lions Club reported a profit of 153.70 from its yearly broom sale held with the Texas Blind Shop. The event raised about 9614.80 in total receipts and honors the help of donors and the blind manufacturers.
Mrs Chasaro Derrick 77, a San Angelo resident with Brookshire ties, died Saturday after a long illness in a San Angelo hospital. Born Oct 15, 1883 in Kerrville, she was a Methodist. Surviving: four daughters, six sons, one sister, 34 grandchildren, 31 great grandchildren. Burial at Mt Victory Cemetery Brookshire community.
Funeral services for Mrs. Tennie Jane Allen 64 were held at Wingate Church of Christ with E B McCowan officiating. She died after a heart attack and hospitalization, survived by a daughter, two grandchildren, a brother and three sisters, with burial at Wingate cemetery.
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