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Newspaper
Bronte Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1952
Page
2
Classified items include farm equipment bunk beds and motors with phone contacts, a found key claim, wrecker service hours, and a feeble ad for a religious program on radio station ROKT. The Bronte Enterprise is referenced along with local business names and personnel changes at Caperton Chevrolet.
Mr and Mrs Robert Hickman Bobbie Hambright and Jim Bob plan to move to Pierre South Dakota in coming days. Sgt Billy Charles Simpson of Fort Sill Oklahoma visited his mother and friends last weekend. Gypsy Blalock Baylor University student visited her parents. Cpt Billy Joe Luckett was home on a three day pass. Allen Bryan Cindy and family vacationed in San Antonio. Mrs Frank Dickey and Mrs Frank Percifull attended the District Council of Catholic Women meeting in San Angelo. Price led parish reporting for Bronte and Robert Lee.
Mr and Mrs E F Glenn and Wirts return to Bronte to settle. He recently received a discharge from the army after being recalled to active duty over a year ago. They had been living near Pine Bluff Arkansas.
New cars sold from Caperton Chevrolet in recent weeks went to Allen Bryan Walter Whalen Jim Donnell of San Angelo J E Gaddy of Norton and Aubrey Bagwell. Pickups were purchased by R D Garrett and J B Glenn.
Hospital entries list patient admissions and dismissals by date from April 22 to April 30. Notable events include births for Bob Wilson family and multiple residents such as Julia Hayes, Myrtle Bagwell, Keith Waldrop, Oren Keesee, John Riley, Claude Ditmore, R A Bloodworth, C R Brown, Maud Sims, and Linda Basquez among others. The month ends with a son born to Mr and Mrs Bob Wilson.
Dwain Pruitt and his family resume residence in Bronte in one of O. L. Pittman’s rent houses after his discharge from the army. Pruitt was called to active duty in September 1950 when the Bronte Reserve Unit was activated.
A reader survey on Chalk Dust shows mixed opinions about the paper’s worth and appeal. Respondents Frankie Gob, Flora Brown, Bill Maxwels, and Rena Singleton share brief reactions on how they live with Chalk Dust, indicating varied reception.
A school survey shows varied opinions about Chalk Dust with many students praising its humor and community coverage. The Bronze Band performed at McMurry College Region IV Music Festival earning fourth division in concert and sight reading, while sophomores received shield pins and several students visited Texas Tech for a judging trip.
The livestock judging team placed eighth in area I while the dairy cattle team finished eleventh. Only the top seven teams advance to the state contest at A and M on May 3.
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