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Newspaper
Bronte Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1965
Page
6
Vale dictorian Ida Lee Marker is salutatorian Margi Oglesby with a 92.4187 average. Both are Bronte High students who completed 12 years in Bronte schools and are children of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Oglesby.
The Enterprise apologizes for errors: Clint Low was listed as coach in the Interscholastic League entry. the correct coach is Joe Simpson who helped a student qualify for state. The M&J Coin Op ad mistook 24 pounds of drapes for 24 dollars. the corrected price is 24 pounds of drapes for 3.00.
Lee will compete at the state level in the 440 yard dash after a regional win. Jim Morrow earned regional first in the high jump and will advance to the state meet for the second time. Cecil Toliver and James Raughton are track coaches. Margi Oglesby won regional ready writing and will represent Bronte, with a prior state second place. Larry Corley heads to Austin for the number sense event with coach Joe B. Simpson and Miss Judith Smith assisting.
Blackwell High announces a May 9 baccalaureate program at 8 p.m. in the school auditorium with Rev. Charles Dunnam as speaker. Commencement is set for May 14 at 8 p.m. in the auditorium with Dr. Harlan Ford as guest speaker. Valedictorian is Judge Cate and salutatorian is Courtney King.
Mr and Mrs T O Spiller visited Austin last weekend and then Wheelock for a family reunion. They attended the gathering and visited Spiller’s father A J Spiller.
A late week petition asks Bronte School board to call a bond election for a new high school building and remodeling. The proposal totals 325000 with plans for underground classrooms, an above ground science and offices block, a new gym, and renovation of the older facilities.
Mr and Mrs L T Youngblood and Mr and Mrs D K Glenn returned to Bronte Tuesday after attending the Texas Bankers Association convention in Fort Worth. They drove to Fort Worth Sunday.
Bronte High School juniors hosted the annual banquet for the senior class and guests in the school lunchroom. A Hawaiian mural by Judith Smith adorned the wall. leis were placed on guests.
Bronte Jaycees voted Tuesday night to sponsor an eight member junior teens baseball team for Bronte. The unit will include boys aged 13 to 16 and seeks managers. They also agreed to run the concession stand for the summer program, with profits funding the ball club.
Ida Lee Parker the daughter of Mr and Mrs Truman Parker is the 1965 Sousa award winner for outstanding senior band student. The presentation came Monday night at the school band banquet in the lunchroom attended by about sixty people with an Italian themed menu and decorations.
Mayor Royce Lee and the city council criticized the paint on the new 30,000 dollar water tank caused by Bronte youths. They invited the responsible youths to meet at the next council session and offered them a chance to buy matching paint and repair the tower.
Bronze PTA president Elmer Hurley says the group urgently needs donations to buy a new football scoreboard for this year’s project. A $25 donation this week brings the total to $1268.50, with a deadline of next Tuesday May 11 for all gifts at First National Bank or to Hurley.
Judge Cate daughter of Mrs. Faye Cate of Blackwell is valedictorian of this spring's graduating class. She served as class president editor of the annual and was active in FHA FFA sweetheart twirler and sports. She plans to attend Ans in September.
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