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Newspaper
Bronte Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1953
Page
2
Coach H A Jolley outlines plans for an eight team Senior Division with four teams from Bronte and four from nearby areas and an undetermined Junior Division. A meeting Monday night invites prospective managers and players to bring rosters as field work nears completion on Bronte football field.
Don Andrews son of Mr and Mrs R M Andrews gained third place with a lilac buck in the National Dutch Show held in Abilene. Competition was keen with entries from all states. He plans to pursue 4 H rabbit projects and already has registered stock. His father says he is also doing well in the commercial rabbit field and has found a market for the animals as fast as he can raise them.
Rev. J. E. Fuller announces special Mothers Day services at the Bronte Methodist church next Sunday. He urges all with no church home to attend and dedicate the day to mothers, stressing gratitude for mothers’ devotion and sacrifices.
The Blackwell High School Junior Senior banquet will be held tonight May 8 at the Litt Mexico Cafe in San Angelo. Rev R T Dyess of Pampa Texas will speak. Betty Sweet performs a Mexican hat dance and Miss Mary Lee Swindell sings Mex icali Rose. Walter Sweet hosts the event. The group closes with In My Adobe Hacienda. Betty Sue Self gives the welcome and Tommy Franks delivers the response. Emma Lou Hipp reads the class prophecy and Annabel Hurt serves as Senet. Additional guests include the school faculty parents and juniors and seniors.
The Bronte Lions Club re elected all living officers at Tuesday night’s session with Rev. J. E. Fuller returning as president. J. L. Carroll resumes first vice president, J. A. Stephenson second vice president, Norman R. Riker secretary and treasurer, J. B. Mackey tail twister, and Bob Wilson tail twister. A Bruton committee report sought a summer meeting venue. Guests attended and the group adjourned early to support the school program.
Stanolind Oil and Gas Co protests a No. 1 well near Fort Chadbourne Coke County with a 9 600 foot rotary drill. Multiple Stanolind wells report shallow results and future plug and abandon plans while Sunray Oil seeks a 6 Harris Davenport well and Humble targets Bronte 4600 field No. 50.
Funeral services are set for 4 p.m. for Ben J. Gilreath 69 a Bronte native who died May 6 at Shannon Hospital San Angelo. The Rev Edgar Tatum will lead at First Baptist Church with Woodmen of the World graveside rites in Fairview cemetery. Survivors include wife and three daughters, three brothers and three sisters with services arranged by Johnson Funeral Home.
Huntsville visitors Mr and Mrs B R McCariey and children visited Mrs Copeland. Mrs Henry ill in Bronte Hospital. Blackwell attendees at Everman homecoming included Harris Vluvanna Jordan group. WSCS met at Mrs Leach’s home with devotion and duties shared. Blackwell PTA met at schoolhouse with new officers installed and talk on American values.
Hospital notes list multiple patient admissions and discharges across several dates. Names include Vicki Holland, Connie Clark, Miss Nannie Morley, Bobby Phillips, Carolyn Kemp, Paul Cooksey, Joe Carter, Ivan Brown, George Storphler, and others with affiliations to Mrs. C J Henry, D M Ott, and Lemme Grames. Transfers noted to San Angelo.
A 1 percent nominating committee met at the Bronte School to name six committees and pick 125 names for selection. H A Springer D K Glenn J E Fuller J A Stephenson L T Youngblood C E Bruton will lead committees on enrollment facilities projected needs and finances. The six chairmen will meet at city hall Monday to finalize members.
Bronte girls place third as Mary Ann Gray and Jo Dell Walton break high jump records at San Angelo meet. Gray wins high jump with 4 ft 9 in, Walton second at 4 ft 8 in, breaking old 4 ft 6 3/4 in mark. Relay squad places across events, Lionel Wright.
Rev Maynard Rogers of Bronte Baptist Church will preach at 11 a m on What Is The Matter With Our Modern Mothers Special music will feature Training Union study centers on The Church Builds Christian Character The pastor will speak on Our Debt To Mother at the evening service Mothers and their families will be recognized In the afternoon at 3 p m Deacons and Pastor attend a Deacon Ordination Service at Maverick on call of the Baptist Church at Maverick
A large crowd attended last Thursday as the Junior class presented the three act play Aunt Carrie’s Cat. Officers declared the production a success and reported proceeds of 156 dollars to cover Junior Monier banquet expenses planned at Cad ux hete on San Angelo with Mrs Royce Fancher 2 as sponsor.
Mrs. W. H. Robertson hosted the J. O. Y. Sunday School class at her home Tuesday evening. Lester Webb presided, roll call with Acts scriptures, opening prayer by Frank Keeney, life of St. Peter by Mrs. Robert Forman, closing prayer by Mrs. Webb. Refreshments of angel food cake and ice cream with strawberries were served.
The G A girls of First Baptist Church met Tuesday afternoon at Mrs. Charles Graham's home. They enjoyed sandwiches cookies potato chips and Dr Pepper. Attendees included Faith Ropers Sue Roberson Patsy Brock Janice Mac and Betty Lou Graham with teachers Mrs. Charles Oliphant and Mrs. John McRaney.
Mr and Mrs Joe Labenske with Mr and Mrs Billy Dan Labenske and Deborah of Snyder joined an old settlers reunion in Manchaca Texas. Three Labenske siblings attended. They noted good crops and ample rain in the area.
Mrs. Carrie G. Williams, Bronte post master, attended the Texas Association of Postmasters convention in San Angelo this week. She described the meetings as entertaining and instructive. The group will hold next year’s convention in San Antonio. San Angelo postmaster O. B. Fields was elected president.
Cullen Luttrell longtime Bronte resident is transferred to Sonora to serve as district foreman for the Texas Highway Department. Mrs Luttrell stays in Bronte through term end. the couple’s children Joe Bailey and Elaine will join him in Sonora afterward.
Mr and Mrs J D McEntire announce the birth of a daughter Judy Faustine at 2 p m Thursday. The baby weighed 5 pounds 7 ounces. She has a brother Johnny aged 8.
A birthday supper at the home of Mr and Mrs Bill Wrinkle honored Mrs David Gulley of Eunice New Mexico and Mr Lee Wrinkle aged 78. Attendees included numerous Wrinkles and spouses from Cisco Baird Tennyson Eunice Bronte and others.
In this column N E Buer critiques horse related expressions such as horse sense horse laugh and horse play arguing they praise vanity or practicality over human worth. He notes horses are being replaced by machines and ends with a biblical verse on foolish pride.
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