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Newspaper
Bronte Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1947
Page
3
The ceremony features invocation by Mrs Irene Phillips and Rev C R Blake, a welcome by Roy McCrary, address by Don Daniels, and class history. Music includes a piano piece, songs America the Beautiful and The Eyes of Texas, and a valedictory. Awards and diplomas are handed out by Juanita Coulson with class superintendent Jett Dean directing.
Mars Lee Davis imagines a 1950s senior prophecy with students like Rosa Lee Langford in jail. Frank White as a sunburned 1957 Bobby So. Billy Gene Thomas sustaining football after graduation. Cecil Coulson clowning in a circus. Carol Westbrook teaching third grade. Pete Taylor still running the little star. Jewel Lathan's ship coming in.
A kaleidoscope of people features lives and ambitions across arts, education, and business. Admiral Joe Lee Scott’s absence from peace keeps him in memory, while L B Conger seeks Paris studies and Claude Ray Ash eyes Yale after Texas colleges. Betty Williams signs for a new comedy and Lonnie Rogers buys an Atomic Tractor. Mary Davis becomes a University of Texas professor as Portis Robbins leads the Hobo Society Group. Bill Simpson runs a perfume business for ladies and praises Follow Me.
Bronte High School fielded a 22 player squad after eight dropouts. Captain Portis Robbins and co captain Bobby Vanglar led a season that included a 0 0 tie with Bronte 0 at Sept 4 and notable losses and wins from Sept through Nov. Five starters and two reserves graduate, but the outlook for next year remains positive under TE coaching.
Principal K Gassiot notes next year’s schedule with games at Ozona Rochelle Robert Lee Newton Miles Christoval and more. The district games are the last five in list. Baseball delays sport momentum but town support could boost the team. Dorothy Stephenson earns all tournament honors and Martha Boatright wins sportsmanship compact. The girls anticipate an undefeated season and attended Brace Field party hosted by La Verne and Charles Dankworth.
The Bronte girls volleyball team posted a winning record in 1946 and entered tournaments at Water Valley Paint Rock and the Bronte district meet. Members included captain Miartha Boatnieht Dorothy Stephenson Jean Smith Bobbie Sith Ida Low Modghine Kathe Wrinkle and second team Jewel Latham Patsy Luckett Nora Jean Gentry Betty Pittman.
Johanne Allen is in Abilene for Merle Norman cosmetics training under Mac Rippetoe. After one week she will return for a third week session to prepare to take full charge of the Merle Norman line. A church Mother’s Day program is set for Sunday from 3 00 to 4 30 pm.
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