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Newspaper
Bronte Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1958
Page
9
Bronte swept district playoffs held in Miles with three of four teams finishing first. High school boys beat Water Valley 14-5 and Miles 14-7 in finals. Grade school teams also earned titles defeating Mertzon and Miles, while high school girls secured second after a close loss to Wall.
Word has been received of the death of O. D. Richards, 50, of El Paso. He died Tuesday with services pending when local relatives called the Enterprise Wednesday. He was the son of Row sitter Richards and nephew of Tad Richards of Bronte and a Bronte native.
The county swimming pool opens Friday with a bird celebration and barbecue sponsored by the Board of Community Development and the Silver Lions Club. Free swimming for all. barbecue tickets cost 75 cents for students and 1.50 dollars for adults.
The sermon topic for Sunday morning worship at First Methodist Church is Partners with God. Sunday school starts at 10 a.m. and the worship service at 11. No evening service so members may attend the school’s Baccalaureate at 8 p.m. Rev. Lin Loeffler will deliver the Baccalaureate sermon.
Blackwell High School girls and some parents visited San Marcos Austin and San Antonio seeing the water show the Alamo and other sites. Eula Ragland pupils plan a piano recital at Blackwell auditorium on Tuesday night May 10 at 8 o clock. Public invited. Also notes on ill residents and visits by local families and a visiting minister.
Coke County Commissioners Court met in regular sessions with Judge Jeff Dean presiding. They set 1958 personal property assessments: horses, cattle, mules at 40 dollars. sheep and goats up to 4 dollars. Ford Chevrolet Plymouth autos at 500 dollars and other cars at 700. new tractors at 400. The board heard offers for highway 70 right of way near Bronte. landowners rejected offers and condemnation will be pursued. The court reorganized as Board of Equalization with first meeting June 4.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Wilson and family traveled to Breckenridge to observe Mother's Day at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Reed.
Bronte area reports 1.75 inches of rain with 1 to 2 inches across the territory. Crop conditions are described as ideal with good stands and a big oat crop forecast. Some rust is noted but not serious, and additional rain could raise rust damage. Mrs. L. T. Youngblood visited Mit. Vernon with her brother Charles Mahaffey.
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