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Newspaper
Bronte Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1957
Page
3
Seed prices offered for Hegari Sudan Grass and other grains with delivery now and soil bank seed orders welcome. Real estate for sale including a five room house and a completely furnished home. Wrecker service and home improvement ads. City council warns against dumping sewage within Bronte city limits and enforces related ordinances with fines.
City of Bronte announces plan to sell about 30 acres of land including the old City Lake on Ballinger Highway. Sale subject to existing lien. Bids may be submitted to the City Commission with right to reject any or all bids. Ernest Ivey mayor.
Blackwell High School will hold commencement exercises on Thursday May 23 at 8 p m in the high school auditorium. Dr Lloyd Huff will deliver the address introduced by Supt George Stoepler. Valedictory by Mrs Bonnie Skelton salutatory by Rita McCarley. Class history by Elvin Chew prophecy by Gwendolyn Brewer and the class by Bobby Dan Henson.
Funeral services continued from page one for a Bronte resident who had worked at Hendrick Memorial Hospital in Abilene. She is survived by her husband and a nine year old son Randy at home, her parents Mr and Mrs Marvin Phillips of Bronte, two brothers Donald and Royce Phillips of Abilene, and her grandmother Mrs W M Phillips of Oak Creek near Bronte.
James Arnold Tidwell entertained guests with a fish fry at his home last Friday night. Boys present caught fish in the Colorado River. Fifteen pounds of dressed fish were cooked and served with beans potato salad bread and iced tea by T. E. Tidwell. Presents included Aubrey Don Denman Jerry Mc Shan Doyle Rogers Bobby Wrin kle D. W. Sims James Arnold and T. E. Tidwell.
Linda Taylor won first place in the junior division at Robert Lee and again at Silver. Joy Kay Moore took second in the junior division at Silver. The Marionettes from Bronte placed second in the senior division at Silver. The Silver event benefited a 4-H club fund to send entrants to state contests at A and M College.
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