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Newspaper
Bronte Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1961
Page
3
Card of thanks thanks friends for flowers and sympathy lists family members and attending individuals. Notices include beauty advisor contact, a house for sale summary, drug sale, board of equalization meeting notice, lost animals, Avon representative ad, hardware sale and an air conditioner listing.
The Progressive Club led by Mrs. Joe Carter discussed Bedlam in the Back Seat by Janet Gillispie at the May 11 meeting held at Mrs. Annie Wilkins home. Attendees included two new members and long list of regular members. The final meeting of the club year is May 25 at 7 p m in the park with a basket picnic hosted by Mattie Glenn and Edna Butner.
Mrs and Mrs Jess Liles returned Monday from Waco Union and Dallas. Willis Red Liles 62 died Wednesday evening at his Waco home and was buried Saturday at Union. The Liles then visited daughter Evona Richie and son Horace Liles near Dallas. Weekend guests in Fay Moore home included Kenneth McCutchen Jean Moore Robert L Moore and Annette Duncan.
Mrs. E G Collins Eddie Sue and Steve returned to Merkel Tuesday after a week in Bronte Eddie Sue had been a patient in Bronte hospital Mr Collins was here for the weekend
Steve Claffey of Indianapolis son of E A Claffey and grandson of I M Cumbie helped the Central High School debate team win the Indiana state championship. The team heads to Pittsburg June 19 for nationals. Steve has won two Optimist Club oratorical contests and will attend Ball State University for speech and debate courses this summer.
Karl Hoblitzelle of Dallas stakes a 4700 foot wildcat in Runnels county six miles southeast of Norton. Designated No. 1 F Jack B. Hering it lies one mile east of the Motley Canyon field. Location is 2640 feet from the north and 1320 feet from the west lines of 34 H C Wylie survey. Royce and Clyde Lee of Bronte oversee operations in the area.
Ronald Mack Cole son of Mrs Ethel Buckelew enlisted in the Navy and left Monday for recruit training at the Naval Training Center in San Diego California Chief A J Barge San Angelo recruiter said the Navy is happy to have applicants like Ronald and believes he will be a credit to the service.
James Wells Jr Robert Patterson and J Lee Ensor consign twelve Rambouillet rams to the 14th annual All Breed registered Ram and Ewe Sale and Wool Show sponsored by the Purebred Sheep Breeders Association of Texas. Eleven breeds of registered rams and ewes will be offered with Rambouillet Delaine Merino Columbia Corriedale Montadale and Dorset among breeds sold May 19. Local visitors Mr and Mrs Cullen Luttrell and family of Sonora spent the weekend in Bronte with Mr and Mrs B A Bell.
Mrs C C Smith spent a few days this week at the home of her daughter Mrs Beulah Tubbs in Abilene.
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