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Newspaper

Bronte Enterprise

Location

Bronte, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 04, 1949

Page

4

Bronte Star Dorthey Fay Scott Crowned Blue Bonnet Belle Relays Queen

Dorthey Fay Scott of Bronte High School receives the Blue bonnet Belle Relays Queen trophy from Homer Nickel after Bronte’s baseball team, led by player-manager Ben Spoonts, won the Concho Basin League open pennant this year.

Dorthey Fay Scott Bronte High School Homer Nickel Ben Spoonts Bronte Bill Fowler The Ragsdale Sporting Goods Company Scott Cross Rayedale Sporting Goods Ton Miss Scow

PTA Halloween Carnival Draws Large Receipts at School

The PTA Halloween carnival at the school attracted strong support with receipts surpassing 970. Organizers credited community generosity for the success and outlined allocations toward PTA projects, the library fund, and classroom activities. Highlights included a carnival queen crowning and prize donations from local groups.

Sheriff Reports High Tax Collections for Coke County

Sheriff and Tax Assessor-Collector Paul Good reports October and early November receipts for Coke County taxes. About 80 percent of payments came in before November 1 with a three percent discount for early payers. Sun Oil Co. carried a $99,000 tax bill, and a record day yielded $100,196 in one deposit. Total collected later rose to $124,348.51 as remaining taxes approach the February 15 deadline.

Paul Good Coke County Sun Oil Co Good Sun Oil Snead

Foster couple welcome baby boy in early morning

Mrs L B Foster and her husband celebrate the birth of a baby boy reported at eight o clock in the morning. The notice records a happy family update with a newborn addition.

L. BR. Foster Stephen Thom

Annual Meeting of Cake Giame Ass'n To Be Today

The Callendar Extension Service and Texas Extension Wildlife agents announce the annual meeting of the Cake County Game Management Association at the BoA Schuch atop Robert Lee San Angelo wau. The event runs Friday from 4 to 6 pm with a brief program. The association, formed in February 1948, protects land and manages wildlife with 43 landowners and 1378 acres already involved. All landowners and operators are urged to attend and may join at the meeting.

Coke County Game Management Association Extension Service Tess EB. Callendar

Scouts Assist Grade School Football Team

Scouts Don Mitchell Jimmy Beat Eddy Alecander Billy Alesander and Gale Lemiere helped Supt Carrell prepare equipment for the Grade School Southall team. They cleaned the dressing room and showers and the football boys are training now with a game planned soon. Scouts meet at the Scout house at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday for practice work. The main event will be burning Ohnlnel.

Don Mitchell Jimmy Eddy Alecander Billy Alesander Gale Lemiere Supt 20 Carrell Southall

Humble No 4 Ash Completed and No 4 Rawlings Drilled

The season’s first norther brings 45 mph winds and frost as Humble No 4 Ash completes and No 4 Rawlings is to be drilled. Hickok & Reynolds stake No 4 E G Rawlings. McQueen & Clevenger Dithuy Co. rig relocates. pooling to fund two wells. Shunkle No 3 Odom and Sawton No 1 Wand Pall are noted as drilling progress and other wildcats emerge near Bronte and Bronte area.

Fair and Warner McQueen & Clevenger Dithuy Co Humble Oi & Refining Co Lowry E. Hickman Niene Way Bronte Fiedlel Hrim Bronte Krnnels Barnsdall Oil Co Findlater- Webb Tennyson Jist Coke County Southern Mines and Braswell Oi Co Son Dikes Millican Pield

J B Arrott Wins State Sheep Contest Returns to Chicago

J B Arrott was named winner of the state sheep and wool contests by the Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association. He will receive major expenses to travel to Chicago for the national sheep shearing contest at the International Exposition. Judging occurred at College Station and Arrott, son of J P Arrott, has kept sheep goats and cattle valued over 3000 for six years in 4 H club work.

J.B. Arrott Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association Thesday Chicago J.B J.P. Arrott Rose Therrell Rose del Rio College Station J. Bo

Junior Study Club Meets In Roy Robinson Home

The Junior Study Club gathered at Mrs. Roy Robinson's home with Mrs. Matthes Caperton as hostess. Mrs. Robinson presented a talk on planning color schemes, showing demonstration and colored illustrations. Refreshments included apple pie a la mode and cakes for two guests, plus members Manes Caperton Clark Glenn Earl F. Glenn Ben Oglesby Noel Percifull Charlie Phillips Ray Robinson Frank Sayner Ben Spoonts and Nastess.

Roy Robinson Matthes Capertan Robinson Jack Price Bronte George Hughes Boston

Belva Seeks New York Cancer Specialist for Possible Treatment

Rippetoes and Belva travel from Dallas Love Field to New York by plane for examination by Dr. Hares K. Wach tel, a cancer research specialist, to decide if he can help the child. The trip follows a conversation in which the doctor may accept Belva for treatment and a possible trial at the New York institute.

Belva New York Mroo

Lions Begin Work On Gin Building In Bronte

Lions club starts demolition of Planters Gin building in Bronte to create feeding pens and sheds for 4 H Club youths. Project supervised by Lions president Steve Badley and vocational agriculture teacher J T Hen ty, with donation approval from Sweetwater Cottonmill Co director ML Simmons. Construction funded from building material and plans target completion before the next school year opens. pens will serve local boys and stock from the 4 H program on athletic association property.

Bronte Loca Lions Clabes la Cota Steve Badley Lions J.T. Henty ML Simmons Sweetwater Cottonpil Company Simmons Woayself and Gar Company Anithoety Far van Dowr Htenary West Fall Local Athletic Association

Longhorns Crush Loraine 21 6 in district clash

Bronte Longhorns beat Loraine 21 6 despite injuries. Karl Rusk led ground gains while Hester to Risk connected for 80 yards on three completions. Ash blocked a pass and Vangho returned a kickoff for a TD as Bronte heads to Coahoma for a key 8 B district game.

Jack Price Bronte Longbhorns Dotine Hulldogs Loraine Karl Rusk Bulldogs Hester Kenneth Hester Hash Aes Hesk Plang Othe Sandusky McAdams Phis Ash Longhorn Gerald Sandusky Winh Badd Wik Joe Russell Ash Nandal McClatchén Karlisk Charles Brown Jack Vangho Longhorns

Mrs Chapman Hosts Progressive Club Meeting in Bronte

The Women's Progressive Club at Bronte gathered Oct 20 at Mrs. O W Chapman home. Members heard talks on Our American Heritage Early American Homes and Samplers Pell a Story. Pumpkin pie and coffee were served to fourteen attendees.

Bronte O W. Chapman Pan O. H. Willoughby Charles Keeney Pell Mo. Lo TF. Youngblood Elmer Dale Blanco Dale Arold F. Hall Thte

Fragments Obscure Political Debate Mentioned

The text hints at a political meeting with references to a president and secretary of finance and a council or committee. It mentions a Crane hog at Thore eat tore etal RoW Atten or Robert Dae as sae president and policy discussions around a Deter Chart tines.

Petsenis Robert Dae Betary Geuniestiogs Dias Crass Jyas Putadiectian Qatar Artolt Ateanpe Miontel Cenivetiaeny Car Staal

Lathem Ables Named Administrative Assistant to Rep Fisher

Lathem Ables of Brownwood Texas Air Force veteran and June Texas University business administration graduate will join Representative O Clack Fisher staff November 1. Ables, a Brownwood native, married Beverly Coleman of Corpus Christi October 8 and Fisher praised his capable background and potential.

Lathem Ables Brownwood Air Force Texas University Rep. O. Clack Fisher Fisher Ables Beverly Coleman Corpus Christi Cong. Fisher

Former resident buried in Snyder

Funeral services for Mrs. W. H. Parrish 69 of Snyder and formerly Bronte were held at 2 p m Monday at the Primitive Baptist Church in Snyder. She died in Springfield Missouri Thursday while with her husband for medical treatment. Burial was in Snyder cemetery. She had lived in Snyder for years and was a member of the Primitive Baptist Church since 1943. Survivors include her husband two sons a sister and one grandchild.

W. H. Varrish Snyder Bronte Mondas the Primitive Baptist Jasper Chambers Lampasas le Owas Evin Bodine Buford Othe Snowder Odom Funeral Home Paansh Hem Isso Corhode Fantle County Primitive Bapty Church Tweo Sons the. of Sweetwater Ray William Lewellyn Sullivan Ind New Bronte

Achievement Program Saturday at Legion Hall

Coke County Womens club hosts an achievement day at the Bronte American Legion hall this Saturday November 5. County clubs submit entries from 8 to 8 30 with judging to follow, and the exhibit open to the public thereafter. Spokesmen urge community attendance.

Coke County American Legion Hall Bronte WHO Council

Go To Dallas Mr and Mrs Chen Tal El

Mr and Mrs E F Chen plan a trip to Dallas with friends for a short visit. The couple will be joined by relatives and will stay at a local hotel during the weekend event.

E. FP. Chen Tal el

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