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Bronte Enterprise

Location

Bronte, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 05, 1959

Page

2

Miss Dixon Engaged to Joe Don Wilkins

Miss Dixon announces the engagement of DaNell Dixon to Joe Don Wilkins son of Mr and Mrs Joe George Wilkins A late December wedding is planned Both graduates of Bronte High School they attend Texas Technological College at Lubbock he a junior she a freshman

M. J. Dixon DaNell Joe Don Wilkins Joe George Wilkins Miss Dixon Mr. Wilkins Bronte High School Texas Technological College Lubbock

Scout fund drive total in Bronte area reaches 194.45

Vernon Glenn vice chairman and auditor said donations continue to arrive as the Boy Scout drive in Bronte proceeds, with about 194.45 turned in by noon Wednesday and hopes for more before the drive ends.

Bronte Vernon Glenn

Former Local Teacher Daniel McAfee Visited Friends

Daniel McAfee of Uvalde visited friends here last weekend. He is a former teacher at the local school.

McAfee Daniel Uvalde Daniel

PTA Plans Meeting And Festival Notes

PTA to meet Tuesday night at 7 30 in the school auditorium. Quarter back club follows PTA. Exec committee met Monday reporting 158 paid members and delegate eligibility for the State convention. Mrs C O Richards named chairman of the Valentine Festival. Donations of books and material requested. Car pool or transport plans discussed if Longhorn in bi district playoff. Mr and Mrs J S Adair visited Midland for grandson Paul Edwin born Sunday. Mrs Jake Kevil recovering after surgery in Houston and to return home soon.

PTA C. O. Richards Longhorn J. S. Adair Midland George Faulk Paul Edwin Adair Jake Kevil St. Luke Methodist Hospital Houston San Angelo Marie Bronte

Shorthorns Fall to Robert Lee in Drizzly Game

The Bronte Shorthorns were shut out 12-0 by Robert Lee junior high last Thursday night. Despite a spirited effort in cold drizzle, the smaller Shorthorns failed to score against a bigger opponent. Coach Mike Anderson praised players Bob Strickland, Leslie Brice, Russell Brown, Marshall Freeman, Rex Harris, Kenneth Maybew and Glen Sims and noted season progress as the juniors prepare to travel to Silver for a homecoming against the Indians.

Bronte Shorthorns Robert Lee Shorthorns Mike Anderson Bob Strickland Leslie Brice Russell Brown Marshall Freeman Rex Harris Kenneth Maybew Glen Sims Indians

Lunchroom Menu Weekday Meals Listing

The schedule lists daily meals from Monday to Friday with menus that include stew and cheese roll ups on Monday, beans and hamburger patties on Tuesday, meat loaf and noodles on Wednesday, sausage and green beans on Thursday, and ham with creamed potatoes on Friday, with sides and desserts.

Bronte School Hosts Friday Pep Rally at 2:30

A pep rally will be held in the Bronte School gym at 2 30 on Friday afternoon. School will dismiss immediately after the rally at 3 p m.

Bronte

Football Schedule Meeting Scheduled at Robert Lee

Supt. Frank Coulson of Robert Lee calls a meeting of school officials for next Monday at 7 p.m. to work out the football schedule for the next year in District 6B. The meeting will be held at Robert Lee.

Supt Frank Coulson Robert Lee

Omitted Students Added to Honor Roll

Two Bronze students were mistakenly left off the Elementary School Honor Roll published last week. Rex Harris should have been listed on the 8th grade B honor roll and David Sims on the 4th grade B honor roll.

The Enterprise Rex Harris David Sims

Bridges Family Visits for Bronte Eldorado Football Game

Mr and Mrs Louis Bridges and their children traveled from Eden Friday to see his mother Mrs Nora Bridges and attend the Bronte Eldorado football game. Mrs M A Scott returned from visits in Denver City and Hobbs, and Mrs Joe Lee Scott went home with her to visit Mr and Mrs Dink Beaver Parents.

Louis Bridges Eden Nora Bridges M. A. Scott Denver City Hobbs Joe Lee Scott Dink Beaver

Tennyson Halloween Socials and Regional Visits Highlight Weekend

Neighborhood children enjoyed trick or treating in Tennyson with hot chocolate and cookies at the Brooks family. Attendees included various families from Bronte San Angelo and nearby towns while adults attend Grand Chapter events in San Antonio. Families gathered for birthdays and barbecues in multiple homes, with several residents visiting or hosting relatives from Bronte Big Lake Snyder and other towns.

New Tan Watt New Tan Watt

Mr and Mrs George Faulk of Midland welcome Paul Edwin born at 1030 am Sunday Nov 1 in Midland Memorial Hospital. He has siblings Linda and Bruce. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs J S Adair Bronte and maternal great grandmother Mrs J M Rutherford Bronte.

George Faulk Midland Paul Edwin Midland Memorial Hospital Linda Bruce J. S. Adair Bronte J. M. Rutherford Shelene Ann James Arnold Tidwell Clinic San Angelo Jack Corley Tennyson T. E. Tidwell

Personal notes from Bronte and area

N M Curlee of Lubbock visited in the Joe Simpson home Monday evening. Jack Price formerly Bronte principal now in Fort Stockton suffered a heart attack recently. condition not learned. Mrs. Mickey Walker, former Bronte resident, has been visiting Bronte friends while living in Cincinnati. Rev. Lester Vinson attended Texas Baptist Convention sessions in Corpus Christi. James Wells saw photos of former service friend E Phil Bradley of Clifton Forge Virginia in the daily news, the lone survivor of a Piedmont Airlines crash near Waynesboro Virginia in which 26 people died. Bradley remained conscious in his seat for two nights and a day, suffered a dislocated hip but was in good condition at the University of Virginia Hospital in Charlottesville.

Lubbock Joe Simpson Jack Price Fort Stockton Mickey Walker Bronte Cincinnati Ohio Lester Vinson Bronte First Baptist Church Corpus Christi Texas Baptist Convention James Wells Wells E. Phil Bradley Clifton Forge Piedmont Airlines Waynesboro Bradley University of Virginia Hospital Charlottesville

Residents and visitors listed in Bronte and nearby towns

Green home hosts Mrs Sadie Brown Mrs Etta Hurst Mr and Mrs Clifford Hageman and Don Mrs Mabel Myers and Mrs T F Sims Sr Bronte Saturday visitors in the Roy Baker home include Mr and Mrs Louis Baker Eldorado Mr and Mrs O B Graves and family Mrs Louis Baker Jr and children Bobby Baker San Angelo Mrs E J Tucker and family Blackwell J R Cole and R T Baker Abilene Mrs Claud Cotten of San Angelo visited Mrs S W Gaston and Sam Thursday afternoon

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Miss Danell Dixon BOY Scout Drive Farm Bureau Insurance Services Fire, Casualty and Life Insurance O. T. Colvin Agent Blackwell MR. Louis Galloway Galloway Home Motor Co Eldorado Johnnie Sims Sue Black Mon, Yvonne McCutchen Jackie Grace Bette Blackmon Mrs John Gaston John Clark Charles Brown Brookshire Charlie Brown Jacob Morrow Tom Green San Antonio Grand Eastern Star Tommy James Beauford James James W. T. Crawford George James Joe. Earl Jay Rei Li. James Christoval George James Jr Ozona J. P. McClure James Chambers J. B. Deans Francis Crawford S. W. Gaston James Arrott Dee James Tidwell Marvin Corley Benny Sam Gaston Douglas Beauford Big Lake Gladys Davis Ina Jo Jackson Ricky Terry Corley Lynnwood California Dan Teague Greg Snyder G. L. Rogers Robert Brown Kirk Dyess Norton Claud Ditmore Raymond Ditmore Abilene Tan Watt
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