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Newspaper
Bronte Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1971
Page
5
Bronte High School readies for Homecoming as the Bronte Longhorns host the No. 1 rated Wall Hawks in Class B action. A pep rally will award limited Victory Dollars, Eisenhower sil ver commemoratives, to attendees.
Bronte Shorthorns were scheduled to play Lawn on the local field for their final game. The Shorthorns were defeated by the Dogies of Robert Lee by a score of 21 to 0 last Thursday night.
Funeral services for Osmo Black 55 were held at 3 p.m. Thursday at First United Methodist Church with Rev. Fred Brown officiating. Burial followed at Fairview Cemetery. Black was found drowned in a stock tank on his ranch east of Bronte Tuesday night. His body was recovered about 10:30 p.m. after being located by Marvin Landers and Jesse Parker. The tank was about 20 feet deep. Black was born June 8 1916 in Runnels County and lived in the Maine community his entire life. He married Kathleen Stanley on Sept. 5 1940 in Brownwood. Survivors include his wife, one son Mickey Black of Pampa, a granddaughter of Pampa, and one sister Mrs. Frank Flynt of Ballinger. Pallbearers included Royce Fancher, Charlie Boecking, W H Dismore, Jesse Parker, Marvin Landers, Joe Dismore, E F Glenn and Joe Ed Scott.
Bronze Longhorn Band directed by Louis Thornton achieved a No 1 superior rating at the UIL marching contest in Shotwell Stadium Abilene. It marked the first Division I UIL marching rating in the local school’s history.
Redistricting moves Coke County into the 25th Texas Senate District led by W. E. Pete Snelson of Midland. The change takes effect January 1, 1973, transferring from the 24th District represented by David Ratliff of Stamford. The 25th District spans 35 counties and about 60 000 square miles, becoming the largest in the state.
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