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Newspaper
Bronte Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1946
Page
4
Community notes list visits and homecomings among local families including Rees, Rippetoe, Bernard, and Kemp clans.(WSOC) WSCS meeting reports, next meeting details, and a 42 party planned. University ties, rodeo roper rumor, and local sports update pepper the column.
Mr and Mrs E M Hall of San Antonio visited Loyd McCleskey and family, praising local pastor C R Blake. Bronte Enterprise salesmen in Bronte and Robert Lee restocked by Saturday noon, subscription urged to avoid shortages. Clay Dell Richards went to Angelo job hunting. Wy around Angelo and Robert Lee noted. Z M Decie of Alpe visited O H Wil.
Miss Katherine Rawlings daughter of Mr and Mrs A N Rawlings was initiated into the Mary Lyon Honor Society at TSCW in Denton on November 7. She is a senior Home Economics major with a chemistry minor and holds offices in multiple campus clubs including Home Economics Club Round Table Phi Upsilon Omicron Mary Swartz Rose Club and Betsy Ross Literary Society.
Reverend Geo B McCrary presides at Bronte church with services at 10:00 am Sunday school 11:00 am morning worship 6:30 pm evening worship 7:30 pm Methods Youth Fellowship Wednesday 7:00 pm Bible study. In Tennyson preaching at 7:00 pm Saturday 8:00 am Sunday. A musician credited.
Miss Sarah Olivas daughter of Mrs Canuta Olivas and the late John Olivas formerly of Bronte will marry Mr David Gutierrez son of Mr and Mrs J Gutierrez of Albuquerque New Mexico. The wedding in Albuquerque at 612 East Page Street at 7 00 P M. Tomorrow November 16. The Olivas family formerly lived in Bronte where they were well thought of.
Bronte Longhorns overpower Christoval Cougars 34 to 0 as Billy Bob Herron scores four touchdowns including a 50 yard run, Portis Robbins adds another TD, and Billy Thomas converts on a pass from Frank White. Bronte earns 15 first downs to Christoval's 6.
Babson notes weaker demand for large and new houses in the East and Midwest with prices dropping up to 20 percent. He cites greenwood construction concerns and a shift toward subdivision of farm land. Farm investments near towns stay firm with 4 percent returns, as farmers move toward southern states and Kansas Iowa Missouri Oklahoma Texas Kentucky markets. He reports purchasing two 160 acre farms during his trip and maintaining mortgage-heavy bank assets of 65 million.
Several hundred West Texas Chamber of Commerce members and directors met in Abilene to vote on eight proposed planks. Bronte representatives Steve Badley and Ed Nunnally Jr attended, while Robert Knierim was named Bronte Community Service Club director despite not being present.
A witty quip highlights the vigilance of a firefighter as he keeps his focus on the hose during a blaze, illustrating the steady, practical heroism of fire crews.
The Bronze Longhorns meet Paint Rock this afternoon and eye revenge against Robert Lee Steers next Thursday in Robert Lee. A large crowd is expected as the district race hinges on the two evenly matched teams. Predictions favor Bronte over Robert Lee and a slate of college games follows.
The September Texas farm report shows higher egg shipments by rail at state stations, 90 carloads versus 37 last year, and lower dairy output with butter 1.492 million pounds and cheese 775000 pounds, down from 1945. Cattle hogs sheep and hog movements are given. sorghum yield ranges from four to fifteen tons per acre with 985 tons of silage produced from 148 acres.
Mrs John Gaston returns to Tennyson from East Texas and numerous visits unfold across Angelo Sweetwater Eldorado Bronte and Dallas. The piece notes residents shopping for Enterprise advertisers attending games and gatherings, with family dinners and two upcoming operations for William Jessie.
The Coke County Ministerial Alliance met November 11 at the Baptist Church in Bronte and reorganized with Rev. C B Blake as president, Rev. J H Estes as vice president, Rev. G B McCrary as secretary treasurer, and Rev. Fred Blake as program chairman. Estes joined after being appointed pastor of the Methodist Church in Robert Lee, succeeding Rev. J C Campbell. The group emphasizes fellowship, inspiration and cooperative work over competition.
Mr and Mrs Joe Bates invite Coke County friends to visit the Bates Feed Store on the Angelo Ballinger highway. They offer a full line of feeds and goods including mash pellets Nutrene dog food and range cubes with options for truck or carload lots. Mrs Bates recalls winters hometown friends with pleasure.
A compact quirky note about an oyster described as resembling a nut in build. It highlights a humorous comparison without naming specifics, reflecting observational humor in a brief, whimsical style.
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