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Newspaper
Bronte Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1956
Page
5
Bronte will mark Thanksgiving on November 22 as the official holiday. Banks post office city hall and most businesses will close on the 22nd while schools dismiss on the 21st. The Enterprise will publish early next week and deadline for news and ads is Monday to allow timely deliveries and pre holiday ads.
A local note explains early publication of The Enterprise due to Thanksgiving and urges Monday noon submissions. Merchants claim full Christmas lines and advise early shopping. The column jokes about plumbing extensions, gas station runs, and a lighthearted view of domestic driving and forbearance.
John Moore aged 88 celebrated his birthday on October 28 at the home of Mr and Mrs George Wrinkle. Mrs Wrinkle invited friends to share the birthday cake in a small gathering.
Mary Beth Ivey nine year old daughter of Mr and Mrs W W Ivey showed marked improvement Thursday morning. She was hospitalized in Shannon San Angelo last week with poliomyelitis and moved to Bronte Hospital earlier, then to the polio ward.
City Health Officer Dr. John R. Harris announced free first Salk vaccine shots for all school age children at Bronte Hospital next week. If parents cannot pay, the second two shots will also be provided free. urged immediate vaccination for all children who have not had shots.
A girl who had received all three Salk polio vaccines contracted polio, causing leg paralysis. A family friend said she could turn over in bed and isolation of her room was discontinued. She will be transferred to Gonzales Warm Springs Foundation Hospital for treatment and therapy. This was the first polio case in the area for several years.
Funeral services for Mrs. A. C. Luttrell 68 a former Bronte resident were held Tuesday in Fresno California She died Thursday at 130 pm Mrs Luttrell lived in Bronte for many years and her husband lived there all his life before moving to California several years ago She had been in ill health for several months
Junior Study Club members plan a talent show for early next month. Mrs. Floyd Collins invites hopeful performers to contact her at 138 in the daytime or 1911 at night.
A and B teams from Bronte meet Winters girls at 6 30 PM in Bronte gym in two non district games.
Here for the weekend with his parents was LaMarr Whitt of Ft. Stockton.
Rivalry game in Coke County with Longhorns and Robert Lee meeting after recent series. Steers seek revenge for a 39-6 defeat while Robert Lee aims to improve in District 6-B. Hermleigh clinched the district title and Bronte, Trent, and Wylie results color local standings.
Funeral services for Mrs. Tom Lou Anna Modgling 87 will be Friday at 2 30 p m from First Baptist Church with Rev. Taylor Henley and Rev. Douglas Brown officiating. Burial in Fairview cemetery directed by Clift Funeral Home. Survived by four sons and four daughters plus many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Born 1869 in Warren Arkansas she moved to Llano Texas and later Bronte. Her husband Tom Modgling died in 1929.
Bronte reports its first light frost on Saturday following a severe frost Friday. The event arrived six days before the average frost date of November 13 and is not expected to harm small grains or winter crops. Temperatures dropped after a northeral wind and dust was blown into the region.
Amendment No 9 voted Tuesday passed 44 to 7 in Bronte. It adds to the state constitution authority to provide assistance to persons totally and permanently disabled aged 18 to 65. The measure carried across the state and county.
The board of trustees accepted a low bid of 3500 from Acme Air Conditioning and Sheet Metal Co for installing air conditioning in the auditorium and cafeteria, to be done in winter for spring completion, using the building fund if needed. They also approved selling the 1946 Ford bus for 150, audited funds, and set district basketball gate charges at 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for children.
Bronze PTA heard Rev. Lin Loeffler speak on We The People Give Thanks for Our School. Ve tal Flores chaired as president absent. eye checking machine approved for the health office with a joint teacher and layman committee. Fire prevention posters were displayed. awards given to Jean Moore, June Moore, and Robert L. Moore. Flores closed with a mental health workshop report from Big Springs.
Mr and Mrs Harold Sheppard and their children traveled from Odessa to spend a weekend with Mrs Smith and her husband Otis and other relatives.
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