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Newspaper
Bronte Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1961
Page
5
Advertisements for hardware, trailers, insurance, travel, and a Christmas sales pitch appear alongside notices about rainfall and upcoming local events in Bronte Texas. The page includes sale prices for radios and heaters, a fishing tackle discount, a trailer for sale, a film developing service, burial and hunting insurance offers, Avon earnings, and a ball game invite amid a brief weather update noting a one inch rainfall and a cold front.
Rev. C. O. Hightower aged 71 died Tuesday in a Fort Worth hospital after a 40 year ministry. Funeral services were held in Weatherford where he had lived since retirement eight years. He served as pastor of the First Methodist Church in Bronte from 1928 to 1931 and is survived by his wife a daughter a sister and a brother. Also noted are local weekend visits by Bobby Webb from Fort Leonard Wood and Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Read and Dee Gazaway of Breckenridge.
The West Texas Chamber of Commerce sponsors a seven day live stock feeding market development tour planned for January 14 to 20. Logan Walker is the contact in Abilene for interested participants. The county discusses brucellosis recertification tags and a soil testing reminder for fertilizer planning next year.
Henry Ware resides in Ji the Simmons Memorial Hospital in Sweetwater. Blackwell Seniors sponsor a chili supper on Friday night Nov 17 at the school cafeteria. plates 75 cents. Thanksgiving service planned Nov 19 at the Methodist Church with Rev Thomas Linn delivering the message.
Kay McCarley daughter of Mr and Mrs B R McCarley was crowned football sweetheart during half time activities of the Blackwell McCaulley game on November 3 Co captain Jimmye Cate placed a green and white helmet with Sweetheart 61 on her head while co captain Billy Don Hindman presented a bouquet of white carnations Hindman named Hero 61 by the cheerleaders Ruby Lanier and Carolyn Hurt Miss McCarley is majorette of the pep squad and both she and Hindman are juniors Crownbearers were Cathy and Ronny Johnson and Janet Brownfield Elmer Modgling and family visited Mrs B I Modgling weeks visit The Green and white colors signified his election as Hero 61
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