24 Nov 1960
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Newspaper
Bronte Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1960
Page
1
A letter from UNCLE HUIE discusses a request to move Thanksgiving from Thursday to Friday to aid workers with a long weekend while resisting changing tradition. He muses on tax dates, praises scientific progress, and ends with a reflective note on gratitude and the spirit of a church revival anecdote.
Mrs. John Clark made a Dallas medical check up trip last Thursday. Mrs. Bessie Bruce of Loraine moves in with the Clarks as Clark's aunt. Myrtle Thomas and Freddie visited Stanton Friday en route home they visited Eugene Thomas family in Big Spring. Weekend guests in the Thomas home included William Thomas Abilene Franklin Thomas Orville White San Angelo Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Thomas and daughter Mr. and Mrs. Sidney McKenney Christine Dale all of San Angelo. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Gibson went to Nolan Saturday visiting Joel Webb Brenda then to Post for a weekend with Leo Wisely. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Brooks visited Friday with Mrs. Bill Hawkins.
A reader expresses gratitude on Thanksgiving Day 1960 thanking God for blessings and personal freedom. The letter notes appreciation for neighbors, the editor, and the rights to speak and worship freely, signing as a fellow American.
The Bronte Enterprise notes deer hunting activity around Bronte and nearby households. Several residents including Tom Green, Bill Burleson, James and Monroe Arrott, and Tug Boat Right reportedly harvested deer this hunting weekend. Visitors from San Angelo and Midland joined local families for meals and gatherings.
Mrs R W Rees welcomed the Diversity Club to her home for an evening program. Mrs Collins Sayner led a brief business session. Ernestine Powell gave Origin of Thanksgiving and read poems. Jan Wilkins performed a piano solo as members enjoyed fruit cake whipped cream nuts coffee and tea.
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