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Newspaper
Bronte Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1958
Page
2
Uncle Huie from Hog Creek belts out a satirical letter to the editor mocking federal lunch money rules and recalling rugged school days. He argues cane syrup was essential, laments modern lunches, and recalls corn shuck mattresses and yardsticks as part of a bygone education.
Postmaster Noah L. Pruitt Jr announced rural mail carriers will distribute Livestock Survey cards to patrons on their routes. The cooperative program by the Post Office and Agriculture Departments since 1924 helps the Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service estimate cattle hogs sheep and chickens on farms and ranches. Patrons are urged to fill out and return cards for prompt pickup. Carriers A E Bell Jr route one and B A Bell route 2 assist the project.
Rev. Johnny Johnson preached his final Brookshire Church sermon and will return for a baptism at First Baptist Bronte. The couple received a farewell party with a love offering. guests included local families and traveling friends.
The Bronte Enterprise notes multiple weekend visits among residents of Ballinger Miles and nearby towns. Guests include Hesters Arrotts Gleghorns and Johnsons with extended family, plus a death in Van Horn of James Dewayne White. The WMU of the Baptist Church held a meeting with a Thanksgiving offering for Bastrop and a Bible study on We Have Found Him. Next meeting set for December 2.
Mrs. J M Ruthford departed San Antonio by train Saturday for Edwardsville Illinois to visit her daughter Mrs W M Brennan and other relatives. She was escorted to Can Can Friday by Mr and Mrs J S Adair and then conveyed to San Antonio by her son Vernon Rutherford and Mrs Adair. She plans to stay several weeks as the Adairs returned to Bronte Sunday.
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