Four Thousand Raised For Bronte Elder Home Project
More than four thousand dollars was pledged by nineteen people at a Bronte meeting to fund construction of a Methodist Church supervised home for seventy older adults. The plan envisions a 68 resident facility costing about 340 thousand dollars with land, hospital access, utilities, and recreation facilities.
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Bronte
Bronte Lions Club
Campbell
L. T. Youngblood
B. E. Modgling
C. E. Bruton
Joe Carter
D. K. Glenn
The
Methodist Church
Enterprise Office
Funeral Held Tuesday for Mrs. Winnie Brookshier
Funeral services were held Tuesday at 10 a.m. from the First Methodist Church for Mrs. Winnie Tyler Brookshier who died Sunday after a lengthy illness. Burial followed at Fairview Cemetery with Clift Funeral Home in charge. she was born Winnie Rudder in 1879 in Mason County. Survivors include her son C. A. Brookshier and four daughters.
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First Methodist Church
Winnie Tyler Brookshier
B. B. Edminston
Jimmy Campbell
Fairview Cemetery
Clift Funeral Home
Brookshier
Winnie T. Rudder
Mason County
A. P
Jane Tyler Rudder
Emmett Arthur Brookshier
Brownwood
Runnels
Coke Counties
Methodist Church
A. E. Gentry
C. A. Brookshier
Fort Worth
C. L. Gentry
Bronte
Jim Golden
Ballinger
Walter Stoetzel
San Angelo
Mariam Music
San Antonio
Bronte Merchants Promote Local Christmas Shopping
Local Bronte merchants urge residents to shop at home for Christmas gifts to boost taxes, support schools and churches, and fund charities. The Enterprise advertises a wide in town selection and promises profits return to shoppers through community spending.
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Bronte
Awards Presented to 4-Hers At Annual Banquet in Robt. Lee
Coke County 4 H club held its annual banquet at the Robert Lee band hall drawing about 175 attendees. Gold Star awards went to Marjorie Gladys Rives and Dee Arrott as 52 members received 93 awards. Rives, a Robert Lee High sophomore with a six year 4 H record, was noted for Dress Revue Foods Gardening and leadership, while Dee Arrott earned top ribbons including grand champion Hereford and state fair titles.
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Robt
Lee
A. J. Bishop
Coke County
Robert Lee
Marjorie Gladys Rives
Dee Arrott
Miss Rives
Tom Rives, Jr
Dee
J. P. Arrott
Tennyson
Marjorie Gladys
Hereford
West Texas Fair
County
Texas Sheep and Goat Raiser’s Association
Simpson Funeral Set for Thursday
Death reported of Mrs. Jim Simpson a former Bronte resident. She died about 4 a m Wednesday in a Brownwood Hospital. Funeral services are planned for 3 p m Thursday at the Bronte Church of Christ with a Bangs minister officiating and Melvin Placke assisting. Mrs. Simpson had lived with her daughter Mrs Dan Johnson in Bangs. More details to follow in next week's Enterprise.
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Jim Simpson
Bronte
Last Rites Held For J. E. Norred
James Emmitt Norred 78 died Sunday in a San Antonio hospital. Last rites were conducted at Kickapoo Baptist Church Bronte at 10 a m Wednesday with Rev R W Blackmon officiating. Burial followed in Fairview cemetery. Clift Funeral Home Bronte in charge. Survivors include four nieces Mrs Lloyd MacCleskey Mrs E M Hall Mrs T S Simpson all of San Angelo and Mrs Larkin Pruitt of Oklahoma.
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James Emmitt Norred
Kickapoo
Bronte
Norred
San Antonio
R. W. Blackmon
Fairview
Clift Funeral Home
Lloyd MacCleskey
E. M. Hall
T. S. Simpson
San Angelo
Larkin Pruitt
Oklahoma
Douglas Brown Resigns As Baptist Pastor
Rev. Douglas Brown resigns as pastor of Bronte First Baptist Church effective December 14 and will assume the pastorate at First Baptist Church in Hamilton. He led the Bronte church since February 1956 after coming from Devore California, and he played a civic role in the Runnels Baptist Association. Mrs. Brown is active in church work and is known for chalk talks. The couple has two children Pamela Ruth a newborn and Peggy aged about two years.
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Douglas Brown
Bronte
First Baptist Church
Hamilton
Rev. Brown
Devore
Calif
Brown
Runnels Baptist Association
Lotal Church
Scout Fund Drive urged to finish campaign by Dec 1
Postmaster Noah Pruitt Jr urged all Boy Scout fund drive workers to turn in money by December 1. As drive chairman he expects last minute calls to reach missing donors. Total raised so far is 478 dollars with 370 cash received and 109 pledges to be paid later. appreciation was expressed to workers and donors.
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Noah Pruitt, Jr
Pruitt
Enterprise
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Mediately
Bronze Merchants
Bishop
County Dairy Foods
Syleta Shaffer
Blackwell High School
Rex Reagan
J. E. Norred
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