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Newspaper
Bronte Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1969
Page
4
A dense OCR of classifieds and notices lists insertion rates for ads, legal copy deadlines, and prices for corrugated sheet iron. It also includes sale items such as girls basketball shoes, a Bronte lot, monuments, fishing worms, pecan tree spraying services, and a four family garage sale with dates and contact names.
The menu for Monday October 6 lists hot dogs with chili sauce hash browned potatoes cheese slice and fruit cobbler pastry. Tuesday October 7 features lazy daisies pinto beans maca roni with tomatoes cabbage slaw cornbread jello with fruit and dream whip. Wednesday October 8 offers barley chicken scalloped potatoes with cheese buttered peas jello salad rolls and walk-to-school cookies. Thursday October 9 serves Spanish rice with ground meat spinach cabbage apple pineapple salad corn bread and chocolate pudding with dream whip. Friday October 10 presents Swiss steak jacket potatoes seasoned green beans tossed salad rolls and stewed fruit.
List of block captains and addresses by neighborhood sections Moor Addition Woodlawn Addition Woodlawn Annex with names and unit numbers including Eddie Alexander A E Stroebel Gilbert Basquez Jack Glascock Noel Brevard Rev Wayne Stout J B Mackey Jerry Parker Cantall Robbins Edsel McDaniel M Lasswell Horace Taylor C L Hallmark and others across districts.
The passage contrasts U S social issues with the view held by many abroad that America represents the best a society can offer. It notes the desirability of American citizenship and the hope of millions to trade places with Americans despite ongoing domestic difficulties. Local families Bennie and Bob Ragsdale are mentioned visiting in the area.
Doyle Hubbard of Bronte suffered severe burns in an explosion at a Silver gas plant. He endured intense pain from arm injuries and is hospitalized at Shannon Hospital in San Angelo. Hubbard works for Union Texas Petroleum, operator of the plant.
The Bronte High School library will stay open on Tuesday and Thursday nights through the football season. Librarian Willie Mae Glenn will assist students from 6 to 9 p.m. Superintendent C. B. Barbee urged students to use the extra hours for study and library access.
The Bronze Shorthorns host Forsan junior high for a home football game on Thursday October 9. The Shorthorns are idle this week. Fans are invited to attend and see the kickoff at to pm.
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