This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Bronte Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1957
Page
5
The Bronte Longhorns defeated Stamford B 6 to 0 in a defensive struggle marked by costly center exchanges and a lone scoring drive. Dean Black and Albert Grace paced Bronte while Stamford fought hard with sophomores, but could not cross Bronte’s line.
Bronte residents urged to attend next Tuesday's PTA meeting to prevent disbanding and to continue school and community services. Delbert Downing, a top speaker, is featured. locals praise PTA contributions from landscaping to library books and equipment. Officials await sewer system study results amid growing public interest.
A 25 year old man Jim Horton was arrested about 4 30 a m Friday by Deputy Sheriff Frank Keesee and Patrolman Ray Keating three miles north of Bronte after Casey reported a holdup at his home. Horton carried four one dollar bills and was not armed. He is jailed on $2 000 bond and faces local charges plus a federal bond outstanding for an Orient post office robbery. He allegedly admitted a prior federal charge and may be turned over to federal authorities.
The piece warns Bronte citizens to stop fixating on Little Rock school news and focus on local education. It argues college training is essential for all children, blames parents for neglecting school involvement, and calls for renewed community responsibility and PTA engagement.
Delbert Downing, a noted Midland Chamber of Commerce figure, will speak at Bronte’s PTA meeting on Tuesday October 8 at 8 00 pm in the school auditorium. The program may cover education with humor, along with musical numbers and a social hour.
Mrs J M Stewart 77 of Tennyson died Friday at Clinic Hospital San Angelo. Funeral 3 p m Saturday Johnson Cox Chapel burial Fairview Cemetery. Born in Bender a County she married in 1896 and was a longtime Methodist. Survived by husband 2 sons 7 daughters 17 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren.
The Edminsons on the Ballinger highway southeast of Bronte reported losses between 600 and 700 dollars after a Saturday morning burglary. Items stolen included clothing and refrigerator food. Investigating officials from Runnels and Coke counties had no arrests at press time.
Bronte High School homemaking and agriculture students will depart at 4 a.m. Saturday for the State Fair in Dallas. Rural Youth Day opens the fair, with plans to see sights and most girls aiming to attend the Ice Capades. They will return Saturday night.
The Boy Scout Fund Raising Campaign starts next Tuesday morning October 8 with a 7 a.m. kickoff breakfast at First Baptist Church. R. A. Young of Ballinger will speak. A meeting of workers and captains is tonight at 7 p.m. in the Enterprise office. Captains include Billy Joe Luckett Noah Pruitt Jr Matthew Caperton T F Sims Jr Horace Taylor Claude Ward and J C Oden. J B Mackey and Owen Cosgrove lead the breakfast. All workers captains and anyone interested are urged to attend.
First Methodist Church plans Dedication Sunday on October 13 with Dr. L Eugene Harris district superintendent of San Angelo to preach and officiate A noon covered dish luncheon follows and all former members and friends are invited The church was built in 1951 and final notes were paid off A revival begins October 14 led by Rev Paul Terry of Edcouch Services run 730 pm Monday to Sunday and 7 am Tuesday to Saturday Bids for wings and remodeling were opened and contract expected in days
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.