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 5 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Bronte Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1959
Page
9
Bronte students collect used clothing for World Clothing Week aiding 26 000 orphans and needy in the U S and 36 overseas. Superintendent Barbee urges families to send outgrown garments to school by Friday for distribution through the Christian Children's Fund Inc.
Attorney General Will Wilson travels to Washington on Oct 12 to argue before the Supreme Court in a Texas border land dispute. This first installment reviews boundary conflicts dating to 1716, highlighting facts shaping Texas today. Public information release details the 4000 mile Texas boundary and its extensive disputed stretches.
Attorney General Will Wilson revisits Texas tidal lands, tracing battles over the frontier from 1716 Spain and 1803 U S expansion to a neutral ground between Arroyo Hondo and Sabine. He notes repeated bite attempts by the federal government and recalls Gonzales and shifts in boundary lines as context.
The Bronte Enterprise Line extension to a point southeast of Carthage runs north overland to the Red River but Congress shifted river portions eastward with no plan northward. This leaves a 150 foot wide by 70 mile long strip between Texas and Louisiana in doubt, Wilson notes.
Visiting Mr and Mrs George Braswell during the weekend were Mr and Mrs Eddy Braswell of Sterling City and Denny Ray Braswell of Odessa. Mrs Bob Howard expected to return home this weekend from Hendrick Memorial Hospital Abilene after major surgery with a good recovery. Mrs Jimmy Irwin and Andrea of Lubbock spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs J L Keeney.
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.