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Newspaper
Bronte Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1971
Page
5
Heavy rain moved the Fort Chad reunion from the park to the school lunch room, yet 129 residents registered. R. C. Lasswell was elected president for next year with Edsel McDaniel vice president, Mrs. Dick Richards secretary treasurer, and Royce Fancher publicity chair.
Commissioners expressed openness to a streets repair and search project in Robert Lee and Bronte. The paper urges citizens to petition for an engineer to estimate costs before a decision, noting hundreds of thousands of dollars at stake and urging timely action.
The CBC Corral roundup is progressing well, led by Rev. Pete Patterson. A barbecue kickoff and high attendance on promotion day marked the weekend. Next Sunday will honor primary and beginner groups, with youth department leading services on Oct 17, featuring Rev. Bill Rogers of San Angelo as speaker. Everyone is invited.
Heavy rains Sunday brought 1.5 to 2 inches across Bronte and extensive showers across most of the county and into Runnels County. A cool front triggered the storms with thunder and clouds, followed by cooler, drier weather early in the week.
Sunday dinner guests included Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Latham and sons of Rankin, Mr. and Mrs. Hervey Latham and family of San Angelo, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Arrott and family of Ballinger, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Morrow and children, Mr. and Mrs. James Tidwell, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Arnott and daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Thomas and daughters, Mr. and Mrs. James Arrott, and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Carley.
Lake View hosts the Little Chiefs in a Thursday game following a mixed start this season. The article lists players and staff for the senior play The Bus Stops Here to be staged Oct 12 with direction by Mrs. Louis Thornton.
The Punt Pass and Kick contest sponsored by Ivey Mister Co named first place winners in each age group. Winners advance to a final at the YMCA Industrial Field in San Angelo next Saturday October 9 at 10 a.m. Names include Michael Wolfe 8, Kenny Gartman 9, Clay Allen 10, Jim Tidwell 11, Bobby Duncan 12, Barry Preston 13 among others with Bronte and local youths represented.
Sorosis Club members announced a sidewalk sale and bake sale for Saturday October 16. The event will run along Main Street and offer a wide variety of items plus pies cakes and other baked goods.
The paper clarifies a prior report on the 1972 Coke County budget noting that a year end surplus of 276 128 01 is not extra funds but the money needed to operate in 1972 Most tax money is collected by January 1 and funds for the new fiscal year come from the three month period before January 1 specifying the anticipated operating balance.
Funeral services for Edd Lewis Caperton 76 of Abilene were held at Elliott's Chapel Memoirs in Abilene. He died Tuesday night at Hendrick Memorial Hospital. Born July 21 1895 in Travis County he worked 19 years for the U S Post Office and was a WWI veteran. Survivors include his wife twin daughters two brothers three sisters and three grandsons.
The Blackwell Hornets fell 42 to 18 to Ire last Saturday night ending their homecoming bid. Tra Rick Cox led with three rushing touchdowns and three conversions while Tommy Bledsoe Don Boyd and Matt Clark each scored once. Blackwell drops to 2-1 overall and 0-1 in district play.
Second round of immunizations for Bronze children at school starts Tuesday at 9 am. Polio, DPT, measles and rubella will be given. Pre schoolers may join. Administered by John Black of the State Department of Health and Mrs. John R. Harris of Bronte Hospital under a new state law requiring all school children to be immunized.
A revival meeting at First Baptist Church features Rev. Bob Perrin of Dublin preaching and Kenneth Coates of Abilene leading singing. Morning services start at 7 am and evening services at 7 30 pm, with Thursday at 6 30 due to a football game. The revival continues through Sunday as Rev. Harry Morris invites all to attend.
Former Bronte High School English teacher Marty Mayer will lead the 11 a.m. worship service at First United Methodist Church Sunday after returning from U S Navy duty. He served in DaNang Vietnam and Japan and plans to join Campus Crusade for Christ and the military division in San Diego. Reverend Fred Brown invites all to attend. Mayer taught English in 1967-68 before Navy service.
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