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Newspaper
Bronte Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1961
Page
5
Enthusiastic Longhorns football game cheerleaders pose with the squad named from left to right as Johnnie Sims Georgia Owens Peggy Corley Janice Hester and Sue Black mon. Their energetic display lights up the stands in this vivid team moment.
District 6B to begin conference play this week with Bronte hosting defending champions Hermleigh at 7 30 p m Bronte coach Bob Howard says Longhorns hope to upset the Cardinals despite injuries Dee Arrott and Don Hester expected to miss action Hermleigh holds a 2 3 0 record to Bronte 1 3 1 In other games Roby hosts Robert Lee Trent plays at Loraine Last week Loraine was the conference lone winner Eldorado beat Robert Lee 12 0 Wylie defeated Hermleigh 42 22 Rotan beat Roby 29 6 and Ropesville downed Trent 20 12
J. A. Percifull left Bronte Hospital last Friday where he had been treated for a heart attack. Weekend visitors to the Percifull home included W. W. Percifull and family from La Veta Colorado Noel Percifull of Abilene Floyd Gravitt and family of San Angelo and F. P. Brasher Sr. nearby Pumroy 1, Pum.
Bronte area received .7 inch of rain Sunday night and Monday with heavier totals in parts of the county. Robert Lee reported three inches of rain boosting Mountain Creek Lake by eight feet. Mr. and Mrs. Allen Bryan and their daughters from Sheffield visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G D Luckett, over the weekend.
An Odessa oil field worker James Wesley Phillips, 54, was found dead in a locked car three miles north of Bronte after a day rain. Investigators ruled death by suffocation with no sign of foul play. Survived by three sisters and one brother.
Mrs. Rosalyne Hamblin acting state librarian will discuss potential library services for Coke County. Judge W W Thetford has called a 4:00 p m Wednesday October 18 meeting in the courthouse conference room. Clubs PTA and civic groups urged to send delegates to organize county library facilities. Individuals interested invited to attend.
Mrs. John R. Henderson becomes manager of Vesta's Cafe formerly the Coffee Shop Cafe and opens seven days a week from 5 30 a m to 10 p m. Previous operators were Mr and Mrs Frank Hageman. Also noted is Mrs Lonnie Forman recovering at home in Jal New Mexico after minor surgery.
Roscoe defeats Bronte 25 14 after a strong second half rally. Bronte opened with 8 0 lead on Lee's touchdown but Roscoe answered with Slaton and Carreon drives. Final score 25 14 with late Roscoe points securing the win.
Nine women completed a yearlong vocational nurses course at Bronte Hospital and received diplomas. Notables include Bronte residents Mines, Robert Forman, Bobby Vaughn, Marlin Mackey, Howard Brock, and R. W. Blackmon, with Mrs. Vernell Van Zandt of Blackwell, Mrs. Wanda Cave of Wingate, and Mrs. Virginia Guernsey of Victoria. Reverend Lester L. Vinson spoke. Mrs. John R. Harris handed out diplomas. The graduates will face a state board exam in March next year after a year of classroom and clinical training.
The Bronte Roby district football game will highlight the day with a 5:00 p.m. registration and coffee in the lunchroom. An auditorium program runs from 6:08 to 6:30, followed by a business meeting to reorganize the Ex-Students Association. The homecoming queen is crowned at halftime.
A junior high football game between Bronte and Ballinger teams is set for this Thursday at 6 30 p m in Ballinger. The event features Bronte and Ballinger junior high squads in a local contest.
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