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Newspaper
Bronte Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1959
Page
2
The 52nd annual Runnels Baptist Associational meeting convened at First Baptist Church in Bronte host site for Monday and Tuesday. Despite rain 110 attendees joined outstanding speakers with a noon meal served Tuesday. Layman's Day Sunday will feature laymen in both services and choir duties Sunday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Clark wed Oct 9, 1901 in a buggy with Rev. Sam Steel officiating near May Brown County. They observed their 58th anniversary Oct 9, 1959. They moved to Brookshire in 1909 and have six grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren.
A weekly menu lists meals for Monday through Friday with varied dishes. The note adds that Mrs. Walter Riker of Portales New Mexico is visiting her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs J A Percifull.
James Mixon is reported recovering satisfactorily from the surgery he underwent Tuesday at Clinic Hospital in San Angelo. He is the son in law of Mr and Mrs R W Sims.
Bronte PTA votes main projects for the year including erecting playground equipment and beautifying the playground plus hanging drapes in the school auditorium. It will install a PTA bookshelf and sponsor a spring festival replacing Halloween activities. Delegates were elected to the state PTA convention in Dallas with expenses covered.
October 7 admitted Mrs Lloyd Weid ner Otho Long Patricia Robinson. Homer Vaughn Ben Murphey discharged. October 8 admits Kyle Lee Laura Henson. Oct 9 admits Mrs J A Childress Mrs B A Bell Genie Thomas. discharges Mrs Roy Baker Ellie Sanchez Maiden Basquez. October 10 Otho Long discharged. October 11 Donna Faye Bagwell admitted Mrs Jon Crunk discharged. October 12 Jimmy Ash Mrs C F Busher admitted Mrs Ray Coulson Laura Henson Mrs Leslie Lamimers discharged. October 13 Néaly Mackey admitted Donna Faye Bagwell discharged.
County Clerk J L Tinkler implements new state rules requiring minors to obtain parental consent and endure a three day waiting period. Applicants must show age proof via birth certificate, driver's license, or poll tax receipt. The changes, effective Oct 1, stem from a Texas legislature bill. Mrs Luckett and Debbie visited Iraan with the Bryan family.
Bill Dennis of Terrell spent last week in Bronte visiting old friends and acquaintances.
A. E. Bell Jr. becomes mail carrier for Route 2 out of Bronte replacing retirees J. A. Stephenson and B. A. Bell. Jess Liles covers Route 1 temporarily until a permanent assignment is made. Route 2 runs about 63 miles, about 23 miles longer than Route 1, southeast of Bronte including Brookshire.
Silver defeated Bronte 28 to 6 after scoring in each of the first three quarters. Ellis Freeman struck from the 3 yard line for Bronte’s lone score in the fourth as a long pass from Jimmy Wells to Ronnie Lee set up the play. Several Bronte players were sidelined for scholastic ineligibility.
The document presents the Report of Condition for First National Bank of Bronte Texas as of October 6 1959. It lists assets including cash balances with other banks government obligations loans and discounts bank premises and furniture and fixtures. Liabilities show total deposits and capital accounts with figures for capital stock surplus and undivided profits.
Local residents from Eunice New Mexico Austin Pleasan ton Eden and Big Spring visited Bronte and Murphey homes for a Bronte Hermleigh football game weekend. Francis Johnson on a 17 day US Army leave arrived Abi line from Presidio California.
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