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Newspaper
Bronte Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1961
Page
4
Eight of nine women completed a year's Licenced Vocational Nursing training last week. Front row includes Ruby Blackmon Vernell Van Zandt Will Estelle Brock Wanda Cave. Back row features Ershel Mac plus others not visible.
About 75 people attended Coke County Farm Bureau’s annual convention at the Bronte School lunchroom. After a barbecue, Billy Hamilton was re elected president and O T Colvin introduced the meeting. Reports were given by Hamilton Arrott Coulson and Ulmer Bird. The group set a 221 member goal with 195 current members. Resolutions were passed to be presented at the state convention in Galveston November 13 14 and 15.
The Blackwell School plans a coronation event and program on Halloween night. High school queen candidates and escorts include Kay Scott with Jimmye Cate, Alta Jean Armstrong with Omer Cook, Linda Alderman with Micky Campbell, and Esther Phillips with Johnny Ragsdale.
Several area men are being called or recalled for military service. James Vernon Andrews reports for a physical and will study at Texas Tech in Lubbock until induction. Others include Jerry Parker, Jerry McShan, Bobby Evans of San Angelo, Archie Phillips recalled to active duty, Jack Gray, Dwain Hageman, Arthur Jamison Thomas, Billy Wayne Hipp and families awaiting housing during transfers to Fort Hood Fort Sill Fort Polk Fort Knox.
Bronte and Loraine clash in Friday’s 6-B district game as Loraine seeks to rebound from a disputed setback to Trent. Bronte sits ahead in district standings with its 0-1-1 start, while Loraine's three and three mark includes the contested Trent finish and a protest planned by Loraine officials.
Rev. Lester L. Vinson, pastor of First Baptist Church Bronte, was named moderator of the Runnels County Baptist Association at a Robert Lee meeting. The association comprises 24 Southern Baptist churches in the area.
Bronte's eighth grade class will hold a bake sale Friday starting at 3 p.m. in City Hall. Proceeds will support the class candidate for the Fall Festival Queen.
Bronte Elementary football team defeated a Winters grade school 30 to 0 at Bronte Stadium to reach a perfect season. The squad has two games remaining against Loraine and Robert Lee in the upcoming weeks. The junior high squad had a recent showing noted in local coverage.
The Bronte Longhorns and Hermleigh Cardinals opened district play with an 8-8 tie on a wet field. Hermleigh led 8-0 after a fourth and two pass to Jim Robinson and a conversion by Terry Smith, while Bronte answered in the second quarter with a Walker rushing TD and a two-point run by Lee.
The storm sewer from Main Street and Highway 277 to East Kickapoo Creek is being completed this week after months of an open ditch along east Main Street. Cage Bros. Construction Co. submitted the low bid of $1,381 and the city council accepted it to start Monday.
Students will leave at 3 00 p m Friday following a pep rally at 2 40 p m Bus drivers will have time to return students home allowing buses to be used for Lorain transportation that evening.
Mr and Mrs C B Barbee Randy and Deanna attended homecoming activities at Howard Payne College in Brownwood Saturday They were accompanied by Douglas Rogers.
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