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Newspaper
Bronte Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1957
Page
5
The Texas Highway Patrol reports seven traffic deaths in Coke County this month with a week remaining. A patrolman is temporarily stationed in Coke County to advise drivers on road safety. Local residents discuss home water issues and sewer concerns after floods caused septic tank problems and damage.
Ed Ratliff of Bronte sold three 10 month old buck lambs to Oscar Rose of Abilene for $100 per head. The sale occurred Monday. Ratliff ranches south of Bronte near the river and raises registered Rambouillets.
Bronze PTA prepares for the Halloween Carnival on Thursday at 6 pm in the high school basement with food in the Spanish room. Events include a costume parade, games, movie room, canasta, fortune telling, and a coronation at 9 pm. Prizes donated by local merchants will be awarded and booths will auction cakes and pies between programs.
Caperton Chevrolet Co. of Bronte will display four new 1958 Chevrolet passenger cars in an open house next Thursday October 31. Matthew Caperton coowner says the public will enjoy viewing the models and promotional prizes will be offered with free donuts and coffee.
A mass meeting is set for Monday night at 7 30 in the Bronte school auditorium to discuss flood control on the Kickapoo Creeks. The Bronte Lions Club sponsors the session with Co E Arrott as committee chair and A V Sheppard and County Agent Sterling Lindsey assisting. Speaker O B Harkey of San Saba is named. more will address the audience on flood project steps, problems, and implementation. The event follows October floods that inundated Bronte and damaged property and topsoil, prompting concern and calls for soil and water conservation.
Four people died in a head on collision about 31 miles south of here early Sunday at 1 54 a m on Highway 277 near the curve to the hill south of the Colorado River. Killed were Airman 1st Class George H Stevens 19 of Brooklyn New York and stationed at Dyess AFB Airman 1st Class Michael C Clements 20 of Mansfield Ohio also at Dyess AFB Charles Kenneth Crayton of Abilene and Airman 2nd Class William O Butler stationed at Dyess AFB home in Florence Alabama Butler was injured and taken to Bronte Hospital then Goodfellow AFB Hospital for surgery. Highway Patrolman J A Sikes investigated the crash noting a 1956 Ford traveled south by Butler and a 1950 Ford north by the Draytons collided on a curve.
Funeral services for Mrs D H Palmer 86 of Bronte were held at Bronte First Baptist Church with Rev C R Blake Rev Bennie Smith and Rev Douglas Brown officiating. Burial was in Fairview Cemetery Bronte under Clift Funeral Home direction. She died Oct 19 in Coke County Memorial Hospital Robert Lee after a lengthy illness. She was born Violet Norton April 3 1871 in Lamar County Texas and married D H Palmer Aug 3 1887. The couple lived in Menard May Brownwood and Bronte before moving to San Angelo. She is survived by five sons five daughters 30 grandchildren 30 great grandchildren and more.
Bronte travels to Trent Saturday at 2:30 to face the Gorillas in a key district clash moving from Friday to Saturday due to Homecoming. Trent sits 2-1-1 with a 1-0 in conference. Bronte is 1-1 and tied for third. Injuries are light aside from Robert Moore who is limited but expected to play.
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