Bronte High Plans Homecoming Ahead of Bronte Trent Game
Bronte High School officials and student council members, with help from teachers and several ex-students, prepare for Homecoming on November 4. Festivities begin at 5 p.m. with a coffee in the cafeteria followed by football game events. The Longhorn Football Sweetheart will be crowned by the team and the Homecoming Sweetheart by the student body at the hall.
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Bronte High School
Bronte- Trent
Exes T
Editorial backs Kennedy Nixon race and Texas Democrats
The Enterprise endorses the Democratic ticket for the Nov 8 election citing JFK as new leadership and Johnsons strong Senate record. It criticizes Nixon as representative of the past and notes Texas Republicans misnamed in a sponsored ad.
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White House
John F. Kennedy
United States
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Sen. Kennedy
Texas
Lyndon Johnson
Senate
Wee
Democrats
Lodge
Allan Shivers
More Users Sign Up for Sewer Service
No new developments on Bronte's sewer project this week. Clyde Construction Co. of Odessa won the $129,527 contract last Tuesday with State Health Department approval pending. By Wednesday 183 users had signed up. deposits of 25 were urged to secure service as construction is expected to start in three to four weeks.
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Bronte
Clyde Construction Co
Odessa
State Health Department
Shorthorn Football Set for Home Finale Next Tuesday
The Shorthorn football team will host Loraine for their final home game on Tuesday November 1. A previously scheduled October 25 game with Robert Lee was cancelled.
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Shorthorn
Loraine
Robert Lee
B Team Football Match at Local Field Saturday
The B team will play a football game Saturday morning at 9 a.m. at the local field against Sacred Heart School of San Angelo.
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Sacred Heart School
San Angelo
Birth Announcement for Diannea Jill Walker
Mr and Mrs Jerrell W Walker of Wingate announce the birth of their daughter Diannea Jill on October 17 at Bronte Hospital. The family requests no cards.
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Jerrell W. Walker
Wingate
Diannea Jill
Bronte Hospital
Rites Held Here for Mrs. Hayley 86 in Bronte
Funeral services for Gertrude Hayley 86 were held Wednesday at First Baptist Church Bronte with pastors C. R. Blake L. L. Vinson and Bob Grimes presiding. Burial followed at Fairview Cemetery Bronte. Survivors include four sons two daughters a brother ten grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren. She died Monday in a San Angelo hospital after extended illness.
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Gertrude Hayley
Bronte
Robert Lee
Hayley
First Baptist Church
Bay City
Clarence Pietsch
Lubbock
Bobby Clark
Abilene
T. F. Sims
D. K. Glenn
J. B. Mackey
J. T. Henry
Noah Pruitt, Sr
San Angelo
Shannon Hospital
Gertrude Davis
Bryan
Silver Valley
R. L. Hayley
Eastern Star
First Baptist Church of
Scout Drive Urges Faster Contributions in Bronte Area
Vernon Glenn reports only $30 turned in to assist the Boy Scout campaign in Bronte. Bill Thomas urges all workers to complete contacts and deliver money promptly as more volunteers are needed. contact Thomas or call The Enterprise office.
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Vernon Glenn
Bronte
Bill Thomas
Thomas
Enterprise
Mrs. E. W. Sorell Visits San Antonio Family
Mrs. E. W. Sorell of San Antonio spent the weekend visiting her daughter Mrs. Bob Grimes and the Grimes family.
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E. W. Sorell
San Antonio
Bob Grimes
Longhorns and Roby Set for District Clash Friday
The Longhorns travel to Roby for a 6-B district football game tied 1-1 in district play. Roby, with a 5-2 season mark, lost to Trent and beat Robert Lee. Longhorns are 5-1-1, with losses to Hermleigh and a win over Loraine.
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Bronze Longhorns
Roby
Roby Lions
Longhorns
Lions
Trent
Robert Lee
Hermleigh
Loraine
Helmleigh
Tornado Sighted Near Lone Star Producing Co Plant
Bronze residents were alerted Tuesday night as workers at the Lone Star Producing Co plant northeast of town reported a tornado about 9 p m A patrol by Ralph Dunklin Al Bangs and Jr Andrews on the plant tower confirmed the sighting Dunklin notified his wife who drove onto Highway 277 and also saw the twister The Joe Hester family was said to have sighted it The alert prompted many locals to take shelter in storm cellars until the cloud moved east of the area.
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Bronze
Lone Star Producing Co
Ralph Dunklin
al Bangs
Jr. Andrews
Dunklin
Highway 277
Joe Hester
Bronte
Bronte School Honor Rolls Named by Grade
The Bronte elementary honor roll lists students by grade for the first six weeks. Grade 3 includes Randy Barbee Cynthia Robinson Janet Thomas James Vaughn. Grade 4A Sharon Mc Cutchen David Baggett Ann Miller Bennie Carol Oglesby. Grade 4B Jo Nell Geryk David Denman Deborah Kedziora Nancy Richards Jeanny Vinson. Grade 5A David Glenn Dorothy Ruth Martin. Grade 5B Doak Snead Janie Collins Linda Cumbie Mason Glenn Cynthia Howard Don Hageman Kreta Riker Douglas McCutchen Cathey Miller Tim Moore David Sims Donna Sheppard Marvin Thompson. Grade 6A Garry Stroebel Frances Glenn Linda Geryk. Grade 6B Lillian Strickland Wayne Carlton Fidencio Cantu Mary L Basquez Jimmy Bailey Jimmy Baggett. Grade 7A Royce Lee Joy Kay Moore. Grade 7B Larry Corley Theralyn Joplin Patricia Robinson. Grade 8A Ida Lee Parker. Grade 8B Tricia Andrews Peggy Corley Margie Oglesby Marla Lou Rees.
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Randy Barbee
Cynthia Robinson
Janet Thomas
James Vaughn
Sharon McCutchen
David Baggett
Ann Miller
Bennie Carol Oglesby
Jo Nell Geryk
David Denman
Deborah Kedziora
Nancy Richards
Jeanny Vinson
David Glenn
Dorothy Ruth Martin
Doak Snead
Janie Collins
Linda Cumbie
Mason Glenn
Cynthia Howard
Don Hageman
Kreta Riker
Douglas McCutchen
Cathey Miller
Tim Moore
David Sims
Donna Sheppard
Marvin Thompson
Garry Stroebel
Frances Glenn
Linda Geryk
Lillian Strickland
Wayne Carlton
Fidencio Cantu
Mary L. Basquez
Jimmy Bailey
Jimmy Baggett
Royce Lee
Joy Kay Moore
Larry Corley
Theralyn Joplin
Patricia Robinson
Ida Lee Par
Construction Jobs Underway in Bronte Texas
Work is progressing on two commercial projects in Bronte. A new Cactus service station is rising on Highway 277 in the north part of town, while the old City Cafe on Highway 277 near Main Street undergoes remodeling after a fire. The cafe, owned by O. D. Dillingham of Abilene, receives brick facing on its east and south sides. Nita's Cafe may move into the new building, with Mr. and Mrs. Tidwell planning to reopen in the current Nita’s location. The service station sits on land owned by R. H. Sims with G. T. Trusler of San Angelo involved. Col Tex products will be carried.
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Bronte
Highway 277
Main Street
O. D. Dillingham
Abilene
Wilson Sharp
Nita’s Cafe
T. E. Tidwell
Nita’s
R. H. Sims
G. T. Trusler
San Angelo
Col Tex
Bronte Longhorns rout Loraine 50 8 in district clash
Bronte Longhorns dominated Loraine 50 to 8 last Friday night in district 6 B action. The Longhorns scored each quarter 7 19 18 6 while Loraine’s lone TD came on a 20 yard run by Lorenzo Moreno. Major scorers included Larry Robinson with two long runs and a pair of TDs, Dee Arrott with a five yard score and a 65 yard pass to Tommy Boecking, and Charles Lee connecting with Jerry McCutchen for another TD. Coach Bob Howard used many backups who contributed on both sides of the ball.
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Bronte Longhorns
Loraine
Longhorns
Bulldogs
Bronte
Tioraine
Lorenzo Moreno
Larry Robinson
Mike Luttrell
Robinson
Dee Arrott
Tommy Boecking
Bob Howard
Charles Lee
Jerry McCutchen
Lee
Mrs D J Walker Killed in Wreck Near Snyder
Mrs. D J Walker Sr 63 a Robert Lee resident was killed in a two car collision near the Snyder north city limits while en route to Lubbock to visit her daughter Mrs Duane Conger and family. Her husband was injured sent to Cogdell Memorial Hospital later moved to Shannon Hospital in San Angelo. The other driver was treated and released. Mrs Walker’s body was taken to Robert Lee for services at the Robert Lee Baptist Church with burial by Clift Funeral Home.
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D. J. Walker Sr
Robert Lee
Snyder
Lubbock
Duane Conger
Walker
Cogdell Memorial Hospital
Shannon Hospital
San Angelo
Clift
W. M. Leatherwood
Fred Blake
Roby
Taylor Henley
Clift Funeral
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Bronte School
Shorthorn Football
Scout
Roby Tangle
Bronte Longhorn Club
Bob Wilson
Ker
Tricia Andrews
Peggy Corley
Margie Oglesby
Marla Lou Rees
Buddy Walker
Rudy Olivas
Don Spiller
Eddy Spiller
Rudy Phillips
Kenneth Shaver
Douglas Rogers
Uaed
D. J. Walker
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