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Newspaper
Bronte Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1962
Page
4
Bronte residents enjoyed a short cool spell as a norther arrived just before noon Sunday. By Monday the temperature dropped to the fifties and then rose into the nineties by Tuesday. The area picked up about a half inch of rain Friday afternoon.
Bronze PTA opened its 1962-63 session last Tuesday night in the school auditorium with President Mrs. LeDrew Arrott presiding. Supt. C. B. Barbee spoke and introduced principals Joe B. Simpson and James Golson who presented teachers. A tea followed. Next meeting set for Oct 9 at 7 p.m. with speaker Vetal Flores.
Blackwell High releases a schedule listing games at home and away from September to November. Key dates include Sept 14 Christoval Sept 21 Ira Sept 29 Lueders Oct 5 Open Oct 12 Flower Grove Oct 20 McCaulley Oct 26 Ira Nov 2 Hobbs Nov 9 Highland Nov 16 Divide with 8 p.m. kickoffs until Oct 12 and 7:30 p.m. thereafter. The Oct 20 game is at 2 30 p.m. The elementary schedule follows with Thursday 7 p.m. kickoffs starting Sept 20.
Promising sophomore Ronnie Lee is out of the Longhorn lineup indefinitely due to a fractured vertebrae in his neck. Son of Clyde and Mrs. Lee he missed most of last season but played baseball last summer and showed promise in Friday’s game with Rankin.
Bronte High School elected class officers this week. Freshmen: President Royce Lee, Vice President Larry Corley, Secretary Treasurer Elaine Collins, Reporter Sharon Mackey. Sophomores: President Mary Corley, Vice President Jim Morrow, Secretary Treasurer Margie Oglesby, Reporter Peggy Corley, Student Representative Tricia Andrews. Juniors: President Glenn Sims, Vice President Jan Wilkins, Secretary Treasurer Marilyn Glenn, Reporter Judy Lee, Student Council Representative Janice Hester. Seniors: President Vic Glenn, Vice President Rudy Phillips, Secretary Treasurer Johnnie Sims, Reporter Jerry Roach, Student Council Representative Greg Whalen.
Supt. C B Barbee urged Bronte School patrons to join the school insurance program. He warned the program cannot continue without higher participation. The $3.60 yearly cost covers $1.10 paid by the school and $2.50 by the patron, with coverage for all school endorsed activities from Security Life and Accident Co. of Denver.
Bronze High School Junior Class will operate the concession stand at all Longhorn football games this year to raise money for the Junior-Senior Banquet and other activities. They offer bottled drinks coffee candy cupcakes sandwiches hot dogs corn dogs and other refreshments.
Mr and Mrs W L Wilkerson of Coolidge Arizona visited here Saturday with her brother Nolan Butler and family in a brief family gathering noted by local neighbors.
The Longhorns host the Class A Ozona Lions in their first home game of 1962. Kickoff is 8 p m with Coach Curlee preparing the squad after a rough opener against Rankin. Ozona tied Mc Camey 14 14 and brings a polished, well trained unit. Admission is 1 for adults and 50 cents for students.
In a season opener Rankin defeated Bronte 30 to 0 as the Red Devils exploited a young Bronte squad. Rankin’s Jerry McDonald and Sam Bean scored, with Rankin’s defense limiting Bronte’s drives while fumbles hindered the Longhorns.
A running list records admitted and discharged patients by date from Aug 28 to Sept 10. Names include Kendall Bullard C T Mills Mrs Donald Dunn Joyce Hamilton C L Hallmark Mrs Luther McCutchen Mrs Luther Sparks Mrs Gene Lan caster Earl Box John Keeney Floyd Crunk Mrs Larry E Thompson Patsy Gomez Anthony Phillip Martinez Ted Herring Mrs G K Finley Mrs John D Henderson A J Brewer Jimmy Walker Melvin Allen Elnora Brewer Linda Kay Walker Martha Walker Janet Walker Cathy Walker J W Raney Henry Adcock T M Herrin Alvin Mingus Harlin Lee Lem Joplin Robert Teschendorf Cayetano Pad ron Steve Williams W O Eubanks M C Carlson.
Dr. John R. Harris announced the Sabin oral polio vaccine distribution is postponed. Initial injections were tentatively set for Sept. 20 but the vaccine will come from Philadelphia rather than Dallas, with a new date to be announced when shipment is confirmed.
The Longhorn Booster Club met Monday night to review the Ran kin Bronte game film and hear commentary by Coach N. M. Curlee. Royce Lee, president, led a large turnout that voted to meet weekly on Tuesdays during football season except on game nights next week when a Monday meeting is set. Honorary member Dr. John R. Harris received recognition for providing free football physicals. Benny Corley delivered a scout report on Ozona-McCamey, with game film shown afterwards.
The junior high Shorthorns face Robert Lee tonight with the Dogies. Three more games are set: Sept 18 versus Loraine here at 7 30, Oct 2 at Loraine, 7 30, and Oct 18 vs Robert Lee here at 5 30.
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