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Newspaper
Bronte Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1974
Page
5
Bronte High School seniors Debbie Geist and Karen Blair are selected for the Eighth Annual Who's Who Among American High School Students 1973 74. They join a nationwide pool from over 20 000 schools and compete for one of ten scholarships worth 500 to 1000 dollars.
Bronte resident Mrs. Pearl Dismore, born Pearl Florence in 1879 in Smith County, will celebrate her 95th birthday with a family dinner at the home of her son Joe Dismore. She has lived in Maverick and Bronte areas, moved to West Texas in 1929, then East Texas in 1951, and now resides in Bronte Nursing Home. She has six children, eight grandchildren, 21 great grandchildren, and five great great grandchildren.
Joe Bob Ragsdale, a Bronte High School freshman and son of Mr and Mrs Bob Ragsdale, sustained a bad leg break during Tuesday football practice after a bong was broken in two places.
The Bronte Longhorn Band was chosen Outstanding Class B Band at the West Texas Fair parade in Abilene. Other Class B bands included Rochester Jayton Gorman and Trent. Abilene High School earned the outstanding band overall and Class AAAA trophy. A concert featuring all 25 bands followed the parade.
The United Methodist Youth Fellowship of Bronte will hold a garage sale Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Highway Garage Building. Nice young people would appreciate the patronage of everyone.
A Scoten golf tournament is set for Sunday at the local course starting at 1 30 pm. All golfers are invited to participate.
The Bronte FFA Chapter elected officers for the new school year at the Sept 6 meeting. Marvin Ensor was named president with Kenwin Denton as vice president and Kyle Lee as secretary. Dale Patterson became treasurer with Paul Cervenka reporter and Bobby Frazee sentinel. Mrsla Thompson chosen as chapter sweetheart to represent Bronte FFA at the District banquet in Robert Lee in December.
Rex C. Brand, longtime Range Conservationist in Robert Lee, will serve as District Conservationist in Kerr County. He and his family will reside in Kennville after joining the Soil Conservation Service in June 1965 and serving in San Angelo and Army duty.
The author excoriates President Ford for granting Richard Nixon a full pardon, arguing it breaches equal justice and elevates the presidency above the law. They condemn the rationale that Nixon and his family suffered and call for Nixon to face a public courts or trial to uphold accountability.
Mr and Mrs C R Smith will open the C and M Fabric Shop on Main Street between Ragsdale s Barber Shop and Cumbie and Mackey Dry Goods. The store offers fabrics sewing notions Simplicity patterns thread zippers and more. The Smiths previously ran a dry goods business and started the Joni Lyn sportswear factory now operated by the Taylor family. The building has been rebuilt for the store.
Mrs Phillip Wray of Dallas died September 5 in Baylor Hospital Dallas after a long illness. Funeral at 2 30 p m Saturday First United Methodist Church Bronte with Dr John English and Rev C R Blake officiating. Burial Blackwell Cemetery Newby Funeral Home Bronte directed. Born Leona Elizabeth Raney March 30 1908 Blackwell. Survivors include son James Pete Taylor of Dallas, sisters C W Odom of Killeen and Etta Hazlewood of Sweetwater, brothers Oxford Raney Bilack and Henry Raney Bronte.
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