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Newspaper
Bronte Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1971
Page
5
Dale Thompson was sworn in as a Bronte School Board trustee at the Sept 9 meeting replacing Bob Wrinkle who moved away. The board studied enclosing the breezeway to gain office space and storage while approving a federal wage-price compliant salary schedule.
The notice lists rates for classified and display ads, per word pricing, minimum charges, and payment terms. It notes a 5c per word rate for first insertion, 5c per word for subsequent insertions, a 50c minimum, 50c for blind ads, and 5 p.m. or 12 noon deadlines for display and classified ads respectively. It mentions advance payment for certain accounts and a posted $1.29 minimum in the ledger.
The family thanks everyone for support during the loss of Lilian Ditmore. They express gratitude for food flowers visits and cards and acknowledge help from Dr Harris and the Eastern Star.
A listing shows a garage sale planned for Saturday September 18 1971 featuring yard prices and items including grave markers and lettering.
Members gathered last Thursday at Mrs. O. R. McQueen’s home for the first Diversity Club meeting of the new year. Hogtesses from the yearbook committee included Mrs. H. M. Kirkland Mrs. James Allen and Mrs. McQueen. A salad plate with iced tea and cherry pie was served to guest Mrs. Ruth Giddens of Terrell and numerous members.
The tenth annual meeting of the Edwards Plateau Historical Association will be held at the Blanco County Courthouse in Johnson City on Saturday October 2. George Stoepler presides with registration at 9 a.m. and a luncheon at noon. An afternoon tour visits LBJ country sites including the boyhood home, the Johnson family cemetery and LBJ State Park. A $2.50 registration fee is due by September 29 to Mrs. Minnie Cox.
Mr and Mrs L L Wilkins and Joy Lynn visited Sunday in Clyde with her mother Mrs Joe Byrd and also visited his brother and sister in law Mr and Mrs Homer Wilkins in Abilene.
Clyde Lee received a copy of a letter from Mr Mame Doug Eisenhower to the 234th Military Police unit veterans who served with General Eisenhower in World War II. A 1956 Dayton reunion started a fund that grew to 767 dollars and was sent to Mrs Eisenhower to donate to Eisenhower College in Seneca Falls New York.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Tom Cherry of Lubbock spent a few days last week with his sister Mrs. Floyd Brown. Labor Day weekend guests at Mrs. Brown’s included her son and his family Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Brown Darrin and Cash of Aransas Pass.
Enterprise subscribers are reminded that the Billy Graham film Lost Generation will be shown Thursday night September 16 at 8 30 p m at First Baptist Church The film follows the junior football game Bronte Robert Lee Junior High ends and doors open for all residents to attend.
The Walters Enos Service Station name was accidentally left out last week in an ad boosting the Blackwell Hornets. It will be included in the following pages as intended.
Mr and Mrs Wornock Hipp Jr and City of Hibbs New Mexico visited last week with his parents Mr and Mrs Wornock Hipp They took a short vacation to the Big Bend area and attended the Bronte Forsan football game.
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