Longhorns Open Home Schedule Against Wylie Bulldogs
The Bronze Longhorns host Wylie Bulldogs in a Class A showdown at 8 p.m. Both teams seek their first win after scoreless ties and losses. Wylie relies on a speed backfield and a sturdy line, while Bronte counters with Dee Arrott at halfback and a 185 pound per man forward line.
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Wylie Bulldogs
Longhorns
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Eden Bulldogs
Wylie
Roscoe
Jim Ned Indians
Wylie Lads
Bronte
Joe Rex Shulle
Shulle
Dee Arrott
Local notes on Butter field Trail and Overland Mail celebration
The piece recalls limited time for Butterfield Trail features as a Missouri to California caravan marks the Overland Mail Co. centennial. It notes recent rains boosting winter grazing and congratulates Norman and Mrs. Riker on a new Central Drug venture with a licensed pharmacist. It mentions kicking off dam planning on Kickapoo Creeks and flood concerns for Bronte and West Texas, stressing landowners’ future lake benefits.
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Norman Riker
Bronte
Commissioners Court
West Texas
Fire Dept Meets Monday Night
Bronze Volunteer Fire Department members are reminded of a meeting at 7:00 Monday night in City Hall. The department needs 3 to 4 more volunteers to reach recognized status, with 22 men already signed up.
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Bronze Volunteer Fire Department
Social visit to Mrs Fields in San Angelo
Mr. and Mrs. R C Lasswell with Mrs C M McCutchen and Mrs H M Kirkland spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs R W Fields and her family in San Angelo.
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R. C. Lasswell
C. M. McCutchen
H. M. Kirkland
R. W. Fields
San Angelo
N W Kiker Dies At Portales New Mexico
Word reached Bronte of the death of N W Kiker in Portales New Mexico. He was the father of Mrs J A Percifull of Bronte. The Kiker family lived in Bronte from 1906 to 1924 then moved to a farm near Portales. Funeral details were unavailable and a full story will appear next week.
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N. W. Kiker
Portales
N. M
Soaking Rains Benefit Bronte Area Farmers
Heavy showers dropped up to about three inches across the Bronte region early this week, with little runoff. Farmers praised the rain as ideal for fall grasses and winter grazing, noting increased oat seed and a strong oat crop last season while cotton growers by contrast see limited benefit. Rain began Sunday night and continued through Tuesday, totaling roughly six inches in the Bronte north area over recent weeks. Local readings ranged from about 2% to near 3 inches.
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W. T. Green
Tennyson
C. E. Arrott
Humble Camp
Clifford Clark
F.S. Higginbotham
Butterfield Centennial Caravan to Visit Bronte Next Thursday
The Butterfield Centennial Caravan travels from Tipton Missouri toward San Francisco California will stop in Bronte on Thursday Sept 25 around noon. They will visit Fort Chadbourne eat lunch and proceed to Tennyson Orient and San Angelo for an overnight stop. The trip marks the 100th anniversary of the Butterfield Trail with a special stamp issued in San Francisco on Oct 10.
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Old Fort Chadbourne
Noah Pruitt, Jr
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Butterfield Trail
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Orient
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San Antonio
Sa Diego
James E. Birch
Cape Hatteras
Overland Mail Company
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New York Transportation
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Butterfield
Mrs Hiram Brock and Jerry Visit Amarillo Kin
Mrs Hiram Brock and Jerry spent last weekend in Amarillo with her brother B G Bell and family.
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Jerry
Amarillo
B. G. Bell
Bronte School Announces 1958-59 Calendar
Bronte School board approved the 1958-59 calendar at a Thursday night meeting. The year includes Thanksgiving break November 27 to December 1, Christmas holidays December 22 to January 1, a teachers meeting holiday March 13, Easter holidays March 27 to 30, with May 17 Baccalaureate, May 21 elementary graduation, and May 22 high school graduation. Superintendent Garland Black praised Howard Brock and Bronte city workers for preparing grounds, and a committee will meet Texas Education Agency official Leon Graham in Austin regarding last year’s state funding cut.
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Brownwood
Garland Black
Howard Brock
Bronte
Arrott Takes Red Cross Safety Course in Big Spring
J. B. Arrott, a state highway department employee, spent Monday through Wednesday in Big Spring to complete a Red Cross safety course. Benny Corley and Stanley Dau long attended the Ram football game in San Angelo Saturday night. Mrs. Pat Beavers broke her arm in a fall last Wednesday. Sunday visitors included Mr. and Mrs. David Brown of Mercury.
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Big Spring
Red Cross
State Highway Department
Benny Corley
Stanley Daulong
Ram
San Angelo
Pat Beavers
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