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Newspaper
Bronte Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1957
Page
5
A Bronte civic proposal urges placing a Methodist Church elderly home in the San Angelo district. The piece argues the facility would boost population, economy, and town stature while meeting a moral duty to provide for aging residents. It stresses local support to recruit the project through the board deciding site location.
The Enterprise omits Bronze college students from a prior list. Named are James David Luttrell at Texas Tech as a sophomore accounting major. Gerald Sandusky a senior physical education student at Abilene Christian College minoring in education. Bobby Franklin a senior journalism student at North Texas State College who interned at the Abilene Reporter-News. Jimmy Lee, Bobby Webb, and Billy Tounget at San Angelo College with PE majors. Lee a freshman while Webb and Tounget are sophomores.
Fred E. McDonald Jr 44 of Robert Lee a Coke County lumberman cotton ginner stockman and civic leader was killed Monday afternoon when his 1955 Oldsmobile collided with a gasoline transport truck on highway 208 south of Robert Lee. The driver William Allen Clark 44 of Big Spring was uninjured. Funeral services were held Wednesday at the First Baptist Church Robert Lee with burial in Robert Lee Cemetery. McDonald longtime Bronte native and former Robert Lee mayor was active in Scouting Shriner Knights of Columbus and civic work.
T. D. Joplin a central office repairman for General Telephone Company of the Southwest Bronte is in San Angelo attending a three week company school in basic toll and carrier fundamentals. The course trains personnel to install and maintain toll and carrier equipment. He will receive a certificate after completing the 120 hour course.
A county court jury north of Bronte set the value of about 59.85 acres at 60 020 dollars in the West Texas Utilities Co versus Charlie Copeland et al condemnation suit. The land near Oak Creek Lake will host a steam power plant with another 57 acre tract from Sweetwater. Construction is scheduled to begin next year and the plant should operate by 1961.
Another good rain drenched the region last Saturday with Bronte receiving about 14 inches. Heavier showers fell to the south and east, while Brookshire reported around three inches. Clouds linger and more rain is forecast later in the week.
The Bronte Longhorn Band wowed Tuscola visitors last Friday with precision marching. They executed a wagon wheel a circle and a figure eight on the 40 yard line and saluted in front of the host stands while majorettes performed. The band opened with Our Director and closed with Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight. A surprise halftime show is planned for Thursday’s Stamford game.
The Bronte Longhorns prepare for a Thursday night duel with Stamford Bullpups at Stephenson Memorial Stadium set for 8 p.m. Stamford brings a strong backfield and line with one of the area’s best coaching staffs. Last week Stamford beat Abi lene B 13 0 while Bronte lost to Jim Ned, and Bronte will field a lineup with Latham at quarterback and Grace at tailback. Robert Moore shifted to guard after a back muscle pull and nose injury in scrimmage. District 6 B standings noted in this paper.
A PTA reorganization meeting is set for 4 o clock today in the school auditorium to revive inactive officers and restore PTA activity. The group has sponsored local school improvements including landscaping, library books, band instruments, and drapes. the annual Halloween Carnival faces cancellation without reactivation.
Vetal Flores of Bronte represented a four county area at District 16 PTA meeting in Guil Sept 16. The annual Fall Board Meeting featured a school of instruction by state VP Mrs. T W Whaley. Plans for the Spring Conference in Colorado City were discussed. The Youth Workshop details were released and a workshop on Oct 24 at the First Baptist Church in Sweet Water was publicized with Flores and Big Spring Schools Supt Floyd Parson to present the sub-teen section.
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