Funeral for Uncle Joe Lee Draws Large West Texas Crowd
Large attendance at Maverick for the funeral of Uncle Joe Lee who died in a Ballinger sanitarium. Services led by Rev M C Golden and Rev Marco Pardue followed by outdoor interment at Norton cemetery. Lee, 84, born in Alabama, moved to Texas in 1884, married Ollie Bush 62 years ago and Sophia Smith in 1885. Surviving children include J C Lee Spearman, S J Smith Evant, N T Jones Norton, and others. 39 grandchildren.
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West Texas
Joe” Lee
Maverick
Ballinger
M. C. Golden
Marco Pardue
Grape Creek Baptist Church
San Angelo
Norton
Ceased
Alabama
Texas
Hamilton County
Ollie Bush
C. Lee
Spearman
S. J. Smith
Evant
N.T. Jones
Sophia Smith
Alto
Charley
Ross
J. L. Lee
Bronte School Fourth Graders Recover After Thanksgiving
Post holiday activities at Bronte High School show Fourth Grade students pale from overeating but cheerful after a health lecture and a day of visiting, football viewing, and home help. Geneva Tomlinson visited Lampasas while Golden Hensley’s mother stays hospitalized in San Antonio. others visited relatives nearby.
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Geneva Tomlinson
Lampasas
Golden Hensley
San Antonio
Fifth Grade Citizenship Club Thanksgiving News
Fifth grade members held a Thanksgiving themed meeting led by President Bob Good to recount participation in the Bronte vs Robert Lee football game and festive visits across Rankin Water Valley San Angelo Sweetwater and Abilene. Sixth grade members celebrated with feasts and games and followed the Bronte Longhorns versus Robert Lee Steers game.
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Bob Good
Citizenship Club
Texas
Billie Dan Labenske
Mary Dean Crésap
Rankin
Mary Ruth McQueen
Water Valley
Jean Hageman
San Angelo
Sweetwater
Longhorns
Bronte High
Bronte Longhorns
Robert Lee Steers
James Williams
Midland
Alfred Bannowsky
Junction
Ruth Stevens
J. L. Hudman
Preacher Tom Price Visits His Old Llano Home
Mr and Mrs T C Price and Mr and Mrs Will Price with Miss Anna Lee spent a weekend visiting Llano Lampasas Kingsland and other Llano area sites in West Texas They traveled Friday to Monday and Price had not returned since 1898 He recalled the trip with joy noting many scenes both pleasant and poignant and an amused street encounter where locals doubted his identity.
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T. C. Price
Will Price
Anna Lee
Llano
Lampasas
Kingsland
Bronte
Yesteryears
Mr. Price
West Texas
Ome
Untold Gratitude as Community Mourns Beloved Uncle Joe
Attendees voiced tears of gratitude and recollections of a life described as long and not yet fully used, honoring the man affectionately known as Uncle Joe and the impact he had on those present.
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Joe
Seventh Grade Pupils Report On Holidays
In a Sev enth Grade Citizenship Club meeting pupils presented holiday reports outlining traditions, events, and customs observed during the season.
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Citizenship Club
Miss Bowen Expert Dermatologist to Visit Blackwell
Miss Lillian Bowen of Dallas, a graduate dermatologist, will be in Blackwell next week from Monday to Saturday at Carlisle's store. She will lecture and demonstrate skin care and treatment for ladies, sharing her expertise with local customers and dealers in Martha Lee products.
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Lillian Bowen
Dallas
Blackwell
Carlisle
Miss Bowen
Martha Lee
T. A. Carlisle
Carlisle's
Mr. Carlisle
Bisel
Bronte Teachers Attend State Convention
Seven Bronte teachers attended the Texas State Teachers Convention in Dallas during Thanksgiving. The group, led by Superintendent B. B. Covey, included Mullins, Brinell, Lowery, Roach, Clyburn, and Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Henry. They joined divisional meetings after general sessions and exhibit viewings.
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Bronte
Dallas
W. W. Mullins
O. C. Brinell
Nell Lowery
Mary Roach
Mildred Clyburn
J. T. Henry
Students Home for Phanksgiving
Several Bronte boys and girls home for Thanksgiving holidays. Noted were Miss Iva Dell Modgling Hardin Baylor Belton Farris Mackey and Jimmie Eubanks Oklahoma University Jr Cumie Hardin Simmons Abilene.
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Bronte
Iva Dell Modgling
Hardin-Baylor
Belton
Farris Mackey
Jimmie Eubanks
Oklahoma University
Jr. Cumbie
Hardin-Simmons
Abilene
P. T. A. Play Finances Reported At $81.20
Last week the P. T. A. reported the boarding house romance play on November 17 raised $81.20 in proceeds. The Enterprise notes the sum as a neat total and thanks patrons for support.
Married Couple Ties Knot in Bronte and Robert Lee
The first holiday marriage reported in the Enterprise pairs Robert Kirchman of Bronte with Hilda McCutchen of Robert Lee. The ceremony occurred Saturday afternoon November 28, 1938, at Justice H. M. Robinson's home with Justice Robinson officiating.
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Robert Kirchman
Bronte
Hilda McCutchen
Robert Lee
H. M. Robinson
Justice Robinson
W. M. McCutchen
Robert Lee School
Whd
T. M. Kirchman
Gilbert Bros. Cafe
Feels All That Is Needed to Be Said to the Laises
A fragmented line speaks to addressing women with a plea that all essential words are spoken, focusing on what remains unsaid and urging clarity in communication. The text presents a stark, incomplete excerpt centered on gender and expression.
Beauties Hide From This Old Bronte Boy
Letter from B E Sanders of Henderson Texas praises the Bronte Enterprise and offers to renew multiple subscriptions as a gift to others. He notes readers from California to New York and jokes about beauty sightings near Presidio County during a deer hunt.
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Enterprise
B. E. Sanders
Henderson
Texas
Old Bronte
California
New York City
Onny
Presidio
Presidio County
A Son Is Born
A son is born to Mr and Mrs Sen on Sunday November 27 1988. The birth is announced in the local column with the infant unnamed and the family listed in the household.
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Ang
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Bronte High School
Mr. Hamblen
Dan
Tom Price
Miss“Bowen
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