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Newspaper
Bronte Weekly Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1941
Page
1
Anson officials finalize committees for the Cowboys Christmas Pall to be staged December 18 19 and 20 marking the ninth reenactment since 1885. The event started at Star Hotel and now centers at Pioneer Hall with a long local heritage.
The piece notes a ball recalling a fifty year old era with W H Hollis of Hollis Hill and Anson nearby. Directors award cash prizes for best dressed couple and for top man and woman each night. Jim Lee Gordon known as Brick Gordon of Jones County serves as floor manager this year.
An Air Corps announcement seeks high school graduates ages 20 to 26 for navigator bombardier commissions. Applicants must pass weekly Aviation Board tests including general classification, mechanical aptitude, and physics, plus a high school diploma and physical exam. Contact nearest Army Recruiting Station in Amarillo Big Spring El Paso Fort Bliss Lubbock Odessa Pampa Plainview or Sweetwater Texas.
Mrs. O. 4H Willoughy returns home after a two week stay in San Angelo hospital with pneumonia. Mrs. J. M. Patton is seriously ill at her Hayrick area home, living with Mr. and Mrs. Weav er Mitchell, Mitchell daughter of Patton. Mrs. G Edwards and daughter Melba join Mrs. Brooks Browning Christmas shopping in San Angelo. Mr. and Mrs. A. Taylor visit San Angelo on business then plan winter in South Texas for Mr. Taylor’s health.
Lee Rogers from Traan spent the weekend in Bronte for business and returned home Sunday morning.
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