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Newspaper
Bronte Weekly Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1925
Page
7
The Enter prise backs police in enforcing the law regardless of ethnicity or status. It argues that a lawful society requires fair punishment for all violators and warns that without enforcement there is no protection or order. The piece calls citizens to support officers and reject bias in upholding the law.
The Postmaster General announced plans to skip mail delivery on Christmas Day as a test to extend holiday privileges to postal workers. The move, supported by many, hinges on the public’s acceptance and whether remaining mail demands force a December 26 backlog that could affect future holidays.
O L Pitman and family suffered total loss of their tents and household effects in a Saturday morning fire on the Robert Lee highway where they have camped for months. Pitman, a highway department employee, and his family had made their home in camp. Origin of the blaze was not learned by the Enterprise.
A baby girl was born to Mr and Mrs J T Arledge in Lubbock on Wednesday December 9. The infant weighed seven and a half pounds. Mother and child are reported doing well.
Rev W E Anderson announces Dr A D Porter Brownwood presiding elder will speak Sunday evening at 6 35 with a large turnout expected. Porters scholarly yet warm sermon style appeals to all, stressing heart and mind in faith.
The Enterprise reports the death of Captain J. M. Harrell formerly of Bronte and later of Austin. He died early this year and a daughter in law informed the paper of his passing. Harrell retained strong ties to Bronte and cared for its welfare to the end.
The district post office inspector visited late last week to audit the books of local postmaster M M Boynton. It marks the first such examination in some time.
The Enterprise contests moving all Coke County roads under a single county supervisor, arguing it would strip precinct commissioners of control, require a resident supervisor, and raise costs. The paper favors current precinct oversight and ongoing federal highway maintenance.
Mrs Mae Stepp of San Angelo visits with her parents Mr and Mrs Will Walton. R B Gilreath of Burkburnett comes to spend the holidays with his father J H Gilreath and other relatives.
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