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Newspaper
Bronte Weekly Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1933
Page
4
A short memorial poem honors Minnie Blanche West, recalling her as a bright child taken early. Friends and parents grieve while looking toward Heaven, promising to meet her there and seek comfort in heavenly peace and reunion.
The Enterprise notes Continental Oil Company is expanding its biggest ad campaign to boost Conoco product sales despite tough times. Local distributor W H Maxwell Jr and Taylor and Abbott stations reassure readers that Conoco ads occupy substantial space, signaling strong faith in the paper and community business. A $5,000 name contest is also advertised to engage readers.
A nostalgic description of a magical supper featuring crushed pineapple as a dessert. The piece praises pineapple for its appealing color and flavor to children, noting its vitamin A content and health benefits for growing boys and girls.
Mr and Mrs Cecil Glenn and Mr and Mrs U O Willoughby entertained with a seven oclock dinner at the Glenn home. Decorations followed a Valentine theme with red carnations and fern and red-tapered silver candlesticks providing the only light. After dinner guests enjoyed table games with a list of attendees including R R Petty H O Whitt Clint Wilkins Frank Keeney F S Higginbotham L T Youngblood Irving Cumbie A N Rawlings Clint Duncan Bb P Williams M A Butner T H Rogge Mrs Lucy Warner and Cora Collier Miss Gladys Glenn Al Jennings Bill Stroud and Henry Gulley.
Mrs O H Willoughby was reappointed president by the club in a January meeting. Elected officers include Mrs O J Geeon as vice president secretary Mrs Ing Cumbie reporter Mrs Milton Wylie was hostess and the program covered Anniversaries of Lee and Stonewall Jackson with talks on Robert E Lee and Jackson. Guests from Waco attended.
I M Cumbie manager announces Bronte's Red and White Store moves to a larger Main Street building and hosts an open house on Saturday February 4 with refreshments and special opening day prices. The event promotes a modern sanitary store with expanded stock of groceries produce and meats for Bronte customers.
Adlerika washes out poisons causing gas nerves and sleeplessness. One dose gives relief at once. Sold by Hunt Drug Store Blackwell.
The infant of Mr and Mrs McCall died Thursday afternoon at their Humlong ranch home after suffering measles and pneumonia Interment is planned for this afternoon at Bronte cemetery at 3 00 o clock The bereaved parents receive community sympathy.
Card of thanks from Mrs. L. G. Young and children expresses gratitude to Bronte friends for sympathy during illness and death of husband and father L. G. Young. Anderson Eubanks returns home from plains after weeks away and severe pneumonia illness.
Prof. RoR Petty, director of the vocational agriculture department, announces a part time class beginning Thursday night February 9. Open to boys aged 14 to 21, the program will meet weekly at the vocational agriculture building for twelve lectures on practical farm problems. Parents and youths are urged to attend the first meeting to decide topics.
Calves from Coke County vocational agriculture students at Bronte School are in excellent shape for the Coke County Fat Stock Show at Robert Lee on March 3 and the West Texas Fat Stock Show at San Angelo on March 5 6 and 7. Weights range from 900 to 1050 pounds and gains are stronger than last year due to extended feeding and better care. Some calves will be sold at Robert Lee and others at San Angelo.
Ramsey's Nursery in Art Texas advertises fruit trees pecans berries shade trees flowering shrubs and bulbs. The note claims high quality sand grown trees and healthful beauty benefits. Free catalog and reduced prices are promoted to attract buyers.
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