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Newspaper
Bronte Weekly Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1939
Page
4
The Methodial Missionary Ladies gathered Monday afternoon at Mrs. Frank Youree home. Mrs. J. W. Leach Mrs. George Hartin Mrs P G Dabney and Mrs R B Kirk attended. Pledges for the year were made followed by a social hour and refreshments of apple pie with whipped cream and coffee.
A pleasant surprise reached Norton when Buddy Daniels, recently purchasing the local drug store from W. L. Hayley, announced his move to Norton. Daniels, with sixteen years in Runnels county drug stores, expressed fondness for Norton and its people and extended a welcome to himself and his wife in Norton rather than Bronte.
We thank friends for kindness and sympathy during our recent bereavement. The children and grandchildren of Mrs. S. B. Baker express gratitude.
Editor learns Pete Gentry is starting a gas service station in Norton. He will handle Cosden products and has his place being prepared. Friends wish him well in this business venture.
A landowner named R. E. Hickman formally posts all farm and ranch lands. No hunting fishing wood hauling or trespassing is allowed. The notice requests trespassers to stay out.
The community notes a Bronte guest and hostess details with Mrs L W Sweet Sr hosting the next meeting. Visits include Mr and Mrs Jim Keating to their sons Earnest and Carl in Houston. births and illnesses reported: a boy born January 12 to Mr and Mrs Mark Hanna with Mrs Hanna in Roscoe hospital. Ralph Blain, son of Will Blain, with pneumonia but improving. visits to Robert Lee and Blackwell noted for Mrs Carroll Hunt, Mrs C Ratliff, Mrs Charles Ragadale, and Mrs Bob Ratliff.
The account describes a pleasant afternoon at Wantersunday during funeral services. Rev. C H ig pastor and Rev. Cole meet Mrs D M West, a former teacher of Rev Cole, sparking memories of school days and amusing anecdotes. The piece quips whether the minister is very young or the teacher very old, noting shared county roots and long friendship.
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