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Newspaper
Bronte Weekly Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1938
Page
3
The last surviving woman of Tennyson's early settlers, Mrs. Sam Sayner, died Wednesday at her daughter's home. Born August 16 1856 in Brenham Texas she arrived with her husband in 1882 and was eighty one years old.
The Intermediate grades will present a special number at the March PTA meeting next Tuesday at 3 15 in the High School Auditorium. Mrs Milton Wylie will read a message from the State PTA president. A song directed by Mrs W Bowden, a talk on school duties by Mrs D Hull, and a round table discussion are on the program. Mrs Bob Keys is announced as meeting leader.
Bronte's seventh annual FFA stock show drew strong crowds as Calves and hogs impressed judges. A milk fed Poll Anguss calf owned by Abe Caudle won top honors while Louis Bridges and Joy Rawlings claimed second and third in the calf division. Show prizes totaled 86.50 with city merchants funding the awards.
A devotional piece on Psalm 130 and Matthew 5 3 16. It emphasizes human need and dependence on God and the idea that acknowledging need invites divine presence. The reading urges persistent prayer for divine response.
The Winters Lions held their annual banquet at the American Legion Hall honoring the wives of members with about fifty couples in attendance. George Hill presided, John Norman acted as toastmaster, and a program of songs, humor, and local pictures delighted guests.
The First Baptist Church announces a Spring Revival starting Wednesday night April 6 with Miss Emile Beck a returned missionary from Brazil as speaker each night. The pastor will preach evening services and the church voted to hold a Home Coming on Sunday April 10 marking the revival's start.
J S Thompson pastor of Bronte Methodist church leaves Sunday for Sabinas to lead a two week evangelistic meeting. Presiding Elder L A Spellman of San Angelo will occupy the Bronte pulpit Sunday morning and chair the afternoon quarterly conference.
Rogge, local manager of the San Angelo Telephone Company, says the new spring directory is in proofreading and will be issued May 1. The product lists customer names, numbers, and service details for the area.
San Angelo hosts the fat stock show and rodeo for four days in true western style. The event opens today with the largest number of exhibits ever and an entertainment program described as the best in the rodeo line. Local firms feature individual invitations in this issue.
The Methodist Women's Missionary Society met at Mrs Robert Knie rim's home with Rev Thompson leading a Life of Christ Bible study. Members planned a political Rally Banquet for early June and refreshments were served to Mesdames Allen Butner K Modgling Jess Percifull S A Riker Dolhe Wylie Crume O Hl Willoughby Floyd Bridges Rev Thompson Fewell Sims and the hostess 2d Bannowsky of Ballinger visited the Bannowsky family this week.
The paper announces two rabbit drives for next week. The first on Tuesday starts at W. H. Mackeys with hunters returning there for dinner, the second on Wednesday begins at Maine with hunters returning there for dinner. All are invited to attend and bring guns and ammunition. Plenty of food for all.
W. Bannowsky Jr and his wife and baby spent last week with Mr Bannowsky’s parents during a stopover. He had been stationed in Long Beach California where he served in the aviation service for some time.
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