Bronte FFA Fat Stock Show Crowned Champions
The Sixth Annual Bronte FFA Fat Stock Show on Thursday March 4 drew fair attendance despite cold rain mud. Abram Caudle won calf first and grand champion with a 350 pound calf weighed March 1 at 800 pounds. Ralph Scott led pig division with $5. Other placings included Edward Cumbie Joe Rawlings Louis Bridges and more with premiums from $2 to $10. Boys head to San Angelo Fat Stock Show tomorrow hoping for more wins.
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Bronte Ffa
Abram Caudle
Caudle
Edward Cumbie
Joe Rawlings
Louis Bridges
Bille C. Baker
Jack Corley
W. T. Stephenson
Elbert Stephenson
Noel
Percifull
Abe Caudle
Billie Taylor
Ralph Scott
Francis Pruitt
Noah Pruitt
Edward Williams
Jack Chisholm
San Angelo
Methodist Missionary Society Meets Hear Program on Education
Mrs. Floyd Bridges hosted the Methodist Missionary Society meeting. After a business session, Mmes. S. A. Riker Simms Modgling and Floyd Bridges presented a program on Education in Home Field and Evangelistic Work in Foreign Field. Devotional by Mrs. J. H. Thompson. Refreshments served to those on program.
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Floyd Bridges
Methodist Missionary Society
S. A. Riker
Simms
B. ‘'Modgling
J. H. Thompson
Mmes
H. QO. Whitt
Crume
O. W. Chapman
Jess. Percifull
Woodrow “Mullins
Robert Knierim
Overcoat Lost Near Town West of Railroad Track
A blue grey overcoat is missing believed lost between the home and town west of the railroad track on Monday. Return to Boone's shoe shop in The Enterprise building identified as J. L. Boone.
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Boone
Enterprise
J. L. Boone
Two Rabbit Drives Announced with Dinners This Week
The Enterprise calls for two rabbit drives this week one on Wednesday at W. H. Mackeys for dinner and another on Thursday at J. Black's with dinner. All invited and asked to bring a gun.
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Enterprise
W. H. Mackeys
J. Black’s
Hogan and Hammit Return Home After Visit
Tom Hogan and Mrs. Dora Hammit brother and sister of Mrs. W. R. Pruitt returned to their home at Alexander Thursday after a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Pruitt.
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Tom Hogan
Dora Hammit
W. R. Pruitt
Alexander
Women’s Progressive Club meets at Mrs Clint Wilkins
Mrs Clint Wilkins hosted the Women’s Progressive Club meeting on Thursday with a Texas theme. Members answered roll call with Texas governors and heard readings and songs including Texas Our Texas and Beautiful Texas while enjoying a Texas map salad.
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Women’s Progressive Club
Clint Wilkins
Societies Combine in Mission Program Event
The Baptist Woman's Missionary Society and Young Woman's Auxiliary met Monday afternoon in a joint session at Mrs. Frank Keeney's home. Two programs were presented in observance of the Annie W. Armstrong Prayer Program for Home Missions.
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Baptist Woman's Missionary Society
Young Woman's Auxiliary
Frank Keeney
Annie W. Armstrong
Coke Ranchmen Organize for Agri Conservation
In Robert Lee on Monday about 168 ranchers formed the Agriculture Conservation Association for range conservation. F S Higginbotham and A N County were elected committeemen. County Agent H E Smith led the program as over 70 signed range applications. about 170 are expected to sign. Educational meetings will begin soon with itineraries to be published.
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Robert Lee
Agriculture Conservation Association For
F. S. Higginbotham
Bronte
A. N
Water Valley
Coke County
H. E. Smith
Beehive Named Brookshier School Paper
Brookshier upper grades once chose The Beehive for the weekly paper but now transfer printing duties to The Bronte Enterprise and Mr West. The move joins other schools in sharing community news while keeping readers informed about local happenings.
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Beehive
Brookshier School
Bronte Enterprise
Mr. West
Enterprise
Attendance Awards Prizes Given for February Month
Attendance awards were announced for the month ending February 21. Recipients include Delma Cothgan Lourelia Dean Billie Joe Ildred Martha Boatwright Joy Henry Robert Dean Laurene Wheless Elmer Wheless Alice Opal Hedges Elva Mace less Mitchell Wheless Laverne Dean. The past month's attendance showed a favorable increase over the four preceding months.
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Delma Cothgan
Lourelia Dean
Billie Joe Ildred
Martha Boatwright
Joy Henry
Robert Dean
Laurene Wheless
Elmer Wheless
Alice Opal Hedges
Elva Maceless
Mitchell Wheless
Laverne Dean
Freeman visits Freeman and Norton church sermon
Dan Freeman of California has been visiting B. W. Freeman of this community. Rev. Denton of Norton preached at the Brookshier Baptist church Sunday morning.
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Dan Freeman
California
B. W. Freeman
Rev. Denton of
Norton
Brookshier
Mrs Omar McQueen Hosts Junior Club Program
The Junior Women’s Progressive Club met Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Omar McQueen with Miss Nell Lowry as president. The program followed a brief business session and included a current event and poems by Texas poets read by Miss Elizabeth Leonard. Refreshments were served to members and guests.
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Progressive Club
Omar McQueen
Nell Lowry
Elizabeth Leonard
Texas
Mmes
Charles Baker
Cumbie Ivey
N. Johnson
O. Smith
Barrett Mackey
D. K Glenn
Baptist Workers Meeting Here Tuesday in Bronte
The Runnels County Baptist Association workers meeting will be held in Bronte with Pastor Lewis Stuckey and the congregation. The event occurs Tuesday next week March 9 and will center on evangelism as the general theme.
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Runnels County Baptist Association
Bronte
Lewis Stuckey
Pioneer J E Douglas Dies at 83 in Community
J E Douglas longtime community pioneer died Thursday February 25 born August 28 1853 in Tennessee he lived to eighty three. Funeral services were conducted by Reverends Denton and Harwell James with interment at Brookshier cemetery. Brookshier joins school and community correspondence column.
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J. E. Douglas
Tennessee
Denton
Brookshier
Bronte School News Texas Week Program at Chapel
The student body holds Texas Week observances with a Texas program at chapel. PTA meets Tuesday March 9 to hear Cooperativeness by Mrs Milton Wylie and Mrs C A Baker. a safety number by primary grades planned. Miss Mary Roach, a low fourth grade teacher, is ill and at Miles home. Miss Katherine Heaton’s mother died Monday. faculty and students extend sympathy.
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Texas
Milton Wylie
C. A. Baker
Mary Roach
Miles
Katherine Heaton
Wedding Present at Alamo Theatre Prompts Garden Party
A wedding pageant titled Wedding Present graces the Alamo Theatre in Robert Lee Texas with a feature on the film What No Spinach alongside Popeye. Local audiences attend a mixed program of romance and comic strip nostalgia.
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Popeye
Alamo Theatre
Robert Lee, Texas
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Candle
Clint Duncan
Furness Africanes
Mae
Wilking
Irvin Cumbie
Joe Wilkins
Bob Keyes
O. H. Willoughby
J. M. Cumbie
Ed Cumbie
Mae Wilkins
M. A. Butner
Albert Rawlings
A. J. Rawlings
T. C. Price
South Oakes
Baptist Workers
Bronte School
Texas Theatre
Bronte, Texas
Benny
Burns and Allen
Sob Burns
Flash Gordon
Cary. Grant
Joan Bennett
Jack Oakie
Paris
East Concho
Hatchery
Santa Fe
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