Bronte Post Office First Class Mentioned Date
The note records second class mail status at Bronte Texas with a March 1 1918 posting under the 1871 act.
06 Oct 1939
Page 1
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Newspaper
Bronte Weekly Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1939
Page
1
The note records second class mail status at Bronte Texas with a March 1 1918 posting under the 1871 act.
Statement of ownership for The Bronte Enterprise weekly, published in Bronte Texas. Owner publisher editor D M West. intertype Corporation Brooklyn NY holds a $350 mortgage on typesetting machine. No other holders owning 1 percent or more of securities. Executed, sworn before a notary and published October 6, 1939.
The senior class elected officers for 1939 40 with Carl Best as president Dorothy Mead or as vice president Betty Jo Glenn as secretary Irene Lloyd as treasurer and June Cumbie as reporter Miss Vanderford was chosen senior sponsor Room Mothers named Mrs Cumbie Mrs Glenn and Mrs Rawlings The class roster includes Jane Laswell Christine Van Zandt Muriel Murphy Elizabeth Baker Corene Bruns on Helen Beaty Thelma Rosser Winston Medgling Jane Cumbie Bill Baker Noel Perciful Billie Brooks Robert Bruns on Dorothy Meador Percy Suggs Mary Elva Ditmore Claud Ditmore Jeanne Gideon Joe Rawlings Ruth Adair Kathryn Whitt J B Parker Talbert Adair Edward Williams Ralph Lane Henderson Scarborough Leland Carlton and Irons Lloyd.
Thursday of last week Homer Earp of Fort Worth visited Bronte to transact business. He owns the old Home place on the Robert Lee highway and planned to lease it to W. O. Eubanks for a number of years. Also visiting were Mr. and Mrs. H. Sarp and Mrs. Guy Braselton of Abilene.
On Monday the school faculty and guests held a picnic at Elmer Hudman's place with a rifle contest for both women and men. The menu featured barbe cued dove, potatoes, beans, salad, coffee, and watermelon. attendees included Mrs. Robin Lambert, Mrs. Dooley, Miss Nel Lowry, Jo Bill Duckworth, Juanita Mings, Joan Vanderford, and several couples and clergy. Hostesses were Bill Duckworth, Juanita Mings, and Novice Whittaker.
Rev. C. R. Hardy returns to the street for a 3:30 pm sermon in front of T. F. Sims' Grocery following the strong response to a prior service. Community turnout is encouraged as the outdoor preaching resumes.
Mrs Don Edminston underwent an emergency appendectomy at Ballinger Hospital last Saturday night and was reported resting well on Tuesday. The article notes the preaching service timing and urges attendees to arrive before it begins.
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