Bronte Class Reunion - Class of 1950, Coke County, TX

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Submitted by Mary Love Berryman - marylove@tyler.net
3 Nov 2000
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The Observer/Enterprise, 27 Oct 2000

BRONTE 1950 GOLDEN JUBILEE HELD SEPT. 23, 2000

Saturday, September 23, 2000, consumated the Golden Jubilee celebration
for the reunion of the graduation class of 1950 from Bronte High School.
The reunion was held in the Community Room of the Housing Authority in 
Bronte.

Each table was decorated with maroon & white balloons.  A Mexican side
bar with all the trimmings was catered by Ms. Betty Sedden of Bronte 
for all the group.

The Jubilee started with individual name tag pictures and school
accomplishments laminated and pinned on each class member as copied 
from annuals of 1948-1949-1950.

This was truly one of the celebrations of the millennium.  Class members
brought annuals and memorabilia covering events from youth until the 
day of graduation.  Pictures through all the years of class reunions
kept bringing up comments of those who have survived the last 50 years.

The class was pleased Mrs. Marie Arrott a room mother for the class from
the beginning was present, also Mr. & Mrs. J. T. Henry, former teachers.

Other guests were Edna Earl Box and Mary Davis Robbins of San Angelo, 
Julie Snead Morrow of Miles and Ginger Snead Lindsey of Fredricksburg.

A moment of meditation and prayer was given by Noah Pruitt Jr. for 
former class members:  Carol Sue Dismore, Norma Gentry, Royce Glenn 
Phillips, Roy Wilkins and Jack Vaughn.  Earl Rusk was not able to 
attend due to recovery of recent extensive surgery.

Receiving the gift for traveling the most distance was Charles Ray
Brown of Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Jeff Randall McCutchen won the prize in the chipping contest for a
"hole in one."

Everyone enjoyed the reunion and agreed the next class reunion will be 
in conjunction with the Big BHS Homecoming in 2 years.

Class members and their spouses present were:  Marlene Arrott Vaughn, 
Dorothy Scott Pruitt & Noah, Jr., Charles Timmons & Margarette, William
Thomas & Martha, Pauline Beaver Blair & Carl all of Bronte; Joe Russell
Ash & Donna of Robert Lee; Pauline Box Dyer, Kenneth Hester & Nita of
San Angelo, Charles Ray Brown & Lola of Fayetteville, Arkansas; Bobby
& Billie Jean Millikin Clark of Abilene; Jeff Randall McCutcheon &
Eva of Mertzon; Ben Snead of Bastrop; Rayma Bagwell Rogers & Bill of
Ft. Worth and Evelyn Perkins of Houston.

All class members not present surely missed a good time.

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