Trustee Election Slated Saturday Bronte boards and county posts
Four candidates seek two Bronte school board seats with polls at Bronte City Hall and Green's Store on Saturday from 8 am to 1 pm. Candidates: A E Bell Jr Clyde Lee Matthew Caperton and Wayne Aarott. County trustees race lists D K Glenn and W D McAdams for at large, Noah Pruitt Sr and C E Arrott for precincts 2 and 4. Robert Lee district voters also choose three trustees and two for Silver.
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Bronte School Board of Trustees
Bronte City Hall
Green
Tennyson
A. E. Bell Jr
Clyde Lee
Matthew Caperton
Wayne Aarrott
Bell
W. T. Green
Otis Smith
Bronte
D. K. Glenn
W. D. McAdams
Noah Pruitt Sr
C. E. Arrott
Robert Lee
Silver
West Coke County ‘Hospital
City Council Election Set For April Sixth
A city election will be held Tuesday April sixth to name two new council members. Voting occurs at city hall from 6 am to 7 pm with Manuel Reyes Norman R Riker and Horace Grigg on the ballot. They seek seats formerly held by C E Bruton and Royce Fancher who are not seeking reelection Noah Pruitt Sr will serve as election judge. Holdover mayors Royce Lee and councilmen Billy Joe Luckett Martin Lee Elmer Hurley urge qualified voters to participate.
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Manuel Reyes
Norman R.riker
Horace Grigg
C. E. Bruton
Royce Fancher
Noah Pruitt Sr
Royce Lee
Billy Joe Luckett
Martin Lee
Elmer Hurley
Lee
Mexican Supper Aims to Boost Bronte Jaycees
A Mexican supper in Bronte School lunchroom next Tuesday supports a Jaycees membership drive. Benny Corley leads the event with Latin American volunteers preparing authentic Mexican dishes and entertainment for prospective members and their wives. The Jaycees invite men 35 or under as regular members or over 35 as associates.
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Bronte School
Jaycees
Bronte
Benny Corley
Corley
Jaycee
Bronte PTA Plans 7 P.M. Meeting in School Auditorium
Bronte Parent-Teacher Association schedules a 7 p.m. meeting on Tuesday April 6 at the Bronte school auditorium. The session will cover upcoming events and school priorities.
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Bronte Pta
Bronte
Ouls
Pancake Supper and Hootenanny Friday
Elmer Hurley PTA president urges all residents to attend Friday night at the cafeteria for a pancake supper and hootenanny to raise the rest of the money needed for a new school scoreboard. Admission is 50 cents with Aunt Jemima mix donated and bacon contributions from local packing companies. Local and out of town musicians will perform for a pleasant evening of food and entertainment.
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Jemima
Elmer Hurley
PTA
Hurley
Blackwell Junior Senior Banquet Held at Country Club
The Blackwell high school junior class hosted the Junior Senior banquet Saturday night at the Country Club in Sweetwater. The event honored both classes with parents and faculty in attendance. The sea theme featured decorations, trout buffet for 83 guests, and an instrumental band from Sul Ross College. Larry Don Patton gave the invocation, Tom Barrett welcomed guests, and Judge Cate delivered the response. Sponsors were Mrs. Nancy Hodges and David Smith.
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Blackwell High School
Sweetwater
Larry Don Patton
Tom ‘Barrett
Cate
Sul Ross College
Nancy Hodges
David Smith
Janet Caperton Wins Award in One Act Play Contest
Janet Caperton receives an award for her performance in a one act play contest. The event was held Thursday night with Caperton portraying the white faced Bronte character in the entry by Bronte.
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Janet Caperton
Janet Pagacke
Bronte
Cecil Cox Named New Minister for Bronte Church of Christ
Cecil Cox of Rochester has been named the new minister for Bronte Church of Christ, effective in May. He has served as minister at the Rochester Church of Christ for two years. Mr and Mrs Cox and their three daughters will move to Bronte for the new post, as the local church had been without a resident minister for some time. Ministers had been coming from Abilene.
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Cecil Cox
Rochester
Bronte Church of Christ
League Literary Meet Scheduled Saturday
A large delegation from Bronte schools will travel to Sterling City on Saturday for the district 67 B interscholastic league literary meet. High school and elementary contestants will compete in events beginning at 8 a.m. with a lineup including Ready Writing, Debate, Slide Rule, Typewriting, Number Sense, and Prose Reading.
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Bronte
Sterling City
Robert Lee
Forsan
Garden, City
Silver
Water Valley
Margi Oglesby
Ida Lee Parker
Douglas McCutchen
David Glenn
Miss Smith
Eddy Chark
Ronnie Lee
Ronald Hooper
Jerry Helcombe
Clint Low
Peggy Corley
Royce Lee
Larry Corley
Linda Jones
Wayne Carlton
Joe B. Simpson
Dorothy Martin
Sime
Linda
Cancer Crusade Program Plans Are Announced
The American Cancer Crusade began April 1 nationwide with Mrs. C. O. Richards overseeing Coke County east side. April 25 is Cancer Crusade Sunday with church observances. a house to house canvass on April 27 aims to raise the area quota. Bronte chairmen include Mrs. Bill Luckett and J. B. Mackey leads business soliciting. other organizers are Mrs. Labenske, Mrs. Arrott, Mrs. Grace, and Ben Oglesby.
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American Cancer Crusade
United States
C. O. Richards
Coke County
Roll
American Cancer Society
Bill Luckett
Bronte
J. W. Labenske
Hayrick
C. E. Arrott
Tennyson
Albert Grace Jr
Fort Chadbourne
J. B. Mackey
Royce Lee
E. F. Glenn
Special Gifts
Ben Oglesby
Cleanup Week in Bronte Designated by City Council
April 12 to 17 proclaimed Cleanup Week in Bronte by the city council. Lions Club and Jaycees sponsor the effort. Eleven sections with a chair man and captains under each. Mayor Royce Lee urges cooperation to boost city attractiveness and cut fire hazards. a planning meeting may be held next week.
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Bronte
Bronte’ Lions Club
Jaycees
Royce Lee
Mr and Mrs Wayne Dunner Weekend Visit Spent
Weekend visitors Mr and Mrs Wayne Dunner and their son spent time with relatives, sharing meals and stories. The note records a brief family gathering and cordial exchange.
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Wayne Dunner
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FFA
SuLynn Henry
Gary Allen
Jack White
Edward Broussard
Gary Cole
Gary
Stroebel
Royce Fana
Wayne Hester
Hester
Church of Christ
Cancer Crusade
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