Bronte Bicentennial Festival Ends With Big Local Turnout
Bronte celebrated its bicentennial with a Saturday festival sponsored by the Band Boosters Club. The day featured a parade from the Santa Fe depot to the Recreation Center, displays of early Bronte life, contests, crafts, and a spaghetti supper. That evening Uncle Sam helped emcee a Hootenanny as voters prepare for three local elections on Saturday in City Hall, including school trustees, hospital district directors, and city officials.
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Bronte
Band Boosters Club
Uncle Sam
Ford
Bronte Fire Department
Santa Fe
Main
Shelley Cumbie
Debbie Brown
Leah Barbee
Donald Butler
Kevin Gibbs
Craig Lee
Sheila Lee
Camille Badgett
Susane Parker
Bruce James
Bobby Zuniga
Kendall Gibbs
Becky Morrow
Lisa Arrott
Ronnie Reyes
Jamey Alley
Danny Saldana
Jon Lee
Jim Dan Raughton
Oscar Koenig
Uncle Sam In Action, Inc
Otis Smith
LeDrew Arrott
Roy Stout
Garland Spencer
Sam
Velda) Ezell
Noah Pruitt Sr
Hospital District
R. T. Caperton
Ernest Aguero
James Badgett
J. T. Henry
Coke County Rodeo Assn names Foy Askins president
Foy Askins was named president of the Coke County Rodeo Association at a Thursday night meeting in Bronte. Officers named include Merle Griffin as vice president and Joanna Lee as secretary treasurer with Bob Shields and Bill Padgett as safety officers. Delma Ensor will chair the concession stand with each member family taking a weekly shift. The rodeo is set for July 16 and 17 with a playday starting April 10 at 7 pm and plans for biweekly playdays. Dues are $10 per family and county residents are invited. no gate admission on playdays.
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Merle Griffin
Jeanna Lee
Bob Shields
Bill Padgett
James Allen
Delma Ensor
Allen
April 8 Deadline To Sign Up For Water Program
Rural water program in Coke County ends April 8 with a 30 day sign up. Applications collected will guide engineers in line design and placement. Available at First National Bank Bronte, Robert Lee State Bank, Coke County Courthouse ASC Office, or from Don Fields.
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Coke County
First National Bank
Bronte
Robert Lee State Bank
Robert Lee
ASC
Don Fields
Bronte Senior Citizens Meet for April 8 Luncheon
Bronte Senior Citizens will meet for their regular pot luck luncheon and program on Thursday April 8 at 11 30 am. All senior citizens are invited.
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Bronte
Winters Services Held Monday for Mrs Ed Stevens
Mrs. F. Stevens, 76, of Wingate and formerly of Bronte, died Saturday in Hendrick Memorial Hospital Abilene. Services were at 2:30 p.m. Monday at Spill Memorial Chapel Winters with Rev. Ted Bigham officiating. Burial in Bronte Cemetery. Born Dannie Langford January 13, 1800 near San Antonio she moved to Sweetwater as a child. Survivors include a son Doug Stevens Wingate a daughter Ruth Olsen Vanderpool a brother Gene Langford Odessa a sister Claudia Gentile Del Rio four grandchildren seven great grandchildren. Pallbearers Troy Pillion Robert Paschal Mardell Shed Leon Shed Bill McKown Charles Boyd.
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F. Stevens
Wingate
Bronte
Hendrick Memorial Hospital
Abilene
Spill Memorial Chapel
Ted Bigham
Bronte Cemetery
Dannie Langford
San Antonio
Sweetwater
Stevens
Shep Baptist Church
Doug Stevens
Ruth Olsen
Vanderpool
Gene Langford
Odessa
Claudia Gentile
del Rio
Troy Pillion
Robert Paschal
Mardell Shed
Leon Shed
Bill McKown
Charles Boyd
One Act Plays Set for Today in Local Schools
District 19-B holds a Trest play at Sweetwater High School Auditorium this Friday evening with Bronte’s work scheduled between 7 and 8. The area meet and district literary meet follow on Saturday at Central High in San Angelo and Hawley, with elementary and high school contestants traveling from Bronte at 6 45 a.m.
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Sweetwater High School
Bronte
Central High School
San Angelo
Hawley
Bronte High Boys Track Places Fifth at Jayton Meet
Bronte High School's track team scored 59 points to place fourth in Jayton with Goree and Smyer nearby. Mario Gonzales won shot put and took second in discus, while the mile relay and 440 relay earned podium spots. Ball Coalson Coulter Jamell led events including pole vault and hurdles, as the Longhorns prep for Roby meet.
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Bronte High School
Jayton
Goree
Smyer
Mario Gonzales
Gonzales
Nelson Coulter
Wayne Coalson
Eliseo Sanchez
Robert Ball
Ball
Coalson
Coulter
Kyle Jamell
Bobby Hamilton
Roby
Longhorn Girls Tennis Dominate District Meet
Bronte High School girls tennis swept the 19-B district action at Rose Park Abilene. Sherri Cooper defeated Kim Glascock in the all-Bronte singles final while Coulson and Baughton won the 19-B doubles. Freshman Kathy Reyes claimed the freshman singles title.
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Bronte High School
Rose Park
Abilene
Sherri Cooper
Kim Glascock
Cooper
Eula
Trent
Glascock
Divide
Sherrie Coulson
Janie Baugh
Ton
Bronte
Beckie Coalson
Dickie Cooper
S. Coalson
Baughton
Kathy Reyes
Gaye Mansfield
Reyes
Hawley
Mansfield
Lindy Butler
Ballinger
S. Coulson
S. Cooper
Jimmy Tidwell
Darren Koenig
Bobby Taylor
Methodists host signs choir from Southwest Center during service
The First United Methodist Church welcomes the Signs of the Vics Choir from the Meunxhs Alecia, Texas, as 10 am guests. Rev. J William Matthews of the Methodist Mission Home in San Antonio preaches. the event includes a covered dish fellowship after the service and appearances in Miles and San Angelo.
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Vics
Alecia
Tome
Texas
First United Methodist Church
Southwest Center For
Methodist Mission Home
United Methodist Church
United Methodism
New Mexico
J. William
Bill) Matthews
San Antonio
Rev. Matthews
Matthews
Philippines
South Pacific
Miles
San Angelo
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Glenn Skelton
Edwin
Pat
Bill Grant
Brian Richards
Jim Morrow
Morrow
Russell Carlton
Billy Joe Luckett
C. EK. Arrott
W. D. McAdams
Coke Rodeo Assn
Foy Askins
Coke County Rodeo Association
Longhorn
B. Coalson
Marty Dunn
Lisa Lee
Tanya Lee
Tavia Teschendorf
Jana Ragsdale
Bill Matthews
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