Trustee Election Set for Bronte Area Saturday
Bronte area voters will elect three Bronte school board trustees and three county trustee posts on Saturday April 6. Three candidates run for Bronte positions Luther McCutchen Marvin Corley and J M Mac Rippetoe. Voting occurs at Bronte city hall and Tom Green store in Tennyson with D K Glenn and Mrs Otis Smith as election officials. Robert Lee resident W D McAdams seeks trustee at large while Noah Pruitt and A E Arrott run for precinct posts 2 and 4 respectively.
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Bronte
Luther McCutchen
Marvin Corley
J. M
Mac) Rippetoe
L. L. Wilkins
Bronte City
Tom Green
Tennyson
D. K. Glenn
Otis Smith
Noah Pruitt
A. E. Arrott
W. D. McAdams
McAdams
Robert Lee
Graveside Rites Held For Silver Infant
Graveside service for Patrick Lewis Peters infant son of Mr and Mrs Don Peters of Silver was held Thursday at 2 p.m. in Maude Oklahoma with Clift Funeral Home arranging. The baby died shortly after birth Tuesday at Bronte Hospital. The Peters couple has one other child and grandparents are Mr and Mrs Bud Fulkerson of Silver. Mr Peters works for Texas Natural Gasoline Corp.
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Patrick Lewis Peters
Don Peters
Silver
Maude
Oklo
Clift Funeral Home
Bronte Hospital
Peters
Bud Fulkerson
Texas Natural Gasoline Corp
Death claims J H Walker in San Angelo
Funeral services for John H Walker 80 were held in Robert Lee with Rev Edgar Tatum officiating. Burial was in Robert Lee Cemetery. Walker, injured in a February auto crash and hospitalized since, died of pneumonia. He lived in Coke County near Edith. Survivors include wife three daughters three sons 15 grandchildren and 24 great grandchildren.
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John
H. Walker
Robert Lee
First Methodist Church
Edgar Tatum
San Angelo
Walker
Coke County
Edith
Ground Observer Corps meeting to aid storm emergencies
City Hall hosts a Tuesday night meeting to organize a Ground Observer Corps unit. The group operates in major cities and can aid during storms and other emergencies, with war or air attack as its primary objective. Community volunteers are urged to donate time.
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City Hall
Dallas
Man
Funeral Tomorrow for Claude R. Ash Accident Victim
Claude Ray Ash 27 died Friday after his car crashed into a bridge rail one mile west of Loraine Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10 30 a m Friday at First Baptist Church Norton with interment in Norton cemetery. He served in Korea and held a BS and MS in animal husbandry from Texas Tech. He is survived by his parents and one brother then in Germany on military duty.
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Claude Ray Ash
First Baptist Church
Norton
David Crow
Norton Baptist
Roy Stuckey
Hermleigh
Russell
Ozona
Norton Cemetery
Newby-Davis Funeral Home
Ballinger
Ash
Joe Ash
Bronte
Maine
Loraine
Texas
Texas Tech
Tech
U. S. Army
Paymaster Feed Co
Abilene
Joe Russell Ash
Germany
Cancer Crusade Seeks $600 in Coke County Drive
A. J. Kirkpatrick will chair the Coke County American Cancer Society campaign to raise at least $600 to support ACS research education and service. Meetings to organize workers begin next week with a Bronte High School screening of the film Man Alive and Mrs. J. B. Mackey in charge.
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Ately
ACS
American Cancer Society
Bronte High School
J. B. Mackey
Yarborough Wins Senate Vote In Texas Special Election
Ralph Yarborough won the Texas special senate race by about 70 000 votes over Martin Dies of Lufkin. Yarborough carried Coke County and Bronte and parts of rural boxes along with the rest of the state in a 3 2 margin amid a field of 22 candidates. Thad Hutcheson finished a distant third. results detailed for Bronte and Coke counties show Yarborough leading in key areas.
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Ralph Yarborough
U. S
Texas
Thad Hutcheson
Senate
Bronte
Adams
Reeves
Hutcheson
Yarborough
Coke County
Dies Hutch
Yarb
Robert Lee
Chad
Tennyson
Divide
Edith
Wildcat
Olga
Hayrick
Juniper
Caperton Wilson Named to Bronte City Council
Caperton and Wilson were elected to the Bronte City Council in Tuesday’s ballot contest. Caperton received 102 votes and Wilson 96 as there was no opposition, with Caperton replacing Paul McGuire who did not seek another term. remaining holdovers include Bill Thomas Ben Oglesby Charlie Boecking and Mayor Ernest Ivey.
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Bob Wilson
Matthew Caperton
Bronte
Senate
Caperton
Wilson
Paul McGuire
Bill Thomas
Ben Oglesby
Charlie Boecking
Ernest Ivey
Bronze talent returns on KTXL TV tonight at 6 30
Carolyn Kemp and Linda Henry, who tied for first a month ago, reappear tonight on the second of three shows from here. Lin Loeffler serves as master of ceremonies for the 30 minute program sponsored by Bronte mercants.
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Ktxl-Tv
Carolyn Kemp
Linda Henry
Lin Loeffler
Bronte Merchants
Storm brings light rain and brief hail to area
Storm clouds produced about 0.3 inches of rain and a short hail shower Tuesday night. Moisture varied, no large amounts reported, hail stones were small and caused little damage.
Bronte Dominates District Track Meet in San Angelo
Bronte swept all three Division titles at the District 124 B meet at San Angelo High School Stadium. Senior Bronte 59% of points led Mertzon, while Dennis Glass of Wall had 11 in a runner-up field. Robert L. Moore set a pole vault mark of 11 5 and helped Bronte post new records in the 440 yard relay and other events. Junior high and grade school Bronte squads also topped Wall and Robert Lee with strong showings and high scorers incl. Robert Lee’s Robert Sims and Reyes Olivas.
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Bronte
M&t
San Angelo High School
Mertzon
Robert L. Moore
Jimmy Lee
Dennis Glass
Wall
Robert Lee
Robert Moore
Moore
Royce Smith
Grady Coulter
Lee
Gene Sherrod
Bobby Hester
Gene Walker
Bill Wrinkle
Stover Taylor
Wrinkle
Taylor
Joe Don Wilkins
Sherrod
Wilkins
Billy Eubanks
Eubanks
Dean Black
Albert Grace
Ronnie Sims
Reyes Olivas
Bronte Wins Interscholastic League Meet at San Angelo
Bronte high school dominated the Interscholastic League meet at San Angelo with 82 points, followed by Robert Lee 54, Miles 47, Norton 35, and Mertzon 27. Bronte winners included Carolyn Kemp, Robert L. Moore, Gene Sherrard, Linda Henry, Bobby Hester, D. W. Sims, June Moore, and Jean Moore in multiple declamation, ready writing, slide rule, and number sense events. In grade school division, Robert Lee led with 71 points. bronze honors went to Yvonne McCutchen, Carolyn Glenn, and Deanie Allen.
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Bronte High School
San Angelo
Bronte
Robert Lee
Miles
Norton
Mertzon
Carolyn Kemp
Robert L. Moore
Gene Sherrod
Linda Henry
Bobby Hester
Robert Moore
D. W. Sims
June Moore
Jean Moore
Spelling
Yvonne McCutchen
Carolyn Glenn
Deanie Allen
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J. H. Walker
Henry Ford
Claude R. Ash
Cancer Crusade
A. J. Kirkpatrick
Robert Lee Observer
Immedi
Coke
Alton Petty
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