Men’s Sunday School Class Tops Attendance at First Baptist
The Men’s Sunday School Class at the First Baptist Church reached an all time high with 67 men present last Sunday. The class includes 57 members and ten visitors. Joe Carter, president, aims for 75 attendees on Mother’s Day. L T Youngblood, teacher since 1933, was pleased with the turnout. Oldest member Will Walton is 92 and also the church's senior deacon. Officers include Jack Lee as vice president and Clint Duncan as secretary.
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First Baptist Church
Bronte
Joe Carter
L. T. Youngblood
Clint Duncan
Enterprise Photo
Mr. Youngblood
Ocal Church
Will Walton
Walton
Jack Lee
Ivey Returned As Mayor and 3 Elected To City Council
Bronte voters cast 82 ballots in city election. Mayor Ernest Ivey was re elected with 76 votes. Aldermen elected were Charlie Boecking 76 votes Ben Oglesby 77 votes and Bill Thomas 72 votes. New alderman Bill Thomas replaces Joe George Wilkins who did not run. Write ins included Joe Carter four votes H Whitt one vote and J A Stephenson two votes.
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Bronte
Ernest Ivey
Bill Thomas
Charlie Boecking
Ben Oglesby
Boecking
Oglesby
Thomas
Joe Carter
H. O. Whitt
J. A. Stephenson
Joe George Wilkins
Four Candidates for Two Seats on Bronte Board
Bronte voters elect two trustees Saturday April 7 with four candidates on the ballot. Moore currently serves on the board. others are Cumbie, Lee, and Whatley. Petition names Mrs. J M Rippetoe and Mrs D K Glenn were withdrawn by the candidates. Voting sites include Bronte City Hall and W T Green Store in Tennyson.
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Bronte
Edward Cumbie
Harlin Lee
A. S. Whatley
Foy L. Moore
Moore
Bronte City Hall
W. T. Green
Tennyson
D. K. Glenn
Otis Smith
Mrs. Randal Meador Visits Rawlings Family in Abilene
Mrs Randal Meador and her children from Abilene visited the home of Mr and Mrs Albert Rawlings for a few days this week.
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Randal Meador
Abilene
Albert Rawlings
Park Bond Vote Set for Saturday in Bronte and Robert Lee
Voters will decide on a $130000 park bond to fund parks in Bronte and Robert Lee. The plan allocates $65000 for each town for pools, facilities, landscaping, and related amenities including a caretaker’s house and tennis courts.
Bronte Area Receives Helpful Rain After Dust Storm
Rain began about 6 a.m. and Bronte recorded 1 3/4 inches by noon with similar totals in surrounding parts of Coke County. The region had suffered blowing soil and a major dust storm Monday evening. farmers and townspeople welcomed the precipitation, hoping it ends the sandy storm season of 1956. Local rainfall reports list totals from F. S. Sigginbotham, Clifford Clark, A. S. Whatley, Otis Smith, Albert Rawlings, and W. T. Green at Tennyson.
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Coke County
Thursdy
Bronte
Evrryone
F. S. Sigginbotham
Clifford Clark
A. S. Whatley
Oitis Smith
Albert Rawlings
W. T. Green
Tennyson
Otis Smith Resigns as Bronte Water Superintendent
Otis Smith resigned at a Bronte city council meeting and will join the water department in Big Spring. Barrett Mackey fills the Bronte post, bringing experience from Fort Stockton and other West Texas towns after about three years of Smith's tenure.
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Otis Smith
Bronte
Big Spring
Barrett Mackey
Smith
Mackey
Fort Stockton
West Texas
Oak Creek Lake
Nightwatchman Warns Bronte Drivers to Remove Keys
Bronte nightwatchman T F Sims Sr urges car owners to take keys when parking. He notes many cars left with keys in them and says car thievery is widespread. Sims reports catching 26 thieves during his tenure as nightwatchman.
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T. F. Sims, Sr
Bronte
Our Own Parks Bond Proposal for Coke County
Voters in Coke County decide Saturday whether the commissioners court may issue 130000 in bonds to build parks and pools in Bronte and Robert Lee. Each town would receive 65000 for pools and other facilities, with remaining funds for courts, centers, and beautification.
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Commissioners’ Court
Bronte
Robert Lee
Coke County
Commissoners' Court
Election Returns Call In From Fort Chadbourne and Nearby Precincts
Election judges at Fort Chadbourne Tennyson Olga Hayrick and Juniper are asked to call The Enterprise Saturday night as soon as they have tabulated the votes in their boxes. Cooperation in this matter will be appreciated.
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Fort Chadbourne
Tennyson
Olga
Hayrick
Juniper
The
Enterprise
Robert Lee
Bronte
Divide
Lance
Silver
Edith
Wildcat
Ainsley Turner Ranch
Lometa
County to vote on Bronte park bonds and project plans
The proposal would locate a park at the site now used by Coke County Livestock Association and add a caretaker’s house at Bronte. Plans include tables, water fountains, barbecue pits, foot bridges, and landscaping. Voting will occur countywide with multiple stations. Funds to retire the bonds come from the permanent improvement fund, currently around 90 thousand dollars, with 5 cents earmarked for recreation.
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Coke County Livestock Association
Bronte
Commissioners’ Court
Funeral Held Here For Mrs. A. E. Rusk
Funeral services for Mrs. A E Rusk 50 were held at First Baptist Church Bronze with Rev N T Gault in charge. She died Monday in a San Angelo hospital after years in the Maverick community before moving to Bronte. Survivors include husband three sons Leo Earl and John all of Texas daughters Mrs Wallace Martin of Los Angeles and Mrs Glenn Hurt of El Paso. Burial in Memorial Gardens Cemetery San Angelo with Clift Funeral Home directing. Pallbearers were Virgil Cole Leland Carlton Arnold Hurt William Fletcher J B Arrott and Jack Dismore.
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Rusk
San Angelo
Maverick
Bronte
State Highway Department
Leo Rusk
Houston
Earl Rusk
Lubbock
John Rusk
Wallace Martin
Los Angeles
Calif
Glenn Hurt
el Paso
Memorial Gardens
Clift Funeral Home
Virgil Cole
Leland Carlton
Arnold Hurt
William Fletcher
J. B. Arrott
Jack Dismore
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Ike
Gettysburg
Ezra Benson
Grace Kelley
Grace
Ivey
J. M. Rippetoe
Bronte Board of Trustees
Osmo Black
Marvin Corley
J. B. Mackey
Jacob Bruce Morrow
T. F. Sims, Jr
M. G. Stephenson
Old City Lake
Texas
Ballinger
Robert Lee Bcd
W. W. Grief & Associates
Mrs. Rusk
A. E. Rusk
Bronze
N. T. Gault
Baptist Church
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