Bronte Considers Lone Star Gas Piping Proposal
Bronte officials discuss Lone Star Gas Co plans to pipe natural gas to Bronte pending 150 new customers and a $10 per user meter deposit. Deposits refundable if the deal fails and later with 6 percent interest after usage starts. Minimum monthly charge is $1.40. Work could begin by Sept 1 and extend from Bronte Field to Lone Star main line east of San Angelo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. QO. Whitt
Lone Star Gas Co
Bronte
Whitt
Lone Star
Cumbie & Mackey Dry Goods
HH. A. Springer
West Texas Utilities
Bronte Pharmacy
White Auto Store
San Angelo
Benefit Program Sponsored by PTA at High School Gym
The Bronze PTA hosted a March 80 benefit in the high school gym with proceeds of 65 dollars. Grades K-8, the junior and senior bands and choirs performed, directed by Mrs. Flores, Mr. Sayner, Mrs. Thomas, Mrs. Phillips, Mrs. Holcombe, Mrs. Dunn, and Vershel Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PTA
Bronze
Parent-Teachers Association
Vetal Flores
Frank Sayner
George Thomas
Homer Phillips
Chet Holcombe
Jack Price
B. D. ‘Dunn
Rudolpho Guitierrez
Walter Phillips
Vershel Smith
Baptist Revival Planned April 16 to 23
The Baptist Revival will run April 16 through 23 with morning services at 10 and evening services at 8. Reverend W D Price will preach and Eugene Upshaw of Abilene will be the visiting singer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Price
Eugene Upshaw
Abilene
Special Easter Services At Methodist Church
The public is invited to Easter services at the Methodist church on April 9. Rev. Alvin R. Mauldin will deliver a special Easter sermon. Immy Joyce Raney and Billie Jean Ikin will sing Whispering Hope and Bill Maxwell will play a violin solo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Alvin R. Mauldin
Immy Joyce Raney
Billie Jean Lkin
Bill Maxwell
1560 Car Licenses Issued in County
Sheriff Paul Good reported that by Wednesday 1560 license plates were issued for 1950. Of these, 150 were passenger cars, 290 farm vehicles, and 120 commercial vehicles, generating about 25000 dollars for the county road and bridge fund, a figure similar to 1949.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Good
Good
Spruells Open City Cafe Today
Sam and Lelia Spruell purchase City Cafe from Pete Manos and open today on Highway 277. Free coffee and doughnuts for patrons as they promise good food and prompt courteous service. Former Bronte Cafe owners invite all to visit the new establishment and view the ad announcing the opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Lelia Spmell
City Cafe
Pete Manos
Highway 277
Mrs
Spruell
Bronte Cafe
Clarence Nardell
Manos
Spruells
Enterprise
Bronte wins eight titles at District 18-B league meet
Bronte school students scored eight first places at the District 18-B Interscholastic League meet held Friday at San Angelo College. Bronte earned 61 points in literary events, led by Earl Rusky with high point honors 15.5 and a new record in the high hurdles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bronte School
San Angelo College
Bronte
Winers
Robert Lee
Earl Rusky
Beonie
Mary Ann Grey
Don Glenn
Carolyn Kemp
Gene Walker
Mariun Grifith
Pedgy Griffithh
Gwendolyn Eamiest
Doyle Adair
Wille Mae Cole
Car
184 Vote Cast In Trustee Election
The heaviest vote in years in a school election was recorded as six members of the present school board were reelected and one new member was elected. Voters cast 184 ballots. Reelected were Mack Powell WoW Millikin Ceol Kemp I. Ko Glenn WoL Maswello dn and Jesse Parker Sid Blans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mack Powell
Wow Millikin
Ceol Kemp
I. Ko Glenn Wol Maswello
Jesse Parker
Sid Blans
CG. Brown
Cullen Kauttrell
Rube. Denman
Clifford Clark
Charlee Boecking
Jamies Lee
Noel Perafull
Ro R. Caperton
Ball Wrinkle Bon Spoonts
John Coulson
HH. Sims
Fort Chadbourne Field Drill Plans Include New Wells
Reports from the Fort Chadbourne area show new oil locations staked by CAMBR and Poe-Murray-Odom outfits. Wells such as Poe-Murray No 3S Odom Estate and Hinble No 5 B Sallie Odom outline offsets from lines in G Carroll survey. recent production from Hinble No 1-1 reached 74 barrels in eight hours.
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Fort Chadbourne
Poe of
Abilene
Poe-Murtray No
Odom
Poe-Murray Noo
Poe-Murray- Odom
Sallie Odom
G. Carroll Survey
Fort Chadborne Peld
Rowan Drilling Co
A. G. Compton Sures
Np North
Hiawatha
Plymouth
Richards
Oudoun
Hoawatha
Southers Mineral and Seaboard No
Mary Greenbind
Wildcat
Bt Reed
Ellenfeeger
Easter at Forty-Nifty: A Call to Renew Faith and Attendance
A 1950 Easter reflection urges churchgoing and renewing simple Christian teachings. The piece notes Easter symbolizes hope for immortality and suggests a universal vow to follow Christ more closely to address societal problems.
Bronte City Council Members Elected In Local Vote
In Bronte, Mackey Wilkins and McGuire won council seats joining incumbent McClare as the new council. The mayor is TH Oo Watt. Voters chose Bruton MacGuire with 75 votes, Kippetoe 25, Mackey 56, Wilkins 71, and scattered write-ins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mackey, Wilkins, McGuire
Bronte
Thesdas
Joe George
MG Crate
Bronte Cats
McClare
Couneil
Walkats
Mhackes
Fo M Kippetoe
Broter
Oo Watt
Notte fyQas
Whitt
Bruton
PG MacGuire
Kippetoe
Mackey
Wilkins
Mrs Whitehead Dies at San Angelo
Mrs Whitehead, wife of Hoof Whitehead of Santa Peo, died in San Angelo after a period of illness. Funeral services were held at Johnson Chapel in San Angelo with burial at Laberts Hall. Survived by husband, three daughters Mrs Hill Cage of San Angelo, Mrs Fho ry Taylor of Grand Orange, Mrs Hollows Shelton of Labbock, and four grandchildren. A Blackwell resident for about ten years she was not a Methodist.
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Not Whitehead
Blackwell
Puesdas
Sannetela
Johnson Banend
San Angelo
Laberts
Hier Hsband
Mrs Hill Cage
Miso Fhory ‘Pavlor
Grand Orange
Mas Hollows Shelton
Labbock
Whitehead
Debaters Visit Bronte Lions Club Guests of Bronte Lions
Willie Mae Cade and Canolyn Nardell were special speakers at the Bronte Lions Club. They won the district debating contest at San Angelo College and discussed the prompt what the president should be elected by popular vote. Miss Cole and Miss Nardell plan to enter Brownwood for a regional meet. Others included C A Johnson of San Angelo and Vere Schal Smith, guest of CEF Briton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Mae Cade
Canolyn Nandell
Bronte Loops Club
San Angelo College
Miss Cole
Miss Nardell
Brownwood
C. A. Johnson
San Angelo
Vereschal Smith
Mr. Johnson
CEF
Bronte High Wins District 18 B Volleyball Tourney
Bronte high school teams captured top honors at the District 18 B volleyball tournament held at Mertz on March 24 and 25. The girls under Mrs Jo L Carroll defeated Water Valley in the final to claim the championship while Jack Price led the boys to first place. Water Valley had dominated this district for eight years. Grade school boys took second and grade school girls third.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mertz
Bronte High School
Jo L. Carroll
Water Valley
Jack Price
Bronte
Dorsey Hardeman Seeks Reelection As State Senator
Dorsey Hardeman, a San Angelo resident, seeks another term representing the 235th District after earlier service as mayor and state representative. A World War II veteran, he rose to captain in the Judge Advocate General's Department and now holds leadership roles on several Senate committees. He plans an active campaign to meet more citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Semitoy Hardemian
San Angelo
House of Representatives
Hardeian
Judge Advocate Genera’s Department
Senate
Hardeman
Finance and State Affairs
Senate General Investigating Committee
Legislative Budget Committee
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Charles Ragsdale
W. H. Bell
Gwen Earnest
Earl Rusk
Ben Snead
Joe Russell Ash
Ben D. Snead
Billy Jack Gentry
J. D. Ensor
Lyndon Waldrop
Mertzon
Hubert Lee
William Fletcher
Harold Denton
Don Mitchell
Archie Phillips
Robert Leg
Parker
Glenn
Powell
Maxwell
Nemp
Mulokin
Evans
Frank Keenes
HH. Willoughby
Charlie Keeney
N.E
Thiy
Hickok & Reynolds
Onou Driblstem
Hinble Nol UK
J. KE
Branson
Wis
Tion
Noah Pruitt
Yucke
Brink Keenes
Row. Kees
Diead Cate Fcsis
Charles Tagsdale
Bronte Lions Club
High School
Dorsey Hardeman
Dorsey Bo Ehardenat
San Anedo
Vad Mies
Mhark
Bryan
Kurderian
Carl Runge Vodia
Runge & Ieuideion
Femaintains
Mie Burnett
Senator
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