Bronte Wins District 9B Track Meet in San Angelo
Bronte Longhorns edge Robert Lee by ten points to win the District 9B track meet in a sandstorm affair in San Angelo. Dee Arrott leads Bronte with 30 points. Tommy Boecking and Charles Lee follow, as Bronte captures multiple events including 440 yard relay and mile relay.
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Bronte
Arrott
Beecking
Robert Lee
Bronte Longhorns
San Angelo
Longhorns
Miles
Wall
Mertzon
Christoval
Barnhart
Bob Howard
Stephenville
Tommy Boecking
Howard
Dee Arrott
Jerry McCutchen
Don Spiller
Buddy Walker
Charles Lee
Kenneth Shaver
Rudy Phillips
Rudy Olivas
Tennis Players Win in Angelo
In San Angelo district tennis, Bronze team entries claimed four firsts and three seconds across eight entries. Firsts: Johnnie Sims senior girls singles, Joanna Kay Denman and Jan Wilkins junior girls doubles, Marla Rees elementary girls singles, Beth Ivey and Peggy Corley elementary girls doubles. Second places: Jerry McCutchen senior boys singles, Carolyn Glenn and Yvonne McCutchen senior girls doubles, Royce Lee elementary boys singles. Ronnie Lee and Jim Morrow paired in elementary doubles but did not medal. Johnnie Sims advances to regional competition as the junior and elementary events conclude.
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San Angelo
Johnnie Sims
Joanna Kay Denman
Jan Wilkins
Marla Rees
Beth Ivey
Peggy Corley
Jerry McCutchen
Carolyn Glenn
Yvonne McCutchen
Royce Lee
Ronnie Lee
Jim Morrow
Funeral for Mrs. Milton Phillips Held in Bronte
Funeral services for Mrs. Milton Phillips 86 were conducted Saturday at the Bronte Church of Christ with burial in Wilmeth cemetery. She died Friday night in Bronte Hospital. Born June 13 1874 in Milam County she married Milton Phillips on December 25 1893. Survivors include two sons Marvin and Homer Phillips both of Bronte four grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
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Milton Phillips
Bronte Church of Christ
Wilmeth
Clift Funeral Home
Phillips
Bronte Hospital
Milam County
Church of Christ
Marvin Phillips
Homer Phillips
Bronte
Band Boosters to Meet at Bronte School
A Band Boosters meeting is set for Thursday night at 7 30 in the Bronte School teachers lounge. All interested band supporters are urged to attend as vital business for the band will be discussed.
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Bronte School
PTA Meeting Highlights High School Band Program
The PTA held its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday night with a small group in attendance. The high school band performed selections for the upcoming district contest next month. Vice President Mrs. Darwin Scott led the business session as the group voted to make health checkups annual. Mrs. Bob Wilson announced 50 band uniforms were ordered for delivery before the next term. Certificates of award were presented to executive committee members by Supt C B Barbee.
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PTA
Darwin Scott
Bob Wilson
C. B. Barbee
Jr.-Sr. Banquet Set for Friday
The annual Junior-Senior Banquet will be held Friday night in the cafeteria. The speaker’s name was not available at press time. The Senior class chose pastel colors for their theme and the cafeteria will feature a Spring decor. The program will include a prophecy and history and several vocal selections.
Two Councilmen Sworn In and City Hall Plans Move Forward
At a Friday city council meeting, two newly elected members took the oath: Royce Fancher who was re-elected and C. E. Bruton. The council authorized Mayor J. A. Stephenson to sell the old city hall to W. H. Maxwell Jr. for 2300 dollars to fund a new city hall. A third pay estimate of 28268.75 was approved for Clyde Construction Co. on Bronte’s sewer project, expected completion in early May. Engineer H. B. Reaves outlined plans for extra water storage with Parkhill Smith Cooper. the Upper Colorado River Authority agreed to help finance, with an estimated project cost of 67053.38, as Bronte faced drought-driven rationing.
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Royce Fancher
C. E. Bruton
J. A. Stephenson
W. H. Maxwell Jr
Clyde Construction Co
Bronte
Helen Kirkland
H. B. Reaves
Parkhill, Smith & Cooper
Lubbock
Upper
Colorado River Authority
Reaves
High School Places 4th in District Literary Meet
Bronte High and Junior High finish fourth at the San Angelo district meet on April 8. Team members earn first and second places in science, spelling, writing, declamation, poetry and typing while Bronte Elementary claims second with 44 points behind Robert Lee.
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Bronte
San Angelo
Kenneth Shaver
Carolyn Glenn
Kay Powell
Rudy Olivas
Deanie Allen
Wanda Spurlock
Johnnie Sims
Linda Taylor
Jan Wilkins
Bronte Elementary
Robert Lee
Billy Snead
Gary Stroebel
Margie Oglesby
Ida Parker
Marla Rees
Ronnie Lee
Larry Corley
Cynthia Bryan
Mmes
Vera Thomas
R. C. Lasswell
Willie Mae Glenn
Diane Dunklin
Joe Simpson
E. L. Hopson
Scouts Win Blue Ribbons at Concho Exposition
Two Bronte cub scout dens won blue ribbons at the Concho Valley Boy Scout Exposition in San Angelo. About 2500 Scouts attended the event at the fair grounds. booths were judged on a five point scale with both dens earning four A's. Den mothers were Mrs. Bob Wilson, Mrs. C. O. Richards, Mrs. Darwin Scott, and Mrs. James Ash.
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San Angelo
Fair Grounds
Mmes
Bob Wilson
C. O. Richards
Darwin Scott
James Ash
Last Rites Held For Mrs Brice 56
Funeral services for Mrs J T Shellie Faye Brice 56 of Bronte were held at 2:30 p m Sunday at the Evangelical Methodist Church in Sweetwater. Rev Les ter Vinson and Rev Jack Wease officiated. Burial was in Blackwell Cemetery. She died Friday at 9:30 a m from a heart attack after years of ill health. Born June 11 1904 in Bell County she was the former Shellie Parker. She married J T Brice May 11 1924 at Wingate. She and her husband lived near Bronte the last fourteen years. Survivors include her husband five sons seven daughters and numerous grandchildren. Pallbearers were listed.
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J. T
Shellie Faye) Brice
Bronte
Evangelical Methodist Church
Sweetwater
Lester Vinson
First Baptist Church
Jack Wease
Blackwell Cemetery
Blackwell
Patterson Funeral Home
Charles Ray Brice
Winters
Juanita Bradley
San Angelo
Joyce Weidner
Frances Annette Brice
Fayrene Henager
Childress
Iris Mae Coffee
O'Dell McGinnis
Ballinger
Oleta D. Webb
Wingate
Band Uniforms Selected for Longhorn Band
Longhorn Band selects uniforms with a sample due in about ten days. Committee members include C. B. Barbee Wendell Gideon and Mines C O Richards Bob Wilson and Royce Lee. Fifty uniforms were ordered last week by the committee.
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Longhorn Band
C. B. Barbee
Wendell Gideon
Mines
C. O. Richards
Bob Wilson
Royce Lee
Tarleton College Band Concert at Bronte School
The Tarleton College Band performed a concert in the Bronte School auditorium Tuesday afternoon at 1 30 p m.
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Tarleton College
Bronte School
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Larry Robinson
Mike Luttrell
Eddie Spiller
Tommy Lee
San Angelo Stadium
Boecking
Angelo
Mrs. Phillips
High School
Mrs. Brice
W. A. Hickman
T. F. Sims
Eddie Garvin
O. Johnson
Marvin Glasgow
Tarleton
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