Five Generations Gather in Bronte at Monroe McCutchen Home
A Bronte family celebrated five generations at the Monroe McCutchen home during Easter weekend. The event highlighted extended relatives from Cedar Hill Dallas Bronte and other local areas. Absentee voting is underway for Coke County with races including governor lieutenant governor and sheriff contested. Ballots for Coke County precincts have been delivered to County Clerk Winnie Waldrop, with several county and precinct offices unopposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe McCutchen
Bronte
Harley Joe
Patsy
Cedar Hill
McCutchen
Troy
Don Yarborough
Ben Barnes
Comanche
Coleman
Brown and Runnels
House of Representatives
Supreme Court
Albert N
Bob) Fields
Melvin Childress
Fern Havins
Jett Hood
Ollie Roe
William H. (Hershall) Hall
Coke County
Winnie Waldrop
Frank C. Dickey
O. B. Jacobs
Floyd Hermon
Earl D. Nutter
Hiram Brock
Democratic Party
D. K. Glenn
Cumbie Ivey Jr
Noah Pruitt
Sam Gaston
Horace Bloodworth
David King
Coke County May 7 Bond Election For County Improvements
Coke County plans a May 7 bond election to authorize 320000 for permanent improvements. Funds would finance a new jail and sheriff's home a new agricultural exhibit building a Bronte community center and additions to the Robert Lee community center. The current tax rate is at the constitutional limit of 80 cents per $100 valuation.
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Bronte
Robert Lee
Coke County
Baylor Graduate Marilyn Bivins Earns Magna Cum Laude
Marilyn Bivins Glenn graduates Baylor University with magna cum laude BA dual English and French majors she completes education courses and practice teaching and is qualified to teach in public schools. She is the daughter of E F Glenn of Bronte and lives with her parents in San Angelo.
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Garry
Marilyn Glenn) Bivins
Baylor University
the Baptist University At
Waco
Bivins
E. F. Glenn
Bronte
Bronte High School
Baylor
Funeral set Thursday for Harold T. Sims in Bronte
Funeral services for Harold T. Sims, 70, will be held at 2 30 p m Thursday at First Baptist Church with Rev Harry K Morris and Rev Wayne N Stout officiating. Burial at Fairview cemetery under Williams Funeral Home direction. He died Tuesday at Bronte Hospital after a long illness. He was born September 16 1897 in Taylor County and came to Coke County at age four. He married Josie Coleman September 6 1919 at Robert Lee. A Baptist, he was a retired farmer and rancher. Survivors include his wife two brothers Lewis Sims of San Angelo and Lawrence Sims of McGregor two grandchildren and several nephews and nieces.
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Harold T. Sims
First Baptist Church
Harry K. Morris
Wayne N. Stout
Central Baptist Church
Fairview Cemetery
Williams Funeral Home
Sims
Bronte Hospital
Taylor County
Coke County
Josie Coleman
Robert Lee
The
Baptist Church
Lone Wolf
Okla
Bronte
Lewis Sims
San Angelo
Lawrence Sims
McGregor
Bronte Students Head to Region Meet in Big Spring
Twenty Bronte High School students travel to Big Spring for regional events this week. Dorothy Ruth Martin leads Bronte in the literary meet. Bronte golf teams, winners of district titles, begin rounds Thursday with two squads listed along with members. District entrants also compete in four tennis matches featuring Norman Lynn Pruitt in girls singles and David Glenn, Charles Materon, and Doug McCutchen in boys events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bronte High School
Big Spring
Dorothy Ruth Martin
Bronte
Bob Bell
Ronald Cooper
Charles Masterson
Steve Williams
Danny Cooper
Johnny Brown
David Denman
Curtiss Dyess
Otis Rolls
Jake Golson
Norma Lynn Pruitt
David Glenn
Charles Materon
Doug McCutchen
Senior Play Set for Thursday at Bronte School
The senior play Mystery of Crazy Canyon Ranch will be staged Thursday night in the Bronte School auditorium. Admission costs 75 cents for adults and 50 cents for students. The three act comedy set on an Arizona cattle ranch is by E Harrison Ott.
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Crazy Canyon
Bronte School
Arizona
E. Harrison Ott
Bronte Hires Alpine Music Director Louis W Thornton
Louis W Thornton of Alpine is hired as Bronte Schools band director for the 1968 69 term. He attends Sul Ross College and will earn a Bachelor of Music degree this term. Thornton, a McCamey High School and Rankin alumnus, replaces Russell Fuller who resigned.
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Louis W. Thornton
Alpine
Bronte
Thornton
Sul Ross College
Rankin and McCamey
McCamey High School
Russell Fuller
David Glenn Named to All West Texas Academic Basketball Team
David Glenn son of Mr and Mrs Clark Glenn earned a place on the B Boys All West Texas Academic Basketball Team for 1968 announced by the West Texas Chamber of Commerce. Monte Pillion of Blackwell also made the academic squad with high grade averages. Glenn led in academics and athletics with a 93.7 average, while Pillion posted 96.0.
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David Glenn
Clark Glenn
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
WTCC
Monte Pillion
Blackwell
Glenn
Pillion
All West Texas
Bank holiday noted for San Jacinto Day observance
First National Bank will be closed next Monday April 22 in observance of San Jacinto Day. The holiday falls on Sunday April 21 and the following day will be taken as the holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank
San Jacinto
McCutchen Chosen for Texas Schoolboy All Star Game
Bronte Longhorns tail back Douglas McCutchen, two time all state selection, is picked for the North team in the Texas Schoolboy All Star Football Classic. The game is set for August 1 at Amon Carter Field in Fort Worth under mentor Merrill Green with notification from L W McConachie. McCutchen signed a four year scholarship with Texas Tech Red Raiders.
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Douglas McCutchen
Bronte Longhorns
McCutchen
Amon Carter Field
Fort Worth
Cecil Toliver
L. W. McConachie
Texas Coaches Association
Merrill Green
James Phillips Wins $100 in Tigerama Contest
James Phillips of Bronte captured a $100 prize in the Tigerama contest at Tidwell's Enco Station on Tuesday. Station owner James A. Tidwell also noted additional small prizes totaling more than $20 have been awarded since the contest began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Phillips
Bronte
Tidwell
Enco
James A. Tidwell
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Estelle) Smith
Dallas
Art Revell
Lesa
Lnp
Geneva
Darla
Troy West
Mc.Cutchens
Hayrick
John Connally
Preston Smith
Waggoner Carr
Eugene Locke
Connally
Commissioners Court
Marilyn Bivins
Mrs. Bivins
Harold Sims
Ann Harris
John R. Harris
Texas University
Austin
BHS
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