Cancer Crusade Collects $116.75
A total of $116.75 was collected for the Cancer Crusade this week from the school Lions Club individual donations and a Bronte WHO Club cake sale. Bronte fund drive chair Mrs J B Maickey said canvassing of the business district will occur and workers are assigned for outlying communities. County fund chairman A J Kirkpatrick reported county collections exceed $300 with a $600 quota.
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Cancer Crusade
Lions Club
Bronte Who Club
J. B. Maickey
Bronte Fund
J. M. Rippetoe
C. E. Bruton
A. J. Kirkpatrick
Robert Lee
County Fund
Varmint Tale and Auto Ad Shakeup Hit Small Papers
A quirky tale of a nine inch shell backed reptile with a dinosaur like tail surfaces from The Enterprise office after a Monday night run in the rain. The piece then shifts to a critique of auto ad policy harming small papers as dealers pay more for ads and often lose hometown placement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Wrinkle
Enterprise Office
Denny Ray Braswell
McGuire
Chevrolet
Ford
Buick
Bronte Goes Dial With New Telephone System
Bronte switches to dial operation at 10 p m Tuesday with a shortovernight changeover. Mayor Ernest Ivey places the first long distance call to Long Beach California as G R 3 prefixes debut. Local operators and GTK officials attend while several staffers transfer to San Angelo or retire. Ted Maxwell leads the local General Telephone Company district management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bronte
General Telephone Company
San Angelo
Ernest Ivey
Long Beach
Calif
Greenwood
A. E. Bell, Jr
Bell
Leonard Fletcher
Howard Brock
J. S. Murtishaw
Peggy McClesky
Dean Beaver
McClesky
Beaver
Fletcher
Hobbs
New Mexico
Ted Maxwell
Focal Telephone
General Telephone System
Leonard Lee
J. Murtishaw
General Telephone Co
San Stones
City residents urged to stop dumping trash on streets
Complaints have been received this week by the city that residents are piling their trash, grass, tree limbs and other litter in the streets. After recent rains, this debris has washed onto other people's property, stopping gutters and creating a nuisance. Residents are asked not to continue this practice.
Two-Car Crash In Bronte At Highway Intersection
A two car collision Wednesday night at the Highways 277 and 158 junction in Bronte caused about 600 dollars in damage to Miss Fuentes 1957 Chevrolet. Bob Knierim, of Bronte, was taken to Bronte Hospital for observation though injuries were not serious. Fuentes, daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Fuentes of Bronte and an employee at Sears in San Angelo, drove northbound. Anti-freeze from Fuentes vehicle spilled and ignited. Home Motor Co and Texaco attendants extinguished the fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bronte
Bob Knierim
Odalia Fuentes
San Angelo
Knierim
Home Motor Co
Fuentes
Texaco
Bronte Hospital
Miss Fuentes
Frank Fuentes
Sears
Bronte Native Louis Bridges Accepts Eden Vocational Post
Louis Bridges former Bronte resident has accepted a vocational agriculture teacher position at Eden for next year. He is the son of Mrs Nora Bridges and has been attending A&M College this year and will finish his degree this term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Bridges
Bronte
Eden
Louis
Nora Bridges
A&m College
District Volleyball Tourney Set At Bronte School
Bronte School hosts the annual district volleyball tournament on Monday April 29 in the local gymnasium starting at 2 p.m. with high school boys, bronze girls begin after, finals at 6 40 p m for boys and 7 15 p m for girls, grade school teams follow. The public is invited to attend and support Bronte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bronte Girls
Rain adds to Coke County totals this week
Welcome rain fell Monday night and again Thursday with about 1 percent inches from Monday and about 1 inch from the Thursday shower. The area, under a tornado alert, saw a few hail stones but no damage reported as forecasts predicted afternoon and evening thunderstorms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coke County
Weather Bureau
Enterprise
Pair Injured In Accident Near Bronte
Two San Angelo women Mildred Warren and Juanita Walker were injured when their 1957 Mercury automobile hit a bridge near the home of Mrs. Annie Wilkins south of Bronte. The car was destroyed and the women were taken to Bronte Hospital with non serious injuries. The vehicle had about 400 miles on the speedometer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Angelo
Annie Wilkins
Bronte
Mildred Warren
Juanita Walker
Bronte Hospital
Linda Taylor Wins 2nd TV Talent Show
Linda Taylor won the second TV talent show on KTXL TV for the round and round song. The Marionettes placed second, a girl vocal group including Linda Lee Dana Eubanks Nona Rippetoe Sharon Knight. Bette Blackmon finished third with a piano piece. The final program aired Friday May 3 at 6 30 p m at the Methodist church auditions open at 4 p.m. for entrants with Linn Loeffler as host.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynda Tayor
Linda Lee
Dana Eubanks
Nona Rippetoe
Sharon Knight
Bette Blackmon
Ktxl-Tv
Linn Loeffler
Carolyn Kemp
Lynda Taylor
Easter Weekend Guests Visit Mr and Mrs Snead
Easter weekend guests included Ben D Snead and daughter of Lubbock, Norman Roberts and Sheri of Commerce, Audrey Davis of Las Cruces NM, J T Thetford of McCamey, and Vetal Flores who traveled to Altus OK to visit Martin Lloyd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hom
Douglas Snead
Ben D. Snead
Lubbock
Norman Roberts
Sheri
Commerce
Aubrey Davis
Las Cruces
New Mexico
J. T. Thetford
McCamey
Vetal Flores
Altus
Oklahoma
Martin Lloyd
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Bronte School
First Baptist Church
Douglas Brown
Linda Taylor
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