Honor Students Named for Bronte High Senior Class
Principal Joe B. Simpson announced 1966 Bronte High School honor students. Valedictorian Ronald Hooper posts a 94.031 average. salutatorian Royce Lee earns 92.755. Patricia Robinson tops the girls with 87.981. Hooper leads student council. Lee serves as class representative and Mr. BHS 1966. Robinson is band twirler and basketball captain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe B. Simpson
Ronald Hooper
Royce Lee
Patricia Robinson
Hooper
G. M. Hooper
Bronte High School
Science Club
B.H.S
Lee
Miss Robinson
Roy Robinson
Bronte Longhorn Band
McDaniel Services Held Saturday
Funeral services for A J McDaniel Sr 82 were held at Johnsons Funeral Chapel San Angelo with Ray Wright officiating Burial followed in Fairview Cemetery Bronte Survivors include wife Clara Katherine Van Zandt two sons A J McDaniel Jr and Edsel McDaniel three daughters and nine grandchildren among others Mr McDaniel a Coke County resident since 1912 died in Shannon Hospital San Angelo after two weeks as a patient Born December 12 1883 in Belton he retired from WTU Lake Pauline power plant in 1957
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. McDaniel Sr
Johnson’s
San Angelo
Ray Wright
Western Hills Church of Christ
Fairview
Bronte
Rob, W. D
Pete
Roy Spoonts
Ben Spoonts
Abilene
Jesse Parker
Coke County
Mr. McDaniel
Shannon Hospital
Belton
Clara Katherine van Zandt
Robert Lee
Wtu Lake Pauline
Ruben Stanley
Roten Quinn
Fort Worth
Herschel Whisenhunt
Mesquite
A. J. McDaniel Jr
Edsel McDaniel
Clean Up Week Underway in Bronte Urges Citywide Effort
Bronte residents participate in Clean-Up Week as Mayor Royce Lee calls for action to tidy premises and remove fire hazards. Officials urge cooperation to ensure properties are cleared and hazards reduced.
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Bronte
Royce Lee
Church Attendance in Bronte Five Churches
A total of 437 persons attended services across Bronte five churches last Sunday, reflecting steady churchgoing activity in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bronte
Sunda
Bronte High Sends Royce Lee to State Meet in Golf and 440
Royce Lee of Bronte High will represent the region at the state meet May 5 6 and 7 in golf and the 440 yard dash. Bronte placed fourth in the regional track meet with 31 points as Lee won the 440 in 53.9 seconds amid wet track delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royce Lee
Bronte High School
Big Spring
Lee
Bronte
Larry Corley
Bronte Lads
Gary Stroebel
Bronte High
Brian Richards
Bob Bell
Wayne Hester
Clint Low
Cancer Crusade total reaches 357 dollars in city drive
A fund drive chaired by Mrs. Conda O Richards has raised 357.80 for the Cancer Crusade. Most of the total, 309.02, was collectedThursday night by Sorosis Club volunteers in a house to house effort. The drive is not finished and funds may come from outlying communities with Bronte's business district still uncanvassed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cancer Crusade
Conda O. Richards
Drive
Sorosis Club
Coke County Politicians Vying In Busy Primary Elections
The Democratic Primary on May 7 features key county races with incumbent W W Thetford facing Frank D Coalson for county judge and Mrs Frank Smith vs Mrs Jerry Thomason for treasurer. Precinct 2 sees Howard Brock versus Otis Smith for commissioner, while Precinct 1 allocates Roy P Ross and Pete Davis for justice of the peace. Several incumbents run unopposed including Winnie Waldrop, Jack Corley, and J T Liles. A state level race for congressman in the new 17th district also dominates headlines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Thetford
Frank D. Coalson
Thetford
Coalson
Robert Lee
Frank
Golda) Smith
Jerry Thomason
Smith
Inez Davis
Howard Brock
Otis Smith
Bronte
Roy P. Ross
Pete Davis
Winnie Waldrop
J. L. Tinkler
Jack Corley
Rain Totals Reach Five Inches Across Bronte Area
Rain last weekend brought up to five inches in Bronte with the city recording about 3.5 inches. Measurements from locals vary with Mrs Higginbotham at 3.3 and farm reports showing over 4 inches, while Oak Creek Lake swelled to more than two feet. Farmers anticipate better crops and ranchers hope to curb feed costs due to the moisture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bronte
F. S. Higginbotham
Austin Sandusky
Joe Rawlings
Jim Mackey
Renza Lee
L. T. Youngblood
W. H. Thomas
Tennyson
CC. H. Wylie
Oak Creek Lake
Funeral Held For Jack D. Ivey Victim Of Gunshot Wounds
Funeral services were held Tuesday at First Baptist Church Bronte for Jack Douglas Ivey 38 with Rev. Harry Morris and Rev. Wayne Stout presiding. Burial in Fairview cemetery directed by Williams Funeral Home. Ivey died Sunday night in San Angelo from gunshot wounds. Born August 31 1927 in Fort Worth he moved to Bronte with his parents later that year. Survived by wife Loureta Jones two daughters Rhonda and Carolyn a son Rocky his parents and sister Beth Ivey. Pallbearers listed. No charges had been filed in the shooting as San Angelo investigators reported two 22 caliber slugs and a shotgun blast as the cause. He had been in the butane business recently selling out to Elroy Butler and formerly farmed and ranched. Continued on Back Page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Bronte
Jack Douglas Ivey
Harry Morris
Central Baptist Church
Wayne Stout
Fairview Cemetery
Williams Funeral Home
Ivey
San Angelo
Fort Worth
W. W. Ivey
Loureta Jones
Masonic Lodge
Butane
Elroy Butler
Ira T. Simmons
E. Ave
Raymond Meador
Simmons
Baptist Weekend Revival Planned by First Baptist Church
First Baptist Church announces a weekend revival led by three Howard Payne College students from Brownwood. Sherman Zimmerman 24 Channelview senior Bible major will head the team assisted by Mike Gillespie 19 Kerrville freshman pursuing music degree and Ronnie Dowell 20 Hurst sophomore directing seminars. Rev Harry Morris invites all to attend the 7 30 p m sessions Friday and Saturday and 11 a m and 7 p m on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Howard Payne College
Brownwood
Harry Morris
Sherman Zimmerman
Channelview
Mike Gillespie
Kerrville
Ronnie Dowell
Hurst
Morris
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Patricia, Robinson
Cancer Fund
State
Jack D. Ivey
Rocky
Rhonda
Carolyn
Beth Ivey
Merle Proctor
Robert Hickman
Marvin Landers
Heidel Brunson
Matthew Caperton
J. L. Brunson
A. E. Bell Jr
Dolf Richards
Big Sting
Aye
Baptists
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