Bronte High names valedictorian and salutatorian for 1971
Paula Landers is valedictorian with a 95.064 average, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Landers. Logan Cumbie is salutatorian with a 94.325 average, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kaward Cumbie. Joe Basquez leads the class of 20 with a 94.137 average. Funeral services pending for Leona Taylor of Ballinger. Omar Burleson reports Coke County and others qualify for emergency drought relief and livestock feed through ASCS, with grazing set-aside eligibility through June 30.
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Torian
Bronte High School
Marvin Landers
Joe Basquez
Gilbert Basquez
Coke County
West Texas
South Fpiains
Panhandle
Texas
Caperton Elected Bronte Noon Lions President
Ai T. Caperton becomes the new Bronte Noon Lions Club president for the coming year. Miss Sallie Richards, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Richards, is named Lions Sweetheart and will represent Bronte at the 2-A1 district convention in Midland May 7 and 8. Other officers include H. Whitt secretary treasurer Harry K. Morris first vice president Joe Rawlings second vice president A Z Denman third vice president George Newby Tail Twister Carroll Robbins Lion Tanner and directors C E Clark Joe Dismore Marvin Bryant Jack Corley. C E Bruton is director for the Crippled Children's Camp at Kerrville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bronte Noon Lions Club
Ai T. Caperton
Sallie Richards
C. O. Richards
Lions Club
Bronte
Midland
Bronze Hgh School
H. ©. Whitt
Harry K. Morris
Joe Rawlings
A. Z. Denman
George Newby
Tail
Carroll Robbins
Lion Tanner
C. E. Clark
Joe Dismore
Marvin Bryant
Jack Corley
C. E. Bruton
Crippled Children’s Camp
Kerrville
East Coke County Hospital District Board Meeting
East Coke County Hospital District board met Tuesday night at city hall for planning. New member C. E. Bruton was sworn in. Administrator L. O. Clark will move to Bronte May 2 to begin work and live at Motel Victor until July, then move family from Odessa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Coke County Hospital
L. O. Clark
Lewis Drake
C. E. Bruton
Cc. R. Blake
Clark
Bronte
Victor
Odessa
Blake
Jory
New Onuraing
Leslie Rolls Elected President of Bronte Evening Lions
Leslie Rolls is named president of the Bronte Evening Lions Club which meets biweekly on Tuesday evenings at the Methodist Church. Other officers include J F Hughes secretary Harlin Lee first vice president Husrace Taylor second vice president Dwain Pruitt third vice president Eddie Alexander Tail Twister and Joe Smith Lion Tanner. Directors are C E Hageman A E Stroebel James A Tidwell and Bob Ragsdale. Ben Hambright serves as director for the Crippled Children's Camp in Kerrville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie Rolls
Bronte Evening Lions Club
Methodist Church
J. F. Hughes
Harlin Lee
Husrace Taylor
Dwain Pruitt
Eddie Alexander
Tail
Joe Smith
Lion Tanner
C. E. Hageman
A. E. Stroebel
James A. Tidwell
Bob Ragsdale
Jeff Cowley Killed In Vietnam War Funeral Rites Held
Funeral services with military honors were held in Freer Texas for Jeff Cowley who was killed in North Vietnam on April 15 along with five helicopter crewmen. Born March 1 1947 he was the son of Harold Cowley and survived by his wife Sharon a 9 month old son Jeff Paul a brother two sisters and grandparents J H Cowley. Relatives attended from Robert Lee Bronte and Junction.
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Freer
Tex
Jeff Cowley
North Vietnam
Mrns
Harold Cowley
Sharon
Jeff Paul
J. H. Cowley
Dale Fields
Robert Lee
Otis Smith
Bronte
Snooky
Ring of
Junction
Thompson wins $1000 scholarship from Wallace-Murray fund
The Wallace-Murray Education and Welfare Fund awards $1000 first year scholarships to two children of Dry Manufacturing Division employees. Recipients are Donald Thompson of Bronte, bound for Tarleton State College to study agriculture, and James Green of Ballinger, headed to Southwest Texas State University to study journalism.
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Wallace-Murray Education and Welfare Fund
Wallace-Murray Cbrrp
Donald Thompson
Dale G. Thompson
Bronte
James Green
Billy R. Green
Aisute
Ballinger
Thompson
Bronte High School
Tarleton State College
Stephenville
Green
Ballinger High School
Southwest Texas State University
San Marcos
Cancer Crusade Planned for East County
The Cancer Crusade will be conducted within the next two to three weeks led by Sprosis Study Club. A committee will appoint block workers to conduct the campaign in their areas. The effort will distribute educational literature and collect contributions.
Bronte and Wall Tie for Second in Regionals at Lubbock
Bronte and Wall each finish with 48 points in the regional meet led by New Home at 60. Danny Cooper sets a regional high jump record at 6 feet 3 inches. The 440 relay wins in 44.2 with Basquez Skelton Arrott Thompson and Skelton. The Austin trip includes Arrott Basquez Clyiper Sanchez Skelton and Thompson.
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Bronte
Wall
Lubbock
New Home
Danny Cooper
Gerald Sandusky
Bob Shields
Austin
Arrott
Basquez
Clyiper
Sanchez
B. Skelton
G. Skelton
Thompson
Sundown
Tornillo
Roby
Hermleigh
Jayton
Injured Mary Lou Basquez Recovering in San Angelo Hospital
Mary Lou Basquez was badly injured in a recent auto accident in San Angelo. She remains at Shannon Hospital with facial and leg lacerations and a broken jaw, expected to be discharged later this week. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Basquez of Bronte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Lou Basquez
San Angelo
Shannon Hospital
Gilbert Basquez
Bronte
Hooper Wins Regional Spelling Title Heads To State
Larry Hooper of Bronte High School won first in the regional spelling contest in Lubbock with 96 percent and a tie breaker. He heads to the state meet in Austin, participating at 9 a.m. Friday in Pearce Hall, UT campus.
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Larry Hooper
Lubbock
Austin
Pearce Hall
University of Texas
Mrr.g. M. Hooper
Bronte High School
Hooper
Jolene Vaughn
Melissa Lee
Bronze Longhorn Band shines at UIL contest in Abilene
The 57 member Bronze Longhorn Band earned a Division II concert rating and Division III sight reading rating at the Abilene UIL contest. Band director Louis Thornton praised the performance. Other Class B bands Rocheter and Jayton also competed. Thornton announced the annual Spring Concert for May 11 with details forthcoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Longhorn
Abilene
Louis Thornton
Rocheter
Jayton
Thornton
Firemen Plan June House Number Project
Bronze firemen meet on the second and fourth Thursdays at 6 p.m. They will gather May 13 at 5 p.m. to install more house numbers in the city with volunteers invited. An ice cream supper follows. Fire Chief Roy Stout urges older carbon tetrachloride extinguishers be discarded for safer modern models due to dangerous fumes when heated.
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Roy Stout
Band Boosters to Meet Next Tuesday Evening
The Band Boosters will hold a meeting next Tuesday May 4 at 7 o'clock in the band hall at the school. All members are urged to attend.
Ivey Family Visits From Palestine
Mr and Mrs W W Ivey and their daughter Beth visited from Palestine over the weekend. Miss Ivey recently moved from San Angelo to Palestine where she runs a beauty school leases a beauty shop and owns a we shop. The Iveys returned to Palestine at the start of the week.
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W. W. Ivey
Beth
Palestine
Miss Ivey
San Angelo
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Paula Landers
Gan Cumbie
Mr. and
Mrs
Kaward Cumbie
John Taylor
Ward
John
Leona) Taylor
The
Enterprise Office
Congressman Omar
Burleson
ASCS
Omar Burleson
Caperton
Noon Lions
Hospital District Board
Leslie
Vietnam War
Donnie Thompson
Cancer Crusade
Cancer Crusade For the
Mittee
Bobby Skelton
Mike Arrott
Gary Skelton
Amitt
Willie Sanchez
Thompsin
Ino
Lake View
Nals
J. T. Henry
Lynn Lawhon
Randy Gibbs
Brian Pruitt
Rance Brunson
Richard Scott
Susan Cumbie
Dixie Versup
Aunt Gin Snead
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