New Tennyson Baptist Church Opening Planned This Week
The Tennyson Baptist Church nears completion after a fire last fall and will hold a dedication Sunday with revival services the following week led by Rev. James Golden of Paint Rock. Pastor Rev. Robert Ritchie will direct singing and Mrs. B. D. Dunn will be the pianist.
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New Tennyson Baptist Church
Tennyson Baptist Church
James Golden
Paint Rock
Robert Ritchie
B. D. Dunn
W. T. Green
J. P. Arrott
Two Revivals In Progress This Week At Two Baptist Churches
Revivals are under way at Kickapoo and First Baptist Churches this week. Morning services at 9 30 and 7 p m evening prayer at 7 30 with preaching at 8 p m for Kickapoo led by Rev James Edge and Noah Pruitt Jr singing. at First Baptist Rev Rodney C Dowdy preaches with Byron D Hargrove singing. Final service Sunday night with cordial invitations from pastors.
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Kickapoo Baptist Church
First Baptist Church
Rodney C. Dowdy
Rule
Byron D. Hargrove
Muleshoe
Murrell Johns
First Baptist
Kickapoo
James Edge
Noah Pruitt Jr
Wayne N. Stout
Angelo Woman Injured In Two Car Wreck
Mrs. Vina Pate Hill, 35, of San Angelo, injured in a two car crash on Highway 277 near Bronte. Her vehicle collided with a car driven by Roy Wayne Stout, 17, of Bronte. Both were treated at Bronte Hospital. Hill sent to San Angelo. Stout uninjured. Hill was traveling from the north toward Bronte. Both cars suffered heavy damage.
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Vina Pate Hill
San Angelo
Bronte
Roy Wayne Stout
Hill
Stout
Bronte Hospital
Young Stout
West Texas Utilities Edges Robert Lee In Narrow Contest
Bronte based WTU team fell to Robert Lee in a neighboring town 194 to 0. Wayne Dunham pitched the loss while Joe Gordon earned the win. George Latimer and Jim Pitts homered for WTU in a hard fought game.
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West Texas Utilities
Bronte
Robert Lee
Wayne Dunham
Joe Gordon
George Latimer
Jim Pitts
Mrs Richards Family Returns From 5000 Mile World’s Fair Trip
Mrs Ralph Richards and children and Mrs Tad Richards are back from a 5000 mile journey to the Seattle World’s Fair in Washington and into Canada. The trip included a visit to Lee and Lake Louise.
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Ralph Richards
Tad Richards
Seattle
Wash
Canada
Lee and
Lake Louise
Local Athletes Place at Odessa
Four Bronte high school athletes placed at the state finals of the Amateur Athletic Union track and field meet in Odessa. Ronnie Lee finished third in the high jump, Jimmy Wells placed sixth in the junior 120 yard hurdles, Barry Curlee was eighth in the 220 yard run, and Clyde Lee led the team to the meet amid stiff statewide competition.
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Amateur Athletic Union
Ronnie Lee
Jimmy Wells
Barry Curlee
Bronte
Clyde Lee
Lindsey Finds Enough Weevils to Ruin Coke Cotton
County Agent Sterling Lindsey surveyed ten cotton fields last week. Two showed heavy boll weevil concentrations while eight had medium to light damage from worms and weevils. Weevils and worms are present in all life stages, making a single insecticide application insufficient. If moisture rises, he urges thorough inspection of every field.
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Sterling Lindsey
Church of Christ Meetings Dates Set
A gospel meeting begins Friday at the Bronte Church of Christ with H. S. Taylor of Dallas preaching. Joe Wolf, former local minister, says the series runs through Aug. 12. Evening services at 8 p.m. weekdays and 6 p.m. Sundays. morning services start Saturday at 7 a.m. weekdays and 10:50 a.m. Sundays. All area residents are invited to attend.
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Bronte Church
Curley Malone Named New Mechanic at Home Motor Co
Curley Malone began work Saturday at Home Motor Co Bronte in charge of the repair shop. Owner R W Rees says Malone comes to Bronte highly trained in auto and truck repair with 12 years on Chevrolets three on Buick and Oldsmobiles three on Lincoln Mercury and one on Fords He has worked in Spur San Angelo Oklahoma Artesia NM and will live in Rees furnished apartments He invites Bronte residents to drop by for acquaintance and service details.
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Curley Malone
The
Home Motor Co
R. W. Rees
Malone
Bronte
Spur
San Angelo
Oklahoma
Artesia
Visit to Mrs Frannie Best in Kerrville Noted
Mr and Mrs Olin Allison and Mr and Mrs John Rodgers and Kenneth visited Mrs Frannie Best at Kerrville Sunday.
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Olin Allison
John Rodgers
Kenneth
Frannie Best
Kerrville
Rains Transform Bronte Area With Green Harvest Look
Rains over two weeks brought 2.5 inches on July 15 and 2.7 inches the following midweek, filling stock tanks and lifting Oak Creek Lake by one to two feet though spillway still about 14 feet below. Despite wet spell, temperatures climbed above 100.
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Bronte
Oak Creek
Amendments Published In Paper This Week
Seven of the 14 amendments to the state constitution are being published in this week’s Enter prise and must run for four weeks. The other seven appear in the Robert Lee Observer. Readers may view copies at The Enterprise office and arrangements may be made to obtain them.
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Robert Lee Observer
Observer
Enterprise Office
Ballinger Rites For Jeff Harris
Funeral services held 3 p.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church Ballinger for Jeff Harris 56 who died Wednesday at Ballinger Clinic Hospital after a week’s hospitalization. Burial in Evergreen Cemetery Ballinger under Newby Davis Funeral Home. Harris a farmer in Maverick since 1923 and a Ballinger schools custodian. Born November 2 1904 in Coleman County moved to Runnels County in 1923 married Edna Hardy January 9 1928 in Ballinger. Survivors include wife one son Jimmy Harris Maverick two daughters Mary Ann and Sallye Harris Maverick and mother Lydia Harris Maverick.
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First Baptist Church
Ballinger
Jeff Harris
Ballinger Clinic Hospital
Evergreen Cemetery
Newby Davis Funeral Home
Harris
Maverick
Milam County
Runnels County
Edna Hardy
Jimmy Harris
Mary Ann
Sallye Harris Maverick
Lydia Harris
Bronte Seeks Bids for New City Hall and Fire Station
City officials call for bids by August 9 to fund Bronte's new city hall and fire station. An $18,000 bond approved 3 to 1 on July 14 will finance the project. Plans and specs available from Doyle C. Maddox, San Angelo architect.
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Bronte
Doyle C. Maddox
San Angelo
Grand Jury Called as Aug 6 Opens 51st Judicial Court
Judge Joe L. Mayes will open the 51st Judicial District Court in Robert Lee Monday August 6 at 10:00 a.m. for non jury civil cases. First docket includes Weeks v Seth and several tax and divorce suits. Grand jury summoned for the opening date includes Robert Brown C N Webb Preston Davis James Allen Charlie Boecking A R Coulson Edward Cum bie Royce Fancher Jeff Blair Carl Hurley Homer Carwile Vaughan Davis W D McAdams Re C Patterson Frank Percifull Chace Drehnan.
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Joe L. Mayes
51St Judicial District Court
Robert Lee
Jack Weeks
Olga Seth
Leo G. Evans
Thomas H. Riddle
J. T. Joyner
L. C. Merriman
Charles H. Chandler
Robert Brown
C. N. Webb
Preston Davis
James Allen
Charlie Boecking
A. R. Coulson
Edward Cumbie
Royce Fancher
Jeff Blair
Carl Hurley
Homer Carwile
Vaughan Davis
W. D. McAdams
Re. C. Patterson
Frank Percifull
Chace Drehnan
Mrs Davis Burned By Gasoline Ignition In Washing
Mrs Joe Davis suffered first to third degree burns on face arms and legs after clothes washed with gasoline ignited in a washing machine Tuesday morning. Husband reports no damage to machine or house. She was taken to Bronte Hospital where Dr John R Harris said she was “doing as well as could be expected.”
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Joe Davis
Teen Agers Down Coleman Team In Pony League Tilt
Bronte's Teen Age baseball team defeated Coleman 14 to 4 in five innings in Coleman's Pony League tournament. Winning pitcher Jim Morrow also hit two home runs. Bronte advances to face Ballinger while Coleman enters the loser's bracket. Wednesday's game was expected to be close with Ballinger using their best pitcher.
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Bronte
Coleman
Jim Morrow
Ballinger
Awalt of Wingate
King
Blackwell
Royce Lee
Morrow
Hood
Robert Lee
Ronnie Lee
Puckett
Wingate
Carruthers
Cook
Clyde Lee
Mrs. S A Riker Returns From Fort Stockton Visit
Mrs. S A Riker arrived Friday night after visiting her daughter Mrs. Carroll Robbins and the Robbins family in Fort Stockton.
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S. A. Riker
Fort Stockton
Carroll Robbins
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