Mitchell 4 H Girls Enjoy County Park Outing
Mitchell County 4 H girls and adult leaders enjoyed a park outing at Bronte County Park last Friday. They swam in the pool and cooked their own meals while camping south of the canal. Camp began Thursday and ended Friday with park caretakers Mr and Mrs Aubrey Denman welcoming the group.
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Mitchell County
Bronte County Park
Mitchell
County Park
Janet Vines
Bronte
Aubrey Denman
Silver
Beaver Family Opens Weekend in Corpus Christi
Dean Beaver visits home with parents Mr. and Mrs. Pat Beaver. Miss Beaver works for General Telephone Co. in San Angelo. The trio opened last weekend in Corpus Christi.
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Dean Beaver
Pat Beaver
Miss Beaver
The
General Telephone Co
San Angelo
Corpus Christi
Constitutional amendments in The Enter prize issue
Last week The Enter prize began running five of the nine proposed constitutional amendments for the November election. Other four are in the Robert Lee Observer. Readers are urged to study all propositions before voting. The staff attends the West Texas Press Association convention in Alpine this weekend.
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Robert Lee Observer
O’s
Alpine
West Texas Press Association
West Texas
Fire Destroys Grass and Mesquite Near Juniper
A half section of grass and mesquites burned five miles south of Bronte on a railroad right of way. Volunteer brigades from Bronte and a Tom Green County tanker halted the blaze. The Bill Taylor place, leased by Carroll Harrell, suffered cattle losses. a grain field at Tom Williams was damaged and nearby Humlong place burned. Bulldozers from J. D. Luttrell and Coke County crews burned fire breaks to stop the spread.
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Bronte
Tom Green County
Bill Taylor
Taylor
San Angelo
Carroll Harrell
Norton
Tom Williams
Humlong Place
J. D. Luttrell
Coke County
Fair and warmer for Bronze and surrounding area
The Bronze area enjoys fair weather through the week after a light Sunday shower. A tenth of an inch may have fallen Sunday night while daytime highs approach 100 degrees with nights cooling to the 70s. Crops need rain. cotton remains fair but late feed crops suffer. scattered showers are forecast by the San Angelo forecast office.
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U. S
San Angelo
Bronte Church of Christ Concludes Gospel Meeting
The Bronte Church of Christ ends its gospel meeting and vacation Bible school today. Preaching began last Friday by James Priest of Beaumont with Horace Taylor directing the Bible school started Monday. Melvin Placke invites all to the closing service as large crowds attend.
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Bronte Church of Christ
James Priest
Beaumont
Horace Taylor
Melvin Placke
Bronte Church
Kickapoo Dams Planning Budget Sparks Local Debate
Planning for Kickapoo watershed dams is set at 18500 with Coke County commissioners already pledging 10000. Local landowner interest is high while some opposition may arise and alternate sites are planned. The steering committee led by F S Higginbotham coordinates federal funding and local financing.
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Bronte
F. S. Higginbotham
Business Teacher Hired by Board
Calvin Campbell of Abilene has been hired by the board of trustees as business teacher at Bronte High School. He comes from White Auto Store in Abilene and holds a BBA from Hardin-Simmons University with a professional teaching certificate. He is married with two children and will move to Bronte around August 20.
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Calvin Campbell
Abilene
Board of Trustees
Bronte High School
White Auto
Hardin-Simmons University
Mr. Campbell
Bronte
Wreck North Of Town Injures Odessa Woman
Odessa housewife Elizabeth A. Lauderdale, 39, was injured in a one car accident four miles north of Bronte on U S Highway 277. Her car failed to negotiate a curve, overturned, and struck a highline pole. She was taken to Bronte Hospital in fair condition with facial cuts and possible other injuries. Highway Patrolman H C Geeslin of San Angelo investigated.
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Elizabeth A. Lauderdale
Odessa
Bronte
U. S. Highway 277
Lauderdale
Bronte Hospital
Sweetwater Man No-Billed on Assault Charges
A Sweetwater man, James Thornton, 38, was no-billed by the district court grand jury on assault with intent to murder charges. He pled guilty to a drunk driving count, fined $50 and costs, and had his driver’s license revoked. The shooting involved Paul Clark, 40, of Bronte, near Bronte on U S Highway 277 July 28. Clark was treated at Bronte Hospital. Jurors also indicted another man for theft by false pretext. no arrest info given.
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District Court
James Thornton
Sweetwater
Assult
Thornton
Coke County
Jeff Dean
Paul Good
Paul Clark
Bronte
U. S. Highway 277
Jack Shoates
Clark
Bronte Hospital
Justin Kever
Pharmacy Fixtures Moved to Bangs
J. M. Rippetoe proceeds with plans to move Bronte Pharmacy fixtures to Bangs after a fire damaged the Bronte building. He scrubbed and refinished the stock and fixtures for use in the new Bangs store but cannot confirm opening date due to awaiting stock and residence readiness.
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J. M. Rippetoe
Bangs
Bronte Pharmacy
Brown County
Thorougly
Rippetoe
Mrs. Barnes and kin visit the Black family in Melvin
Mrs. J. Roy Barnes and three grandchildren visited Mr. and Mrs. Earl Black in Melvin on Monday. Also visiting were Mrs. John Able of Melvin.
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J. Roy Barnes
John Able
Melvin
Earl Black
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Raymond Duncan
Kickapoo
Soil Conservation Service
Coke County Commissioners Court
H. C. Geeslin
Sweetwater Man
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