Teachers Hired Fill Bronte School Staff In Coke County
Bronte School gains two new teachers Wayne King will teach science replacing Clint Low and Bennie Hambright joins as a new teacher King a Blackwell native holds a bachelors from Abilene Christian College and masters from Sam Houston State University Hambright a Winters High School graduate earned a 1968 masters from Angelo State University He is married with one child Also Coke County voters approve nine Texas constitutional amendments including 3 25 billion water bonds and reject No 3 pay raises for legislators and other tax and bond measures
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Bronte School
Wayne King
Walter King
Blackwell
Clint Low
Fort Stockton
King
Coke County
State of
Texas
Coke
Changes in teaching roles and a hospital district vote
The Fort Worth Press notes changes in teaching careers since the 1940s highlighting Mrs. Kuykendall and her daughter Kristi. It covers marriage easing firing rules for women teachers and the Aug 23 election on forming East Coke County Hospital District to enable future nursing home building. The vote is to create the district, not to fund a nursing home now.
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Fort Worth
David Kuykendall
Carolyn Glenn
Clark Glenn
Sanker Returns From Vietnam Tour At Air Force Base
MSgt. Jim Sanker returned home last Friday after a year of duty in Vietnam with the U.S. Air Force. He will be stationed at Scott AFB in Illinois for his next assignment. During his tour his wife and daughters resided in Bronte, where he married Montie Alexander, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Alexander of Bronte.
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Jim Sanker
U. S. Air Force
Vietnam
Sanker
Scott Afb
Ill
Bronte
Montie Alexander
Monroe Alexander
Pinkard Services Held Last Friday
Funeral services for John Allen Pinckard 76 of Sweetwater were held at Cate Spencer Funeral Home in Sweetwater with Rev. James L. Kinsey officiating. Burial in Blackwell Cemetery. Pallbearers were James Ware Henry Raney Oxford Raney Curtis Wilson Bill Burwick and George Long. Pinckard died Thursday at Holiday Retirement Center in Sweetwater. Born March 3 1893 in Coryell County he lived in Blackwell and Sweetwater and was a retired carpenter. Survivors include his wife one brother Fletcher Pinckard two sisters Miss Ruby Pinckard and Mrs James Wilson, all of Blackwell.
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John Allen Pinckard
Sweetwater
Cate- Spencer
James L. Kinsey
Highland Baptist Church
Blackwell Cemetery
James Ware
Henry Raney
Oxford Raney
Blackwell
Curtis Wilson
Sterling City
Bill Burwick
George Long
Silverton
Piichard
Holiday Retirement Center
Coryell County
Fletcher Pinckard
Ruby Pinckard
James Wilson
East Coke County to vote on Hospital District Aug 23
Precincts 2 and 4 residents will decide whether to create the East Coke County Hospital District aimed at funding a nursing home. Polls at Bronte city hall and Tennyson schoolhouse open August 23, with absentee voting in Robert Lee. Only resident qualified voters who own property taxed in the district may vote. Matthew Caperton presides Bronte box. Sam Gaston Tennyson box.
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East Coke County Hospital
Bronte
Tennyson
Robert Lee
Commissioner's Court
Texas
Matthew Caperton
Sam Gaston
Junior Rodeo Set For August 18
The Coke County Roping Club plans a Junior Rodeo at Bronte arena at 8 p.m. on Saturday August 16. Entry blanks are from J Lee Ensor Bronte with a deadline of 5 p.m. August 14.
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Coke County Roping Club
Bronte Arena
J. Lee Ensor
Bronte
McGuire Taken to Galveston for Medical Tests
Paul McGuire of Ballinger formerly Bronte resident was transported to Galveston last Friday for medical examination. His mother in law Mrs O R McQueen of Bronte said the family awaits results of tests being run this week.
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Paul McGuire
Ballinger
Bronte
Galveston
O. R. McQueen
No-Drink Rule to Stand at Singing Winds Golf Course Bronte
The Bronte golf association voted to continue the no drinking policy at Singing Winds Golf Course and assign enforcement to officers and members. A joint Bronte County Park board meeting followed to review the rule with county officials and discuss past infractions during a recent tournament.
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Singing Winds
Bronte
Golf Association
Dick Cooper
Bronte County Park
First National Bank
E. F. Glenn
Park Board
A. E. Bell Jr
The
Ing
Cooper
Frank Co. Dickey
Clint Low
Bell
Low
Fort Stockton
Roy Stout
Marvin Landers
Marvin Bryant
J. T. Henry
E. G. Collins
Wayne Dunnam
J. W. Caudle
Marvin, Landers
Elroy Butler
Commissioners Court
Band Practice Begins Next Wednesday for Longhorn Band
Band Director Louis Thornton announces practice starts next Wednesday August 13 at 8 am in the band hall. All Longhorn band members are urged to attend.
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Louis Thornton
Longhorn Band
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Coke County Hospital District
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