Annual Coke County Fair Planned at Recreation and Show Center
Plans advance for the Coke County Fair to be held September 16 to 19 at the Coke County Recreation and Show Center in Robert Lee. The event features Youth and Adult Division exhibits in foods crafts horticulture and more plus commercial displays and a Beau and Belle Coronation. Entries urged and attendance urged for a bigger four day fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coke County
Coke County Recreation and Show
Robert Lee
Jacksons Leave Bronte as Subletts Arrive Welcome
The Dayton Jackson family departs Bronte after many years of church and civic involvement. Their efforts to improve the town will be missed. The community welcomes the Paul Sublett family and expects them to fit right in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton Jackson
Mrs. Jackson
Bronte
WTA
Paul Sublett
Krueger Plans Area Tour and Barbecue Visit
Congressman Bob Krueger will tour the Runnels Soil Conservation District on August 14, visiting Rowena at 8:90 am and continuing through the morning to view waterways brush management terrace and irrigation programs. He will speak at a Norton barbecue where district directors will be elected and reaffirm his support for conservation funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Krueger
Runnels
Nolan
Tom Green
Taylor
Coke
Coleman
Rowena
Krueger
Soil Conservation District
Norton
Coke County Reports Fifth Screwworm Case
Coke County records its fifth screwworm case after a Royben Ranch sample nine miles north of Bronte tests positive. The prior case appeared four weeks earlier near Lance on Teddy Pitcock’s property. Officials urge vigilance, collect and submit maggot samples to Mission Labor for ID, aiding tracking and sterile fly releases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coke County
Royben
Bronte
Teddy Pitcock
Lance
Swine Flu Vaccine Drive Planned in Coke County
Swine flu vaccine will be administered next week to Coke County residents. Bronte coordinator Mrs Edward M Cumbie, appointed by Gov Dolph Briscoe, announces shots Aug 20 at Bronte City Hall 6 8 p m and Aug 21 at West Coke County Hospital 6 8 p m for residents 25 and older. The program is voluntary with no cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coke County
Edward M. Cumbie
Bronte
Dolph Briscoe
Bronte City Hall
Robert Lee
West Coke County
Eastern Star Plans Ice Cream Social in Bronte
The American Heritage Committee District 5 Section 1 of the Order of the Eastern Star Texas will host an old fashioned ice cream social at the Bronte Community Center on Saturday August 14 at 7 p.m. The event honors the United States 200th birthday with a talent show for all Eastern Star and Masonic Lodge chapters and their families in the area.
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American Heritage Committee
Order of the Eastern Star
Grand Chapter
Texas
Bronte
Gwen Behringer
San Angelo
Joe Forester
Batlinger
Ida Hale
Christoval
Marie Tittle
Brady
Flo.Hart
Paint Rock
Billie Lindley
Merizon
Ettie Hubbard
United States
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic
Bronte School Adopts New Staff As Term Opens
The 1976-77 Bronte School term begins Thursday with teachers reporting Monday for a faculty meeting and TB testing. New high school principal Jack Asbill replaces James Golson, while elementary principal James L. Golson shifts. Staff lists include Wanda Barbee to Gary York, with barcoding of roles and duties.
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Robert Lee
Jack Asbill
C. B. Barbee
James L. Golson
Wanda Barbee
Denise Boyd
Margie Butler
Cindy Cates
Billie Champion
Delma Ensor
Joan Fancher
Cathy Fogle
Mary Frances Glenn
Elizabeth Golson
Ben Hambright
Ann Hamilton
Wayne King
Mary Lawdon
Carolyn Lee
Pivato Lee
Sherrie McIver
Barbara Pearce
Steve Park
Pat Rawlings
Dana Robinson
Gerald Sandusky
Bob Shields
Jo Beth Shields
Zula Sweeten
Louis Thornton
Brenda Tidwell
Charlotte Tounger
Gary York
Oleta Braswell
Daisy Sims
Onita Fields
Christine Corley
Berneice Sprenkle
Royce Dyess
Charlie Boecking
Barbee
Bronte
Jackson Leaving For Alpine Job
Dayton Jackson a longtime West Texas Utilities official transfers from Bronte to Alpine as local manager. His wife Mary and sons Shelley and Wesley remain in Bronte briefly. Jackson began with WITU in 1964, served in Santa Anna, Dayton, and Bronte, and leaves for Alpine Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton Jackson
West Texas Utilities
Bronte
Alpine
Paul Sublett
WTU
Quitaque
Enterprise
Jackson
WITU
Santa Anna
Dayton
Marvin Bryant
Menard- Dayton
Mary
Shelley
Wesley
Jacksons
First United Methodist Church
History of Coke County pageant rehearsals under way
Rehearsals for History of Coke County Home of the Rabbit Twisters are moving forward with a large cast from Bronte and Robert Lee plus guests from San Angelo. The pageant, adapted by Mrs Wilson Bryan from an upcoming book by Mrs Bryan Yarbrough, is set for Friday and Saturday nights August 27 and 28 in Robert Lee High School Auditorium.
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Coke County
Wiilson Bryan
Bryan Yarbrough
Bronte
Robert Lee
San Angelo
Robert Lee High School
Home Economists Hold State Meet in Kerrville Inn
The Texas Association of Extension Home Economists met August 4 to 7 in Kerrville at the Inn of the Hills with 150 agents and visitors. Speakers included Dr. Jennie C. Kitching Dr. J. E. Hutchinson and Dr. Dan C. Pfannstiel. Mrs. Frederica Seaman was elected president elect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Association of Extension Home Economists
Kerrville
Inn of the Hills
Jennie C. Kitching
J. E. Hutchinson
Dan C. Pfannstiel
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Wilhelmina Delco
LBJ
Century Iti
R. P. Smith
Gillespie County
Claudia Williams
Coke County
Fay C. Roe
Longhorns Begin 1976 Football Workouts Under Sandusky
Bronze Longhorns begin non contact drills under Head Coach Gerald Sandusky as they prepare for the 1976 season. Scrimmages are set against Rising Star on Aug 20 and Rule on Aug 27 before a Sept 3 home opener against Forsan.
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Longhorn
Gerald Sandusky
Longhorns
Forsan Buffaloes
Bronte Cheerleaders Hold Garage Sale Saturday
The Bronte cheerleaders stage a garage sale at Louis Thornton's home on Highway 277 from 9 am to 4 pm. They welcome donations and offer pickup service. call Donna Glenn, Shelley Culmbie, Karen Arrott, Shelene Tidwell, or Fern Cooper to contribute.
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Louis Thornton
Highway 277
Donna Glenn
Shelley Culmbie
Karen Arrott
Shelene Tidwell
Fern Cooper
Mrs Helen Murtishaw Visits Kin Across Texas and Louisiana
Mrs. Helen Murtishaw flew home after visiting daughter and family in Natchitoches Louisiana. She also called on her Murtishaw aunt and uncle in Nacogdoches. Sid Eubanks Jr and family recently visited Bronte with Mrs Murtishaw also returning home.
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Helen Murtishaw
Visting
Sid Eubanks
Dewey
Natchitoches
Nacogdoches
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Eastern Star
Kerrville Inn
Rising Star
Horns
Mertzon
Eden
Richland Springs
Miles
Forsan
Roby
Rochester
Sterling City
Milles
Cheerleaders
Bronte Cheerleaders
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