Bronte Auto Inspections Urge Early Car Checks
Bronte's Caperton Chevrolet and Home Motor Center warn that the September 6 deadline for car inspections is near. Officials report fewer than one third of Coke County vehicles display current inspection stickers, and station managers expect many cars remain uninspected. They urge owners to bring vehicles in soon rather than wait for the cutoff.
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Bronte
Caperton Chevrolet Co
Home Motor Co
Matthew Caperton
Chevrolet Firm
Texas Highway Department of Public Safety
Coke County
Bob Knierim
The
Capertons
Live Stock Prices Rally At Fort Worth Market Report
Cattle futures rallied with cattle and calves higher across the board. Slaughter steers and yearlings steady. hogs up to 23 dollars top. sheep and lambs steady. Partial CIO Packing House walkout at Armour Plant barely affected trading as hog disease quarantines continue Midwest wide.
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Fort Worth
Ft. Worth
CIO
Armour
Middlewest
Texas State Sanitary Commission
Texas
Kansas
Armour &Co
Last Rites Held Here for J. W. C. Warner 84
Joseph W. C. Warner 84 longtime Coke County resident died August 8 at Bronte Hospital after 12 days of illness. Funeral at Kickapoo Baptist Church with interment at Fairview Cemetery. Survived by wife Ester Herron two sons six daughters two sisters 19 grandchildren seven great grandchildren.
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J. W.C. Warner
Joseph W. C. Warner
Coke County
Mr. Warner
Bronte Hospital
Kickapoo Baptist Church
C. W. Coleman
C. L. Carroll
Fairview
Clift Funeral Home
Trinity County
Texas
W. C. Warner
Baptist Church
Earnest Warner
Vancouver
Wash
Joe Warner
Stamford
Martha Alexander
Ella Pruitt
Opal Beaver
Pearlie Mae Andrews
Bronte
Mattie Gibson
Ruth Spencer
Noah Pruitt
Francis Puitt
Dwain Pruitt
Jebhel Warner
Warren Beave
Eddie Alexander
Jim Sanker
Bill Labenske
Kickapoo Baptist
Chuch
Bronte Teachers to Receive Degrees at Hardin-Simmons
Two Bronte residents will join 225 graduates at Hardin-Simmons University's sixtieth summer commencement August 24 and 25. Mrs Vera Baldwin Thomas and Houston Allen Jolley earn a Master of Arts and Master of Education respectively. Baccalaureate speaker is Rev L D Ball and the commencement speaker is Dr John W Inte. Degrees conferred by university president Dr Rupert N Richardson. Baccalaureate services set for Parramore Stadium on campus.
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Bronte
Hardin Simmons University
Vera Baldwin Thomas
Houston Allen Jolley
Thomas
Jolley
L. D. Ball
Lamesa First Baptist Church
John W. Inte
Sylacauga
Ala
Southern Baptist Evangelist
The
American Legion
Rupert N. Richardson
Parramore Stadium
Baseball Sunday at Robert Lee Ex ibition Game
High school players from Robert Lee and Bronte will join to play an exhibition game with the Robert Lee Rabbit Twisters. The Robert Lee team is captained by Norman Roberts with Lyndon Waldrop Bobby Lasswell Norman Roberts Marlon McCutchen Ronnie Baker Donny Duncan Bill Carwile Bobby Roberts Dale Wojtek among others.
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Robert Lee High
Robert Lee
Bronte
Robert Lee Rabbit Twisters
Norman Roberts
Lyndon Waldrop
Bobby Lasswell
Marlon McCutchen
Ronnie Baker
Donny Duncan
Bill Carwile
Bobby Roberts
Dale Wojtek
Coke County approves bonds for Silver Common School district
Coke County commissioners met in regular session and ended as Board of Equalization. They approved county bills and authorized issuance and sale of 175000 dollars in bonds for the Silver Common school district to Columbian Securities Co.
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Coke County
Board of Equalization
Silver Common
Columbian Securities Co
Allen Family Visit Ends Week at San derson
Bobby Allen, son of Mr and Mrs James W Allen, visits this week with grandparents Mr and Mrs R N Allen in San derson, staying with the family.
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Bobby Allen
James W. Allen
R. N. Allen
Sanderson
Water Supply Relief Hoped As Bronte Turns To River
Bronze Bronte shows worsening water shortages with west side residents often out of water. Mayor H O Whitt says town will rely on river and nearby wells as the lake dries, with a seep hole in the river bed supplying water. A booster pump near the south edge aims to move more water through the four inch line, while Oak Creek pipeline nears the Bronte filter plant and lake resupply.
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Bronze
H. O. Whitt
Ballinger
Whitt
Hoousehold
Oak Creek
Bronte
Coke County PMA Elections Set for August 20 1952
Coke County farmers in three communities will vote August 20, 1952 for three community committee members, a delegate to the County Convention, and alternates. Voting by mail or in person, eligibility includes owners operators tenants or sharecroppers participating in county PMA programs. Ballot lists candidates for Community B including J. P. Arrott Noel Perenfull and others. voters choose one for each of seven positions.
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Coke County
O. E. Kresta
PMA
Kresta
Nemes
J. P. Arrott
S. Collin Savner
Noel Perenfull
James Allen
O. T. Colvin
Lee Lackes
Vicw
Edward Cumtie
Robert Hugh Sims
W. T. Green
Willie H. Feil
Austin Sandusky
William H. Braswell
Robert J. White, Jr
Carroll Robbins
No Sunday Services At Methodist Church
Rev. J. E. Fuller announced this week that there will be no preaching services Sunday at the Bronte Methodist Church. He and Mrs. Fuller left for Fort Davis to attend Bloy s Encampment and expect to be away about ten days, returning in time for church next Sunday.
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J. E. Fuller
Bronte Methodist Church
Mrs. Fuller
Fort Davis
Bloy
Fullers
Birth of Jerry Keith Brock Corrected
The Enterprise corrects previous reports naming the newborn as Jerry Keith Brock, clarifying he belongs to Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Brock. The paper also fixes election results noting T F Sims Sr received 446 votes for constable on July 26, not 46.
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Hiram Brock
Howard Brock
Jerry Keith
Hiram Brocks
Constable
T. F. Sims Sr
Ben Oglesby
Edith Homecoming Planned at the Tabernacle
The annual Edith Homecoming will be held next Sunday August 17 at the tabernacle. A barbecue dinner and a day long program are arranged. Many old timers and former Coke County residents are expected along with a large county crowd. Delmir Sheppard of Robert Lee leads the event.
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Edith
the Tabernacle
Coke County
Delmir Sheppard
Robert Lee
Funeral Held Thursday For Mrs R S Bowden
Funeral services for Coke County pioneer Mrs R S Bowden 81 were held at the Methodist church in Ballinger. She died Wednesday in a Ballinger hospital and was buried at Farrview cemetery. Bowden lived in Coke County since 1909 and in Ballinger five years. She is survived by three daughters seven sons two brothers two sisters and many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Coke County
R. S
Fanny) Bowden
Etta Manuel
Ewel Lee
Maverick
Myrtle Sharp
Ballinger
W. Fo
Antioch
R. T
Carrollton
Jos
Grand Falls
Earl
Tras
Plainview
L. M
Elbert
Ext Buford
Bronte
Walter Buford
Wichita Falls
Joe Dodson
Robert Lee
Lela Barier
New Hospital Wings Now In Use At Local Facility
The hospital reports most additions completed with inside work done and spaces in use. The first baby born in the delivery room is Wally To Knight weighing five pounds four ounces, born August 11 at 405 pm. The first surgical patient in the new operating room is Winnie Caruion Gentry of Bronte, who had surgery on August 1.
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Little Wally
Knight
W .T. Knight
Ballinger
Winnie Caruion Gentry
Bronte
Hospital News Highlights Across August Dates
The report lists admissions and dismissals at the hospital from August 7 through August 13. Names include Mrs Hiram Brock, J W Warner, Mrs Elmo Bell, Walter Johnson, Shirley Chessiaire, Patsy June Copp edge, John Keeney, Minnie Chesshire, Winnie Cuarolyn Gentry, Mrs W T Knight, R R Phillips, Marion Jay Williamson, Maud Sims, Edward Minjarez, Mrs E L Coward, Mrs John Scott, Frank Fuenter, George Smith, with several discharges noted for August 12 and 13.
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Hiram Brock and Son
J. W. Warner
Elmo Bell
Robert Lee
Walter Johnson
Blackwell
Shirley Chessiaire
Patsy June Coppedge
John Keeney
Elzie Wright
Minnie Chesshire
Edward Minjarez
Winnie Cuarolyn Gentry
W. T. Knight
R. R. Phillips
Marion Jay Williamson
Garden City
Maud Sims
E. L. Coward
John Scott
Minnie
Shirley Chesshire
Patsy Coppedge
Frank Fuenter
George Smith
Winters
Marion Joy Williamson
Bronte School to Open September 1
The Bronte school year will start Monday September 1 as announced by J J Carroll. Water shortages loom prompting plans for a school campus storage tank and water hauling if conditions persist. Four new teachers will be hired and resignations by Mrs Frank Miller Miss Betty Sanderson and Miss Norma Turner accepted.
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J. J. Carroll
Carroll
Frank Miller
Betty Sanderson
Norma Turner
Miller
Sanderson
Pnyder
Hich
Board of
Budget Hearing Planned in Bronte Texas
A public Budget Hearing is set for Friday September 5 1952 at City Hall Bronte Texas to discuss the city budget for the upcoming fiscal year. The public is invited and urged to attend.
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Bronte
Texas
City of
About People You Know
Mrs B FE Modgling and Mr and Mrs Winston Modgling and Linda of San Angelo left this week for Todi No J for a visit with Mr and Mrs Leonard Japt. Mrs Modgling stayed in Weatherford to visit her son Elmer Modgling and family. The Winston Modglings continued to New Jersey. Mr and Mrs Ben Oglesby were in Alpine for the West Texas Press Association convention. G D Luckett and sons Dale and Dewey caught over 100 pounds of fish on a trip to Sugar Lake in Mexico. Mr and Mrs H A Springer leave for Buchanan Lake for a Springer family reunion and plan to meet Jimmy Allena, former Bronte residents, to fish.
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B. FE. Modgling
Winston Modgling
Linda
San Angelo
Todi
Leonard Japt
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