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Newspaper
Bronte Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1974
Page
5
At 8 A.M. a reception honors Mr. and Mrs. Francis Seitz on their 50th wedding anniversary at the couple’s Bronte home. A 2 to 5 p.m. calling period follows. The celebration notes the July 21, 50-year milestone and invites friends, with Seitz children and families listed.
The Rev. Grady Peters of San Angelo was named interim pastor of First United Methodist Church in Bronte. He succeeds the late Rev. R. Russell Heaner and will serve all local duties while remaining based in San Angelo. Peters, a retired minister born in Archer City, has served multiple Texas churches and holds a BS from Daniel Baker College and Texas Tech. He was recommended by Dist. Supt. Will Dunn-Mailis and approved by the administrative board.
The 1974 Coke County Fair is scheduled for September 13 to 15 at the new Coke County Recreation Show Center in Robert Lee. General chairs are T K Whiteside and E S Bradley with entries open to all Coke County residents. booths cost 1.00 per front foot, with a late reservation deadline September 2. An Ole Time Jamboree and crowning of a Coke County Belle and Beau are featured events.
The 651st District Court session scheduled for Monday was canceled and no jury panel is needed. A 110 member panel had been summoned for 10 am. David Overgaard of Bailinton changed to theft of a motor vehicle and received a two year probation. Sheriff’s office requests notice be published in Coke County newspapers.
Glenn Viebor Glenn has been notified he will receive an academic scholarship for the 1974 75 term at the University of Texas Dental School in San Antonio. A Baylor University and University of Texas at Austin graduate, he worked at a Southwest Medical School in Dallas this summer and will enter his second year in dental school. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Clark Glenn of Bronte.
Mr and Mrs Clark Glenn visited Houston for a weekend with their son and daughter in law Mire and David Gleon.
Mr and Mrs Bill Thomas will be honored with an anniversary dinner at their home Friday night hosted by their two daughters Genie Thomas and Mrs Wagte Bamnett. The couple reportedly married August 17 1649 with this date noted as Ma Thomiae birthday.
The Longhorn Booster Club will hold its first meeting of the year on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in the high school athletic row. President James Lee urges Pronte High School athletics supporters to attend as officers are elected and a membership drive committee is formed. The club mainly films football games and supports the athletic program.
Susan Gulley of Sulphur Springs joins Angelo State University Angellettes drill team after transferring from Tyler Junior College Apache Belles. She is daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Gulley and granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Wrinkle.
A Scotch tournament is scheduled Sunday at the local golf course beginning at 1 30 p m. All golfers are invited to participate.
Bronte High School reports 39 players out for the 1974 Longhorn football squad under Coach Gerald Sandusky. He notes it as possibly the largest turnout, with scrimmages set for Aug 23 in Roscoe and Aug 30 against Wylie. Assistants Shields and Raughtom help mold a team split into eight seniors, nine juniors, nine sophomores, and 18 freshmen. The roster average weight tops 160 pounds as the group trains in heat at 6 p.m.
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