Bronte Lions Club Hosts Invitational Golf Meet Saturday
The Bronte Lions Club sponsors an invitational golf tournament at the local course by Bronte County Park with a $3 entry fee. Five or six flights of 12 to 16 players compete over 27 counted holes, with nine holes tallied before the event and 18 during competition. Ribbons awarded to top three in each flight. Entrants expected from Robert Lee Blackwell San Angelo Ballinger Abilene Silver Sweetwater Winters and Bronte. Clyde Lee and Marvin Bryant lead arrangements.
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Bronte County Park
Bronte Lions Club
Robert Lee
Blackwell
San Angelo
Ballinger
Abilene
Silver
Sweetwater
Winters
Bronte
Clyde Lee
Marvin Bryant
Lee
Four Coke County youths to attend Attorney General Youth Conference
Four youths from Coke County Mary Wojtek Linda Jacoby Frances Glenn and Ronald Hooper will represent the county at the Texas Attorney General Youth Conference in Austin August 20 21 and 22. The third annual event expects about 1600 delegates from across Texas to discuss crime and delinquency prevention and share ideas among youth workers educators law officers and young people. Delegates will travel by bus with Tom Green County peers.
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Coke County
Attorney General
Austin
Mary Wojtek
Linda Jacoby
Robert Lee
Frances Glenn
Ronald Hooper
Bronte
Texas Attorney General
Texas
Bronte School Board Approves 1965-66 Budget and Bus Assignments
The Bronte School Board approved the 1965-66 budget of 534,412 and amended prior-term finances showing a 652 balance. It continued negotiations to purchase Mrs Kate Good Estate lots 10 11 and 12 in block 70. The board set Aug 24 for a budget hearing and hired drivers Louis Baker for bus 5 and Evert Best for bus 3. It leased a Permian Mud Service building north of Home Lumber Co for storage during construction, raised substitute pay to 12 per day, and moved 2000 from general fund to transportation for a new Dodge economy bus. The annual school employees barbecue was also approved.
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Bronte School
Kate Good
Louis Baker
Tennyson
Evert Best
Permian Mud Service
Home Lumber Co
Generas’ Fund
Transportation Fund
Dodge Economy
Jury panel opens week with DWI cases and civil suit
The session began Monday with a 38 member jury pool. Willie B. Doran faced a mistrial due to a hung jury on DWI charges. Aubrey Bagwell’s DWI trial is postponed. Sherman R. Anderson was acquitted of DWI. Wednesday featured the civil action John P. Riley versus Debco Corporation, with five more civil suits noted from last week. Friends and relatives visited Wichita and Laverne before returning home Monday.
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DWI
Willie B. Doran
Aubrey Bagwell
Sherman R. Anderson
John P. Riley
Debco Corporation
Russell L Fuller New Director of Longhorn Band
Russell L Fuller of Bronte has been elected to direct the Longhorn Band and teach music, succeeding R H Horn Beck who resigned. A native of Germany, he graduated from MacMurry College in 1965 with a B S in music, and arrived Monday to begin preparations for the coming school year ahead of football opener Sept 10 at Ozona.
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Russell Lee Fuller
Gorman
Longhorn Band
Bronte
R. H. Hornbeck
Fuller
Germany
MacMurry College
Abilene
Ozona
Longhorn Club Meets Tonight for Bronte High School Football
The Bronte Longhorn Club plans its first meeting to boost the local high school team. Aimed at supporting the 0 forthcoming football season, the group will show films of last year’s games and invite community members to attend with time and money to help the Bronte Longhorns.
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Bronte Longhorn Club
Bronte Longhorns
Medicare Talk at Bronte Lions Club Meeting
Floyd Ellington of the San Angelo Social Security office will be guest speaker at the Bronte Lions Club today at First Methodist Church. He will explain provisions of the newly approved Medicare Bill. Elderly residents and others are invited. lunch is served starting at 12 30 p.m.
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Floyd Ellington
San Angelo
Bronte Lions Club
Congress
First Methodist Church
Lions Club
Ben Barnes to Speak at Bronte Labor Day Event
The Hon. Ben Barnes, speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, will headline Bronte’s Labor Day barbecue on September 6 at Bronte Park. Mayor Royce Lee announced Barnes has accepted and plans are underway for the program. Barnes will speak earlier in Dallas before traveling to San Angelo and Bronte.
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Ben Barnes
Texas
House of Representatives
Bronte
Royce Lee
Barnes
Most All
Bronte Park
Lee
Coke County
Earler
Dallas
San Angelo
Public Hearings Called for Bronte School Budget Matters
Bronte Independent School trustees schedule two public hearings next week. A budget hearing at 2 p.m. Tuesday August 24 in the elementary board room and an equalization board meeting at 2 p.m. Thursday August 26 in the city hall. The budget totals 534412, 353264 above last year due to a high school gym project.
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Board of Trustees
Bronte Independent School
Equalization Board
Bronte School
di Ge
C. B. Barbee
Barbee
Services Held for J L Keeney Accident Victim
Funeral services for J L Lynn Keeney 73 long time Bronte resident were held at 2 p m in First Baptist Church Bronte with burial in Fairview Cemetery. Justice of the Peace J T Liles ruled the shooting an accident after investigators and nearby witness Bob Johnson said Keeney was with a gun when a shot occurred. Keeney died at Shannon Hospital San Angelo after being taken from Bronte Hospital. Keeney born Temple Nov 15 1891 operated a cotton gin and was in farming and trucking. survivors include a son C E Keeney Ridgedale Mo a daughter Jimmie Irwin Lubbock three sisters a brother and many grandchildren.
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J. L
Lynn) Keeney
Bronte
First Baptist Church
Fairview Cemetery
Robert Massie
Home
San Angelo
Justice of the Peace
J. T. Liles
Bob Johnson
Keeney
Johnson
Bronte Hospital
Shannon Hospital
Temple
C. E. Keeney
Ridgedale
Jimmie Irwin
Lubbock
W. W. Hoch
San Marcos
Joe Hoherd
Dollie McQueen
Fort Worth
G. C. Keeney
Bronte Jaycees Raise 212 For Next Year Program
Bronte Jaycees concession stand income leaves 212.65 for next summer’s Little League program. Jaycee president George Latimer thanks all members and spouses for hard work. Latimer urges timely dues payment by September 7 to avoid dropping from state and national rolls.
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Bronte
Bronte Jaycee
George Latimer
Jaycee
Jaycees
Latimer
Enterprise
Housing Authority To Meet Council And Engineers
Mayor Royce Lee announced a joint meeting Friday night between Bronte Housing Authority board members, city council, and Midland engineers to discuss low cost housing. The open session will consider housing needs and whether to pursue further authority action.
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Royce Lee
Bronte Housing Authority
Midland
Lee
Housing Authority
Housing ‘Authority
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