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Newspaper
Bronte Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1954
Page
2
Magnolia of San Angelo meets the Coke County Rabbit Twisters at Robert Lee for the Loop playoff final. It is the first of a three game series for the Cho Basin League jackpot of 375 dollars. Umpire King Kong Henley will officiate.
Bids must be filed at the Bronte School superintendent's office for the Mills house north of the school by 8 p m September 1 1954. The winner must remove the building by September 15 1954. Bronte Independent School District reserves right to reject all bids. O K Wolfenbarger superintendent.
Miss Dorothy Knierim visits from East Texas to stay with her brother Bob Kinierim and his wife. Don Bagwell spends a week in Odessa visiting Jerry Coward. Mr and Mrs Bobby Modgling depart for Carrington North Dakota after a visit with Barney Modgling. The Modgling families and Linda of San Angelo join the gathering from Weatherford. They plan a Dallas stop then plane to Lodi New Jersey with Leonard Jagt family.
In Coke County the second primary election shows reduced absentee voting. County Clerk Weldon Fikes reports 37 absentee ballot applications, under half of last month. Precinct tallies: 21 from Precinct 1, 13 from Precinct 2, 4 from Precinct 3. The deadline for applications is next Tuesday. absent voters may still cast in person before then.
Rev and Mrs James Lunsford of Belen Horizonte Brazil announce the engagement of their daughter Jane Elizabeth to Theron E Tidwell son of Mr and Mrs T E Tidwell of Bronte The wedding is set for Saturday September 11 at the First Baptist Church in Happy Texas Miss Lunsford teaches home economics at Happy High School
Three 4-H girls modeled garments at a Coke County event on the Court House Lawn. Mary Beth Schooler will represent Coke County at the District 7 Dress Revue in Abilene on August 27. Mary Frances Wylie and Annice Gartman also showcased outfits created in June workshop.
Mr and Mrs Curtis Cornelius and their children of Lubbock spent Friday and Saturday night with his parents Mr and Mrs Bert Cornelius.
Marilyn Slaughter, daughter of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Slaughter, born at Brady Monday Aug 9 weighing seven pounds. Grandparents Jack Larkin of Brady and D Larkin of Bronte. Sheila Jeanette Hollan born Aug 1 at 4 30 am weighing seven pounds four ounces. Grandparents George Wrinkle Bronte. Loretha Wrinkle of Bronte. Tony Dale Chadwick born Winters weighing seven pounds four ounces at Bronte Hospital Wednesday Aug 18 at 9 10 am.
W O Eubanks and family express gratitude to everyone for kindness and thoughts during their recent sorrow.
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Landers and Paula and Mrs. B A Bell left this morning for a vacation trip to South Dakota. They will visit their daughter and sister Mrs. Merle Proctor and Mr. Proctor near Timberlake.
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