Registration Sets Start for Fall Term Next Week
Fall term registration begins Thursday August 29 at 9 a m for freshmen with noon close. Sophomores register 1 to 4 pm Thursday. Juniors and seniors register Friday same hours with morning for juniors and afternoon for seniors. School starts Tuesday September 3 with an 8 15 am faculty meeting and 9 am assembly. Regular classes begin Wednesday September 4. Buses run later on opening day. Lunches 25 or 30 cents. Dismissal time changed to 4 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. L. Dorsey
Vetal Flores
W. W. Thetford
J. T. Henry
Royce Fancher
Bronte civic group urged to attract power plant workers
The Bronte community shows interest in West Texas Utilities new Oak Creek Lake plant. Readers propose forming a civic group and holding a meeting to gather ideas and invite broad participation. The note mentions local outings, sunburn anecdotes, and a county ice cream supper for the Little Leaguers.
Keeney Home Hosts Week of Visitors From Several States
Recent guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Keeney included Edwin Keeney and Deborah of Reno Nevada and James Keeney family of Waco Texas, all staying a week. Also joining were Jimmy Erwin family and Larbbock, and James Burkhart family from Odessa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Keeney
Edwin Keeney
Robert
Deborah
Reno
Nev
James Keeney
Waco
Jimmy Erwin
Larbbock
James Burkhart
Odessa
Public Invited To Meeting Of School Board
Public invited to a Thursday August 29 meeting to discuss the 1957 58 school year opening September 3. The budget and school bus driver physicals funded by the district are on the agenda. Driver Education will not be offered due to lack of qualified teachers and no state funding. Work to stop water seepage at the new Bronte Elementary building is complete with Houston Fire and Casualty Co. covering $814 of the contract awarded to Leslie Lammers. total payments reach $29 640 on the Bronte project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Education Agency
Wilson Patterson
Houston Fire and Casualty Company
Sanders Construction Company
Leslie Lammers
Houston Fire and Casualty Co
Bronte
Picnic and Fish Fry on Colorado River Near Rockwood
A large group from Bronte Reno Waco San Angelo and local areas gathered Saturday for a picnic and fish fry along the Colorado River near Rockwood. Attendees included Mr and Mrs J L Keeney Mr and Mrs J D Luttrell Tom and Billy Glenn and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Keeney
J. D. Luttrell
Tom and Billy Glenn
Bronte
C. E. Keeney
Reno
Nev
James Keeney
Waco
R. T. Huntley
Loyd Huntley
Caston Huntley
Eva McGraw
San Angelo
Colorado River
Rockwood
Bronte Extends Clean-up Week as Residents Work
Bronte extends Official Clean-up Week another week as residents toil to clear weeds trash and brush. Commander Howard Brock mobilizes road machinery and extra staff while dozers push debris from vacant lots and fires produce smoke. Local churches civic groups and women's clubs sponsor the effort urging everyone to participate to curb insects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Springer
Bronte
Howard Brock
Gully Washing Rain Deluges Bronte Area
A sudden shower drenched Bronte and nearby areas, delivering about one inch of rain in about 30 minutes from the south and east with brief northern winds. Winds damaged some buildings and merchandise, while Tad Richards reported no rain nearby. Temperatures cooled to the upper sixties with no major changes expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Mackey
Bronte
Tad Richards
Here
Farm Bureau Queen to Be Selected in Coke County
A Coke County Farm Bureau Queen will be chosen Monday night August 26 at Bronte High School auditorium starting 8 p m Three Queens will be crowned in three divisions ages 4 9 10 15 and senior Those 16 before Sep 1 and not over 22 by that date may enter Entrants must be single and a Farm Bureau member daughter or sister Prizes awarded in each division winner in the senior division advances to district contests Participants will wear formal dress answer questions about the Farm Bureau and give a minute speech on Why I Am Glad My Family Belongs to Farm Bureau Public urged to attend with other short entertainment features planned
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Coke County
Bronte High School
Weekend Guests At Mackey Home Include Lubbock Visitors
Weekend guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Marlin Mackey were their son Dolan Mackey and wife and baby of Lubbock, Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Fewel of Balls and Bobby Rees of Colorado City. Mrs. Marlin Mackey had just returned from spending a week in Lubbock with the Dolan Mackeys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlin Mackey
Dolan Mackey
Lubbock
Arnold Fewel
Balls
Bobby Rees
Colorado City
Dolan Mackeys
10000th swimmer honored at Bronte pool
David Glenn, son of Mr and Mrs Clark Glenn, became Bronte pool’s 10000th swimmer on Wednesday afternoon and earned a free steak dinner from Red Chain Feed Store. His photo will run next week after engravings are completed. Park caretaker Aubrey Denman lauded the pool as a boon for local children and noted summer swimming courses taught by Red Cross graduates Joe Don Wilkins and Richard Wayne Rees with lifeguard duties by both men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark Glenn
David
Red
Bronte
Enterprise
Aubrey Denman
Howard Brock
Denman
Joe Don Wilkins
Richard Wayne Rees
Red Cross Instructors School
Labor Day Barbecue Event Planned at Bronte Park
A public barbecue and program are planned at Bronte’s new County Park and Pool on Labor Day Sept 2. Park custodian Aubrey Denman says a speaker will attend and a short dedication will follow the barbecue at 6 p.m. Swimming and diving contests start at 10 a.m. The pool opens in the afternoon after contests. Business leaders are helping cover barbecue costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New County Park
Bronte
Labor Day
Aubrey Denman
Denman
Births Note New Tax Exemptions In Bronte And Tokyo
Mr and Mrs Carl Blair of Bronte announce the birth of daughter Karen Frances on August 17 at Bronte Hospital weighing 8 pounds 15 ounces. Grandparents Jim Blair Robert Lee and Dink Beaver maternally Monroe Alexander Bronte. Alfred age seven is their other child. Sgt and Mrs James Sanker Air Force in Tokyo announce daughter Pamela Sue born August 12 weighing 6 pounds 3 ounces. Paternal grandmother Mrs W D Turman Nashville and maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Monroe Alexander Bronte. Mrs Sanker is former Montie Alexander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Blair
Bronte
Karen Frances
Bronte Hospital
Jim Blair
Robert Lee
Dink Beaver
Blairs
Alfred
Sgt
James D. Sanker
Air Force
Tokyo
Japan
Pamela Sue
W. D. Turman
Nashville, Tenn
Monroe Alexander
Sanker
Montie Alexander
Dallas Visitors Return From Weekend Visit
Mr and Mrs Danie Scott of Dallas visited Mrs Faye Scott over the weekend. Mr and Mrs Joe Leecott also stayed part of the week on a vacation and planned to continue on to Corpus Christi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danie Scott
Dallas
Faye Scott
Joe Leecott
Corpus Christi
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Oak Creek Lake
West Texas Utilities Co
Corpus
Sims Food Store
Wall Street Journal
Springer
David Glenn
Bronte Pool
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