Longhorns Begin Workouts for 1955 Season
Longhorns open 1955 workouts with 32 candidates. Dorsey leads as new head coach aided by Black as assistant. Backfield rebuild underway with multiple juniors and sophomores competing for spots. A tough schedule includes six home games at Elbert Stephenson Memorial Stadium with district clashes against Santa Anna and Bangs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garland Black
Dorsey
Longhorns
Black
Billy Charles
Joe Ramirez
Bobby Brock
Tommy Latham
Tommy Bell
Wrinkle
Ramirez
Brock
Latham
Bell
Bobby Hester
Don Glenn
Doyle Rogers
Gene Sherrod
James Andrews
Les Caperton
James Tidwell
Ronny Cole
Ronny Robbins
Bobby Webb
Dean Black
Jerry Parker
S. J. Rose
Don Bagwell
Albert Grace
Jimmy Brunson
Longhorn
Pinky Gentry
Noel Scott
Parson
Johnny Smith
Aubrey Denman
Billy Tounger
Martin Lee
Jimmy Lee
Elbert Stephenson
New Texaco Station Opened In Bronte And Cafe Sold
Bronte welcomes Billy Joe Sackett and Al Jon Bryan as new Texaco Station operators. Mrs W B McShan and Miss Clyde Black bought the ity Cafe from Lonnie Grimes and opened for business. Local chatter notes mixed feelings about area projects and vacations while a dramatic line hints at a shooting incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bronte
Billy Joe Sackett
al Jon Bryan
Texaco
W. B. MecShan
Pa Clyde Black
Lonnie Grimés
Texaco Station Opens Along Highway 277
Billy Joe Luckett and Allen Bryan opened a new Texaco station last Saturday on Highway 277 across from the bank. A formal opening is planned for September 3 with free prizes. The station is leased from the Texas Company, leased from a San Angelo firm, and features modern washing and greasing equipment, rest rooms, and spacious driveways.
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Billy Joe Luckett
Allen Bryan
Texaco
Highway 277
Bank
Sackett and Bryan
Texas Company
San Angelo
Youth Led Revival Begins Sunday at 1st Baptist Church
Rev. Bill Cope of Norton will preach at First Baptist Church in a Youth led revival from August 28 through September 4. Services start Sunday 11 a.m. with nightly 8 p.m. meetings and 7 p.m. training union. Local youth pastor Johnny Smith urges adult support. prayer services at 7:30 p.m. in old Tabernacle square.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
1St Baptist Church
Bill Cope
Norton
First Baptist Church
Brookshire Baptist Church
Norton Public School
Ballinger
Howard Hamner
Johnny Smith
Last Rites Held for J. B. Clark Jr in Gilmer
Funeral services were held at Tennyson Baptist church for J. B. Clark Jr., 25, of Gilmer who died from injuries at the Lone Star Steel Plant near Longview. He served in Korea with the 23rd Infantry, was married to Martha Ann McClure, and survived by his parents, wife, two brothers Bobby and Kenneth, two sisters Bessie Mae and Mary Helen, and his grandmother Mary Clark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Clark, Jr
Gilmer
Longview
Tennyson Baptist Church
O. D. Odom
W. E. Chandier
D. F. Pruitt
Santa Anna
Clark
Lone Star Steel
Gregg Memorial Hospital
Korea
23Rd Infantry Regiment
J. B. Clark, Sr
Tennyson
Bobby Clark
Monahans
Kenneth Clark
Bronte
Bessie Mae Tucker
Mary Helen Garrett
San Angelo
Mary Clark
Bronte School Set to Open Next Thursday
Bronte Schools will begin the fall term at 8:30 with five buses on routes and lunch service on Thursday and Friday. Enrollment runs Thursday. Staff lists for elementary and high school include teachers such as Mrs. Vetal Flores and J. Simpson, with completion of a new elementary building delayed to October.
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Bronte School
Bronte
Supt
Garland Black
T. G. Gleghorn
Brookshire
Albert Davis
Tennyson
Pete Gentry
Ft. Chad, Rt
T. E. Tidwell
Hayrick-Humble Camp
B. G. Timmons
Oak Creek
Maine
Warning on Leafworm Hatch Threat to Cotton Crop
County warns of a large leafworm hatch by week end with eggs due Thursday or Friday. Farmers should prepare to apply pesticides, as leaf area loss above 10 percent reduces plant ability to mature a heavy boll crop.
Services Held for Bill Barnes 26 Wreck Victim
Funeral services for Billy Hubert Barnes aged 26 were held at La mar Street Baptist Church in Sweetwater with Rev. C. F. Powell and Rev. Douglas Gossett officiating. Burial followed at Sweetwater cemetery. Barnes, born November 1, 1928 in Blackwell, was a Navy Korean War veteran and employee of J. T. Gibbins Oil Well Servicing Co. He died when his 1955 Chevrolet hit a bridge abutment on Highway 277 north of San Angelo. He left a large family including parents M. L. Barnes Sr. of Blackwell and siblings across several towns. Pallbearers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy
Bill) Hubert Barnes
Lamar Street Baptist Church
Sweetwater
C. F. Powell
Douglas Gossett
Blackwell Methodist Church
Patterson Funeral Home
Young Barnes
Bronte
San Angelo
J. T. Gibbins
Well Servicing Co
Blackwell
M. L. Barnes
Barthers
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Oscar Dorsey
Archie Phillips
Kenneth Scott
San Angelo College
Abilene Christian College
Sterling City
Fore
ACC
Richland Springs
Abilene Sophs
Melvin
S Hermleigh
Loraine
Prent
Bangs
Robert Lee
Kickapoo
Bronte High School
Mrtha Ann McClure
Br. Opp
Vetal Flores
George Thomas
Homer Phillips
Ilva Newman
R. E. Johnson
R. C. Lasswell
Grady Baker
Delores Darrow
Sue Germany
J. T. Henry
Commercial
Vocatinal Agriculture
Royce Fancher
Joe Simpson
Mary Walker
R. W. Sims
J. J. Adair
Monroe Alexander
By Jack B. Waide
Coke County
Bill Barnes
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