Rita McCarley Crowned Coke County Farm Bureau Queen
Rita McCarley daughter of Mr and Mrs B R McCarley of Blackwell was named Coke County Farm Bureau Queen in Bronte. She graduates 1957 salutatorian and past Blackwell High School president of Future Homemakers. District contest set for Thursday at Big Spring with Mary Frances Wylie Mary Beth Schooler among other contestants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rita McCarley
B. R. McCarley
Blackwell
Coke County Farm Bureau
Bronte
Miss McCarley
Blackwell High School
Blackwell Future Homemakers of American
Rita Abbott
San Angelo
Farm Bureau
Big Spring
Mary Frances Wylie
Mary Beth Schooler
Robert Lee
Deanie Allen
James W. Allen
Prescilla Wylie
Leta Faye Robertson
Linda Kay McCarley
Sally Richards
C. O. Richards
Kay Roberts
Jolene Vaughn
Linda Henry
June
Jean Moore
Carolyn Kemp
C. E. Arrott
Estelle
A. J. Roe, Jr
James Coffman
J. B. Mackey
Dave King
Edith
Matthew Caperton
Edward Cumbie
Dove Season Opens Sept. 1 in This Area
Open dove hunting season begins September 1 in northern Texas. Shooting runs from noon to sunset with a daily bag limit of 10 and possession limit of 10. Coke County game warden C D Vann notes doves are more plentiful than last year, but migration can cause variable hunts. Shotguns require a three shell capacity. licenses needed outside home county. Coke County later opens deer turkey and quail seasons in fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
C. D. Vann
Robert Lee
Coke
Sterling
Runnels
Vann
H. Ngwestate—Lasen
Coke County
Local social notes from Bronte area relatives and visitors
Mr. and Mrs. George F. Smyth of Coleman spent Sunday with the John Clarks. Miss Phyllis Hockersmith returned to Kermit after a visit with the Clarks. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Bagwell of Big Lake en route to Hobbs, Kenneth Clark an apprentice operator at Maryneal, the J. T. Simpsons of Waco with a one month old daughter, Rev. C. J. Fox substituting at Kickapoo Baptist Church, and Rev. Blackmon’s revival in East Texas. A. E. Bell Jr. and family toured Red River and Ruidoso with stops in Albuquerque and Santa Fe then visited Bill McKown in Farwell. Mrs. A. J. Bragewitz left with relatives for Post and New Mexico trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George F. Smyth
Coleman
John Clark
Phyllis Hockersmith
Kermit
Clarks
J. O. Bagwell
Big Lake
Hobbs
N. M
Rowan Drilling Company
Kenneth Clark
Maryneal
J. T. Simpson
Waco
Bronte
C. J. Fox
Silver
R. W. Blackmon
Kickapoo Baptist Church
Fox
Jacksonville College
Hardin- Simmons
Abilene
Blackmon
East Texas
A. E. Bell, Jr
Red River
Ruidoso
Albuquerque
Santa Fe
Farwell
Tex
Bill McKown
A. J. Bragewitz
W. G. Ash‘rey
Post
Texas
New Mexico
Weekend Visitors and Moves Around Bronte Ballinger and Lubbock
The MacAdams family visited Bronte over the weekend after moving to Ballinger from Bronte. Allen Sherrod home guests included Hadin Berryhill Judy Berryhill Mari Sherrod and Johnny Sherrod and Betty of Midland. Leslie Dean Caperton moved to Lubbock and plans to enroll at Texas Tech this fall. Other visitors include Jean Hoberd and Kirk Keeney in Temple, the Baggetts from a Georgia Alabama trip, and the Rowes visiting O L Pittman in Colorado with connections to Baytown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. MacAdams
Bronte
Ballinger
Allen Sherrod
Hadin Berryhill
Judy
Marison
Lawton
Okla
Johnny Sherrod
Betty
Midland
Leslie Dean Caperton
Lubbock
Texas Tech
John Keeney
Jean Hoberd
Kirk Keeney
Temple
T. C. Baggett
Georgia
Alabama
Bob Gray
Mickey
Clean-Up Effort in Bronte Proceeds Despite Incomplete Work
Bronte shows noticeable improvement after two weeks of an Official Clean-Up Week led by H A Springer with church civic clubs and officials. Residents praised Commissioner Howard Brock for dedicating road machinery to sweep vacant lots as businesses repaint including Sims Food Store Cumbie Mackey Central Drug Cactus Cafe Pruitt Store and First National Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bronte
H. A. Springer
Springer
Howard Brock
Sims Food Store
Cumbie & Mackey
Central Drug
Cactus Cafe Pruitt’s
First National Bank
MYF Group Tours Central Texas
Seven members of the MYF of the Methodist Church with pastor Lin Loeffler tour central Texas starting in Bronte. They visit Longhorn Caverns Marble Falls Austin Granite Mountain San Marcos and San Antonio landmarks including the Capitol Mansion Brackenridge Zoo and the Alamo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MYF
Methodist Church
Central Texas
Lin Loeffler
Bronte
Longhorn Caverns
Marble Falls
George Burnham
Burnham
Granite Mountain
Marble Falls Lake
San Marcos
San Antonio
Brackenridge Park
Casa Rio
Jettie
Gwen Kirkland
Jerry McCutchen
Alonzo Robbins
Jackie Grace
Yvonne
Kenneth McMutchen
Local families make weekend travels through Texas and New Mexico
Mrs Loeffler and children went with a group to Marble Falls with her mother accompanying later. Rev Loeffler and Mrs Burnham plan to visit Marble Falls through Saturday. Others joined S A Kiker to Telson New Mexico to visit her daughter Mrs Harold Good for a month. A San Angelo group visited Austin and George West then San Antonio to see the Alamo and Brackenridge Park. Miss Betty Jo Glenn visited Bronte and later moved to Abilene for a teaching position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. E. Tidwell
James Arnold
Betty Jo Glenn
Bronte
C. C. Glenn
Abilene
Betty
Austin
Also Mentioned on This Page
MYF Group
Central
Walter Phillips
Rudy
Carroll Robbins
Lizzie Kiker
Rotan
S. A. Kiker
Telsom
Harold Good
F. R
Peewee) Collins Or
Folger’s
Kelly’s
Cumbie’s
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