Bronte to Dedicate New Post Office Today
Bronte will dedicate its new brick and concrete post office at 2 p m at First Methodist Church with out of town dignitaries including Congressman O C Fisher. Dale Buckley will speak and present a flag to Postmaster Noah Pruitt Jr. Lions Club sponsors the event and a flag raising will close the ceremony.
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Bronte
First Methodist Church
Bronte Lions Club
O. C. Fisher
Noah Pruitt
Dale Buckley
Fort Worth
Last Rites Held Here Sunday For Tad Richards Pioneer
Funeral services for Tad Richards 82 were held at 3 30 p m Sunday at Bronte First Baptist Church with Rev. Lester Vinson and Rev. Reuben Blake officiating. Burial was in Ft Chadbourne cemetery. He died Saturday at his ranch 10 miles northeast of Bronte after years of ill health. Richards born Sept 2 1879 near Oak Creek lived in Runnels County most of his life. Survivors include his wife, son Ralph of Bronte, daughters Shaler Copeland Strawn and Claude Rowland San Angelo, brother John Anton, 10 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. Pallbearers listed from Bronte and nearby towns.
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Tad Richards
Bronte First Baptist Church
Lester Vinson
Reuben Blake
Welch
Ft. Chadbourne
Clift Funeral Home
Mr. Richards
Bronte
Oak Creek
Runnels County
Eva Tallant
Carlsbad
New Mexico
Richards
Tad
Hayrick
Panhandle
Texas
Will Richards
Richards Ranch
Ralph Richards
Shaler Copeland
Strawn
Claude Rowland
San Angelo
John Richards
Anton
Guy Strickland
Sid Evans
Jacob Morrow
W. A. Hickman
Blackwell
Bobby Simpson
Merle Proctor
Winters
Vernon Hightower
Sanelo
R.L. Stovall
Irving
Bronte Post Office Dedication Draws Local Attention
Bronte prepares for the dedication of its new post office building praised as a town credit with ample room and parking. Dale Buckley of Fort Worth will speak at the event sponsored by Bronte Lions Club inviting area residents to attend.
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Bronte
O. C. Fisher
Dale Buckley
Fort Worth
Bronte Lions Club
Proim
Deputy Warns About Hunting In City Limits
Bronte Deputy Sheriff Jesse Parker warns residents that hunting within city limits is illegal and cited a stray bullet that killed a heifer belonging to Barney Modgling as proof. He urges hunters to know city boundaries and vows prosecutions for violators. Mrs. Evert Best recovers from surgery in Bronte Hospital with son and daughter in law visiting.
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Jesse Parker
Parker
Barney Modgling
Modgling
Bronte
Firemen to Sell Light Bulbs in Bronte Drive
Bronte Volunteer Firemen will sell G. E. light bulbs to raise funds for repairs to the Bronte fire truck. They will canvass the west side Thursday night and the east side Friday night, offering bulbs in all sizes. The department is a local volunteer service for Bronte and surrounding area.
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Bronte
World Clothing Week aims to aid needy in Bronte area
Beginning Monday Bronte students will gather used clothing for World Clothing Week. The drive runs through next Thursday as part of a nationwide effort by World Clothing Fund to aid orphans and the poor in the United States and abroad.
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Bronte
United States
World Clothing Fund, Inc
C. B. Barbee
America
World Clothing Fund
Bronte School
Basketball Schedules Announced for Local Schools
The paper lists boys and girls schedules for elementary and high school teams. Dates include December games at various towns such as Ballinger Robert Lee Christoval and Winters plus Ozona Trent and Mertzon tournaments and January League play.
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Ballinger
Robert Lee
Christoval
Winters
Mertzon
Divide Elementary
Wall
Miles
Barnhart
Blackwell
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Cong. O. C. Fisher
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