Butane Service & Hardware Co. Opens New Bronte Building
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hugh Sims host a formal weekend opening to rename from Butane Service Co. to Butane Service and Hardware Co. in a new North Highway 277 building. Free refreshments, prize drawings, and balloons mark the event as the store features hardware, laundry, and storage space with central heat and air.
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Butane Service & Hardware Co
Bronte
Highway 277
Main Street
R. H. Sims
Robert Hugh Sims
Butane Service Co
Butane Service and Hardware Co
North Highway 277
Sims
Robert Lee
Ben Alfred Boykin
Magnolia Petroleum Products
Bitter Cold Weather Grips Bronte Area Over Weekend
Bitter cold weather dominated Bronte area over the weekend and into Monday with temperatures dipping to 15 and 16 degrees on Saturday Sunday and Monday nights. A warm-up began Wednesday as temperatures were expected to rise in the following days. No moisture accompanied the arctic air mass.
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Bronte
New Home for Butane Service & Hardware Co in Coke County
The Sims family announces the completion of a new building for Butane Service & Hardware Co. in Coke County. An open house is planned Friday and Saturday with free refreshments and a prize giveaway, inviting the community to visit the new facility and admire the expanded services.
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Butane Service & Hardware Co
Coke County
R. H. Sims
Coke County Farmers Endorse Cotton Acreage Controls
Coke County voters backed continued cotton acreage controls by a 35 to 9 margin among 75 eligible voters. J E Quisenberry Jr announced the 1959 allotment at 6900 acres, down from 8000 in 1958 with most land placed in the soil bank. Cotton yielded about half a bale per acre last season.
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Coke County
Texas
J. E. Quisenberry Jr
Bronte Prepares for Christmas Holidays and Events
Bronte schools dismiss for holidays with two weeks off until Monday January 5. Elementary and high school activities include Christmas parties and a 1 PM assembly. Local merchants report strong business and plan giveaways as the two day holiday closes next Wednesday. many reopen Saturday.
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Bronte
Bronze Enterprise Prepares Early Christmas Week Edition
The Bronze Enterprise will publish two days early to reach subscribers before Christmas. With Christmas on Thursday the press day changes, requiring news and ad copy to be submitted early. Saturday is preferred, but Monday is the final deadline. readers and local Bronte residents are urged to report plans and ads promptly.
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Bronte
Bronze Enterprise
Enterprise
Marvin Corley
Letters to Santa Claus in Bronte Enterprise
Children urged to send letters to Santa Claus via Bronte Enterprise in Bronte Texas for the Christmas edition. Letters must arrive by next Monday and will be printed and delivered to Santa.
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Santa Claus
Bronte Enterprise
c/o
Bronte
Texas
Bronte School Shows Low Per Pupil Spending in TEA Report
TEA figures show Bronte School spent 455.60 per pupil in 1956 and 385.60 in 1957, lower than neighboring districts Robert Lee Norton Blackwell Wingate. Supt Garland Glack notes local interest amid two year deficit and Humble Oil tax men confirm Bronte spends less per student than any nearby district.
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Texas Education Agency
Division of Research
Bronte
Garland Glack
Robert Lee
Norton
Blackwell
Wingate
Humble Oil
Bronte School
Humble
Black
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