Christmas Bond Election Planned for 32 Bed Nursing Home
East Coke County Hospital District directors called a $250000 bond election for January 15 to finance a 32 bed nursing home. Balloting at Bronte city hall with Royce Fancher as presiding judge and Noah Pruitt Sr. as alternate. Absentee voting at Bronte city hall with Helen Kirkland as clerk. Preliminary plans list a $244600 fully furnished landscaped facility.
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East Coke County
Bronte City Hall
Royce Fancher
Noah Pruitt Sr
Helen Kirkland
Modgling Visits Town While Recuperating At Home
B E Modgling of Asheville was in town Tuesday afternoon saying he feels pretty well after a recent 66 day hospital stay and is now recuperating at home. His son Tom Modgling and wife visited the family in Bronte as Christmas preparations continue. The piece also notes hospital plans and local holiday closures as Christmas nears.
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B. E. Modgling
Tom Modgling
Asheville
N. C
Bronte School
Tueday
Santa Claus Letters Reach Bronte Readers On Christmas Eve
A verbatim satellite message from Santa Claus confirms plans to visit Bronte households Christmas Eve night. He writes to children and readers, promising to address requests with help from Rudolph who has been finicky but is improving.
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Alo
Santa Claus
Young~sters
First National Bank
City Card
Satrday
The
Enterprise
Bronte
P. S
Rudolph
November Bond Sales Totals for Coke County
Coke County Savings Bond Committee chair Gerald C. Allen reports November bond sales at 1855. Eleven month total reaches 16890, 56 percent of the 1969 goal set at 30000. Texas state figures show 12962108 in November and 161490677 for eleven months, 95 percent of the 1969 goal of 170.1 million.
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Coke County
Gerald C. Allen
Texas
Bronte School Board Welcomes Two New Trustees
The Bronte School board met December 11 in regular session and sworn in Russell Carlton and Glenn Skelton to fill the unexpired terms of Harold Moon and Conda Richards. They discussed creating a practice area for the band to protect the football field, accepted delivery of a new 12 passenger Ford school bus, appointed a textbook selection committee, reviewed 1969 proceeds from football games, noted a 180 day term requirement for 1970 71, approved liability insurance for moving vehicles effective January 1 1970, planned extra janitorial help for the holidays, announced an advisory council meeting in Austin January 7 8 and 9, moved the next meeting to January 16, and approved bills for payment.
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Bronte School
Russell Carlton
Glenn Skelton
Harold Moon
Conda O. Richards
Austin
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White Auto Store
Aubrey Denman
United States Savings
Freedom
Gale
Bes
Ianiel TS
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Bennie Carol Ogles By
Eddie Alexander
Kenneth Stroebel
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