Coke County Voters Reach 1587 After Registration Day
O B Jacobs county tax assessor collector reports 1587 residents registered in Coke County by Wednesday morning ahead of a full election year. The count exceeds last year’s 996 in a non presidential year with many voters expected to sign up. Mail registrations postmarked by January 31 will be honored for various federal state and local elections requiring a registration certificate.
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Coke County
O. B. Jacobs
Jacobs
Presidency of the United
Bronte School Reports Fifth Grader With Hepatitis
Supt. C. B. Barbee says Debbie Geist daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Geist has infectious hepatitis at Bronte School. It is the only known case. symptoms listed but no cause for alarm or school closures. Debbie is treated at home and not seriously ill. parents urged to watch for signs and consult a physician if needed.
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Bronte School
C. B. Barbee
Debbie Geist
Jack Geist
Barbee
Debbie
Debris cleared from old Stevens building on Main Street
Workers cleared debris from the Stevens building on Main Street after a roof collapse that occurred months ago. The structure had been unused for years.
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Stevens
Main Street
Outstanding Service Award honors Bronze Enterprise 1967
The Texas High School Coaches Association awarded Bronze Enterprise 1967 with an Outstanding Service Award for exceptional high school sports coverage. Coach Cecil Toliver Executive Director L W Mc Conachie. The Longhorn football team and Supt C B Marbee are thanked for recommending the honor.
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Texas High School Coaches Association
Cecil Toliver
L. W. McConachie
Longhorn
Tommy Walter
Supt. C. B. Marbee
New Texas License Tags Go On Sale February First
County Tax Assessor-Collector O B Jacobs announces new black and white license plates for 1968 with Hemish Fair advertising for the World’s Fair opening in San Antonio in April. Sales run February 1 to March 31, owners must bring title certificate tax receipt current address and ZIP code. About 7 million plates expected to be sold in the next two months.
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National’ Bank
San Antonio
O. B. Jacobs
Texas
Jacobs
J. C. Dingwall
Catholic Rites For Miss Gutierrez 49
Funeral services for Miss Leo cadia Lopez Gutierrez 49 were held at 10 a.m. Monday in St. James Catholic Church Bronte. Burial followed at Fairview Cemetery under Williams Funeral Home direction. She died at 9 30 p.m. last Thursday in John Sealy Hospital Galveston after a short illness. She was born December 9 1918 in Mariposa and was a longtime resident of Bronte. Survivors include her father.
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Leocadia
Lopez (Calla) Gutierrez
St. James Catholic Church
Fairview Cemetery
Wiliams Funeral Home
Miss Gutierrez
Bronte
John Sealy Hospital
Galveston
Galveston Hospital
Mariposa
John R Harris
Service Held For Josh M. Stewart
Funeral services for Josh Mon roe Stewart 91 were held at Tennyson Baptist Church with the Rev R L Denton and Rev O L Frasure of San Angelo officiating Burial followed at Fairview cemetery in Bronte He died Jan 26 in Clinic Hospital San Angelo He was born July 13 1876 in Karnes County Texas and lived in the area over 50 years Surviving are seven daughters two sons 17 grandchildren 24 great grandchildren two greats great grandchildren two brothers and one sister of Rockport plus relatives in San Angelo Sweetwater Robert Lee and other nearby towns.
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Josh Monroe Stewart
Tennyson Baptist Church
R. L. Denton
O. L. Frasure
San Angelo
Fairview
Bronte
Mr. Stewart
Clinic
Karnes County
Texas
Nancy Ann Custer
Stewart
Bessie Stewart
J. T. Conner
T. W. Brashear
L. R. Stuckey
Juniors to Play for Bronze at Highland Tonight
Bronze junior high basketball teams will play at Highland tonight with a 6:30 p.m. tip off. The event features junior squads from the area in an interschool match.
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Bronze
Highland
67 Longhorns Honored at Bronte Banquet Speeches
The 1967 Bronte Longhorns were praised at a football banquet in Bronte School gym. Coach Grant Teaff of Texas Tech spoke on excellence, will to win, and carrying faith. Captains presented gifts. regional and district trophies were awarded. Jaycee Athlete of the Year went to Doug McCutchen.
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Longhorns
Tech
Longhorn
Bronte School
Grant Teaff
Texas Tech Red Raiders
Teaff
J. T. Henry
Cecil Toliver
Charles Taylor
Longhorn Club
J. B. Arrott
Toliver
Tommy Walter
David Glenn
Davis Corley
Doug McCutchen
Walter
James L. Golson
Bronte Enterprise
KRU Ballinger
Texas Coaches Association
Jaycee
Martin Lee
Bronte High School
McCutchen
West Texas
J. O. Richards
Bronte
Bronte Basketball Teams Win Lose In District Week
Bronte High School basketball split results with Garden City and Forsan. In Garden City the Longhorns won 81 37 with McCutchen 21 Glenn 17 Corley 12 while girls won 54 39 led by Pruitt 27 Kiker 18 Lee 11. Forsan game Friday fell 64 63. Corley 20 Glenn 13 and Masterson 10 for Bronte boys. Girls lost 64 52 Pruitt 29 Lee 18. Forsan leads district. Next games at Sterling City Water Valley and home Feb 8 vs Abilene Christian.
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Bronte High School
Teanis
Garden City
Forsan
Longhorns
Doug McCutchen
David Glenn
Davis Corley
Norma Pruitt
Kreta Kiker
Melissa Lee
Corley
Gienn
Carles Masterson
McCutchen
Pruitt
Lee
Sterling City
Water Valley
Abilene Christian High School
Tim Ward Poem Accepted for National High School Anthology
Tim Ward son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Ward Jr has poetry manuscript accepted for publication by the National High School Poetry Press. The poem will appear in an anthology titled an America Sings submitted in spring 1967 as a Blackwell High sophomore. Mrs C J Cornett Blackwell English teacher sponsored the project Tim now a Bronte High School junior.
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Tim Ward
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Janet Lee
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