Junior High Teams Win. Bronze Shorthorns Take Championship
The Robert Lee junior high event saw the Bronze Shorthorns clinch the title while the girls earned the consolation trophy. Boys defeated Robert Lee Dogies 42-23 to reach the finals, then beat Winters 51-36 for the championship. Sherrie Coulson led the girls with 17 points in one game and Debbie Lowell and Kim Arrott earned all tournament spots. The squads later beat Water Valley 60-23 and 51-8 respectively, improving records. Wingate tourney looms with girls vs Butterfield and boys vs Butterfield. An Adult Basic Education meeting set for Bronte School aims to offer free courses starting soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Lee
Jim Dan Raughton
Wayne Alexander
Louis Martinez
Alan Barbee
David Chapman
Bobby Bailey
Winters Lads
Baughton
Doug Kelly
Alexander
Randy Scott
Barbee
Kit Carlton
Bailey
Martinez
Lassies
Mertzon
Coalson
Arrott
Snead
Cumbie
Carper
Debbie Lowell
Sherrie Coalson
Kim Arrott
Water Valley
Wingate
Gurls
Butterfield
Blackwell Rites for Peyton Sedberry
Funeral services for Peyton Sedberry aged 65 of Route 1 Blackwell were held in Sweetwater. Officiating was Rev G K Corley of West Texas Boys Ranch. Burial followed in Decker Cemetery. He died Thursday at 1 am in Simmons Memorial Hospital Sweetwater. Born February 14 1905 in Decker he lived in the area all his life. He married Iva Jenkins March 14 1947. Survivors include his wife a son a daughter two sisters two brothers and two grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peyton Sedberry
Route 1
Blackwell
Patterson-McCoy Chapel of Memories
Sweetwater
G. K. Corley
West Texas Boys Ranch
Decker Cemetery
Mr. Sedberry
Simmons Memorial Hospital
Decker
Iva Jenkins
Tohoka
Hoppy Sedberry
Raymond
Ada Beth) Parker
Germany
Andy Pruitt
Jimmie Lowe
Abilene
John S. Sedberry
Colorado City
W. D. Sedberry
Stewardship Study Set At Central Baptist Church
A stewardship course begins Sunday night at Central Baptist Church and runs weekly through February. It will be taught by Pastor Rev. M. E. Patterson with invites extended to all. Also noted is a workshop at St. Marys Catholic School in San Angelo on drug use and abuse attended by Prin. James M. Raughton, Band Director Louis Thornton and Bryan Pruitt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Baptist Church
M. E
Pete) Patterson
Prin
James M. Raughton
Louis Thornton
Bryan Pruitt
St. Mary’s Catholic School
San Angelo
New License Tags On Sale In Jacobs Office
New 1971 license plates went on sale Feb 1 in the office of County Tax Assessor-Collector O B Jacobs. Most vehicle owners have received registrations by mail. Forms should be carried to the tax office when buying tags or mailed with $1 extra for handling and mailing to receive the new tags.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. B. Jacobs
Bronte Student Jim Dunnam Seeks Mail During Hospital Stay
Jim Dunnam a 14 year old Bronte School eighth grader has entered Gonzales Warm Springs Foundation Hospital for about two months of treatment. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Wayne Dunnam and asks friends to mail letters to P O Box 58 Gonzales Texas 78629.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Dunnam
Bronte School
Jim
Wayne Dunnam
Gonzales Warm Springs Foundation Hospital
P. O
Gonzales
Texas
Funeral Services Held Here Tuesday For Mrs. Kiker
Mrs. Norman R. La Verne Kiker 49 died at home likely of a heart attack. Funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday at First United Methodist Church Bronte with Rev. Fred Brown officiating. Burial 4 p.m. Evergreen Cemetery Ballinger under Newby Funeral Home Bronte. Survivors include husband, three daughters, mother, two aunts, two uncles and several relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman R
la Verne) Kiker
Kiker
First United Methoist Church
Bronte
Fred Brown
Wayne N. Stout
Evergreen Cemetery
Ballinger
Newby Funeral Home
Riker
Hatchell
Ballinger High School
Wink) Kiker
San Angelo
Marfa
Carrizo Springs
Central Drug
Breente
Tommy
la Jan) Walter
Ranger
Ronnie
Kreta) Lee
Arlington
Gary Don
Kathy) Allen
Lubbock
Jesse Smith
J. A. Huffhines
Abilene
Ed Voelker
Winters
J. Frank Smith
Odessa
J. B. Mack
Beedie Franklin Named Delaware County Daily Times Sports Editor
Bob Franklin, longtime sports writer, becomes sports editor of the Delaware County Daily Times in Chester, Pennsylvania. He succeeds J E Gebhart Jr and has 80 years in sports journalism, with a career spanning Bronte to Akron and multiple newspapers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob (Beedie) Franklin
Delaware County Daily Times
Chester
J. E. Gebhart Jr
Franklin
The
Daily Times
Air Force
Japan
Bronte Longhorns
Bronte High
San Angelo
Artesia
N. M
Clovis
Amarillo
Akron
Ohio
Delaware County
Fines Collected By Precinct 2 Justice Of The Peace Boost Coke County Income
Judge Cecil Kemp reported January fines for Coke County. The Precinct 2 Justice of the Peace office collected $1895 in fines. the state share from hunting and fishing violations was $72.25, and Kemp sent the county $1822.75.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Precinct 2
Justice of the Peace
Coke County
Cecil Kemp
Kemp
DL Patrolman Schedule in Courthouse and Feb 16
The Drivers License Patrolman will be in the courthouse Tuesday morning only. The following Tuesday February 16 he will be in the office all day.
Bronze Longhorns edge Blackwell in tight two-game span
The Bronze Longhorns basketball teams closed their season with wins and losses. Boys beat Garden City 51-49 and Blackwell 71-68 with Pruitt Lawdon Arrott leading scorers. girls fell to Garden City 50-36, then beat Blackwell 72-53 led by Vaughn Golson 27 and Dena Lee 14. Two games remain with Water Valley and Forsan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden City
Blackwell
Hornets
Bruce Pruitt
Lynn Lawdon
Mike Arrott
Bobby Skelton
Gary Skelton
Donnie Thompson
Lawdon
Dena Lee
Michelle Golson
Andra Cooper
Jolene Vaughn
Susan Arrott
Water Valley
Forsan
Bronte Gym
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jrs
Sherrie Coulson
Kim Arrett
Julie Snead
Conso
Leah Barbee
Arrett
Debbie Carper
Shelley Cumbie
Janie Raughton
Viva’ Scott
Raughton
Chapman
Kelly
Supt. C. B. Barbee
Norman R. Kiker
Central Baptist
Jacobs
Erna la Verne
Methodist Church
Cumbie & Mackey Dry Goods
Bob Franklin
Earl D
Pete) Nutter
Bronte High School
San Angelo Junior College
North Texas State University
Thompson
Ton
Pruitt
Melissa Lee
Vaughn
Golson
D. Lee
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