Petitions Call Study of New Coke County Jail
Petitions circulated in Robert Lee and Bronte urge Coke County Commissioners Court to study the need and construction of a new jail. Supporters argue the current facility is inadequate for prisoners and housing the sheriff, noting finances allow for a new jail after bonds for the courthouse and county park are paid. Some discuss turning the old jail over to the Coke County Historical Survey Committee.
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Robert Lee
Bronte
Coke County Commissioners’ Court
Honorable Commissioners' Court
Coke County
Texas
Commissioners’ Court
Coke County Historical Survey Committee
Services Held for C. H. Hester 91 in Bronte
Funeral services were held at First Baptist Church for C. H. Hester 91 with Rev. R L Denton and Rev. Harry Morris officiating. Burial followed at Fairview Cemetery under Williams Funeral Home. Hester died Sunday evening in Bronte Hospital after a long illness born February 17 1875 in Duncan Creek Alabama. He lived in Coke County since 1955 and was a stock farmer, a Methodist. Survivors include three sons two daughters a brother a sister eighteen grandchildren and nineteen great grandchildren. Pallbearers were Lester Webb Clayburn Webb James Arrott Franklin Thomas and Claude Beaver.
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C. H. Hester
First Baptist Church
R. L. Denton
San Angelo
Harry Morris
Fairview Cemetery
Williams Funeral Home
Mr. Hester
Bronte Hospital
Duncan Creek
Ala
Davie Jackson
Russellville
Coke County
Hester
Callahan County
Luther Hester
Bronte
Lonnie Hester
Blackwell
Johnny Hester
Arleta
Calif
J. C. Boatright
Tom Donaldson
Sepulveda
Fred Hester
Sulphur Springs
Anna Brown
Italy
Lester Webb
Clayburn Webb
James Arrott
Franklin Thomas
Claude Beaver
Sharon McCutchen Enters Angus and Hereford Steers
Sharon McCutchen a Coke County 4 H member enters one Angus steer and one Hereford steer in the San Antonio Livestock Exposition running February 10 to 19 at the Joe Freeman Coliseum. The show offers more than a quarter million dollars in premiums prizes and purse money across the 18th annual stock show and rodeo. Entertainment includes Judy Lynn and her band at the RCA Rodeo along with Charlie Walker Zippy the Chimp and the Cuneo Horse Revue offering family acts.
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Sharon McCutchen
Coke County
RCA
Judy Lynn
Charlie
Poke Salad” Walker
Nashville
Tenn
Zippy
Acta
All-Sports Banquet Set For Feb. 17th
Bronte High School announces its annual all-sports banquet to honor students involved in the year’s athletics. Guest speaker is Stamford native Bob Harrison, a San Francisco 49ers lineman and 1955 Stamford High School graduate who played at Oklahoma. Tickets go on sale Monday at $1.50 and will continue through Thursday or until half the tickets are sold.
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Bronte High School
Bob Harrison
Stamford
San Francisco
Blue Cross Opens to Persons Over 65
Ed Cumbie announces Blue Cross insurance for those over 65 supplementary to Medicare with February application window. Eligible seniors without Blue Cross may apply this month, with details from Mrs. C. B. Arrott or Coke County hospitals. Thelma Gentry remains serious after a January 28 stroke at home.
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Ed Cumbie
Farm Bureau
Cumbie
C. BE. Arrott
Coke County
Thelma Gentry
Shannon Hospital
San Angeld
Longhorns Clinch District 67 B Basketball Pennant
The Longhorns beat Sterling City 68 42 to clinch the District 67 B title with a 9 0 district mark. Remaining game at Water Valley Friday night could not change their standings. Davis Corley led scoring with 29 and Gary Allen added 9 as Garden City girls fell 61 44. Norma Pruitt led Bronte girls with 32 in their 78 39 win over Sterling City.
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James Baughton
Longhorn
Sterling City
Water Valley
Longhorns
Garden City
Davis Corley
David Glenn
Gary Allen
Doug McCutchen
Wayne Carlston
Charles Masterson
Don Hageman
Robert Gallaway
Randy Barbee
Keith McCutchen
Corley
Allen
Glenn
Masterson
McCutchen
Gallaway
Carlton
Norma Pruitt
Linda Carlton
Lisa Morrow
Kreta Kiker
Pruitt
Bronte
Kiker
Morrow
Cathy Kiker
Coke County March of Dimes drive reaches $848 total
Coke County contributions to the March of Dimes total $848.15 as reported from multiple sources. Additional $12.69 was canvassed in Robert Lee by the ’64 Study Club, $113 from the Robert Lee business district, $5 from the Sorosis Club Bronte and $100 from Mr and Mrs C H Wylie Bronte. Last week’s $617.46 brought the grand total to $848.15. Elmer Hurley Bronte fund chairman thanks all contributors and collectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coke County
Robert Lee
Sorosis Club
Bronte
C. H. Wylie
Zeta Delta HD Club
64 Study Club
Elmer Hurley
County Fund
Bronte Schools Enrollment Rises as Student Count Reaches 300
Enrollment in Bronte elementary and high schools climbs to 300. On Monday enrollments included Tanya Skelton Gary Skelton Bobby Skelton Randy Sharp and Mason Glenn. Tuesday’s enrollment included Gayl Wells, senior at Roosevelt School near Lubbock.
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Bronte
Tanya
Gary
Bobby Skelton
Randy Sharp
Mason Glenn
Gayl Wells
Roosevelt School
Lubbock
Death of Mrs Crunk in Evant Texas
Local residents were notified last weekend of the death of Mrs Floyd Crunk of Evant. She was a leukemia patient and died Friday. Funeral services were held Sunday at Valley Mills Texas with Mr and Mrs T O Spiller and Mr and Mrs Leslie Rolls in attendance.
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Floyd Crunk
Evant
Crunk
Atlantic Pipeline Co
Valley Mills
Texas
T. O. Spiller
Leslie Rolls
Eight Grade Poll Gauges Bronte Adults Opinions
Eighth grade class under Darrell Windhaus polled 108 Bronte adults on nine questions. The unsigned ballots were distributed as a classroom project, collected, and tallied with results summarized by the teacher.
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Darrell Windhaus
Bronte
Last Rites Held for Mrs. Sadie Brown
Mrs. Sadie Brown 84 of Tennyson died February 2 1967 after long illness. Services were held at 2 30 p m in Bronte Church of Christ with Cecil Cox officiating. Burial followed at Mule Creek Cemetery under Williams Funeral Home direction. Survivors include four sons five daughters a brother a sister 25 grandchildren and 50 great grandchildren.
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Sadie Brown
Tennyson
Coke County
Bronte Church of Christ
Cecil Cox
David Kimberly
Tennyson Baptist Church
Mule Creek
Williams Funeral Home
William Lee Brown
Denver
Colo
Lee Allen Stewart
Lubbock
Edwin Ray Moeckendorf
Lincoln
Nebr
Allen Terrell Brown
Wichita
Kans
Russell Brown
el Paso
Dwain Hageman
Austin
J. A. Howell
Odessa
Charles Ray Brown
Bronte
Brown
Colonial Rest Home
San Angelo
Grand Jury Indicts Three Persons in District Session
A 51st District Court grand jury met in Robert Lee on Monday and passed four cases. Indicted: Jerry Malnix theft by bailee. Franklin D. Machart of Sweetwater DWI subsequent offense. Louis Burton Bidson of Odessa DWI subsequent offense, the charge reduced to misdemeanor and moved to county court. Charges of theft by false pretense against Joe Brown Clarence Brown Calvin Burney Jr. and Melvin Parker of San Angelo were passed to a later session.
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51St District Court
Robert Lee
Jerry Malnix
Franklin D. Machart
Sweetwater
Louis Burton Bidson
Odessa
Joe Brown
Clarence Brown
Calvin Burney Jr
Melvin Parker
San Angelo
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Sterling City Girls
Mrs. Crunk
Windhaus
Manny Ed
Parker
Wesley Ash
Dana
Queswell
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