Election Called Saturday April 7 for Bronte School Trustees
The Bronte school board met Monday night to call a Saturday April 7 school trustee election. Two vacancies will exist as terms of M. D. Stephenson and Foy L. Moore expire. Incumbent Moore and Harlene Lee are the board’s recommended candidates. Voting will be at Bronte and Tennyson with D. K. Glenn named presiding judge and Mrs Otis Smith as election judge.
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School Truste
Bronte School Board
M. D. Stephenson
Foy L. Moore
Garland Black
Bronte Humble Camp
Har
Len Lee
Brookshire
Bronte
Tennyson
D. K. Glenn
Otis Smith
McMurry College Honors Fall Honor Roll Student
Wyvonne Robinson of Norton made the McMurry College fall honor roll as part of the top 10 percent of 65 regular students. Grades ranged from 91 to 95 percent and were confirmed by registrar Jerome Vannoy. In unrelated note, contributions to the Texas Heart Fund assist in fighting a leading health problem.
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Abilene
Sps
Wyvonne Robinson
C. J. Robinson
Norton
McMurry College
Jerome Vannoy
Vannoy
McMurry
Texas Heart Fund
Norton takes first district playoff tilt over Mertzon
Norton Eagles defeated Mertzon Hornets 55 47 in District 20 B playoffs at home. Darrell Lee and Sam Morgan each scored 15 for Norton while Bill Tankersley led Mertzon with 26 points. The series moves to Mertzon Friday with a potential third game Saturday.
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Bronte Enterprise
Norton
Mertzon
Eagles
Mertzon Hornets
Hornets
Darrell Lee
Sam Morgan
Bill Tankersley
Printing industry payroll ranks eighth in U.S. manufacturing
The printing industry employs more than two and a half billion dollars in salaries, ranking it eighth among the nation’s top twenty manufacturing industries.
Parker Named Custodian of the Coke County Court House
Fagan H Parker was named custodian of the Coke County Court House at a salary of 250 dollars monthly with his wife as assistant at 150 dollars. The decision came from a special Commissioners Court meeting after prior Monday discussions failed to reach agreement.
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Fagan Parker
Court House
Fagan H. Parker
Coke County
Commissioners Court
Ed Hickman
Howard Brock
Brock
Parker
J. W. Labenske
Mrs J S Whatley Dies at Strawn
Mrs John S Whatley 79 died suddenly in Strawn while talking with neighbors. A native of Indian Creek she had lived in Strawn 35 years. Funeral at First Baptist Church Strawn with burial in Indian Creek Cemetery near Mineral Wells. Survived by four sons A S Bronte J C Eastland L Hico R Q Whatley Muleshoe and three daughters Mrs Earl Moon Strawn Mrs A A Pesch Moran and Mrs Hanyan Groesbeck plus 16 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren.
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A. S. Whatley
Strawn
John S. Whatley
Whatley
First Baptist Church
Indian Creek
Mineral Wells
A. S
Bronte
J. C
Eastland
Personalities and Talks At HD Club Meeting
The HD Club met at Mrs. A A Springer’s home with nine members and one visitor. Mrs I C Oden led the council report and Mrs C E Arrott was elected as club delegate for county chairman. A “One Dish Meals” demonstration was given by Mrs Faye Roe. The floating prize went to Mrs Claude Gentry. Members discussed Senate Bill 290 a 1956 retirement plan for Texas teachers and related benefits with in service and disability provisions.
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Texas
W. H. D. Clubs
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B. D. Snead
First National Bank
Speedy Joe
Hickman
Crowley Harmon
Harmon
Claude Ditmore
Sammy Jo Baker
Paul Good
Gertrude Gray
Re. G. Yell
Big Spring
New Court House
J.S. Whatley
HD Club
V. E. Beasley
San Antonio
F. S. Higginbotham
Warren Hames
Crosbyton
Hames
Gordon Carlson
Crane
W. G. Moon
Graford
Frank Bond
Cisco
Bond
Dick Duda
New York City
Mmes
James Allen
C. E. Arrott
Claud Gentry
Taylor Emerson
J. C. Oden
O. R. McQueen
Collins Sayner
Ronald Walton
H. A. Springer
Mrs. Roe
R. S. Walton
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