Bronte Voters Set April 1 For City Council Seats
No candidates had filed by Thursday for four Bronte City Council spots to be filled April 1 as terms of Mayor Martin Lee and Aldermen slide. Incumbents in three city offices seek reelection, while hospital and school posts see incumbents running again with March deadlines.
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Bronte
Martin Lee
Tommy Lee
James Badgett
Elroy Butler
Bronte School Board of Trustees
East Coke County
R. T. Quaperton
Delbert Coulson
Dale Thompson
C. B. Barbee
W. W. Thetford
C. R. Blake
Dwain Pruitt
LeDrew Arrott
Board
Bronte High School honors its Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow
Susan Arrott of Bronte is named Bronte High School Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow for 1972 after a Dec 7 written and attitude exam. She receives a charm award from General Mills and becomes eligible for state honors plus a $1500 college scholarship and Britannica set awarded to her school. A county bond election on Feb 26 seeks $200,000 for paving and road repairs with seven polling places and judges listed. bonds may run 10 to 30 years at up to 5 percent.
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Susan Arrott
Bronte High School
Betty Crocker
General Mils
Susan
Wayne Arrott
Commissioners’ Court
W. W. Thetford
Santa Fe Donates Land For Blackwell Center
Baptist pastor Rev James Clark led a community effort to establish a youth center in Blackwell with land donated by Santa Fe Railway Co The project used an unused building on leased land and received support from an anonymous donor and railroad officials A Sweetheart Banquet honored the railway and highlighted the center as a civic gesture by the railroad community ties remain strong
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Blackwell Fias
James Clark
Aitchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Co
Clark
Santa Fe
Smaill
The
Santa Fe Co
Church of Christ
Railway
Herman B. Hill Jr
Amarillo
Blackwell
Ann Ivey Earns All-District First Team Berth
Bronte guard Ann Ivey secured a first team spot on the 11-B girls All-District Team after league coaches voted. Michelle Golson earned honorable mention. other named players include Lisa Hirt, Brenda, Kathy Reed, Debra Fryan, Deborah Halfimian, Robbie Glenn, Kay Holler, Kay Woodley, Judy Copeland, and Twila Coffman.
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Ann Ivey
Bronte
Michelle Golson
Ann
Ernest Ivey
Michelle
James Golson
Lisa Hirt
Garden City
Brenda
Cowley
Forsan
Kathy Reed
Debra Fryan
Deborah Halfimian
Forwards Golson
Robbie Glenn
Kay Holler
Sterling City
Kay Woodley
Judy Copeland
Twila Coffman
Mike Owens Purchases Gulf Station in Bronte
Mike Owens becomes owner of the Gulf Service Station on Highway 277 in Bronte, taking over from Elroy Butler. He moved from Dallas three months ago with wife Toni Reyes and two daughters, Terri and Stephanie, and is active in the Baptist Church. Owens, born in Missouri, holds an engineering degree from Southwest Missouri State, served four years in the Air Force, and worked in aerospace since 1967. He invites the community to stop by and meet him.
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Mike Owens
Gulf Service
Elroy Butler
Owens
Bronte
Dallas
Toni Reyes
Manuel Reyes
Bronte High School
Terri
Stephanie
O the Baptist Church
Missouri
Southwest Missouri State
Public Schools Week Observance Planned
Annual observance set for March 6 through 10 with Bronte events led by the Masonic Lodge and Lions Clubs honoring teachers and staff. A post banquet program is planned and will follow.
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Bronte
Masonic Lodge
Lions Clubs
Real Thoroughbred Dine Early Jr Starts Racing Path
Real Thoroughbred Dine Early Jr a week old colt owned by Dewey Luckett shows promise for the track as a two year old. Sire Dine Early Luckett’s favorite has won at Sunland Park Del Rio Bandera Junction Fredericksburg Seguin New Braunfels and other circuits. His half brother sold to a San Antonio horseman for East Coast major tracks and half sister sold at Sunland Park now racing at Tropical Park Florida.
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Dine Early Jr
Dewey Luckett
Dine Early
Luckett
Sunland Park
N. M
del Rio
Bandera
Junc
Tion
Fredericksburg
Seguin
New Braunfels
Dine ‘Early Jr
San Antonio
Dino Early
Tropical Park
Florida
Bronte Hospital Passes Medicare Inspection
Dr. John R. Harris owner says Bronte Hospital passed the Medicare inspection this week. Medicare representatives praised the facilities and services noting the hospital has more registered nurses than any small hospital in West Texas. Harris says only minor changes were suggested and the hospital complied with all rules.
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Bronte Hospital
Medicare
John R. Harris
West
Texas
Harris
Gary Von Davis 4 Dies in Car Pedestrian Accident
Funeral services were held in Iraan Church of Christ for Gary Von Davis aged 4 who died at 1 45 pm Monday from injuries in a car pedestrian crash. Burial followed in Iraan Restland Cemetery. He was born April 26 1967 in Traan. Survivors include his parents Gary L Davis two brothers John F Davis Barn ey B Davis maternal grandmother Imogene Griffin and paternal grandparents H L Davis and Mr Mrs H L Davis.
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Gary von Davis
Iraan Church
Imogene Griffin
Bronte
H. L. Davis
Big Lake
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Mirs. Cumbie Ivey Jr
Willie Clark
City Caffe
Matthew Caperton
Royce Fancher
Frank Percifull
Bryan Yarbrough
Tennyson
J. P. Arrett
Lora Belle Brown
Noah Pruitt
Calvin MccCuchen
Silver
H. L. Bloodworth
Ernest Clendennen
Green Mountain
D. O. King
Connie Millican
Mailway
Chicago
Warren R. Henry
Houston
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