Coke County Sets Big Home Repair Work Plan
Coke County homeowners plan to spend over 184000 dollars on remodeling and repairs in the next five years. The Council of America estimates strong employment and prosperity from this building activity, led by kitchen upgrades bathrooms and new roofing. Local funds at low interest from banks and savings institutions support the effort.
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Coke County
the Council of America
R. E. Jordan
Council
Bath
Jordan
Texas
Round About Town notes from Bronte Enterprise
Round About Town tidbits list patrons visiting Bronte, residents returning from travel, and local happenings. The column mentions Harvey Allen, Morgan McQueen, Dolf Richards, Fay D. Croslin, Jerry Mitchell, Bailey Bell, and Congressman O C Fisher among others, plus church, sports, and subscription notes for local papers.
Bell brothers injured in Orient auto accident
Richard E. Bell aged 21 and his brother Herbert H. Bell 18 were hurt when a 1940 Ford coupe tire blew out near Orient. Richard suffered severe injuries including three broken ribs a fractured shoulder blade and two pelvic fractures while Herbert had bruises and scratches. They were treated at a San Angelo hospital and Richard was to be moved to a veterans hospital when stable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard E. Bell
A. E. Bell
Orient
Herbert H. Bell
Richard
Navy
San Angelo
Gene Keeney
Charlie Keeney
Bronte
Herbert
Brock
Timmons
Veteran's Hospital
City Council Seeks Auditorium and Water Upgrades
The Bronte city council last Tuesday discussed water system improvements and fire truck condition. It appointed I. M. Cumbie, George Thomas, B. E. Modgling, and Emmett Caperton to committees to pursue an auditorium and water plan with local groups to secure a city auditorium. Mayor R. E. Cumble and other members backed action despite opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. M. Cumbie
George Thomas
B. E. Modgling
Emmett Caperton
American Legion Post
Bronte Community Service Club
Bronte
R. E. Cumble
Resigen
Funeral Held for D. J. Corley of Tennyson 83
Davis Jackson Corley 83 died after an extended illness at his home near Tennyson. Born September 19 1962 in Saluda South Carolina he moved to this area in 1907 and was a longtime Coke County rancher. He was a Church of Christ member. funeral at Bronte Church of Christ with burial in Fairmount Cemetery. Survived by his wife Lizzie Ragsdale nine children twelve grandchildren and a U S Army son in Germany. Pallbearers listed.
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Davis Jackson Corley
Tennyson
Mr. Corley
Saluda
S. C
Corley
Coke County
Indian Territory
Oklahoma
Texas
Church of Christ
Bronte
Claud Smith
Fairmount
Lizzie Ragsdale
Russia
Ella Virdell
Salinas
California
Alma Clark
Glen
New Year's Eve Watch Service Observed at Baptist Tabernacle
A joint Methodist and Baptist gathering at the Baptist Tabernacle opened with singing and an invocation by Rev. George B. McCrary. The program featured hymns, readings, and a chaplain duties talk, followed by games, refreshments, and a closing message by Rev. C. R. Blake.
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Baptist
Tabernacle
George B. McCrary
Leona Taylor
King Pharaoh
Chet Holcomb
Brother McCrary
Betty McCrary
C. R. Blake
Coke County road plans revealed by Judge Wylie
Coke County leaders unveil a Post War Road Building Plan to connect all communities with farm to market roads and a new Oak Creek bridge. The program, estimated at about 1.27 million dollars, stresses multi year funding via state and federal sources and aims to tie into a countywide road system for all residents.
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Coke County
Wylie
McNeil Wylie
Commissioners Court
State Highway Department
County
Colorado
County Line
Sterling City
Winters
Water Valley
Valley View
Lometa
Juniper
Oak Creek
Commissioners Court of
Katie McCutchen Baptized at First Baptist Church
In dim candlelight Miss Katie McCutchen was baptized at the First Baptist Church as the old year ended. The congregation rose to sing On Jordan's Stormy Banks I Stand as pastor and candidate emerged from the water marking the year’s close and the new year begun.
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Katie McCutchen
First Baptist Church
Jordan
W. H. D. Club News and Upcoming Training Sessions
Miss Croslin will assist at an officer training school in Eden, and 1946 council recommendations are planned with a 10 AM to 5 PM session at the Court House. Attendees include numerous local club members and 4-H leaders. she will also visit Fort Chadbourne Silver Tennyson and Wildcat for furniture re upholstery meetings. A Red Cross Home Nursing course may be offered with ten signups to begin.
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K. Glenn
Pete Pinkston
J. W. Labenske
Tom Schooler
C. E. Arrott
Willis Smith
Fred McCabe
Alfred Taylor
Delmir Sheppard
Jess Percifull
A. G. Taylor
Belva McCutchen
J. P. Arrott
H. A. Springer
Chester Harwell
Miss Croslin
Fort Chadbourne
Silver
Tennyson
Wildcat
Abilene
Landscape and Gars
Bronte Enior
Hayrick
Bronte and
Than Brown
Red Cross
Probate and Land Conveyance Records From County Courthouse
Official courthouse notices list a land consolidation involving Eveline Gillette and a $20 000 claim near Section 11 with D and S E Ry Company. Verdon Talmadge Allen’s will filed for probate December 17 with his father named executor. probate week of December 31 1045. Verdon Allen’s line appears in distant references with unclear names and dates.
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Verdon Talmadge Allen
R. B. Allen
Youn Sak
Clovis
Mao
Caperton Seeks Coke County County-District Clerk Post
Bronte native R T Caperton announces candidacy for County-District Clerk subject to July Primary. A Bronte High School graduate, he earned a BS Agriculture from A and M College in 1941, served in the Army including Burma, and now runs Caperton Motor Company. He also serves as civilian representative for the U S Army Recruiting Service and asks Coke County voters for support.
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Bronte Enterprise
HR. T. Caperton
Bronte
R. T
Coke County
Bronte High School
RB. T
A. & M. College
U.S. Remount Service
Quartermaster Administration School
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Caperton
Burma
Army
United States
Caperton Motor Company
U. S. Army Recruiting Service
Robert L. Hardy
Lubbock
Hubert Whitt Jr Appointed to Annapolis
H O Whitt Jr now in the Navy at San Diego informs his parents Mr and Mrs H O Whitt of Bronte that papers are on file for an appointment to the Naval Academy at Annapolis Maryland. Appointment came through Congressman O C Fisher. He has until July to decide and is expected to accept. He previously spent a year and a half at John Tarleton Agricultural College Stephenville after Bronte High School graduation.
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Ed Nunnally, Jr
Harvey Allen
Morgan McQueen
San Angelo
Dolf Richards
Navy
Dolf
Iva Richards
Miss White
L. T. Whites
Concho Field
Howard Rosser
Bronte
McCrary
Fay D. Croslin
Honey Grove
Dallas
Jerry Mitchell
Bronte Enterprise
Fay
Robert Lee
Bailey Bell
O. C. Fisher
God
Coppedge
San Angelo Standard-Times
Abilene Beer- News
Dallas Morningers
Fort Worth Star Telegram
Caperton
Bae
Paul Lund
I B. Sneed
Hubert Whitt
Isin
Santa Fe
San Diego
California
H. O. Whitt, Jr
H. O. Whitt
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Maryland
Whitt
Naval Postal Office
John Tarleton Agricultural College
Stephenville
Bronte High School
Meador Family Reunites For First Christmas Since 1941
Mr and Mrs C Q Meador of Tennyson celebrate the Meador family reunion the first since 1941. Their son Randal returns home on an honorable U S Marine Corps discharge after 28 months in the Pacific and wounds from Okinawa. Captain Paul Horn, son in law, attends after nearly two years duty in the Pacific and injuries are noted.
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C. Q. Meador
Tennyson
Meador
Meadors
Randal
U. S. Marine Corps
Pacific
Okinawa
Paul Horn
the Meadows
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Frank Kemp
Ballinger
E. E. Robertson
J. T. Henry
Lampasas
Fort Worth
Marvin Hoffman
Richard and
Herbert Bell
First Methodist Church
D. J. Corley
Bronze Parent-Teachers Association
PTA
Robert Forman
Ed Dean
Leonard Fletcher
D. M. West
R. S. Walton
W. W. Millikin
Norton
Donald Lee
Bobby Joe Vaughn
Charles Blake
Marguerite Mathis
Ray Stark
John Tarleton
Daniel Baker
Miss Mathis
Tarleton
McMurry College
Robert Hambright
Frank White
Hollis Ray Leonard
Nealon Carter
Marian Hensley
Rowland Allen
Charles Brunson
Lanham Carter
Billy Fay Stephenson
W.H.D. Club News
Miss Fay Croslin
Ree
Probate
R. T. Caperton
Hubert Whitt, JR
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