March of Dimes Drive Opens in Coke County
Coke County begins its annual March of Dimes drive with plans for several January fundraisers to support local polio treatment and national research. Matthew Caperton chairs the east side campaign. County Judge W. W. Bud Thetford leads the west side effort as funds remain short.
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Coke County
Matthew Caperton
County Fund
W. W
Bud) Thetford
Caperton
National Foundation
Vote for 30c tax to fund flood dams in Bronte area
An editorial urges Bronte and rural residents to approve a 30 cent tax on county valuations to fund flood prevention dams. The piece argues the low tax would cost about $6 annually for a $2,000 home, warns of flood damage, notes federal involvement, and says the tax would last only two to three years.
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Bronte
Iit
F. S. Higginbotham
Higginbotham
D. K. Glenn
Planning Party
J. B. Mackey
Noah Pruitt Sr
Otis Smith
Olive Keeney
Longhorn 1959 District 6B Champions to Honor at Banquet
Tickets go on sale next week for a football banquet set for Saturday January 16 at 7 p.m. The event honors the 1959 Longhorn squad and their coaches as District 6B champions. Tickets are limited and early purchase is advised.
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Longhorn
School Holiday Notice for January 11
A fragment indicates a school holiday on Monday January 11 for students and staff. The text mentions Bronte but lacks full context or location details.
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Tance the Bronte
School Census To Be Taken In January
Sept C B Barbee announced the annual school census will occur in January to enumerate all district school age children. Mrs. Clark Glenn, the district secretary, will supervise and urge community help to count all students aged 6 to 18 on September 1, 1960, as state funding depends on accuracy.
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C. B. Barbee
Clark Glenn
Glenn
Doctor Robinson Joins Bronte Hospital Practice
Dr. Charles H. Robinson moves to Bronte to join Dr. John R. Harris at Bronte Hospital and Harris Clinic. He has practiced in Iraan and Rio Grande Valley, served three years as a Navy doctor, and replaces Dr. Dean Adams who left for Navy duty at Great Lakes. The Robinsons reside near the hospital with their eight month old son Randall and wife Merlene McMeans. Continued on back page.
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Charles H. Robinson
Bronte
John R. Harris
Bronte Hospital
Harris Clinic
Robinsons
O. R. McQueen
Robinson
Merlene McMeans
Stockdale
Randall
Methodist Church
Tennessee
University of Tennessee
Knoxville
Memphis
Iraan
Rio Grande Valley
Navy
Dean Adams
Great Lakes
Ill
Adams
Enterprise
Water District Tax Vote Next Tuesday
Voters in the Kickapoo Creeks area go to the polls next Tuesday to decide a 30 cent tax on property to fund Kickapoo Water Control and Improvement District No 1. The levy would cover dam construction costs and a federal fund for repairs, with polls 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. in City Hall.
Mrs. Dave Hoots Dies Suddenly at Home in Bronte
Mrs. S. D. Hoots aged 70 died at her Bronte residence late Monday night after a period of unwellness. Funeral services were held Wednesday at Kickapoo Baptist Church with Rev. R. W. Blackmon, burial in Robert Lee Cemetery. She was born Mattie Millican June 6, 1889 and married Dave Hoots October 8, 1907. She and her husband moved to Coke County in 1913 and farmed in Silver, Robert Lee and Bronte areas. Survived by husband four brothers and three sisters.
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S. D. Hoots
Bronte
Kickapoo Baptist Church
R. W. Blackmon
Robert Lee
Cilft Funeral Home
Mattie Millican
John Millican
Mills’ County
Dave Hoots
Goldthwaite
Coke County
Coke County Fat Stock Show sets record entries in 1960
The 1960 Coke County Fat Stock Show at Robert Lee show grounds next Monday will be the largest ever with about 50 4 H and FFA exhibitors from Robert Lee Bronte and Coke County. Ribbons prize money and sale chance rise to new highs as judging begins at 9 00 a m with breeding swine events and others to follow. meals and a barbecue dinner are planned at the Community center and concessions run by the County Home Demonstration Clubs.
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Robert Lee
Robert Lee and
Bronte Ffa
Coke County 4H
John Atkins
National Farm Life Insurance Company
San Angelo
Arthur Barlemann
Sterling County
James Bird Pentecost
Gaylen Pitcock
Hereford
Darrell Pitcock
Mereford
Dennis
Rain drizzles tally 1% inches as snow blankets region
Brief weather note reports 1% inches of rain since Sunday night while northern areas receive snow with up to a foot in the Texas Panhandle. Bronte area farms and ranches see improved prospects after recent weather patterns.
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Here
Texas Panhandle
Ohne
Bronte
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Dr. C. Robinson
Charles Robinson
Water District
the Water District
Prescilla Wylie
Jackie, Larry
Davie Corley
Kathy Service
Juanita and
Malcom Johnson
Roy Lee Baker
Doyle Robertson
Davie Boykin
William Ray Hood
Downie
Bennie Boykin
Barbara
Bobby Blaylock
Jerry Burson
Ronnie
Donnie Devoll
Southdown
Jimmy Blair
Jimmie Varnadore
Raye Jean McCutchen
Larry Ashworth
James Wells
Dee Arrott
Jackie
Larry
Jackie “Counts
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