County Officials Seek Re-Election In Local Race
Five incumbents announced plans to seek another term in county offices including Judge Jeff Dean County Treasurer Gertrude Gray County Clerk J L Chilly Tinkler Precinct 2 Commissioner Howard Brock and Precinct 4 Commissioner Claude Ditmore. City races open with mayor and three council seats up April 1 filing due 30 days prior. Voters must pay a $1.75 poll tax at the Court House in Robert Lee by January 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeff Dean
Gertrude Gray
J. L
Chilly) Tinkler
Howard Brock
Claude Ditmore
Ernest Ivey
Charlie Boecking
Bill Thomas
Ben Oglesby
Court House
Robert Lee
City finances debated as council hears figures
At Friday night’s city council meeting a citizen voiced shock over annual operating funds estimated between 9 000 and 10 000 dollars, noting expected inflation and tax support have risen little in a decade. Bob Kennedy of West Texas Utilities discussed a new power station on Oak Creek Lake with construction likely starting next fall and completion hoped for early 1961.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Kennedy
West Texas Utilities Co
Public Services Department
Oak Creek Lake
Bronte Sets Six Holidays For This Year
A Bronte meeting of businessmen approved six holidays in addition to New Year’s observed last week. Closures include Memorial Day on May 30, Independence Day July 4, Labor Day Sept 1, Thanksgiving Nov 27, and December 25 and 26 for Christmas. They also agreed to close on Jan 1 next year as holidays are set after year start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bronte
Highway Blockade Saturday To Benefit March of Dimes
A road blockade on Highway 158 will be held Saturday to raise funds for the March of Dimes. I C Oden county fund chairman says local girls will stop cars to collect donations, with four teams alternating traffic. A law officer will supervise. Donors receive a Polio Pass card and won’t be stopped again. Treasurer Cecil Kemp reports 277.38 raised to Thursday noon, from a party, Bronte firms, and a dime coffee sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highway 158
I. C. Oden
County Fund
Oden
Cecil Kemp
Tennyson
Bronte
Tad Richards
Traffic Violations Dominate December in Coke County
Justice of the Peace Court records show 67 complaints in December with 59 fines paid totaling 1289.50. Abilene led violations at 27 offenders and 538.50 in fines, San Angelo next with 22 offenders and 474.00, while Bronte, Tennyson, Blackwell, and a Kansas resident contributed smaller totals. The DPS crackdown followed a spate of deadly crashes last fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of Justice of the Peace Court of
C. E. Bruton
Rees in Critical Condition After Heart Attack
R. W. Rees was reported in critical condition Thursday after a heart attack Wednesday about 11 o'clock. He is in a San Angelo hospital with possible slight improvement noted by Mrs. Rees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. W. Rees
San Angelo
Littlefield Rites Held Wednesday
Last rites for O. Z. Littlefield 65 were read at First Baptist Church here. Rev. Douglas Brown officiated. Burial in Fairview Cemetery under Clift Funeral Home. He died after a heart attack Tuesday January 7 at Bronte Hospital. A carpenter and farm planner, he was born April 28 1892. Survived by wife, one son Audrell O. Z. Littlefield, two daughters Violet May Self and Peggy Ann Phillips, 20 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren, eight sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. Z. Littlefield
First Baptist Church
Douglas Brown
Fairview Cemetery
Clift Funeral Home
Littlefield
Bronte Hospital
George Littlefield
Midway
Texas
Bertie L. Sutton
Audrell O. Z. Littlefield
San Angelo
Violet May Self
Midland
Peggy Ann Phillips
Bronte
Rites Today For A B Singleton
Sweetwater farmer A B Singleton, 56, died of a heart attack at his home at 6 55 a m. Funeral services set for Friday at 2 30 p m at the Evangelical Methodist Church in Sweetwater with burial in Sweetwater Cemetery. He had lived in Nolan County for 35 years and was well known locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Singleton
Sweetwater
Evangelical Methodist Church
Sweetwater Cemetery
Mr. Singleton
Nolan County
Coke County Livestock Show Draws Strong Entries in Rob ert Lee
Coke County held its annual junior Livestock Show in Robert Lee with hundreds of dollars in prize money. Bob Burson claimed both lamb champion and reserve, while Douglas Robertson won swine grand champion and reserve in light Duroc barrow. James Pentecost led the fat steer class, with attendant showmanship awards for Kay Wink and Annice Gartman. Auction sales averaged 97.50 a lamb and 101.25 a hog. a buyer list will run next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Lee
Bob Burson
Dee Arrott
David Waldrop
Douglas Ashworth
Coke County
Dawson Coleman
Vocational Ag
Miles
Bub
Buster Burson
Robert ‘Lee High School
Foster Sims Price
Edith
Douglas Robertson
J. W. B. Robertson
James Bird
Nolan
Lance
Ira A. Bird
Jim Barron
San Angelo
Pentecost
Annice Gartman
Bryan Gartman
Kay Wink
Bronte Citizens Discuss City Pay and Taxes at Council Meeting
About a dozen Bronte residents and businessmen met with the city council Friday night to discuss funding the nightwatchman salary and financing proposed improvements. They favored the city continuing to pay the salary and suggested tax rate increases if needed, with a survey of past tax money and city expenses to be published next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bronte
Helen Kirkland
Also Mentioned on This Page
March of Dimes
JP Court
Abilenians
Texas Department of Public Safety
Ss. S. Stover
State Baptist Convention
Minas Gerais
Brazil
Brookshire Baptist Church
City Council
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!