Bronte welcomes new flower shop and station owners
Eddie and Mrs. Alexander take over Bronte Floral renaming the business and Mrs. Ditmore’s former shop. Joe Davee from Ballinger buys the local Texaco station and plans to run it with Texaco products, moving his family to Bronte. The Ditmore laundry and butane business continues.
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Bronte
Ditmore Floral
Eddie Alexander
Joe Davee
Ballinger
Alexander
Bronte Floral
Ditmore
Davee
Texaco Petroleum
Bronte Enterprise
Vitation
Ditmores
Bronte Girls Dominate Stock Show Crowns
Coke County annual Livestock Show drew over one hundred 4H and FFA members in bitter cold. The Walker sisters Rebecca Sharon and Audrey won breeders special award with Sharon title champion gilt and Rebecca reserve champion barrow. Other champions came from Robert Lee Bronte and neighboring farms across multiple categories including lambs swine and cattle with showmanship awards to Harvey Wink Sue Lindsey and Darrell Pitcock.
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Coke County
FFA
Walker
Rebecca
Sharon
Audrey
Mrs. D. J
Lane Beaty
Danny Percifull
Robert Lee
Sue Lindsey
Edwin
Southdown
Jan Magness
Bronte
Marvin Ensor
Connie Blaylock
Ewe Lambs
Sharon McCutchen
Edward Cumbie
Harvey Wink
Darrell Pitcock
Sharon Walker
Lesa Lindsey
Edwin Lindsey
Steve Rives
Rebecca Walker
Terry Wojtek
Audrey Walker
Barrows
Gary McDaniel
Rebecca Waller
Lonnie Bloodworth
Exddae McDaniel
Rhonda Askins
Rosanna Boykin
Shera Pitcock
January Time for Voter Registration Urged
County Tax Assessor-Collector O B Jacobs urges January registration certificates for eligible voters aged 21 to 60. Voter, state, county, city and school taxes delinquent February 1. certificates may be obtained at his office or by mail. blanks available at First National Bank Bronte for east county residents.
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O. B. Jacobs
Jacobs
First National Bank
Bronte
Derrick Rites Pending for Texas Man Clarence D Derrick
Funeral services for Clarence D Derrick 70 of Tenn nyson are pending at Williams Funeral Home Bronte. He died Wednesday at St John s Hospital San Angelo after a long illness. Born August 18 1896 in Mills County Texas he is survived by wife a daughter Mrs Bud Denton San Angelo a son Chester Hugh Derrick Odessa nine grandchildren and great grandchildren along with four brothers and four sisters including Mrs George James and Mrs Lottie Berry of Tennyson.
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Williams Funeral
Bronte
Clarence D. Derrick
Tennnyson
St. John's Hospital
San Angelo
Mule Creek
Tennyson
Mills County
Texas
Bud Denton
Chester Hugh Derrick
Odessa
George James
Lottie Berry
Bronte and Robert Lee Open District Play In Coke County
Bronte boys lost to Robert Lee 68 50 while Robert Lee girls beat Bronte 55 24 in district opener held in Robert Lee. David Glenn led Bronte with 24 points. Kreta Kiker topped Bronte girls with 12 as Roscoe hosted Friday games with Allen 22 and McCutchen 13 for the boys. Next week Forsan visits Bronte and Bronte goes to Garden City. games start at 6 30 p m with district play continuing.
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Bronte
Robert Lee
Coke County
Longhorns
Steers
David Glenn
Davis Cartey
Wayne Carlton
Doug McCutchen
Gary Allen
Randy Barbee
Kreta Kiker
Rosce
Roscoe
Allen
Corley
Glenn
McCutchen
Carlton
Otis Rolls
Riker
Schedie
Forsan
Garden City
Morris family mourns death of Mrs Welch's father
The Rev and Mrs Harry K Morris and family traveled to Higgins this week after the death of Mrs Morris's father W C Welch 73. Welch died Tuesday January 10. Funeral arrangements were not immediately announced.
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Harry K. Morris
Higgins
W. C. Welch
Welch
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Joe McCutchen
Coke County Livestock Show
Cutchen
Ernest Marshall
Gulf Coast
Exina Anderson
Houston
James Blumentritt
Champ Lambs
Jeanin Tinkler
Rey Tinkier
Repert
Lee
Wayne Arrott of
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