New Methodist Parsonage Dedication Sunday at Bronte
The First Methodist Church Bronte will dedicate its new parsonage Sunday at 3 p.m. with Dr. L. K. Brown leading, followed by an open house until 5. The home west of the church covers 1,484 square feet with three bedrooms two baths a den and other spaces, plus a 156 square foot storage room and attached carport. Rev. Bob Grimes invites church members and friends to attend.
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First Methodist Church
Bronte
L. K. Brown
Bob Grimes
Grimes
Progressive voters in Bronte discuss Kickapoo Creek dam project
A Bronte area note praises a planned Kickapoo Creek dam as a path to regional prosperity pending federal approval. It urges progressive leadership as elections approach for school and government offices, while noting favorable rains and a return from past hardships.
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Bronte Area
Kickapoo
Football Banquet Honors 1959 Longhorn Squad
A banquet honoring the 1959 Longhorn squad and coaches will be held Saturday night at 7. The event features letterman awards and the district trophy presentation. Bronze Longhorns finished undefeated in the regular season but lost in bi district to Wink, regional Class B champions. Tickets limited and sold at the school The Enterprise office Central Drug and Bob Wilsons barber shop.
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Longhorn
Longhorns
Wink
Enterprise Office
Central Drug
Bob Wilson
Last Rites Held For Bob Read
Funeral services were held at 2 p m Monday for R L Bob Read at the Robert Lee Methodist Church. Read died Saturday at his sister’s home north of Robert Lee after long illness. Burial was in Fairmont cemetery in San Angelo with Masons graveside rites. Survivors include a son Maynard Read of San Angelo two brothers John Read Lometa Jim Read Water Valley three sisters Mrs Runnion Mrs Em Foreman Kerrville and Mrs T A Price Bertram and two grandchildren.
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R. L
Bob) Read
Robert Lee Methodist Church
Bronte
Here
Robert Lee
Read
M. A. Runnion
Travis McNair
Robert Lee Church
Bob Grimes
Bronze Methodist Church
Fairmont Cemetery
San Angelo
Robert Lee Masons
Maynard Read
John Read
Lometa
Jim Read
Water Valley
Runnion
Em Foreman
Kerrville
T. A. Price
Bertram
Unseasonably Warm Weather Lifts Local Spirits
Early week warmth brings springlike conditions as residents shed coats. A half inch of rain fell Monday night with a slow drizzle Wednesday morning. Farmers and ranchers hope for an excellent year. Mr and Mrs Zack Wells of San Saba visited their son James Wells and family during the holidays.
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Zack Wells
San Saba
James Wells
Water District approves 30 cent tax for dam work
voters in the Kickapoo watershed approved a 30 cent tax by 127 to 32 to fund incidental construction and a maintenance fund for dams on local creeks. The district also elected F. S. Higginbotham and D. K. Glenn to the board. 159 votes cast. federal Soil Conservation Service must approve before construction can start.
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Kickapoo
F. S. Higginbotham
D. K. Glenn
Water District Board of Directors
Glenn
Higginbotham
Water District
Soil Conservation Service
Plans Shaping for Coke County March of Dimes Drive
Matthew Caperton outlined readiness for the 1960 March of Dimes campaign in Coke County with events in the mill. The Tad Richards dance returns Jan 30 with Clark Wynne and his orchestra from San Angelo. The Mother's March is Jan 28 and a Tamale sale by Bronte Latin American citizens is planned for Jan 23. Local volunteers will assist in Juniper Tennyson and Fort Chadbourne, as the county seeks funds from the national foundation.
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Matthew Caperton
Coke County
Tad Richards
Caperton
Clark Wynne
San Angelo
Bronte
LeDrew Arrott
Juniper
Tennyson
Fort Chadbourne
March of Dimes
National Foundation
National
Three Bronte Longhorns honored on All-Area Class B team
Bronte Longhorns Benny Corley Bob Wrinkle and Lanny Denman earned first team All-Area Class B honors with coach Bob Howard named Coach of the Year. Corley also earned Back of the Year and led the area in scoring among all classes with a 48 yard per kick average. Other Longhorns received second and honorable mentions as area teams were announced.
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Longhorns
Bob Howard
Bronte Longhorn
Abilene Reporter-News
Benny Corley
Bob Wrinkle
Lanny Denman
Longhorn
Corley
Denman
Bronte
Neil Black
Jerry McCutchen
Mike Luttrell
Jack Corley
Kenneth Caulder
Dee Arrott
Kenneth
McCutchen
Howard
Sae
Eid
Knox City
Gorman
Jim Ned
Loraine
Eldorado
Rising Star
May
Rule
Robert Lee
Hermleigh Trent
Throckmorton
Rochester
Baird
Aspermont
Don Johnson
Ronnie Huntsman
M. V. Vincent
Bobby Cook
Weldon Clarion
Larry White
John Brinegar
Larry Alldridge
Jim Nedback
Jerry Quisenberry
Paul Tinkler
Gary Ledbetter
Bill Mundell
Richard Sims
Ronnie Sims
James Blankenship
World Builders feature invites children to photo session
The Enterprise offers free portraits of local children in a one day event on January 28 at the Cumbie Building between Wilson's Barber Shop and Central Drug. No charge to parents and no obligation to buy prints. extra prints available by arrangement with the studio representative.
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Cumbie
Wilson
Central Drug
Bob Wilson
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NEW Methodist Parsonage
Ben
Bob Read
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