March of Dimes Campaign Gains Momentum in County
The March of Dimes drive begins this week with collection banks in local businesses and planned activities. Ernest Ivey and Mrs. Geraldine Proctor, among others, coordinate drives on the east side, while Victor Wojtek leads the west side with A. J. Kirkpatrick assisting. Local cafes plan a five cent coffee surcharge, funds benefiting the polio effort.
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Ernest Ivey
Tennyson
Chester Derrick
Marvin Corley
Mule Creek
Ivey
Geraldine
The March of Dimes Drive and Election Year Notes
A reflective note urges support for the March of Dimes polio campaign and questions about fundraising costs. It emphasizes contributions as essential for researchers and vaccine work. The item also mentions election year politics and reminds readers to pay poll taxes to qualify to vote. A Boston man’s death while cussing an editor is mentioned as a cautionary anecdote.
Coke County Livestock Show Set for January 23
The annual Coke County Livestock Show will be held at the show grounds in Robert Lee with Werner Lindig of San Angelo serving as judge. Prizes total 300 dollars. Animals must be in place by 9 a.m. January 23. Home Demonstration Clubs Council runs a concessions stand.
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Coke County
Rites Read for J. N. Marks 76
Funeral services for J. N. Marks 76 of San Angelo formerly of Brookshire were held at Cox Funeral Home San Angelo. Buried at Mt Victory cemetery Brookshire. He died after a heart attack en route to a hospital. Survivors include his wife two sons six daughters a stepson and a step daughter.
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J. N. Marks
San Angelo
Brookshire
Cox Funeral Home
Mt. Victory
Marks
Jim
Leon
Houston
Sylvan Thompson
Lawrence Webb
San Antonio
Jim Dennis
Belen
N. Mex
Joe Meglin
Billings
Montana
C. B. Mitchell
Pomona
Calif
Coy Walford
Andrews
Texas
Vergil Ash
Jerry Landers
Clark redecorates banker shop with fresh interior and roof
F L Clark completed re decorating his banker shop. He recently had a new roof installed and is repainting the exterior white. Interior receives fresh paint and new upholstery on barber chairs.
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F. L. Clark
Mrs Lum Lasswell Named New Teacher At Bronte School
Bronte School trustees elected Mrs Lum Lasswell as a new teacher to begin next Monday marking the start of the second semester. Supt J L Carroll was named census trustee as changes shift census to January. Parents with children starting school next fall are asked to register at the superintendent’s office. The board also voted to enforce the state compulsory attendance law requiring children aged seven to sixteen to attend public school for at least 120 days, with limited written excused absences.
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Bronte School
Lum Lasswell
Bronte
Supt
J. L. Carroll
Politics Begins In Coke County Races
In Coke County the political year starts with incumbents mostly seeking re election. Jeff Dean Paul Good Weldon Fikes Mrs Gertrude Gray Howard Brock Claude Ditmore Ed Hickman announce for various offices. Hickman’s paper circulation is low. City elections in April see four council candidates and a mayoral bid by Arnold Ball with several incumbents stepping down.
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Coke County
J. W. Service
Frank Dickey, Jr
Jeff Dean
Paul Good
Weldon Fikes
Gertrude Gray
Howard Brock
Claude Ditmore
Ed Hickman
Hickman
U. S. Senate
Texas
Lyndon Johnson
U. S S. Senate
City
Arnold F. Ball
Butane
H. O. Whitt
Charlie Boecking
Ernest Ivey
Joe George Wilkins
Jess Perciful
Winter Weather Visits Bronze
Cold spell arrives after warm spell with overcoats needed since Sunday. Light drizzle fell Wednesday and Wednesday night with little measurable moisture. Meteo forecasts a new cold front moving in late today or early tomorrow.
Four Bronte Longhorns Named to All District Football Teams
Bronte Longhorns, district champions, placed six on the second all district team and four on the first team at a Wednesday coaches meeting in Loraine. The 7-B district will include seven teams this fall with a schedule of six home games and two open dates.
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Bronte Longhorns
Loraine
Longhorns
T. McWilliams
Trent
Ben Bessent
Robert Lee
Robert Payne
Buck James
Bronte
Elton Freeman
John McDaniel
Jimmy Best
Dean Stephenson
Phil’Goodwin
Archie Phillips
Hollis Lloyd
Johnny Smith
Eddie Braswell
Harold Denton
Stanley Phillips
Kenneth Scott
Donnie Braswell
Bob Barnes
Troy Putman
Joe Scott
James Robertson
Lynn Davidson
Yonly Bronte
Coahoma
Hobbs
Ira
Hermleigh
Richland Springs
Abilene
Bronze midseason basketball tournament starts Thursday
The Bronze midseason basketball tournament opens next Thursday January 21 with sixteen teams. First round at 6 p.m. features Mertzon vs Miles girls, 7 p.m. Mertzon vs Miles boys, 8 p.m. Bronte vs Barnhart girls, 9 p.m. Bronte vs Barnhart boys. Friday continues with Blackwell vs Sterling City girls at 6 p.m. and Robert Lee vs Christoval girls at 7 p.m. followed by Robert Lee vs Christoval boys at 8 p.m. and Blackwell vs Sterling City boys at 9 p.m. Semifinals start at 8 a.m. Saturday, with Consolation at 6:15 p.m. and finals at 8:30 p.m. Girls crown to follow.
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Mertzon and
Miles
Mertzon
Bronte and Barnhart
Blackwell
Sterling City
Robert Lee
Christoval
Fines in JP Court total $2216.50 for 1953
Justice of the Peace C. E. Bru ton reported this week that he collected $2216.50 in fines during 1953. The amount more than doubled the 1952 total of $1067.
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Justice of the Peace
C. E. Bruton
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Boston
Cussin
Herbert Holland
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