Dimes Drive Now Underway In Coke County
The annual March of Dimes drive starts in Coke County with plans nearly complete. W H Bud Maxwell Jr chairs the campaign as groups prepare to contact residents, iron lung collectors are placed in Bronte, and the Tad Richards place hosts a January 24 dance with Lone Star Rhythm Boys. Bronze Club women run the Mothers March January 31 to finish the drive.
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Coke County
W. H
Bud) Maxwell, Jr
John Harris
Bronte
Tad Richards
Here
Bronze Club
Women Club Meet Discusses Polio At Bronte
Four Bronte federated clubs gathered at the Baptist church with Lanier Bell of San Angelo as guest speaker. He spoke on polio history care and treatment before a round table Q&A. Mrs Bonnie Batts accompanied him. Hostesses planned support for the March of Dimes drive as about forty attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bronte
Baptist Church
Lanier Bell
San Angelo
Bell
Shannon Hospital
Bonnie, Batts
Tom Green
Mmes
Charles Oliphant
Charlie Phillips
Cecil Kemp
Claud Gentry
Play Outsiders High School Boys Beat Mill Raiders
The high school boys team played in the local gym Tuesday night and won by one point. The final score was 40 to 39.
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millRaiders
Waldrop Elected THDA Chairman at Coke County Meet
Gladys Waldrop was elected T H D A chairman at a Coke County Home Demonstration Council meeting in Robert Lee. The group met January 12 with six members present from three clubs and Miss Joe Nell Black the agent in charge. The council set monthly meetings for the second Tuesday and approved the 1953 standing rules. Black reported on Consumers Research and the Texas Conservation Home Maker of the Year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys Waldrop
Coke County Home Demonstration Council
Robert Lee
C. E. Arrott
Joe Nell Black
Miss Black
Consumers Research
Texas Conservation Home Maker
Annual meeting of the Direc organization held
The annual meeting of the Direc organization for her business lists present chairman Frank Cannon of San Angelo vice chairman G C Allen of Robert Lee and secretary-treasurer. Directors include R E Bruce C S Coleman Rufus W Foster W D Holcimbe Cumbie Ivey and H C Ragsdale.
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Direc
Frank Cannon
San Angelo
G. C. Allen
Robert Lee
R. E. Bruce
C. Ss. Coleman
Rufus W. Foster
W. D. Holcimbe
Cumbie Ivey
H. C. Ragsdale
Postal Receipts Show Increase in Bronte 1952
Mrs. Carrie G. Williams, Bronte postmaster, reports 1952 postal receipts reached $7,736.66, up $737.88 from 1951. Growth attributed to town expansion and busy Christmas season with two extra clerks. 1951 receipts were $6,998.78, up from 1950’s $6,080.82 by $917.96.
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Carrie G. Williams
Bronte
Sorosig Study Club Meeting Notice
The Sorosig Study Club will meet tonight at 7 30 p m in the home of Mrs Ben Oglesby as scheduled.
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Sorosig Study Club
Ben Oglesby
Bronte Schools Delayed Reopening Amid Worst Flu Epidemic
Schools in Bronte moved into the second week with no classes as health officials planned Monday reopenings while many students and teachers remain absent with influenza. The town hospital is crowded and authorities call the outbreak the worst since 1917 18, though local reports suggest a subsidence in new cases though some remain severe.
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Bronte
Lodel
John B. Harris
More Than 500 See New Chevrolet Display
More than 500 people visited Caperton Chevrolet Co. on Friday and Saturday to view the 1953 Chevrolet on display. Two cars were sold by Saturday night, to Billy Joe and Billy Joe Bell, as visitors enjoyed coffee donuts perfume for ladies and balloons for children.
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Chevrolet
Caperton Chevrolet Co
Billy Joe
Billy Joe Bell
Capertons
Soil Conservation Essay Contest Open To Coke County Students
Bronte and Robert Lee High Schools join with the Coke County Board of Supervisors to sponsor a local Fort Worth Press Conservation Essay Contest. Essays must be under 300 words and due February 1, 1953, with prizes of 5, 3, and 2 dollars for first through third place. All local entries advance to the state contest based on originality, composition, and subject matter.
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Robert Lee
Bronte High Schools
Board of Supervisors
Fort Worth
C. N. Webb
Coke County Soil Conservation District
Texas
Bronte
A. V. Sheppard
SCS
Sheppard
Cambrian oil flow sparks fires and new discoveries
A Haliburton truck and Bronte Fire Department contained a blaze on Humble No. 18 R. E. Hickman in the Cambrian section after a drillstem test. Oil output reached 70 barrels hourly, with second test showing gas and oil timings. New wells including Humble No. 79 Sallie Odom and Lion No. 2 Mary Rawlings reported activity in Coke County Fort Chadbourne and Bronte fields.
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Bronte
R. E. Hickman
Halburton
Bronte Fire Department
Derrickman H. 11
Hicks
Gardner Bros
Fort Worth
C. J. Williams
Halliburton
Fort Chadbourne
Coke County
Sallie Odom
Odom
Humble
J. L. Brunson
Cambrian Discovery
Goens
B Brunson
Cambrian
Humble No
Edna Wylie
Pedro Martinez
Commissioners In Regular Meeting Postpones Wages Talks
The Commissioners Court postponed setting wages for county employees due to the illness of County Judge Jeff Dean. J W Service chaired in his absence and the court approved bonds for Frank Dickey Jr and others, accepted a bid for a new Sheriff’s car, and postponed salary and Farm to Market road discussions until Dean's return.
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Jefff Dean
J. W. Service
Dean
Frank Dickey, Jr
New
W. H.mpson
Robert Lee
C. E. Bruton
Bronte
Farm Bureau To Meet in Big Spring
Legislative strategy and organization plans for the Texas Farm Bureau for 1950 will be discussed at a special District 6 meeting in Big Spring January 1 at the Settles Hotel. District director C H Devaney says the session is part of a month of conferences across 12 of 13 districts with sessions starting at 10 a m and a noon luncheon with O R Long of the American Farm Bureau Federation.
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Texas Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Settles Hotel
Big Spring
C .H. Devaney
O. R. Long
Southern
American Farm Bureau Federation
Bronte Teams Enter Sterling City Basketball Tourney
Bronte boys and girls will travel to Sterling City Friday to enter the basketball tournament. The local girls play at 4 30 p m and the boys follow at 5 45 p m. If they win they advance to further play Saturday. The Bronte teams are optimistic about earning tourney honors.
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Bronte
Sterling City
Knott
Bronte Independents Edge Figueroa in San Angelo Thriller
Bronte Independents beat Figueroa Food Market 41 to 39 at Community Gym San Angelo. Marlon McCutcheen hit the deciding shot with a few seconds left and led Bronte with 12 points, joined by Ivey Riley Vaughn Moses on the victorious roster. Food Market’s top scorer was Sonars with 2 points, while Mike Terraz added 2.
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Bronte
Figueroa Food Market
San Angelo
Marlon McCutcheen
McCutchen
Bronte Boys
Mike Terrazas
Take
Sonars
Bronte News Highlights From 1992 Community Life
Eleven seniors held baccalaureate services at the Methodist church. Bruce Clift named Coke County delegate to the Democratic Convention. A 50 member grade school chorus won at San Angelo. Warren Beaver returned from a year in Korea to Bronte. Mothers Day services at First Baptist honored mothers. Hospital expansion begins to double capacity. D K Glenn receives soil conservation plaque. Local events include recitals and graduations, rainfall up to 5 inches with hail. Electric outages disrupted service. Goens lime well reports notable output. Elmer Hudman and Deborah Bagwell rites held.
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Virgil Walker
Bruce Clift
Coke County
Chet Holcombe
San Angelo
Warren Beaver
Bronte
Korea
First Baptist Church
Albert Gray
Uvakle
Weaver Mitchell
D. K. Glenn
James R. Boies
San Francisco
Japan
W. H. Mackey Place
Cecil Kemp
Joy Millican
Charles Blake
San Antonio New Braunfels
San Marcos
Austin
Vetal Flores
Jane Luby Box
Edward Cumbie
R. E. Cumbie
Clark Glenn
Hanks Ranch
Hylton
Hanks and Lampkins
Billie Ray Modrall
Lonnie Grimes
Gerald Ivey
O. C. Ivey
Europe
L. L. Wilkins, Jr
Denver
Colorado
Hayrick
Robert Lee
Goens
R. E. Hickman
Barbara Robertson
Elmer Hudman
Deborah Bagwell
Also Mentioned on This Page
March OF Dimes
TWE National Foundation For Untantile
U Roosevelt
Dimes Drive
March OF Dimes Dance
Rhythm Boys
THDA
Bronte Humble
Guy Strickland
Strickland
Veterans Hospital
James Wells
Bronte Camp
A. A. Proctor
Stamford
J. R. Rasco
Proctor House
Henry ‘Shields
Ft. Chadbourne Camp
Winters
Matthew, Caperton
Sterling Tourney
Ivey, Riley, Vaughn and
Moses
Jaco Price
George Faulk
Texas Tech
LaMarr Whitt
H. O. Whitt
Fort Myer
Pierrida
Fred McDonald, Jr
Jo Alice
O. V. Looney
Bronte Hospital
W. A. Reeves
Lilly
Red Oak
Mamie Epperson
Dwain Pruitt
L. W. Beaty
G. D. Luckett
le Drew Arrott
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