New Records Set For Stock Show In Coke County
Coke County's most successful livestock show at Robert Lee county park drew a big crowd Monday. Judging started with 138 fat lambs 40 market barrows 10 commercial ewe lambs 15 fat steers and various breeding stock entries. Dee Arrott Bronte won crossbred lambs while David Waldrop took fine wool. James Bird Pentecost Lance captured the grand championship fat steer with an 895 pound Hereford. Sales at auction netted 1650 dollars with Waldrop and Arrott top entries selling for 135 and 115 respectively. Auction buyers names to be published later.
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Coke County
County Park
Robert Lee
Dawson Coleman
Miles
Dee Arrott
Bronte
David Waldrop
Coleman
James Bird Pentecost
Lance
Lee Campbell
Dublin
Snow Ball
Kay Wink
Personal Notices From Tennyson And Nearby Towns
Mrs. Ben Murphey and Mrs. Oscar Isabel of Tennyson had lunch Monday with Mrs. Marvin Corley. Mrs. Dave Brunson hosted a birth day supper Jan. 3 with friends and relatives attending. William Fletcher of Sterling City and Leonard Fletcher hosted weekend guests. Kenneth accompanied his mother in Odessa for a few days. Louis Bridges and children of Eden visited Mrs. B. F. Bridges. Henry Rogers and family visited daughter Irene Hardy in Snyder last weekend.
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Ben Murphey
Oscar Isabel of
Tennyson
Marvin Corley
Dave Brunson
William Fletcher
Sterling City
Mrs
Leonard Fletcher
Buster Hester
Odessa
Kenneth
Louis Bridges
Eden
B. F. Bridges
Henry Rogers
Snyder
Irene Hardy
Funeral Held for Former Resident Walter Williams
Walter R Williams 78, former Bronte resident and retired ranch man, died Saturday in Crowell Hospital. Last rites were held at Bronte First Baptist Church with Rev Ira Harrison officiating. Burial in Fairview Cemetery directed by Clift Funeral Home. He is survived by his wife two brothers and two daughters.
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Walter R. Williams
Crowell
Bronte
Bronte First Baptist Church
Ira Harrison
Abilene
Fairview
Clift Funeral Home
Williams
Crowell Hospital
McLennan
Waco
John Williams
San Angelo
Eugene Williams
Silvia Burk
Bernice Cosby
Lubbock
PTA Buys Maico Hearing Machine For School
The Bronze PTA purchased a Maico hearing testing machine for the local school to aid the nurse in testing students for hearing difficulties. It was bought from Abiene Schools for 125 dollars. The PTA thanks the Enter prise for support.
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PTA
The
Bronze Parent-Teacher Association
Abiene
First Methodist Women At Sub-District WSCS Meeting
Five ladies from First Methodist Church attended a sub-district WSCS meeting in Sterling City on Wednesday. The group included Mmes. W. C. Ledingham J. A. Percifull B. E. Modgling Edna Butner and Emma Sims. Also noted were wedding anniversaries observed on Sunday January 11 for Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Fletcher and Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Corley.
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First Methodist Church
Sterling City
WSCS
Mmes
W. C. Ledingham
J. A. Percifull
B. E. Modgling
Edna Butner
Emma Sims
C. R. Smith
Leonard Fletcher
Marvin Corley
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Amos Oliver
Gaylon Pitcock
Teddy Pitcock
Frankie Blair
James Harmon
Jesse Ensor
J. Lee Ensor
Jesse
Jimmy Wells
Waldrop
Arrott
Crisco
Cumbie’s
Walter Williams
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