Poll Taxes Highlight Busy Coke County Election Year
Only 436 poll taxes paid as the new year approaches signaling a busy political season in Coke County. Voters face a April 1 city election and April 5 school trustee vote with multiple offices and races, while filings close 30 days prior. Significant races include county judge clerk treasurer commissioners in precincts 2 and 4 and a United States senator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Paul Good
Bronte
Tennyson
County show yields top prices for lambs and hogs
At the Coke County Livestock Show in Robert Lee last week eight lambs and eight fat barrows were sold. Barrows averaging 195 pounds brought 101.25 dollars each on average. lambs averaging 113 pounds sold for 97.50 dollars each. Top lambs fetched up to 125 dollars, with individual buyers listed, and several sponsors contributed to the sale fund including Nathan's Jewelers of San Angelo and numerous local businesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coke County
Robert Lee
J. F. McCabe, Jr
Lamb
Bob Burson
Dee Arrott
David Waldrop
Douglas Ashworth
Butch Service
Freddie Ross
Rocky Counts
Bobby Cowley
Barrow
Douglas Robertson
Dennis Blair
Frankie Casey
Frankie Blair
Jamie Schooler
Jerry Quisenberry
Marlon
Roach's Dry Goods
Farris City Drug
Key Feed Store
McCabe
Conoco
Coke County Butane
Ivey Motor Co
Roberts Grocery
Denman Cafe
Bahlman Cleaners
J. L. Tinkler
Brown & Clark
Percifal Hardware
Sam Powell
Froggy's Cafe
Robert Lee State Bank
Vaughan Chevrolet Co
Baker's Grocery
Western Wool
Wendland Mfg. Co
Joe Blakney Warehouse
Estelle's Flower Shop Leaves Bronte for Andrews
Mr and Mrs Claude Word announced this week they are moving Estelle's Flower Shop to Andrews after operating in Bronte for more than four years. The store next to city hall will shutter here as Mrs Harlin Lee plans a similar shop in the same building offering pot plants and cut flowers.
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Amd
Claude Word
Andrews
City Hall
Bronte
Harlin Lee
Estelle’s
Mmes Glenn and Lee Honored at Shower
A pink and blue shower honored Mmes Clyde Lee and E F Glenn last Friday at the home of Mrs. Jacob Morrow with co hostesses Mrs. Joe Rawlings. Twelve ladies attended games and the honorees opened gifts followed by refreshments and favors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mmes
Clyde Lee
E. F. Glenn
Jacob Morrow
Joe Rawlings
Local Visitors Mention Short Oklahoma-Texas Trips
Mrs Harold Sims of Lone Wolf Oklahoma visits family connections including sister Mrs E L Caperton and daughter of Mrs Ruth Coleman. Evert Best travels to Eden and San Angelo where he sees Mr and Mrs Wyatt. D T Walker and wife from Oklahoma City stay with Mrs Mary Walker over weekend and return Monday. Mrs R D Garrett and son David of Cortez Colorado visit relatives including I M Cambie and Ava Maxwell before Sunday departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Sims
Lone Wolf
Okla
E. L. Caperton
Ruth Coleman
Evert Best
Eden
San Angelo
Wyatt
Mary Walker
D. T. Walker
Oklahoma City
R. D. Garrett
David
Cortez
Colo
Ava Maxwell
Hospital Admissions and Discharges Chronicle
January hospital notices list admissions for Mrs. L. C. Overman Winters Mrs. A J Rawlings Bronte and others with several named patients across Bronte Norton Wingate Blackwell and Winters. Discharges include Mrs L C Overman Mrs Herb Holland Doris Caulder Roy Casey and Frank Wright among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. C. Overman
Winters
M. L. Maples
Blackwell
A. J. Rawlings
Bronte
Roger Columbus
Norton
E. T. Edwards
Wingate
Tom Green
Tennyson
Mortensia Cantu
Maggie Lilly
H. O. Whitt
Clarence Hoffman
Balliniger
Herb Holland
Johnny Sweet
Eyvonne Hilliard
M. C. Hendrey
Robert Lee
Forrest Clark
Sheri Coaison
Silver
Sam Richards
Milton Bryan
Ballinger
Morris Crow
W. L. Caudle
George W. Caves
Earnest Seay
A. L. Creel
Frank Wright
Gracie Phillips
Ray Coulson
Roy Casey
Doris Caulder
Gerald Parker
Bill Tifferteller
Mary Phillips
Hortensia Cantu
J. W. Anderson
J. T. Sanderson
Fernando Martinez
Jerry Parker
T. E. Eubanks
Voters Calendar 1958 Political Dates
Calendar outlines key voting deadlines and events for 1958. January 31 sets poll tax payment deadline. Absentee voting periods run July 6 to 22 and August 9 to 19. First primary July 26 with precinct conventions. county conventions August 2. second primary August 23. State conventions September 9. General election November 4.
PTA Meeting Highlights March of Dimes Theme
About 75 to 100 people attended the Bronze PTA regular meeting Tuesday night. DaNell Dixon gave the devotional. A Abilene group led the Polio program. Third and fourth graders presented special numbers.
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PTA
March of Dimes
Bronze Parent Teachers Association
DaNell Dixon
Abilene
Emergency soil rehabilitation funds go to Coke and Runnels
Coke and Runnels counties receive 65 625 dollars in federal emergency soil rehabilitation money for land flooded by heavy rains in October. Runnels gets 37 500 dollars while Coke County receives 28 125 dollars. J E Quisenberry Jr of the Coke County ASC office says applications are coming in and will cover most of the county. The funds come from a 2 843 000 dollar federal allocation for rehabilitation programs in 10 states for the first half of the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Runnels
Coke
Coke County
J. E. Quisenberry, Jr
Robert Lee
ASC
Quisenberry
Guardian Appointed for Mrs Eve Keeney in County Court
Noah Pruitt Sr was named guardian of 79 year old Mrs Eve Keeney in a county court case. Keeney widow of Frank Keeney of Bronte has been in failing health. Gene Keeney of San Angelo filed the petition. A jury was impaneled, two witnesses testified, and the action was settled out of court with Judge Dickey Jr presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noah Pruitt, Sr
Eve Keeney
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United State
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Gertrude Gray
J. L.tinkler
Howard Brock
Claude Ditmore
Ernest Ivey
Charlie Boecking
Bill Thomas
Ben Oglesby
Garland Black
Bronte Schools
Allen Sherrod
Jacob B. Morrow
Morrow
Sherrod
J. W. Teague
Wojtek
Robert Wink
Nathan's Jewelers of
Fred E. McDonald, Jr
Abilene — Plains Machinery Co
Texas Machinery & Equipment Co
Abilene Equipment Co
Sweetwater Cotton Oil Mill
Home Furniture Co
Shop Bronte First
Laer Join
Glenn and
Lee
Edward Cumbie
Royce Fancher
Clark Glenn
Royce Lee
W. D. McDonald
Roy Robinson
Hospital News
Tom Sawyer
Robert Lee Steer
Fred Sanner
Abilene Reporter News
R. C
Buzz) Sawyer
Guardian
United States
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