Bronte Poster Girl Debor ah Bagwell Polio Survivor
Deborah Bagwell daughter of Mr and Mrs Leon Bagwell is nominated as Bronte's March of Dimes poster girl. She fell ill with polio mid June and spent weeks in a San Angelo hospital in critical condition. She was later moved to Gonzales Warm Spring Hospital, returned home before Christmas and now uses braces crutches and a wheelchair.
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Deborah Bagwell
Leon Bagwell
Bronte
Deborah
San Angelo
Bet
Ter
Gonzales Warm Spring Hospital
McGregor
Gonzales ‘Hospital
Junior Livestock Show Set for Robert Lee January 24
The annual Junior Livestock Show will be held in Robert Lee tomorrow with 4-H and FFA members eligible. Breeder projects receive special emphasis and cash prizes are offered for cattle, sheep, hogs, and fat animals. Exhibits must arrive by 9 a.m. judging starts at 10 a.m. Showmanship awards will honor top beef cattle, lambs, and fat pigs.
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Tomrrow
Robert Lee
FFA
Sear
Mrs Dolph Richards Hosts Junior Study Club Meeting
Mrs Dolph Richards hosted the Junior Study Club meeting Tuesday evening. New and old business were discussed. Mrs Richard Branough spoke on Early Life of Sister Kenny and Mrs Harold Sheppard reviewed the last meeting. Glazed donuts Cokes and coffee were served to members including Mme Richard Branough Brady Mills Allen Bryan Jodie Hedges Le Drew Arrott Marvin Leck Bobby Vaughn Harold Sheppard Noble Oliver Ivan Browne J B Arrott Alan Williams Charles Olympia and the hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolf Richards
Richard Branough
Sister Kenny
Harold Sheppard
Mme
Brady Mills
Allen Bryan
Jodie Hedges
le Drew Arrott
Marvin Leck
Bobby Vaughn
Kiker Family Hosts Sunday Reunion With 23 Attendees
Mr and Mrs Norman Kiker and girls hosted a family reunion at their home. A barbecue lunch was served at noon to twenty three people. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Harry Schm ydt Roger City Michigan Mr and Mrs Harvey Voelker H L Big Lake Mr and Mrs J A Huffines Abilene Mr and Mrs Clarence B Spill Arlene Winters Mr and Mrs Eddie Voeller Winters Mrs Bendina Des Champs Winters Mr and Gerald Proctor Donna and Vance Stamford Mrs J E Smith Ballinger and the Kiker family.
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Norman
Kiker
Harry Schmydt
Roger City
Michigan
Harvey Voelker
H. L
Big Lake
J. A. Huffhines
Abilene
Clarence
Spill
Arlene
Winters
Eddie Voeller
Bendina Des Champs
Gerald Proctor
Donna
Vance
Stamford
J. E. Smith
Ballinger
Lions Present Bus To Boys Ranch In Tankersley
Bronte School trustees accept a $50 bid from Bronte Lions Club for a 48 passenger International bus. The Lions will donate the bus to the Boys Ranch at Tankersley after overhaul by the Optimist Club of San Angelo. No other bids were received and the Lions authorized payment.
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Bronte School
Bronte Lions Club
Lions Club
Tankersley
Optimist Club of
San Angelo
Boys Ranch
Lions
Missionary Visits Asks Congregation To Attend Services
Rev. M. R. Rogers to preach Burning Hearts at 11 oclock with Miss Carolyn Kemp soloist and Mrs. Chet Holcombe piano. Youth Fellowship 8:30 in evening. Miss Ann Yoder Baptist missionary from the Gold Coast to share slides and devotions starting January 28 with talks February 1.
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M. R. Rogers
The
Baptist Church
Carolyn Kemp
Chet Holcombe
Ann Yoder
Gold Coast
Africa
Miss Yoder
Rogers
Fieht
Funeral Held for R A Bob Grimes in San Saba
Funeral services were held on Monday in San Saba for 90 year old R A Bob Grimes who died Sunday at his home. He was an uncle to Mrs. Floyd Bridges Mrs. John Taylor Mrs. Mamie Epperson and Lonnie Grimes of Bronte. Grimes had lived in Bronte area for years before moving to Bell County in 1920. He is survived by a son and a daughter.
Bronte Enters R L Tournament
Bronte will enter the Robert Lee invitational basketball tourney with both boys and girls teams. The Bronte girls meet Loraine at 7 p.m. and the Bronte boys face Loraine at 8 p.m. Eight teams join Loraine Miles Norton Water Valley Christoval Mertzon Robert Lee Bronte.
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Bronte
Loraine
Miles
Norton
Water Valley
Christoval
Mertzon
Robert Lee
Bronte Boys Win Sterling Tourney Frontline Victory
Bronte boys basketball team took top honors at the Sterling City tournament defeating Garden City 35 to 32 in the final after beating Knott 41 to 34 and Christoval 34 to 37 earlier. J O Bagwell earned all tournament honors with a trophy.
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Bronte
Sterling City
Garden City
Knott
Christoval
J. O. Bagwell
Bronte Girls
Barnhart Girls
Forsan Fems
Mary Ann Gray
Miles
Death claims D H Palmer longtime West Texas preacher
Funeral services for Rev. Daniel Harvey Palmer were held Monday at Bronte Baptist Church with Rev. C R Blake and Rev. Maynard Rogers officiating. Interment followed at Fairview Cemetery. Palmer, 93, died Sunday in Coke County Memorial Hospital, after a long illness. He and Violet Norton marked 65 years of marriage last August. He was born May 1, 1859 in Sparta Mississippi and later served as a frontier pastor in multiple Texas communities. Survivors include his wife, five sons, five daughters, 29 grandchildren, 25 great grandchildren and one great great grandson.
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Daniel Harvey Palmer
West Texas
Bronte Baptist Church
C. R. Blake
Woodrow
Bronte
Maynard Rogers
Fairview
Cliff Funeral Home
Harvey Allen
San Angelo
J. B. Walker, Jr
Silver
Jake Allen
Lamesa
Ed Dart
Amarillo
Dale Green
Bobby Walker
Robert Lee
Paigier
Coke County Memorial Hospital
Palmers
Lake View
Palmer
Rev. Palmer
Sparta
Miss
Texas
West Point Military Academy
Bevans Institute
San Marcos
Mission Baptist Church
Mason
Goliad
The
Enterprise
Andy Young
Bill Babb
Mississippi
Ben F
Hext
Harvey
Riviere
W. J
Albert R
Brownwood
John
Odessa
Verna Sims
Brooks
Grover
Zimr
Zelmaine Cooper
Camp
Bronte Longhorns Announce 1953 54 Football Schedule
Supt J L Carroll released Bronte Longhorns 1953 54 football schedule with four home games and six on the road. Non conference dates include Ira Robert Lee Ozona Coahoma Trent Hobbs Loraine Helmleigh Highland and the season ends with a home game against Robert Lee.
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Supt. J. L. Carroll
Bronte Longhorns
Robert Lee Steers
Bronte
Ira
Robert Lee
Ozona
Coahoma
Trent
Hobbs
Loraine
Helmleigh
Highland
Bronéé
Poll Tax Deadlines Highlight Voting Eligibility
The article notes January 1 as the final date to pay city, school, state and county taxes without penalty and January 31 as the last day voters may obtain poll taxes. Over 350 poll taxes were issued this week by Paul Good, the tax collector and sheriff, with 1,140 polls paid countywide last year.
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Paul Good
Robert C. Roberts Buried Yesterday in Robt. Lee
Funeral services for 85 year old Robert C. Roberts, a longtime Robert Lee rancher, were held at the Rob ert Lee Baptist Church. Burial followed at Rob ert Lee cemetery with Clift Funeral Home in charge. Survived by wife Mary Shoemaker and eight children, including four daughters and four sons.
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Robert C. Roberts
Robt
Lee
Robert Lee
Robert Lee Baptist Church
James Shipman
Clift Funeral Home
Mary Shoemaker
Coke County
Induction Prep for Gale Hufstutter and Ben D at Abilene
Gale Hufstutter and Ben D Snead travel to Abilene on January 50 for army induction and will receive orders on basic training. Ben has resigned his San Angelo job and EE J Smith of Junction will transfer to take Gale’s place at West Texas Utilities Company.
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Gale Hufstutter
Ben D
Snead
Abilene
Army
Ben 1
San Angelo
EE. J. Smith
Junction
Gale
West Texas Utilities Company
Teachers Recovering from Illness in San Angelo
Mrs Chet Holcombe, a San Angelo teacher, was hospitalized this week but reported to be improving on Wednesday. Mrs Lillie Young, third grade teacher, has recovered from influenza and her son Lestie is also improving after illness.
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Chet Holcombe
San Angelo
Lillie Young
Lestie
Dimes Dance at Tad Richards Barn Near Bronte
The annual March of Dimes fundraiser features a dance at Tad Richards ranch northeast of Bronte. The 40 by 100 foot barn on the Richards property hosts dancing at 8 30 p m with music by the Lone Star Rhythm Boys of Mar neal and Sweetwater. Flares light the route from the Bronte highway to the barn and attendees come from across the area.
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Tad Richards
Bronte
Bronte Highway
Richards Place
Lone Star Rhythm Boys
Mar'neal
Sweetwater
Richards
Flu Epidemic Abates as Schools Reopen
Signs this week indicate the worst influenza epidemic of this generation is easing in the state. School reopened with about 20 absentees, fewer than average, and most teachers returned after illness. Dr John Harris said the town still has cases but the epidemic appears over.
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John Harris
Pioneer Couple Wed 50 Years
Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Horn of Christova, former Coke County residents, will mark their 80th wedding anniversary with an open house January 25 from 2 to 5 pm. Married January 28, 1903, Mrs. Horn, the former Mattie Mayhew, has seven children, five living, and thirteen grandchildren.
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Christova
Coke County
Lamesa
Victor Horn
Midland
Clifford Horn
McAllen
Beth
Pomona
California
Three Phillips Family Members Feted At Robert Lee Dinner
A Sunday birthday dinner at Mr. and Mrs. Buck Ivey home in Robert Lee honored Mrs. Mary Phillips age 72, her son Walter 51, and grandson Harold McCutchen 16 who shared January 13 birthdays. Relatives from Bronte San Angelo Rotan and Robert Lee attended the gathering.
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Buck Ivey
Robert Lee
Phillips
Mary Phillips
Walter
Harold McCutchen
Ivey
Claud Beaver
Mary Ann
Walter Phillips
Charlie Phillips
L. F. McCutchen
Bronte
O. K. Nicholas
San Angelo
O. S. Riker
Rotan
Gerald
Gertrude Gray
Coke County March of Dimes Drive Gathers Momentum
The 1953 drive in Coke County gains speed as substantial contributions come in and final plans are laid to wind up successfully. W H Bud Maxwell Jr, chairman, reports about 400 dollars collected in the east side. Bronte Lions Club canvassed the business district this week, contributing most of the on hand funds.
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Coke County
W. H
Bud) Maxwell, Jr
Bronte Lions Club
American Legion Dance for March of Dimes Next Thursday
A spokesman said the American Legion will host a benefit dance next Thursday night in the American Legion Hall. Rudy Gutierrez and his orchestra will provide the music and the public is invited to attend.
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The
American Legion
Rudy Gutierrez
American Legion Hall
Local Drives Rally Support For Dimes Campaign
Bronze churches and school officials pass the hat for the March of Dimes Drive. Lions host collections at the Texas Theatre with a Wojtek brothers feature and a children’s dime cards drive. A Tad Richards barn dance and events in Silver and Robert Lee raise funds. Officials aim for $2000 countywide, about 50 cents per person, to aid those with lung illness.
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Texas Theatre
Wojtek Brothers
March of Dimes Drive
A. J. Kirkpatrick
Robert Lee
Silver
Poliu Fund
Coke County
Progressive Club Studies Safety Theme
The Women’s Progressive Club met January 15 at Mrs. W. J. Gideon’s home with Mrs. I. F. Winn as chairman. Assisted by Mrs. Charlie Keeney and Mrs. F. S. Higginbotham, the group voted a $10 donation to the March of Dimes and served a refreshment plate to 14 members.
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Women's Progressive Club
W. J. Gideon
I. F. Winn
Charlie Keeney
F. S. Higginbotham
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Mrs. Dolph Richards
Kikers
R. A
Bob) Grimes
R. L
Bronte Boys
D. H. Palmer
Violet Norton
Cottonwood
Callahan County
Menard
May
Brown County
Licht
Good
Roberts
Onie Jackson
Ettie Rogers
Elvie Collett
Ruby Pettit
Big Spring
Allen Roberts
Hico and Alton
Lena Roberts
Dimes
Supt
J. L. Carroll
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