Deadline Near for 1968 Voter Registration in County
O B Jacobs, county tax assessor collector, urges registration by January 31 to vote in 1968 elections. He reported 1,212 registrations so far and notes that those over 60 are newly required to register. Mail or visit his office. a deputy will be at First National Bank in Bronte to assist east-side voters.
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O. B. Jacobs
Cobs
Jacobs
First National Bank
Bronte
Texas
United States
Bronte High honors team and plans Monday banquet
Bronte High School football earns all-district all-area all-West Texas and all-state honors for 1967. Coach Cecil Toliver named Class B Area Coach of the Year by the Abilene Reporter-News. A Monday night banquet for local fans celebrates the squad’s season with tickets on sale.
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Bronte
Texas
Cecil Toliver
Abilene Reporter-News
Bronte High School
Longhorns
Abilene
March of Dimes Drive Seeks Local Contributions
Elmer Hurley chairman of the Coke County March of Dimes reported slow donations this week and urged early giving. Contributions may be left with Hurley or at First National Bank. Local groups including Bronte Elementary School and the Women's Progressive Club gave funds, with plans to canvass Bronte and surrounding businesses. The MOD funds support birth defect research and programs.
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Elmer Hurley
Coke County March of Dimes
Hurley
First National Bank
Bronte
Women’s Progressive Club
Eva Knierim
Hurley Pharmacy
Bronte Firemen Invite Members to Chili Supper
Members of the Bronte Volunteer Fire Department are invited to a chili supper Thursday at 7 p.m. at the city hall. Officials urge all members to attend to boost meeting turnout. BE Bruton will serve as chef.
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Bronte
Banquet to fete Longhorns honors regional champions
A football banquet honoring the Bronte Longhorns regional champions and their coaches will be held Monday January 28 in the school gym. Tickets cost $2.50 and are available at the superintendent’s office and West Texas Utilities. Grant Teaff of Texas Tech will be the featured speaker with jackets awarded to players and coaches.
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Bronte Longhorns
Supt. C. B. Barbee
West Texas Utilities Co
Grant Teaff
Texas Tech Red Raiders
Lubbock
Rains Reach Four Inches In Bronte Area
Rains totaling up to four inches have fallen in the Bronte region over the past week. Farmers and ranchers report the country is exceptionally wet, with rain beginning late last week and continuing through the weekend into this week. Residents note a return of bright sun in recent days and few complaints have been heard.
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Bronte
Wednesday Rites For H. Jackson
Funeral services for Herman Jackson 68 were held at Bronte Church of Christ with ministers Cecil Cox and Wayne N Stout officiating. Burial in Fairview cemetery directed by Williams Funeral Home. Jackson a retired oil field pumper died at Clinic Hospital San Angelo after a short illness. He was born July 27 1899 in Snyder and worked for Cities Service Oil Co in Texas Louisiana and Mississippi. He retired in 1962 and moved to Bronte. Survived by his wife Ola Poche plus a son three daughters three sisters and three step children twenty grandchildren and one great grandchild.
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Herman Jackson
Bronte
Mississippi
Ola Poche
Gulfport
Miss
Gene Jackson
Babylon
N. Y
Wanda McGraw
Mega
Ark
Sue Clubb
el Paso
Mary Katherine Hefferson
Tacoma
Wash
Homer Phillips
George Wrinkle
Marion Mitchell
Midland
Henry Rogers
Ernest Ivey
Joe Ed Scott
Ray Coulson
Bill and
Dewey Sandusky
Lester Webb
G. W. Owens
Services Held For Mrs. Alice Clark
Funeral services for Mrs. Alice Clark 83 were held at 83 p.m. Monday in Bronte First Baptist Church with Rev. Harry K. Morris officiating. Burial was in Fairview cemetery under Williams Funeral Home direction. Survivors include two sons George Clark and Lucene Clark, a brother J A Percifull and three grandchildren.
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Forrest
Alice) Clark
First Baptist
San Angelo
Waymon Percifull
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March of Dimes
Fete
Longhorn
McMurry College
McMurry
Teaff
Snyder
San Angelo College
Rams
Indians
Donell Phillips
H. Jackson
Alice Clark
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