July subscription sale cuts prices at The Enterprise
The Enterprise offers a 50 cent July discount on all new renewals and extensions. Coke county area subscriptions drop to 2.50 while others are 3.00 from 3.50. Orders can be mailed, phoned, or given to local representatives Mrs. Ragsdale, Mrs. Griffin, Mrs. Green, and Mrs. Holland. State sales tax on subscriptions will not apply due to a legal reinterpretation.
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Coke
Enterprise
Charles Ragsdale
Blackwell
Barney Griffin
Tom Green
Tennyson
Herbert Holland
Brookshire
Funeral Held at Bronte for D. M. Monteith
Funeral services were held Saturday at First Baptist Church for D. M. Monteith 71 lifelong Fort Chadbourne resident who died Thursday at Bronte Hospital. He was a farmer and stockman born January 30 1892. Survived by one brother Taylor Monteith Lovington New Mexico and three sisters Mrs Carl Kirkland San Angelo Mrs Ethel French Safford and Mrs Alice Crisp Kiadbourne Cemetery burial under Clift Funeral Home direction Pallbearers listed.
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First Baptist Church
D. M
Carl Kirkland
San Angelo
Ethel French
Safford
Alice Cris
Kiadbourne Cemetery
Clift Funeral
Jacob Bruce
Morrow
Jesse Parker
Floyd Fancher
R. C. Lasswell
Leslie Lammers
Bill Doring
Bronte Enterprise marks 15 years of local news service
Libby Margie and I recount 15 years of The Bronte Enterprise since their July 1 start in the era before Bennie Carol. The paper notes 5000 pages printed, diverse stories, and thanks readers and advertisers for support while inviting vacation news and updates.
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Libby
Margie
Bronte
Bronte Enterprise
B.B.C
Bennie Carol
Enterprise
Abilene Track Meet Invites Youths Aged 11 to 17
Local notice invites boys and girls from 11 to 17 to enter a July 13 track meet in Abilene. Royce Lee will provide transportation, and interested youths should contact him promptly. The event uses four age divisions: midget 11 and under, junior 12-13, intermediate 14-15, and senior 16-17, with 18 allowed if high school eligibility remains.
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Abilene
Royce Lee
McKown Rites Held at Norton Church for 81
Funeral services for William H. McKown long time area farmer were held Monday at Norton Methodist Church. Burial followed in Wingate Cemetery under Newby-Davis Funeral Home Ballinger direction. McKown, 81, died in Ballinger Memorial Hospital after months of illness. He was born June 20 1882 in Milam County and moved to Runnels County in 1889. He married Viola Drake in Norton in June 1907 and lived in Oak Creek before moving to Norton in 1956. Survivors include his wife two sons a daughter two daughters in law, a brother and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Pallbearers were grandsons.
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William H. McKown
Norton Methodist Church
Wingate
Newby-Davis Funeral Home
Ballinger
McKown
Ballinger Memorial Hospital
Douglas Crow
Vera
Norton Baptist Church
Phillip Lopes
Wallace Pierce
J. Morris Bailey
First Methodist Church
Mr. McKown
Milam County
Runnels County
Oak Creek
Norton
Viola Drake
Braves Set Two Tough Games at Local Park
Bronze Braves face Winters on July 7 with Manuel Reyes Jr. pitching. Benny Corley will start the next Sunday against Miles.
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Bronze Braves
Manuel Reyes Jr
Benny Corley
Miles
Area Residents Take Holiday on Fourth
Bronte area firms close for Independence Day while Oak Creek Lake and the county park expect crowds. Some businesses stay open for visitors. Kemp's Cleaners closes July 4 5 and 6. post office bank city hall and county offices also close per federal holiday rules.
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Ned
Bronte
Oak Creek Lake
Henry's Food Store
Lammers Station
Spencer's Station
Pat’s
Cactus Cafe
Main Street
Kemp's Cleaners
United States Post Office
First National Bank
Robert Lee
Correction notice adds J A Perciful to Bronte Golden Age Home donors
The Enterprise corrects an omission, naming J A Perciful among donors for purchasing the Bronte Golden Age Home site. The correction credits H O Whitt for supplying the donor list and apologizes for the oversight.
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J. A. Percifull
Bronte
H. O. Whitt
Bronte County Park Golf Course Opens July Fourth
The new four hole Bronte County Park course opens today July 4 under the Coke County Golf Association. The group has 43 members with monthly dues of 2.50 and family memberships at 1.50. Clint Low serves as association president.
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Bronte County Park
Coke County Golf Association
Clint Low
Wreck at Main and Hiway Injures Child in Intersection Crash
A two car crash at the Main Street and Highway 277 intersection last Friday afternoon injured a child and damaged both vehicles. Mrs. Robert Forman of Bronte driving onto the highway struck by Mrs. Bonnie Barefoot of San Angelo. Barefoot’s station wagon front end damaged. she traveled south on the highway with another woman and three children, one treated for minor injuries.
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Main Street
Robert Forman
Bronte
Bonnie Barefoot
San Angelo
Forman
Barefoot
Civil War Veterans Sought for Bronte Cemetery
Coke County Historical Committee seeks information on Civil War veterans buried in Fairview Cemetery Bronte. Mrs. Arrott leads a list of names and asks readers to contact her Royce Fancher or Ben Oglesby with any data. The effort aligns with a state program to mark every Texan Civil War grave.
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Coke County Historical Committee
Fairview
Bronte
C. E. Arrott
F. M. Dean
G. W. Fowler
Joseph T. Mcinteer
Joseph H. Sandusky
James E. Buford
George Harris
David H. McClesky
Daniel E. Scott
W. M. Best
W. D. Thomas
B. Lammers
R. H. Hearrel
Richard M. Cumbie
J. F. Clark
A. P. McGarty
W. M. Doshier
J. S.roaten
J. W
C. W. Warner
A. L. Kelly
John Ann Price
Samuel Sayner
Mathew Brunson
Geo. C. Lasswell
Henry Seipp
Tom Keeney
Samuel J. Martin
Richard Edmund Hallmark
Mrs. Arrott
Royce Fancher
Ben Oglesby
Arrott
W. A. Nall
Madison McCutchen
John L. Dixon
W. N. A. Norton
Coke County
Texas
Family Night At Bronte County Park Pool
Park caretaker Aubrey Denman announced a weekly family night at Bronte County Park swimming pool. The facility opens at 7 30 PM each Monday and remains open for about 1% hours. Family groups are especially invited to participate.
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Bronte County Park
Aubrey Denman
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