Bronte Declares Beautification Week To Improve City
Bronte launches Beautification Week from July 6 to 13 with council sponsorship led by L O Clark. Mayor Martin Lee proclaims the period to urge residents to clean, fix up, paint, and beautify homes and businesses and to place trash in alleys for pickup after July 13. A committee will judge the best groomed property awarding 10, 7.5, and 5 dollar prizes.
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Bronte
L. O. Clark
Martin Lee
Clark
Subscription Special Now In Full Swing
The Bronte Enterprise announces a July subscription sale with 50 cent savings on all new renewals or extensions. Local Coke County and Bronte trade area subscriptions cost 3.50, Texas others 4.50, and out-of-area 5.50. Orders may be mailed or delivered to the Enterprise office, with local representatives listed for Brookshire Blackswell and Tennyson areas.
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Bronte Enterprise
Coke
Bronte
Texas
Enterprise
Herbert Holland
Brookshire
Rockey Thompson
Blackswell
Zena McCarty
Tom Green
Tennyson
Services Thursday For Mrs. Ernest Marshall
Funeral services for Mrs. Ernest Marshall 84 were held at 4 p.m. Thursday at Bronte Church of Christ with Melvin Placke officiating. Burial followed at Fairview Cemetery under Newby Funeral Home direction. She died Wednesday morning at Bronte Hospital. Born November 5, 1888 in Wilson County, she came to Maverick in 1896, served as Maverick postmaster for 15 years, lived in Houston during World War II, returned to Maverick in 1948, moved to Bronte in 1960, and was a Church of Christ member. She married Ernest Marshall in 1916 at Ballinger. Survivors include her husband, a son Will Thomason of Midland, a daughter Edna Thomason Ankerson of Houston, a sister Bera Green of La Marque, three brothers Carl Horne of Bastrop, Oral Horne of Amarillo, Lackey Horne of Fort Worth, three grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Pallbearers were Don Edminston, James Allen, C. E. Bruton, Albert Bragewitz, Glen Stiles, and Russell Carlton.
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Ernest
Pearl M.) ‘Marshall
Bronte Church of Christ
Melvin Placke
Fairview Cemetery
Newby Funeral Home
Marshall
Bronte Hospital
Wilson County
Maverick
Houston
Bronte
Church of Christ
Ernest Marshall
Ballinger
Will Thomason
Midland
Edna Thomason Ankerson
Bera H. Green
la Marque
Carl 0. Horne
Bastrop
Oral L. Horne
Amarillo
Lackey A. Horne
Fort Worth
Don Edminston
James Allen
C. E. Bruton
Albert Bragewitz
Glen Stiles
Russell Carlton
Cheerleaders Host Weekend Rummage Sale Near School
High school cheerleaders hold a rummage sale this Friday and Saturday in the old vocational agriculture building north of the school. Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. Everyone is invited to attend and support the squad.
Angelo Rites Held For Mrs Keefer
Funeral services for Mrs. E J Keefer 83 were held at Grace Temple Baptist Church San Angelo with Rev Jimmy Rodgers officiating Burial was in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens She was born May 18 1890 and married E J Keefer Oct 5 1905 Survivors include a son Wylie Keefer three daughters a brother a sister eight grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren
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E. J
Ethel May) Keefer
Grace Temple Baptist Church
San Angelo
Jimmy Rodgers
Buriak
Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens
Keefer
Baptist Memorials
Baptist Revival Opens Sunday at Bronte First Baptist
Special revival services at the First Baptist Church in Bronte begin Sunday July 8 and run through Sunday July 15 with morning services 7 a.m. Monday through Friday and evening services 7:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday. Evangelist Dale Cain of Bells leads the meeting with long-time Ballinger coach Pete Simmons as leader. The Rev Harry K. Morris invites all to attend and promises a warm welcome.
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First Baptist
Wheeler
Godley
Larbuddie
Ralls
Wayland Baptist College
West Texas State University
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Pete Simmons
Ballinger High School
Baylor University
Howard Payne College
Cotton Center
Coleman
Ballinger
Texas
Harry K. Morris
Mrs. Rawlings Completes Migrant Education Course
Mrs. Joe Rawlings attended the West Texas Cooperative Summer Migrant Institute in Big Spring from June 10 to 29. Conducted by Education Service Centers Regions 14 15 and 18 with LUL Ross State University, she earned six hours of graduate credit in Migrant Education.
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Rawling
Joe Rawlings
West Texas Cooperative Summer Migrant Institute
Big Spring
Education Service Centers
Region 14
Abilene
San Angelo
Midland
Midland Independent School District
Lul ‘Ross State University
Rawlings
Interest on Savings May Be Increased
E. F. Glenn president of First National Bank stated rumors say the Federal Reserve Board may approve a 0.5 percent rise in savings account interest but no official word has arrived. He noted the bank cannot raise rates until approval is received and would implement the increase immediately once approved.
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E. F. Glenn
First National Bank
Federal Reserve Board
Glenn
First Nalomal
Scouts Have Good Trip to Camp Sol Mayer
Nine Bronze Boy Scouts and leaders spent last week at Camp Sol Mayer. Scoutmaster James Lee was named Top Dog Scout Shooter. Scouts earned merit badges in cooking basketry swimming first aid rifle and shotgun archery canoeing and more. They returned to Bronte Saturday afternoon expressing thanks to providers of transportation.
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Bronze Boy
Camp Sol Mayer
James Lee
Steve Clark
Robert Teschendorf
Donnie Jackson
David Jackson
Mark Lee
Joe Eas Jey
John Heaner
Bobby Taylor
John
Joe Easley
Jerry Alberts
Robert Taylor
Tenderfoot
Bronte
Stover Taylor
Bill Grant
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Angelo
Mrs. Keefer
C. R. Bhrke
A. Denton
Ashland
Joe ‘Foster
Poteet
Lakes
Martha Blake
Bronte Nursing Home
Dale Cain
Sol Mayer
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