Bronte City Council Adopts Water Bill and Upgrades
Bronte City Council held its monthly meeting with most members present. They will pay for water used at the cemetery and city park and plan to raise the lake intake near the surface. They will fund water school attendance for Water Superintendent Willard Sharp and address pilferage from city properties. A. C. Coulter urged septic tank repairs near his barber shop and council approved standard bills before adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bronte City
D. K. Glenn
Bronte Cemetery
Willard Sharp
San Angelo
West Texas Utilities Company
A. C. Coulter
Bronte
Tony Hallmark Killed in Tractor Auto Collision Near Bronte
Funeral services were held for T R Tony Hallmark 56 Bronte farmer who died after a July 4 collision with an auto three miles north of Bronte. J G Derryberry of San Angelo drove away after striking the tractor head on at speed. Hallmark born January 25 1891 is survived by a sister and three daughters. Burial followed at Bronte cemetery with Clift Funeral Home in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. R
Tony) Hallmark
Bronte Farmer
San Angelo
Bronte
Hallmark
J. G. Derryberry
Derryberry
A. C. Wyatt
Joe Johnson
Bob Davis
Davis
Angelo
Tony
Mr. Hallmark
Llano County
B. T. Hallmark
Ed Holman
Tom Davidson
Sweetwater
Meta Eubanks
Gene Adkins
Robert Lee
Ozona Bronte Face Determining Concho Basin Showdown
Ozona leads the Concho Basin league but a Bronte win next Sunday would force a first half tie with Veribest. A Lowake forfeit could push the standings into a three way tie if Bronte beats Ozona. Last week Veribest won 7-6 over Bronte in ten innings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ozona
Bronte
Veribest
Lowake
Bola
Robert Lee
Miles
Maverick
Sonora
Eldorado
Hall Cook Wedding Held in Bronte Parsonage
Miss Vida Mae Hall and Woodrow W. Cook wed at 9 45 p m on July 3 in the Bronte Baptist parsonage with Rev. C R Blake officiating. The bride wore a white silk tailored shark skin suit and a sage straw hat. maid of honor Doris Gilreath and best man Noah Pruitt Jr attended. An informal reception followed at the bride’s aunt and uncle’s home. The couple will reside in Corpus Christi after a wedding trip. A prior bridal shower was held June 28 hosted by Mrs Lloyd McCloskey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vida Mae Hall
E. M. Hall
San Angelo
Woodrow W. Cook
San Antonio
Baptist Parsonage
Bronte
C. R. Blake
Doris Gilreath
Noah Pruitt, Jr
Lloyd McCleskey
Cook
Bronte High School
United Refrigeration Company of
B. F. Goodrich Company
Corpus Christi
United Refrigeration Company
Mrs Marvin Glasco Weds Miss Winnie Ruth Boone
Miss Winnie Ruth Boone daughter of Mr and Mrs R S Boone of Robert Lee married Marvin Glasco son of Mr and Mrs W L Glasco on June 29 Rev Nathan Jones pastor of Emanuel Church of Christ officiated. The couple will reside on a farm near Robert Lee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Glasco
Winnie Ruth Boone
R. S. Boone
Robert Lee
W. L. Glasco
Nathan Jones
Emmanuel Church of Christ
Mauldin to Speak at Bronze First Methodist Sunday
Pastor Alvin R. Mauldin will deliver a sermon titled I Believe in the Church at First Methodist Church Bronze. Services begin with Church School at 10:00 a.m. and Children’s Church at 11:00 a.m. Worship continues with evening service at 8:15 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
Bering
Hayricks
Scurlock Oil to Build 6 Inch Pipeline to Colorado City
Scurlock Oil Co of Houston plans a 6 inch pipeline from the Jameson field to Colorado City about 25 miles away with completion expected in September at an estimated cost near 200000 dollars. The line will handle 7000 to 8000 barrels per day with capacity to rise to 15000 to 20000 if needed. Sun Oil Co reports leases on 200000 acres across Coke Concho Fisher Mitchell Nolan Scurry and Tom Green counties and plans exploration six miles east of Jameson. No. 2 Homer Jameson well permit filed last Tuesday location details given. No. 3 Fred Jameson drilling after gas shows. No. 2 Allen Jameson testing crinoidal. No. 1 A W Tubb drilling in shale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scurlock Oil Co
Houston
Jameson
Colorado City
Scurlock
Bronte
Santa Fe
Canada
Texas & Pacific Railway
Sun Oil Company
Coke
Concho
Fisher
Mitchell
Nolan
Scurry
Tom Green
Jameson Field
Mrs. Ida Bramlett 79 Dies at Fort Chadbourne
Mrs. Ida J. Bramlett of Fort Chadbourne died Friday July 4 at her daughter Mrs. Nish Taylor’s home. Funeral services were held at Fort Chadbourne Baptist Church with Rev. Ozzie Watson officiating. Survived by daughter Mrs. Taylor and two other daughters, two sons Joe and Lawrence, 24 grandchildren, 13 great grandchildren, two sisters and four brothers. Burial in Fort Chadbourne Cemetery. Johnson Funeral Home of San Angelo in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida J. Bramlett
Fort Chadbourne
Nish Taylor
Fort Chadbourne Baptist Church
Ozzie Watson
Taylor
Muleshue
Joe
Abernathy
Lawrence
Bronte
Beulah Harris
Sweetwater
KR. C. Young
Clyde
Walter Whitlow
Houston
A. C. Whitlow
Port Arthur
J. W. Whitlow
Blair
Okla
L. W. Whitlow
Phoenix
Arizona
Johnson Funeral Home
San Angelo
Fort Chadbourne Cemetery
Luttrell Family Weekend Visit Spreads in Texas
Mrs. Cullen Luttrell and children Jerry Elaine and Joe Bailey visited Mrs. Tannie Luttrell and other relatives in San Antonio last weekend. Cullen and the J. D. Luttrell family traveled Friday for the weekend and returned Sunday. Mrs. Cambie Ivey of Robert Lee was a Bronte visitor last Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cullen Luttrell
Jerry Elaine
Joe Bailey
Tannie Luttrell
San Antonio
Cullen
J. D. Luttrell
Cambie Ivey
Robert Lee
Wedding of Garland Thomas and Elton Gilliland Told
Announcement of the May 17 wedding at the groom’s home in Big Spring is described. The ceremony included a single ring candlelight rite, pink and rose peony decor, aqua crepe dress, and crown of red rosebuds. Attendees included Anita Cate and Lorna Barker as bridesmaids, Dwight Gilliland as best man, and a reception in Bronte and Big Spring communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garland Thomas
Anita Cate
Lorna Barker
Herbert Holland, Jr
Flying saucer sighting claimed near Bronte sparks confusion
Report says C R Smith saw a flying saucer in Bronte but details are unclear as Clytus, startled by a complaint over meals and wake up, disputes the incident and denies the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. R. Smith
Bronte
Clytus
Messile
Jimmy Davis Dies After Baseball Accident
Jimmy Stormy Davis aged 20, a Ballinwer baseball player, died yesterday at 1 30 pm in a Sweetwater hospital. He was struck in the head with a baseball last Thursday and had shown improvement after brain surgery, but death followed a week after the injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy
Stormy) Davis
Ballinwer
Sweetwater
Soil conservation study by Coke district supervisors
Five Coke Soil Conservation District supervisors met last Tuesday to study land use practices and a soil capability table is being prepared. The group plans to plant abruzei Balboa type vetch hubam Madrid clover to build soils and control erosion. They outlined a work program addressing soil management on range and cultivated land and noted low organic matter nitrogen and phosphorus as major issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coke Soil Conservation District
E. J. Hughes
Big Spring
RK. B. Allen
N. Webb
W. C. Shamblin
Bryan Yarborough
W. E. Burns
Ben Brooks
James Arrott
O. T. Colvin
Madrid
Board of District Supervisors
Shamblin
Webb
Hughes
Around About Town Bronte Visitors and Local Notices
Wilton Catoe of Houston visited Vernon Lammers home for the weekend. Wendell Lammers and Jack Austin of Robert Lee returned to Houston with him Monday night. Tolbert Adwar and Bobby Pollizzie joined for the Fourth in Houston. Tolbert had not been home since Christmas and spoke of his sister Doris. The fire truck invitation offers rides to prove its speed and pump. contributions welcomed for a new one. Dr. and Mrs. Warren of San Angelo visited the Hickmans. Claude Hallmark and Anita Gay Hallmark of Rankin were Bronte weekend visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilton Catoe
Houston
Vernon Lammers
Wendell Lammers
Jack Austin
Robert Lee
Tolbert
Adwar
Ada
Iran Houston
General Electric Co
Bobby Pollizzie
Bobby
Muather
Edith Anderson
Bronte
A. J. Ratliff
Ranger
Fed
R. J. Warren
San Angelo
R. E. Hickmans
Claude Hallmark
Anita Gay
Rankin
Weekend Visitors and Illness Reported in Area
Local families hosted guests from Avoca Merkel Dallas Odessa and Monahans with visits Bronte Arlington Mansfield and Bronte and Robert Lee. Noted illnesses include Lizzie Coleman at Shannon Hospital Angela and Wanda Nell Cook recovering after appendectomy in Sweetwater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Sanderson
Robert D. Harris
Avoca
R. E. Harris
Merkel
Robert Harris
Ernestine Sanderson
H. C. Raney
Bert Kinard
Casa Grande
Arizona
Baird
John English
Lizzie Coleman
Shannon
Angela
Dallas
L. Sweet Home
Mary Nell Copeland
Eastland
Effie Copeland
Colorado City
Richard Copeland
O. Z. Porters
J. H. Corbin
Arlington
Barbara Ellis
Mansfield
Bronte
J. W. Henrys
Walter Leach
Bill
Swetwater
J. W. Leach
J. W. Holland
Odessa
John Holland
Lenard Story
Monahans
Delos Alsup
Hayes Crowder
Donnie Jean
Decatur
Dr Harris Arrives as New Director at Karen-Gayl Hospital
Dr John Harris, a Oklahoma native and Baylor trained physician, has arrived in Bronte to lead the Karen-Gayl Hospital set to open this month. He previously worked at Robert B Green in San Antonio and St Pauls in Dallas among others and served as a medical officer with the 349th Mobile Surgical team in the Pacific during the war. His wife Mary Lewis is from Blackwell and they have two children Rex aged 19 months and Ann two months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John BR. Harris
Karen-Gayl
Bronte
Oklahoma
Harris
Oklahoma Baptist University
Baylor University
Robert B. Green Hospital
San Antonio
St. Pauls Hospitals
Dallas
Memorial Hospital
Houston
349Th Mobile Surgical Team
Pacific Area
Mary Lewis
Blackwell
Rex
Ann
Judges should crack down on drunken drivers say critics
W. J. Gideon argues judges let drunken drivers off with small fines and a warning. He urges heavy fines, jail terms, and license revocation to curb repeat offenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Gideon
Also Mentioned on This Page
Council
Alvin R. Mauldin
Homer Jameson
Sun Oil Co
Block LA
H&tc Ry. Co
Allen Jameson
Fred Jameson
W. TL. Tubb
T. J. Wiley and
E. A. Barnhill
Thomas Gilliland
Miter
Mexico City
Stanton
Bix Spring
Eugene Thomas
Donald Anderson
Detha Cate
Mines
Cecil Richardson, Jr
CG. Powell
Buster Davidson
Alma Crenshaw
Dee Foster, Jr
Do Ro Garman
Leslie Newton
J. E. Dugan
W. DD. Anderson
DD. J. Wright
Bo J. Patton
Boone Horne
Willie McClain
Earl Ford
Marvin Wood
Jack Thompson
K.P. Green
Opal Gillihan
Dee Foster
Mrs
Elton Gilliland
Flying Saucer
Jimmy Davis
Charles Ragsdale
DR. Harris
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