Ida Lee Parker Wins Senior Division in Coke County Dress Revue
Ida Lee Parker of Bronte won the senior division of the Coke County 4-H Dress Revue held at Bronte High School auditorium. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Truman Parker and has been a Bronze 4-H member for seven years, serving in club offices and giving demonstrations in foods clothing and gardening. Marilyn Wallace and Sharon McCutchen also placed in older junior and Unit II categories respectively, with awards highlighting their 4-H projects and district prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Lee Parker
Bronte High School
Truman Parker
Bronte
Ida Lee
Abilene
Marilyn Wallace
J. C. Wallace Jr
Robert Lee
Marilyn
Unit II
Sharon McCutchen
Joe McCutchen
Robert Lee 4-H Club
Weather and sports notes on All-Star selections and solar eclipse
The column recalls David Denman and Larry Butler named to the Colorado River Little League All-Star team with Keith McCutchen also selected. It notes an All-Stars game against Winters at Robert Lee and warns readers against viewing the sun directly during an eclipse, proposing indirect viewing from a Delta 1 aircraft to capture 144 seconds of totality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Denman
Larry Butler
Colorado River Little League
Keith McCutchen
Colorado River All-Stars
Winters
Robert Lee
Canada
Northwest Territories
Delta 1
Neely Accepts Corpus Christi Pastorate
The Rev. Auburn Neely, Bronte Methodist pastor, has been reassigned to Wesley Methodist Church in Corpus Christi. He will be replaced by Rev. Austin Masterson of Rankin. The change takes effect August. Masterson is married with three sons and a Perkins School of Theology graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
Neely
Bronte
Wesley Methodist Church
Corpus Christi
Lawrence K. Brown
San Angelo
Austin Masterson
Methodist
Rankin
Coach Gray Begins Fall Workouts at Bronte Area School
Coach Gray, an alumnus of Bronte High School where he played football and basketball, will start fall workouts around September 1. He later played baseball at San Angelo College, served in the U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps, and earned a B S in physical education from Hardin-Simmons in 1962. He is married to Seri Schlueter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gray
Bronte High School
San Angelo College
U.S. Army
Quartermaster Corps
Hardin- Simmons
Seri Schlueter
Wingate 4-H Club Holds Ski... Wait
40 Wingate 4-H Club members enjoyed a swimming party at Bronte County Park last Saturday. Aubrey Denman, park caretaker, said swimmers picnickers and visitors from neighboring towns are welcome to use the park facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wingate 4-H Club
Bronte County Park
Aubrey Denman
Farm Safety Week Proclaimed in Coke County
Coke County proclaims Farm Safety Week with focus on life reverence home safety and machinery. Officials note Texas sees over 150 farm deaths yearly and outline a statewide program by Texas Farm Bureau Texas Farm and Ranch Safety Council and Extension Service. Pete Davis of Robert Lee shortlisted for a state Farm Bureau program with a $45 grant toward $50 registration if selected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
Connally
Coke County
W. W. Thetford
Texas
Texas Farm Bureau
Texas Farm and Ranch Safety Council
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Coke County Farm
Pete Davis
Robert Lee
Farm Bureau
Enterprise Subscription Bargain Liked 50 Cent Reduction
The Enterprise offers a July subscription sale with 50 cent savings. Local Coke and adjacent counties pay 2.50, other U S addresses pay 3.00, with tax not charged per 52 transactions. Community correspondents and accounts can place orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise
Coke
Nolan
Runnels
Taylor
Tom Green
Sterling
Mitchell
U. S
Funeral Services Held Sunday for Frank Eaton 63
Graveside services were conducted at Fairview Cemetery at 4 30 p m Sunday for Frank Randall Eaton 63 of Bronte who died in a Galveston hospital after a long illness He was born August 12 1899 in Bronte and had lived in California before returning to Bronte where he worked as a plumber and carpenter Survivors include his brother Jack Eaton of San Angelo two sisters Mae Pendergrast Abilene and Odessa E Kightlinger Denver and numerous nephews and nieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairview Cemetery
Frank Randall Eaton
Foy L Moore
Bronte
California
West Coast
Jack Eaton
San Angelo
Mae Pendergrast
Abilene
Odessa E. Kightlinger
Denver, Colo
Hospital Election Set for August 17
The residents of West Coke County Precincts 1 and 3 will vote August 17 in a special election to establish a West Coke County Hospital District. The election date follows a July 10 petition with 75 signatures. a July 17 meeting at 10 a.m. will cover polling places and other details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Coke County
Commissioners Court
Coke County 4H Club Rally at Bronte Park
The Coke County 4H Club sponsors a rally day at Bronte Park on Friday July 19. Activities include leathercraft safety recreation and swimming with registration at 9 a.m. A barbecue supper at 6 p.m. leads to an evening program at 7 p.m. Parents and members are encouraged to attend the supper and evening program if unable to join daytime activities. Mr Doyle Gray Safety Coordinator West Texas Utilities Abilene will conduct safety classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coke County 4H
Bronte Park
Doyle Gray
West Texas Utilities
Abilene
Kansas Rites for Arnold Ball 44 Former Resident
Funeral services were held Tuesday in Stafford Kansas for Arnold F Ball 44 a former Bronte man who died Saturday night in Stafford apparently of a heart attack Ball moved to Bronte in 1947 bought the Butane Service Co from Otis Smith he operated the business in Bronte and Robert Lee until 1955 when he sold it to Robert H Sims Since leaving Bronte he worked in the electrical business in Abilene and other cities at the time of his death he was living in Stafford his home town
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stafford
Kans
Arnold F. Ball
Bronte
Ball
Butane Service Co
Otis Smith
Butane
Robert Lee
Robert H. Sims
Abilene
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Corpus
Jimmy Gray
Hardin-Simmons University
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Ing
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Brookshire
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Ten
Nyson
Charles Ragsdale
Blackwell
Frank Eaton
4 H Club
By Sterling Lindsey
Kansas
Arnold Ball
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