Playoffs Set After Tight Softball Finish in West Texas
Humble and High School share the league lead with 8–2 records, followed by Tennyson at 7–3. A four-team playoff with Humble, Tennyson, Robert Lee, and High School begins Thursday July 30, with winners meeting August 1 for first and second places. An all star Junior League game is planned later. Results include Cumbie & Mackey and Bronte Tractor games and current standings through July 21.
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Humble
High School
Tennyson
Robert Lee
San Angelo
Bronte
BC Cola
West Texas
Cumbie & Mackey
Bronte Tractor
Red & White
Bronte Pharmacy
Lone Star
American Legion A
Gulf
Capertons
Pee Wee League
Cumbie
Funeral Rites for Mrs. A. D. Hanna Held Saturday
Funeral services for Mrs. A. D. Hanna a longtime Blackwell resident were held at 3 30 p m Saturday July 18 from the Baptist church in Blackwell with Rev Callum Hawkins of Big Lake and local pastors assisting Mrs Hanna 76 died Friday at the Young Medical Center in Sweetwater after two weeks of illness Born Emma G McLaughlin in Navarro County she married Ed McDonald in Hubbard Texas in 1900 later moved to Edith then Blackwell After Mr McDonald died she married A D Hanna in Blackwell in 1950 Surviving are her husband a daughter two grandchildren five sisters and one brother Interment was in Blackwell cemetery Pallbearers were Ray Lee Bill Burwick Louis Connett Audley Johnson Howard Michels and Melvin Bryant.
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A. D. Hanna
Blackwell
Baptist Church
Callum Hawkins
Big Lake
R. L. Cooksey
Blackwell Baptist Church
C. F. Powell
Lamar Street
Sweetwater
Hanna
Young Medical Center
Methodist Church
Eastern Star
A. V. Sneed
Ida West
Ethel McClendon
Jesse Reed
Flora Sanderson
Eva Patterson
Aransas Pass
W. D. McLaughlin
Salem
New Mexico
Cate Spencer
Ray Lee
Bill Burwick
Louis Connett
Audley Johnson
Howard Michels
Melvin Bryant
We So Meet Monday at Mrs Modgling Home
Fourteen members gathered Monday at the home of Mrs B. E. Modgling with Mrs W. B. as host. Refreshments of Padresimente were served.
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The
Weso
Mrs Whalen Hosts Bronte Jr Club Meeting
Mrs Walter Whalen hosted the Bronte Jr Club last Wednesday. Mrs Taylor Emerson demonstrated peanut butter bread, which was served along with banana ice cream cake and Cokes to four guests and several members including Mrs O R McQueen and Mrs C E Arrott.
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Walter Whalen
Bronte Jr. Who Club
Taylor Emerson
Baptist Revival Planned with Rev Doc Harvey preaching
Rev Doc Harvey will preach the Baptist revival starting Sunday next week August 2 and continuing for a week. Services are at 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. with evening services outdoors. Hollis Wills of San Angelo will lead the singing.
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R. Q
Doc) Harvey
Waco
Hollis Wills
San Angelo
McGuire Family Vacation Guests and Departures
Local note: Mr and Mrs Kenneth McGuire and sons James Dale and Gary Wayne visited with the McGuire families and left for East Texas on Monday July 20. Harvey Grimes of Farwell recently visited friends, and he is related to several local families. Mr and Mrs R H Sims and boys left last week for a vacation trip to Colorado and other western points.
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Kenneth McGuire
James Dale
Gary Wayne
McGuire
East
Texas
Harvey Grimes
Farwell
John Taylor
Mamie Epperson
Floyd Bringes
Lonnie Grimes
R. H. Sims
Colorado
Coke 4-H Bread Show in Robert Lee July 25
Coke County 4-H girls plan a Bread Show in the Ivey Building Robert Lee on July 25 featuring quick breads such as hotcakes biscuits and muffins. A second show is scheduled July 38 from 10 30 a.m. to noon inviting the public to attend.
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Coke County
Ivey
Robert Lee
Ellenburger Wildcat Drilled Near Bronte by Roden and Norwood
An Ellenburger wildcat is staked on the C. E. Arrott ranch seven miles south of Bronte. Bill Roden and Associates of Odessa and Norwood Drilling Co. of Midland are to drill the test. Location No 1 Arrott lies 1980 feet north and 660 feet east of the W C Sharp subdivision. The site is two miles northwest of Strake No 1 Find, abandoned January 1950, and 2 3/4 miles northeast of Southern Minerals and Sea Board No 1 Greenland, plugged April 1950.
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C. E. Arrott
Bronte
Bill Roden and Associates
Odessa
Norwood Drilling Co
Midland
Arrott
W. C. Sharp Subdivision 3
He&wt Survey
Strake No. 1
Findlater
Gulf Station Opens New Bronte Location on Highway 277
Bill Wrinkle and Charles Sims move Gulf service to a white concrete block building one block north of Main Street in Bronte. The new station offers Gulf petroleum products, full washing and lubrication, plus a modern pressure car wash pump and blue tiled restrooms. Formal opening date pending, invites the public to visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Wrinkle
Charles Sims
Highway 277
Main Street
Bronte
Wrinkle
Sims
Gulf Petroleum Products
Ten Commandments for Farm Safety Highlight Week 1953
County Agent Travis B. Hicks urges Coke County 4-H members to mark danger spots with red paint around farms. The 10th National Farm Safety Week promotes safety consciousness among farmers and families with practical rules.
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Travis B. Hicks
Coke County
Army awards Cpl Johnnie J. Butner in Korea
Army Cpl. Johnnie J. Butner of Bronte received the Commendation Ribbon for meritorious service in Korea. As a war crimes investigator for the judge advocate section of Korean Communications Zone Headquarters, he has served there since February. He is a 1950 Wichita Falls High School graduate who worked at Sheppard Air Force Base before enlisting in January 1951.
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Korea
Army
Johnnie J. Butner
Bob F. Butner
Bronte
Butner
PVT LAIRD NOW ON KOREAN FRONT WITH 45th INFANTRY
Private Kenneth G. Laird wife Patsy Ann of Sweetwater. Son of I A Laird Blackwell. Rifleman in Company K 179th Regiment. Entered Army Feb 1952. Served with 43rd Division in Germany before arriving in Korea last March. 45th Division began in Korea Dec 1951 and fought at T Bone Hill last summer.
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45Th Infantry
Korea
Kenneth G. Laird
Patsy Ann
Sweetwater
45Th Infantry Division
Laird
I. A. Laird
Blackwell
179Th
Army
43Rd Infantry Division
Germany
Oklahoma National Guard
T-Bone” Hill
Gospel Meeting at Bronte Church of Christ
A gospel meeting will run Sunday August 2 through Wednesday August 12 at the Bronte Church of Christ. Kenneth J. Arrington will preach the services at 10 am and 8 pm each day.
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Bronte Church
Alma Dahmann to Wed Glenn Irvin in Ballinger
Miss Alma Dahmann resigns from West Texas Utilities office after three years and will marry Sunday to Glenn Irvin a Ballinger construction contractor. Mrs W W Millikin will replace her in the WTU office.
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Alma Dahmann
West Texas Utilittes
Glenn Irvin
Ballinger
Dahmann
Irwin
West Texas Utilities Company
W. W. Millikin
WTU
New Baby Born to Mr and Mrs Wade in San Angelo
Mr and Mrs Thomas Wade of Bronte welcomed a daughter born at 3 a m Thursday July 23 in a San Angelo hospital. The baby weighed 8 pounds 14 ounces and was unnamed at birth. The father is employed by Atlantic Pipeline Co.
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Thomas Wade
Bronte
San Angelo
Atlantic Pipeline Co
Sorosis Study Club July Picnic Reminder
Members are reminded the Sorosis Study club July picnic is tonight at Ballinger park. Members and families are invited with a 7 30 p m start time.
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Sorosis Study Club
Ballinger Park
Summer Round-Up for Pre School Kids and Nat AAU Meet
Two San Angelo area girls Jo Dell Walton and Mary Ann Gray travel to San Antonio for the Women’s National AAU Track Meet entering junior and senior divisions. They will compete in high jump and broad jump as part of a broader West Texas squad. the event runs Friday and Saturday at Alsma Heights Stadium with winners from Waterbury and others in attendance. A separate note promotes the annual summer round-up for pre school children at the Harris Clinic next Thursday July 20, offering free exams, vaccinations, X rays if indicated, funded by the Bronte PTA and J R Harris with health chair Mrs. John R. Harris.
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Jo Dell Walton
Mary Ann Gray
San Antonio
San Angelo
West Texas
Theora Calverley
Garden City
Jay Jean Butler
Jo Dell
Bronte
Ronald Walton
Mary Ann
Gertrude Gray
Robert Lee
Harris Clinic
PTA
J. R. Harris
Bronte Parent-Teachers Organization
John R. Harris
Coke County Supervisors Seek More Drouth Aid Change in ACP payments urged
Coke County Soil Conservation District leaders call for a 70 percent cost share for 1954 conservation practices, seeking to boost drought relief. They plan letters to the President and lawmakers and favor paying for resting non stocked pastures to aid recovery without increasing total spending.
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Coke County
Agriculture Conservatio
Grouth
Agriculture Conservation
Board of County Men
Clarence Webb
Drouth
Congress
W. E. Burns
W. C. Shamblin
Robert Walker
Clarence ‘Webb
Bryan Yarbrough
Special rates on The Bronze Enterprise extend through July 31
Special yearly rates remain in effect through the end of this week and next, with a one quarter savings available. Coke and adjoining counties offer a full year for 1.50 while other areas pay 2.00. The offer ends this year and subscribers are urged to gift subscriptions to out of town friends.
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Bronze
Coke
Revival Meeting Planned at Brookshire Congregational Church
Methodists announce a revival at Brookshire Congregational Church starting Saturday night June 2 with two daily services at 10 30 am Dr W A Godsey from Laurel Mississippi will preach and speak in his own words Attendees are invited for the event through July 6 Note no Brookshire services on Wednesday July 29 due to Dr Godsey's Miles High School auditorium address
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Congregational Church
Brookshire
Metro
W. A. Godse
Laurel
Miss
Jerusalem
O. D. Cox
Godovy
Rev. Cox
Godsey
Miles High School
Brookshire Church
Work Begins on School Addition At Local Gym
San Angelo contractor W C Rutherford won the bid to add an athletic house 46 by 20 feet to the school gym. The $8,832 contract was the lowest of five bids. The addition will include dressing rooms rest rooms storage and will harmonize with the present structure.
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W. C. Rutherford
San Angelo
Rutherford
C R Smith Co Reopens In Remodeled Bronte Site
C R Smith Co returns to its former location after weeks in the Bronte Pharmacy building. The remodeling included a new hardwood floor lowered ceiling, new doors lighting shelving displays and fresh paint. To celebrate they offer 20 percent off storewide this weekend inviting friends and customers to visit the new space.
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C. R. Smith & Co
Bronte Pharmacy
Smiths
Rev McHugh to Preach Sunday at 1st Baptist Church
Rev L W McHugh will preach both Sunday morning and night at 1st Baptist Church in the absence of Pastor Rev Maynard R Rogers. McHugh, formerly pastor at Wingate, now resides in Abilene. Sunday School starts 9 45 am, with classes for all ages. Morning worship at 10 45 am Training Union at 7 pm study topic Men Still Die for Freedom. Evening service at 8 pm nursery provided.
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Maynard R. Rogers
Tennyson
L. W. McHugh
The
Baptist Church
Wingate
Abilene
Eldred McGuires Host Dinner and 42 Game Night
A large group gathered at the home of Paul and Mr and Mrs Eldred McGuire for dinner on Sunday July 19. Afterward families visited and played 42. Photos were made of the group with many Bronte Ballinger Waco Beckville and Bronte residents attending.
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Paul
Eldred McGuire
Ray Hash
June
Ballinger
Elmer Payne
Wanda
Bud
Charlene
Waco
Edwin McGuire
Adron
Bronte
Kenneth McGuire
James Dale
Gary Wayne
Beckville
Modene
Laura Lee
Charles
Paul McGuire
T. G. Stinebaugh
Laura Martin
Bill Martin
Also Mentioned on This Page
C. D. McEntire
Darlene
Oscar L. Dorsey
Elmwood Baptist Church
Rev. McEntire
Misa McEntire
Hardin-Simmons University
Dorsey
J. L. Carroll
Sterling City High School
Charles Ragsdale
Mrs. Whalen
Bronte Jr. Club
Oil News
Gulf Stationed
Johnnie. Butner
Pvt. Laird
Gospel Meeting
SCS
Methodists
Rev. McHugh
1St Baptist Church
Eldred McGuires
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