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Enterprise offers 50 cent savings for Coke county readers and nearby areas with $2.00 annual rate today and tomorrow. elsewhere $2.50. The reduction applies to new renewals or extensions, limited to two years, with July only. Contact local agents or offices to subscribe. Delinquent lists will be cleaned Friday.
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Enterprise
Coke
Brookshire
Herbert Holland
Blackwell
Charles Ragsdale
Tennyson
John Gaston
Tom Green
Hospital admissions and discharges calendar
July entries list admitted and dismissed patients by date from July 14 to July 28. Names include Mrs. D. W. Smith, Jerry Parker, Mrs. Truman Parker, Joe Duncan, Maggie Lilly, Eunice Lilly, Charles Wetzel, Paula Parker, Bobby Carruthers, Eddie Vinson, Curtis Wayne Walker, Winnie Mills, Mary Jane Sanchez, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. W. Smith
Jerry Parker
Truman Parker
Joe Duncan
Maggie Lilly
Eunice Lilly
C. R. Gentry
Paula Parker
Charles Wetzel
Jack Nelson
Ray Coulson
Kelly Finley
Alphus Hill
R. C. Huntley
Annie Wilkins
Dean Beaver
R. C. Smith
W. L. Caudle
Bobby Carruthers
Charles Bryan
Chas. Wetzel
R. H. Hood
Eddie Vinson
Bobby Baker
Joe Edd Scott
Elmer Bryan
H. E. Thorn
Ray Co
Bronte Girls Softball Beats Big Lake 10 4 at Robert Lee
Bronte girls softball team defeated Big Lake 10 to 4 at Robert Lee last Thursday night. Lineup included Dana Eubanks Marlene Vaughan Betty Blackmon Ann Harris Joyce Heathcott Yvonne McCutchen Frances Brice Marla Rees Marie Mills Odell Brice Johnnie Sims Sue Blackmon Jackie Grace Barbara Gray and Johnnie Eubanks. Bronte plans games with Brownwood Roscoe Midland and Sweetwater and will play Big Lake again in San Angelo Thursday at Rotary Field due to lack of a lighted Bronte field. Players thanked Robert Lee for the use of their park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bronte
Big Lake Girls
Robert Lee
Dana Eubanks
Marlene Vaughan
Betty Blackmon
Ann Harris
Joyce Heathcott
Yvonne McCutchen
Frances Brice
Marla Rees
Marie Mills
Odell Brice
Johnnie Sims
Sue Blackmon
Jackie Grace
Barbara Gray
Johnnie Eubanks
Brownwood
Roscoe
Bake Sale Saturday Sponsored by MYF
Methodist Youth Fellowship hosts a bake sale Saturday morning at Bronte City Hall starting 9 a.m. Proceeds fund landscaping for the grounds of the proposed new Methodist parsonage.
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MYF
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Bronte City Hall
Baker Goods
New Methodist Parsonage
Robinsons Visit Relatives in Lubbock Sunday
Mr and Mrs Roy Robinson Patricia and Cynthia visited relatives in Lubbock on Sunday to connect with family members and catch up during their trip.
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Roy Robinson
Patricia
Cynthia
Lubbock
Bronte Native B D Franklin Advances in Sports Writing
B D Franklin son of Mr and Mrs Pete Nutter of Bronte progresses in journalism by joining the Akron Beacon Journal in Ohio as a full time sports writer. He previously wrote for the Clovis News Journal and others and is a Bronte High School graduate with a North Texas State College journalism degree.
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B. D. Franklin
Pete Nutter
Bronte
Akron
Ohio
Beacon Journal
Franklin
Clovis
N. M
News Journal
Bronte High School
North Texas State College
Denton
U. S. Air Force
Bronte Enterprise
San Angelo Standard Times
Abilene Reporter News
Artesia Press
Akron Beacon Journal
United States
John S. Knight
Miami
Fla
S L McQueen Dies from Burns in Wichita Falls
S L McQueen died from burns after lighter fluid exploded while lighting a barbecue pit. Services were held Wednesday in Wichita Falls. Survivors include his wife Vella Butner and three brothers O R Alex and Martin McQueen.
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Edna Butner
D. R. Glenn
D. R. McQueen
Wichita Falls
S. L. McQueen
Mr. McQueen
Butner
Glenn
McQueen
Vella Butner
Bronte
O. R
Alex
Martin McQueen
Modglings Host Visitors From Cuero Texas
Mr and Mrs Thomas A Modgl ing of Cuero visit his parents Mr and Mrs B E Modgl ing. Mrs Leonard Jagt and children return to Lodi New Jersey after a three weeks visit with the Modglings.
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Thomas A. Modgling
Cuero
B. E. Modgling
Leonard Jagt
Lodi
N. J
Modglings
Farmers Near Bronte Expect Bumper West Texas Crop
Farmers in the Bronte area report good prospects with a bumper grain crop underway and fields turning red as cotton stands knee high. Insect spray is expected due to warnings from the county agent amid moisture from hurricane Debra and scattered showers in western Texas.
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Robert Lee
Lone Star
Bronte
West Texas
Debra
Gulf Coast
Texas
Bronte Class of 48 Holds Tenth Reunion at Park
Members of Bronte High School class of 1948 gathered for their tenth reunion at the park last Saturday night. Sponsors Vetal Flores and Mrs. Buck Coleman attended with families. attendees listed included numerous former teachers, parents, and graduates from Bronte and nearby towns. Films of past reunions were shown and the date for the 1960 gathering was set for the fourth Saturday night in July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vetal Flores
Bronte
Buck Coleman
Ballinger
Mmes
Rob Herron
Marlin Mackey
Homer Vaughn
J. C. Boatright
G. D. Luckett
Bill Wrinkle
Billie Smith
Billy Bob Herron
Mike
Odessa
Katherine Wrinkle
David Gulley
Davy
Susan
Jeff
Eunice
New Mex
Della Gibson
Joel Webb
Brenda
Nolan
Dolan Mackey
Tory
Happy
Prestine Davis
M. D. Blumentritt
David
San Angelo
Dorothy Stephenson
E. G. Collins
Steve
Eddie Sue
Merkel
Lee Allen Stewart
Grace Green
Douglas Dilmore
Tennyson
Betty Sue Pittman
Bill Thomas
Genie
Janet
LaJean Ward
Billy Joe Luckett
Debbie
Bobby Vaughn
James Lynn
Jolene
Martha Boatright
Jim
Tim
Little League All-Stars Lose Area 3 Final to Merkel
Colorado River All-Stars from Bronte Robert Lee and Norton lose 12-3 to Merkel in the Area 3 final at Merkel. Hood homer drives in Hatch as Ken Hogan earns the win in a two hitter. Earlier Colorado River beat Sweetwater 6-5 to open the tournament. managers praise the season and note absences of Royce Lee and James Renfroe. Merkel advances to district play against Snyder.
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Little League All-Stars
Bronte
Robert Lee
Norton
Merkel
Sweetwater American
Sweetwater
Colorado River
Terry Thetford
Liam Hood
Rickey Hatch
Hood
Hatch
Royce Lee
James Renfroe
Robert Wink
Ronnie Carlton
Snyder
Meeting Set at Church of Christ
A Vacation Bible School starts Monday August 3 at the Bronze Church of Christ in connection with a Gospel Meeting beginning Friday night July 31. The school runs 9 to 11 a m daily for children 3 and older with Horace Taylor as director and James E Priest and Bill Tyner Jr both from Beaumont assisting. Gospel services run nightly at 8 p m through Friday August 7 with Mr Priest preaching. Melvin Placke invites all to attend.
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Bronze Church of Christ
Horate Taylor
James E. Priest
Bill Tyner, Jr
Beaumont
Priest
Melvin Placke
Last Rites Held For Mrs Sumrall
Funeral services for 92 year old Mrs Belle Sumrall were held at 10 a m Wednesday at Laughter North Memorial Chapel Abilene with Rev Hollis C Yielding and Rev Riley Scranton officiating. Burial was in Cedar Hill cemetery. She lived in Abilene 42 years died Monday after a hip fracture. She was born July 6 1867 in Fannin County married Ellis Sumrall March 8 1885 and moved across Texas before settling in Abilene in 1917. She was a Calvary Baptist Church member and survived by seven daughters two sons 22 grandchildren and 85 great grandchildren. Burial pallbearers were grandsons.
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Belle Sumrall
Laughter- North Memorial Chapel
Abilene
Hollis C. Yielding
Calvary Baptist Church
Riley Scranton
Cedar Hill
Sumrall
Fannin County
Ellis Sumrall
Bosque County
Runnels County
Blackwell
Vada Sumrall
Nannie Ash
Bronte
Lester
Bessie) Gray
San Angelo
Jack
Fannie) Reaves
Quincy Sumrall
Charles
Winnie) Leech
John
Martha Belle) Barnett
Hamlin
Ben
Phoenix
Arid
R. H. Sims
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David Denman
Robbie Wilson
Nancy Wilson
Marilyn Glenn
Frances Glenn
Donna Sheppard
Hospital News
Leroy Bryan
Donald Oakes
Janie Collins
Marcel Martinez
Mangel Dominguez
Big Lake
Bronte Senior
Church of Christ
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