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Newspaper

Bronte Enterprise

Location

Bronte, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 09, 1966

Page

4

Father Son Open Sets Bronze Golf Course

A Father Son Open will be staged at the local golf course with many local and out of town entrants. 27 holes are played with the first nine forming flights for the final 18, and all 27 counts toward the winners. 7:30 a.m. start. Entry fees fund a noon meal provided by the local golf association. Fees should be mailed or brought to A. E. Bell Jr. or Clyde Lee. club members who do not enter are asked to help run the tournament.

Golf Association A. E. Bell Jr Clyde Lee Bell

School Briefs Highlight Bus Delivery and Test Results

Supt Barbee announces seven 1965 66 annuals available for 4 dollars each on a first come basis. Achievement Tests graded with results shown by Elem Principal Golson to parents in afternoons. Items unclaimed include sweaters and jewelry in Golson's office. A 48 passenger Chevrolet school bus arrived, driven to Bronte after delivery in Kosciusko. Pre school enrollment reaches 25 for a program preparing for first grade, taught by Mrs Barbee. Drivers education under James N Raughton has 15 newly licensed drivers in training. Four local students approved for Neighborhood Youth Corps, working 24 hours weekly.

Prin James L. Golson Golson R. W. Sims Kosciusko Miss Bronte C. B. Barbee James N. Raughton

Bill Allen Heads Easter Seals Program in Coke County

Bill Allen of Robert Lee is named Easter Seals Representative for Coke County to coordinate services from the Texas Easter Seal Society. Appointed by Robert W Milam MD, chairman of the society's Case Service Committee. The society aided 14395 Texans last year with treatments equipment loans and related aid.

Bill Allen Robert Lee Coke County Texas Easter Seal Society For Crippled Children Allen Texas Easter Seal Society Robert W. Milam McAllen Case Service Committee Haster Seal Society Robert Lee State Bank

Mrs. Marvin Landers Returns Home After Hospital Stay

Mrs. Marvin Landers went home Monday after a week in Shannon Hospital San Angelo for treatment.

Marvin Landers Shannon Hospital San Angelo

Services Held For Mrs Nell Martin

Funeral services for Mrs. Nell Martin aged 79 were set for 10 am Thursday at Art Simpson Funeral Home La Porte. Burial followed at Pasadena Cemetery. She died Tuesday night in a Baytown Hospital after a long illness. She was born September 12 1886 in Hamilton County. She married R D Martin at Mullin Mills County and lived there until 1924 when they moved to the Maverick community. Survivors include three sons J W Martin Nathan Martin and F E Martin. four daughters including Mrs R G Rhodes Mrs Douglas Forbus Mrs P N Touchstone and Mrs Edith Fowler. two sisters. 16 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren. Mr and Mrs Martin and Dorothy Ruth left Wednesday to attend. Gary Martin of Fort Worth joins in Brownwood.

Nell Martin Art Simpson la Porte Pasadena Baytown She Hamilton County Joe Fletcher R. D. Martin Mullin Mills County Maverick Mr. Martin J. W. Martin Bronte Nathan Martin F. E. Martin Portland Ore R. G. Rhodes Bartlesville Okla Douglas Forbus P. N. Touchstone Houston Edith Fowler Corpus Christi Tom Crockett Ballinger M. E. Casey Wolfforth Martin Dorothy Ruth Brownwood Gary Martin Fort Worth

New Tax Exemptions Rebecca Lynn Morrow Born in San Angelo

Rebecca Lynn is the newborn daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Morrow of Bronte. She arrived at 10 30 p.m. on Wednesday June 1 at Shannon Hospital San Angelo weighing 8 pounds 8% ounces. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs Jack Corley of Tennyson and J B Morrow of Bronte. Great grandparents include Mrs B R Davis and Jimmy Welburn of San Angelo and Mrs J J Morrow of Bronte.

Rebecca Lynn Jim Morrow Bronte Shannon Hospital San Angelo Jack Corley Tennyson J. B. Morrow B. R. Davis Jimmy Welburn J. J. Morrow

Martin Takes Easy Win In Coke County Primary

Martin defeats Franklin Spears 120 to 13 in Coke County Democratic primary runoff for Texas attorney general. Only two voting boxes operated in the county with Robert Lee and Bronte as precinct sites. Martin, from Hillsboro, leads in votes from Robert Lee and Bronte with 60 and 58 respectively. Spears has 13 and 10. Martin advances to face a Republican in November.

Crawford Martin Coke County Martin Franklin Spears Texas Hillsboro Spears San Antonio Commissioner Robert Lee Bronte

Fort Chadbourne to be visited on West Texas tour

A Texas Legislative Council committee will visit Fort Chadbourne and five other West Texas forts late in June to study restoring historic structures. Alpine representative Gene Hendryx leads the panel which includes several state lawmakers and a National Park Service member. Fort Chadbourne lies 12 miles northeast of Bronte on C. H. Wylie ranch land.

Fort Chadbourne West Texas Texas Legislative Council Gene Hendryx Alpine Coke County National Park Service

McCutchen Leaves Eden Church to Join ACC High School Staff

Kenneth McCutchen, son of Mr and Mrs Calvin McCutchen of Bronte, resigns as minister at Eden Church of Christ to join Abilene Christian College high school faculty. He will teach Bible and speech, coach basketball, attend ACC, and pursue a master's degree in Abilene. He plans to move June 15 with his wife June Moore and their two children.

Kenneth McCutchen Calvin McCutchen Bronte Eden Church of Christ Abilene Christian College High School McCutchen June Moore Eden Abilene ACC

Beth Ivey to Attend Abilene Beauty Course

Beth Ivey will spend next week in Abilene taking an advanced hair styling course at Gene and Lottie's School of Beauty. The training begins next Tuesday and she will be away from Dorothy Riker's Beauty Shop Tuesday through Friday.

Beth Ivey Abilene Gene and Lottie School of Beauty Miss Ivey Dorothy Riker

Bronte High School Addition On Schedule For Fall Opening

The new Bronte high school is expected ready for the 1966-67 term starting Aug 29 though the contractor warns complete finish may slip. A basement and stairs pour is near, with ground level floor to follow. The project includes two agriculture buildings gym library classrooms and a renovated gym and study areas. Prime contractor Edwin Wanorek of San Angelo with supervisor T B Meredith of Wilson Patterson firm oversaw the job funded by a 325000 bond approval.

Bronte C. B. Barbee Struc Ture Barbee Edwin O. Wanorek San Angelo T. B. Meredith Wilson, Patterson

Last Rites Held For Mrs. Calder

Funeral services for Mrs. Susie Calder of Bronte were held Tuesday at 2 30 p m in First Baptist Church Mullin with burial in Mullin Cemetery Williams Funeral Home directed. She died Sunday night at West Coke Hospital Robert Lee aged 81 born January 15 1885 in Erath County came to Coke County from Loraine in 1927 surviving are two sons Lewis Calder Bronte and Co E Calder Robert Lee plus 18 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.

First Baptist Church Calder West Coke Hospital Robert Lee Erath County Coke County Loraine Lewis Calder Bronte and E. Calder

Area Agricultural Meeting Set for San Angelo June 16

The Texas Interim House Agricultural Committee will hold its fifth area meeting in San Angelo on June 16 at 10 a.m. in District Courtroom 213 to hear citizen testimony on agricultural problems and needs. The committee, chaired by W. W. Lynch, aims to study agriculture laws and determine if legislative action is needed to boost farmers’ welfare.

Texas Interim House Agricultural Committee San Angelo W. W. Lynch House Agricultural Committee House Ben Barnes Texas House of Representatives Texas Power and Light Company Dolph Briscoe Uvalde South Texas Texas Wayne W. Connally Floresville Delwin Jones Lubbock Milton J. Schiller Cameron Tom Green County

Parallel Parking Rules Enforced in City Fire Zone

The Bronze city council passes a parallel parking ordinance for the fire zone. State Street and Oliver Avenue must park parallel from Rielly Avenue to George Avenue and from Washington Street to Randall Street. Fines range from 1 to 10 dollars.

Council Bronze City State Street Oliver Ave

Miss Judy Smith Resigns From Bronte High Faculty

Judith Smith, English teacher at Bronte High School for three years, will resign to teach English at Globe High School in Arizona. Superintendent C. B. Barbee said the resignation becomes official after Thursday night with a formal letter to the school board. She is Abilene Christian College trained and leaves two vacancies on the Bronte faculty following Mrs. Lasswell's retirement.

Judith Smith Bronte High School Globe, Ariz Supt C. B. Barbee Miss Smith Abilene Christian College Bronte R. C. Lasswell

Bronte High School Class of 1950 Plans June 19 Reunion

The 1950 Bronte High School graduates will hold a reunion June 19 at the home of Earl Rusk in San Angelo. Local relatives and friends are asked to notify the group. More details will be printed in next week’s Enterprise.

Bronte High School Earl 2. Rusk San Angelo

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The Methodist Church W. Texas Mrs. Calder Area Agricultural Meeting Randall Street Judy Smith
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