Norton School Burns Prompt Public Meeting Called
Norton School was destroyed by fire last Saturday morning. Firefighters from Ballinger Winters and Bronte aided but water shortages hampered efforts. The gymnasium and home economics units were lost. A Monday night meeting for patrons and taxpayers will set future plans. Superintendent Patton outlined four options and named a committee headed by Roger Bryan to prepare figures.
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Norton School
Ballinger
Winters
Bronte
Cecil Patton
Patton
Roger Bryan
New Parsonage Opened With Dedication Service
About 75 people attended the dedication of a new Baptist parsonage on June 2. The Rev. Harry Morris credited many volunteers for completing the home and listed committee members across building lighting drapes landscaping and hospitality roles.
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New Baptist Parsonage
Harry Morris
First Baptist Church
E. F. Glenn
C. B. Barbee
Royce Fender
Olive Keeney
J. B. Mackey
Doyle Hubbard
Glen Skelton
Lealie Rolls
Royce Fancher
Otis Smith
Edward Cumbie
Aubrey Denman
B. F. Glenn
Clyde Lee
Frank Keesee
Leslie Rolls
Keith Morris
J. B. Arrott
H. C. Murtishaw
Dale Thompson
Collins Sayner
W. D. McDonald
Zell Moore
L. T. Youngblood
T. F. Sims
Grass fire men called to rear of Timmons home
Bronze firemen answered a call Wednesday afternoon to extinguish a grass fire at the rear of Mrs. B. G. Timmons home. The blaze threatened nearby outbuildings before crews contained it.
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B. G. Timmons
Ron Johns Returns From Marine Corps Tour in Vietnam
Ron Johns, son of Mr and Mrs Murrell Johns of Plainview, has returned to the United States after a Marine Corps hitch with a Vietnam tour. He visited Bronte earlier this week to see friends. The Johns family formerly lived in Bronte where he once served as pastor of the First Baptist Church.
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Ron Johns
Murrell Johns
Plainview
States
Marine Corps
Vietnam
Bronte
Johns
First Baptist Church
Bronte Adopts $60 477 Budget For Fiscal Year
Bronte city council approved a 60 477 budget for the operating year April 1 1968 to March 31 1969. Total funds available amount to 73 255 74 including balances and expected income. The budget covers waterworks interest sinking general sanitary sewer contingencies social security and special sanitary sewer funds.
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Bronte
Funeral Rites Held Tuesday Morning For Wint J Parrish
Funeral services for 85 year old Wint J Parrish were held Tuesday at Central Baptist Church Bronte. Officiating ministers were Rev Wayne N Stout and Rev Austin Masterson. Burial followed at Fairview Cemetery under Williams Funeral Home direction. Parrish born June 20 1882 in Erath County moved to Coke County in 1909 was a retired farmer. Survivors include his wife two sons two daughters a stepson a stepdaughter two sisters and several grandchildren. Pallbearers named by the family included Johnny Powell A G Regester Jansen Parrish Howard Brock Noah Pruitt Jr Elmer Hurley and T F Sims Jr.
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Wint J. Parrish
Central Baptist Church
Coke County
John Pairish
Bakersfield
Calif
J. B. Pairish
Crane
Bonnie McAulay
Bronte
Dean Conner
Big Spring
Johnny Powell
Houston
Alice Woods
Stockton
Minnie Scarborough
Sarah Yocham
A. G. Regester
Jansen Parrish
Howard Brock
Noah Pruitt Jr
Elmer Hurley
T. F. Sims Jr
Visitors Come To See Mr and Mrs Marshall Hooper
Visiting Sunday were Mrs Less Sissom and her family from Hylton along with Mr and Mrs Marshall Hooper and their daughter.
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Marshall Hooper
Mrs. Less Sissom
Hylton
Services Held For Linton Crow 72 Retired Engineer
Funeral services were held at First Methodist Church for Linton Crow aged 72 of Bronte born December 20 1895 at Bastrop He died after an apparent heart attack and is buried in Fairview Cemetery Masonic rites were conducted at the graveside Crow worked as an engineer with M Wyxley Co and served in World War I as a lieutenant He was part of the 320th Tank Corps connected to Dwight D Eisenhower and also worked for the Atomic Energy Commission in Tennessee He is survived by his wife a daughter and two grandchildren with a sister and another grandchild noted among the survivors
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First Methodist Church
Linton Crow
Bronte
Mr. Crow
Bastrop
Mayme Franks
Elgin
M. Wixelley Co
United States
England
Crow
Atomic Energy Commission
Tennessee
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Christian Church
Royce Lee
A. C. Bain
Medina
Royce Linton
Melissa Lee
Robert Lee woman in critical condition after shooting
Mrs. M. J. Thomason, 39, of Robert Lee, is in a San Angelo hospital with a gunshot wound to the lower abdomen. Her son Richard Thomason, 18, faces assault with intent to murder charges after a Friday evening shooting at the Thomason home. he is jailed in Coke County with a $5,000 bond.
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M. J. Thomason
Robert Lee
San Angelo
Richard Perry Thomason
Court of Justice of the Peace
Roy P. Ross
Thomason
Young Thomason
Coke County
Gath
Melvin Childress
West Coke County Hospital
Seibolds Welcome England Bound Fletcher Family Visit
Myr. and Mrs. Jack Fletcher and two children Kurt and Terri will travel from England to the USA to visit Mrs. Fletcher's parents Mr. and Mrs. Dave Seibold of Bronte. The family has lived in the Norfolk district since May 1967 and toured Spain Belgium and Holland in the past year.
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Myr
Jack Fletcher
Kurt
Terri
England
USA
Fletcher
Dave Seibold
Bronte
Fletchers
Norfolk
British Isles
Milwhite Mud Co
North Sea
Midland
London Daily Sketch
Klondike
Main Street
U.S
Spain
Belgium
Holland
Seibolds
Rabies Vaccination Set for Monday in Coke County
Coke County 4 H Clubs sponsor a Monday rabies vaccination drive with a San Angelo licensed veterinarian. From 9 10 a m in Robert Lee at the county show barn and 10 30 11 30 a m in Bronte at the County Park owners may have their pets immunized. Annual inoculations help curb rabies incidence.
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Coke County
Robert Lee
Bronte
S En Angelo
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Shannon Hospital
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