Coke County 4 H Horse Show Saturday
The Coke County 4 H Horse Show will be held in the Coke County Rodeo Arena in Bronze Saturday. About 85 club members will compete in 26 classes with Max Schneemann Jr. judging halter, western pleasure, and reining. Ribbons and trophies to be presented by Bronte and Robert Lee FFA Chapter Sweethearts.
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Coke County
Coke County Rodeo Association
Bronze
Max Schneemann Jr
Big Lake
Bill Casey
Silver
Bronte
Robert Lee
FFA
Marla Thompson
Elaine Millican
Pierce's Father Dies In West Virginia
Virgil N. Pierce, 54, of Follansbee, West Virginia, died Monday night at home. He was the father of Mickey Pierce, vice president of the First National Bank in Bronte. Funeral services were held Thursday at Turley Funeral Home in West Cumberland, W V, with burial in Highland Hill Memorial Cemetery in Follansbee. Survived by wife and two sons Mickey of Bronte and Jerry of Oklahoma City.
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Virgil N. Pierce
Follansbee, W. V
Pierce
Mickey Pierce
First National Bank
Bronte
Turley Funeral Home
West Cumberland
W. V
Mr. Pierce
Weirton Steel
Weirton
Jerry Pierce
Oklahoma City
Bronte Home Demonstration Club Meets at City Hall
The Bronte Home Demonstration Club met last Friday at City Hall for a no host meeting. President Mrs. L. C. Clark conducted the session with eight members present.
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Bronte Home Demonstration Club
City Hall
Angelo Services For Acton Infant
Funeral services for Casey Acton four month old son of Doug and Susan Acton will be held Thursday at 10 a.m. in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens San Angelo. He died on arrival at Shannon Hospital Tuesday at 10 55 a m born February 1 1975 in San Angelo. Survivors include his parents a brother Robert Acton of San Angelo and grandparents Ivey of Robert Lee and Barbero of San Angelo with great grandparents Nutter Journey and Herndon referenced.
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Casey Acton
Doug Acton
San Angelo
Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens
Shannon Hospital
Susan Ivey
Robert Lee
Robert Acton
E. H. Ivey
Randy Barbero
Pete Nutter
Bronte
Lurlene Herndon
Laura Journey
Outstanding BHS Students Receive Scholastic Honors
The 1974 75 BHS year end assembly honored top scholastic performers. Sophomore John Heaner topped the high school with 97.00 average, followed by Shelly Cumbie 96.20. Seniors Wayne Alexander led with 90.45, Deb Hibbs 87.33 as salutatorian, and eighth graders Darren Koenig 93.92 and Beckie Coulson 93. }
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John Heaner
BHS
John
Dorothy Heaner
Russell Heaner
Heaner
Alan Barbee
Deb Hibbs
Nelson Coulter
Pauline Basquez
Shelley Cumbie
Jeff Easterly
Lana Webb
Webb
Cumbie
Basquez
Wayne Alexander
Debra Hibbs
Darren Koenig
Beckie Coulson
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Central Baptist Plans Revival Meeting
Evangelist E L Jones of Henderson to preach at Central Baptist Church Bronte from June 15 to 22. Jones has led six prior Bronte revivals and preached in 211 revivals across Texas and neighboring states. Theme Set My Soul Afire. Services daily 7am 730pm with 630 coffee and donuts. Sunday 1045am and 730pm. Edwin Forehand to direct music. Pastor M E Patterson invites all in the community.
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E. L. Jones
Henderson
Central Baptist Church
Bronte
Jones
Central Baptist
Mr. Jones
Texas
Mississippi
Louisiana
Arkansas
Michigan
New Mexico
Kansas
Baptist Missionary Assn. of America
Edwin Forehand
M. E. Patterson
Senior Citizens Have Good Meeting in June
Senior Citizens of the town and area met June 10 in the Community Center for their regular luncheon. Special guests aged 80 to 89 included Monroe Alexander and several named members. Margaret Martin entertained on guitar and led group songs, followed by John Richards on harmonica ending with The Old Gray Mare. The group thanks Elizabeth Puckett for the hyper tension clinic and Mr and Mrs Randy Gibbs for the flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe Alexander
Jessie Parrish
Sarah Yocham
Lena Russell
Ernest Seay
John Adams
John Richards
J. Montana
Lillie Whitfield
Eunice Ellis
Martha Beaty
Frank Robbins
Altha Stephenson
Margaret Martin
Elizabeth Puckett
R.N
Texas Department of Public Health
Randy Gibbs
Parker Recaptured After Prison Break
Parker 21 of Bronte and Lonnie Johnson 25 escaped from Oklahoma State Penitentiary at McAlester Tuesday. They surrendered after a tactical push and a bloodhound search as two teen hostages were freed. Parker faced forgery charges with 22 months to release.
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Danny Parker
Bronte
Oklahoma State Penitentiary
McAlester
Parker
Lonnie Johnson
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Oklahoma
United Press International
Meeker
Okla
UPI
Kim Thomas
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Merle Griffin
Wayne Dunnam
Bob Gulley
Gary York
Sterling Lindsey
Binks
Jerry McCutchen
Marshall
Sheri Millican
Bob Bolding
Lorene Brown
Eddie Sweeten
Jerry Parker
Wendell Lee
James Allen
Lendy Devell
Fay Askins
Jim Skinner
West Virginia
Bronte HK
Angelo
Acton
Central Baptist Plans
L. Jones
Oklahoma State Prison
Danny
Seliz
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