July Enterprise Subscription Special Offers Local Readers
The Bronte Enterprise announces a July subscription sale starting Monday with reduced rates. Coke Nolan Runnels Taylor Tom Green Sterling and Mitchell counties pay 2.50 for annuals while other areas pay 3.00. Subscriptions may be new renewals or extensions. orders via the Enterprise office or mail. Representatives include Mrs Charles Ragsdale Blackwell Mrs Herbert Holland Brookshire Mrs Barney Griffin and Mrs Tom Green Tennyson. State sales tax may drop July 1 but if not, add five or six cents accordingly.
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Coke
Nolan
Runnels
Taylor
Tom Green
Sterling
Mitchell
Enterprise
Charles Ragsdale
Blackwell
Herbert Holland
Brookshire
Barney Griffin
Tennyson
Donors listed for Bronte Lions Fund For Home Site
Matthew Caperton chair of the Bronte Lions Club Industrial Development Committee said no new developments have occurred in building a Golden Age Home here. The site is secured from Mrs. Annie Wilkins and deed papers are being prepared to transfer to Jerry J. Tidmore of Athens. Caperton thanked donors including Ernest Seay Henry Walker H O Whitt C E Bruton Jesse Parker Bob Wilson Douglas Ditmore E F Glenn Cumbie Mackey L L Webb Taylor Emerson Gulf Service Station Kemp's Cleaners Home Motor Co Hurley Pharmacy General Telephone Co School Activities Fund West Texas Utilities Co Home Lumber Co D K Glenn Walter Stapp Royce Fancher Youngblood Glenn Caperton Chevrolet Co T F Sims L T Youngblood First National Bank C H Wylie and Mrs Loyce McConnell for supporting the site purchase and the Lions committee’s work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthew Caperton
Bronte Lions Club
Annie Wilkins
Jerry J. Tidmore
Athens
Caperton
H. O. Whitt
Lions
Ernest ‘Seay
Henry Walker
H.O. Whitt
C. E. Bruton
Jesse Parker
Bob Wilson
Douglas Ditmore
E. F. Glenn
Cumbie & Mackey
L. L
July Fourth Holiday Closures Noted by Bronte merchants
Next Thursday July 4 will be observed as a holiday by most Bronte merchants. Some firms along Highway 277 will remain open to serve travelers and local residents. Closed will be the U S Post Office and First National Bank under federal regulation. Bronze city hall will also be closed.
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U. S. Post Office
First National Bank
Bronze City Hall
Paving Work Progress at City Hall Driveway Parking Area
Precinct 2 earth moving equipment has prepared a drive and a rear area north of the new city hall for paving. The finished sector will serve as a parking area for visitors with city office business. City officials are pleased with local resident use patterns noted during the work week.
Funeral Held for Midland Plumber A J Clark Fire Victim
Funeral services were held in Midland for A J Clark 40 a plumber who died in a house fire Sunday. Burial followed at Robert Lee cemetery. He was brother in law of Mrs Joe E Scott of Bronte and his wife Luda Roberts died last June. Surviving children Eddie 14 Carolyn 11 and Katy 9 spent two weeks with the Scotts in Bronte and returned home Friday. The sheriff’s office aided in the search for the father after the fire.
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Thomas Funeral Chapel
Midland
A. J
Jake) Clark
Robert Lee
Clark
Joe E. Scott
Bronte
Luda Roberts
Scotts
Mr. Clark
Thhey
Eddie
Carolyn
Katy
Masonic Officers To Be Installed In San Angelo
New officers for Bronte Masonic Lodge No. 962 will be installed at 7:30 p m June 29 in San Angelo. District lodges including Hayrick Lodge of Robert Lee join in the district ceremony. Bronte officers listed: Brady Mills worshipful master Jessie Parker senior warden Marvin Bryant junior warden Royce Fancher treasurer Charlie Boecking secretary Noah Pruitt Jr chaplain Elmer Hurley senior deacon Floyd R Collins junior deacon Billy Joe Luckett senior steward Travis O Spiller junior steward J T Henry tiler.
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Bronte Masonic Lodge
San Angelo
Hayrick ‘Lodge
Robert Lee
Bronte Lodge
Brady Mills
Jessie Parker
Marvin Bryant
Royce Fancher
Charlie Boecking
Noah Pruitt Jr
Elmer Hurley
Floyd R. Collins
Billy Joe Luckett
Travis O. Spiller
J. T. Henry
Historical Marker To Be Placed Here In Bronte Texas
Coke County Historical Committee announced a Texas funded historical marker for Fort Chadbourne will be placed at Bronte City Hall. The committee aims to mark Civil War veteran graves and has prepared a list of local veterans asking for information from readers.
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State of
Texas
Fort Chadbourne
Bronte
Coke County Historical Committee
Bronte City Hall
Royce Fancher
Old Fort Chadbourne
Fancher
Ben Oglesby
Enterprise Office
C. E. Arrott
Fairview
Bronte Urges Residents to Tie Onto Sewer System
Fifteen new customers added to Bronte sewer network as city officials push for more tie-ons to improve sanitation. Mayor Norman R. Riker notes costs funded by taxes and sewer charges and cites Don Tammen, San Angelo plumber, at $1.15 per foot. First National Bank offers favorable loan terms for tying on.
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Bronte
Norman R. Riker
Don Tammen
San Angelo
Tammen
First National Bank
Funeral services for Mrs Virgil E Beasley held in Ballinger
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday afternoon in Ballinger for Mrs Virgil E Beasley 67 a former Bronte resident who died Monday after a brief illness in Shannon Hospital San Angelo. She born Aline Elizabeth Routh October 5 1895 daughter of Hayden and Grecia Routh early Ballinger residents. Survivors include her husband a son William Hayden Aycock of Fort Worth a brother Joseph Hayden Routh of Lamesa and other relatives. Pallbearers were Sam Behringer Harvey Stoder Clifford Marshall Chips East Tex Ward and Fred Dawson.
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Virgil E. Beasley
Ballinger
Hayden
Grecia Routh
First Baptist Church
Bronte
William Hayden Aycock
Fort Worth
Joseph Hayden Routh
Lamesa
Sam Behringer
Harvey Stoder
Dallas
Matt Caperton Gets Local Honor in West Texas Dennis Parody
Bronte residents celebrate Matt Caperton being named West Texas Dennis the Menace in the San Angelo Standard-Times. The local youth, praised by classmates and teachers, is noted for wit as he reportedly teased teacher Vera Thomas with a quip about taking a vacation.
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Matt Caperton
Bronte
West Texas
Dennis the Menace
San Angelo
Standard- Times
Hank Ketcham
Dennis
Mat
Vera Thomas
Vera
Matt
Matthew Caperton
Purthhade
Fourteen Students Enroll in Driver Education Class
Fourteen area youths are enrolled in a driver education course taught by Clint Low. Caperton Chevrolet Co of Bronte furnishes a 1963 dual control car at no charge for student use. The program runs two hours daily for three weeks with six hours of observation and six hours of actual driving before a driving test for licenses.
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Clint Low
Caperton Chevrolet Co
Bronte
Neelys Plan Two Week Vacation to New Haven
Rev and Mrs A S Neely left Sunday for a two week trip to New Haven Connecticut to visit their son Stanley and his wife. They will tour the area and return home afterward.
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A. S. Neely
New Haven
Connecticut
Stanley Sy Bas
Coke County Farm Bureau Sets Queen Contest
Coke County Farm Bureau plans a Queen contest at Bronte School auditorium in late July with a July 15 entry deadline. Three age groups 9 12 13 15 and 16 22 will be judged, with only 16 22 eligible for district and state contests. entrants must be daughter or sister of a Farm Bureau member and contact Mrs C E Arrott or Mrs J B Arrott before the deadline.
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Coke County Farm Bureau
Bronte School
J.B. Arrott
C. E. Arrott
J. B. Arrott
Hudson Family to Move to Carthage for New Job
Mr and Mrs M H Hudson and their son Johnny plan to relocate from Bronte to Carthage after six years here. Hudson works for Humble Oil and Refining Co and will take a position in East Texas. He has a 24 year tenure with Humble and previously worked at the repressuring plant west of town.
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M. H. Hudson
Johnny
Bronte
Carthage
Hudson
Humble Oil & Regining Co
East
Texas
Hudsons
Humble
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H. T. McPeters
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