Enterprise subscription sale cuts 50 cents for July
The Enterprise announces a 50 cent discount on all subscriptions for July, effective immediately. Coke and adjoining counties price drops to 2.00, elsewhere to 2.50, with monthly renewal and new signups welcomed at the office or through representatives in Blackwell, Tennyson, and Brookshire areas.
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Bronze Enterprise
Ben Oglesby
Coke
Tom Green
Herbert Holland
Brookshire
Enterprise
Oglesby
Town Pride Grows As New Projects Spark Bronte Blackwell
The community celebrates a flood of improvements including a new sewer system post office building and Caperton Chevrolet Co plans. West Texas Utilities aims a multi million dollar plant at Oak Creek Lake while Kickapoo creek flood control dams advance. New homes water storage and a possible city hall feature in the town’s future. Franklin P. Jones quote closes.
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Caperton Chevrolet Co
Church of Christ
West Texas Utilities Co
Oak Creek Lake
Bronte and
Blackwell
Kickapoo
Bronte
Bing
Burglaries Hit Blackwell Store Post Office
The Blackwell Post Office and Allen Sweet’s Food Mart were burglarized Monday night. The break in was discovered Tuesday morning by the postmaster Mrs. Mau rene Steuart and Mrs. Berdie Mote and Mr. and Mrs. Sweet. Entry locks were pried. the safe remained closed though a nod was removed. Sweet said cans of fruit and cigarettes were missed. stamps may be missing. no major losses confirmed.
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Blackwell
Allen Sweet
Food Mart
Maurene Steuart
Berdie Mote
Mrs. Sweet
Sweet Store
Mr. Sweet
Funeral Rites Held Here for J. E. McAulay
Funeral services were held at First Methodist Church in Bronte for J. E. McAulay 79 a longtime farmer in the area. The Rev A S Neely conducted the rites. He died Sunday at St Johns Hospital San Angelo. Burial followed at Fairview Cemetery with Clift Funeral Home directing. Survivors include siblings a daughter in law Bonnie McAulay and a granddaughter and great grandchildren.
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First Methodist Church
J. E. McAulay
Bronte
A. S. Neely
Mr. McAulay
St. John’s Hospital
San Angelo
Liveoak
McAulay
Maverick
Eva Russell
McAuley
Menard Hospital
Bonnie McAulay
Vennie Harrell
Abilene
Maude Roberson
Ballinger
Fannie Morgan
Houston
E. E. Pond
Mamie Kinstle
Sam McAulay
Beltonville
Ark
Garland McAulay
Weslaco
L. R. McAulay
Safford
Ariz
Masonic Lodges Install Officers in Joint Bronte Hayrick Meeting
Jacob B. Morrow becomes worshipful master of Bronte Lodge with Noah Pruitt Jr. as senior warden and Brady Mills as junior warden at a joint annual installation with Hayrick Lodge in Robert Lee. The ceremony lists officers including Stephenson, Whitt, Sims, Luckett, Fletcher, Collins, Henry and others as the two lodges alternate meeting locations. Dr and Mrs John R Harris visited Austin over the weekend.
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Bronte Lodge
Hayrick Lodge
Robert Lee
Jacob Bruce Morrow
Leonard Fletcher
Bronte
Jacob B. Morrow
Noah Pruitt Jr
Brady Mills
J. A. Stephenson
H. O. Whitt
R. H. Sims
Bill Luckett
F. E. Collins
J. T. Henry
Tyler
Bronte Merchants Plan July 4 Closures And Gatherings
Bronte merchants will close for July 4 to observe the 18th anniversary of U S independence with a few exceptions along U S Highway 277. City hall and post office will close, as will First National Bank per L T Youngblood. A Tennyson picnic and a Bronte Legion Hall covered-dish dinner are planned with families urged to bring food. Public safety warns of increased traffic incidents during the long weekend with added patrols.
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Bronte
The
United States
U. S
L. T. Youngblood
First National Bank
Hayrick
Tennyson
Charlie
Johnnie Brown
American Legion Hall
Hemor W. H. Rodgers
Devine
M. A. Scott
Oak Creek Lake
Department of Public Safety
Remodeling Nears Completion At Caperton Chevrolet Co
Matthew Caperton announced on Tuesday that remodeling of Caperton Chevrolet Co. should finish by week’s end. The project, begun mid May, exceeds 10 000 dollars and expands to about 9000 square feet under one roof. The building now includes four offices, a parts department, and washing and greasing, with space freed for merchandise display and a new mechanic.
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Matthew Caperton
Caperton Chevrolet Co
Chevrolet
Louis Galloway
Butane Service Co
Capertons
Anti-Communism Speaker Here Today at 1 30
Houston lecturer George A. Roberts, renowned authority on Communism, speaks today at 1 30 p m in the Bronte school auditorium. Invited by the Anti Communism Study group, he arrives from Abilene Christian College for a side trip. Edward Cumbie, group president, says locals are fortunate to hear him. He notes Roberts’ World War II Army Intelligence service and extensive study of nations behind the Iron and Bamboo Curtains.
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George A. Roberts
Houston
Bronte
Roberts
Abilene Christian College
Abilene
Edward Cumbie
Army
Cumbie
Cancer Crusade Group to Meet in Coke County
A meeting is set for 10 a m Thursday July 6 at city hall to plan a Cancer Crusade in east Coke County. Norman R Riker is chairman and will name co chairmen for key roles. Judge W W Thetford serves as county Crusade chairman. Robert Lee and the west side completed their Crusade. Volunteers are urged to attend.
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Coke County
Norman R. Riker
Robert Lee
W. W. Thetford
Four Sweetwater Men Charged In Rape Case
Four Sweetwater men Archie Dean May Alford Richard May Dyan Ronnie Houston and Jimmy Wayne Rogers were charged with rape by force threats and fraud in connection with an incident at Oak Creek Lake late Saturday night A 32 year old married Sweetwater woman filed the complaint The men are jailed in Nolan County with bond set at 10000 for May and pending for the others A juvenile is in custody elsewhere The district attorney and sheriff continue the investigation and expect grand jury review on July 10
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Sweetwater
Oak Creek Lake
Archie Dean May
Alford Richard May
Dyan Ronnie Houston
Jimmy Wayne Rogers
Archie May
Justice of the Peace
G. E. Davis
Nolan County
Weldon Kirk
Kirk
R. S
Ted) Lambert
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Jerry McCutchen
Jerry
Charles Ragsdale
Masonic Lodges
John R. Harris
Rex and
Ann
Austin
Bronte Merchants
Cancer Crusade Group
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