Bronte High Rattlesnake Roundup Plans March 11 12
The Bronte Roundup, the second oldest in West Texas, offers 335 dollars in prizes with 175 for most pounds Saturday and 50 15 for top three Sunday. Florida handler Shellie Downs aids demonstrations while ranchers register hunts at local outlets and open house marks new Bronte High School dedication with speeches by Dr. W O Beasley Conda Richards and student leaders.
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Ers
Shellie Downs
Florida
Downs
Bronte Show
Hurlin Lee
Mackey’s
Rawlings
Main Street
R. Smith
Bronte
W. O. Beasley
Hardin- Simmons University
Conda O. Richards
Richards
Gary Stroebel
Bob Wells
Janet Lee
Bennie Carol Oglesby
Supt. C. B. Barbee
Bronte Masonic Lodge
Lions Clubs
Supt
Barbee
Vocational Agriculture
Edwin O. Wancreck
San Angelo
Fitzgerald and Skidmore
Midland
Westbrook Electric Co
Methodist Revival Meeting Opens with Dr. Richardson
Revival services by the Methodist Church began last night led by Dr. Ted Richardson executive secretary of the Southwest Texas Conference. R B Patton of Blackwell leads the singing for services through Sunday morning with additional 7 pm sessions Thursday Friday and Saturday and 7 am Friday and Sunday. Questions posed for the week include is the Bible out of date and are there absolute moral standards as well as the faith bringing peace of mind. Pastor A. B Masterson invites the public and morning coffee and doughnuts are served after the 7:45 am service.
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Bronze Methodists
Ted Richardson
Southwest Texas Conference of the Methodist Church
R. B Patton
Blackwell
Richardson
A. 8. Masterson
Pancake Supper and Talent Show By Local 4-H and Lions
Coke County 4 H clubs and the Bilver Robert Lee Lions Club sponsor a pancake supper and talent show Friday night March 3 at Robert Lee school. Supper begins at 5 p m serving buttered pancakes syrup bacon and beverages. The talent show features Bronte and area talent in the school auditorium with acts including rock and roll and other numbers.
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Coke County 4-H Clubs
Bilver
Robert Lee Lions Club
Robert Lee
Labal
Bronte
D. EK. Glenn
le Drew Arrott
Joe McCutchen
Elroy Butler
Funeral Held Here For Mrs. Warner County Pioneer
Funeral services for Mrs. Ester Warner 91 Bronte pioneer were held at 2 30 p m Saturday at Central Baptist Church Bronte with Rev Wayne N Stout and Rev R W Blackmon of Lamesa officiating Burial followed at Fairview Cemetery Williams Funeral Home in charge Grandsons from Bronte served as pallbearers Mrs Warner died at 1130 p m Thursday in West Coke County Hospital Robert Lee after a long illness She was born December 26 1875 in Arkansas moved to Brath County at seven and came to Coke County in 1890 She married Joseph Warner November 8 1894 in Bronte He died in 1952 Survivors include son Ernest Warner Montclair Calif four daughters Martha Alexander Ella Pruitt Sr Parelie Mae Andrews Opal Beaver six brothers J M Herron W A Herron R H Rob Herron three sisters Alice Carlton Carrie McDerman Mattie Matlock Melinda Hickman Nora Medgling and Lillie Pruitt 19 grandchildren 24 great grandchildren.
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Ter Warner
Pioneer Bronte
Central Baptist Church
Bronte
Wayne N. Stout
R. W. Blackmon
Lamesa
Fairview Cemetery
Williams Funeral Home
Warner
West Coke County
Robert Lee
Arkansas
Brath County
Coke County
Joseph Warner
The
Baptist Church
Earnest Warner
Montclair
Calif
Monroe
Mattie Matlock
Erick, Okla
Melinda Hickman
Nora Medgling
Lillie Pruitt
San Angelo
Bill Clark Named To City Council in Bronte
Billy James Clark was appointed last Friday night to fill the unexpired term of Buddy Reed on the Bronte city council. Clark, an employee of Humbie, has lived here a number of years. Reed became ineligible to serve when he moved to FY. Stockton recently.
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Billy James Clark
Buddy Reed
Bronte
Clark
Humbie
Reed
FY. Stockton
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the New Bronte High School
West Texas
Snake Hunt
D. W. Sims
R. W. Sims
Commonwealth College of Science At
Houston
Sims
Methodists
Lions
Billy Alexander
Grand Prairie
J. L. Alexander
Fort Worth
Francis Pruitt
Carrollton
Jebel Warner
Hamlin
Warren Beaver
Edinburg
James Vernon Andrews
Don Andrews
Decatur
Eddie Alexander
Noah Pruitt Jr
Dwain Pruitt
Bill Clark
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