Blackwell News Briefs Include Dismissals and Distant Death
Blackwell schools were dismissed Monday and Tuesday due to ice on roads amid flu related absences. Harold Ware’s birthday dinner honored by Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Ware with guests from Sweetwater, Tuscola, Abilene, Fort Worth, Winters, and Blackwell. Charlie Ware, cousin to Ernest Bill Henry and Yater Ware, died at Wizzard Wells with funeral held Tuesday. Mrs. Hugh Ross of Lubbock listed as seriously ill in Lubbock Hospital. A S Hendry ill in Bronte Hospital.
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Blackwell School
Ernest Ware
Harold
Harold Ware
Sweetwater
R. Q. Spence
Blackwell
Jerry Ware
San Angelo Junior College
Charles Ragsdale
Choyce Ragsdale
Spencer
Tuscola
Loy Ragsdale
Abilene
Ray Kemp
Fort Worth
T. F. Ragsdale
Winters
Harve McPeters
Mark Hanna
Annie Hargrave
Bob Ragsdale
Desmond .Ragsdale and Son
Hugh Ross
Lubbock
Lubbock Hospital
Lee
W. E. Lackey
A. S. Hendry
Bronte Hospital
John Hanna
Fred Gaston
Mary
Ernest
Bill
Henry
Yater Ware
Charlie Ware
Wizzard Wells
Houston Youth Sent Home After Pneumonia Treatment
Mike Oliphant of Houston, grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Modgling, was released from a Houston hospital after receiving treatment for pneumonia.
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Mike Oliphant
Houston
Floyd Modgling
Hospital News Admits and Dismissals Across Late February
Feb 23 through Feb 28 records show multiple admissions including Mike Casey and Mrs. Walther Whalen, with discharges such as Mrs. C. T. Mills and Joe Ash. Individuals named include Floyd Modgling, Kenneth Clark, and Mrs Otis Allen among others.
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Mike Casey
Walter Whalen
E. L. Faulk
Lester Webb
C. T. Mills
Floyd Modgling
Joe Ash
M. T. Hensley
G. C. Murphy
Warnock Hipp
R. E Davis
Leroy Bryan
Louis Conradt
B. D. Mackey
Tom Payne
Kenneth Clark
Eddie Vinson
Dusty Weidner
Jeff Dean
N. T. Gault
Otis Allen
Edward Gonzales
Don Andrews
Barbara Summers
Jacob Morrow
Brown Freeman
Coke County Keeps 50 Cent Rattlesnake Bounty for Residents
Coke County will continue a 50 cent bounty on rattlesnakes but only paid to county residents. Commissioners restrict payouts to snakes killed within the county by residents, after outsiders requested payments. January 954 and February 980 rattler bounties reported. main collectors named.
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Coke County
J. I. Tinkler
Commisioners Court
C. E. Calder
Mack Eubanks
Bronte
Monte Wilkes
Bunyan Millican
Funeral Rites Held Here For Arthur Hayley
Arthur E. Hayley 78 a Coke County resident died Feb 27 in Robert Lee after major surgery. Funeral at Robert Lee Baptist Church with Rev. Robin Guess and Rev. Travis McNair. burial in Robert Lee Cemetery. Survivors include three sons two dozen relatives and six sisters and three brothers. He was a carpenter and Baptist.
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Arthur Hayley
Coke County
Robert Lee
San Angelo
Coke County Memorial Hospital
Robert Lee Baptist
Robin Guess
Travis McNair
Robert Lee Cemetery
Clift Funeral Home
Arthur E. Hayley
Coleman County
Texas
Bill Hayley
Abilene
Hayrick
Sweetwater
Corpus Christi
Bronte
Arthur
The
Baptist Church
T. A. Hayley
Vance Hayley
Houston
Arnold Hayley
Inglewood
Cailf
Archie Gibbins
Clyde
Emory Hughes
East Point, Co
A. V. Hughes
Eli
W. C. Hayley
Snyder
Huddleston
Dunlap
Jenning
Rites Saturday For Mrs Caperton
Mrs Caperton 74 died at St Ann Hospital Abilene after four weeks illness Burial at Cedar Hill Cemetery with funeral service at Riker Warren Chapel led by Dr Elwin Skiles She lived in Abilene 53 years born July 3 1885 in Cottonwood married W E Caperton in 1905 at Clyde Survived by husband son Ernest Tyler a granddaughter and two siblings
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Ben Reaves
J. D. Reaves
Emmett Caperton
Chester Harwell
Abilene
W. E. Caperton
Riker-Warren Chapel
Elwin Skiles
First Baptist Church
Cedar Hill Cemetery
Caperton
Jack Robinson and sons in Ranger with relatives
Jack Robinson and his sons spent the weekend in Ranger visiting relatives and friends, including Mr and Mrs.
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Jack Robinson and Sons
Ranger
Funeral for E. C. Cresswell Held in Snyder Church
Funeral services for E. C. Cresswell age 56 were held last Saturday at North Side Baptist Church in Snyder where he had been a faithful member. Attending from Snyder were Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Brunson and their nephew, J. L. Brunson, with Mrs. H. E. Vaughn. Other attendees included Mrs. Clay Williamson of Abilene and Mrs. Ruby Thomason of Sweetwater. He died in a Snyder hospital after a heart attack following years of ill health.
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D. C. Brunson
Snyder
E. C. Cresswell
Creswell
Brunson
Bronte
J. L. Brunson
H. E. Vaughn
Clay Williamson
Abilene
Ruby Thomason
Sweetwater
Allen Named Savings Bonds Coke Chairman
Mr. G. C. Allen, president of the Robert Lee State Bank, was named U. S. Savings Bonds Chairman for Coke County by Nathan Adams, Texas Savings Bonds Committee. Allen will direct promotion and sale efforts and become a statewide volunteer in the program. He said purchases strengthen national safety and economic growth for current and future generations.
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G. C. Allen
Robert Lee State Bank
U. S. Savings Bonds
Coke County
Nathan Adams
Texas Savings Bonds Committee
Allen
United States Savings Bonds
New chairman lauded for banking and civic leadership
State Chairman Adams praised Mr. Allen as an outstanding banker and civic worker whose leadership will guide the program. The remarks highlight Allen's strong record and anticipated positive impact on future direction.
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Allen
Adams
Commissioners to Attend West Texas Judges Convention
Coke County officials plan to attend the West Texas Judges and Commissioners Assn convention in San Angelo starting Sunday. The event runs through Tuesday with a program aimed at county officials. A special Coke County Commissioners Court session was held Tuesday to handle business slated for Monday’s regular meeting, which was canceled due to the convention.
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Coke County
West Texas
San Angelo
Coke County Commissioners Court
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O. T. Colvin
Tex
Hospital News
Coke
H. A. Springer
West Texas Utilities Co
Complete Life Insurance Service
Jimmy Brunson
Full Capital Legal Reserve
Bronte, Texas
Dandril
Mrs. Caperton
Savings Bonds
R. W. Rees
Stokely’s Finest
Gandy Frozan
Y. Gal
Hormel
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