Pancake Supper Set by Robert Lee Lions and 4-H Clubs
The Robert Lee Silver Lions Club and Coke County 4-H Clubs sponsor an annual pancake supper at Robert Lee School Cafeteria Friday from 5 to 8 PM. A 6 PM talent show features local talent. proceeds fund community projects. Tickets at the door cost $1.50 and include pancakes, trimmings, and talent show admission.
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Robert Lee Silver Lions Club
Coke County 4-H Clubs
Robert Lee School
Lions
Horace Scott
Lions Club
Ee Lindsey
Fay Co
Bronte Rejects Win Blackwell Volleyball Tourney
The Bronte Rejects claim first place in a double elimination tourney at Blackwell defeating Town Clowns 15-8 15-12 and advancing past Ballinger Winters Roby and the Clowns. The Clowns again beat Roby to reach the rematch, then lost to the Rejects in the deciding game. Bronze men’s team finished third and all three teams advance to Roby meet this weekend.
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Bronte Rejects
Blackwell
Bronte
Town Clowns
Ballinger
Winters
Roby
Clowns
Highland
Tuscola
Rejects
Rites Wednesday For Gene Wojtek
Eugene E. Gene Wojtek 72 of Robert Lee died Tuesday at Shannon Hospital San Angelo after a short illness. Services were held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at First United Methodist Church Robert Lee with Rev Arthur Kendall officiating. Burial in Robert Lee Cemetery. Survived by wife Mildred Murtishaw a son Dale Wojtek a daughter Mrs Otho Long six grandchildren and several siblings.
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Eugene E
Gene) Wojtek
Robert Lee
Shannon Hospital
San Angelo
West Coke County
Newby Ambulance
First United Methodist Church
Arthur Kendall
San ‘Angelo
Bell County
Frank C
Anna Hruska) Wojtek
Coke County
Mildred Murtishaw
Dale Wojtek
Otho
Melba) Long
Otto Wojtek
Frank Wojtek
Victor Wojtek
Tom
Leta) Wiginton
Earl D
Inez) Nutter
Bronte
Herford
Jack Mathews
Edward Trimble
Flower fund meeting urged for local merchants
Bronze businessmen and others interested in the merchants flower fund are asked to meet Monday March 8 at Margret's Flowers and Gifts. The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. and all local businessmen are asked to be present or have a representative attend.
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Bronze
Merchants Flower Fund
Margaret’s
Charles Country Store Opens Under New Ownership
Mr and Mrs Luis Charles take over the Country Store from Mr and Mrs J R Minnick and invite all to visit on Saturday with free refreshments and children s favors. An open house ad appears in this weeks Enterprise.
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Luis Charles
J. R. Minnick
Charleses
Ian Ad
Charles
Minnicks
Negotiations Underway for Bronte Hospital Sale
Real estate agent Martin Lee says negotiations are in progress for selling Bronte Hospital. No definite sale yet, but a deal may be worked out this weekend with an interested party. Dr. Robert E. Baldwin has been caring for patients since Dr. John R. Harris’s death.
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Bronte Hospital
Martin Lee
Lee
Robert E. Baldwin
Robert Lee
John R. Harris
Elections Develop in Bronte School and Hospital District
Contests form in Rome School board and Hospital district as April 3 polls approach. City officials including Mayor R T Caperton and Aldermen Aguero Badgett and Henry seek reelection with no opposition. Hospital incumbents Stout Arrott Spencer run again. Mrs Sam Zelda Ezzell files. New school candidates Forehand Grant Merrow Richards. Skelton seeks renewal. Retiring trustee Carlton exits. Filing deadlines pass city and school races. hospital board may extend up to ten days.
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Hospital District Board
Rome School Board of Trustees
R. T. Caperton
Ernest Aguero
James Bad
Glen Skelton
Pat Forehand
Bill Grant
Jimi Merrow
Brian Richards
Russell Carlton
Rattlesnake Roundup Planned in Bronte
Work is underway for a three day rattlesnake roundup March 12 to 14 in the Rawlings Building beside Sims Food Store. prizes include 75 for most pounds of snakes, 30 for second, plus plaques for longest and shortest snakes. Snakes bought at 25 cents Friday 20 cents Saturday 15 cents Sunday. Lions Clubs of Bronte sponsor.
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Rawlings
Sims Food Store
Two Lions Clubs
Bronte
Search Continues For Missing Man in Lake Spence
Searchers from Coke County Sheriff's Dept CR MVD Texas Parks and Wildlife San Angelo Emergency Corps Odessa Sheriff and Police continue efforts for Ernest Ray London of Odessa who disappeared after a boat ran out of gas on Lake Spence. Divers and Odessa helicopter assist as Robert Lee area merchants and volunteers supply food at Y J s Marina.
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Lake Spence
Coke County Sheriff's Dept
CRMVD
Texas Parks and Wildlife
San Angelo Emergency Corps
Odessa
Robert Lee
Robert Lee Firemen’s Auxiliary
Y. J.’s Marina
Bronte Bi-Centennial Festival Planned at Bronte County Park
Plans advance for the Bronte Band Boosters Bi-Centennial Festival to be held March 27 at Bronte County Park from 11 a.m. A spaghetti supper and Old Time Variety Show conclude the day at the school. Local merchants urged to decorate windows and residents to dress in old fashioned attire. Activities include beard growing, a country store, hot dog stand, and competitive games. Tickets for the spaghetti supper available from Mrs James Koen g eat at 473 3911.
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Bront E Band Boosters
Bronte County Park
James Koen'g
Funeral Services Set for Winifred E. Lee
Funeral services for Winifred E. Lee 68 of Ballinger will be held Friday at 10 am at the Allen Davis Funeral Home Chapel Ballinger. Lee died Wednesday at Ballinger Memorial Hospital born October 4 1907 in Longview came to Runnels County in 1921 married Josephine Bains in Ballinger March 5 1936. Survivors include his wife a son Albert H. Lee of Henderson Nevada five brothers and other relatives.
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Winifred E. Lee
Ballinger
Allen Davis
Mr. Lee
Ballinger Memorial Hospital
Longview
Runnels County
Josephine Bains
Maverick
Unt
Daniel Baker College
Brownwood
Ballinger Clinic
First Baptist Church
Albert H. Lee
Henderson, Nev
Jack Lee
Harlin Lee
James Lee
Bronte
Leonard Lee
West Lake
Joe Lee
Galveston
Bronte Students Shine at UIL Practice Meet in Stamford
Bronte High School literary teams earned multiple titles at a Saturday practice meet in Stamford. Bronte swept science and ready writing with top finishes across veterans and junior high divisions, while Hamilton brothers led math with first and second in the veterans contest and a strong team trophy showing.
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Bronte High School
Stamford
Taylor
Johnny Hibbs
Darren Koenig
Brian Champion
Lance McCarty
Donnie Jackson
Mark Ball
Miles Brown
Heaner
Bronte
Hamilton Brothers
Bobby
Billy
Number Sense
Bobby Hamilton
Billy Hamilton
Rule
Crane
Nueces Canyon
Colorado City
Childress
Quanah
Wayne King
Zula Sweeten Thhe
Ben Hambright
Services Held for Mrs Hawley Allen Pioneer of Coke County
Funeral services for Mrs Hawley C Allen 94 a Coke County pioneer were held at 4 p m Monday at Robert Lee Baptist Church officiated by Rev Roy Epperson and Rev Taylor Henley Burial followed in Robert Lee Cemetery Newby Funeral Home directed She died Saturday night at West Coke County Nursing Home where she had lived since 1974 11 6 after a fall and surgery She was born Amelia Boyce Caraway March 6 1881 in Gonzales and moved to Tom Green County in 1883 She taught in Coke County at Olga before marriage to Hawley C Allen Sr June 15 1902 They lived near Sherwood and in San Angelo before returning to their ranch in Coke County in 1920 Mr Allen died 1974 She is survived by three sons Gerald and Frank of Robert Lee and Hawley Jr of San Angelo two grandchildren Bill and Lisa and two great grandchildren plus numerous other relatives.
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Hawley C. Allen
Coke County
Robert Lee Baptist Church
Roy Epperson
Taylor Henley
San Angelo
Robert Lee Cemetery
Newby Funeral Home
Alen
West Coke County Nursing Home
Amelia Boyce Caraway
Gonzales
Wylie
Nannie Frances Byrd) Caraway
Tom Green County
Hayrick
Caraways
Olga
Blackwell
Sherwood
Allen
Gerald Allen
Frank Allen
Robert Lee
Hawley Allen Jr
San
Senior Citizens to Meet March 11 Luncheon Program
Bronze Senior Citizens will meet Thursday March 11 at 11 30 a m for their regular luncheon meeting Members of the 69 Study Club will run the program Blood pressures will be taken All volunteers are welcome.
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Bronze
69 Study Club
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Gene Wojtek
Hospital Dist
UIL
Hawley Allen
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