Sun Stakes Fifth Test In Jameson Field Looms
Sun Quil Co schedules its fifth test operation at the Jameson field near Bronte. No. 1 Allen Jameson is producing, No. 2 Allen Jameson is set to test, and No. 1 Fred Jameson nears Ellenburger with 207 feet of Strawn lime pay revealed in a drillstem test. Leasing runs hot as two more majors reportedly plan nearby drilling.
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Coke County Oil Developments
Sun Quil Co
Allen Jameson
H&tc
Fred Jameson
Ellenberger
Homer Jameson
CNW
Ellenburger
Goosecreek
Bronte
Old Town
Lawmakers Report Texas Legislature Details and Voting
Official legislative sources outline Texas House structure and pay rates with daily salaries of ten dollars for most members and nine dollars for clerks. It notes committee counts, session dates, roll calls, and four legislators’ attendance and voting on HCRs and HB 19 during January 1947.
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Texas
Reading and Journal
R. E. Blount
Big Spring
W. H. Rampy
Winters
Harley Sadler
Sweetwater
C. L. South
Coleman
Blount
Rampy
Sadler
South
Rumpy
Livestock Sanitary Commission of Texas
HCR
Bronte Cemetery Seeks Volunteers For Clean-Up
Frank Keeney, chairman of the Bronte Cemetery Association, announced a work session next Tuesday March 11. All members are urged to attend and bring hoes and shovels as volunteers maintain the grounds.
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Frank Keeney
Bronte Cemetery
West Texas Area Report Notes Vehicle Tags and Local Visits
Sheriff Paul Good said his office sold 45 passenger car tags 5 commercial tags and 12 farm licenses with a deadline of April 1. Mary Pearl Bearden and two others attended a Simplicity Pattern Co dress review in San Antonio for 4 H Club girls. Mary Pearl later attended an egg grading contest in Big Spring. Steve Badley returned to Bronte after five weeks in a San Angelo hospital. West Texas Rural Urban party in Sweetwater drew crowds with speaker Joe Evans of El Paso. Community members helped Jess Eads after hospital care, and donors provided gas and oil for tractors. Local residents thanked friends for aid after a home loss, with a shower hosted in Bronte. Hanks of Santa Rita Wool Co visited Bronte to discuss oil in Robert Lee. H. A. Fitzhugh and family joined Angelo fat stock show activities. Bobby Gentry warns of a mumps outbreak in Odessa and prefers not to travel to Bronte.
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Paul Good
Mary Pearl Bearden
Coke County
HDA
San Antonio
Hazel McCoy
Tom Green
Anne Joiner
Concho Counties
West Texas
Simplicity Pattern Co
New York
Jane Gibbs
Mary Pearl
Steve Badley
Angelo
Bronte
Steve
Tom Carlisle
L. W. Sweet
Blackwell
Sweetwater
Rotary Club
Joe Evans
el Paso
Jess Ead
Ben Spoonts
C. E. Bruton
J. B. Parrish
Janson Boyce
Coke, Tom Green
Runnels
J. L. Keeney
Kemp Kleaners Relocates to Enlarged Bronte Shop
Mr and Mrs Cecil Kemp announce the Kemp Kleaners搬 to a newly enlarged first floor site on Main Street Bronte occupying upgraded quarters next to City Barber Shop effective last Monday The Kemps firmly town born and raised with local family ties and plans include a wool storage vault and a commitment to modern equipment to serve Bronte and surrounding trade area as growth continues.
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Cecil Kemp
Kemp Kleaners
Bronte
Cecil
Ballinger
Frank Kemp
Dallas
Zenith Cleaners
Kemp
Frances Lewis
Robert Lee
Hes. Lewis
Carolyn
Suven
Here
Kemps
HS. Lewis
el Paso
San Francisco
W. A. McDonald
Anne Katherine
Evelyn Louise
Birthday Supper Honors Miss Helen Luckett at Home
Miss Helen Luckett was feted with a birthday supper at her residence last Friday. Guests included Misses Keva and Bobbie Tomlinson and J. Murtishaw. The cake was a work of art and the meal a master piece of cookery.
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Helen Luckett
Keva
Bobbie Tomlinson
J. Murtishaw
City Election Called for April First Under Court Ruling
Court of Civil Appeals at San Antonio in 1946 clarified city election procedures for general law cities. Key points require candidate names 30 days before election, independent petitions at 5 percent of last general city vote, ballots 20 days prior, absentee voting enabled 20 days before election, and city secretary posting candidate names 30 days ahead. General rule sets April as election month with mayoral authority and proper notices 30 days prior.
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Court of Civil Appeals
San Antonio
Austin Et al
City of Alice
S.W
Vernon
Bronte Voters to Elect New Mayor and Council
Mayor Noah L. Pruitt has resigned effective when a successor is sworn in. Cecil Kemp W W Millikin and Al Springer filed for council seats to fill vacancies from George Thomas and W H L Maxwell Jr. Election set for April 1 at Bronte City Hill with terms of one year for mayor and two years for council.
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Noah L. Pruitt
Bronte
Cecil Kemp
W. W. Millikin
George Thomas
W. H L. Maxwell, Jr
O. WL Chapman
al Springer
Pruitt
Bronte City
Springer
Kemp
Millikin
White Auto Store Moves to New Main Street Location
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Bruton announce their White Auto Store has relocated on Main Street between Keeney's Variety Store and Smith Hardware Store, after leasing from B. F. Bridges. They plan to stock tires tubes radios batteries bicycles Ford parts and related car supplies with a Stewart Warner radio and Leonard freezers arriving soon.
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C. E. Bruton
White Auto Store
Main Street
Keeney’s Variety Store
Smith Hardware Store
B. F. Bridges
Bruton
Stewart- Warner
Leonard
Brutons
Local notes reveal visits and church revival news
Corneal Jim McCrary returned from San Antonio after a short visit while Mrs. Springer and Mrs. Nunnally spent time in Bronte and Austin respectively. Geneva Tomlinson heads to business college in Austin, and Brooks Browning jokes about pork ad honesty. A Methodist revival runs March 26 to April 6.
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Jim McCrary
George B. McCrary
San Antonio
H. A. Springer
Bronte
San Angelo
E. L. Nunnally
Brooks Browning
Geneva Tomlinson
Austin
Business College
Bobbie
Angelo
L. Johnson
Winters
J. B. McCutchen
Tennyson Topics Recap of Local Visits and Trips
Local note card chronicles visits and travel among residents and their families. Albuquerque and Midland guests stop by Angelo. trips to Abilene Bronte Miles Rising Star Littlefield California trips noted. stock show attendance and family visits pepper the week’s social activity.
Heavens declare the glory of God in the stars
A sermonette cites Psalms and Genesis to argue the heavens reveal God’s glory and boundless space. It notes the stars’ beauty beyond human reproduction and exalts blessings through divine abundance, ending with a call to glorify God in the highest.
Bidding at Coke County Livestock Show Nets 115-Pound Ewe Lamb
Brooks Browning received a letter from Weldon Schooler thanking him for bidding at the Coke County Livestock Show. Browning bought Weldon’s registered ewe lamb weighing 115 pounds for 40 cents a pound for breeding, and also purchased an additional ewe lamb.
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Brooks Browning
Weldon Schooler
Coke County
Brooks
Weldon
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Bobby Gentry
First National Bank OF
L. T. Youngblood
First National Bank
Youngblood
Juanetta Coulson
J. W. Latham
Tennyson
Hervey
Korea
Hollis Stevens
Skinny Adams
Skinny
Gregory
Mac Rippetoe
Mac
Bronte Enterprise
Dallas Morning News
San Angelo Standard-Times
Abilene Reporter-News
San Antonio Express
Houston Post
Fort Worth Star Telegram
Drug Topics
Mec
William Jessie Green
G. I. Gills
Albuquerque, N. M
Mary Clark
John Clark
Tommy Ray
Marvin Corley
R. H. Baker
Homer Cornelius
J. W. Brown
I. N. Howell
Abilene
Robert Brown
Ola Sue Russell
Tipton Wrinkle
D. T. Wrinkle
Lon Ella
Lee Allen
J. M. Stewart
W. TL
William Lee Brown
J. B. Clark
Charles Westbrook
J. P. Arrott and Sons
C. N. Webb and Sons
Jack Sharp
Sharp
Bert Cornelius
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