Coke County Commissioners Hold Busy Regular Session
The Coke County Commissioners Court met on March 8 with all members present. They accepted a low bid of 5 500 from Morton Equipment Co for a used maintainer for Precinct 4 and a high bid of 6 723 from Columbian Securities Co for bond purchases. The Tile Shop won a 661 contract for asbestos tile flooring and blinds in the courthouse. Tom Leary’s veteran services pay rises to 30 monthly and will be in Robert Lee weekly. The State Highway Dept designated the Robert Lee loop as an alternate route with an agreement for maintenance. Neimier Audit Co. of Lubbock was hired to audit Coke County records, with work to begin within 30 days. An inventory system for all county property will be established. District Court room repairs were discussed but no bids yet. Consideration was given to purchasing an Army surplus building near the courthouse to house Roe building offices, noting rent savings over three years could finance the purchase. AAA and county agents operate from the Roe building. the treasurer’s quarterly report was examined and will be published with the next audit, so it was withheld for now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morton Equipment Co
Abilene
Precinct No. 4
Columbian Securities Co
San Antonio
Precinct No. 3
San Angelo
State Highway Department
Robert Lee
Neimier Audit Company
Lubbock
Coke County
District Court
Roe
AAA
Soil Conservation, Home Demonstration Agent
Rites Held For Sam King In Robert Lee
Funeral services were held Thursday for Sam King 83 of Robert Lee who died Tuesday night at his daughter's home. A retired stock farmer who lived in Coke County since 1887 he moved from East Texas. Survived by six sons three daughters and numerous grandchildren. Services were at Robert Lee Baptist Church with Clift Funeral Home in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam King
Robert Lee
S. B. Plumlee
Coke County
King
East Texas
Will
George King
Stanley
N. M
Frank
Magdalena
Tom
Petersburg
Texas
R. B
el Paso
D. O. King
Edith
Plumlee
R. Gaines
Robert Lee Baptist Church
Clift Funeral Home
Lammers Selected for Aviation Metalsmith School
Charles Wendell Lammers Seaman 8/C USN son of Mr and Mrs Vernon C Lammers of Bronte has been chosen to attend the Aviation Metalsmiths School at the Naval Air Technical Center in Memphis Tennessee He entered Naval service on July 24 1947 and trained at the Naval Training Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Wendell Lammers
USN
Vernon C. Lammers
Bronte
Aviation Metalsmith’s
Naval Air Technical Center
Memphis
Tenn
Lammers
Naval Tienes
S H Chumley Sr Dies at 81 in West Texas
S H Chumley Sr 81 longtime West Texas resident and retired stock farmer died last Sunday in Big Spring at a daughter's home Miss. He came from Bell County 50 years ago and previously lived in Bronte. He leaves three sons Mark Craig Sam Jr and three daughters Mrs Robert E Lee Opal Swann and Mrs James Crosland. Burial at Bronte Fairview Cemetery conducted by Nally and Clift funeral homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. H. Chumley, Sr
West Texas
Bell County
Big Spring
Robert E. Lee
Bronte
Chumley
Bronte Baptist Church
Dick O'Brien
C. R. Blake
Fred Blake
Robert Lee
Mark
Craig
San Angelo
Sam, Jr
Big Lake
Opal Swann
Sterling City
James Crosland
Gulfport
Bronte Fairview
Nally Funeral Home
Clift Funeral Home
Court updates on license and local improvements
Earnest C Kay and Vida Bradley received a marriage license March 6 from Willis Smith, county clerk. Sheriff Paul Good’s office gains new lighting installed by West Texas Utilities Co, with courthouse floor improvements planned by county officials. In the school consolidation vote, 39-3 rejected consolidation with Silver, Silver voters did not show, and Lance beat Robert Lee 35-35 in a prior ballot, with the Sance Silver results as noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earnest C Kay
Vida Bradley
Willis Smith
Paul Good
West Texas Utilities Co
Lance
Robert Lee
Livestock Show Winners at Coke County Fair
The Coke County Livestock Show awarded prizes across divisions. Crossbred Lambs saw LeDrew Arrott and the Brown families among top placings. Fine Wool Lambs featured J. B. Arrott and Lyndon Waldrop leading the pen-of-five. Hogs, breeding hogs, Rambouillet rams, Southdown sheep, Hereford cattle, and quarter horses earned multiple exhibitors such as Wayne Arrott, Melva Gartman, B. F. Bridges & Son, Floyd Shepard, and Bryan Gartman in various age and breed classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise
Coke County
Jr. Hipp
Bobby Hood
Wayne Arrott
Allen Cobb
J. B. Arrott
Lyndon Waldrop
Billy Carwile
Buddie Millican
Nelda Ann Sheppard
Jerome Sheppard
Ray Alldredge
Judge Sandusky
R. Cox
T. Cox
le Drew Arrott
Land
Sauley Austin
Donald King
D. Adair
Warren Beaver
B. F. Bridges & Son
Floyd Sheppard
Bryan Gartman
Don Joel Schooler
Wayne McCabe
First
J. H. Ruth
James Counts
Milli
Coke County W H L D Council Meeting Scheduled
The Coke County W H L D Council will meet in regular session next Monday, March 22, at 2 P M in the Bronte Methodist Church. Reports will be heard on club activities, committee recommendations, and plans for observing National Home Demonstration Week. Three delegates will be elected for the District Texas Home Demonstration Association Meeting in Sweetwater on April 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coke County
W. HL D. Council
Bronte Methodist Church
Sweetwater
Club Reporters
Check Your Social Security Account To Ensure Wage Credits
George D. Clark of the San Angelo Social Security Office urges workers to periodically check their wage records. Errors from employers include wrong dates or account numbers and missing reports. correcting them affects later benefits. Workers must report errors within four years of when wages were earned. Wage statements are free via Form OAR 7004 by mail phone or in person at 307 Federal Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George D. Clark
San Angelo
Social Security Administration
Central Records Office
Mr. Clark
Venibek
Clark
Federal Building
Foundations laid for O. R. McQueen’s new home on State Street
Foundations for O R McQueen’s new home on State Street were laid this week a block north of Karen Guys Hospital. Mr and Mrs Charles T Lux of Austin were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Vernon Lammers. Lux is state manager of the Retail Merchants Association. Mrs Lux, known in Bronte as Pauline Key, recently returned from two months in Havana Cuba with their travels to Big Spring and Amarillo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. R. McQueen
State Street
Karen-Guys Hospital
Charles T. Lux
Austin
Vernon Lammers
Lux
Retail Merchants’ Association
Bronte
Pauline Key
Havana
Cuba
Big Spring
Amarillo
Jameson field advances with multiple oil tests and drills
Allen Jameson No 3 reaches 224 barrels of oil and 16 wash water in one hour using a 1 inch tubing choke at 6,466 feet with 750 pounds tubing and 1,400 pounds casing pressure. No 6 H H Jameson coring proceeds to 6,268 feet after lime recovery. Other wells, tests and locations are detailed across the Jameson South field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Jameson
Jameson Field
New
AHL He Jameson
Ia-H&tc
Fred Jameson
H. H. Jameson
C. E. Mathers
Central National Bank ‘Trustee
J.B. Walker
Jameson South Field
J. W. Arledge
Ellenburger
Marble Falls
Nicholy
Kirkwell
Uyp
Rawlings
Nichols
McCamey Welleou Chit Wilkins
Brante
Rogers Well
Bronte
Isteaneh
Ase
S. W. Gaston
Tennyson
Witter
Blackwell
Fennyson
Sane
Rawlings Wid Lackey Wells
Alvin Mauldin Jr Opens Bronte Delivery Service
Alvin Mauldin Jr becomes local afternoon agent for the San Angelo Evening Standard providing home and business delivery in Bronte around six o clock, expanding newspaper access in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin. Mauldin, Jr
San Angelo
Bronte meeting hears Coke County water conditions outlook
Steve Badley, Bronte property owner and ecologist, spoke to the Bronte Lions Club about Coke County water issues. He presented long term plans, possible agricultural use, and summarized wells around Bronte with depths and fresh water indications. He warned growth could increase water demand and cited nearby city growth as a model.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Badley
Bronte
Bronte Lions Club
Coke County
Bronte Weader
Witter
Badley
Gumiot
Amarillo
Odessa
Upton
Winkler
Gta Reawan
Hudspeth
Bailey
Blackwell Baptist Revival Opens With Evant Leader
Rev. PL Fullingim of Evant leads Blackwell Baptist Church revival starting today and running through March 21. Pastor Rev. CL FL Powell says services are at 10:30 AM and 7:30 PM daily with an invitation to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fullingim
Blackwell Baptist Church
CL FL Powell
Bronte City Offices to Elect Four Incumbents Seek Reelect
The Bronte filing deadline produced four candidates for city office H O Whitt mayor D OK Glenn Bruton and Vernon Lammers for council. Absentee voting may start by March 17. Incumbents in Robert Lee face a mayor and two commissioners but no names filed for April 6. three new candidates emerged including McNeil Wylie for mayor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bronte
H. O. Whitt
D. OK. Glenn
EL Bruton
Vernon Lammers
Glenn
Bruton
Whitt
Noah Pruitt
Lummers
Lummers Lumber Co
Robert Lee
McNeil Wylie
T. A. McMillan
Fern Havins
Bruce Clift
A. J. Bilbo
W. T. Roach
Hospital Notes Admissions and Discharges Mixed This Week
Last Thursday Gayle Lewis and several others were admitted while multiple patients including Mrs Ed McAulay and Mrs Ernest Adkins were discharged. Friday saw more admissions and discharges with Blackwell and Robert Lee residents noted. Tuesday through Saturday, patients including Mrs Lee Roberts and Mrs Joe Mathis entered or left the hospital as recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gayle Lewis
Billie Lewis
Frank Dean Bryan
Robert Lee
J. O. Hallmark
Ed McAulay
Ernest Adkins
Gayle
Hallmark
Homer Garvin
B.D. Dunn
Vernon Yocham
Blackwell
J. M. Casey
J. O. Curry
Maverick
J. H. King
A. J. Adkins
Lee Roberts
Joe Mathis
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Coke County Commissioners’ Court
Tom Leary
Tom Green
Coke
Sterling Counties
Leary
Lammers IN Aviation Metalsmith School
S. H. Chumley
Courthouse News
Will Millican
Bud Jones
James Burrus
Fily
A. E. Latham
J. B. McCabe
Pittsburgh
Gulf Oil
Uncle Sam
United States
Mik
Acre
Railroad Commission
Suiles
Sou
Gap
Hanna
Henry
Lackey
Tenny- Soul
Jake Myers
Hog Mountain
Renu Lee
East
Kickapoo
Alvin Mauldin
Norman Arker
Ed Nunnally
Sam Spruell
Blake
Jeff Dean
P.D. Fullingim
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