Lions Club Minstrel Show Promises Entertaining Fundraiser
The Bronte Lions Club hosts a Friday night minstrel show at the High School auditorium produced with Blackwell Lions Club. Proceeds support local projects including stadium seating, aid to children and elderly gifts. Tickets go to adults 1.00, students 0.50, children 0.25. curtain 8 p.m. Friday March 21.
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Lions Club
Bronte Lions Club
Blackwell Lions Club
Blackwell
Bronte
City Election Set for April 1
Voters are reminded the city election will be held on Tuesday April 1 in City Hall. Mayor H O Whitt and councilmen J B Mackey Joe George Wilkins and J P McGuire seek re election unopposed. Whitt urged turnout to show support for the officials during their next two years. H A Springer and Sam Spruel are held over and not up for election.
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H. O. Whitt
J. B. Mackey
Joe George Wilkins
J. P. McGuire
Whitt
H. A. Springer
Sam Spruel
Spruells Open New Cafe in Banner Building Bronte
Mr and Mrs Sam Spruell known as Sam and Lelia opened a cafe this week in the Banner building across from Humble Service Station. They previously ran the Bronte Cafe on Main street and the City Cafe. Free coffee and doughnuts will be offered to all visitors all day Friday.
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Sam Spruell
Sam and
Lelia
Spruells
Bronte
Main Street
City Cafe
Blackwell Social Roundup Highlights Visits And Events
Residents and visitors in Blackwell include Mr. and Mrs. George Smith and Mrs. R V Cope land visiting Tom V Copeland at A M College. Weekend guests in Ross Reaves home and other gatherings across Sterling City Bronte and Carlsbad feature birthdays, illnesses, minstrel show receipts, and WSCS meeting activities with prayers and talks.
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George Smith
Lamesa
R. V. Copeland
Blackwell
Tom V. Copeland
A&m College
College Station
Ross Reaves
Robert Reaves
J. B. Holden
R. H. Reaves
Austin
Otis Corry
Tohoka
Ethel Reaves
George Russell
Robert
Charles Ragsdale
Bob
Clayton Caraway
Jimmy
Robert Lee
G. B. Henderson
Carlsbad
New Mexico
Lions Club
Bronte
Delos Alsup
Dyte Gray
Deming
Bruce Alsup
Odessa
Grays
Daisy Henderson
Pan West
Legion Show Brings Shooting Stars to Bronte High
Miss Rosalie Handy directs a Legion sponsored stage show in Bronte's high school auditorium Friday and Saturday March 28 29 profits fund church nurseries. The program features local talent a house-full curtain and a Tiny Tot contest with audience voting. Mayor H O Whitt endorses the event and appears in the Pretty Babies segment.
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Rosalie Handy
Shooting Stars
George Scott Post
American Legion
Bronte
Miss Handy
Roy’ Acuff
Kate Smith
Joan Wheatley
Eddie Cantor
Ed Wynn
Jimmy Durante
Faye Emerson
Eleanor Rooosevelt
Dagmar
H. O. Whitt
Whitt
Matthew Caperton
Oilfield drilling updates from Bronte area activity
Hickok and Reynolds No 1 War ren drilled a plug at 4472 feet while No 1 Warren was abandoned at 5200 feet but re entered to pursue Goons Lime production around 4900 feet. M and M Production and Lester L Rice and Sons drilled No 1 J D Luttrell after water recovery at 5256 to 5290 feet.
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Hickok & Reynolds
Warren
Goons
M & M Production Co
Lester L. Rice & Sons
Wendland
Bronte
Union No
Elizabeth McCuttchen
Humble No
M. A. Rawlings
Wildcat
Red Cross Drive Nets $908 In Coke County
H A Springer reported an incomplete total of 905.00 raised for the Red Cross drive in Coke County with Bronte area workers and some Silver and Edith reporters not yet tallied. The Bronte school contributed 35.86 led by the sixth grade and Mrs Chet Holcombe. George Thomas chairs the fund. final tallies to come next week.
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H. A. Springer
Red Cross
Coke County
Bronte
Springer
Chet Holcombe
Vetal Flores
George Thomas
Hospital Admissions and Discharges Chronicle
March 13 to March 19 shows multiple admissions and discharges including Ernest Ivey Mary Jo Blue Barbara Bridges Simon Olivas and others. Names repeatedly appear with Mrs and Miss prefixes indicating patient status and family connections across several days.
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Ernest Ivey
Jack Dismore
Mary Jo Blue
C. R. Smith
Barbara Bridges
Simon Olivas
W. W. Percifull
Dee Ann
Lorane Frazier
C. H. Webb
H. C. Lowrance
J. D. Wrinkle
Matthew Caperton
Janet Caperton
Mrs Carroll guest speaker at Kickapoo WMA meeting
Mrs C L Carroll of Santa Ana was guest speaker when the Kickapoo WMA met Tuesday afternoon at the church. Fannie Beaver presided over the business meeting and Nathelee Ensor gave the devotional. attendees included Carroll and many local residents. Mrs Fannie Beaver will host next.
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WSCS
C. B. Smith
C. L. Carroll
Santa Anna
Kickapoo Wma
Fannie Beaver
Nathelee Ensor
Mmes. C. L. Carroll
Curtis Carroll
Dink Beaver
Truman Parker
Eula Holman
George Wrinkle
Arthur Wrinkle
Trecia Wrinkle
Noah Pruitt, Sr
Hollis Ensor
Garland Spencer
Marl Andrews
Lewis Caulder
Ida Warner
Carl Blair
Pat Beaver
Monroe Alexander
Claude Beaver
W. A. Reeves
Will Stephenson
Dean Beaver
Ida Lee Parker
Tricia Andrews
Jerry Walker
Alfred Blair
Lone Star Gas Plans $3 Million Plant Near Fort Chadbourne
The Lone Star Producing Company announced a $3 million gasoline plant to process casing head gas from the Fort Chadbourne field near here. Located between the Humble Camp and Highway 277, the plant will be near Bronte and serve 250 wells operated by eleven firms. It will process 30 million cubic feet per day and inject residue gas back into the reservoir as part of conservation. Excavation is underway with foundation work to start. crews will hire locally.
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Lone Star Producing Company
Fort Chadbourne
Here
D. A. Haley
Dallas
Highway 277
Bronte
Blackwell
Runnels and
Coke
Haley
Railroad Commission of Texas
QO. Whitt
Lone Star Co
City Cafe Reopens With All New Fixtures
Mrs Mamie Littlefield announced the City Cafe re opening with new fixtures and equipment after a short closure. She operates the cafe and thanks Bronte residents for support and offers free coffee and doughnuts all day Saturday.
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City Cafe
Mamie Littlefield
School Board Election Set for April 5
A trustee election to fill expiring terms of Jesse Parker and G. M. Powell will be held at City Hall on Saturday April 5. The board requests Parker Carroll Robbins and Dr John R Harris on the ballot. others may file or petition with five signatures. Names must be filed with County Judge Jeff Dean.
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Jesse Parker
G. M. Powell
Carroll Robbins
John R. Harris
Jeff Dean
Bronte Volleyball Wins A and B In Eden Game Night
Bronte volleyball A and B teams traveled to Eden for two matches. The B team defeated Eden 38 31 with Rena Singeton as captain while the A team lost 30 27 to Eden with Mary Gray as captain. The squads enter Bola invitational with A facing Paint Rock and B facing Lohn.
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Bronte
Eden
Eden $B
Rena Singeton
Mary Gray
Paint Rock
Lohn
Church of Christ Meeting Set In Bronte March 24 30
Leon Sharp announces a Church of Christ meeting in Bronte from Monday night March 24 through Saturday March 30. Ene Eddie M Steph from Aleda Tex will conduct a several rate public meeting with services at 8 pm each evening. no morning services. Congregation member will lead singing and an invitation to all is extended.
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Leon Sharp
Church of Christ
Ene Eddie M Steph
Aleda, Tex
Sharp
Church of Christ In
Bronte
Brookshire Revival Begins Sunday at Brookshire Baptist Church
The Brookshire Baptist Church opens a revival Sunday March 23 led by Reverend G M Hickes of the Bronte Baptist Church. Rev Clinton Eastman will preach, Mrs Eastman will play piano, with services daily at 10:30 a.m. and 8 p.m. The revival runs one week and invites public attendance.
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Aerevaval Wall
Brookshire Baptist Church
G M Hickes
Pieter
Bronte Bapsist Vharch
Clinton Eastman
Eastman
District 18 B Track Meet set for Bronte Saturday
A. Jolley announces a district 18 B track tournament in Bronte this Saturday March 22 at the football field. Teams from Robert Lee Water Valley Mertzon Miles Wall Norton and Bronte compete in three divisions with trophies awarded to top scoring high and grade school teams. Events start 9 am with finals around 2 pm and last until about 4 pm.
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A. Jolley
Bronte
Robert Lee
Water Valley
Mertzon
Miles
Wall
Norton
Bronte Lions Club
Drinking Water In Good Shape
Mayor H Whit reports four water samples tested by the State Department of Health showed no coliform organisms. Samples from the City Cafe Karen Gaye Hospital Best Service Station and the Bronte Schools all came back free of harmful bacteria, a first for the city.
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H. ©. Whit
State Department of Health
City Cafe
Karen-Gaye Hospital
Best Service Station
Bronte Schools
Bronte ISD Announces April 5 1952 School Trustee Election
The Bronte Independent School District orders an election at City Hall on April 5 1952 to elect two trustees. Returns go to the district board. Notices will be posted at three public places or published in a general circulation newspaper for at least 10 days before the election. Signed March 18 1952 by President Jesse Parker and Secretary Matthew Caperton.
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Board of Trustees
Bronte Independent School District
City Hall
Bronte
Jesse Parker
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