Jacksonville College Choir to Visit Bronte Wednesday
The 45 member Jacksonville College choir from Jacksonville Texas will perform at Bronte School auditorium on Wednesday April 4 at 730 pm. Admission is free. The program features sacred and classical music with soloists and a boys quartet and girls trio. The event is sponsored by Kickapoo and Fairland Baptist associations and directed by Gerald Orr. The tour continues to Odessa Am arillo Lamesa and Lubbock.
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Jacksonville College
Jacksonville
Texas
Bronte School
Bronte
Bette Blackmon
R. W. Blackmon
Kickapoo Baptist Church
Fairland Baptist Association
Gerald Orr
Blackmon
Odessa
Amarillo
Lamesa
Lubbock
Dust Storm Blamed for Auto Accident Near Bronte
Mrs. H. D. Glenn of Blackwell was injured in a single vehicle crash on a highway bridge in north Bronte about 8 30 a m Saturday during a daylong dust storm. Sheriff Melvin Childress said high winds blew an object across the road causing her to strike the bridge railing. Her car sustained heavy damage. She received treatment at Bronte Hospital and was later sent to San Angelo for further care and was reportedly discharged Saturday evening.
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H. D. Glenn
Blackwell
North Bronte
Melvin Childress
Glenn
U. S. Highway 277
Bronte Hospital
San Angelo
San Angelo Hospital
Bronze volunteers plan drive to buy new tank truck
Members of the Bronze Volunteer Fire Department prepare a fundraising drive to purchase a new tank truck. They anticipate contacting area residents for donations, mainly for rural grass fire response, with potential town use as well. Details to follow in next week's Enterprise.
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Bronze Volunteer Fire Department
Lackey Rites Held at Blackwell
Funeral services for William Ezra Lackey aged 73 were held at the Blackwell Methodist Church with two pastors officiating. Masonic graveside rites followed at Blackwell Cemetery. Mr. Lackey, a lifelong farmer and member of the Hylton Masonic Lodge, died Sunday night after a lengthy illness. He is survived by his wife, a son, a daughter, a stepdaughter, a stepson, grandchildren, sisters, a brother, and numerous nieces and nephews.
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William Ezra Lackey
Blackwell Methodist Church
Jesse Dea
Thomas Lynn
Blackwell Cemetery
Wells Funeral Home
Roscoe
Lackey
Bronte Hospital
Mr. Lackey
Brown County
Nolan County
Hylton
Blackwell
Methodist Church
Marshall Hooper
Abilene
Zella Tait
Sweetwater
Ava Hartin
May Jones
Lubbock
Lee Lackey
Mackey Warns on Trash Disposal
Bronte water superintendent B D Mackey warns residents not to dispose of paper towels and other paper products in the public sewer system. He notes such disposal is illegal, could lead to prosecution, and urges user cooperation to protect the sewer network.
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B. D. Mackey
Bronte
Mackey
Absent School Pupils Hit Fourth Grade Hardest
Principal James Golson reported 29 grade school students absent on Wednesday due to illness. The fourth grade suffered most with 13 absences while other grades were also affected by the sickness measures.
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James Golson
Funeral Services Held Here for J. L. Keeney Jr.
Funeral services for James Leonard Keeney Jr., 39, of Wichita Falls, were conducted at First Baptist Church with Rev. C. R. Blake and Rev. L. L. Vinson officiating. He died March 21 in Irving, Texas from gunshot wounds, while on sick leave from the Federal Aviation Agency. Born February 13, 1923 in Bronte, Keeney served in the U. S. Navy Seabees for four years. He married Barbara Lockhart on April 9, 1953. they lived in Waco before moving to Wichita Falls in 1959. Survivors include his wife, two children, and his parents. Interment followed at Fairview Cemetery, Bronte. Pallbearers were local Bronte men and friends from Ballinger and Abilene.
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James Leonard Keeney Jr
Wichita Falls
First Baptist Church
C. R. Blake
Welch
L. L. Vinson
Keeney
Irving
Texas
Iill
Federal Aviation Agency
Bronte
James Leonard
Myrtle Keeney
Bronte High School
Abilene Christian Academy
Hardin Simmons University
U. S. Naval Reserve
Seabees
James Keeney
Barbara Lockhart
Waco
City Election to Name Mayor and Three Councilmen
Five candidates run for three Bronte city council seats on April 3 at city hall with unopposed Mayor J A Stephenson. Election judge is Noah Pruitt Sr. polls 8 am to 7 pm. Council candidates: Matthew Caperton Cecil Kemp Clark Glenn J O Pitts Billy Joe Luckett. Caperton and Kemp currently serve. Luckett a former Bronte council member. Pitts and Glenn new to town politics. A separate school board election for two seats is set for April 7 with incumbents Harlin Lee and Edward M Cumbie and A E Bell Jr seeking a seat.
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J. A. Stephenson
Noah Pruitt Sr
Matthew Caperton
J. O. Pitts
Billy Joe Luckett
Cecil Kemp
Clark Glenn
Caperton
Kemp
Luckett
Bronte
Pitts
Glenn
A. E. Bell Jr
Harlin Lee
Edward M. Cumbie
Lee
Cumbie
Juniors Do Well At Track Meets
Junior High teams performed well at two meets last week. In Winters Jim Morrow won high jump at 5 feet 4 inches and Royce Lee placed second in broad jump and 330 yard dash. In Sweetwater Morrow won high jump at 5 feet 8 inches. Royce Lee took second in broad jump and 330 yard dash and third in 100 yard dash.
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Winters
Jim Morrow
Royce Lee
Ronnie Lee
Manuel Reyes
Edwin McDaniel
Sweetwater
Bangs
Barry Curlee
Charles Lee
John Boyles
Sheriff Warns of Imposter Photographer Near School
Sheriff Melvin Childress cautions that a man posing as a photographer approached Robert Lee schoolgirls to pose in a bathing suit. A mother reported the incident. the man claimed the girls resembled a former model he worked with. Authorities urge reporting any sighting or information.
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Melvin Childress
Robert Lee
Childress
Richard Wayne Rees Finishes Work on Degree
Richard Wayne Rees son of Mr and Mrs R W Rees of Bronte completes B S in industrial engineering at Texas Tech. Degree to be awarded at June commencement while he pursues graduate work toward a master's degree. He is active in Pi Kappa Alpha Alpha Pi Mu Saddle Tramps Eagle Scouts and played on Dwarfs basketball and intramural teams. He served as wing advisor and dormitory supervisor and is married to Carol Van Hook. He has had interviews with employers in Dallas Pensacola Sulphur Springs and Kansas City.
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Richard Wayne Rees
R. W. Rees
Bronte
Texas Tech
Rees
Graduate School
Pi Kappa Alpha
Alpha Pi Mu
Saddle Tramps
Dwarfs
Carol van Hook
Springfield
Bell Telephone Co
Lubbock
Dallas
Pensacola
Fla
Sulphur Springs
Kansas City
Bronte Seniors win district volleyball title at Mertz
Bronte High School senior girls clinched the district volleyball championship at Mertz after beating two opponents in elimination play. They advance to Odessa April 13 to face the District 82 winner in the college gym, with the victor meeting District 87. Coach Joe Simpson leads players Gwen Kirkland Dana Eubanks Sue Blackmon Johnnie Sims Manuela Reyes Marla Rees Laura McGuire Antonio Reyes Jessie Renshaw Jan Wilkins JR. The junior team finished second in district play after a loss to Wall, with team members Peggy Corley Frances Murphy Beth Ivey Mary Corley Tricia Andrews Nancy Wilson Margie Oglesby Barbara Baggett.
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Mertz
Bronte High School Sr
Miles
Christoval
Odessa
Odessa College
Joe Simpson
Gwen Kirkland
Dana Eubanks
Sue Blackmon
Johnnie Sims
Manuela Reyes
Marla Rees
Laura McGuire
Antonio Reyes
Jessie Renshaw
Jan Wilkins
Wall
Peggy Corley
Frances Murphy
Beth Ivey
Mary Corley
Tricia Andrews
Nancy Wilson
Margie Oglesby
Barbara Baggett
Funeral services for Mrs S A Michaels in Blackwell
Funeral services were held at Blackwell Baptist Church for Mrs S A Michaels 79 longtime Blackwell resident who died March 21 after a lengthy illness. She was born December 20, 1882 in Limestone County and married in 1898. Survivors include two sons two daughters three sisters nine grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Burial followed at Hylton Cemetery under Spill Funeral Home Winters direction.
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S. A. Michaels
Blackwell
Blackwell Baptist Church
Thomas Lynn
Kenneth Jones
Goldsmith
Howard Michaels
Venoy Michaels
San Angelo
Carlos Kinard
Alhén Robinson
Abilene
Willie Burwick
J. W. Branham
Ella Mae Kramer
Hylton Cemetery
Spill Funeral Home
Winters
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Jacksonville College Choir
J. L. Keeney Jr
Fairview Cemetery
Howard Brock
Hiram Brock
J. D. Luttrell
Buck Coleman
Ballinger
Noel Percifull
James L. Keeney JR
Sheriff’s Office
Fraternity of Eagle Scouts
Mrs. Michaels
Charles Ragsdale
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