Bronte School Board Election Heads to Saturday Polls
Bronte Independent School District voters will choose two of five candidates for the school board in Saturday elections. The town also schedules a city election next Tuesday with three candidates for council and a one year term.
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Marvirr Bryant
Bill Clark
Buddy Reed
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Reed
Students Return To Bronte School After Six Day Break
Bronte School students resume routines Wednesday after a six day holiday tied to the Spring Easter vacation. The break was longer than normal as weather and epidemic conditions halted earlier dismissals this term.
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Bronte School
Jacobs Expects Rush For Tags
County Tax Assessor Col lector O. B. Jacobs said he expects a rush in the license tag business Thursday and Friday as the Friday deadline approaches. He has sold 1800 vehicle licenses and anticipates 600 more before the deadline. He believes the office can handle the load with only brief waits, but notes the days will be busy. All vehicles on public roads must display the new plates by Saturday morning, April 1.
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O. B. Jacobs
Jacobs
Appliance Center Opens in Robert Lee with GE Line
Robert Lee Appliance Center launches today from 10 a m to 4 p m with owner John Drummond and manager Mrs Juanice Jameson inviting all locals to tour the showroom. Free coffee and donuts plus a door prize with drawing at day’s end. The store will offer General Electric products including television sets and washers along with evaporative coolers.
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Robert Lee Appliance Center
John Drummond
Colorado City
Juanice Jameson
Corley Leads Bronte at San Angelo Relays
Bronte high school finishes seventh in Division IV at San Angelo Relays tied with Wall for 7th with 14 points. Davis Corley won the high jump at 5 feet 8 inches and placed fourth in the broad jump. David Glenn took second in pole vault at 11 feet 6 inches. Doug McCutchen threw 132 feet 10 inches for fourth in discus. The team eyes an invitational at Gail’s Borden County School next Saturday.
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Wall
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Doug McCutchen
Corley
Borden County School
Gail
Rites Held For James C. Ault 55 in Sweetwater
Funeral services were held in Sweetwater Tuesday afternoon for James C. Ault 55 brother of Mrs Joe George Wil kins of Bronte. He died Sunday in Simmons Memorial Hospital. Preston Cothan minister of the Fourth and Elm Street Church of Christ officiated at the Cate Spencer Funeral Home Chapel at 2 p.m. Burial was in the Garden of Memories.
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Cate-Spencer Funeral Home
Garden of Memories
Homecoming of Alonzo Robbins War Service Ends
Alonzo Robbins son of Mr and Mrs Carroll Robbins returns after 18 months in Germany and two years army service. A Fort Stockton high school graduate he attended Sul Ross College Alpine plans to stay briefly visit then work at Fort Stockton.
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Nurses Cap For Judy Lee Coates
Judy Lee Coates completes a 126 week professional nursing program at Shan non West Texas Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in San Angelo and will receive her graduate cap school pin and diploma at a candlelight ceremony in Angelo State College Auditorium on Friday April 7 at 7 30 p.m. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs James N Lee and a Bronte High School graduate. Coates participated in Angelo State College Science Club served as student council representative in her first and junior years and was nursing class vice president in her senior year.
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Shannon West Texas Memorial Hospital School of Nursing
San Angelo
Angelo State College
James N. Lee
Bronte High School
Coates
Angelo State College Science Club
George & Margo's Has Big Day Saturday
Mrs. George Latimer held an open house at George and Margo's casual wear shop in Bronte. Door prizes included a shirt for Mrs. Charles Ragsdale and a blouse for Mrs. Collins Sayner. Coffee and cookies were served to visitors all day Saturday.
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George Latimer
George & Margo
Bronte
Charles Ragsdale
Collins Sayner
Correction: Funeral service notice revised for Mrs W G Taylor
A correction notes last week's item about a funeral at Coleman misidentified the deceased. The service was for Mrs W G Taylor, not Mr W G Taylor.
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W. G. Taylor
Coleman
Mr. Taylor
Easter Weekend Guests Visit Fort Worth Family
Mr and Mrs David Kuyke Shdall of Fort Worth and Vic Glenn of Baylor University Waco were Easter holiday guests in the home of their parents Mr and Mrs Clark Glenn Ed Gerber of Angelo State College was also a weekend guest of Vic Glenn.
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David Kuyke Shdall
Fort Worth
Vic Glenn
Baylor University
Waco
Clark Glenn
Ed Gerber
Angelo State College
Sergeant Maxwell arrives for duty at Dobbins AFB Georgia
Staff Sergeant Thomas E. Maxwell, son of Mrs. H. C. Maxwell Sr., arrives for duty at Dobbins Air Force Base in Georgia with the Air Defense Command. He previously served at Houma Air Force Station Louisiana and attended Bowman High School before earning his high school diploma. His wife Lela is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Horace Sikes of Bronte Texas.
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Bronte, Texas
League Meets To Be Held In San Angelo And Sterling City
Tennis participants will compete in district contests in San Angelo Friday for the north zone championship. A large delegation of elementary students will go to Sterling City Saturday for district elementary literary events. Bronte High School golf team entered district competition Wednesday in San Angelo with results unavailable at press time.
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Sterling City
C. B. Barbee
Bronte High School
Public invited to tour Robert Lee damsite Sunday
The Robert Lee damsite on the Colorado River offers guided tours Sunday from 1 30 to 5 p m. Tours start at Highway 158 and end at Highway 2034 with groups leaving at intervals. Sheriff Melvin Childress notes the contractor Clem ents Bros invites all to view the project but warns safety concerns limit access during normal operations.
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Colorado River
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Water Valley Highway
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Clements Bros
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