Norma Pruitt Contests Miss Waco Title At Pageant
Norma Pruitt of Bronte competes in the Miss Waco preliminary of the Miss America Pageant. Baylor University student and athlete she is active in refereeing volleyball and basketball games. She starred in Bronte High School basketball and tennis and enjoys water skiing and other sports.
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Norma Pruitt
Waco
Norma Pruitt of
Bronte
Noah Pruitt Jr
Baylor University
Baylor
Pating
Baylor Organization of Referees
Miss Pruitt
Bronte High School
Deadline Nears On License Tags In 1973 Renewals
The March 31 deadline nears for buying 1973 license tags with a Monday April 2 final requirement for all vehicles. Coke County Tax Assessor-Collector O B Jacobs said Saturday hours will help residents obtain the tags, noting many had not yet purchased. Tags feature black lettering on a reflecting white background and buyers should bring the three part application or, if missing, the vehicle title and last year’s receipts.
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Oo. B. Jacobs
Jacobs
Coke County
Alexander Tops Bronte In District Golf Contest
Bronte Longhorns won the District 94B championship at Riverside Course San Angelo with a 333, 31 strokes ahead of Forsan. Wayne Alexander led Bronte with medalist 75, followed by Richard Pitts Forsan 83. Bronte advances to the regional tournament April 11 and 12 at Pine Hills Course Lubbock.
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Bronte Longhorn Gollf
Riverside
San Angelo
Forsan
Wayne Alexander
Bronte
Richard Pitts
Blackwell
Eden
Alexander
Bobby Reyes
Mark Duncan
Dave Chapman
Jim Dan Raughten
Pine Hills Course
Lubbock
Paint Rock Wins District 9B One Act Play
Paint Rock High School won first place in the District 9B one act play contest with The Taming of the Shrew staged Wednesday. Bronte High School took second with Macbeth and Water Valley third with The Corn Is Green. Best actor honors went to Bill May Jr. and best actress to Becky Winston.
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Paint Rock High School
Paint Rock
Bronte High School
White Auto Plans Big Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Denman prepare for White Auto Store’s fifth anniversary in April. An Open House is set for Saturday April 7 from 8 am to 5 pm with refreshments and door prizes. The store, formerly White’s, opened officially after Jan 1 1968 and features 5 000 square feet with expanded display space and new facilities.
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Aubrey Denmain
Denmans
White’s
Saturdy
Fire Department Thanks Exxon for Donation
Members of the Bronze Volunteer Fire Department thank Exxon Oil Co for a recent donation of 75 dollars to support their service.
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Bronze Volunteer Fire Department
Exxon Oil Co
Air Force Academy Cadet Visits Texas Grandparents on Break
Randy Sheppard of the Air Force Academy Colorado travels to Texas during spring break to visit his grandparents Mr and Mrs Otis Smith and his parents Mr and Mrs Snookie Herring at sanction.
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Randy Sheppard
Air Force Academy
Colorado
Texas
Otis Smith
Snookie Herring
Girls Volleyball Dominates District Playoff Action
The Bronte and junior high girls claimed district titles with Bronte sweeping Garden City while Forsan and Ballinger met losses. High school girls beat Forsan 2-0 and Bronte 2-0 to secure the district crown with an overall 5-1 season mark.
Bronte Fourth In UIL Literary Meet Standings
Bronte entrants earned 37 points to finish fourth in the District 9-B UIL elementary meet at Sterling City. Forsan led with 59 points, Garden City second, Greenwood third, while Shelley Ciurmrfbie and Becky Morris shared second in seventh eighth grade writing and spelling. John Heener and Leah Barbee placed in oral reading, and a memory team placed fourth.
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Bronte
UIL
Sterling City
Forsan
Garden City
Greenwood
Shelley Ciurmrfbie
Becky Morris
Eaech
Connie Bryan
John Heener
Leah Barbee
Melinda Barrett
Jeff Waldrop
Lisa Lee
Lindy Butler
Darren Koenig
Bronze
Water Valley
Blackwell
Services Thursday For Mrs. Leonard
Funeral services for Mrs J D Eula Leonard 86 were held at 10 a m Thursday at First Baptist Church with Rev Harry Morris officiating Burial followed at Fairview Cemetery under Newby Funeral Home direction She died Tuesday at Shannon Hospital in San Angelo born Oct 23 1906 in Weed New Mexico moved to Coke County in 1912 was a Bronte area school teacher widow of Dr J D Leonard a pioneer physician Survivors include two sons a stepdaughter a sister a brother eight grandchildren 15 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild Pallbearers listed
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J. D
Eula) Leonard
First Baptist Church
Harry Morris
Fairview Cemetery
Newby Funeral Home
J. D. Leonard
Bronte
Leonard
Divain Leonard
Big Spring
Woodrow Leonard
Pueblo
Colo
Emmagene Jackson
Amarillo
Alice Phillips
Ozona
Ernest Lockhart
California
Craig Chumley
San Angelo
T. F. Sims
J. B. Mackey
L. O. Clark
Earl J. Glenn
Rev
C. R.blake
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Christoval
Eola
Merizon
Milles
Paint, Rock
Enterprise
White Auto
Bronze High School
Sue Ann Lee
Sherrie Coalson
Mary Ellen McGuire
Marla Thompson
Debra Hibbs
Laura Glenn
McGuire
Lee
Coalson
Norma Thompson
Thompson
Guire
Julia Flores
Junior High
Karen Arrott
Susie Collins
Sherri Cooper
Cooper
I Barbee
Morris
Collins
Kim Gllascock
Shelley Cumbie
Cumbie
Barbee
Tonya Skelton
Rona Denton
The
Ementary
Ballinger
Gar
Arrott
Glascock
Flores
Hibbs
Bellinger
MccGuire
Denise McClure
Will
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