Texas Highway Plan Prompts Bronte Creek Protest
Local editor cautions Bronte residents about Texas Highway Department channeling of East Kickapoo Creek to direct water toward Bronte during the new northern highway construction. Citizens urged to protest before completion. Also notes tornado photos, Home Demonstration Club celebration, and recollection of phone number memorization.
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Texas Highway Department
Kickapoo
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Here
Highway Department
Bronte
Ladies of
Pre School Round Up Set For May 7 At Harris Clinic
Pre School Round-Up for children entering school next fall will be held Tuesday May 7 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the John Harris Clinic. Parents should bring children for physical examinations and any required inoculations. The event is sponsored by the local PTA which provides vaccines and Dr John R Harris donates time and clinic facilities.
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John Harris
PTA
John R. Harris
Coke 4-H Boys Excel in San Angelo Contests
Seven Coke County youths competed in San Angelo last Saturday. Jerry Jameson won the senior Share the Fun pantomime on football. Robert Feil Rus sell Brown Ben ny Corley Dee Arrott Gus Thomas and Russell Brown of Tennyson placed second in senior land evaluation. Dee Arrott was second high point.
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Coke County
San Angelo
Jerry Jameson
Robert Feil
Russell Brown
Tennyson
Benny Corley
Dee Arrott
Gus Thomas
Bronte
Robert Lee
Rains Boost Bronte Area Crop Prospects
Heavy spring rains across Bronte and surrounding county eased drought fears. Bronte totals reached 2.75 inches in an hour last Friday with overall period 5 to 6 inches, boosting river levels near bank full. A tornado funnel sighting northwest of Bronte occurred Monday afternoon, dissipating before ground contact as patrolmen traced its path toward Ballinger.
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Nile Bryant
Enterprise
Life
Bronte
Colorado River
Ballinger
Paving Planned for County Parks at Bronte and Robert Lee
The Commissioners Court approved asphalt paving for parking spaces and roads in the new County Parks at Bronte and Robert Lee. A San Angelo contractor will perform the work at a price well below typical contracts, with park area costs funded from county funds.
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Bronte
Robert Lee
Commissioners Court
San Angelo
Ratliff Rambouillets Dominate Brownwood Sheep Sale
Ed Ratliff's Rambouillets topped the Brownwood All Breed Sheep Sale last Saturday with a registered buck bringing 215 dollars. Ratliff and J. Lee Ensor led five head, including two ewes at 105 and 90 dollars and two rams at 180 and 165 dollars. Ratliff also sold 21 four month old ewe lambs to Bert Blaylock of Robert Lee for 35 dollars each, and he expects the rams to boost local sheep business.
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Ed Ratliff
Ratliff
J. Lee Ensor
Bert Blaylock
Robert Lee
Cancer Crusade nears county total in drive past several days
By Thursday morning East Side county had 238.90 collected for the Cancer Crusade. Mrs J B Mackey chair man of the drive asked for remaining contributions. County fund chairman A J Kirkpatrick of Robert Lee reported county totals around 450 with a 600 goal in reach.
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Cancer Crusade
J. B. Mackey
A. J. Kirkpatrick
Robert Lee
New County Pools Open This Weekend at Bronte and Ro bert Lee
The County Parks pools at Bronte and Robert Lee open Saturday May 11 with daily hours 4 pm to 8 pm weather permitting until school ends. Admission 15 cents for students 35 cents for adults season tickets five dollars. Barbecue pits and tables soon available with additional picnic facilities under construction. Community donations support equipment costs including a $28 table bench barbecue pit and concrete slab setup.
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Bronte
Robert Lee
Park Boards and Commissioners Court
Aubrey Denman
Denman
Red Cross Fund Exceeds Quota in Coke County Drive
Coke County raised 1157 for the 1957 Red Cross Fund Campaign, beating the 1138 quota. H A Springer and Claude Ward thanked workers and praised Jim Hamilton for planning a Red Cross swimming course at the local pool this summer. The course runs June 2 to 12 at Lake Murray Ardmore OK, with expenses paid for selected participants from Bronte and Robert Lee. Participants will be certified to teach Red Cross swimming lessons.
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Coke County
Red Cross
H. A. Springer County
Claude Ward
Springer
Jim Hamilton
Lake Murray
Ardmore
Oklo
Bronte
Robert Lee
Shake Up Affects 14 Employees At Lone Star Plant
Fourteen Lone Star Gas Co. workers were affected by a week’s organizational shake up after the Crane plant was sold. Crane bidders with higher seniority filled Bronte posts, others moved or took pay cuts. Transferred: Warren Beaver to Eastland Clarence Doggett to Jacksboro E G Collins Emmett Coppock to Athens L B Hester to Winters now. Ballard to Ranger.
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Lone Star Gas Co
Lone Star Company
Crane
Bronte
Warren Beaver
Eastland
Clarence Doggett
Jacksboro
E. G. Collins
Emmett Coppock
Athens
L. B. Hester
Winters
City Cafe Moves Across Highway
The City Cafe owned by Miss Ella Clyde Black and Mrs. W B MeeShan relocates across the highway to the former Ideal Cafe site. The redecorated building adds a dining room for clubs and organizations and is open from 5 a.m. to midnight.
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City Cafe
The
Ella Clyde Black
W. B. MeeShan
Ideal Cafe
Regional Scout Meeting In Tulsa At Mayo Hotel
Glenn and D. K. Glenn with H. A. Springer attended Region 9 Boy Scout Convention in Tulsa last weekend. Milt Wyatt of San Angelo and Buddy Wyman of Menard joined the group. Delegates heard talks on organization and Boy Scout work and attended a banquet at the Mayo Hotel. Region 9 covers parts of Texas New Mexico Arkansas and Oklahoma.
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D. K. Glenn
H. A. Springer
Tulsa
Okla
Milt Wyatt
Concho Valley Scout
San Angelo
Buddy Wyman
Menard
Mayo Hotel
Region
Texas
New Mexico
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Nurse Miss Nina Fay Mackey Joins Bronte Hospital Staff
Miss Nina Fay Mackey registered nurse and laboratory technician has been employed at Bronte Hospital. A Norton High School graduate, she attended Texas State College for Women in Denton before Harris School of Nursing in Fort Worth, and graduated in March 1947.
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Nina Fay Mackey
Bronte Hospital
Miss Mackey
Norton High School
Texas State College For Women
Denton
Harris School of Nursing
Fort Worth
Talent Show Tonight On KTXL TV Third Series Finale
The final talent show airs at 6 30 p m on KTXL TV featuring local acts and last week winners Miss Linda Taylor and Miss Carolyn Kemp.
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Ktxl-Tv
Linda Taylor
Carolyn Kemp
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Mr Ballard
Shep
Ranger
Phil Campbell
F. R. Collins
Ralph Dunklin
Fred Baker
Marvin Landers
C. W. Stubblefield
Weldon Mika
Harold Denton
Glenn, Springer
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