Honor Students Named in Bronte High School Class
Gary Stroebel is valedictorian of Bronte High School 1967 with a 93.315 average. Salutatorian Mary Lou Basquez holds 92.043 and both will receive awards at the May 30 commencement. Stroebel and Basquez are children of local residents A. E. Stroebel and Gilbert Basquez.
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Gary Stroebel
Bronte High School
Princ James Golson
Mary Lou Basquez
Stroebel
A. E Stroebel
Miss Basquez
Gilbert Basquez
State UIL Meet Moment for Three Local Contestants
Brian Richards Doug McCutchen and Gary Stroebel depart for Austin to compete in the State UIL Meet. Stroebel places first in regional science and starts at 9 a.m. Saturday while Richards enters shot put with a 49 feet 10 and a half inch regional best. Prelims for shot put are 9 a.m. Friday at Memorial Stadium, finals 1 30 p.m. Saturday at Freshman Field. McCutchen enters discus with no preliminaries and a 137 feet regional throw. Cecil Toliver and Clint Low will accompany the trio. they leave Thursday noon and stay at Commodore Perry Hotel.
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Brian Richards
Doug McCutchen
Gary Stroebel
Austin
Big Spring
Memorial Stadium
Richards
Douglas McCutchen
University of Texas
McCutchen
Cecil Toliver
Clint Low
Commodore Perry
Capital
Don Hageman Wins Bronte High School Council Runoff
Tuesday elections for Bronte High School student council produced a president Don Hageman and vice president Davis Corley. Linda Cumbie was named treasurer and Keith Morris the parliamentarian. Dorothy Ruth Martin won council secretary and Benie Carol Oglesby the reporter. Cheer leaders named include Lisa Morrow head Lynn Wells Melody Holcombe Cynthia Robinson and SuLynn Henry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bronte High School
Don Hageman
Davis Corley
Linda Cumbie
Keith Morris
Dorothy Ruth Martin
Benie Carol Oglesby
Lisa Morrow
Lynn Wells
Melody Holcombe
Cynthia Robinson
SuLynn Henry
Daylight saving woes and idle speculation on sun
In a pointed note, workers vent about daylight saving time causing early wakeups and late bedtimes. They question its rationale while deriding propaganda about Russia and recalling Hoover's salary donation as a supposed example.
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Hoover
Alexander Family Visits Grand Prairie for Six Flags Opening
Mr and Mrs Eddie Alexander and Wayne traveled with Mr and Mrs Monroe Alexander to Grand Prairie last weekend. They visited Mr and Mrs Bill Alexander and daughter and attended the opening day at the Six Flags amusement center.
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Eddie Alexander
Wayne
Monroe Alexander
Grand Prairie
Bill Alexander
Six Flags Amusement Center
Bronte and Robert Lee Tie At Local Track Meet
Bronte and Robert Lee finished tied for 45 points at the elementary track meet held on the Ballinger highway. Winners included Basquez with 11.9 in the 100 yard dash and 6.2 in the 50 yard dash, while Ash took multiple second places and tied for high point honors with 18 points alongside Basquez.
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Bronte
Robert Lee
Wesley Ash
Joe Basquez
Ballinger Highway
Cecil Toliver
Danny Cooper
Dana Lowell
Basque
Basquez
Ash
Lowell
Wall
Miles
Water Valley
Mertzon
Forsan
Fairview
Sterling City
Christoval
Garden City
Colorado River Little League Opens Schedule of Games
Colorado River Little League begins play with six teams led by Cardinals Harbored by Dale Wojtek and Roberts Lee, Indians Richard Day, Yankees J B Arrott, Giants Glenn Skelton, Dodgers Vonlee Poehls, and Sterling City Kenneth Peel. The list of home games runs May 1 through June 20 with matchups including Giants Cardinals Indians Yankees Dodgers and Sterling City in a full season schedule.
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Colorado River Little League
Colorado River Little League Association
Winnie Waldrop
Giants
Cardinals
Indians
Yankees
Dodgers
Sterling City
Cumbie Presents European Movies At Local Church
Edward M. Cumbie, local rancher and Farm Bureau field representative, will screen slides and motion pictures from his Europe tour Friday at 7:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church. Cumbie and his wife toured Europe last summer on a Farm Bureau excursion, and the program will share samples of their experiences with the public.
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Europe
First Baptist Church
Edward M. Cumbie
Farm Bureau
Cumbie
Blackwell Names Honor Students in Senior Class
Blackwell high school announced three honor students for the senior class. Valedictorian is Charlotte Cate with a 92.43 average, salutatorian is Joyce Butman at 92.03, and high ranking boy student is Jimmy Saunders with an 88.9 average.
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Blackwell High School
Charlotte Cate
Joyce Butman
Jimmy Saunders
Bronte Troop Tops At Camporee
Bronte Boy Scout Troop 452 won the Tri Rivers Camporee at Camp Sol Mayer with 189714 points, edging Junction scouts who totaled 1885. Flaming Arrow Patrol placed second in the patrol contest with 446 points, narrowly behind Ballinger Troop 430 with 447. Flaming Arrow members Garland Richards Willie Zuniga Davy Crockett Mark Murtishaw and Johnny Masterson helped earn the top score, and they also won a tug of war against a Junction patrol. Scoutmaster Lucius Wood praised the weekend, noting smaller troop size yet strong participation by Troop 452 members and assistants Conda Richards and himself.
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Cal
Junction
Flaming Arrow
Ballinger Troop
Flaming Arrow Patrol
Garland Richards
Willie Zuniga
Davy Crockett
Mark Murtishaw
Johnny Masterson
Randy Barbee
Tipton Masterson
Leroy Zuniga
Gene Gienn
Steve Clark
Lucius Wood
The
Wood
Conda Richards
Cecil Kemp Named City Alderman in Bronte
Cecil Kemp was appointed an alderman for the City of Bronte at a special council meeting last Thursday night to fill the unexpired term of Bill Luckett who resigned to become city water superintendent. Kemp has previously served several terms on the council.
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Cecil Kemp
City of
Bronte
Kemp
Bill Luckett
Services Held For Mrs. W. Johnson
Funeral services for Mrs. Walter Johnson 85 of Blackwell were held at Blackwell First Baptist Church with Rev. Charles Dunnam and Rev. Clarence Minton officiating. Burial followed in Blackwell cemetery. She died April 26 in Morris Nursing Home Roscoe after a two year illness. Survivors include two sons two daughters a sister four grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Pallbearers listed. Also notice of a discount clearance sale by Smith & Co offering 20 to 50 percent savings on dry goods and sportswear including Joni-Lyn blouses.
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Walter Johnson
Blackwell
Blackwell First Baptist Church
Charles Dunnam
Blackwell Methodist Church
Clarence Minton
Williams Funeral Home
Bronte
Gene Johnson
Fairmount
Bob Johnson
Helmleigh
John
Eva) Ecker
Slaton
H. L
Eunice) McGuire
Deming
N. M
H. A. Gray
Ernest Ware
Bill Ware
Mark Whanna
Jodie van Zandt
W. D. McDonald
Pete Spoonts
San Angelo
R. Smith & Co
Smith
Smiths
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Russia
of Bronte
Glenn Skelton
Vonlee Poehls
Norton
Sterling
Kenneth L. Peel
Bill Tom Roach
Association
Hershall Hall
Bronte Boy Scout Troop
Camp Sol Mayer
C. R. Smith & CO
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