Bronte Athletes Place At State Meet In Austin
Bronte High School earned a fourth place in shot put by Brian Richards with 51 feet 81 inches and sixth in discus for Doug McCutchen with 134 feet 1/2 inch at the state track meet in Austin. Gary Stroebel also competed in the science contest but did not place. About a dozen Bronte fans traveled to support the contestants.
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Bronte High School
Austin
Brian Richards
Doug McCutchen
Gary Stroebel
Bronte
Lions Clubs show Bronte pride and small town humor
Elmer Hurley reports Bronte hosts two Lions clubs in one town creating a local joke about an Eastside club. The piece recalls the San Antonio trip for Trinity University Honor Awards for Margi Hurley and a Trinity choir recording session for Protestant Hour. It notes end of school rush with activities, and mentions Mrs. Jim McKown’s hospital release after transfers from Winters to San Angelo.
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Harvey Palmer
Bronte
Lions Clubs
Lion’s Club
Elmer
San Antonio
Trinity University
Margi
Trinity Choir
Jim McKown
St. Johns Hospital
San Angelo
Services Thursday For W. J. Branham
Funeral services for William Jarvis Branham 82 will be held Thursday at 4 p.m. at Blackwell First Baptist Church with Rev. Clarence Minton and Rev. Charles Dunnam officiating. Burial will follow in Blackwell cemetery. Mr Branham died Tuesday morning in Bronte Hospital after a short illness. He was born August 27 1884 in Belton and moved to Blackwell in 1906. He married Callie McLaughlin in 1907 and was a retired mechanic and church deacon. He is survived by his wife four daughters a brother two sisters four grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
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William Jarvis
Jack) Branham
Blackwell First Baptist Church
Clarence Minton
Charles Dunnam
Blackwell Methodist Church
Blackwell Cemetery
Williams Funeral Home
Bronte
Branham
Bronte Hospital
Belton
Robert
Mary Lewis Branham
Blackwell
Callie McLaughlin
Hylton
First Baptist Church
Ouis
Thelma) Conradt
G. A
Mary) Kellis
Prescott, Ariz
Bob
Ruth) White
Nomia Wilson
San Angelo
R. C. Branham
Annie Terrell
Waco
Gertrude Gumper
New York
N. Y
Mrs Phillips students in recital Monday
Music students of Mrs. Walter Phillips will present a recital on Monday May 15 at 8 p.m. in the school auditorium. Piano and guitar students will perform and the public is invited with no admission charge.
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Walter Phillips
Mrs. Dale Thompson Plans Germany Trip
Mrs. Dale Thompson told The Enterprise she will fly from Dallas next Thursday to Germany, her native land. She came to the United States after World War I and will visit relatives in Witzenhausen, her hometown, on her first trip back in ten years.
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Dale Thompson
The
Enterprise
Dallas
Germany
Thompson
Witzenhausen
Bronte County Pool Set to Open May 20 for Private Events
Bronte county operated swimming pool will officially open Saturday May 20 per park caretaker Dick Cooper. The facility is ready for use at any time and may host special parties now, with public access starting a week later. Cooper invites qualified instructors and Lifesavers to apply for summer classes.
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Bronte’s
Dick Cooper
Cooper
Driver Education Course Planned by Bronte School
Bronte School officials plan a driver education course this summer with priority given to eighth graders who are 14 or older. A $25 tuition is charged, and classes will likely run from June 5 to June 23. Interested students were asked to sign up by this Wednesday.
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Bronte
Supt. C. B. Barbee
Barbee
More Old Nylon Needed for Leprosy Bandages Drive
Elmer Hurley urges residents to save old discarded nylon hose to make bandages for leprosy patients. One box is filled and a second is in progress. Women are asked to drop usable hoses at Hurley Pharmacy.
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Elmer Hurley
Hurley
Hurley Pharmacy
Spanish Baptist Service at Bronte Church Friday Night
The First Baptist Church in Bronte hosts a Spanish preaching service Friday at 8 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. Rev. Harry Morris invites all to attend, with a special call to Spanish speakers. Local representatives will join an associa tional youth rally Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at Norton Baptist Church.
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First Baptist Church
Bronte
Harry Morris
Norton Baptist Church
Bronte Receives 1.4 Inches Rain Amid Drought Relief
A Bronte area storm delivered 1.4 inches over two days with 1.1 inches on Thursday. Pea hail accompanied the rain, which quickly ran off. The same system caused $6 million in Abilene damage and $129,000 in Eden, while Bronte endured unseasonably high temperatures near 105 degrees.
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Abilene and
Eden
Lake Smith Rites Held Wednesday
Funeral services for Lake E. Smith 77 longtime Coke County stock farmer were held Wednesday at 3 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Bronte. Burial followed at Fairview Cemetery with Williams Funeral Home directing. He died after a heart attack on his tractor at his farm near Bronte. He was born November 12 1889 in Mississippi and married Eula Cook in 1915. Survivors include his wife two sons a daughter a brother six sisters and five grandchildren. Pallbearers were local and Robert Lee residents.
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Lake E. Smith
Coke County
First Baptist Church
Bronte
Fairview Cemetery
Williams Funeral Home
Robert Lee
Mr. Smith
Mississippi
J. R. Smith
West Texas
Eula Cook
Goodnight
Texas
Old Goodnight College
Hayrick
Finnell Smith
James D. Smith
Guymon
Okla
Billy J
Eula Fay) Blair
J. J. S. Smith
Sweetwater
Susie Thomas
Dallas
Jamie Davis
Waco
Rebecca Sherrill
Pecos
Mary Golden
Lubbock
Clementine Johnson
Marshall
Duvergne Campbell
Claude
Seniors Present Play M Liss Friday Night
The senior class to stage the 1967 three act comedy M Liss by Bret Harte Friday at 8 p.m. in the school auditorium. The lobby of the Roarin Dog Hotel is the set as a city woman and her fiancé scheme to fleece a miner and daughter.
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M'Liss
Bret Harte
Smith’s Pocket
Sierras
Tel
George “Bummer” Smith
Donald Cooper
M’liss Smith
Lillian Strickland
John Grey
Gary Stroebel
Yubia Bill
Edward Broussard
Bronte High Livestock Team Places At Tech Judging
Bronte High School livestock judging team competed at Texas Tech in Lubbock with Jerry Parker Bruce Sonnenberg Sid Eubanks Johnny Brown and sponsor J T Henry. They did not place high overall but won first in grading feeder cattle. Sonnenberg was second high individual in that category among 441 participants from 147 teams.
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Bronte High School
Texas Tech
Lubbock
Jerry Parker
Bruce Sonnenberg
Sid Eubanks
Johnny Brown
J. T. Henry
Sonnenberg
Davis welcomes baby Gary Von in Iraan
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Davis of Iraan report the birth of a son, Gary Von Davis, born April 26 weighing 7 pounds 6 ounces. He has two brothers, John Franklin and Barry Don, ages 4 and 2. Grandparents are Mrs. Imogene Griffin of Bronte and Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Davis.
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Gary Davis
Iraan
Gary von Davis
John Franklin
Barry Don
Imogene Griffin
Bronte
H. L. Davis
Fishing Report Highlights From The Week
Trotline fishing offered the best chance to fill the stringer though bass fishing was slow due to daily high winds. Docks yielded the strongest crappie bite with Judy Hogan of Midland winning top bass at seven pounds. Luther Guffy of Odessa posted a 12 fish string totaling five pounds per fish on channel cats. Paul Rice of Andrews had four fish totaling four pounds. I. B. Pate landed five channel cats and one yellow cat weighing twenty eight pounds.
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Judy Hogan
Midland
Luther Guffy
Odessa
Paul Rice
Andrews
I. B. Pate
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Lions Club
Lions
the Bronte
Town Club
Monte Vista
Colo
W. J. Branham
Red Cross
Baptist Service
Abilene
Lake Smith
Lena Moffits
Brenda Scott
Clytie Moffits
Martha Mills
Bess Starlight
Frances Glenn
Clara Hunting
Gayle Wells
Carter Langdon
Gary Don Allen
Judge McSnaggley
Bill Green
Tech
Fishing
By I. B. Pate
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