Union McCutchen well shows oil and gas in Ellenburger
Union Oil Company's wildcat well No 1 drilled by Jim McCutchen seven miles west of Bronte reportedly struck pay in the Ellenburger formation. Drillstem tests indicate 350 to 450 feet of oil and gas cut mud on a 30 to 40 minute test at about 6350 feet with gas indicated by fluid squirts. water was not observed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim McCutchen
Union Oil Company
Wildcat
Bronte
Ellenburger
Rev Ray N Johnson to Preach At Methodist Dedication
The Rev Ray N Johnson pastor of The First Methodist Church San Angelo will preach Sunday at 7 45 PM in Bronte for the dedication of the new Sunday school building. Rev Fred H Hamner will conduct the dedication. The Rev Johnson is known locally as the red headed boy preacher from a revival about twenty years ago. Brother Johnson is highly regarded in the San Angelo area and Rev Hamner has been district superintendent for nearly five years. The local pastor Rev George B McCrary will preach the morning service, his last before Conference. The Southwest Texas Annual Conference meets in San Antonio May 28 to June 1. You are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray N. Johnson
First Methodist Church
San Angelo
Bronte
Fred H. Hamner
Mr. Johnson
Brother Johnson
Hamner
George B. McCrary
Southwest Texas
Travis Park Methodist Church
Bronte Businesses Roll Out Improvements Across Town
Local merchants from Pruitt's Store to Keeney's Food Store upgrade storefronts and interiors this week. Neon signs go up at Pruitt's and Dewey's Cafe while remodeling, new booths, and expanded services reshape Bronte's commercial scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bronte
Pruitts
Pruitt’s
Dewey
Ben Spoonts
Keeney’s
Nutters
Pete
Inez
Cactus Cafe
Bronte Cafe
Sam Spruell
Forman-Mackey
Butane Service Company
Arnold Balls
Inessors
Texaco
Bronte Jr Club Meets at City Hall in May gathering
Bronte Jr. WHO Club met Wednesday May 21 at Bronte City Hall with hostess Mrs. Alfred Taylor. Twelve members attended as Mrs. James Keeney led the opening exercise and demonstrations covered double part edge button holes and three flower arrangements. A June 4 meeting was announced with hostess Mrs. W W Whalen. The group hosted husbands at a recent 42 party with Ella Clyde Black winning high score and Clifford Clark low. Members and spouses were served sandwiches cookies punch mints and chips. The club plans at least one party monthly and some members visited Robert Lee for comfort making with Mrs Willis Smith appointees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bronte, Jr. Who
Bronte City Hall
Alfred Taylor
James Keeney
C. E. Arrott
O. KR. McQueen
Mmes
A. E. Gentry
O. R. McQueen
Hollis Stevens
Taylor Emerson
Ronald Walton
Clifford Clark
W. Hipp
A. C. McAuley
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Thomas Jr. Dies After Father Fires Gun in Saddle Dispute
J T Thomas Jr aged 15 died Sunday after a pistol shot fired by his father J T Thomas Sr during a saddle horse argument. Ballinger police held the father on murder charges, with no bond or preliminary hearing set. Funeral services were held at Ballinger First Baptist Church, burial at Evergreen Cemetery. Survived by parents, two brothers Alton and Cornell, sisters Juanita and Shirley, and grandmother Mrs W J Thomas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Thomas, Jr
J. T. Thomas, Sr
Ballinger
O'Neal Dendy
Thomas
Dendy
First Baptist Church
E. L. Smith
Brookshire Baptist Church
Evergreen Cemetery
Newby-Davis Funerial
J.T. Jr
Alton
Cornell
Juanita Thomas
San Angelo
Shirley Thomas
Brookshire
W. J. Thomas
G M Davis BURNED in Oil Transport Explosion at Jameson Base
Robert Lee resident G M Davis, 41, suffered severe second degree burns when an oil transport exploded on the Jameson base last Wednesday. L T Pate and another man pulled him from the blaze before he was taken to an Angelo hospital in serious condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Lee
G. M. Davis
Jameson Base
L. T. Pate
Angelo Hospital
Don Smith Visits Bronte Sighting Amid Quartet Plans
Don Smith brother of Mrs Blake arrived in Bronte last Sunday and left for Lubbock on Wednesday then to San Diego to resume quartet singing on XERB. He has spent five years with the Blackwood Quartet heard on KMA and sang Monday night for the Ballinger BTU meeting with Rev C Blk, Bronte Baptist pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Smith
DR. Blake
Ballinger
C. BR. Blake
Bronte Baptist Church
City to End Beer Parties in Legion Park
City and county officials warned they will arrest violators and enforce fines to stop beer parties in American Legion park. The action aims to preserve the park for all residents and prevent drunken gatherings, with officials ready to back officers.
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American Legion
Bronte Plays Past Sonora 2 1 in Ninth Inning
Bronte defeated Sonora 2 to 1 in the first half of the ninth inning last Sunday to rise to a .500 record. Ellis Parts team schedules a makeup doubleheader Sunday with Ozona and Lowake. Ozona leads the league with Sonora Veribest and Robert Lee close behind.
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Bronte
Sonora
Oil developments in Strawn field report No 2 well flow
In Coke County the No 2 Fred Jameson well, largest of four, flowed 281 barrels daily after a Friday acid treatment. It produced through a Y inch choke at 680 psi casing and 1,250 psi tubing, with perforations around 6,305 to 6,419 feet. Nearby No 3 site being cleared, No 2 Allen Jameson drilling at 5,608 feet, and No 1 W L Tubb at 5,030 feet in shale.
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Fred Jameson
Strawn
Coke County
Johnny Brewer
CNW
Allen Jameson
W. L. Tubb
Small-Town Roundup Notes from Bronte Weekly Visit
Mrs. Drew Cumbie and Miss Eileen Baker of Portales New Mexico visit Bronte area teachers while several locals travel to nearby towns. The column lists birthdays illnesses travels bank officials attending a Texas Bankers Association convention and a May 15 Robert Lee wedding. firm dates and places include Olga June 7 election and Pittsburg California movings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drew Cumbie
Eileen Baker
Portales
New Mexico
Cumbies
Portales High School
Cumbie
Austin
Blanco
Wlc. Jones
Coleman
C. Smith
Clytus
Linda
Johnny Smith
Sweetwater
Henry Rogers
Wi. Latttrell
San Atetonio
George Clark
J. A. Percifull
Aoe Percifull
Logan
N. M
Holcombes
J.T. Henrys
Falpa
Austin Coulter
Blackwell
Wal West
Charles Ragsdale
Walter Moore
Bronte
J. T. Youngblood
J.T. Harmon
Bronte First National Bank
Houston
Robert Lee
Fred Blake
The
Baptist Church
M. D. Stephenson
Pittsburg
California
Bronte Hit by Severe Wind and Hailstorm
Bronte endured a cloudburst last Saturday night with 3% inches of rain in under an hour and 30 000 dollars in damage across 5 to 6 square miles. Crops on about 1075 acres were ruined or heavily damaged including oats and wheat, while homes, stores, and roofs suffered. Insurance adjusters began assessing claims as streets flooded and the Colorado River rose, leaving townspeople to tally losses.
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Bronte
R.A. Hickman
George Boswell
W. W
Lo W. Beaty
B. L. Bennett
W. F. Phillips
W. J. Gideon
J. L. Brunson
Main Street
Forman-Mackey
Colorado
Haven
Robert Lee
R. E. Cumbie
T. B. Moore
San Angelo
E. Harris
West Texas
Tennyson Topics Social Roundup and Visits
Tipton residents and families share weekend visits and travel from Cisco Dallas Rising Star Albuquerque and Miles. Local gatherings include housewarming for J W Latham, friends from Robert Lee Bronte and Bronte area, and plans for new cast. The writer notes a new cast today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipton Wrinkle
Roy
D. T. Wrinkle
Cisco
Robert Brown
Tommie Jean Conger
Dallas
Marie Davis
Bill Burleson
Bud Cummings
Edd Harrell
Edd
Alto Harrell
R. 8. Caldwell
New Mexico
H. L. Stewart
Clifford Hager- Ohi
Mary Clark
California
Floyd Gibson
Della
W. D. Latham
Jewel Dean
Betty Sue Pittman
J. W. Latham
Robert Lee
Big Lake
Bronte
Jack Sharp
Ben Murphy
Marvin Corley
Addie Gaston
K. B. Allen
Silver
Mirs
Wlol Gaston
Westbrook
Herman Heinze
Mir
Milton Heinze
Miles
Zack Younger
Barney Westbrook
Joyce
Eddye
Gordon
Barnes
Funeral for J. M. Slaughter in Maverick Church
J M Slaughter 53 died Tuesday after six weeks illness in Ballinger hospital. Funeral held Wednesday at Maverick Methodist Church with Hos George B McCrary Bronte pastor and Rev C O Blake assisting. Survivors include wife, son J E of Maverick, four daughters and four grandchildren. Requiem was at Ballinger cemetery under Newby-Davis Funeral Home supervision.
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J. M. Slaughter
Maverick Methodist Church
Hos
George B. McCrary
Bronte
Cow. Blake
Slaughter
Ballinger
Madison County
Texas
Barnell County
Edge
Maverick
J. E
B. H. Kincannon
Winters
J. H. Young
Denver
Colorado
N. B. Beard
Oklahoma City
Evergreen Cemetery
Newby-Davis Funeral Home
Masonic Lodge
Tractor parts deal noted with R L Bennett
Local item reports R L Bennett meeting with representatives about tractor parts. The note indicates activity around a tractor company or cooperative and suggests ongoing discussions on parts supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Bennett
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Mccutchen
Methodist
San Antonio
Bronte Pharmacy
Mac
Bronte, JR. Club
Mrs. Taylor Emerson
Jane Nunnally
Tennyson
William Jessie Green
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