Memorial Day Rites Saturday at Bronte Legion Post
The George Scott Post of the American Legion at Bronte will present the funeral flag of Georie Scott during a Memorial Day ceremony Saturday at 11 am. The program will be at the Legion Building with Gold Star mothers invited as honored guests. Mrs. George Scott of Lubbock is mentioned among attendees.
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George Scott
American Legion
Bronte
Georie Scott
Legion Building
Lubbock
Jwho
Legion
Crsonnel
Gold Star
Scott
Fred E. Young
H. O. Whitt
Post Rifle Squad
Dance Recital Next Week at Bronte High School
The Flice School of Dancing presents its third annual recital Just Dancin at 8 p m next Friday June 5 in Bronte High School auditorium. Pupils from Bronte Blackwell Winters and Ballinger perform under Madelon Tidwell Price. Proceeds go to the Bronte B club for school athletic programs."}
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Dancin
Flice School of Dancing
Bronte High School
Bronte
Bronte Softball League Opens With Exhibitions This Week
Bronte's community softball program begins with two exhibition games on Tuesday and Thursday. League play starts June 2 with junior league players aged 9 to 15 sponsored by local businesses. Adults compete with six teams while donations fund operations and a memorial for Bill Looney. Watch The Enterprise for results and schedules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bronte
Bill Wrinkle Gulf Station
Cumbie & Mackey
Jones Texaco
Sims Red & White
Bronte Pharmacy
Bronte Lions Club
Ad Caperton Chevrolet Co
H. A. Jolley
Band Chooses Faith Rogers to March with Mascots
Faith Rogers, slated to be a sophomore next year, is selected by the band to march with the little mascots during the next football season. She is noted as a dependable student and the daughter of an early recipient of band honors.
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Faith Rogers
Faith
Eighth Grade Band to Welcome Douglas Looney and James Tidwell
Next year the eighth grade band will include Douglas Looney and James Tidwell. Douglas is the son of Mrs. Bill Looney and James is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Theron Tidwell. Both boys will join the band for the upcoming school year.
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Douglas Looney
James Arnold Tidwell
Douglas
Bill Looney
James
Theron Tidwell
Final Rites for Bill Looney 35 Accident Victim
Hundreds attend the Bronte Church of Christ service for William Morris Looney 35 who died in a Friday morning oil field accident. He worked 16 years for Humble Oil, served in WWII, and was active in Bronte civic life. Burial followed at Rising Star.
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Bronte Church of Christ
William Morris
Bill) Looney
Bronte
Looney
Humble Oil & Refining Co
Keeney
Bill
Iredell
Bosque County
W. M. Looney
Williams High School
Eunice Walker
Abilene
Humble
Merkel
Church of Christ
Leon Sharp
McDonald
Rising Star Church of Christ
Rising Star
Douglas
W. O. Dorsett
Carthage
Gordon
Beaumont
R. L
Tomball
Carl
Glenn
Don
Fort Worth
Norman
Lovington
N. M
Jim Williams
James Wells
Bob Wilson
Charlie Phillips
Houston Jolley
Clive Pierce
Ira Carter
W. T. Davis
Bill Terry
Fort Chadbourne
Humble Camp
Clift Funeral Home
Bronte Pharmacy Opens in New Main Street Building
Bronte Pharmacy moves to a newly remodeled building on Main Street in Bronte. Mr and Mrs J M Rippetoe and a staff move the merchandise and fixtures into the new space next door to the former location. The store presents up town style with fresh interiors.
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Bronte Pharmacy
Main Street
Bronte
J. M. Rippetoe
Kemp Undergoes Surgery in Dallas Hospital
Cecil Kemp underwent surgery at Baylor Hospital in Dallas last Monday and is reported to be in good condition. His wife stays in Dallas while his father Kemp of Ballinger and Mrs C R Smith visited him last weekend.
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Cecil Kemp
Baylor Hospital
Dallas
Ie Kemp
Ballinger
C. R. Smith
Oil field awards reshuffle and new drills in West Texas
The Railroad Commission designates the Wendkirk field in Coke County after F. Kirk Johnson No 1 H. G. Wendland flowed 95.12 barrels in 24 hours with 41 gravity oil and a 250 to 1 gas oil ratio. Thos D Humphrey & Sons plan 5500 foot No 1 W A Halamicek wildcat four miles SW of Maverick in Runnels. Inca Drilling Co. seeks No 1 Wilson Estate in Coke County testing to 4000 feet near Blackwell. Other wells include Humble Brunson No 6 and No 8 in Bronte area and Stanolind No 1 L T Youngblood north of Bronte at 5276 feet. Lee Bros and Ronald Perkins file two 5500 foot wildcats near Norton and Maverick with No 1 Mrs Laura Black and No 1 F C Poe tests.
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Thos. D. Humphrey & Sons, Ltd
W. A. Halamicek
Coke County
Maverick
Runnels County
The
Railroad Commission
Wendkirk
F. Kirk Johnson
H. G. Wendland
J. D. O’daniel
Bronte
Humble
Brunson
Inca Drilling Co
Abilene
Wilson Estate
Blackwell
L. T. Youngblood
Lee Bros
Ronald Perkins
Runnels
Laura Black
D. P. Richardson
Norton
F. C. Poe
Coke County audit highlights rising finances and tax growth
Coke County's annual audit appears inside this week's Enterprise showing finances improving. Only two funds were in the red early in the year, with deficits reduced since 1952. The report, the first of its kind for Coke County, also covers tax valuation growth from five million to seventeen million since 1947, bonded indebtedness, and hospital finances. The Niemar Audit Co. of Lubbock prepared the long, fact-filled report for taxpayers.
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Coke County
Road & Bridge
General County
Coke Countty
Bronte
Rites Held for Brown Infant in Brookshire
Graveside services were held Wednesday for the infant daughter of Mr and Mrs C L Brown of Brookshire. The baby died at birth at 10:30 Wednesday morning. The Browns have three other children and Mrs Brown's condition was reported satisfactory.
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C. L. Brown
Brookshire
Bronte High Plans 1953 Graduation and Baccalaureate
Bronte High School schedules baccalaureate on Sunday at First Baptist Church with Patsy Mackey valedictorian and Jimmy Gray salutatorian. Commencement for twelve seniors set Monday night June 11 at 8 p m with Dr Noble Armstrong and Rev J E Fuller delivering addresses.
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Bronte High School
First Baptist Church
Patsy Mackey
Ralph Mackey
Jimmy Gray
Gertrude Gray
Eighth Grade Graduation Set For Tonight
Twenty seven eighth graders will graduate into high school tonight at 8 oclock in the high school auditorium. Richard Wayne Rees tops the class with 94.4 average. Bobby Hester is salutatorian with 92. Mrs Helcombe will present music and Jack Price will confer diplomas. Graduates include Andrews, Brock, Brock, Brunson, Chewhire, Coulter, Denton, Eubanks, Encor, Fares, Gentry, Graham, Gruterres, Guteries, Wiane man, Hester, Semp, Kiser, Wilkins, Wilkins, Wrinkle and others.
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Church of Christ
Leon Sharp
Richard Wayne Rees
Mroo
R. W. Rees
Bobby Hester
Jew Hester
Chet Helcombe
Musi
Oceaen
Jack Price
Vic
Cheer Leaders Named for Next School Year
The 1952 53 cheer leaders are Ruby Overstreet Ginger Clark Patsy Mackey and Joyce Wrinkle with Ruby and Ginger continuing. Patsy and Joyce are seniors graduating this month. New cheerleaders with Ginger and Ruby are Jane Powell and Sue Robertson both sophomores.
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Ruby Overstreet
Ginger Clark
Patsy Mackey
Joyce Wrinkle
Patsy
Joyce
Ruby
Ginger
Clifford Clark
J. H. Overstreet
Jane Powell
Sue Robertson
Jane
Mack Powell
Sue
W. H. Robertson
Local News Desk Transition At Mrs Phillips Home
Readers learn Mrs Phillips will broadcast local news from her residence for several upcoming months. The note names Mrs Joan Dander and Mr and Mrs A Lammers among those connected to the pending arrangement with the paper.
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Charlie Pho
Prise
Amd
Joan Dander
Moe
Chad Daugghter
Lammers
Jury Panel Named for County Court Term Opens Monday
The June term of County Court will open next Monday June 1 with Judge Jeff Dean presiding. A petite jury panel has been called to report at 10 am including Karl Frank Glenn H A Springer Mein Baalman Arthur Tubb T B Hicks J C Wallace Jr A V Sheppard Noah Pruitt C G Walker David Key Bobbie Baker Arnold Ball Sam Powell Homer Carwile T F Sims Jr Ernest Ivey Rome Richards and Bob Veughan.
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Robert Lee
Jeff Dean
Karl Frank Glenn
H. A. Springer
Mein Baalman
Arthur Tubb
T. B. Hicks
J. C. Wallace, Jr
A. V. Sheppard
Noah Pruitt
C. G. Walker
David Key
Bobbie Baker
Arnold Ball
Sam Powell
Homer Carwile
Local Youth To Preach Sunday At First Baptist Church
Johnny Smith son of Mr and Mrs Clytus Smith of Bronte will deliver the Sunday night sermon after being licensed to Gospel Ministry by the church in Conference on May 13. Rev Maynard R Rogers urges attendance as he is away in Mc Camey for the new church opening program.
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First Baptist Church
Johnny Smith
Clytus Smith
Bronte
R. E. Cumbie
J. L. Carrol
Wall
Maynard R. Rogers
Young Smith
Rogers
McCamey
Snyder couple visits Coach Jolley's home on Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Miller of Snyder spent Sunday in the home of Coach and Mrs. H. A. Jolley, sharing a social visit during the weekend.
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Frank Miller
Snyder
Coach and
H. A. Jolley
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Humble Oilers
Lone Star Gas Co
Tennyson-Brookshire
Maynard R. Roers
Oil News
Honolulu
Webb
Tennyson
Coke Report
Niemar Audit Co
Brown
J. E. Fuller
Bronze Mthodist Church
Noble Armstrong
Sul Ross College
Alpine
Sue Daniel
M. R. Rogers
the Lord
the Holy City
Jesus
C. W. Cole
J. T. Henry
Noble Arm
Lyndon Waldrop
Mary Crownover Wilkins
Billy Paul Thomason
Richard Refs
Bobby Hfester
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