Bronte Homecoming Celebrations Set Friday
Bronte plans a Friday homecoming with a 5 p m coffee in the school cafeteria for alumni and teachers, a 7:30 p m Bronte vs Trent district 6 B football game, a 7 10 p m crowning of football queen Johnnie Sims, and halftime ceremonies with Dana Eubanks crowned queen. The event is led by the student council with ex students assisting and invitations extended to all alumni.
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Bronte Trent
Johnnie Sims
R. W. Sims
Jerry McCutchen
Dee Arrott
Miss Sims
Jan Magness
Bill Magness
Wayne Caulder
E. L. Caulder
Longhorn
Bronte-Trent
Dana Eubanks
W. O. Eubanks
Bronte High School
Eubanks
Matthew Caperton
Ex-students Association
Pamela Guernsey
Glenn L. Guernsey
Dave Baggett
T. C. Baggett
Enterprise
Vote Democratic in Coke County election urged
Readers are urged to vote Democratic next Tuesday citing Kennedy to support separation of church and state. The piece argues Kennedy faced no religious tests in war service and praises Lyndon Johnson as a strong Texas ally, urging Texans to back the Democratic ticket for national and state benefit.
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Coke County
Kennedy
United States
Senator Kennedy
Pacific
Johnson
America
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Congress
Washington
Frost Monday Brings First Season Frost In Area
A heavy frost covered the region Monday morning signaling the first frost of the season. Residents feared heavy plant damage but the frost apparently caused little harm. Cold, dry weather persisted with no rain expected for Coke Countians this week.
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Coke
Absentee Voting Ends Friday Before General Election
The article notes Friday November 4 as the final day to vote absentee for the general election on Tuesday November 8. Voters unable to reach polling places may vote absentee by calling the court house to cast a ballot or by requesting a mail ballot in writing to County Clerk J. L. Tinkler. About 60 absentee applications were filed in Coke County by Wednesday morning.
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Court House
J. L. Tinkler
Coke County
Social Coffee Party At Mrs Corley’s Home
Mrs. Marvin Corley hosted a Tuesday morning coffee at her residence. Attendees included Mrs. Chester Riker, Mrs. L. F. McCutchen, Dink Beaver, Merle Andrews, Ben Murphy, Jack Corley, James Tidwell, T. D. Joplin, Bob Wilson, Albert Grace, J. B. Arrott, and Pearl Kennedy of San Angelo.
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Marvin Corley
Mmes
Chester Riker
L. F. McCutchen
Dink Beaver
Merle Andrews
Ben Murphy
Jack Corley
James Tidwell
T. D. Joplin
Bob Wilson
Albert Grace
J. B. Arrott
Pearl Kennedy
San Angelo
General Election Preview in Coke County and Nation
The article outlines the 1960 general election set for Tuesday November 8 with Kennedy and Johnson facing Nixon and Lodge. Coke County, a Democratic stronghold, is expected to stay Democratic amid religion related opposition to Kennedy, the first Catholic candidate for president since 1928.
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John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Henry Cabot Lodge
Richard M. Nixon
Coke County
Kennedy
al Smith
Herbert Hoover
Funeral Held for Mrs. A. M. Wynne in Bronte
Funeral services for Mrs. Albert M. Wynne 72 were held at Bronte Church of Christ with burial in Fairview cemetery. Officiants were Joe Wolf and Silas Triplett. pallbearers included Austin Sandusky and Delbert Coalson. Mrs. Wynne died Monday in St. John’s Hospital San Angelo. survivors: husband William L. Wynne son two daughters two sisters and four grandchildren.
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Albert M. Wynne
Bronte Church of Christ
Fairview
Clift Funeral Home
Bronte
Robert Massie
Silver
Dee Estes
Orient
H. A. Springer
C. E. Bruton
James W. Allen
John Coulson
Meadow
Wynne
St. John’s Hospital
San Angelo
Bridgeport
Ala
Mr. Wynne
Alabama
Funeral Thursday for Mrs. Jewell Hardin
Funeral services are set for Thursday at 3 p.m. in Bronte Methodist Church for Mrs. Jewell Hardin 67 a former Bronte resident who died November 1 in a Dallas hospital after a long illness. She is survived by son Wilber F. Hardin of Dallas three brothers and one sister with burial in Fairview Cemetery. Clift Funeral Home in charge.
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Jewell Hardin
Bronte
Bronte Methodist Church
Travis McNair
Robert Lee
Hardin
Jewell Sims
A. G. Sims
B. A. Hardin
Dallas
Wilber F. Hardin
Lewis Sims
Harold Sims
Lone Wolf
Okla
Lawrence Sims
Tulsa
Willie Taylor
San Angelo
Clift Funeral Home
Fairview Cemetery
Bronte Longhorns Beat Roby Lions 12 0 in Penalty Plagued Game
Bronte Longhorns defeated Roby Lions 12 to 0 despite 100 yards in penalties. Dee Arrott scored both touchdowns on a 70 yard drive and a fourth quarter rush after a Lions fumble. Bronte hosts Trent in Homecoming this weekend as district standings tighten.
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Bronte Longhorns
Roby Lions
Roby
Longhorns
Dee Arrott
Bronte
Arrott
Lions
Trent
Trent Gorillas
Gorillas
Bronte Trent
Hermleigh
Robert Lee
Loraine
Hermleigh Cardinals
Poll opening hours and election official list for Coke County
Voters may cast ballots from 8 a m to 7 p m next Tuesday November 8 in Coke County with polls open earlier in large cities at 7 a m. Bring poll tax receipts and scratch all candidates for an office if used. Straight party vote allowed by lining the full column. Election judges and assistants named with two extra helpers. double boards at Robert Lee Bronte and Silver. Officials listed include Robert Lee Bryan Yarbrough Ollie Green Bronte Matthew Caperton Noah Pruitt Tennyson C N Webb E D Little James Counts Lance Ulmer Bird J L Carwile Jr Silver Robert Walker H H Jameson Green Mr Finnell Smith D O King Wildcat M D Chumley Finis Millican Olga R V Copeland Fletch Pinkard Walnut C G Munn Elton Mims Lometa J C Harwell W J Martin Juniper Homer Cornelius Clint Duncan Absentee Don Fields Calvin McCutchen T R Harmon.
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Commissioners Court
Robert Lee, Bronte and Silver
Robert Lee
Bryan Yarbrough
Ollie Green
Bronte
Matthew Caperton
Noah Pruitt
Tennyson
C. N.”"Webb
E. D. Little. Divide
Fred McCabe
James Counts
Lance
Ulmer Bird
J. L. Carwile
Wildcat
M. D. Chumley
Finis Millican
Olga
R. V. Copeland
Fletch Pinkard
Walnut
C. G. Munn
Elton Mims
Lometa
J. C. Harwell
W. J. Martin
Juniper
Homer Cornelius
Clint Duncan
Don Fields
Calvin McCutchen
T. R. Harmon
193 Sign Up for City Sewer Service
Mrs. Helen Kirkland reports 193 residents have signed for sewer service once the system is finished. The council has agreed to Annie Wilkins for a ten acre disposal site south of the Ballinger highway. Council urges residents to sign up and pay the $25 deposits as Clyde Construction Co. awaits state health approval to begin.
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Helen Kirkland
Annie Wilkins
Ballinger Highway
Clyde Construction Co
State Health Department
Also Mentioned on This Page
A. M. Wynne
Mrs. Hardin
Lizzie Gunnels
Finnell Smith, D. O. King
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