First National Fort Worth Honors Bronte Bank with 50 Year Plaque
Four Fort Worth First National officials visited Bronte to present a bronze plaque celebrating a 50 year correspondent relationship with the Bronte bank. The event followed a turkey dinner hosted by Mr and Mrs Youngblood, noting the account began in 1907 with a Blackwell bank and continued after the 1927 Bronte consolidation.
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First National of Ft. Worth
First National Bank
Bronte
Fort Worth
Fort Worth Bank
Champ Clark
John Geis
Murray Kyger
Gordon Crow
Qwas
Docee Tai Me
First National
Texas
First National Bank of
Bronte Bank
Youngblood
L. T. Youngblood
Shop at Home Bronte Merchants Foresee Christmas Push
Local merchants contacted by The Enterprise back a Bronte Christmas campaign urging residents to shop locally. The effort includes a Shop at Home push and a Shop Early initiative with weekly ads highlighting low prices and convenience. Merchants display Christmas merchandise as they prepare ads and displays.
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Bronze
Enterprise
Bronte
Blackwell Rites Held for Harve Arledge
Funeral services for G. H. Harve Arledge 80 were held at Blackwell Baptist Church with Rev. Avery Sullivan and Rev. Kenneth Jones officiating. Burial followed in Blackwell Cemetery. Arledge died suddenly at his Sweetwater home. Born March 26 1877 in Fannin County he married there in 1899 and lived on a ranch near Blackwell before moving to Sweetwater in 1945. Survivors include his wife and a daughter Mrs. N O Guest of
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G. H
Harve) Arledge
Blackwell Baptist Church
Avery Sullivan
Sweetwater
Trinity Baptist Church
Kenneth Jones
Blackwell Church
Blackwell Cemetery
Mr. Arnedge
Fannin County
Blackwell
N. O. Guest
Bronte Longhorns face Robert Lee in pivotal grid clash
Bronte Longhorns meet Robert Lee Steers tonight at 7:30 in Bronte's local stadium for the Coke County title and a potential district crown. A Bronte win could send Hermleigh Cardinals to bi district playoffs while a Robert Lee victory would crown them District 6-B reps against Wink.
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Bronte Longhorns
Robert Lee Steers
Coke County
Hermleigh
Longhorns
Hermleigh Cardinals
Steers
Wink
Cardinals
Cold Rainy Spell Continues This Week
Wet weekend and start of week keep moisture high across the Sogey area. Mist and drizzle penetrated soil with little runoff and aided pastures while farmers hoped for dry weather to resume field work and cotton harvest. Measurements ranged from .18 to 2.5 inches around town and outskirts.
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C. E. Arrott
Clifford Clark
Chester Harwell
Bronte
Edward Cumbie
Clyde Lee
Range Field Day Set For Nov 15 In Blackwell
The Range Field Day sponsored by Coke Runnels Upper Clear fork and Middle Clearfork Soil Conservation districts is scheduled for Today Nov 15. The tour begins at 2 pm in Blackwell after postponement from Nov 6 due to bad weather. landowners and operators in these districts are urged to attend.
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Coke, Runnels
Upper Clearfork
Middle Clearfork
Blackwell
Mrs Bonnie McAuley Spends Weekend in Midland Visit
Mrs Bonnie McAuley spent last weekend in Midland staying with her daughter and son in law Mr Nealon Carter and his wife.
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Bonnie McAuley
Midland
Mrs. Nealon Carter
Bowie Man Fined for Speeding and Wrong-Way Driving
Marvin C. McWhirter Jr. of Bowie was fined 156 dollars by Justice of the Peace C. E. Bruton on charges of speeding and driving on the wrong side of the road. Highway Patrolman H. A. Anthony pursued the 1956 Ford for about 25 miles with the car clocked at 110 mph through Bronte. McWhirter paid 100 dollars for speeding plus 15.50 in costs and 25 dollars for driving on the wrong side plus 15.50 in costs. Bruton noted eight other speeding complaints last week and one for driving without a license.
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Bowie
Justice of the Peace
C. E. Bruton
Marvin C. McWhirter, Jr
H. A. Anthony
Anthony
Bronte
Bruton
McWhirter
DaNell Dixon Wins Coke County 4-H Gold Star 1957
DaNell Dixon of Bronte daughter of Mr and Mrs M J Dixon wins Coke County Gold Star Award for 1957 for 4 H work in sewing food preparation gardening and home improvement. She joined at age nine and has 44 garments 25 textile articles and 434 dishes prepared plus canned surplus vegetables. She won district and state entries in vegetable and dairy foods and remodeled a basement storage room into a bedroom.
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DaNell Dixon
Bronte
DaNell
M. J. Dixon
Coke County
Abilene
Hollywood
Funeral Service Set For J. C. Russell At Roscoe
J. C. Russell 79, longtime Nolan County rancher died at his Jaggars Ranch home. Funeral from First Methodist Church Roscoe conducted by Rev Jarrell Sharp with burial in Roscoe cemetery. Survived by son Carlisle Russell Littlefield. daughters Turney Hall Bella Vista Calif and J M Granding San Antonio. 11 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. sisters Mrs Richards Mrs McAudy Mrs Betty McRorey of Blackwell. brothers M Russell Clyde George Blackwell and J P Sterling City.
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J. C. Russell
Nowlan County
Jaggars Ranch
J. E. McAuley
Lee Richards
Bronte
First Methodist Church
Roscoe
Jarrell Sharp
Blackwell Methodist Church
Richards
McAudy
Betty Mc Rorey
Blackwell
M. Russell
Clyde
George
J. P
Sterling City
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