Bronte Longhorn Band Wins First at San Angelo Meet
Bronte High School Longhorn Marching Band earned a first division rating at the San Angelo Interscholastic League contest. The twirlers won first in ensemble, with Bobby Bingham directing and Marla Rees as drum major.
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Bronte High School
Longhorn
San Angelo
Longhorn Band
UIL
Bobby Bingham
Marla Rees
Jan Wilking
la Jan Riker
Pat Robinson
Elaine Collins
Miss Wil
Brief Harvard visit spawns a Western university gift
A nondescript couple once sought a brief audience with Harvard's president to donate millions, but instead funded a new western university named for the donor, Leland Stanford. An elderly man later opened a half million dollar trust at Chase Manhattan, with an $800,000 will naming the bank executor, prompting banks to warn staff about similar tales of missed opportunities.
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Tulsa Herald
Columbia
S. C
Harvard University
Harvard
West
Leland Stanford
Chase Manhattan Bank Giant
New York
Consid
County Receives TB Certification
The Tekai Animal Health Commission announces a six year TB certification for Coke County. County Agent Sterling Lindsey received the certificate and Dr. Garrett praised local cooperation, urging continued citizen support to maintain the tuberculosis status.
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Tekai
Brother of Bronte Native Die in Oklahoma
Mrs. F. S. Higginbotham and Dallas couple Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hamilton attended funeral services for O. W. Hutcheson 65 a Bronte native who grew up here. He died at 3 30 a m Saturday of a heart attack Burial was at Hess Oklahoma near Altus
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Bobby Scott
Bob
Humlong
Bronte
G. D. Luckett
Scott
Jack D. Ivey
Dale Luckett
Luckett
F. S. Higginbotham
Jack Hamilton
Dallas
Altus
Okla
Higginbotham
O. W
Bill) Hutcheson
Hutchinson
Hess
Sam Williams Buys Clift Funeral Homes in Robert Lee and Bronte
Sam Williams of Robert Lee completed a purchase of Clift Funeral Homes in Robert Lee and Bronte, including Clift Ambulance Service. W. B. Clift ran the business from 1935 until now and recently recovered in a San Angelo hospital. Williams, trained at Dallas Institute of Mortuary Science, has lived in Coke County 42 years and is married to Ruth Casey with two sons.
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Sam Williams
Robert Lee
Clift Funeral Homes
Bronte
Williams
Clift
Clift Ambulance Service
W. B. Clift
San Angelo
Frank Keeney
Mr Clift
Fort Chadbourne
W. K. Simpson Company
Dallas Institute of Gyptons Jones College of Mortuary Science
Virginia
Texas
Coke County
Ruth Casey
Sherman
Silver
Gary Sam
Robert ‘Lee
Christmas Lights Brighten Main Street In Bronte
A West Texas Utilities crew installed Christmas lights on Main Street and Highway 277 Wednesday morning. Bronte merchants report early shopping and display many gift items as they urge customers to shop early to beat the December rush.
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West Texas Utilities Co
Main Street
Highway 277
Bronte
Bronte Attends Runnels Baptist Workers Conference
A large crowd from Bronte turned out for the Runnels County Baptist Workers Conference in Robert Lee on Monday night. Elizabeth Truly of Ballinger, a former Nigerian missioner, was on the program while Drury Hathaway of Ballinger showed films from last summer’s Crusade in Japan.
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Bronte
Runnels County Baptist Workers Conference
Robert Lee
Elizabeth Truly
Ballinger
Nigeria
Drury Hathaway
Japan
Kemp couple in Dallas for State Dry Cleaners convention
Mr and Mrs Cecil Kemp visited Dallas for a weekend attend a convention of the State Dry Cleaners Association. The trip highlighted professional ties and regional industry gathering.
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Cecil Kemp
Dallas
State Dry Cleaners Association
Rainfall boosts area with two to three inch totals
Welcome rains Tuesday brought smiles as areas reported two to 2.9 inches. East of Tennyson logged the heaviest at 2.9 inches, with 2.2 inches in Tennyson and 2.6 inches west of Bronte. Farmers say the moisture improves prospects for grazing and crop sowing, while cold snaps could hamper recovery. Water over Main Street near Highway 277 and runoff into Oak Creek Lake marked the storm, with Oak Creek plant noting about two inches.
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Ing
Enterprise
Tennyson
John Clark
W. H. Thomas
Bronte
Main
Highway 277
Oak Creek Lake
West Texas
Oak Creek
Bronte Teams Split Two With Blackwell
Bronte high school girls split basketball tilts with Blackwell Tuesday night. The A team won 54 to 19 while the B squad fell 19 to 17. Coach Joe B. Simpson prepares players for upcoming A and APRS play with a long list of contenders.
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Bronte High
Blackwell
Joe B. Simpson
Correction notice omits Bell in Shorthorn team photo
A correction states that Bob Bell is in the photograph of the Shorthorn football champion team, acknowledging an earlier omission. The newspaper apologizes for the error and confirms Bell as a squad member.
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Bob Bell
Bob
Prolific Oil Discovery Near Norton Reveals High Yield
Prolific discovery near Norton by Karl Hoblitzelle on the Jack Herring No. 142 well reported 624 barrels daily of 42 gravity oil with 1080-1 gas oil ratio. Test flowed through 17 64 inch choke from 3,828 to 3,833 feet, casing 44 inches, tubing 415 psi, casing 120 psi.
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Jack B. Herring
L. R. Allison
Abilene
R. K. Wylie No. 42
Hoblitzelle
Duncan Drilling Co
Sanco
1.A.B
Standard Oil Co
Texas
Lara Reid
Bronte Fans Eyed Bi District Playoff Friday Night
Bronte football fans planned to attend the bi district playoff game between Robert Lee and Knox City set for 7 30 p m Friday at Sweetwater The Steers earned the right to represent District 8B by winning the entire district and non district schedule Knox City represents District 7B Knox City went seven wins and three defeats but went 3 0 in district play Derwood Coalson Steers star halfback led the area with 21 touchdowns and 14 extra points for 140 points Rusty Dodson ranked fourth with 124 points in ten games District 8 B results last week showed Bronte beating Robert Lee 28 0 while Trent defeated Helm89 th 22 0 Final standings had Robert Lee Loraine Trent Bronte and Hermleigh in that order.
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Bronte
Robert Lee
Knox City
Sweetwater
Steers
Derwood Coalson
Coalson
Rusty Dodson
Trent
Helmleigh
Loraine
Hermleigh
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