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Newspaper
Bronte Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1971
Page
5
The Bronze Longhorns meet Rule Bobcats at home Friday in a non district clash. Bobcats are 4 0 ranked third in Class B. Longhorns sit at 4 1. Kickoff 8 p m with district play starting next week at Hawley.
Oil company Thomas D. Humphrey Oil Properties plans a 6,000 foot wildcat in southeast Coke County near Tennyson and the Schuch Field. The No 1 J P Arrott well location is 2,080 feet north and 1,980 feet east of the south and west lines of 19 EL RR Abst 148, near Great Western Drilling No 1 Arrott and Champion Greg ory No 1 Arrott, with prior wells abandoned or re entered in 1970.
Fay C Roe returned to work after a trip to Miami Florida where she earned the Distinguished Service Award for outstanding accomplishments as Coke County Home Demonstration Agent. She was recognized October 1 at a breakfast and given a certificate by E L Kirby Administrator of the Federal Extension Service. The national meeting at the American Hotel Bal Harbour Florida drew 55 Texas agents and 1484 agents from 47 states and Puerto Rico registered.
Sorosis Club sponsors a bake sale and sidewalk sale Saturday in downtown Bronte to raise funds for community projects. The event at the Main Street and Highway 277 corner in the vacant filling station offers baked goods and a wide range of merchandise for about a 16 family sale.
Pete Nutter is a patient at Clinic Hospital in San Angelo. The note lists his admission status without additional medical details.
Funeral services for John W. Brown age 66 were held at 2 pm Monday at Scott Brantley Funeral Home Norton Kansas. Burial followed in Norton Cemetery. Brown died Saturday in Norton County Hospital after several weeks of illness. Born August 21 1905 in Hallsville Texas he lived in Bronte and Tennyson before moving to Kansas in 1951. He was married to Johnnie Lee Hegwood in 1929. Survivors include his wife three daughters two sons five sisters three brothers sixteen grandchildren and two great grandchildren. He was a member of the Church of Christ.
Funeral services for John Wilbur Martin 57 were held at 3 p m last Saturday at Fist Baptist Church with Rev. Harry Morris and Rev. C R Blake officiating. Burial followed in Fairview Cemetery. He died at his home about 4 30 p m Thursday of an apparent heart attack after years of poor health. A retired oilfield executive, he moved to Bronte from Winters in 1959 and was married to Margaret Lee Dee on December 13 1938 in Merizon. He served as an agent for the San Angelo Standard Times and Abilene Reporter News at his death and is survived by his wife a daughter Dorothy Ruth Corley of Houston a son Gary Martin of Fort Worth a brother F E Martin of Portland Oregon four sisters and three grandsons. Pallbearers were E F Glenn D K Glenn Ben Oglesby Jack Corley Don Edminstion and Cecil Kemp.
Don B. Thorpe of Big Spring has been named deputy sheriff for Coke County. He began duties Monday in Bronte, succeeding Grady Chulter. Thorpe, a Forsan High School graduate, attended Howard County Junior College and the Big Spring Law Academy, served six years with the Big Spring police force, and is married with two daughters Tonya and Shayatina.
Bronze Volunteer Fire Department changes meeting date to the second and fourth Monday nights. Louis Thornton named fire chief with a slate of officers including Rev Pete Patterson president Roy Stout vice president Rev Harry Morris secretary C E Bruton treasurer and Bill Luckett fire marshal. Members urged to attend and welcome new participants.
Norton Homecoming will be held in the Norton Community Center Saturday Oct 16. Norton Lions Club will sponsor a sale of food and drinks Saturday night. All past and present residents and friends of the community are welcomed to the homecoming.
Trent shut out Blackwell 26 14 as their district record moved to 2 0 and 2 2 overall. Tommy Bledie scored on a 10 yard run and Jay Watts added a PAT. Zane McNeill added a 25 yard TD in the final period. Highland sits 5 0 and hosts Blackwell tonight.
An Open House Saturday from 2 to 4 p m marks the closing of the 83 year old Sanco Post Office and Store the oldest in Coke County Sponsored by the Coke County Historical Survey Committee refreshments will be served and the public is invited A business meeting of the historical survey committee follows the open house.
Plans for the Coke County Fair exhibit at Robert Lee School gym on Saturday October 23 are underway. Residents and firms are urged to enter items or set up booths with space arranged by contacting Mrs Fay Roe. Youth and school groups are encouraged to contribute items spanning antiques crafts horticulture history and art with free public attendance. Exhibits set up Friday 3 30 to 5 p m and viewing Saturday 9 a m to 5 p m.
Cecil W. Kemp of Coke County attended a three day training for 172 West Texas justices of the peace in Lubbock. The program hosted by Texas A&M Police Training School, funded by a Texas Criminal Justice Council grant, aimed to upgrade JP duties.
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