Sun and Humble Lead Coke County Tax Payers
Sun Oil Company remains Coke County's top taxpayer with a state and county bill of 168 321 plus Silver Creek school district and Robert Lee Independent School District payments and pipeline charges. Humble is second at 85 569 with contributions to Bronte schools and Perkins Prothro ranks third at 77 510 largely benefiting Silver School. Other oil firms also notable on the Coke County tax rolls.
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Coke County
Humble
Bronte
Perkins-Prothro
Francis Pruitt Accepts Call to Jacksonville
Rev. Francis Pruitt accepts a call to Travis Street Baptist Church in Jacksonville after two years as pastor of Northside Baptist Church in Santa Anna. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Noah Pruitt Sr of Bronte and a graduate of Jacksonville Baptist College with a bachelor’s from Howard Payne College. He and his wife have two daughters.
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Northside Baptist Church
Santa Anna
Noah Pruitt
Bronte
Francis
Jacksonville Baptist College
Howard Payne College
Brownwood
Howard Payne
Talpa
East Texas
Jacksonville
Pruitt
Janis Dell
Diane
Blackwell Rites For R. C. Thorn
Funeral services for 86 year old R C Thorn former Sweetwater and Blackwell resident were held at Blackwell Baptist Church. The Rev E H Martin and the Rev W T Teel officiated. Thorn died Saturday in Lewisville at a daughter's home. Survivors include four daughters 28 grandchildren 35 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild. Burial followed at Blackwell Cemetery with Cates Spence Funeral Home in charge. The couple moved to Blackwell in 1917 then to Sweetwater in 1943. Mrs Thorn died in May 1956. An overnight visit by Rev and Mrs Lin Loeffler and family to Sonora was noted.
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Blackwell Baptist Church
Thorn
Lewisville
H. W. White
R. L. Willams
Waco
White
J. J. Brown
Nolan
E. W. Childers
Denver City
H. E. Thorn
Blackwell
Cates
Proofs of Kids' Pictures to Be Shown Wednesday
Waltz Studios will show proofs of children's pictures next Wednesday October 24 in the Cumbie building where they were taken. A studio representative will be present from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and parents should visit during those hours to select images for publication.
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Cumbie
Col e man family moves. pastor to Grapevine
Mr and Mrs Clyde W Coleman and children visited locally. Mrs Coleman fell ill and was hospitalized briefly. They plan to move to Grapevine Texas where he will pastor a church, a former Kickapoo Baptist pastor. Tarleton State College announces Cadet Don Glenn of Bronte enrolled in ROTC Cadets. Glenn, son of Mr and Mrs D K Glenn, is Bronte graduate and freshman agriculture major. Bolton E Weeks Jr presents.
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Clyde W. Coleman
Tarleton State College
Stephenville
Don Glenn
Bronte
Rotc Corp of Cadets
Glenn
D. K. Glenn
Bolton E. Weeks, Jr
Wilkins Named to Fill Osmo Black's Trustee Term
L L Wilkins is named as a new Bronte School district trustee replacing Osmo Black who resigned. He was appointed at the Monday night board session. Wilkins works for the Soil Conservation Service and previously served three terms as a trustee at Williams Consolidated School in Brown County.
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LL. Wilkins
Osmo Black
L. L. Wilkins
Bronte
Wilkins
The
Soil Conservation Service
Williams Consolidated School
Brown County
Jesus Stands Beside Us Today With Open Door
A devotional note reflects on Revelation 3 20 where Jesus stands at the door and knocks inviting repentance and a penitent heart. It urges readers to renounce sin and open their hearts to God’s aid and presence.
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Jesus
God
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SUN
Sun Oil Company
Silver Common School
Robert Lee
Francis Pruitt
Travis Street Baptist
Robert Hugh Sims
Clinic Hospital
San Angelo
Steven Paul
Ronnie
David
R. R. Ash
Lewis Sims
Texas Hydrocarbon
Union Oil Co
Zapata
Ambassador Oil Co
Associated Oil & Gas
Crescent
W. F. Eisenberg
Sane
W.M.& A. P. Fuller
Hickok & Reynolds
A. G. Hill Trust
Chester Hunter Ween Eens
Kewanee Re
Cisco
Oleo
Coldbrook
Lge
Cumbie’s
R. C. Thorn
R. C
Sweetwater and
E. H. Martin
Sixth Street
Lin Loeffler
Sonora
F. M. Loeffler
First Methodist
Luther Kirk
D.D
Plainview
Will
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