Weldon Fikes Named Auditor Tinkler Is New County Clerk
Weldon Fikes resigns as County and District Clerk to become County Auditor under a new state law. Deputy Sheriff J L Chilly Tinkler is appointed County Clerk, effective Thursday after bonds approved. Fikes to build new finances system. Tinkler to earn 5400 annually, keeping two deputies.
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Weldon Fikes
Tinkler
J. L
Chilly) Tinkler
Mr. Fikes
Coke County
Coke
Joe L. Mays
Fikes
Commissioners Court
Coke County Memorial Hospital
Jeff Dean
Howard Brock
Bronte
W. D
Pete) McDonald
J. W. Service
Robert Lee
Frank
Golda) Smith
Ed Hickman
Edith
Hickman
Service
Claude Ditmore
Brock
Barton Waldrop
Bill Havins
Paul Good
Chilly
Halloween Carnival Planned at High School Oct 29
Arrangements for the PTA sponsored Halloween Carnival are announced for the high school building on Saturday October 29. Volunteer roles are listed from decorations to canasta and booths with queen candidates named from Bronze School classes.
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Vetal Flores
PTA
George Thomas
Walter Phillips
John Coulson
Homer Phillips
T. F. Sims, Jr
Harlin Lee
Vernon Glenn
J. T. Henry
Canasta
D. K. Glenn
A. S. Whatley
Jacob Bruce Morrow
Lum Lasswell
R. E. Johnson
Charlie Boecking
Grady Baker
Flores
Hallowe'en
Barbara Bridges
Charles McGuire
Suzanne Pruitt
Royce Lee
Trecia Andrews
Lynn Phillips
Judy Lee
Ernest Welty
Marcia Ann Neel
Wayne Bridges
Jackie Grace
Dee Arrott
Deannie Allen
Jerry McCutchen
Brenda Corley
William Carper
Ida Nell Shields
Stover Taylor
Community backs Boy Scouts fundraising drive on Oct 25
In support of Scouting for the coming year, a community appeal notes the program starts with boys as Cub Scouts at eight or nine and progresses to Explorer at fourteen. It argues the Scout Oath and Law foster ideals, fitness, and accomplishment, framing donations as investments in youth and future Texas.
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Boy Scouts
Bronte
Texas
Glenn
Sol Meyer
Louis Farr
Camp Fawcett
Bronte Boy
Boy Scout Fund Drive Opens Tuesday with Kickoff Breakfast
The Concho area seeks 83000 to sustain facilities and expansion for 1956. D K Glenn, finance chairman, announces a one day drive on Tuesday October 25, starting with a Kickoff Breakfast at First Baptist Church at 7 am.
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Boy Scout Fund
Concho
D. K. Glenn
United Fund
Community Chest
Boy Scouts
First Baptist Church
Last Rites for W. J. Culp in Maverick Texas
William Julie Culp, 89, was given last rites at Maverick Baptist Church. Funeral director Clift handled arrangements. He died October 18 after a stroke, survived by his wife Roxie, daughter Leo Johnson, and three sons plus seven grandchildren and a great grandchild. Pallbearers listed from Maverick and Bronte.
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William Julie Culp
Maverick Baptist Church
B. B. Edminston
Bronte
N. T. Gault
Ft. Chadbourne Cemetery
Clift Funeral Home
Culp
W. M. Culp
Maverick
Gold Hill
North Carolin
Crawford Culp
Texas
Old Runnels
Roxie Taylor
Old Norton
Ballinger
Leo Johnson
D. W. Culp
Big Spring
Dee Culp
Pecos
Alto Lee
Lester Lee
Jim Harris
Floyd Fancher
Sum Lasswell
Lester Webb
Farm Bureau Convention Set For October 28
Coke County Farm Bureau Convention will be held Friday Oct 28 at 7 p m in the lunch room at Robert Lee School. It closes the county membership drive and elects officers directors and delegates to the State Convention in Fort Worth Nov 7 8 and 9. June and Jean Moore have been asked to sing at the banquet. Families are invited to attend.
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Coke County Farm Bureau
Robert Lee School
Fort Worth
June
Jean Moore
Fay Moore
Longhorns to Play Loraine in District Tilt
Longhorns travel to Loraine to face the Bulldogs in a district game as both teams seek their first win in district play. Loraine enters with a 0 1 district record after a 13 0 loss to Trent and a defeat to Aspermont. Hermleigh leads the district after a 6 0 thriller over Bronte.
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Longhorns
Loraine
Hermleigh
Billy Alexander
Bulldogs
Trent
Aspermont
Bronte
Bronte Longhorns
Hermleigh Eleven
Cardinals
Longhorn
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Weldon
Faroni
Denton
W. J. Culp
Arm
Families
Menard Yellow Jackets
Rochester
Bronte Pee
Trent Wa
Robert Lee Py Ols
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