Plans Extend the Coke County REA Line Network
Carrol Land of the Con cho Valley REA In San Angelo says Coke County has about 100 miles of poles ready for wire stringing and 140 more miles to be built after contracts are approved 12 to 14 miles near Walnut await letting. A 200 kw REA substation upgrade is planned next month near Bronte and Robert Lee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrol Land
Concho Valey Rea
San Angelo
Coke County
Walnut
Edith
Bronte
Aluminum Company of America
Land
Rea
Robert Lee
Coke
Methodist Church Schedules Services and Local Notices
Services will be held at the usual times with preaching at Hayrick at 3 00 PM All are invited to attend both morning and evening worship Tolbert Adair visited from the state Wanda Bell Snead reports a bicycle stolen last Thursday night Doug ri and George Winne mention returning home after being here.
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Hayrick
Tolbert Adair
J. S. Adaira
Sateen
Wanda Bell Snead
Doug Ri
George Winne
Beck
Hospital Notes Dismissals and Admits Across Weeks
Mrs Lee Richards was discharged last Wednesday September 17 at Karen Gayl Hospital. On Thursday Mrs Tom Williams was discharged and Mrs Binks Mc Cutchen was admitted to be discharged Saturday. Gardner Brown of Brady was admitted and dismissed on Saturday. Mrs Curtis Walker of Sayco and Therell Burwick of Blackwell were admitted, Burwick discharged next day. Barbara Jane Casey was dismissed Monday and Willie Minjares admitted for tonsillectomy then dismissed Wednesday. Lou Jean Sherrod admitted for appendectomy on Tuesday. Billie Gunn began hospital work last Wednesday as a laboratory technician. 1946 Bronte High School graduate, formerly worked in San Angelo.
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Lee Richards
Karen-Gayl Hospital
Tom Williams
Binks McCutchen
Gardner Brown
Brady
Curtis Walker
Sayco
Lou Jean Sherrod
C. B. Sherrod
Billie Gunn
W. B. Gunn
Bronte High School
Billie
San Angelo
Bronte Adopts 1947 48 Budget At Public Hearing
Eight attendees including three council members and Mayor Whitt heard Bronte approve a 1947 48 budget of 5047 with general and street funds, a linking fund, and police allocations. The plan totals 6929 88 in estimated income versus expenses, with a 1.00 tax rate per 100 valuation and notes on waterworks past and projected costs.
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Bronte
W. W. Millikin
C. E. Bruton
C. R. Smith
H. O. Whitt
O. W. Chapman
Steve Badley
A. L. Carlile
General Fund
Angelo visitors and a long surgery statement
Bob Keyes Will Thomason and George Anderson were Angelo fair visitors last Wednesday afternoon. L W Beaty learned this week that his brother in law D F Hicks of Los Angeles was operated on Wednesday morning for cancer and remained on the table for about six hours. Mrs Hicks is the former Mollie Beaty, and they lived in this area a long time.
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Bob Keyes
Will Thomason
George Anderson
Angelo Fair
L. W. Beaty
D. F. Hicks
Los Angeles
Oil wells update in Jameson field with new production data
Latest oil news reports No 2 H H Jameson-8th completed producer flowing 327.39 barrels of 47 gravity oil via 1 inch choke with a gas oil ratio of 1573 to 1. Production open to between 5805 and 6392 feet elevation 2048 feet. No 2 W 1 Tubb produced 81.27 barrels of 47.2 gravity oil plus 2 barrels water in 24 hours, becoming Sun Oil's 9th producer in the Jameson field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Jameson
W. 1
Sun Oil Company
Jameson Field
Fred Jameson
EE Jameson
Jameson
C. E. Mathers
J. B. Walker
J. S. Walker
Brookshire Visitors and Local Visits Highlight Week
A local notes column lists numerous visits among Brookshire area residents and guests from Bronte Winters Miles San Angelo Corpus Christi and Big Spring. Multiple households host and travel for social visits plus a subscription pitch at week’s end urging readers to renew for 1.50.
Kickapoo WMU Notes Reflect Church Meeting
Mrs Mary Spencer reports a church gathering led by Maudie Clark with Elder W N Stout teaching Luke 19. Attendees included several named members and children. The neat will be held Saturday October 4, with the lesson.
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Mary Spencer
Maudie Clark
W. N. Stout
Mmes
Opal Beavers
Johnnie Pearl Beavers
Altha Stephenson
Lela Parker
Ida Warner
Ester Warner
Pearlie Mae Andrews
Edith Stout
Mary Pruitt
Elder Stout
Roy Wa
Coke County Players Invited to Cardinal Try-Outs
St Louis Cardinals announce two day tryout camp at Fair Park Field Seymour Texas on October 10 and 11 with a move to City Park Stephenville October 13 and 14. Open free to aspiring professional players. Camps led by C A Runt Marr and Fred Hawn with drills and practice games.
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St. Louis
Fair Park Field
Seymour
Texas
St. Louis Cardinals
City Park
Stephenville
Cardinals
C. A
Marr
Fred Hawn
Red Bird
Funeral services for L. J. Corley
Funeral services for L. J. Corley age 32 were held at Blackwell Cemetery with Rev. C. L. Powell and Rev. Penson officiating. Corley born 1915 Blackwell died Sept 17 in San Antonio after polio diagnosis during treatment near Uvalde. He worked for Sinclair Oil in Corpus Christi and is survived by his wife Penola and two children, plus three sisters and two brothers.
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L. J. Corley
Blackwell
C. L. Powell
Penson
Corpus Christi
Mr. Corley
San Antonio
Uvalde
Uvalde Hospital
Robert Green Hospital
Coke County
Texas Tech
Penola Miller
Sinclair Oil Co
G. K. Corley
Glennita
Jimmie
Esther Davis
Nora Belle Corley
Washington, D. C
Marie McLendon
Douglas, Ariz
W. O. Corley
Shep
G. KK. Corley
Norton
A. L. Snead
Dewey Nabors
Lindsey Montgomery
Buster Miller
J. Tom Spiller
Spurgeon Smith
Spill Funeral Home
Winters
Round About Town Visitors and Church Leader Resignations
Mrs. M cCarty of Merizon spent the weekend with sister Mrs. Ruth Coleman and friends Mr. and Mrs. Gaines Sparks of Houston visited Bronte. Elder W N Stout of Kickapoo Baptist Church submitted his resignation at Sunday night’s close but gave no details.
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Ft. W. McCarty
Merizon
Ruth Coleman
Gaines Sparks
Houston
Robert Knierims
Wade Rees
Bronte
W. N. Stout
Kickapoo Baptist Church
UCRA appoints three new directors
Gov. Beauford Jester named three new UCRA directors: W. D. Holcombe of San Angelo Rupert Bruce of Ballinger and Cumbie Ivey of Robert Lee. The appointments were approved by Sen. Dorsey B. Hardeman who said they were his choices.
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Beauford
Upper
Colorado River Authority
W. D. Holcombe
San Angelo
Rupert Bruce
Ballinger
Cumbie Ivey
Robert Lee
Dorsey B. Hardeman
Holcombe
Bruce
KHUN
Ivey
Ivey Motor Co
Hubert Lee
Youngblood
L. W. Youngblood
ACKA
Kansas City
Gerald Allen
H. G. Wendland
Price Daniel
Buautard
UCRA
Card of Thanks for Methodist Church Shower
The Miullikin family expresses sincere thanks to the hospitality committee and all helpers at the Methodist Church shower and home offerings. They appreciate the lovely gifts and money and extend gratitude to everyone who contributed and supported them.
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Methodist Church
Mir
W. W. Miullikin
Eads Dies at 58 County Commissioner from Bronte
William Jesse Eads 58 longtime Duke County Precinct 2 commissioner died last Wednesday at Karen-Gayl Hospital Bronte from heart failure and cancer. He leaves widow Mary Keith and three children, with siblings in De Leon Abilene and Norton. Funeral services were held at Bronte Church of Christ with burial at Ft. Chadbourne Cemetery.
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William Jesse Eads
Duke County
Karen
Elmer Moore
Deleon
Henry Strickland
Abilene
Eads
Bronte
Primitive Baptist Church
Robert Lee
Bronte Church of Christ
Ft. Chadbourne
Clift, Funeral Home
Mrs Caperton Hosts Junior Study Club Meeting
Ten members of the Junior Study Club met with Mrs. R. T. Caperton on Friday September 19. Mrs. R. H. Sims led a program on household hints. Roy Robinson was welcomed as a new member. Next meeting set for Friday October 8 with Mrs Nesl Per as hostess.
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R. T. Caperton
R. H. Sims
Roy Robinson
Mmes
Noel Percifull
Tony Glenn
Frank Sayner
Francis Pruitt
Buck Soleman
Lewis Bridges
J. L
Tennyson Topics Social Roundup Recaps Local Visits
Local residents and families are listed visiting relatives and attending gatherings over the weekend. Names include Mrs. Don Huffaker, S.Sgt. Paul Clark and others. birthdays, church events, and a BTU class party are noted. A subscription renewal offer ends in five days.
Doc Leonard’s Cousin Burned Out in Fire Ravages
In Bronte two fires left Mrs. Joe Scrimpshire of Malvern Arkansas homeless. She describes losing most possessions but receiving help from neighbors and strangers including cash for coats and blankets and gifts of a new cooker gas range mattress and more. She smiles despite loss and notes the family can be together again.
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Bronte
J. D. Leonard
Joe Scrimpshire
Malvern
Arkansas
Arizona
Washington
Missouri
Texas
Joe
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