Bronte School Opens in Bronte District Texas
Bronte Public School in Bronte Texas plans to open August 14 1983 for a six week term aligned with cotton picking season. Superintendent I A Hawkins urges patrons to enroll children on day one and notes cooperation should make the year a banner success.
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Pine Bluff
Arkansas
Bronte Public School
Bronte
Texas
Board of Education
Bronte Consolidated
I. A. Hawkins
Cotton Reduction Campaign Far Surpasses County Quota
In Coke County the cotton reduction drive reaches the halfway point with 575 farmers signing to plow 14,200 acres of their cotton crop. The county exceeds its 11,480 acre target and over $120,000 will flow into the area in 45 days as local committees await orders to complete remaining steps.
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Coke County
Wake County
Hackfarmer
Methodist Young People Hold Interesting Meet
Miss Inez Cope of Coleman vice president of the Brownwood District Methodist young people's organization led a devotional on finding Your Place in the Church at Bronte Mill Church on July 16. Miss Louise Miller spoke on the group’s financial work and pledge. J Milburn of Jarrell spoke on the assembly at Cesruc town. Lillian Riker of Bronte read the theme song. Our pastor attended and several Baptist youths joined. Mr and Mrs R R Ash and Mrs T C Price traveled to Tubrock for a visit with relatives and returned Tuesday.
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Inez Cope
Coleman
Brownwood District
Methodist Young People’s Organization
Louise Miller
Bronte Mill
Miss Cope
Jarrell
Cesruc
Lillian Riker
Bronte
Hro
Danson
Baptist Church
Baby girl born to Mr and Mrs Jack Newman
A baby girl was born on July 18 to Mr. and Mrs. Jack Newman. The note records a birth with the parents’ names and the date.
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Mrs
Jack Newman
Biggest Still of All Taken Sunday Morn
Sheriff Frank Percifull and Constable Walker Good led a raid with a night watchman and two Sweetwater deputies that seized a large bootlegger operation west of Blackwell near Coke county. About 500 gallons of mash were destroyed and a still with a daily capacity of 7000 gallons was removed to Robert Lee. Two Sweetwater men were arrested and jailed at Robert Lee, bonded for grand jury action.
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Frank Percifull
Walker Good
Blackwell
Sweetwater
Coke County
Nolan County
Robert Lee
Married at editor’s home Miss Edith McWilliams and Edwin Walton
The couple, both of Bronte, were married Saturday evening July 15 1933 at the editor’s home in the presence of a few friends. Miss Edith McWilliams is the daughter of Mr and Mrs J A McWilliams and will be a companion to her husband. Edwin Walton, a concrete contractor and carpenter, is the son of Mr and Mrs W C Walton and was born and reared in the area. They will reside at Big Lake where Walton has a contract. The friends send good wishes as they begin life together.
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Edwin Walton
Edith McWilliams
Bronte
J. A. McWilliams
W. C. Walton
Bronte Water Declared Free From Contamination
Bronte’s water supply is deemed wholesome with no disease germs after samples from city lakes were tested by the state health department. Report notes poor settling facilities at Bronte’s water plant but confirms absence of typhoid bacteria.
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Bronte
B. HL
Mackey
State Health Department
Ellen Condra Dies After Brief Illness In West Texas
Mrs Ellen Condra wife of J J Condra of Winters died in a San Angelo hospital Friday afternoon July 14 1933 after a brief illness Her body returned to Bronte and lay at the Best home before funeral services at the Church of Christ conducted by the local pastor and visiting ministers The obituary notes she was born November 17 1887 in White County Arkansas and came to Texas in 1890 The survivor list includes her husband son Jessie Faye her siblings and many relatives Funeral and burial followed in Bronte cemetery with friends from Bronte Winters and surrounding areas in attendance
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Milen Condra
J. J. Condra
Winters
San Angelo
Bronte
Frank Keeney
G. A. Best
Oscar Brannon
Church of Christ
J. A. Branaman
Opal McCaleb
Kickapoo Baptist Church
Eien Condra
J. H. Gilreath
White County
Arkansas
Texas
Krath County
Christ
Winters Church of Christ
Jesse Walker
Jessie Faye
Jim Gilreath
Wichita Falls
Laura Pruitt
Home Garden
California
H. G. Guy
Traan
Vina Turpin
Red Barn
Robert C Gilreath
Hamlin
Ben
Jake
Murray Gilreath
Tenth Annual Sanco Camp Meeting Opens Near Yellow Wolf Creek
The tenth Sanco Camp Meeting begins at Sanco in the Wig tabernacle along Yellow Wolf Creek and runs July 20 to 30 with daily services from sunrise prayer to night revival. Rev. Wawkins Jr and Rev. Richardson of St. Louis assist. barbecue meals on 24 and 28 offer free mutton and beef with pickles and bread.
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Sanco
Wig Tabernacle
Yellow Wolf Creek
Wo. Is. Wawkins, Jr
H. G. Richardson
St. Louis
Yellow Wolf
Big Tabernacle
Lord Willing
Sympathy of all in this Hour of Their Bereavement
A brief note expressing collective condolences during a time of loss, sharing sympathy for those affected and recognizing the sorrow of the moment.
Coke Song Meet Postponed and Birth Noted in Bronte
The Coke County Singing Convention, moved from Bronte to Valley View, is postponed indefinitely due to misunderstandings about arrangements. Time and place will be announced later. Relatives report the birth of a son to Mr and Mrs J Id McCleskey in San Mares named Jack Morris. The McCleskey family hopes for better days and thanks W. Or Ash of dlappy for his subscription gift through brother Robert.
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Bronte
Valley View
Coke County
Paw
hleCleskey
W. OR. Ash
Dlappy
Robert
Century of Progress Visit from Pine Bluff
The writer and Mrs. Hawkins journeyed from Pine Bluff Arkansas to Chicago by Missouri Pacific sightseeing the Century of Progress. They toured the fair grounds the Federal building the Field Museum Shedd Aquarium and Enchanted Island while noting paragliding tragedy and city sights including Clark Street and the Board of Trade.
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Pine Bluff
Arkansas
Century of Progress
Chicago
Little Rock
Andy
Federal
Texas
California
Missouri
Florida
Minnesota
Georgia
Agriculture Division
Federal Department
National Edupation Association
Hotel Stephens
Podagv
Uradas
Hoboken
Tramps
al Capone
Down Town
Marshall Pield & Co
Chicago Board of Trade
Field Museum
Nevada
Shedd
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Bronte School
Methodist
R. R. Ash
T. C. Price
Tubbock
Ellen Condra Dles
COKE
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