Pit digging aids soil moisture in drouth area say officials
L. L. Wilkins of the Coke County Soil Conservation district discusses pit digging as an effective range practice. He and D. K. Glenn observed wet soil 8 to 16 inches deep under pits, while between pits moisture was shallow. Also noted are moving plans for The Enterprise and a catalog addressed to the Tree-Pruning Teachers at Bronte College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drouth
L. L. Wilkins
Coke County
J. T. Henry
Bronte College
Soft Ball Fund Reaches 36 Dollars for Cancer Crusade
A total of 36.40 was raised at soft ball charity games for the Coke County Cancer Crusade. Ft. Chadbourne defeated San Angelo 1 to 9, and Tennyson beat Bronte 7 to 4. Bronte lost to Silver 11 to 9 in a later game as part of the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coke County Cancer Crusade
Ft. Chadbourne
San Angelo
Bronte
Tennyson
Bronte All-Stars
Norton
Fort Chadbourne
Mrs Pearl Boynton Good After Houston Hospital Surgery
Mrs Pearl Boynton is reported in good condition after undergoing surgery last Tuesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Houston. Doctors found a malignancy but deemed the operation a success and expect two weeks of hospitalization followed by care at her brother Benny B. Gilbert Sr. residence at 5241 Claremont Street, Houston 23, Texas.
New Robert Lee School Building Dedicated
Formal dedication of the new Robert Lee school and auditorium will be held Sunday at 1 30 p m with an open house and tours. The program at 2 30 features W T Walton of Hardin Simmons University Abilene as main speaker. Construction began May 19 1954 for a 255000 building housing twelve grades with separate high and elementary sections and a 500 seat auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Lee
W .T. Walton
Hardin Simmons University
Abilene
Walton
Southwest
Nutte's son wins Texas intercollegiate sports writing prize
Franklin Nutte, a freshman at San Angelo College and son of Mrs. Pete Nutte, captured first place in the sports writing contest of the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association held last week in Abilene. The convention at the Wooten Hotel featured speakers Lewis Nordyke William C Bernard and John Scott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. D. ‘Franklin
Pete Nutte
Texas Intercollegiate Press Association
Abilene
San Angelo College
TIPA
Wooten “Hotel
Lewis Nordyke
William C. Bernard
Dallas Associated Press Bureau
John Scott
Time Magazine
Fox Four Seven Show In Abilene May 3 At High School
The Fox Four Seven show of Abilene performs Tuesday night May 3 in the high school gym. Admission 25 and 50 cents, show starts at 8 p.m. Master of Ceremonies will be Bill Red Fox. The act, seen on KRBC TV weekly, features hillbilly and popular music and is sponsored by the Bronte Band. Tickets go on sale in advance. all are invited to attend and support the Bronte Band.
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Fox
Abilene
Bill
Red) Fox
Krbc-Tv
Bronte Band
Wil
Wool Preparation Emphasized At Coke County Field Day
About 80 ranchers and local shearing crews attended the Wool Preparation Field Day in Robert Lee on April 21. Speaker Jim Gray of the Texas Extension Service urged clean wool, proper bagging, and effective packing methods to aid marketing while committees and local participants demonstrated shearing techniques and prize-guessing contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Lee
Coke County
Tom Wiginton
Nolan Pentecost
Joe Rawlings
Raymond Schooler
Ira A. Bird
Louis Bridges
Carl Munn
W. E. Burns
James Arrott
Ben Boykin
Jim Gray
Texas Extension Service
le Drew Arrott
Youngsters Shine in Interscholastic Meet Declamation
Carolyn Kemp won first in High School Junior Declamation at the region II meet in Brownwood with Unawares by Emma A. Lunt. Robert L. Moore placed third in Junior Boys declamation with the same piece.
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Carolyn Kemp
Cecil Kemp
Brownwood
Carolyn
Emma A. Lunt
Robert L. Moore
Foy Moore
Local FHA Students Attend Galveston Meeting
Mrs. Royce Fancher and Mrs. Floyd Collins took two Homemaking students Mary Lin da Lasswell and Scooter Snead to the State IF. H. A. gathering in Galveston last weekend. Theme was Peaceful Thinking toward Peaceful Living. En route they visited Austin and toured the House and Senate and witnessed a water bill vote.
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Royce Fancher
Floyd Collins
Mary Linda Lasswell
Scooter Snead
IF. H. A
Galveston
Austin
House of Representatives
Senate
House
First Cinemascope Movie Shown At Texas Theater
The Texas Theater in Bronte will screen the first Cinemascope film this weekend, tonight and tomorrow. Broken Lance stars Spencer Tracy and the Wojtek Brothers say the town is among the few small towns to gain Cinemascope access with new equipment.
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N Bronte
Coke County
Texas
Spencer Tracey
Wojtek Brothers
Bronte
Weather Stays Hot Dry and Dusty Across Region
Weather remains hot and dry with dusty conditions in the area. Thunder showers last Friday brought up to four inches in town and more in the Maine and Maverick vicinity. High winds and dust followed, offering little moisture. A cool front Thursday eased the heat briefly though comfort remains scarce and pastures worsen.
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Maine
Maverick
Blackwell Switched to Attended Dial System After 40 Years
The General Telephone Company of the Southwest converted Blackwell to unattended dial operation on a Wednesday morning in April. Blackwell now has no operators. Sweetwater staff handle calls and long distance. The Bronte office serves Blackwell for business and toll free Enterprise 1047 connects to Bronte. Conversion cost was about 23000 dollars with 128 telephones in town. Retiring were Velma Evans, chief operator cashier, and Bertha Smith, a 28 year Blackwell operator.
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General Telephone Company of the
Southwest
Blackwell
Magneto
Sweetwater
Ted Maxwell
Bronte Business
Enterprise
Bronte
Merwell
Velma O. Evans
Bertha Smith
Soft Ball Game For Cancer Fund In Robert Lee
The season opener Monday night at 8 features Bronte and Robert Lee all star teams in a charity game for the Cancer Crusade. Howard Varnadore is assembling the Robert Lee club for a strong lineup. Field repairs will follow later in the week and more games are planned. Attendees will be asked to donate to the Cancer Fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Lee
Bronte
Cancer Crusade
Howard Varnadore
Cancer Fund
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W. Myrddin Lewis
Birmingham
England
First Baptist Church
FOX Four
Bronie Band
Bill Bynum
Walter King
Carl Hurley
Bob White
Marvin Corley
J. W. Teague
Johnny Ruth
Cowley Harmon
Ed Ratliff
Gerald Allen
C. E. Arrott
David Key
St. George Tucker
Floyd Fancher
Key Feed Store
John R. Harris
FHA
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