Bronte Banker to Be Honored by West Texas Chamber
Bronte banker L. T. Youngblood, longtime president and director of the Upper Colorado River Authority, will be honored at a Recognition Dinner in Coronado Inn. WTICC officials praise his 30 years of service, including chairmanship from 1945 to 1964, and his role in water projects across West Texas.
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L. T. Youngblood
Bronte
The
Upper
Colorado River Authority
Pamma
West Texas Chamber
John Ben Sheppard
Texas
WTICC
West Texas
State of Texas
Youngblood
UCRA
Sheppard
Royee Lee
WTCC
Coronado Inn
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Austin
Washington
Colorado River
Youngbood
Enterprise
Robert Lee Dam
UORIA
North Concho Lake
San Angelo
Oak Creek Lake
Mountain Creek Lake
Robert Lee
Water Authority
Carlsbad
Tom Green County
Ben Barnes
DeLeon
Preston Smith
Lubbock
Oil well project in Palo Pinto area faces completion attempt
Spire and Doss of Abilene reenter a Palo Pinto lime discovery near Bronte and an Ellenburger failure three miles southeast. The No. 1 H. C. Grafa sits one mile southwest of the Leppart field, on a 225 acre lease with precise survey line distances. The site was originally drilled by Houston Oil Co and J. D. Wrather and plugged at 5 415 feet.
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Spire & Doss
Abilene
Bronte
H. C. Grafa
Leppart
Palo Pinto
Amos Gates Survey
Houston Oil Co
J. D. Wrather
Hospital Admission and Discharges Log
The list records multiple hospital admissions and dismissals from Aug 3 to Aug 10. Names include Minnie Weathers, Kate Cox, Alton O Neal, J O Hageman, Ruby Davenport, Jim Jones, Marshall Freeman, Roy Baker, A B Morgan, Annie Wilkins, Lydia Harris, Leslie Rolls, Chester Riker, Co D Burrow, Mattie Curtis, and Bob White among others.
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Minnie Weathers
A. S. Hendry
Albert Bragewitz
Kate Cox
Alton O'Neal
W. J. Capps
Wayne Hester
J. O. Hageman
Ruby Davenport
Jim T. Jones
Jerry Wilkins
Marshall Freeman
Robert Knierim
Wylie Clark
Roy Baker
Alton O’neal
A. B. Morgan
Annie Wilkins
Lydia Harris
Leslie Rolls
Chester Riker
Co. D. Burrow
Mattie Curtis
Bob’ ‘White
B. E
Enterprise to Run JP Court Records
The Enterprise will publish records from the J. P. Court of Justice J. T. Liles in the future. The effort aims to provide regular court news about once a month and to help address unsafe driving within the city.
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J. P. Court of Justice
J. T. Liles
Football Practice To Start Monday
Coach Cecil Toliver announces regular pre season workouts for the 1966 Longhorn football squad begin Monday August 15 with two daily sessions at 7 30 a m and 6 p m All interested players are invited to attend the opening session.
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Cecil Toliver
Longhorn
Bronte Youth Leaders Meet to Free West Texas Image
Mayor Royce Lee and his son attended a youth leaders meeting in Big Spring with 82 youths from the area and beyond. The gathering, sponsored by the West Texas Chamber of Commerce, discussed West Texas youths leaving for other places and called for programs to boost local opportunities and community involvement. John Ben Sheppard and R. W. Whipkey led the session.
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Royce Lee
Royce
Gary Streebel
Big Spring
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Lee
Bronte
West Texas
John Ben Sheppard
R. W. Whipkey
The
Big Spring Herald
Bronte Board Reviews 1966 67 Budget And Band Plans
Bronte School board discusses the 1966-67 budget and school remodel progress. Band director Russell Fuller announces rehearsals August 17 to 19 and a band officer meeting August 16. Principal changes, bleacher safety, and opening term August 29 are noted along with football field maintenance.
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Bronte School
Supt. C. B. Barbee
Russell Fuller
Barbee
Three Coke County Students at Baylor Citizenship Seminar
Three Coke County high school juniors will attend the fourth annual Texas Farm Bureau Citizenship Seminar August 9 to 13 on Baylor University campus in Waco. Glenn Roach, Charles Masterson, and Robert Gallaway join more than 350 Texas students as four nationally known educators address economics, morals, and social life shaping American life.
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Coke County
Texas Farm Bureau
Baylor University
Waco
Farm Bureau
Glenn Roach
Robert Lee
Charles Masterson
Robert Gallaway
Bronte
Coke County Farm Bureau
Texas
C. L. Kay
Lubbock Christian College
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Clifton L. Ganns Jr
Department of History and Social Sciences
Harding College
Searcy, Ark
Herbert A. Philbrick
FBI
W. Olson Skousen
Salt Lake City
Youth Fined $30 After Leading Officers On Chase
Leroy Latimer Marsden of San Angelo was fined $30 by Justice of the Peace J. T. Liles for driving 100 mph in a 70 mph zone. Marsden and two other youths fled Bronte police, pursued toward Robert Lee. a tire blew during the chase but no injuries occurred. Deputy Jesse Parker and Constable Hiram Brock led the pursuit with Game Warden R. L. Flanagan blocking routes. Parker called the chase “quite a chase” and no one was hurt.
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Leroy Latimer Marsden
San Angelo
Justice of the Peace
J. T. Liles
Marsden
Jesse Parker
Hiram Brock
Bronte
Robert Lee
Parker
Brock
R. L. Flanagan
Add Davis Store
Mountain Creek
Seven Mile Hill
Labor Day Plans Set for Bronte Community Barbecue
Labor Day plans proceed for the annual Bronte barbecue and program sponsored by local merchants and groups. Four Bronte ministers Reeves—Cecil Cox Wayne Stout Harry Morris and Austin Masterson—head the planning committee with Bronte Jaycees Lions Clubs and the Volunteer Fire Department aiding. The event returns to Bronte County Park as usual with broad community turnout.
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Bronte
Cecil Cox
Wayne Stout
Harry Morris
Austin Masterson
Bronte Jaycees
Lions Clubs
Fire Department
Bronte County Park
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WICC
of Commerce
Hospital News
JP Court Records
Tne
Baylor U
Labor Day
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