WTU to Build Generating Plant on Oak Creek Lake
West Texas Utilities announces a multi million dollar power plant at Oak Creek Lake Coke County eleven and a half miles north of Bronte. Construction starts next year with a 75 000 kilowatt unit due in 1961 and total capacity of 225 000 kilowatts. The project is part of a 51 million expansion over five years to boost generation, transmission, and distribution with staff of 23 on site and more in surrounding towns.
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WTU
Oak Creek Lake
Bronte
West Texas Utilities Co
Coke County
West Texas Utilities
Paint Creek
Oak Creek
Sweetwater
Charles Copeland
Blackwell
Abilene
San Angelo
Abilene-San Angelo
WTA
Gulf Oil Corporation
Gulf
Young
Clean-Up Week Planned for Bronte City
Official Bronte Clean-Up Week announced for August 19 to 25 with church groups Lions Club and women’s clubs backing the drive. Officials praise community support as West Texas Utilities prepares a large new plant and crews work three years, with 23 families to follow.
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Lions Club
Bronte Declares Official Clean-Up Week
The city proclaims the week of August 1925 as Official Clean-Up Week to remove weeds and trash from private and public property. City officials will haul trash from alleys, and county equipment will help clear vacant lots. Residents near vacant lots urged to clear debris to aid equipment and reduce health and fire hazards.
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Bronte
City of
Ernest Ivey
Texas
Howard Brock
Mrs Leonard Fletcher Heads to Illinois on Family Visit
Mrs Leonard Fletcher left Saturday morning for a vacation visit in Illinois. She traveled with her sister Mrs Charlie Fletcher and Mr Fletcher of Sweetwater to Joliet to visit their sister Mrs Anthony Fantozzi and family and Mrs Leonard Fletcher's son William. Mrs Fantozzi is remembered here as Lou Vinson.
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Leonard Fletcher
Illnois
Charlie Fletcher
Mr. Fletcher
Sweetwater
Joliet
Anthony Fantozzi
William
Fantozzi
Lou Vinson
Marriage Clinic To Be Held Here Next Thursday
A Bronte High School event on August 22 offers a PhD style clinic on Courtship and Marriage. Ministers will lead discussions with a 7:30 film, then separate groups for married and single attendees hear topics on courtship petting preparation marriage and sex and marriage teachings.
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Bronte High School
Bronte
Lin Loeffler
Little Progress in Bronte Burglary Case
Sheriff Paul Good reported minimal progress on solving the Pruitt's Store burglary in Bronte last Monday night. Loot valued at 300 to 500 dollars included clothing, lunch meat, a cash register with eight silver dollars, and eight silver dollars. A suspect detained in Snyder by Scurry county authorities possessed many cigarettes linked to the crime. cooperation from regional sheriff offices was promised.
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Paul Good
Pruitt
Bronte
Sheriff Good
Snyder
Good
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Cal Young
West Texas
West Texas Utilities Company
Fort Stockton
Rio Pecos
Seer
Presidio
Oklahoma
Cp&l
Mareine
TESCO
Mscamey
Sterling City
Yozoma
CPI
Shamrock
Wellington
Sonora
Psco
Ienaco
Plains
Cisco
Mrea Alanna
LCRA
MEX
Ben
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