Kickapoo Watershed Meeting Invites County Landowners
The Bronte Lions Club invites all Kickapoo watershed landowners to a noon luncheon at First Methodist Church to discuss dam construction and flood control. Project under Soil Conservation Service supervision aims to prevent flooding in Bronte area. Coke County advances 20000 from ad valorem funds for preliminary surveys if interest remains high.
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Kickapoo
Bronte
Soil Conservation Service
Coke County Commissioners Court
Lions Club
Bronte merchants push home Christmas shopping appeal
Local stores promote home buying with perks like free gift wrapping and credit. Harbor lights brighten main streets as winter mood sets in. rivals outside town are urged to support Bronte taxes and charities. A new Harris Adams Clinic nears completion and residents praise the project amid other town notes.
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Bronte
Bronte Masonic Lodge 592 to celebrate 50th anniversary
Bronte Masonic Lodge No. 592 marks its golden anniversary with a 6:30 supper at the school lunch room followed by past masters night and a master's degree at the lodge hall. A. E. Bell Jr. serves as present master. H. O. Whitt urges full attendance.
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Bronte
A. E. Bell, Jr
Bronte Lodge
Holiday Guests From Abilene San Angelo Visit J A Perciful Home
Holiday visitors to the J A Perciful residence included Mr and Mrs Noel Perciful and Gay, and Mrs Mary Slaughter of Abilene, along with Mr and Mrs Floyd Gravitt and children Johnny and Linda of San Angelo.
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J. A. Percifull
Noel Percifull
Gay
Mary Slaughter
Abilene
Floyd Gravitt
Johnny and
Linda
San Angelo
Trinity Student Visits Parents During Thanksgiving Break
Carolyn Kemp a student at Trinity University San Antonio visited over the Thanksgiving holidays in the home of her parents Mr and Mrs Cecil Kemp.
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Carolyn Kemp
Trinity University
San Antonio
Cecil Kemp
Deanie Allen Elected Area FFA Sweetheart
Deanie Allen daughter of Mr and Mrs James Allen of Bronte was elected area FFA sweetheart at an Area II banquet in San Angelo on Monday night. From area competition she will advance to the state contest where the Texas FFA sweetheart will be chosen. Bronte senior chapter conducting team placed third in area meet. J T Henry is advisor. Pete Baker of Anson gave the featured speech. award winners listed for Rangergrass contest and junior division. Continued on back page.
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Deanie Allen
James Allen
Bronte
San Angelo
Deanie
J.T. Henry
Pete Baker
Anson
Eldorado
Ozona
Robert Lee
Big Lake
Sterling City
Coke County Sees Traffic Accidents Drop in November
Billy R. McElroy of the Texas DPS reports Coke County road incidents fell sharply in November from October. He credits slower driving on U S 277 and says local Judge C E Bruton’s around‑the‑clock fines helped. October shows 3 fatal crashes and 7 deaths with $7,325 damage. November records 0 fatal crashes, 0 deaths, 0 injuries, and $445 damage from 3 minor accidents.
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Coke County
Texas Highway Patrol
Time to Write Letters to Santa in Bronte Enterprise
The Bronte Enterprise invites children to write letters to Santa Claus or to the newspaper. Letters will be printed in the Christmas edition and forwarded to the North Pole for action.
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Santa
Santa Claus
Enterprise
North Pole
Bronte
387 Bales Ginned At Local Bronze Gin
A total of 387 bales of cotton were ginned through Wednesday at the Bronze Gin Co. The harvest has proceeded well despite cold weather though wet conditions have slowed opening and gathering and lowered fiber grade. Most gins expect to operate longer this year due to harvest delays.
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Bronze Gin. Co
Bronte Longhorns Open District Play December 17
Bronte Longhorns start district basketball December 17 against Mertzon as coach Norman Porter seeks pre district games. The district includes Robert Lee Miles Norton Wall Christoval Water Valley with Miles favored due to returning squad. schedule lists 14 league contests and several tournaments.
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Bronte Longhorns
Metrzon
Norman Porter
Longhorns
Robert Lee
Mertzon
Miles
Norton
Wall
Christoval
Water Valley
Texas Tech student visits Bronte during holiday weekend
Bill Maxwell, an architectural student at Texas Tech in Lubbock, spent the holiday weekend in Bronte visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Maxwell, Jr.
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Bill Maxwell
Texas Tech
Lubbock
Bronte
W. H. Maxwell, Jr
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FFA
Harris- Adamis
Billy R. McElroy
The
Texas
Department of Public Safety
McElroy
U. S
Justice of the Peace
C. E. Bruton
Bruton
Judge Bruton
Robert L. Moore
Moore
Steers
Bill Alexander
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