Longhorns Clinch Region 1 Title With 36 14 Victory
The No 1 Class B Bronze Longhorns defeated Wilson Mustangs 36 14 at Snyder Tiger Stadium to finish 11 0 and claim the Region 1 championship in a season marked by a perfect record and strong offense led by Doug McCutchen and Charles Masterson. Quarterback David Glenn contributed two passing touchdowns. The win caps a dominant era as the Longhorns seek regional glory for the third straight year.
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Longhorn
Wilson Mustangs
Tiger Stadium
Snyder
Longhorns
Doug McCutchne
Charles Masterson
David Glenn
McCutchen
Masterson
Wilson
Mustangs
Glenn
Johnny Scott
Manfred Thompson
Gary Crews
Randy Barbee
Victor Brock
Bronze Longhorns finish season atop ratings and scoring
The 1967 Bronze Longhorn football team ends the season at No. 1 in the Harris Rating System with 476 points scored and 98 allowed in 11 games. Coach Cecil Toliver notes the team’s strength and suggests a statistical write-up for The Enterprise. The piece also mentions Christmas shopping and recent visitors at the McGuire residence.
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Texas
Harris
Longhorns
Cecil Toliver
Bronte
Toliver
Enterprise
Local basketball schedule lists league and tournament dates
The schedule covers Dec and Jan games for boys and girls A and B teams. Key dates include Dec 12 Blackwell 6 30 p.m. at home, Dec 15 16 Highland tournament, Dec 18 Ballinger 6 39 p.m. away, and Feb 6 Water Valley 8 30 p.m. away. Coaches are James M Raughton for boys and Tommy Walter for girls.
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Folco Ae
Blackwell
Ballinger
San Angelo
Norton
Loraine
Eden
Sterling City
Here
Water Valley
A.C.H.S
Abilene
Forsan
Garden City
A.c.hs
A.c.hls
James M. Raughton
Tommy Walter
Longhorn
Sister of L L Wilkins Dies in Santa Anna
Mrs. Char wea W Robertson 66 of Bangs died after a short illness in a Santa Anna hospital. Services were held at 2 p m Wednesday at the Baptist Church with burial in Paint Rock Cemetery. She was a sister to L L Wilkins of Bronte and was born May 24 in Brown County. Survivors include two sons.
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Charwea W. Robertson
Bangs
Baptist Church
Paint Rock
Beef Short Course Set For Area
A beef production short course for adult farmers runs December 11 through 14 hosted by Robert Lee and Bronte high school vocational agriculture departments. Instructor Frank C. Litterst from the Texas Education Agency and Texas A&M University will guide on farm problems and on site instruction at Robert Lee High School with sessions December 11 to 14.
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Robert Lee
Bronte High School
Jimmy Bickley
LeeRoy McDaniel
Frank C. Litterst
Vocational Agriculture Division
Texas Educaton Agency
Department of Animal Science
Texas A&m University
Litterst
Robert Lee High School
McDaniel
J. T. Henry
Ballots Due Friday On Cotton Marketing Quotas Vote
Cotton farmers in Coke County are urged to return ballots by Friday December 8 to the ASCS office in Robert Lee. The referendum opened December 4 and seeks a two thirds approval to implement 1968 upland cotton quotas and related price support and diversion programs. Ballots postmarked by Friday are valid. nonparticipation affects penalties and loan parity if quotas fail.
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Coke County
ASCS
Robert Lee
Frank Percifull
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee
Percifull
Rites Held For Gordon Hensley
Graveside rites for Gordon Ed ward Hensley 62 were held in Fairview Cemetery Bronte after his death at home on the John Abe North Ranch northwest of San Angelo He worked on the ranch 15 years and was born October 14 1905 in Kimble County Survivors include his wife two daughters a brother two sisters and several grandchildren
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Golden Edward Hensley
Fairview
Bronte
Johnson
San Angelo
Kenneth Green
Grape Creek Baptist Church
Hensley
John Abe
Tom Green County
Helen Whitten
Austin
Aleyne Arthur
Abilene
B teams enter Eola tournament this weekend
Both boys and girls B teams will enter a basketball tournament at Eola. Coach James N. Raughton leads the boys with Coach Tommy Walter directing the girls. Play opens Thursday afternoon and runs through Friday and Saturday.
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Eola
James N. Raughton
Tommy Walter
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Uaspen
Bronze Merchants
Brimeniace
C. EB. McGuire
Jerry Fountain
David and
Dale
Mra
G. A
Wao
Lift Wilkins
Santa Anna
Gordon Hensley
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