Bronze Girls Beat Mertzon In District Playoff
Bronze girls won 64 49 over Mertzon as Mary Ann Gray scored 28 and Wanda Snead 21. Mertzon swept Bronte 66 52 in game one, Denton and Freitag each 16 for Mertzon while K Scott led Bronte with 12. The district series concluded 70 69 in favor of Mertzon in the second game before a capacity crowd.
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Bronze Girl Cagers
Mertzon Girls
Mertzon
Bronte Girls
Mary Ann Gray
Wanda Snead
Merizon Girls
Water Valley
Mertzon Hornets
Bronze Longhorns
Hornets
Bronte
Longhorns
K. Scott
S. Phillips
Noel Scott
Archie Phillips
Denton and Freitag
Bronté Longhorn
Harents
Coke County Makes History Jury Service for Women
Six women have been drawn from a panel of 56 petit jurors for Coke County District Court's third week. It marks the first time women will serve as jurors here, enabled by a state constitutional amendment. Names include Zelda Caraway Howard Eaton Sid Ferrell T A Richardson Robert Lee and H O Whitt Mrs Otis Smith Bronte.
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Coke County
Zelda Caraway
Howard Eaton
Sid Ferrell
T. A. Richardson
Robert Lee
H. O. Whitt
Otis Smith
Bronte flood dam survey eyed for flood control and irrigation
SCS crew in Bronte conducts preliminary survey to dam creeks above the town aiming to prevent future floods. Officials note mixed progress on federal support while urging joint flood control and irrigation planning for Coke County farms. Local discussions mention the value of even small water supplies.
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SCS
Bronte
Coke County
Funeral Held Wednesday for Austin C. Coulter
Funeral services for Austin C. Coulter 59 were held Wednesday at 2 p.m. from the First Baptist Church with Rev. H S Earp of Merkel and Rev. Charles Miles of Ballinger officiating. Burial was in Blackwell cemetery under Clift Funeral Home direction. He died February 15 in Bronte Hospital after six months illness. He was born August 26, 1895 in Windsboro Louisiana and married Gladys West March 15 1936 in San Angelo. He is survived by his wife a son Grady Louis his father G I Coulter two sisters and a brother and a granddaughter Neleen Coulter.
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Mr. Coulter
Bronte Hospital
Windsboro
G. L. Coulter
San Angelo
Gladys West
Grady Louis
Ida Beasley
Chase, la
Hubert Richardson
Redonda
Calif
George L. Coulter
Hope
Ark
Neleen Coulter
Hermit
W. C. Brewer
C. S. Albert
March of Dimes Climb Reaches Over $3600 Mark
The March of Dimes weekly total rose as more donations arrived. Silver contributed an extra $287 bringing the west side total to $2324.56 while Scotties Place at Orient added $27.35 lifting the east side to $1310.87 for Coke County, totaling well over $3000.99.
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West Side
East
Orient
Coke County
Local Watershed Survey Targets Kickapoo Creek Flood Prevention
Soil Conservation personnel from Coke County and the state surveyed the Kickapoo Creek watershed through Bronte to assess flood control and conservation benefits. They noted that terracing contour farming cover crops and erosion control could aid the economy, with possible later federal aid evaluation at Temple. Local students expressed concern over soil runoff toward the Colorado River but doubted immediate local funding.
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Coke County
Bronte
Kickapoo
State Soil Conservation Board
Temple
A. V. Sheppard
SCS
Kante
Convern
Colorado River
Death of Fred Graham in Dallas Following Auto Crash
Word has been received of the death of Fred Graham of Abilene. He died this week at Baylor Hospital in Dallas after six weeks in Bronte Hospital. He was critically injured in an auto accident south of Bronte early in December.
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Fred Graham
Abilene
Baylor Hospital
Dallas
Graham
Bronte Hospital
Bronte
Webb Meets Legislator Over Texas Water Bill at Capitol
C N Webb of Tennyson visited Rep A J Bishop of Winters at the Austin capitol to back House Bill 230 by Rep Joe Burkett Kerrville. The water conservation measure reflects the Soil Conservation Supervisors Assn of Texas as Webb was recently noted in support.
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C. N. Webb
Tennyson
A. J. Bishop
Winters
Capitol
Austin
Webb
Rep
Joe Burkett
Kerrville
Soil Conservation Supervisors Assn
Texas
Utility warns against kite flying near power lines
H A Springer local manager for West Texas Utilities Co. cautions parents to keep children away from kites near high lines and high tension lines. He warns the practice can be very dangerous and could electrocute a child.
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H. A. Springer
West Texas
Utilities Cyp
Springer
Post Office and Bank Observe Washington Birthday Holiday
Both the bank and the post office will be closed next Tuesday February 22 in observance of George Washington's birthday. Other business houses in town remain open.
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George Washington
Local Visit by Tai Hoses Family in Colorado City
Mr and Mrs Tai Hoses visited their son and vice president in Colorado City late Sunday. Mr and Mrs Elward also appeared at the scene.
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Colorado City
Tai
Mrs. Elward
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Jones
Austin C. Coulter
Austin C
James Coalson
Mr. and
John Coalson
Sears
James
Sears Foundation
State Association of Soil Conservation District Supervisors
San Antonio
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