Coke County Stock Show Set for January in Robert Lee
The annual Coke County Stock Show will be held Monday January 5 at the County Showbarn in Robert Lee with 62 FFA and 4-H members and 185 animals competing for show honors and a place in the premium sale. Judging starts Monday at 9 am with breeding swine. market swine, market lambs, breeding sheep, and cattle follow. sale of premium lambs and pigs at 3 pm.
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Robert Lee
FFA
4-H Club
Louis Bridges
Eden
Allen Turner
Tom Green County
Albert Mayberry
Trent
Coke County Stock Show Association
LeDrew Arrott
J. W. Service Jr
Roy Tinkler
Paul Burns
Wayne Arrott
J. Lee Ensor
D. J. Walker Jr
Frank Percifal
J. F. McCabe Jr
H. H. Brunson
Joe McCutchen
Fay Askins
Glenn Waldrop
Bill Magness
B. A. Boykin
Edward Cumbie
Garland Davis
Coke County
City Council Postpones Regular Meeting to January 8
The regular city council meeting has been postponed to January 8 due to the New Year holiday. Lone Star Gas Co. representatives will attend, with the public invited, to discuss rate proposals after the city offered 17 percent, below the company's 24 percent request. a donation proposal will be presented at the rescheduled session.
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Lone Star Gas Co
Lone Star
Bronte Businesses Close Thursday for New Year Holiday
Most Bronte businesses will close Thursday to observe New Year Day. City hall and the courthouse at Robert Lee will close along with the First National Bank. Sims Food Store will open until noon and the Enterprise will publish on Wednesday this week.
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Bronte
First National Bank
Robert Lee
Sims Food
Enterprise
Watch Night Service Planned at First Methodist Church
A watch night service is planned for Wednesday night December 31 at First Methodist Church. Communion will be held from 7 to 10 p.m. attendees may come and go as they wish, said the pastor the Rev. Fred Brown.
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First Methodist Church
Fred Brown
Cold Weather Grips Area With Snow and Ice
The cold spell hit Sunday with temperatures in the low 20s and snow sleet and freezing rain. By Tuesday and Wednesday the sun returned and temperatures rose. Bronte saw less snow than surrounding areas as more wintry precipitation continued elsewhere.
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Bronte
Lunchroom Menus Early January Week
Tuesday January 6 features soup and cheese sandwiches with pickles and chocolate sheet cake. Wednesday January 7 offers barbecued chicken pinto beans diced potato salad coleslaw and spiced applesauce. Thursday January 8 serves beef cheese pizza buttered corn tossed salad French bread and Jello with fruit topping. Friday January 9 includes ham baked beans spinach cabbage pineapple salad rolls and plain cake with lemon icing.
Commodities Distribution Rescheduled to January 8
C R Blake, in charge of the surplus program, said the distribution will occur January 8 because January 1 is a holiday. Persons eligible who would have drawn January 1 should note the new date.
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C. R. Blake
Personal Notices Holiday Visits From Several Texas Families
Mr and Mrs Byron Hedges of College Station were visitors at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs Matthew Caperton and family. J W Martin Clyde Lee Craig Royce Lee Melissa Joe B Lee Sandra Sue Ann Billy Ren Dorothy Riker Turner Lee Jonathan Jeff Linton Crow Bronte Arlington Ronald Lee Doyle Thompson Brent Tracie University of Texas Austin Baylor University Waco Gary Martin Kevin Eric Fort Worth Russ Martin Winters visited Garys parents J W Martin and their grandparents Renza Lee.
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Byron Hedges
College Station
Matthew Caperton
J. W. Martin
Clyde Lee
Craig
Royce Lee
Melissa
Joe B. Lee
Sandra
Sue Ann
Billy Ren
Dorothy Riker
Turner Lee
Jonathan
Jeff
Linton Crow
Bronte
Ronnie Lee
Doyle Thompson
Brent
Tracie
Arlington
Aisyce Linton Lee
University of Texas At Austin
Dorothy Ruth Martin
Baylor University
Waco
Gary Martin
Kevin
Eric
Fort Worth
Russ Martin
Winters
Gary
Renza Lee
Locals to Play Winters Friday Night in Roeal Gym
Bronze boys and girls teams will host Winters Friday night in the local gym. A Saturday game with Winters has been called off. District play starts Tuesday next week when Sterling City visits. Next Friday January 9 the locals travel to Forsan.
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Winters
Roeal
Sterling City
Forsan
Three Longhorns and Coach Earn Area Honor
The 1969 Bronte Longhorns place three players on the Abilene Reporter-News area Class B all star team, the most of any local school. Cecil Toliver named B Coach of the Year. Honorees include Keith McCutchen, Nicky Arrott, and Willie Zaniga with Zaniga equal emphasis on offense and defense, notably eight touchdown catches.
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Abilene Reporter-News
Ach
Cecil Toliver
Longhorns
Keith McCutchen
Qohack
Nicky Arrott
Wile Zuniga
Zaniga
Willie Zaniga
LeDrew Arrott
Regional football standout achievements and transfers
Mire Mary Rutherford moved from Bronte Hospital to Merrill's Nursing Home as a top area ground gainer with 989 yards this season and 7.1 per carry while leading the nation with 187 points. Keith McCutchen, quarterback, posted 50.4 percent pass accuracy for 948 yards and 18 touchdowns and is the son of Max Luther. Coach Cecil Toliver has one loss in the season opener and has steered his team to regional championship honors, marking a fourth regional playoff appearance in five years.
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Mary Rutherford
Bronte Hospital
Merrill's
Iter Ee
Giesten
Sayre
Max Luther
Cecil Toliver
Toliver
Christmas visitors spend holidays with Bruton family
Spending Christmas Eve night and Christmas Day with Ma and Mrs. C. E. Bruton were Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Nicholas and Mr. and Mrs. Gary Goetz of San Angelo, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Splooonts of Abilene and Johnnie E. Spoonts of Fort Worth. The Spoonts family remained for the weekend.
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C. E. Bruton
E. O. Nicholas
Gary Goetz
San Angelo
Ben Splooonts
Abilene
Johnnie E. Spoonts
Fort Worth
Spoonts
Farm Bureau Sells New Safety Signs in Robert Lee
Coke County Farm Bureau offers slow moving vehicle signs at the Robert Lee office. Signs are required effective January 1 for all slow moving equipment on public roads. Complete set costs 3 dollars 35 cents with steel plate decal and mounting parts priced separately. Deadline January 8 for Blue Cross Blue Shield policy change with better benefits.
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Coke County Farm Bureau
Robert Lee
C. BE. Arrott
Farm Bureau
Spoonts Completes Management Course in Fort Worth
Johnnie E Spoonts of Abilene and Bronte earns a diploma after completing a Texas Refinery Corp designed program with associated groups in Fort Worth on December 8. The course trains graduates for management positions.
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Johnnie E. Spoonts
Ben Spoonts
Abilene
C. E. Bruton
Bronte
Texas Refinery Corp
Associated Organizations
Fort Worth
Christmas Visitors at Seay Home and Hospital
Christmas visitors gathered at the Seay residence and at the hospital to see Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Seay. Family members included Mrs. Vesta Evatt of Mansfield Missouri, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Jones of Graham, and the Sam Seay family from San Angelo. Mr. Seay has been hospitalized since December 4 for a heart attack.
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Ernest Seay
Vesta Evatt
Mansfield, Mo
Frank Jones
Graham
Sam Seay
San Angelo
Mr. Seay
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Jimmy
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Dwain Pruitt
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Genie
Janet
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Tammy
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