UCRA Officials Talk North Concho Colorado River Dams
UCRA board members meet in San Angelo to discuss flood control and irrigation schemes for the North Concho and Colorado Rivers with Lt. Col. E. V. Spence and Army engineers expected. Action aimed at federal dam commitment before January 1, 1948 to avoid expiration of the UCRA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upper Colorado River Authority Board
L. T. Springhtood
Bengttet i Gr
Gretarian O. C. Fisher
North Concho
Colorado River
H. G. Wendland
San Angelo
Grady Hill
The
Sandard Times
Milo Roth
UCRA
O. C. Fisher
Cactus Hotel
North Concho Colorado
Army
Griffith
Norman
KiKer Seeks Coke County Commissioner Post
S A Kiker announces his bid for County Commissioner Precinct in Bronte Coke County. He cites prior work delivering paved roads and highway improvements, notes 40 years as a Bronte resident, and asks voters to inspect his record and support in the July primary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. A. Kiker
Bronte
Coke County
S. A. Riker
Riker
Commissioners Court
Willis Smith declares candidacy for Coke County clerk
Willis Smith announces re election bid for Coke County and District Clerk. He cites prompt service and past experience as proof of capable future performance and asks voters for support in the July primaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis Smith
Coke County
Judge Wylie Outlines Road Plans and Public Service
Judge Wylie urges more highways via the Highway Department including Bronte-Winters and Robert Lee-Water Valley routes with links to San Angelo through Lometa country. He vows equal education for all, rural aid, and support for the underprivileged while noting county debt is lower than a decade ago. He cites WWI service and leadership in Bronte and Robert Lee American Legion posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highway Department
Water Valley
Robert Lee
San Angelo
Bronte
Lometa
Judge Wylie
Wylie
American Legion
Paul Good Announces Candidacy For Coke Sheriff
Paul Good declares his bid for Sheriff Tax Assessor and Collector of Coke County. A Bronte native and deputy sheriff for 13 years he cites tax and title expertise and vows courteous service, aiming to meet every voter before election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Good
Coke County
Bronte
Sterlin Worth
West Texas
T. C. Price & Co. Grocers
Frank Per
Baptist Church
Masonic Lodge
Calder and Calder Married by Clerk in 1946
The record notes that Dorothy Mae Calder and a partner were issued a marriage license by Clerk Willis Seah and were married on May 9 1946 by Minister Mote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis Seah
Be Calder
Dorothy
Mae Calder
Lifelon Ae Booey
Coanay Igs Mote
Bronte Community Service Club Sets First Meet of Year
Bronte Community Service Club convenes Friday for its first gathering of the year. Reports from December 14 cover UCRA activity fire truck housing land titles airfield and road projects progress on a frozen food locker and sanitation efforts. All local professionals invited to attend in the Vocational Agriculture room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bronte Community Service Club
B.C.S.C
L. T. Youngblood
UCRA
C. E. Bruton
City Commission
Frank Keeney
Club Memrs
Otis Smith
O. W. Chapman
Cecil Kemp
C. R. Smith
Hubert Whitt
M. A. Butner
Whitt
Bronte
B H S Opens With New Students Rallies And Pranks
Bronte high school kicks off with three new pupils Betty and Jim McCrary and Roger Browning boosting school spirit as crowds flood Bronte gym for lively basketball and volleyball action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B.H.S
Betty
Jim McCrary
Roger Browning
Bronte Gym
Gassiot
Ed Dean Recounts War Ordeal as Prisoner of War
Sergeant Ed Dean brother of Supt. Jeff Dean told of 42 months in Japanese captivity from 1941 to 1945. He described Manila duty, Bataan retreat, harsh camps, and a postwar return on November 3 1945. The talk at the high school gym included reflections on hunger cruelty and survival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Dean
Jeff Dean
Pearl Harbor
United States
Camp Hamilton
California
Dean
Manilla
Philippines
Jesus
Bataan
34Th Pursuit Squadron
Japan
America
Mesdames C. R. Blake
Leonard Fletcher
D. M. West
R.S. Walton
W. W. Millikin
Bob L. Davis Seeks Coke County Judge and School Superintendent
Coke County announces candidate Bob L. Davis for County Judge and School Superintendent in the Democratic primary. Davis, a Coke County native with service in the U S Navy and federal roles in the West Indies, plans active campaigning after resigning from federal work. He asks voters for support in the July primary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob L. Davis
Coke County
Mr. Davis
Robert Lee High School
San Angelo
Davis
Ore
Mrs Ruby Pettit Announces For Re election
Mrs Ruby Pettit declares she will seek another term in public office and urges supporters to back her re election campaign. The announcement underscores her prior service and plans for continued leadership.
Army Enlistment Ad Promotes Regular Army Careers
A veteran recruitment ad urges readers to join the Regular Army offering a proud career. It emphasizes opportunities and benefits for individuals who feel they are Army men at heart and encourages enlistment today.
Pettit Seeks Re-elect as County Treasurer
Mrs Ruby L Pettit asks voters to examine her record and support her re election to County Treasurer promising diligent service and appreciation for any aid toward her campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruby L. Pettit
Bronte Mayor urges second Victory Clothing Collection drive
Mayor I. R. E. Cumbie calls on religious groups schools civic and business bodies to join a second nationwide effort to ship clothing shoes and bedding to war torn Europe and other suffering regions. The drive repeats the civil relief appeal backed by the president and aims to aid liberated nations economic revival and lasting peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United National
United States
Victory
I. R. E.cumbie
Bronte
Texas
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Youngblood
McNeil Wylie
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation
U. S. Steel
University of Wisconsin
Community Service Club
Bronte High School
Martha Boatright
Ida
Lou
Dot Stephenson
Miss Crow
FHA
Jean Smith
LaMarr Whitt
B.H.S. Winox
Noah Pruitt, Jr
Norton
Junior
Geo. Wrinkle
Pat Beavers
Jon Waldrop
Pete Taylor
Troy Richman
Sissy Barber
Mr. Henry
J. O. Landers
Lonnie Foreman
Katy McCutchen
Dad
Son
Ben Bell
Ben
Clarence Webb
P.T.A
Ruby Pettit
Europe
China
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