Ice Storm Paralyzes West Texas Areas
A severe cold wave and ice storm shut down Bronte and Blickwell schools, halted bus and highway traffic, and disrupted communications from Sunday through Wednesday. Warm weather relief arrived as three quarters of an inch of moisture accumulated by Wednesday afternoon. Local lines and poles suffered damage and several minor accidents were reported along the Bronte to Sweetwater corridor.
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Bronte
Blickwell
West Texas
T. AL. Rogge
San Angelo
Blackwell
Ballinger
Bhickwell
Sweetwater
Rogue
Washington’s new Congress opens with young faces and labor sway
The Washington News Letter notes 263 Democrats 171 Republicans and one American Labor member in the new House. Lloyd Bensten of McAllen is the youngest at 27. Labor gains influence in committees. Truman urges cooperation but signals coming battles over tax, socialized programs, and civil rights policy.
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Texas
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McAllen
Milton West
Bensten
Phil Murray
CLO
House
Consores
Ways and Means
Murray
Rep
Stanley of
Virgini
Farmer
Conservation Plans Made for Coke Farms and Ranches
The Coke County LCC Board met in Robert Lee to report progress on soil and water conservation plans. Forty eight farmers and ranchers prepared complete plans coordinated with the Coke County SCD, detailing contour farming crop residue management cover cropping range improvement seeding terraces and field diversions. The board spent eighteen months creating the program under a memorandum with the Secretary of Agriculture and the Soil Conservation Service which established a Robert Lee work unit in February.
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Coke County Scd
Mrr. Allen
Coke County Board of Supervisors
Secretary of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Soil Conservation Service
Robert Lee
TCS
San Angelo
Board of Supervisors
E. J. Hughes
SCS
Coke County
SCD Board of Supervisors
B. Allen
Silver
C. ON
Webb
Tennyson
W. C. Shamblin
Blackwell
W. BE. Burns
Edith
W.ok. Yarbrough
Lions Explore Bronte Community Center Prospects
At a regular Lions club meeting, RB W Rees proposed investigating a Mathisfield building as Bronte's community center. Edward Cumbie named Rees chairman of the committee to study the project. attendees listed include Cumbie Youngblood Bruton Carroll Whitt Riker Henry Rees Spruell Boecking and Badley.
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Lions Club
RB. W. Rees
Mathisfield
Bronte
Lion
Edward Cumbie
Rees
Ed Cumbie
L. T. Youngblood
C. E. Bruton
W. L. Carroll
H.W. Whitt
Norman Riker
J. T. Henry
Tyler Men Seek Permit to Drill in Bronte Forman Well
Coke county allocates 62900 to aid Coke county farmers under the P49 program for 1949 conservation practices. Eligible actions include terraces and outlets, diversion terraces, vegetative water ways, bermuda seeding, water penetration, livestock wells and pipelines, earthen and spreader dams, weed control on noncrop lands, reseeding, fireguards, and permanent pastures. Farmers must obtain written Coke county approval before proceeding.
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Coke County
Bermuda
Coke County Committee
Daniel Richard Campbell 79 Buried at Robert Lee
Services were held Wednesday for Daniel Richard Campbell 79 a Robert Lee resident and banker who died at his home after two years of ill health. He helped form the Upper Colorado River authority and served Robert Lee State Bank as director president and cashier. Interment followed at the Sancho center. The Masonic Lodge officiated with a large gathering of relatives and friends. He was born in Hendersonville Tennessee and moved to Robert Lee in 1946. He survived by his wife two sisters and several nieces and nephews.
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Pel. Bludworth
Silver
Pred Blake
Past Baptist Church
Robert Kee
Res
Ross Welch
Asst Methodist Church
Robert Fee
Sanco Center
Heo
Hendersonville
Pennessee
Cone
Waco
Texas
Strabboy
Matte Beth Keyes
Methodist Church Bronte Service Times and Youth Fellowship
The Bronte church announces morning worship at 9 a.m. and evening worship at 7 p.m. under Pastor Alvin R. Mauldin with a youth fellowship program at Tennyson. The Charet School and a preaching service are also noted.
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Bronte
Coke County School Men Return From Austin Meeting
Coke County school officials traveled to Austin last Wednesday for a statewide meeting on teacher shortages and staffing. They reported Miss Wansine Walker’s Texas State Teachers Association analysis that the state needs 72,000 new teachers in coming years, with Texas needing about 51,772 new instructors to offset losses and growth, and overcrowded classrooms remain a major concern. Judge Dean also visited the State Health department and the State Comptroller's office during the trip.
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Escbiero
Jeth Dean
Tor. Carroll Robert Lee
Boo C. Goodwin Wit
Haigh Lews, Jr
Austin Friay
Texas
Wansine Walker
Waco
Texas State
United Stires
National Committee
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Nui Ber
Coke County
Austin
Dean
State Health Department
State Comptroller's Office
Former Blackwell Resident Buried There Sunday
Obituary notes the funeral for former Blackwell resident Mrs. Clathles Hagsdale Bannerab. Services were led by Rev. GW Oden with Rev. Glyde Hick officiating at Blackwell Methodist Church and Blackwell Baptist Church. Distant relatives and neighbors attend, with many listed among survivors including children and grandchildren across multiple states.
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Blackwell
Blackwell Tourney Ends With McCarley Boys First
The Bleckwell tournament closed with McCarley boys finishing first, defeating Blackwell 22 to 19. Blackwell team placed second in the event. Divide girls beat Blackwell for a first place, Highland girls took consolation, and Robert Lee boys won consolation matches. James Little remains in an El Paso hospital after Christmas visit.
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Charles
Carte
Artesia
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Oseen Cabon
San Angelo Hospital
Pat Cine
Sweetwater
Siro Mies
Ernest Ware
McCarley
Blackwell
Robert Lee
Divide
Highland Girls
James Little
el Paso
Mr. Little
Dink Lanier
Abe Lanier
Notice of Bids for County Depository Coke County 1949
The County Judge of Coke County invites sealed bids from banking corporations associations or individual bankers for the county depository and Coke County Common School District funds for the next two 12 years bid proposals must state the interest rate offered and be delivered to the County Judge by the date set in the court The bid must be accompanied by a certified check equal to at least one half of one percent of the county prior year receipts as a bid bond with liquidated damages if the bid is accepted the county may re advertise and reject any or all bids Date January 10 1949 Seal
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Senate
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Sind Court
Sad
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Commissioners Court
Astete
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