Youngblood Reelected Leader of Upper Colorado Officials
L. T. Youngblood of Bronte was reelected chairman of the Upper Colorado River Authority at a San Angelo meeting. H. G. Wendland of San Angelo was named vice chairman and Gerald C. Allen of Robert Lee became secretary treasurer. The board discussed adding 50 000 acre feet of storage and a million dollar payment to the War Department for North Concho dam storage, with funding tied to federal appropriations and project start timelines.
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L. T. Youngblood
First National Bank
Bronte
Upper
Colorado River Authority
San Angelo
Youngblood
H. G. Wendland
Gerald C. Allen
Robert Lee
D. W. Griffiths
Henry Norman
North Concho
UCRA
C. L. Green
Winters
War Department
Tom Green
Coke Counties
Bureau of Reclamation
Colorado River
Lee R. Latham Announces Sheriff Candidacy in Coke County
Lee R. Latham, a Robert Lee native and Rob ert Lee High School and John Tarleton graduate, announces his bid for Sheriff Tax Assessor and Collector of Coke County. He served in the Army starting December 1941, with military police in San Francisco, earned pilot wings, and fought in the South Pacific during World War II.
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Lee R. Latham
Coke County
Lee Latham
Robert Lee
Robert Lee High School
John Tarleton College
Stephenville
Lee
San Francisco
Armed Services
West Texas
South Pacific
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Blackwell H D Club Officers Train For New Year
The County Home Demonstration Agent Mrs Elsie Wilkerson led an Officers Training School last Wednesday at Mrs Austin Jordan s home. Members received 1946 year books and planned officer and committee duties. Home decorations featured winter scenes with a crystal ball centerpiece on a mirror plateau and a lace dining table. A salad course was served to Mesdames Elsie Wilkerson Vernon Haggerton R H Reaves Charles Ragsdale B P Ragsdale Lou Smith D H Alsup Arnold Richards and the hostess.
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Elsie Wilkerson
Austin Jordan
Blackwell H. D. Club
Vernon Haggerton
R. H. Reaves
Charles Ragsdale
B. P. Ragsdale
Lou Smith
D.H. Alsup
Arnold Richards
Tennyson H. D. Club Holds 1946 Meeting
Five members and three visitors attended the first 1946 meeting at Mrs. Joe Miller home. County agent Miss Fay Croslin led a discussion on upholstering. The next gathering on January 24 at Mrs. Marvin Corley’s home will feature hat stands and shoe racks demonstrations.
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Tennyson H. D. Club
Joe Miller
Fay Croslin
Marvin Corley
Local families recovering after auto crash and cafe news
The Enterprise reports the Hiram Brock and B. G. Timmons families are home and recovering from injuries suffered last month in an auto accident. Pete and Mrs. Nutter announce the redecorated Cactus Cafe and invite friends to visit. Pete recently returned from service. The note mentions the Club Cafe opening in Robert Lee and occupancy by Mr. and
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Hiram Brock
B. G. Timmons
Pete Nutter
Pete
Ottis Mack Phillips Returns From Army Honor Roll
Ottis Mack Phillips received his honorable discharge from the Army on January 10 after nearly three years of service. He earned three battle stars for Luzon New Guinea and the South Pacific while with the 13th Air Force. He arrived home January 13 and joined a birthday dinner at the Beavers home in Bronte honoring his grandmother Mary E. Phillips, uncle Walter S. Phillips, and cousin Harold Franklin McCutcheon. The 50 guests included many Bronte families and friends from nearby towns.
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George Phillips
Ottis Mack Phillips
Army
Asiatic
Luzon New Guinea
South Phillipine Islands
13Th Air Force
Claud Beavers
Mary E. Phillips
Walter S. Phillips
Harold Franklin McCutcheon
O. E. Allen
Jim Adair
Walter Phillips
Frank
Ottis
Janelle
Gertrude Gray
L. M. Jones
Robert Forman declares C Coke County commissioner run
Robert Forman announces candidacy for Coke County Precinct 2 commissioner. He pledges responsibility and outreach to voters, aiming to cooperate with officials and serve citizens. He cites eight years in the county and two years as an A A A range inspector to address local problems and earn votes.
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Robert Forman
Coke County
Forman
A.A.A
Buck Coleman couple proud parents of baby girl Judy Lynn
Mr and Mrs Buck Coleman announce the birth of daughter Judy Lynn on December 12 1945 in Tacoma Washington. She weighed seven and a half pounds at birth Mrs Coleman formerly Miss Iva Bell Lynn of Divide a local schoolteacher. Mr Coleman previously with the AAA has been in the service for two years and expects discharge soon.
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T/5
Buck Coleman
Tacoma
Washington
Judy Lynn
Bronte Community Service Club Plans Auditorium
Bronte Bronte Community Service Club members heard plans for a city auditorium from Hubert Whitt and Rev. C R Blake after talks with the City Council. The session covered moving Lowry’s barbershop, adding a women’s rest room, lighting, painting, and furnishing the auditorium with chairs and desks.
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Bronte
Texas
R. E. Cumbie
County Livestock Association to Sponsor Show
County Agent Travis B. Hicks says the Cokenny Livestock Association will sponsor its annual Junior Livestock Show in February. The event is highlighted as a key activity for local youths in agriculture.
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County Livestock Association
Travis B. Hicks
The
Cokenny Livestock Association
Escue Higgins Wedding Solemnized in Robert Lee
Miss Alma Jean Escue and Floyd R. Higgins were married last Saturday January 12 at 8:00 PM in the Baptist parsonage with Rev. Fred Blake officiating. The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Escue of San Angelo, wore a green suit and white carnation corsage, maid of honor Jerry Mitchell, best man James Thomason. The couple will reside in San Angelo after a brief wedding trip. the bride works as a bookkeeper and the groom is a mail carrier on the San Angelo to Robert Lee route.
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Fred Blake
First Baptist Church
Robert Lee
Alma Jean Escue
Floyd R. Higgins
Jerry Mitchell
James Thomason
J. H. Escue
San Angelo
Walgreen Drug Company
Higgins
Eli Higgins
Puddinhead Wilson Half Interest Cow Joke
A Texas columnist recalls Mark Twain's Puddinhead Wilson line about owning half a dog. A half ownership pun follows with a cow story where one man feeds his half while the other milks his half, ending with the fraught outcome of the second half dying.
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Mark Twain
Puddinhead Wilson
Puddinhead
Amlul
Union W H D Club Meets With Mrs Parker
Mrs Truman Pesher reports a Union W H D club meeting hosted by Mrs Parker. Attendees include local members sharing community programs and upcoming events. The note highlights fellowship and civic involvement in the neighborhood.
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Union W. H. D. Club
Parker
Mrs. Truman Pesher
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AAA
Federal Insurance Corporation
Clarence N. Webb
AAA Committee
Webb
Christine G. Roach
Bob Knierim
Frank Keeney
Hubert Whitt
Blake
George McCrary
McCrary
R. T. Caperton
Emmett Caperton
O. W. Chapman
Better Housing Committee
Leroy Price
Lubbock
M. A. Butner
Butner
REA
H. A. Ce. Hubert
Whitt
C. BR. Smith
Better Roads Committee
American Legion Committee
J.T. Henry
Escue-Higgins
Boyce House
Paul Good
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