Youth Rodeo Tonight in Bronte With Entry Deadline Noon
A youth rodeo is set for this Friday at the Bronze ball field Bronte with events for professionals and youngsters. Entries close at noon with J T Henry and C K Arrott handling registrations. The program includes jackpot roping open to pros with 5 dollar fees and pay splits 50 30 20. non professional events feature calf roping a small hack race for boys and a goat milking team event for a boy and a girl. The parade will begin downtown at 7 with Grand Entry to start at 8.
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Bronte
Bronze Ball Field
J.T. Henry
C.K. Arrott
Polio cases rise in Bronte and Gonzales areas
One new polio case reported in Bronte area this week involving an 11 year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Lum Lasswell of Fort Chadbourne currently in a San Angelo hospital with a light case. Two Bronte patients at Warm Springs Foundation Hospital Gonzales are recovering. Authorities warn polio season continues and urge precautions. A clover leaf race for girls is planned with Bronte and Robert Lee teams. prizes include trophies and merchandise. proceeds fund Bronte Athletic field debt. Tickets 25 cents for students 75 cents adults. under 10 free. Wickets sold at Bronze Cate and White Auto Store or at gate.
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Pitt
Bronte
Robert Lee
Bronze Cate and White
Bronte Ties For League Leadership In 13–4 Blow
Bronte Longhorns finish regular Concho Basin schedule with a 13 to 4 win over Robert Lee to tie Miles for first place. Bon Spoonts earned his 6th win with an 11 hit effort, R W Bowman homered and doubled, and Bronte prepares for a Shanghnessy playoff among Bronte Miles Robert Lee and Veribest next week. Mr and Mrs Frank Keesee left for Scott Field to visit Lt and Mrs James B R Boice.
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Bronte Longhorns
Robert Lee
Miles
Bronte
Veribest
Bon Spoonts
R. W. Bowman
Bill Bob Herron
Ike
Clarence Tinkler
Frank Keesee
Sweetwater
Scott Field
Hingis
James BR. Boice
Fishermen lose rod and reel to big river catch
C. E. Bruton and CG. W. Crume fished three days on the Lang River below London. They report a good trip but Crume hooked a big fish that pulled both rod and reel into the water and were unable to recover them.
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C. E. Bruton
CG. W. Crume
Lang River
London
Crume
Former Edith Man Buried in New Mexico
William Sam King, 57, a former Edith resident, was buried in Stanley New Mexico on Monday July 11 after dying Friday July 8. He lived in New Mexico for 31 years, born in Edith in 1892, survived by his wife and three sons, five brothers including Dave King of Edith, and two sisters. He was the son of the late Sam and Mrs. King of a Coke County pioneer family.
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William Sam King
Edith
Stanley
New Mexico
King
Dave King
Lillie Gaines
Robert Lee
Sam King
Coke County
Beaulah Gaines
Bronte
Manley Attends Concho Watchmakers Guild Meeting
HL L. Manley attended a Wednesday night meeting of the Concho Watchmakers Guild in San Angelo.
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HL L. Manley
Concho Watchmakers Guild
San Angelo
Toxaphene Use Advised For Pests In Cotton Fields
Farmers may dust or spray Toxaphene to control flea hoppers army worms boll weevils boll worms cotton aphids and the green stink bug. Nearly eighty eight relatives gathered for a family reunion near Albany marking the first full gathering since 1920.
Cotton Insect Control Advice and Fall Fish Delivery Notice
An advisory recommends a toxaphene and dusting sulfur mix for cotton pests, with about 10 pounds per acre. Ready mixed formulations and water-based sprays are available depending on equipment. Contact the County Agent for details. Farmers must submit names to the County Agent's office by August 1 to receive fall fish deliveries.
Sweetwater Wins Permit for Oak Creek Dam Project
The State Board of Water Engineers granted Sweetwater a permit to build the Oak Creek dam northeast of Bronte, amid rancher protests over stock water loss. Sweetwater aims to supply Gulf Refining Co and expand by six million gallons daily, with a costly project estimated over 20000000 dollars. Bronte and Robert Lee back a pipeline and the Upper Colorado River Authority pledges aid. construction timing remains unclear.
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Sweetwater
State Board of Water Engineers
Oon Oak Creek
Bronte
Supreme Court
Gulf Refining Co
Robert Lee
Sweenwater
Coke County
Dai
Colorado River
Anthorty
Shely Jeans
Hetals Thawvenet
Wooo
C.F Wyhe
Odom Hoon
Gull Refining Co
UCRA
LP. Youngblood
G. ©. Allen
Placid No 1 Forman Develops Large Gas Show
Bronze residents report gas shows at Placid No 1 well drilled by Lone Star Gas in Palo Pinto area. gas rising 10 to 20 feet, Keeney completed as pump, Dively 445 barrels oil with 10 percent water, gas oil ratio 10, production through 96 percent perforations. Nearby wells Humble No. 2 and Barnsdall No. 1 test progress and recoveries include salt water and oil shale indications.
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Placid
Forman
J.L. Keeney
Placid No
Robert Forman
Lone Star Gas Company
Palo Pinte
Perons
Phekok & Reynolds
Neo Bo
Keeney
Ueta
Rice Bros
Stephenson
Bronte
Colorado River
Humble
Sathe Odom
Palo Pinto
Barnsdall No
Harris Davenport
Dilling
Fort Chadbourne
Coke County approves hospital bonds by 324 vote margin
The Coke County hospital bond election passed Saturday with 728 votes for and 404 against, a 324 vote margin. The $75,000 bond plan funds a Robert Lee county hospital with federal aid covering one third. site partly donated by Jo S Walker and wife. Construction bid by Joe Tharpe of San Angelo at $73,288.
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Coke County Hospital
Robert Lee
Addi
Jo S. Walker
Bronte
Fort Chadbourne
Tomnyson
Lance
Silver
Green Mountan
I Wildcat
Olga
Hayrick
Juniper
Commissioners Court
Joe Tharpe
San Angelo
Jeff Dean
Dean
Coke County
Bean
Satterwhite Speaks to Local Lions in Ballinger
Joe Satterwhite of Ballinger spoke at the Lions Club meeting at the Stron te cafe on Youth of Our Country and Agriculture. Local guest attendees included Jim Weaver and H B Edmondson, with several Ballinger residents listed among the participants.
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Joe Satterwhite
Ballinger
Runnels County Implement Comply
Lions Club
Satterwhite
Jim Weaver
H. B. Edmondson
Sronte Cafe
C. E. Arrott
Steve Badley
Ed Cumrie
Paylor Emerson
Norman BR. Riker
J.B. Mackey
Alvin R. Mauldin
Ben Oglesby
BR. W. Rees
H. A. Springer
Sam Spruell
Ben Brooks Involved In Highway 277 Collision
Ben Brooks was in a collision midweek while driving a pickup along Highway 277 near Tennyson. His vehicle sustained heavy damage and police and responders attended the scene though details were not released at press time.
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Ben Brooks
Tennyson
Brooks
Mrs. Browning Visits East Texas Mother
Mrs. C. M. Browning of East Texas is visiting her mother, Mrs. J. W., amid a family stay. The fragment notes a familial visit and regional ties.
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C. M. Browning
East Texas
J. W
Subscriptions Boost July Bargain in Coke County Area
Readers are urged to subscribe or renew with a special July offer. The Bronte Enterprise names a $1.50 rate for Coke and adjoining counties and $2.00 elsewhere. Offers apply to new subscriptions renewals and extensions.
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Rensons
Bronte Enterprise
Beige
Coke
Bronte Breeders Enter Rambouillet Sheep at San Angelo Show
Bronte Rambouillet breeders F Bridges & Son and Ed Hathif enter eight and seven sheep respectively at San Angelo thirteenth annual Sheep Show and Sale. The event sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce and American Rambouillet Sheep Breeders Association runs July 9 to 27 with 14 entrants from Texas Utah New York. White of Fort Stockton acts as judge and Walter Britten of College Station serves as auctioneer for the sale following the show.
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San Angelo
San Angelo For Grounds
Fort Stockton
Transfers open in Coke County for school district changes
Any student in Coke County who wishes to transfer between districts must apply to County Judge Jeff Dean before August 1. Judge Dean said the county board will review all transfer requests and consider each one.
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Coke County
Jeff Dean
Dean
Funeral Services Held for Mrs G L Bridges in Bronte
Funeral services for Mrs. G L Bridges were held Monday at 3 30 p m at Bronte Baptist Church with Rev Vo Price and Rev Alvin Mauldin officiating. She died Sunday July 17 at the local hospital born Georgia Pree oun Mane native Texan moved to the area in 1908. Survived by son Floyd Bridges Bronte daughter Mrs Chat Dunes Bronte three grandchildren Will Tom Price and other Bronte relatives. Interment at Fairview Cemetery Bronte under Clift Funeral Home supervision.
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G. L
Bronte Baptist Church
Vo 1. Price
Offaating
Alvin Mauldin
Bronte Methodist Church
Bridges
Georgia Pree
G. J. Bridges
Bronte
Callie Reeves
Fort Worth
Lnterment
Fairview
Directo
Clift Funeral Home
Blackwell Church of Christ Announces Weeklong Meeting
Bro. Frank of Sheffield Texas will lead a revival at the Blackwell Church of Christ starting Friday night July 22 and running through July 31. Services include Sunday morning and night and weeknight sessions at 8 15 p m with inviting attendance.
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Bro. Frank
Sheffield
Texas
Church of Chast
Blackwell
Robert M. Kirchman Hospitalized After Eye Injury
Robert Mack Kirchman son of Mr and Mrs Bob Kirchman was seriously injured last Friday when a fire cracker exploded in a bottle and glass fragments entered his eye He underwent eye surgery in a San Angelo hospital Friends said on Wednesday his condition is improving and there is hope for some restoration of sight Diane Kirchman Brontes polio victim also improved after transfer to Gonzales Warm Springs Foundation Hospital from San Angelo
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Robert Mack Kirchman
Bob Kirchman
San Angelo
Kirchman
Diane
Warm Springs Foundation
Gonzales
Bronte
Carlsbad Couple Visiting Lam mers Home
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Sanders of Carlsbad New Mexico are visiting in the home of Mr. and Mrs. A B Lam mers.
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J. W. Sanders
Carlsbad
New Mexico
A. B. Lammers
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