Fishermen's pride span a 9 lb catfish at Oak Creek Lake
Two year old Jim Bob Ragsdale beams as his father Bob holds a sizable 9 pound catfish from Oak Creek Lake. Behind them is grandfather Charlie Ragsdale of Blackwell, while the younger Ragsdales live at Ft Chadbourne Humble Camp. Nearby 5 year old Ricky Sheppard displays his string of fish for the Enterprise office.
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Jim
Bob Ragsdale
Jim Bob
Charlie Ragsdale
Blackwell
Ragsdales
Ft. Chadbourne
Oak Creek Lake
Ricky Sheppard
Jean Sheppard
Enterprise Office
Ricky
Texans urged to vote in Saturday Senate run off
A Texas newspaper urges readers to cast ballots in the Saturday run off for the U S Senate filling Lyndon Johnsons vacancy. It endorses Democratic candidate Blakley over Republican Tow er, arguing Blakleys business experience outweighs Towers professorial background. It cautions minority party representation and notes the vice presidency tie to Johnson.
Scout Meeting To Restore Bronte Troop Tonight
A Bronte Boy Scout troop seeks reinstatement as its charter lapsed. D K Glenn, district scout executive, urges all Scouts and parents to attend at 7:30 PM at the American Legion Hall. Bronte Lions Club offers to pay the reinstatement fee to allow summer camp attendance at Camp Sol Meyer.
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American Legion Hall
D. K. Glenn
Bronte
Glenn
Camp Sol Meyer
Bronte Lions Club
Bronte Firms Observe Memorial Day Holiday
Most Bronte businesses will close next Tuesday May 30 for Memorial Day observance. This holiday is one of the legal holidays recognized locally as a paid day off for workers.
Special Senate Election Set For Saturday
A Texas county holds a special Senate election Saturday with Democratic interim Senator William A Blakley facing Republican John Tower. Blakley, a Dallas lawyer, was appointed by Gov Price Daniel after Lyndon B Johnson resigned to become Vice President. Elections run 8 am to 7 pm with Matthew Caperoni as election judge in Bronte.
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U. S
William A. Blakley
John Tower
Blakley
Price Daniel
Lyndon B. Johnson
United States
Dallas
Tower
Johnson
Midwestern University
Wichita Falls
Matthew Caperoni
N. Webb
Tennyson
R. V. Copeland
Olga
Homer Cornelius
Juniper
Blackwell Lions to See Operation Abolition
Blackwell Lions Club met Monday night at the schoolhouse with O. T. Colvin as president. He announced a film titled Operation Abolition will be shown in Blackwell soon with public invitation. Cake and ice cream followed the business meeting.
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Blackwell Lions Club
O. T. Colvin
Blackwell
Messrs
IR. V. Copeland
H. C. Raney
Eddy Garvin
Sonny Watts
Allen Sweet
Cecil Smith
Joe Gene Conradt
Charles Ragsdale
Thomas Lynn
Vernon Copeland
Bronte Area Deluged by 2.5 Inches of Rain
Earth soaking rains drenched the Bronte area over several days with totals around 2. to 2.5 inches. The heaviest fall occurred last Friday morning with more than two inches. Surrounding locales reported similar amounts. Farmers welcomed the moisture though it arrived too late for some small grain crops. Oats harvests show the 1961 crop improving beyond expectations.
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Bronte
West Texas
Bronte County Park and Pool Celebrate Fifth Anniversary
Kids and adults enjoyed a Saturday program at Bronte County Park and Pool marking the fifth anniversary of the opening. Prizes included a season ticket won by Steve Terry and an air mattress won by Don Andrews, with other gifts drawn and balloons scattered in the pool. Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Denman hosted refreshments and invited area residents to use the facilities throughout summer.
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Bronte County Park and Pool
Steve Terry
Don Andrews
Aubrey Denman
Kids share punch with Rev Grimes at community event
Kay Denman and Lynda Taylor serve a cup of punch to Rev Bob Grimes as spectators look on. The scene captures a family friendly gathering where children enjoy a safe, festive afternoon.
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Kay Denman
Lynda Taylor
Bob Grimes
L T Youngblood to Attend National Rivers and Harbors Congress
L T Youngblood Bronze banker and president of the Upper Colorado River Authority was named by Gov Price Daniel to attend the National Rivers and Harbors Congress in Washington DC May 24 27. He joins 12 to 15 Texas representatives for a long range water problems discussion including a forward look to 2001. The group will visit Quantico Marine Base. engineers from several states and Bureau of Reclamation will attend. He left Bronte for Dallas then Washington and plans to return by weekend.
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L. T. Youngblood
Upper
Colorado River Authority
Price Daniel
Washington, D. C
Mayflower Hotel
Youngblood
Texas
River Authority
Congress
Marine Corps
Marine
Quantico
Bureau of Reclamation
Brome
San Angelo
Dallas
Big D
Washington
Bronte
138000 Volt Line Ties Ballinger to Oak Creek Plant
Electric power from WTA 138000 volt transmission system switched into the new bay of the Ballinger substation May 18. About 17 miles of 138 KV line planned this year will connect Oak Creek substation to Abilene Ballinger and San Angelo. A 128000 pound Westinghouse transformer, with 30000 KVA capacity, was installed in April. Continued on Back Page.
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Abilene-San Angelo
Bronte
Oak Creek
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Ballinger
San Angelo
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