Longhorns Claim District Title With 39 7 Victory Over Robert Lee
Bronte Longhorns dominate Robert Lee to win District 7 B crown 39 to 7 as Scott Braswell and Dennie Braswell lead a rushing attack. The game opens with a failed long pass but soon Bronte schools away leading 14 0 at halftime. Archie Phillips adds two extra points and K Scott catches a 37 yard TD pass. Three more TDs follow after halftime as Bronte extends their lead and control.
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Bronte Longhorns
Robert Lee
Longhorns
Scott
Braswell
Dennie Braswell
Kenneth Scott
Loghorns
Stephenson
Archie Phillips
Longhorn
Eddie Braswell
K. Scott
Phillips
A. Phillips
Bronte
Steer
Bill
Family prayer and local sports note from Bronte
A Robert Louis Stevenson style prayer closes with civic reflections as readers are urged to support local Bronte merchants this Christmas. The item mentions a trip to Ballinger on Friday to back the Longhorns in bi district play and praises local effort and Christmas lights in Bronte.
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Robert Louis Stevenson
Bronte
Lions Club Jamboree Set for Next Thursday
A Lions Club benefit jamboree is planned for Thursday at 7 30 p m in the high school auditorium with Chester Derrick as master of ceremonies. Admission is 15 and 35 cents, proceeds aimed at Christmas packages for the aged and needy with leftover funds used for other community projects.
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Lions Club
Coke County
Wille
Marvin Corley
Mule Creek
Basketball Monday Nite features Ballinges girls teams
Two girls basketball games spill over to next Monday night as the A and B teams host Ballinges girls squads. Games set for 6 30 and 7 30 p m with the public urged to attend and back the home teams.
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Ballinges
Chinchilla Association Holds Texas Regional Meeting
The West Central Texas Chinchilla Club met all day at the American Legion Hall with 24 ranchers from Abilene Colorado City La Mesa San Angelo Coleman Merkle Loraine Albany and Bronte. Hosts were Mr and Mrs Thomas of Loraine Mr and Mrs Tidwell and Mr and Mrs Stagner of Colorado City and Mr and Mrs R H Sims of Bronte.
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West Central Teras Chinchilla Club
American Legion Hall
Abilene
Colorado City
Lamesa
San Angelo
Coleman
Merkel
Loraine
Albany
Bronte
Herbert Thomas
Cephas Tidwell
E. L. St
Lillian Meeks
Bronte Stores Close for Bronte Rochester Game
Bronte business houses will close Friday afternoon for the Bronte Rochester Bi-District football game at Ballinger. A pep rally at 12 15 pm at the schoolhouse precedes travel to Ballinger by the pep squad and band. Tickets are sold locally at Bronte Pharmacy Central Drug and W T Greens at Tennyson.
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Bronte
Bronte Pharmacy
Central Drug
W. T. Green
Tennyson
First Showing Planned for 1954 Chevrolet Pickups
Caperton Chevrolet Co owners Matthew and E L Caperton invite all to a Saturday showing of the new 1954 Chevrolet pickups and trucks. R T Caperton of Sterling City accompanied them after attending an advance show in Fort Worth. The firm touts the models as the most completely new, powerful and best performing yet.
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Caperton Chevrolet Co
Matthew
E. L. Caperton
A A
Chevrolet
E. L
R. T. Caperton
Sterling City
Fort Worth
Oil field extension near Blackwell details production
Humble Oil & Refining Co adds 3/8 mile north expansion at Fort Chadbourne Coke County, showing 109.20 barrels daily of 43.6 gravity oil with 4 percent water and a 982 to 1 gas oil ratio. Stanolind Oil & Gas Co reports a second well near the same area with 51.94 barrels daily of 45 gravity oil and 805 to 1 gas oil ratio.
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Fort Chadbourne
Coke County
Humble Oil & Refining Co
Sallie Odom
F. Sosa
Blackwell
Stanolind Oil & Gas Co
Irene Morrow
Bronte Longhorns to face Rochester Steers in bi district tilt
Bronte Longhorns meet Rochester Steers, 8-B district champions, in a bi district game at Ballinger stadium Friday at 2 PM. Bronte seeks first district crown since 1947 after beating Robert Lee. Rochester topped Rule to claim 8-B, with coaches Sims and Gantt guiding an 8-1 season.
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Bronte Longhorns
Rochester Steers
Longhorns
Robert Lee Steers
Ballinger Stadium
Coahoma-Grand Falls
Ozona
Coahoma
Loraine
Rankin
Hermleigh
Jesse Parker
Aubrey Denman
Supt
J. L. Carroll
Jack Price
Elbert Yoes
Rochester
Abilene
Bronte
The
San Angelo Officials Association
Abilene Officials Association
Local Exhibitors Win At Wichita Rabbit Show
The R. M. Andrews family drove to Wichita Falls on Sunday November 22 with five rabbits for the Wichita Valley Rabbit show. Four of the entries placed including first in the Champagne Dargent Intermediate Buck and second in Blue Dutch Ja doe Gray Dutch Jr doe and Lilac Dutch Sr buck. Joe Don Wilkins accompanied the Andrews with five rabbits and took three prizes including first in American Chinchilla Sr buck and seconds in New Zealand Red Sr buck and Champagne Dargent Sr buck.
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R. M. Andrews
Wichita Falls
Wichita Valley
Andrews
Blue Dutch
Ja. Doe
Gray Dutch Jr
Doe
Lilac Dutch
Joe Don Wilkins
Joe George Wilkins
Anders
New Zealand
Local Station Changes Hands After 100 Years
H C Murtishaw sold his Robert Lee highway station to E T Lowrance last week. Lowrance took over Friday November. The Lowrance family, longtime locals, will relocate into rear living quarters above the building. Mr and Mrs Martin move west. Lowrance will continue handling Conoco products.
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H. C. Murtishaw
Robert Lee Highway
E. T. Lowrance
Lowrance
Lowrances
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First Baptist Church
First Methodist Church
Kickapoo Baptist Church
C. W. Coleman
J. E. Fuller
Maynard R. Rogers
Junior Pruitt
Bronze
Baptist Church
Ballinger
Chinchilla
Oil.News
Wichita
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