Quiet Thursday in Bronte as Enterprise closes for holiday
Town observes holiday with The Enterprise off Friday. Senator Ralph Yarborough visited Bronte last Friday and hinted at governor ambitions. The paper notes Price Daniel’s actions and compares pond sizes, while promoting two local projects trading a sewer system and town improvement for better living and business.
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U.S
Ralph Yarborough
Bronte Enterprise
Bronte
Earl F. Glenn
Enterprise
Yarborough
Earl Smith
Joe Foy
Concho Rea
Carroll Land
San Angelo
Sen
Texas
U. S
Price Daniel
Longhorns Drop 1st Game to Divide
TheBronte Longhorns opened the season with a 53 to 38 loss to Divide. Don Bird led Divide with 22 points while Beau Orr added 13. Bronte’s Lanny Denman scored 13. Norman Porter began his tenure as Bronte coach succeeding Oscar Dorsey.
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Divide
Longhorns
Nolan County
Don Bird
Beau Orr
Bronte
Lanny Denman
Norman Porter
Oscar Dorsey
Services Held At Brookshire For Jim Derrick
Funeral services for Jim Derrick aged 53 were held at Brookshire Baptist Church with ministers from San Angelo Helmbright Roscoe and Brookshire officiating. Burial followed in Mount Victory cemetery. Derrick died Monday in a Snyder hospital and is survived by wife three sons from the home two other sons one daughter his mother and a large family. Pallbearers included Herbert Holland Homer Clark J C Boatright Tom Green Roy Baker and Robert Brown.
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Jim Derrick
Brookshire Baptist Church
Gerald B. Cates
Bethel Baptist Church
San Angelo
Leroy Stuckey
Central Baptist Church
Helmleigh
Harville James
Wastella Baptist Church
Roscoe
Bud Denton
Mount Victory Cemetery
Brookshire
Snyder Funeral Home
Derrick
Snyder
Bobby
J. B
Kermit
A. A. Tedford
Chassie Derrick
Herbert Holland
Homer Clark
J. C. Boatright
Tom Green
Roy Baker
Robert Brown
Tennyson
Will Stephenson Bronte Farmer Dies Suddenly
Will Stephenson 69 a long time Coke County resident died suddenly at his home Tuesday evening. He farmed south of Bronte and was a deacon of Kickapoo Baptist Church. Funeral Friday at Kickapoo with interment in Fairview Cemetery. He was born September 11 1888 and survived by his wife two daughters two brothers a sister five grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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Willie Ray Stephenson
Coke County
Stephenson
Here
Kickapoo Baptist Church
R. W. Blackmon
Clyde W. Coleman
Grapevine
R. H. Reeves
Dallas
Fairview Cemetery
Mr. Stephenson
J. H
Nancy Bird Stephenson
Bronte
Mills County
Colorado River
Kickapoo
Altha Wrinkle
Hollis Ensor
Monroe Overman
Midwest City
Okla
Marshel Stephenson
Orel Stephenson
Detroit
Mich
A. O. Vaughn
James Springs
N. M
Blackwell Plans For New Roads Are Competed
Blackwell city council held two sessions to sign papers from the State Highway Department. They aim to complete Highway 70 through town and pave Main Street to connect with farm to market road 1170. Highway 70 will be rebuilt for one mile with a 40 foot pavement. Farm to market road 1170 will run on Main Street to the west city limits and be let by contract.
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Blackwell
State Highway Department
Town
Main
del Rio Street
Highway Department
Highway 70
Wink Wildcats Clinch Regional Playoff With 26-0 Win
The Wink Wildcats defeated Robert Lee Steers 26-0 on a snowy night to advance to the regional playoffs. Cleveland Robinson 130 pound back scored, Charles Wilhelm added a 53 yard run, and Joe Green returned an interception for a TD as Wink dominated with 167 rushing yards and 16 first downs.
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Wink Wildcats
Robert Lee Steers
Steers
Wildcats
Robert Lee
Wink
Cleveland Robinson
Charles Wilhelm
Joe Green
Baird
Big Spring
Rochester
UCRA Officials Report At Austin Meeting On Water Studies
Upper Colorado River Authority directors reported at an Austin meeting on progress toward statewide water work. Surveys for dam sites in Coke County and water systems for Miles Winters Rowena Ballinger Abilene were noted as under consideration.
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River Authority
Austin
State Board of Water Engineers
Federal Bureau of Reclamation
Corps of Army Engineers
Texas
L. T. Youngblood
Bronte
Colorado River
Coke County
Bureau of Reclamation
Miles
Winters
Rowena
Ballinger
Abilene
Tom Green
Coke
Robert Lee
Gerald Allen
UCRA
Snyder
Authority
Early Snows Reported in Local Area
One of the earliest snows for the area fell over the past weekend with snow beginning Thursday night and continuing Friday. Temperatures stayed around 33 degrees as snow melted on impact. snow flurries continued Saturday night but no heavy snow like in Concho and Tom Green counties. Iden measured 13 inches.
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Here
Concho
Tom Green
Iden
Enterprise Office To Close Friday
The Bronze Enterprise office will be closed all day Friday for a holiday. Staff needed a day off that Thanksgiving could not provide, so the publication’s holiday was moved up this year.
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Enterprise
Bronze Enterprise
Tidwells Take Over Sam's Cafe In Local Sale
Mr and Mrs Tidwell assumed operation of Sam's Cafe on Monday after buying the business from Mr and Mrs Sam Spruell. Mrs Tidwell announced on Wednesday that Mrs Frank Grimes, recently from Ballinger, will be head cook. Mrs A E Bell Sr also works there.
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Sam’s Cafe
Sam Spruell
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