Soil Conservation Tour Highlights Local Efforts in 1968
A Tobacco County edition highlights a Tuesday Soil Conservation Tour from Bronte to Coke County sites. Leaders include W. E. Jacoby and Jim Barnhill with stops at Glenn, Butler, Luckett, Percifull farms showing brush control, seeding methods, terracing and irrigation. The Coke County Soil Conservation District sponsors the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soil Conservation Service
W. E. Jacoby
L. L. Wilkins
Jim Barnhill
Rex Brand
Fay C. Roe
Sterling Lindsey
J. E. Quisenberry
ASOS
Alton R. Pyburn
Farmers Home Administration
Coke County
SCS
Wayman Percifull
Bronte
Bermuda
Percifull
Kickapoo
Coke County Soil Conservation District
J. W. Service Sr
Weldon Fikes
Joe Rawlings
M. C. Hendry
D. K. Glenn
Apology for Credit Errors in Football Games
The piece admits missed touchdowns credited to Ronald Cooper in two games and apologizes to the player. It also mentions George Wallace leading polls for U S president, with a tongue in cheek note about voters in Coke County deciding between Humphrey or Nixon and the phrase Let George do it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald Cooper
Ronald
Bronte
Robert Lee
George Wallace
United States
Wallace
Coke County
Texas
Humphrey
Nixon
George
Trent Slips By Bronte Shorthorns 86 0ver 0
The Bronte Shorthorns travel to Wall Thursday for a 7 p.m. game against the Hawks with a 5 p.m. bus departure. They suffered their first defeat last Thursday, losing 86 to 6, as Richard Reyes connected with Leon Freeman for a 16 yard TD.
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Bronte Shorthorns
Wall
Hawks
Shorthorns
Trent
Richard Reyes
Leon Freeman
Robert Lee Wins MOD Tournament At Mountain Creek
Robert Lee golf team captured the March of Dimes Tournament trophy at Mountain Creek Golf Course. They edged Bronte as 40 entries, 27 from Robert Lee and 183 from Bronte, were split into six teams. Robert Lee scored 34 points to Bronte's 15. Bill Allen posted the low score 69 and won a dozen golf balls. $120 was donated to Coke County March of Dimes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Lee
Mountain Creek
Bronte
Coke County
Coke County March of Dimes
Bill Allen
Boomers Top Tech Freshmen In Lubbock Clash 34 18
A large crowd of Bronte fans witnessed the Oklahoma Boomers defeat Texas Tech freshmen 34 to 18 in Lubbock Monday night. Coach Cecil Toliver, Gaylon Woodard, and principal James Golson led traveling players and students, with attendees including Martin Lees C O Richards C M McCutchens Dolan Mackeys and others from Bronte Abilene and area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bronte
Lubbock
Oklahoma Boomers
Texas Tech Picadors
Bronte Longhorns
Doug McCutchen
Davis Corley
Brian Richards
Tech
Enterprise
Cecil Toliver
Gaylon Woodard
James Golson
Texas Ark game draws Royce Lee family to Austin
Mr and Mrs Royce Lee and Melissa traveled to Austin last weekend to attend the Texas Arkansas football game and visit their son Royce L Lee a student at the University of Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royce Lee
Melissa
Austin
Royce L. Lee
Universiy of Texas
Ex-Student Officers Plan Bronte 1968 Homecoming
Ex-student association officers and Bronte School officials met to set plans for the November 8 homecoming. A 5:30 p.m. pep rally in the high school gym leads to a 1 hour refreshment period in the lunch room. A 7:30 p.m. Bronte Forsan game follows with halftime crowning of a homecoming queen. Eddie Alexander urged readers to invite former students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bronte School
Eddie Alexander
Ex-Students Association
Wallace Running Strong in Poll Among Eight Grade Voters
George Wallace won a school poll with 36 of 98 votes in James N. Raughton’s eighth grade class. Nixon received 22 and Humphrey 18. Twenty two voters were undecided. Ballots were given to citizens to gauge voting intentions and collect demographic data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Wallace
James N. Raughton
Alabama
Richard M. Nixon
Hubert H. Humphrey
District Play Opener: Bronte Longhorns at Jim Ned Indians
Bronte Longhorns open district play Friday night with a road game against the Jim Ned Indians in Tuscola. Jim Ned holds a slight edge in the standings at 23 versus Bronte’s 14, with Bronte aiming to repair injuries after a bye. Last week Trent beat Hermleigh 60 to 16 and Jayton defeated Hawley 59 to 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bronte Longhorns
Tuscola
Jim Ned
Hawley
Forsan
Loraine
Trent
Richardson couple visits Barrett Mackey family
Mr and Mrs R B Buron and their Richardson family spent the weekend with Mrs Barrett Mackey and her husband Mr Mackey, visiting relatives and sharing time together in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. B. Buron
Richardson
Barrett Mackey
Firemen Called Three Times in Past Week
Bronte Volunteer Fire Department responded to three fires in the past week. A blaze at J. T. Henry’s shop behind his home ruined lawn mowers tillers and tools after a German Shepherd alerted neighbors but kept the structure from total loss. A grass fire at D. K. Glenn place was controlled with minor damage. Monday’s fire hit a house near the football field owned by Mrs. Nate Smith and Janssen Pairish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bronte Volunteer Fire Department
J. T. Henry
Nate Smith
Janssen Pairish
Services Friday for Robert M. Goss 78
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Williams Funeral Home chapel in Robert Lee for Robert M. Goss 78 who died Wednesday at West Coke County Hospital. Rev. Horace Bloodworth will officiate and burial will be in Haskell Cemetery. Goss grew up in Coke County a World War I veteran and Baptist Church member in Dunn. Survivors include sisters Mrs. Cole and Mrs. Elsie Davis and brother Martin Goss with several nieces and nephews.
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Williams
Robert Lee
Robert M. Goss
West Coke County Hospital
Horace Bloodworth
Silver
Haskell Cemetery
Mr. Goss
Coke County
The
Baptist Church At
Dunn
Cole
Elsie Davis
San Angelo
Martin Goss
San Augustine
Lost Hour Regained as Clocks Return to Central Time
Sunday marks the return to Central Standard Time gaining an extra hour of morning light for early workers. The change shifts sunset to about 6 pm instead of 7.
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Vietnam
Bronte Enterprise Office
D. K. Glenn Place
Glenn Place
Edna Butner
Billy Joe Luckett Place
Mod
Ark
Henry
J. B. Cole
Pearl Williams
Haskell
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