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Bronte Enterprise

Location

Bronte, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 03, 1964

Page

19

West Texas Utilities Powering Bronte Since 1926

West Texas Utilities has supplied Bronte with electrical service since purchasing Bronte Light & Power in 1926. Marvin Bryant, the current manager, notes Bronte's growth from 161 to 444 customers and describes the ongoing expansion including a 69,000 volt transmission line and a new substation completed in 1963.

Coke County West Texas Utilities Bronte Bronte Light & Power Company Stell Branch WTA Coke Coumians Marvin Bryant Bryant Robert Lee Winters Miles WTU Stell George Chisholm Chisholm Eden Chisholf H. A. Springer Springer Ida Mae San Angelo Oak Creek Lake West Texas

Electricity lights Bronte as modern living spreads

Bry praises Bronte residents for embracing modern electricity while a West Texas Utilities executive notes 17 percent cheaper cost per kilowatt hour than a decade ago. The company funds atomic research with ten sister utilities to cut power costs as Coke Counties marks its 75th anniversary and WTA pledges continued service across 52 830 square miles.

Abilene West Texas Utilities Texas Red River Rio Grande San Angelo West Texas Oak Creek Lake Bronte WTU United States Bryant Bry New York WTA Gi Phillips Atomic Research Program Phillips

Bronte Oil Well Abandoned After Three Attempts

The Enterprise reports Bronte suffered a severe financial setback as the oil well being sunk on the E. C. Rawlings ranch, three and a half miles northeast of Bronte, was abandoned. This marks the third unsuccessful oil effort in the area.

Bronte E. C. Rawlings Ranch

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