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Newspaper
Bronte Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1964
Page
31
Rabbits are being driven out as a social event with early drives shrinking. The day includes a large outdoor picnic and visiting, with the aim of reducing the local rabbit population. Photo courtesy Mr and Mrs Ray Coleson.
The Coke County Livestock Association sponsors an annual event in Robert Lee or Bronte where 4H and FFA members exhibit prize stock. An auction follows drawing strong bids from local and out of town buyers. the 1964 show listed directors including James Wells and T. E. Pitcock. James Starkey recalls 1896 mail by stage from Ballinger.
Coke County paid a 50 cent bounty on rattlesnakes from early 1959 to August 1960. The drain on the county treasury led to halting the program though observers warned collectors might come from outside the county. About $8,000 was paid. bobcats coyotes and rabbits remain at 12.50, 5 cents per pair of ears.
Enterprise files show Clark and Bronte 1 Hotels welcoming guests from Emepa Illinois Chicago San Angelo Christoval Goldthwaite Fort Worth Evansville Ballinger Hylton Buffalo Norton Robert Lee and area city residents and ranch residents.
Advertisers and readers are urged to reserve additional copies of this edition. Price is 20 cents per copy, with orders encouraged to ensure supply.
A 1934 Coke County release from the Relief Office warns of worsening funds and rising dependents. It urges patience and self help, hopes August will be the hardest month, notes potential relief bond sales and a special August 27 legislature session, and ends with J. A. Knight as administrator.
Texas junior senator W. Lee O'Daniel made a visit to Bronte during October 1947. The stop highlighted his regional outreach and political activity as part of his statewide tour.
A biographical verse by Dr J D Leonard pays homage to a Model T Ford once prized for its joy and pride. The poem laments rising costs and the car’s neglect while recalling past adventures and the speaker’s financial woes, ending with a wish to buy another car if funds allowed.
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