Bronte Labor Day barbecue draws crowd and praise
About 650 people attended Bronte’s Labor Day barbecue at Bronte County Park hosted by Bronte merchants and Jaycees. The event featured barbecue, sides, desserts, a youth choir, and entertainments by local figures. Mayors and Lions Clubs supported, with a Distinguished Service Award given to Mayor Royce Lee. The issue also notes Bronte Longhorns top Texas Class B ratings and season opener at Bangs, highlighting Harris Ratings and key players.
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Bronte County Park
the Merchants of
Bronte
Bronte Jaycees
Tommy Walter
Martin Lee
Charles Taylor
Harry Morris
Royce Lee
Jaycee
Jaycees
Lee
Bangs Dragons
Longhorns
Bangs
Dragons
Harris
Dallas
Eden
Trent
Forsan
Chillicothe
Groom
Vega
Shorthorns Announce Seven Game Junior High Schedule
The Bronze Shorthorns set a seven game 1967 junior high season starting Sept 14 at Wall. All games begin 7 p.m. except Oct 19 vs Forsan at 6. Admission 50 cents and 25 cents. Cheerleaders listed include Janeye Riker and Susan Arrott. Twirlers Ann Ivey and Mary Ellen McGuire also perform. Schedule: Sept 14 Wait, Sept 21 Robert Lee, Sept 28 Forsan, Oct 5 Loraine, Oct 12 Robert Lee, Oct 19 Forsan, Oct 26 Loraine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bronze Shorthorns
Wall
Forsan
Janeye Riker
Susan Arrott
Dixie Versup
Michelle Golson
Ginger Snead
Ann Ivey
Mary Ellen McGuire
Wait
Robert Lee
Loraine
Bronte Schools Enrollment Increases By Fifteen
A Wednesday report shows Bronte School enrollment at 323 students, up from 308 a week earlier. Superintendent C B Barbee released the figures with 110 high school pupils and 213 elementary students and notes the fourth grade has 35 pupils while the high school sophomore class numbers 34.
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Bronte
Supt. C. B. Barbee
Good rains usher in fall across Coke County regions
Rain fell in Bronte with up to two inches over the weekend and into Monday, helping fall pastures and late row crops. Robert Lee area saw as much as three inches, while Coke County overall reports escaped the severe Texas weather.
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Bronte
Robert Lee
Coke County
Texas
First Baptist Plans Parsonage at $22,000 Cost
The First Baptist Church votes to build a brick veneer parsonage for the pastor costing about $22,000 financed largely by an $18,049.18 bequest from the late Mr and Mrs Frank Keeney. The home will sit on the former parsonage site and include a living dining room library family room kitchen area four bedrooms two baths and a two car garage with central heating and air.
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First Baptist Church
Frank Keeney
E. F. Glenn
Buckner
Dallas
Minnie B. West
Martin Lee
Glenn
Charlie Keeney
Co. B. Barbee
Royce Fancher
J. B. Mackey
Harry Morris
Enterprise
Keeney
Mr. Keeney
Bronte
Eva Flood
General Telephone Network Expands Long Distance Dialing Sunday
EDDI Becomes Effective Sunday as a $1.2 million project allows customers in Bronte and 13 other towns served by General Telephone Company to dial their own long distance calls starting at 6:30 am. The network includes San Angelo Carlsbad Christoval El Dorado Sonora Sterling City Big Lake Bronte Eden Merizo Miles Ozona Robert Lee Romena and serves over 40 000 phones and 27 000 customers. Continued on Back Page.
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Bronte
General Telephone Company
R. R. McCullough
General Telephone Company of the Southwest
San Angelo
Carlsbad
Christoval
Eldorado
Sonora
Sterling City
Big Lake
Eden
Merizon
Miles
Ozona
Robert Lee
Rowena
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Manuel Reyes
George Latimer
George Eubanks
Jelaycees
Tommy Lee
The
City of Bronte
Jerry Lawdon
Cook Construction Co
Winters
Bronte Noon Lions Club
Bronte Evening Lions Club
Lions Clubs
Fire Department
Bronte Longhorns
Mighty Longhorns
Merkel
Cecil Toliver
Don Hageman
Victor Brock
Keith Morris
Davis Corley
David Gentry
Brian Richards
Randy Barbee
David Glenn
Doug McCutchen
Charles Masterson
Manfred Thompson
James Vaughn
David Scott
Toliver
Shorthorns
First Baptist
Ros
Jai
Thad
Fm Ly
Bree
Boukle Poragr
LY Tin
New Baptist Parsonage
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