West Texas crowd hears water needs talk at Bronte Park
Over 800 people gathered at Bronte Park to hear Speaker Mes of the Texas House and Rep. Forrest Harding discuss water resources as key to West Texas growth. Coke County earned a permit for the program with ceremonies led by Edward Cumbie. The event featured the Bronte Longhorn Band, a mayoral welcome, and a large chow line after speeches.
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Bronte Oe Park
Mes
Texas House of Arey
Edward Cumbie
Bronte Longhorn Band
Russell Fuller
Cecil Cox
Bronte Church of Christ
Royce Lee
Roger Brown
Big Spring
Coke County
Gene Hendryx
Alpine
Forrest
Shorthorns Schedule Bronte Elementry Football 1965
Bronte Elementary School Shorthorns open their 1965 season September 16 at Jim Ned under coaches Cecil Toliver and James Raughton. District 8B divided into north south zones with Bronte Trent Robert Lee in the south and Hermleigh Jayton Loraine in the north. Non conference games include Hermleigh. Schedule lists Sept 16 Jim Ned, Sept 23 Trent, Sept 30 Robert Lee, Oct 7 Hermleigh, Oct 14 Trent, Oct 21 Robert Lee, Oct 28 Hermleigh, Nov 4 north south playoff. Roster to be published next week.
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Shorthorns
Bronte Elementary School
Jim Ned
Cecil
Toliver
James Raughton
Bronte
Trent
Robert Lee
Hermleigh
Jayton
Loraine
Lawn
Enterprise
Coke Voters Approve Defeated Amendment
Coke County voters backed a constitutional amendment by 153 to 66 while state results showed the proposition failed statewide. The measure would have raised Texas Senate membership from 31 to 39 to improve rural representation. urban votes defeated it.
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Coke
Coke County
Texas Senate
Texas
Longhorns Open 1965 Season at Ozona Friday
The 1965 Bronze Longhorns travel to Ozona to face the Lions in District 8A action. Ozona, coached by George Cox, features QB David Glenn and RB Royce Lee with a solid line led by Larry Corley and Gary Stroebel. Longhorns hope for a crowd and a strong kickoff at 8 p.m. with buses departing at 3 p.m. and band at 4:30 p.m. Home opener September 17 includes new lights bleachers and a scoreboard.
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Bronze Longhorns
Ozona
Lions
George Cox
Pete Hickman
Cecil Toliver
James Baughton
Royce Lee
Doug McCutchen
David Glenn
Tad Richards
Longhorn
Larry Corley
Tony Olivas
Gary Stroebel
Brian Richards
Bob Bell
Davis Corley
Victor Brock
Don Hageman
Eddie Clark
Longhorns
Toliver
Water District Eyes New Coke County Dam Project
The Colorado River Municipal Water District faces a long path to a planned dam above Robert Lee with a potential 1968 water start. Board discussions in Big Spring will outline surveys land appraisals and funding bonds as the district negotiates land purchases contracts and a possible pipeline system.
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the Observer
Joe Pickle
Big Spring Herald
Colorado River Municipal Water District
Mitchell County
CRMWD
Coke County
Robert Lee
Big Spring
Charles Perry
Odessa
O. H. Ivie
Ben Brooks longtime Coke County official laid to rest
Funeral services for Ben Brooks 70, former Coke County commissioner from precinct 4 and longtime stock farmer, were held Saturday at Tennyson Baptist Church. He died Thursday in Sterling City of a heart attack. Survivors include his wife Clema, a son Judge W. R. Brooks, three daughters, and three brothers. Burial was at Mule Creek Cemetery.
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Ben Brooks
Coke County
Precinct 4
Tennyson
Brooks
Sterling City
Tennyson Baptist Church
Mule Creek
Johnson Funeral Home
San Angelo
Streling City
Mr. Brooks
Houlka
Miss
Co. A
143Rd Infantry
36Th Rainbow
H. J. Hamiter
Phoenix
Ariz
Billy J. Hawkins
Gene
C. J. Brooks
Bert Lee
Si Pers
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Canaty
Coot
Forrest Harding
Robert Lee Dam
W. B. McShan
May
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