Blackwell Homecoming Weekend Highlights Orange Exes and Hornets Game
Blackwell High School hosts homecoming with ex students invited, a 5 to 7 p.m. supper, and a 8 p.m. Hornets vs Novice football game. Activities include junior high game at 3 p.m., pep rally, exes meeting, queen and Mr Ex reveal at halftime, and community refreshments. Bonte fans see Longhorns host Roby at 8 p.m. with lineup changes announced by Coach Sandusky. District 6-B results recap and upcoming games listed.
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Blackwell High School
Blackwell Hornets
Exes
Gaylon Thorn
Ex-Students Association
James Ware
Anita Hamilton
Vonnie Watts
Troy Pillion
Wade Lewallen
Local auto dealer previews 1971 models in Bronte area
Matthew Caperton of Mustang Chevrolet Co. in San Angelo says he welcomes Bronte friends and customers to view the new 1971 model cars next Tuesday. An Enterprise ad invites all area residents to visit and see the new cars and Caperton.
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Matthew Caperton
Mustang Chevrolet Co
San Angelo
Coke County ASC committees named in mail election
Coca County farmers elected 15 ASC community committee men and alternates in a mail vote. The new committees meet Sept 25 to elect a chairman and vice chairman and to fill vacancies on the County ASC Committee. Each community includes three members and two alternates serving one year.
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Coke County
ASC
Frank Percifull
County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation
Percifull
ASCS
Shorthorns Tie RL Dogies 6 6 in Robert Lee
The Bronte Shorthorns and Robert Lee Dogies battled to a 6 6 tie on a Thursday night in Robert Lee. Lyn Sockwell opened the scoring for Bronte with a 21 yard reverse and Jim Dan Raughton finished with a 14 yard end run.
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Bronte Shorthorns
Robert Lee
Steers
Lyn Sockwell
Bronte
Jim Dan Raughton
Grand Master Dedication of Bronte Masonic Hall
Grand Master Hal Burnett of Alpine presided at Bronte Lodge No. 962's dedication of the remodeled Masonic Hall in the Santa Fe depot building. About 160 to 209 people attended as Burnett urged dedicating hearts souls and lives to a better world. Secretary H O Whitt said the talk was inspiring and the event was open to the public.
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Monnday
Bronte
Lodge No. 962 of
Burnett
Lodge
H. O. Whitt
Masonic Hall
Santa Fe
John Clarks Set Auction Saturday Near Tennyson
Mr and Mrs John Clarks auction antiques and late model items Saturday starting at 10 am at their place two miles east of Tennyson. Highlights include an old churn a 100 year old piano and a three legged bean pot as listed on the sale circular. They plan to move to Gilmer soon after. They were honored with a farewell gift at a Tennyson Baptist Church singing and social last Wednesday.
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John Clark
Tennyson
Clark
Gilmer
Tennyson Baptist Church
Pioneer Day Observance Planned by Coke County Survey
The Coke County Historical Survey Committee will host Pioneer or Senior Citizens Day from 2 to 4 p.m. Friday at the Coke County Courthouse Conference Room in Robert Lee. Chairman Mrs. Bryan Yarbrough invites all seniors and heritage enthusiasts to attend, register, greet visitors, and enjoy refreshments.
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Coke County Historical Survey Committee
Coke County
Robert Lee
Bryan Yarbrough
RETURNS TO DUTY AFTER CONVALESCENT LEAVE
Merritt Scott son of Mr and Mrs Joe Ed Scott left last Thursday for Fort Ord California after a 21 day convalescent leave with his parents He returned to the hospital for further treatment of a leg injury from basic training and will attend clerk's school Visiting in the Scott home were Mr and Mrs Steve Hines of Houston Mr and Mrs Daniel Scott of Dallas and Ralph Scott of Waco
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Merritt Scott
Joe Ed Scott
Fort Ord
Calif
Clerk's School
Scott
Steve Hines
Houston
Daniel Scott
Dallas
Ralph Scott
Waco
Week's Rain Reaches Five Inch Mark Across Area
Rain totals for the past week show areas receiving up to five inches. Maverick reports surpassing four inches with local gauges and residents like Russell Calton and Renza Lee confirming heavy falls. Bronte gauges show 2.4 to 2.8 inches while Tennyson's W H Thomas lists 1.2 inches across three showers. Some ranchers report lighter totals and continued moisture across the region.
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Maverick
Bronte
Russell Calton
Renza Lee
W. H. Thomas
Tennyson
Joe Rawlings
Vaughan to Show New Chevrolets at Roberta Lee Agency
Vaughan Chevrolet Co of Roberts Lee plans a Tuesday event to display the 1971 Chevrolet models marking Chevrolet Motor Division's 60th anniversary. Owners Robert Vaughan and Ben Bessent will have several new cars on the floor for visitors with refreshments and gifts.
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Vaughan Chevrolet Co
Robert Lee
Chevrolet Motor Division
Robert Vaughan
Ben Bessent
Coke County
Vaughan
Chevrolet
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Blackwell
Longhorns
Horns
Roby
Gerald Sandusky
Joe Basquez
Arthur Martinez
Sandusky
Danny Cooper
Bobby Skelton
Skelton
Jerry Graves
Graves
Robert Lee Steers
Wall
Menard
Rochester
Hawley
Baird
Jim Ned
Eden
Forsan
Roby Lions
Caperton
Shorthorns
Dogies
Hal Burnett
Alpine
The
Grand Lodge of Texas
John Clarks
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