Rural progress tour highlights Bronte farm improvements
Last Thursday the Bronte area hosted a rural progress tour at the Elroy Butler home with 35 visitors. Demonstrators from the Bronte Home Demonstration club explained home planning and storage while Alton Pyburn of the Farmers Home Administration stressed foundations and framing. The tour also showcased a cotton fertility test by Pat Johnson and Pyburn, with projected yields discussed. Sterling Soil Conservation Service's D K Glenn reviewed watershed gains. brush removal and reseeding were noted on 110 acres under ASCS. Rawlings wintered 48 cow calf pairs and planned wintering, and Annie Wilkins’s old sand field was reseeded yielding grass. USDA leaders said local effort is essential to progress as field improvements continue.
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Elroy Butler
Bronte
Fay C. Roe
Alton R. Pyburn
Farmers Home Administration
Home Demonstration Club
Pat Johnson
Pyburn
Sterling Soil Conservation Service
Pe D. K. Glenn
J. E. Quisenberry
ASC
ASCP
Rawlings
Annie Wilkins
U.S.D.A
C. E. Arrott
ASCS
USDA
Shorthorns Dominate Trent Junior High 54 to 20
Bronte Shorthorns defeated Trent junior high 54 20 last Thursday with a 32 6 halftime lead. Randy Barbee led scoring with 26 points on three touchdowns and four conversions. Wesley Ash added three touchdowns for 18 points and Keith McCutchen six points and two conversions. David Frazier scored all 20 for Trent. Next home game vs Robert Lee Dogies at 7 p.m.
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Bronte Shorthorns
Trent
Randy Barbee
Shorthorns
Wesley Ash
Keith McCutchen
David Frazier
Robert Lee Dogies
Dogies
Shorthorn
Longhorns Aim to Spoil Santa Anna Homecoming
Bronte High School notes a weekend football clash as the Longhorns travel to Santa Anna for a homecoming game. Coach Cecil Toliver praises 1965 squad development and team effort in last week's Jim Ned contest while predicting a win despite Santa Anna’s strong ball club.
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Bronte Longhorns
Santa Anna
Coleman County
Longhorns
Mountaineers
Cecil Toliver
Longhorn
Toliver
Jim
Ned
Santa’ ‘Anna
Larry Corley
Tad Richards
Jim Ned
Richards
David Glenn
Wylie Gives 102 Cattle to Rehabilitation Center
Con da Wylie a ranchman northeast of Bronte donated 102 head of steers and heifers to the West Texas Cattlemen's Roundup for Crippled Children. The gift, the largest ever to the roundup since its 1960 start, aided by other ranchers, was auctioned at Farmers Livestock Auction in Abilene. The center serves more than 1,500 patients and continues rapid growth.
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Conda Wylie
Coke
Bronte
West Texas Cattlemen's
Wylie
West Texas
Farmers Livestock Auction
Abilene
Bronze School Seeks Alumni Names And Addresses
Bronze School requests the names and addresses of all persons who have attended in the past five years. Each ex student or graduate must receive a letter at Supt C B Barbee Box 370 Bronte Texas 76933 for Texas Small Schools Program participation.
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Bronze School
Texas Small’ Schools
C. B. Barbee
Box
Bronte
Texas
Scotch Threesome at Singing Winds Golf Course
Curtiss Feuge announces a Scotch Threesome at Singing Winds Golf Course Bronte County Park on Saturday afternoon starting 1 30 p m with no entry fee.
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Curtiss Feuge
Singing Winds
Bronte County Park
Cub Pack Meeting Invites Boys 8 to 10 Years Old
Area youths aged 8 to 10 are invited to attend a Cub Scout meeting at 7 p.m. at the post of organizing. Boys interested in Cub Scout work are urged to attend, according to Crockett.
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Agendey
P.m
Crockett
Quick Meals Program Thursday at WTU Office
A Quick meals program will be held today at the West Texas Utilities Co. office in Bronte. It starts at 2 p.m. and features presenters Mrs. Joyce Drake WTU home service advisor and Mrs. Fay Roe county HD agent. Homemakers in the area are invited. free recipes and door prizes.
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West Texas Utilities Co
Bronte
Joyce Drake
WTU Home Service
Fay Roe
C O Richards Buys Major Interest in Ballinger Bank
C O Richards of Bronte buys a major portion of stock in First National Bank Ballinger. He becomes vice president as R G Erwin retires after 25 years as president. Harry Lynn named president, with Pearce remaining VP and chairman. New vice presidents include Joe Forman C R Owens and Richards. Erwin becomes president emeritus.
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C. O. Richards of
Bronte
First National Bank
Ballinger
Richards
Gaid
R. G. Erwin
F. M. Pearce
Erwin
Harry Lynn
Pearce
Joe Forman
C. R. Owens
H. Wylie
Erwin, Pearce
Lynn
Earl Bart
Drury P. Hathaway
Tom Caudie
Cecil Cox to Lead Boy Scout Fund Drive
Cecil Cox, minister at Bronte Church of Christ, will head the annual Boy Scout fund drive. Dan McClung, District Scout Executive of Ballinger, announced the appointment with Elmer Hurley assisting. The pair will attend a training meeting Monday night in Eden, with a finance committee training team in charge.
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Cecil Cox
Bronte Church of Christ
Boy Scouts of America
Dan McClung
Ballinger
Cox
Elmer Hurley
Eden
Cimurwing
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Supt. C. B. Barbee
Stamford
Jayton
Matador
Stanton
Loraine
Rochester
Helmleigh
Bangs
Robert Lee
Meadow
Wilson
Melvin
Woodson
C. H. Wylie
West
Southwest
WTU
C. O. Richard
Ballinger Bank
Boy Scout Drive
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