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Newspaper
Bronte Weekly Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1937
Page
3
Fri and Sat August 20 and 21 present a film program headlined by Doris Nolan with George Murphy in a lively show at the town venue. The event promises star power and a breezy entertainment escape.
Mrs. Jeff Davis of Robert Lee recalled arriving in Coke county in 1879 when it was Tom Green territory. She spoke of ox wagon travel, open range, dugout homes, and neighbors like Jim Byrd, with lands now valued far higher than the past.
A fragment describes a social call about a bridge game and sandwiches, and notes the San Angelo Telephone Company promoting visits. It mentions Eugene Cartledge Harris Brothers contesting county seat status for Robert Lee in Coke County, won by supporters, naming the county seat Robert Lee. It also references the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and a claim about assessments after deposit insurance premiums.
S0 acres, 55 acres in cultivation, no Johnson grass, miles north of Miles. Features include windmill, well and good rock tank, a 4 room house. $1859 loan in the Federal Land Bank. Will exchange for a smaller place, clear of debt. See or write Mrs. W. C. Cox, Tennyson, Texas, or The Bronte.
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