Congressman South Discusses Farm Legislation in Coke County
Congressman C L South spoke to a large gathering of Coke County cotton farmers at the Alamo Theatre in Robert Lee on Monday morning. The meeting, organized by the Coke County Agricultural Association, covered proposed national farm legislation and other matters of local interest.
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C. L. South
Congress
Coke County
Robert Lee
Congressman South
County Farm Association
Coke County Agricultural Association
South
R. B. Allen
Sec
Retary
J. C. Jordan
Eix
Wade Gholson
Bronte
Mr. South
Pioneer Family Holds Family Reunion in Ballinger
Mrs. W L MacAulay and children gathered at Ballinger city park on Sunday October 24 for a family reunion. Most of 14 children, 28 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren were present. Mr Hearrell ill at Lubbock kept one daughter away. Grandmother McAulay married in 1879 and the family traced roots through Maverick and Ballinger.
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W. L. MacAulay
Ballinger
Will Hearrell
Abilene
Job Hearrell
Hearrell
Lubbock
Grandmother McAulay
W. L. McAulay
Runnels County
Old Runnels
Maverick
Mr. MacAulay
Ed MacAulay
Calvin Roberson
Sam MacAulay
Fort Worth
Webb Morgan
Norton
Garland MacAulay
E. E. Pond
el Paso
LeRoy MacAulay
Raymond Kinsaction
Ruth Mac
Abi
Boy Scouts Camp Overnight Hike Near Humlong Ranch
Twenty two Boy Scouts from the local troop camped Friday night at the Humlong ranch site three miles south of town. They left the school at 3 15 PM and mothers followed with provisions. The group cooked, played, crossed the Colorado River, built a large bonfire and stayed up night wrestling and guarding. At dawn they hiked a nearby mountain and found an old Indian site.
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Humlong Ranch
Colorado
Hayley Opens Feed Business With Pillsbury Lines
Royce Hayley announces opening of a livestock and poultry feed business after running an ice operation in summer. He will stock Pillsbury feeds, continue buying cream eggs and poultry, and retain ice storage for sickroom needs.
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Royce Hayley
Hayley
Mr. Hayley
Pillsbury
Ballinger Families Gather for Ill Relative Visit
Mr and Mrs Rodger Jones and son of Ballinger together with Mr and Mrs Delbert Davenport and sons of Ballinger hosted two visitors Miss Gene Gressett and B B Brown from Abilene. Six grandchildren and one daughter in law Mrs Ed MacAulay who is ill were unable to attend.
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Rodger Jones
Ballinger
Delbert Davenport
Gene Gressett
B. B. Brown
Abilene
Ed MacAulay
Bronte Town Beauty Cultures Its Ladies In Weeklong Facial
Bronte residents, famed for beauty, welcomed Miss Lillian Bowen a dermatologist visiting to give facial demonstrations and beauty advice. The traveling beautician drew wide attention as dozens sought her cosmetic guidance and routines.
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Bronte and
Bronteland
Bronte
Mahomet
Lillian Bowen
Bowen
West
Texas
Miss Bowen
Ol’ Gram
Hercules
Bronte School News Hallowe'en Carnival Tonight
P T A Hallowe'en Carnival begins at seven with decorations ready and thrills planned. Attractions include tea rooms in Spanish and English, a weighing machine, fortune telling, wishing pond, and a tap dance in Halloween costumes. Clowns entertain while popcorn pie cake candy hot tamales chili and other foods are for sale. Twenty five Civics and Agricultural students ride a school bus to the event.
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P. T. A. Hallowe’en
Hallowe’en
The
Bronte Longhorns vow hard fight vs Wingate in Saturday game
Bronte High School’s Longhorns aim to avenge a prior conference loss to Mertzon as they host Wingate on the local gridiron Saturday at 2 30 pm. Al Stephenson hobbles with a bad ankle but will start. Admission 25 cents adults 15 cents students. Starting lineup listed.
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Mertzon
Bronte High School
Longhorns
Wingate
W. W. Mullins
al Stephenson
Mullins
Norton
Lake View
Bronte
Ivey Wabanks
Tony Glenn
Varney Moore
Charles Todd
Percy Suggs
Joe Lee
Jack Chisholm
Hugh Sims
W. T. Stephenson
Ab Stephenson
Johnny Clapp
Bronte Pep Squad Unveils New Uniforms for Game Day
Bronte High School pep squad will debut maroon shirts and white blouses in a parade through the business district before the Bronte Wingate football game. A half period formation is planned for Saturday afternoon.
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Bronte High School
Bronte-Wingate
Congress Speaker Addresses National Agricultural Issues
Civics students heard Congressman South discuss how a bill becomes law before the Agricultural Association and other listeners. He gave a firsthand account of the Congressional process as part of studying Congress and its law making.
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Congress
Robert Lee
Congressman South
The
Agricultural Association
Congressional
Sixth Grade Pageant Reenacts Fall of the Alamo
Sixth grade pupils under Mrs Hull staged a Fall of the Alamo pageant in the creek bottom near the school. Hollis Stephens played Santa Anna Morgan McQueen portrayed Travis using an improvised cannon. Flowers from Mrs Rawlings decorated the classroom as students remembered the 1836 battle.
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Alamo
D. Hull
San Antonio
Santa Anna
San Jacinto
Hollis Stephens
Morgan McQueen
Travis
Texas
Second Grade Trip to West Texas Museum in San Angelo
A San Angelo Second grade class led by Mrs Geo Thomas visited the West Texas Museum on Tuesday with chaperones Mrs Nathan Johnson Mrs Arrott and Mrs George Chisholm. They saw Indian relics like arrow heads peace pipes vases totem poles and Alaska dolls recently acquired. They ate lunch in City Park then toured Gandy's Creamery viewing milk pasteurization before ice cream treats.
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San Angelo
Nathan Johnson
Arrott
George Chisholm
Angelo
Gandy
Polo Dan the Shetland Pony Torture Tragedy
The pony Polo Dan the Shetland, once popular with Bronte children, has endured two weeks of cruelty and neglect. Owner Billy C. Baker retrieved him from a pasture and later found the pony trapped with a foot in a can and near starvation. Further details are unclear due to damaged text.
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Dan
Bronte
Billy C. Baker
Tal T
Billy Psi
Geath
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Pioneer Family
BOY Scouts
Bronte School News
Hallowe’en Carnival
Civics
A. N. Rawlings
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