Bronte Press Celebrates Coke County Anniversary
Citizens in Bronte and Coke County praise editor D. M. West for a two-section special issue marking the county 50th anniversary. The Bronte paper highlights pioneer tales, strong advertising support, and communal effort that showcases local prosperity.
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Bronte Enterprise
Coke County
Ballinger Ledger
Bronte
West Texas
D. M. West
West
Hamlin Herald
Leonard Couple Return From Delightful Texas Trip
Dr and Mrs J D Leonard return home after a trip visiting Austin for son Dwains pharmacy graduation at University of Texas San Antonio historic sites Georgetown and Buchanan Dam on the way back they recalled childhood neighbors and old home friends with W W Lockhart noting a sea of memories
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J. D. Leonard
Austin
Dwain
School of Pharmacy
University of Texas
W. W. Lockhart
Mrs. Leonard
Juicy Letters About Coke Co Watermelons
Abilene readers see a playful note from The Enterprise editor to Gene Elo publicity director of West Texas Utilities. The letter accompanies a large Coke County watermelon as a token of appreciation for longstanding business relations and mutual friendship.
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Coke Co
Abilene
Gene Elo
Weat” Texas Utilities Company
Elo
Coke County
Mr. Elo
O. J. Huddleston
West Texas Utilities Company
Ballinger Seeks Landowner Input on Soil Conservation District
Public hearing was held in Miles on August 18 1939 to discuss forming a Soil Conservation District for eastern Coke County drainage by Kickapoo and Live Oak Creeks. A second hearing is set in Ballinger on September 1 1939 at 8 00 p m to gather further opinions from landowners east of Cow Creek and Buffalo Creek. The State Board will be guided by residents views in deciding whether to form the district and exclude parts of Coke County.
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Miles
Texas
Coke County
Live Oak
Ballinger
Cow Creek
Buffalo Creek
Colorado River
Coke County Watermelon Queen Miss Estelline Swanson
Miss Estelline Swanson daughter of Mr and Mrs Garrett Swanson is hailed as Coke County Watermelon Queen. A photo shows three large melons at her side weighing 57 63 and 65 pounds. Her father is a successful Coke county melon grower and she is noted as a beautiful local young woman.
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Estelline Swanson
Garrett Swanson
Coke County
Miss Swanson
E W Bode to Speak at Local Methodist Church
Mr E W Bode of San Angelo will preach at the Methodist church Sunday morning at the usual hour. He is expected to address congregants on religious topics and provide a message for worship.
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E. W. Bode
San Angelo
Methodist
Truth in Advertising and a Melon of Community Ties
The piece describes a public relations gesture involving Mr. Elo of the Utilities Company, a melon sent as a symbolic statement of facts, and local leaders urging attendance at a soil conservation hearing led by Mr. Bode. It mentions Rev. C. R. Hardy and Lake Junaluska, North Carolina, with references to Coke County melon farming and floods affecting yields.
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Elo
E. B. Fletcher
Bronte
Gene Elo
Abilene
Bode
C. R. Hardy
Lake Junaluska
North Carolina
West Texas
Coke County
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Pioneers
Edith
Allen
SSCL
M. E. Church
Coke
Fletcher
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