De Leon Melon Festival and Texas Press Pioneer History
A Texas history themed piece recalls Texan figures like Jim Hogg and William Jennings Bryan while detailing the De Leon Melon Festival's origins in 1915. It traces the De Leon Free Press lineage from Switzer to R. L. Scott and eventual editors, noting community support, festival changes, and local newspaper evolution in Comanche County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Hogg
Joe Bailey
Stump Ashly
Judge T. L. Nugent
Oscar Callaway
Jim Ferguson
W. Lee O’daniel
Hillbilly Band
William Jennings Bryan
Henry Clay
United States
de Leon
Texas
R. L. Scott
Scott
The
Free Press
Comanche County
Texas Press Association
Alabama
W. C
Switzer
Oklahoma
W. E. Lowe
Prep Press
Mr. Baldwin
West, Texas
Baldwin
West Texas
Matt Moore
Brownwood
Elvin Lowe
Lorgeta
District Court Clerk and Mrs Chesley Plan European Tour
District Court Reporter and Mrs Hervey Chesley of Hamilton will leave Temple by rail on August 2 for Montreal Canada from where they will sail on the Eax onia to Southampton England for a three months European tour. While in Switzerland they will be guests of Chesley’s brother in law and sister Dr and Mrs A H Baity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hervey Chesley
Hamilton
Temple
Montreal
Canada
Southampton
England
Switzerland
Mr. Chesley
A. H. Baity
Desdemona Homecoming Set For August 13
Desdemona schedules its 1960 Annual Homecoming at the Community Tabernacle on Saturday August 13 with events throughout the day. Morning program starts at 10 AM basket lunch at noon and an 8 PM evening program featuring quartets trios string band stage band and other acts. The Homecoming Committee invites all to attend and mark the date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Desdemona
Community Tabernacle
Dimmitt Coach Attends Dallas Coaching School
James Wilson of the Dimmitt coaching staff attended a High School Coaching School in Dallas last week and visited his parents in Comanche.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Wilson
Dimmitt
Dallas
Comanche
Miami couple returns from Nassau Bahamas vacation
Return from Bermuda. Mr and Mrs William Chambers of Miami Florida have come back from Nassau in the Bahamas where they spent their vacation. Mrs Chambers was reared in Comanche and was Doreatha Medford before her marriage. Mr Chambers owns Caribbean Marble Company of Miami.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Champers
Miami
Florida
Nassau
Bahama Islands
Chambers
Comanche
Doreatha Medford
Mr. Chambers
Caribbean Mable Company
Jane Caraway Becomes Junior Member Of Holstein Association
Brattleboro Vermont Jane EF Caraway daughter of Mr and Mrs D F Caraway Comanche has been accepted as a Junior Member of The Holstein Friesian Association of America Jane qualified for the Certificate of Merit and Junior Membership pin through successful dairy project work with registered Holstein cattle Junior Membership gives 4 H members and Vo Ag students access to all privileges of the national Holstein organization except voting The program began in 1923 and over 29000 youths from 44 states and Puerto Rico have participated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brattleboro, Vt
Jane EF. Caraway
D. F. Caraway
Comanche
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Brattleboro
Vermont
Jane
Ior
Vo-Ag
National
States
Puerto Rico
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ioplane
Gerat
Old
Aa Creek
Symphony of Texas
State of
Tex
Neiman - Marcus
Harlingen
Rio Grande Valley
Highway 6
John Switzer
Independence
Chapel Hill
Rutersville
Granbury
Gorman
Scranton
Stephenville
Huntsville
Weatherford
Thorp Springs
Commerce
Arlington
Denton
Decatur
Jacksonville
Clifton
Meridian
Springtown
R. L. Nance
John Adams
W. C. Lightfoot
S. N. Stephens
Jack Stephens
Timmons
Callahan
Cy Tunnel
Thomas Durham
Free
W. C. Streety
J. B. Wil
J. M. Whaley
J. D. Ham
W. W. Nance
W. H Williams
Higginbotham’s
B. J. Pittman
J. T. Edmondson
Lowe
Lometa
Ward Lowe
Lampasas
Charlie Aiton
Hico
Aiton
Bill] Foster
Roy Craig
Waco
Craig
Anson
Robert Collier
J. M. McCormick
Elmer Jeans
Jeans
D. F. (Whitey) Hicks
A. J. Stricklin, Jr
Brownfield
Strickland
Stricklin Jr
Jack Stricklin, Jr
Gertrude Joiner
Delton Cogburn
Linotype
Jimmy Haynie
Geneva
Chicago
Zan
Andervoort
Walgreen Agency
Helena Rubinstein
Helena
Service
Walgreen Drugs
TWA SuperJet
Dcl
Gift of Hearins
Garroway
Today Show
Nbc-Tv
Edward E. Laux
Comanche, Texas
Jim Kirkman
Chesleys
Europe
Bermuda
Jane Caraway
Holstein Association
A. B. Young
Mgr
Patsy Arthur
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