New Fire Truck For De Leon VFD
De Leon City and De Leon Volunteer Fire Department announce a new rural fire truck now in operation. Chief Melvin Calhoun and Secretary Deval Brown say the versatile vehicle serves rural and city needs, carries 800 gallons of water and 800 feet of hose, and includes ladder, extinguishers, and first aid gear. Built by Riggs Machine and Welding of Stephenville with W A Neel Associates of Waco involved. Also notes Mrs Gail Dudley’s Houston visit for Justin Allison birthday celebrations.
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de Leon
Riggs Machine and Welding of
Stephenville
W. A. Neel, Associates
Waco
DVED
Gail Dudley
Houston
Jim Allison
Crawford
Justin
Allison
Marvin Burton Killed In Wreck Near Waco
Former Texas Ranger and Waco Chief of Police Marvin Burton was killed in a two car crash near Waco last week. He was related to local residents including Mrs. Bob Robertson and the Rev. Raymond Burton.
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Marvin
Red) Burton
Texas Ranger
Waco
Burton
Bob Robertson
Raymond Burton
Rummage Sale at Rebekah Lodge This Weekend
Rummage sale hosted by Rebekah Lodge will be held Friday and Saturday, June 5 and 6, at 600 North Austin. Community members are invited to stop by for a variety of merchandise. Mrs. Clyde Williams and her son Kerry Don visited Amarillo last weekend.
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Rebekah Lodge
Austin
Clyde Williams
Kerry Don
Amarillo
Mrs. Connors Return From McKinney Visit
Mrs. Joe Connor returned home week before last from a month long visit in McKinney with sisters Mrs. Walker Thurman and Mrs. J B Hammack and brother Tully Lucas. Last week Mrs. Connor was visited by Mrs. Hammack and her daughter Mrs. Raymond Wilkerson of Ennis. Here from Dallas M and Mrs Cecil Cruse of Dallas visited Mr and Mrs Curtis Montgomery Thursday.
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Joe Connor
McKinney
Walker Thuman
J. B. Hammack
Tully Lucas
Connor
Hammack
Raymond Wilkerson
Ennis
Mrs
Cecil Cruse
Dallas
Curtis Montgomery
Grimmer Family Moves to Comanche from Arlington
Mr and Mrs Jack Grimmer Tami Jesse and Kati have moved to Comanche from Arlington. Bryan visitors Mr and Mrs Clyde Bonser were in Bryan from Tuesday through Sunday to visit their daughter and family, the Kenneth Bains, and they attended the graduation exercises of their oldest grandson Richard Carl Bain and a piano recital by Toni Bain.
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Jack Grimmer
Tami, Jesse and
Kati
Comanche
Arlington
Clyde Bonser
Bryan
Kenneth Bain’s
Richard Carl Bain
Toni Bain
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rexall Drug Store
Phillips
Haley’s M.O
BAYER
Durham
VICK
de Leon Vfd
Marvin Burton
Walter Jack Barret
Dorothy Stewart
Sherman
Johnson & Johnson
Cepacol
Garale Desert Flower
Teep Pte
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