Six-Year-Old Boy Dies in Comanche Beating Case
A six-year-old Comanche kindergartner, Eric Wayne Green, died from strangulation after being bound in the laundry room at his home. His four-year-old sister Terri was hospitalized with bruises and possible concussion. A 16-year-old girl, furloughed from a state home, was taken into custody as a suspect. Authorities and the judge planned a hearing as the case develops.
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Comanche
Eric Wayne Green
Terri
Comanche Community Hospital
N. Page
Charles Anders
Gaston Boykin
Leon Wells
W. L. Ferrill
Brownwood
Green
Abilene
Texas Youth Council
Fred Hall
Hall
Ferrill
Bobby Cummings
Texas Burger
Brownwood Highway
Terry Wayne
Ted) Deisher
Marshall M
Gus) Meyers
Deisher
Meyers
Grayson
Anders
Taylor County Court of Domestic Relations
Brownwood School
Green home
Comanche Funeral Home
Odell McGrayer
Fort Worth
Oakwood Cemetery
Eric Wayne
First Baptist Church
chi
W. H. Green
Rising Star
R. M. Ratliff
Meridian
Easter Sunday Churches Urge Attendance Across De Leon
J C W s Ramblings notes Easter Sunday as a special day for Christians with churches in De Leon urging attendance. Weather reports 3.25 inches of rain in 24 hours aiding farmers and ranchers as stock tanks fill from runoff. De Leon rainfall this year totals about three times last year. All Sports Banquet set for Saturday April 28. tickets urged.
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De Leon
Lake Proctor
Nancy Roch Receives Sousa Band Award at DHS
Nancy Roch has been chosen as the recipient of the 1972 73 John Philip Sousa Band Award. The honor is given to the graduating senior who shows outstanding achievement in instrumental music scholastic attainment and loyalty and cooperation to DHS. Nominations come from band members and are confirmed by the band director and school officials.
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Nancy Roch
D.H.S
Weather Report Release By U S Corps Of Engineers
The Free Press prints a weather report issued by the U S Corps of Engineers. It records temperature and moisture for a 24 hour span from 8 a m to 8 a m.
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U.S. Corps of Engineers
April 14 to April 16 Market Figures
A fragmentary record shows a sequence of values from April 14 to April 16 with figures .01 .08 and 70. The incomplete data hints at day by day numeric tracking, though full context is missing.
Tickets on Sale for City Sports Banquet
The Leon Quarterback Club hosts its All Sports Banquet on April 28 at 8 p.m. in City Hall to honor students in football basketball track and golf. Speaker Charlie Waters of the Dallas Cowboys will attend. Tickets are available at Park Nite Grocery Shelby Pharmacy and the Free Press Office.
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City Hall
Charlie Waters
Dallas Cowboys
pa-Nite Grocery
Shelby pharmacy
Free press Office
De Leon Proclaims Postal Week April 29 to May 5 1973
Mayor M D Stewart proclaims the week of April 29 through May 5 1973 as postal week in De Leon Texas urging citizens to observe. The proclamation recognizes postal workers and observance is endorsed by city leadership.
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I M. D, Stewart
City of
De Leon
Texas
M.D, Stewart
Cancer Crusade totals $500
The local Cancer Crusade closes this week with contributions totalling about $500. De Leon Crusade Chairman Mrs. James Wilkerson thanks many volunteers including twenty seven women who called house to house. Cub Scouts Den 2 and Den 1 aided, with leaders and numerous women volunteers listed.
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Bill Brown
Rex
Cancer Crusade
De Leon
De Leon Crusade
James Wilkerson
Boy Scouts of America
Elton Wells
Gary Wilson
Rodger Coan
Rickey Wilson
Jerry Walker
Bobby Forrest
Alen Stone
David Stokes
Dan Barefoot
Gerald Neill
Divorce Rate Trends Hit Comanche County
New figures show 25 divorced residents per 1000 over age 14 in Comanche County, lower than the national rate of 34 per 1000. Across the United States divorce has risen about 57 percent since 1960, with many marriages ending after initial vows.
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U.S
Comanche County
South Central
Divorce rates rise as reunions fail amid rising separations
The census notes 115 divorced men and 121 divorced women locally with 37 per 1000 in Texas and 39 nationally. The share of divorces to marriages is at a high and for every three new marriages one ends. Breakups occur mainly among young couples with children, challenging the notion of preserving unhappy marriages for kids. Professor Paul Glasser from the University of Michigan comments on a shift away from keeping unhappy marriages for children.
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Texas
Census Bureau
Paul Glasser
University of Michigan
Vandals Target Light Traps Hampering Peanuts Research
Agriculture Commissioner John C. White reports six light traps in the De Leon area have been vandalized, hindering study of the lesser cornstalk borer. The traps, key to timing outbreaks and advising peanut farmers, are used by Texas A&M agriculture researchers to track the pest’s life cycle. White urges cooperation to protect the equipment.
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John C. White
White
Texas Department of Agri
De Leon
Texas
commissioner white
De Leon Bears Take Second at Regional Golf Meet
De Leon finished second in Region II Class A at PAR Country Club in a 16 team field. Sonora won with 608, De Leon 653. Tad Tate led with 154 for two rounds while Mac Glazier 155 Marney Wilkerson 167 Bret Sharp 177 and Paul Tate 180 counted for the Bearcats. The best four of five scores counted. State Tournament moves to Austin this week.
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De Leon Bearcat
PAR Country Club
Sonora
De Leon
Tad Tate
Bearcat
Mac Glazier
Marney Wilkerson
Bret Sharp
Paul Tate
Austin
Local rowers and musicians listed for third row lineup
The third row features Ken Fields Kim Miears Cherry Kimmell Monte Kay Jodean Miller Brent Bush Jamie Barker Kelly Lindley Steve Hallmark Joe Bob Huddleston Daniel Cisneroz Ted Hodges Elizabeth Taylor Gregg Hammit Mark Davis Ronnie Lewis Roy Gene Powell and Bruce Hodges. Percussionists Ricky Setzler Toby Morris Kerry Grisham Don Morris Alan Sadberry and Mark Nowlin with Tuba Mark Barton.
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Ken Fields
Kim Miears
Cherry Kimmell
Monte Kay
Jodean Miller
Brent Bush
Jamie Barker
Kelly Lindley
Steve Hallmark
Joe Bob Huddleston
Daniel Cisneroz
Ted Hodges
Elizabeth Taylor
Gregg Hammit
Mark Davis
Ronnie Lewis
Roy Gene Powell
Bruce Hodges
Ricky Setzler
Toby Morris
Kerry Grisham
Don Morris
Alan Sadberry
Mark Nowlin
Mark Barton
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ERIC GREENS
Chamber of Commerce
MR BUNNY
little David Williams
Mrs. David Williams
J.C.W.’s
All Sports
Sousa Band
Kurtis Gorman
David Walker
Den
Devin Wells
Edwin Hale
Rex Brown
Dale Brice
Mark Miller
Todd Watson
Jackson Boen
Gordon Taylor
Mines
Richard Armstrong
Tommy Butler
Don Ballard
Charles Taylor
Fred Williams
C.M. Caraway
John £. Browning
Bill Barnes
Wallace Cook
Leland Hancock
Norman Sides
Roy Parks
Freddy Hammit
Don Mitchell
Bill Lindsey
Clifford Glazier
Autry Andress
John Locke
Tommy Taylor
Gary Burlison
Larry DeLane
Jimmy Duncan
James Farley
Robert Hodges
Dale Johnson
NEW YORK
JR HIGH
De Leon Jr. High School
Cisco
Susan Torrance
Norma Davis
Marsha Kimmell
Byron Smith
Diane Nicks
Amy Glavier
Kelly Vannatta
Marcia Schuman
Melinda Buckley
Tam
mie Stanford and
Terrie Wells
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