De Leon Town Talk Highlights Local Events and Weather
De Leon merchants stage a Saturday sidewalk sale with many marked down items. Local police and firemen receive praise for tornado threat assistance. Senator Tom Creighton attends De Leon Charter Night Banquet and offers Lion support. Bearcats win district track titles in varsity and junior varsity. Regional meet qualification noted as spring weather brings heavy rain totals in April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
De Leon
Phi
Tom Creighton
De Leon Lions Club
Creighton
Mineral Wells Lions Club
De Leon Club
Lions group
een
Central Texas Lung Association Holds Annual Meeting
The American Lung Association of Central Texas met at Frank's Lakeview Inn Belton to elect officers and an executive committee. Officers elected include Earle Long Teague president J C Ewing Jr Lampasas president elect Dr Leonard Ponder Bryan vice president Mrs Cam Lary Jr Burnet secretary Mrs Marilyn Hester Temple treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Lung Association of
Central Texas
Frank
Lakeview Inn
Belton
Earle Long
Teague
J.C. Ewing, Jr
Lampasas
Leonard Ponder
Bryan
Cam Lary, Jr
Burnet
Marilyn Hester
Five Kittens Head For Regional Track Meet
Five members of the DHS Kitten Track Team will compete at the Regional Track Meet in Stephenville on Saturday April 24. The top two finishers in each event advance to the State Meet in Austin on May 7 and 8. Kelly Mitchell competes in the 80 yard hurdles and high jump. Perri Lou Short qualified for the 100 yard dash and long jump. Shirlee Chupp runs the 220 yard dash. Terri Van Zandt will take part in the triple jump. The 440 and 880 relays seek a trip to Austin with Shirlee Chupp Kelly Mitchell and Perri Lou Short on both relays. Terrie Van Zandt runs the first leg of the 440 relay and Sherry Riggs the first leg of the 880 relay.
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DHS Kitten
Stephenville
Austin
Kelly Mitchell
Perri Lou Short
Shirlee Chupp
Terri Van Zandt
Perri Lou
Terrie Van Zandt
Sherry Riggs
De Leon Lions Club Receives Charter Night Banquet
About 65 people gathered at City Hall for the De Leon Lions Club Charter Night Banquet. Donnie Nowlin thanked attendees as president and Rex Cornelius presented the charter. Damon Smith and Howard Burttschell aided gifts. Earl Duckworth spoke on Lions Club history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DE LEON LIONS CLUB
United States
Tom Creighton
Mineral Wells
Donnie Nowlin
Lions Club
De Leon
Morell
Damon Smith
Comanche Lions Club
De Leon Lions group
Bill Longley
Nowlin
Rex Cornelius
Larry Simpson
Autry Andress
Bodie Weaver
Sam Fincannon
Wayland Chapp
Lion Tanner
John M. Weaver
W.L. Milner
Howard Burttschell
Comanche
De Leon club
Tom Crei
Lion Lex Shelby
Charter Night
Bennie Boen
Larry Boyd
Verl Freeman
Ardean Kimmell
Joe H. Locke
Derwin Nabors
David Pope
L.E. Royall
Donnie Skaggs
Eldon Terrill
Trent Thomas
Elvin Walker
Gayle Wilkerson
Dr. Gruby
Earl Duckworth
Sherman
International Lions Clubs
County Savings Bond Report in Comanche County
County Savings Bond Chairman Reginald Waggon er announced February sales of Series E and H United States Savings Bonds in Comanche County totaled 25 681. Two month 1976 sales were 32 662 at 16 percent of the 1976 goal of 200 000. Teans purchased 22 615 095 in Savings Bonds in February. Year to date sales reached 46 733 395 at 17 percent of the yearly goal of 272 4 million.
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Treasury
Reginald Waggoner
United States Savings
Comanche county
Teans
Brown Named to Outstanding Young Men of America List
Wayland Deval Brown of 405 West Ayers De Leon has been selected for the 1976 edition of Outstanding Young Men of America. The program is sponsored by the U S Jaycees and other civic groups with Doug Blankenship as advisory board chairman. Brown joins about 9000 U S peers recognized for community service leadership and achievement.
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Brown
Young Men Of America
Wayland Deval Brown
W. Ayers
De Leon
U.S. Jaycees
Deval Brown
United States
America
Local CB'ers Help to Apprehend Robbers
At 11 15 p m Monday night CB radio reports alerted police to four suspects driving through alleys. One man trying to break into Heathington's Store was arrested by Officer Tate, while three CB units blocked the car. other arrests followed as authorities linked them to a Rising Star burglary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verl D. Freeman
Dale Shoemaker
Weaver Drug
Tate
Heathington
Clifford Babbitt
Norma Goates
Billy Ballinger
Lou Ann Ballinger
Marcia Schuman
De Leon
Sheriff's Department
De Leon Receives Tax Rebate
Austin Comptroller Bob Bullock mailed checks totaling 11.9 million to 516 cities and towns for April city sales tax rebates. He noted 1975 city sales tax collections rose nearly 10 percent from 1974 and state sales tax rose 12.5 percent, with local payments including De Leon 939.89 and Comanche 2,267.83.
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Austin
Bob Bullock
Bullock
Comptroller
Comanche
De Leon
Dublin
Gorman
Bearcats Claim 10 A District Track Championship
The De Leon Bearcats won the district 10 A track title at Brownwood with 1512 points despite winds and rain, while Bangs Dragons took second with 94. The Bearcats also captured the JV title with 187 points. Toby Hare and Tommy Cleere each won two firsts along with Rocky Hardin in the mile. The team advances to the regional meet in Stephenville in two weeks.
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De Leon Bearcats
Brownwood
Waggoner
Bang’s Dragons
Bearcats
Bangs
Cubcats
Toby Hare
Tommy Cleere
Rocky Hardin
Stephenville
Hare
Stephen Decker
Craig Smith
Smith
Cleere
Joe Bob Huddleston
Huddleston
Nick Wolfe
Toby Morris
Comanche Pharmacist Ted Durham Murdered During Robbery
Comanche pharmacist Ted Durham, 36, was found bound and fatally stabbed Thursday night in his Durham Pharmacy at 111 North Houston Street. About $300 in cash and drugs were taken. suspects Richard Owain Smith and Dennis Ripley were arrested Sunday. Durham, a World War II veteran and civic club member, was born January 6 1909 in Comanche and is survived by his wife, son, daughter-in-law, grandson, and parents. Services were held Saturday at 2:00 p.m. at Comanche Funeral Home.
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Ted Durham
Comanche
Durham
North
Houston Street
Kenneth Tidmore
Richard Owain Smith
Dennis Ripley
Travis Russell
Ted) Durham
Gladys Willnitz
Winchester
England
Comanche Funeral Home
Kenneth Vaughn
First Baptist
John C. Wiles
Graham
Oakwood Cemetery
Mr. Durham
Russell L. Durham
Fort Worth
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LUNG ASSN
Five Kittens
Doug Blankenship
U.S. Jaycee
DERAL BROWN
Toby
Lester Walker
Marty Shoemaker
Ricky Snider
Rick Snider
Mark McKillip
Terry Nabors
Kelly Garmon
Jeff Rogers
Alan Sadberry
Garmon
COMANCHE PHARMACIST
Jane C. Durahm
Christopher Cole Durham
Nugent N. Durham
Chester McKenzie
Lannes Hope
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