P and M Festival at De Leon heats up with queen
Gayle Wilkerson crowns Jodean Miller queen for Peach and Melon Festival as 1976 events roll on. The town expects gospel groups The Galileans and Younger Generation Quartet to perform while tractor pull contests draw locals and visitors. CB report misuse worries officers. Bodie Weaver praised for weekly softball updates and game schedules.
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Festival Week Highlights Gospel Acts And Contests
Festival week features the Galileans from Ft Worth, the Younger Generation from Abilene, a large old-time fiddlers contest in De Leon, and prize money across age groups. Saturday includes seed-spitting, a Melon Auction, 4-H cake auctions, Miss De Leon, and a concluding public dance with the Blue Grass Combination.
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De Leon Bearcats Favored In District 10 A Pick
Texas sports writers projecting the De Leon Bearcats to win district 10 A in football this season. The panel announced last week at the Texas High School in Houston listing district picks for Class A schools with De Leon at number 10 and other districts named.
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Swimming accident claims life of David Abbe
David Abbe twenty of Route 1 De Leon drowned Sunday afternoon August 1 in an irrigation tank on the Jimmy Hardin farm near Gorman. The body was recovered in 52 6 feet of water by Herman Gilder and Travis Moore at 5 20 p m Services were held at Higginbotham Funeral Home Chapel Gorman Burial was in Oakland Cemetery Darrell Dossey officiated Born June 1955 he had lived in the De Leon Gorman area all his life and attended the De Leon Schools Survivors include his parents Mr and Mrs Jack Abbe Rt 1 De Leon two brothers Charles and Jack Jr both of the home a sister Stacy Abbe of the home grandparents Mr and Mrs J F Roberts of Gorman and a great grandmother Alta Stacy of Wichita Falls
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Alta Stacy
Wichita Falls
Dovie Gaye Hardin Crowned Little Miss De Leon
Dovie Gaye Hardin daughter of Mr and Mrs Jimmy Hardin was chosen Little Miss De Leon on the Festival Stage Monday night. Eleven five year old girls competed with three out of town judges selecting the winner. Mayor Scotty Campbell crowned the new title holder as Joy Culwell Colorado City radio personality served as Mistress of Ceremonies.
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Jimmy Hardin
De Leon
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Miss De Leon
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Billy Mack Barnes
Kathy Hamilton
Alvin Hamilton
Kelly Armstrong
Richard Armstrong
D De Leon
Joy Culwell
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idates
Methodist Church
Ronnie Nowlin
Marc Wilson
Jodean Miller Crowned Queen of 62nd P and M Festival
Jodean Miller sixteen, daughter of Mr and Mrs Dean Miller, was chosen Queen of the 62nd Peach and Melon Festival by an out of town panel. She will be a De Leon High junior and serves as Drum Major for the Mighty Maroon Band.
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Homemakers of America
De Leon ISD Sets 1976 77 Start Date
The De Leon Independent School District plans the 1976 77 opening with students starting August 18 and staff attending in service August 12 to 17. Enrollment is expected near 755 with August 12 faculty meetings and August 13 high school and new student registration at 8 00 AM. Drug education and crime prevention in the August 16 and 17 sessions will be guided with Region 14 Education Service Center support.
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Bearcats Set Start Dates for Football Practices
Sixty Bearcats report for high school football workouts Monday August 9 with four days in shorts before full pads on August 13. The season opener is September 3 at 8:00 PM against Gorman in Bearcats home territory.
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