Peach and Melon Festival Crowned Biggest Yet
Town notes praise for organizers Betty Terrill Ceral Brown Deral and Eddie Lindley Kent Boswell and the P M Festival Association. The tractor pull drew 154 entries the largest ever per Texas Tractor Pullers Association. About 25 000 attended over six nights with Joy Culwell hosting the Little Miss contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Terrill
Betty
Ceral Brown
Deral
Texas Tractor Pullers Association
Eddie Lindley
Eddie
Kent Boswell
P & M Festival Association
Peach and Melon Festival Auction Totals Announced
Seventeen buyers purchased melons peaches apples pears and cantaloupes at the Peach and Melon Festival auction. Top buyer Fincher Feed and Seed spent 900 with 4 H Cakes. Second banker buyers Farmers and Merchants Bank 440. De Leon Peanut Company 405. Davis and Solomon 315. Other entities including Hodges Pecan House Golden Oak Milling Gold Kist Peanut Company Boss Johnson Southern Savings and Loan JRB Grocery Cook Insurance De Leon Free Press Rain Peanut Sears Roebuck De Leon Floral and more participated with varied melon cantaloupe cake and pear items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fincher Feed and Seed
Ray McGinnis
Billy Mack Barnes
Harvey Johnson
Larry Newton
cantaloupes
Kelly Browning
Roger Pounds
Vernon Gaines
Clyde Hodges
Melon
Lance Lampman
Stan Weeks
Lisa Walker
Linda Davis
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Steven Rice
Byron Smith
Clyde Holdges
Joe M. Estrada
Delbert Orwell
Judy Johnson
Jerry
J. L. Dickey
Mark Nowlin
Tom Barnes
R. D. Walker
Hodges
Bill Barnes
Bill Dennis
Stan Weekes
Golden Oak Milling Company
Ken Otwell
Delbert Otwell
Cathy Bruton
Sue Joiner
Gold Kist Peanut Company
Jack Locke
Geo Froneberger
Boss Johnson
A. L. McCrary
Melinda Johnson
Pepper Joiner
Southern Savings and Loan of De Leon
Penny Berna
JRB Grocery
J. M. Estrada
Jeff Gray
Cook Insurance Agency
Ken Gaines
A. L. McCray
apples
De Leon Free Press
Deryl Johnson
Rain Peanut Company
Hogan Scott
Ted Hodges
Higginbotham Bro. and Co
Sears Roebuck
De Leon Floral
John Champlin
Peach and Melon Festival Results Show Community Pride
The festival showcased decorated floats with Ist Higginbothams earning $60 and top honors for pet parade and commercial categories. Winners include De Leon Junior High Cheerleaders, De Leon Free Press, Dana Bruton, and Hico News Revue among others. Cont. to Page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Higginbothams
W. H. Smith Dept
De Leon Junior High
De Leon Peanut Co
De Leon Free Press
The Corral
Sixty Boys Report For Football Workouts
Bearcat Coach Waggoner says sixty high school boys reported for first practice Monday morning. Pads workouts are scheduled to begin on Friday with the squad in good shape for the start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bearcat
Jack Waggoner
Waggoner
De Leon Ex-Students Meet at City Hall
The De Leon Ex-Student Association held its annual meeting at City Hall with 400 to 450 in attendance. Ronnie Nowlin welcomed attendees, Joe Coleman spoke, and Zollie Steakley delivered the main address. Dues rise to 2.50, a new vice president was elected, and roles for secretary and class representatives were announced. The program honored the 1976 De Leon Bearcats football champions and recognized attendees from the Class of 1926 and 1946.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
De Leon Ex-Student Association
Ronnie Nowlin
Joe Coleman
C. L. Mahon
Zollie Steakley
Steakley
C. L. place
John Mac Weaver
De Leon
Marsha Sides
Raymond Butler
Butler
De Leon Bearcats
Baker
De Leon High School
Bobbie Jean
Stringfellow) Worthington
Visalia
California
Ruel Locke
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hamilton Cove Festival
PET
Dwain Morris
Edward Orwell
Leslie Morris
ESA Sorority
Hico News Revue
Hico Civic Club
Dana Bruton
Vickie Higginbottom
Kelli Cook
Cindy Orwell
Todd Whatley
Bryan Andress
Stephenville Trailblazers
Brath Co. Sheriffs Posse
Hico Riding Club
Adrianne Stevens
Cindy George
Melba Wolfe
Hico Fire Dept
M. H. Sylvester
CARL
Liz Schuman
Downing Community
Brenda Campbell
Dublin
Gaytha Frost
PEANUT
De Leon Peanut Company
Doyle Welch
William Fair
Milton Smith
the
Chamber of Commerce
Annette
Gregg Priddy
Dina Keith
Max Keith
Scotty Campbell
Jodean Miller
Dean Miller
Rusty Weaver
MISS DE LEON
Kim Miears
James Miears
Rosa Cisneroz
David Cassady
Marlin Priddy
Larry Simpson
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