04 Dec 1980
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Newspaper
De Leon Free Press
Location
De Leon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1980
Page
1
Gayle Wilkerson reflects on a relaxed Thanksgiving weekend enjoyed by the Wilker family and Free Press staff. She notes gratitude for daily blessings and the challenge of returning to work after a holiday break, quoting a colleague about Mondays as a seventh of life.
The De Leon Free Press invites children age 10 and under to color a Santa picture for a Christmas contest. Entry forms appear on page 4, due by 5 00 p m Wednesday December 17. Prizes are 5 00, 3 00 and 2 00 with judges’ decision final.
On November 25 a camper trailer was stolen from the Comyn area. It was recovered November 30 near a cemetery in Hasse by DPS Trooper Koenig. Eighteen Mexican nationals were taken into custody and turned over to Border Patrol. One man charged with having no driver license. Officers arrested the group about 2:30 a.m. Sunday at a roadside park near the Leon River bridge on Highway 377 northeast of Comanche.
On December 6 the DHS Student Council sponsors a Donkey Basketball Game at 8 p.m. in the high school gym. Godfrey's Donkeys from Crescent Oklahoma perform with senior boys facing De Leon sports boosters. Ten donkeys, a trained mule act, races for girls and boys, plus a hobby donkey derby. FTA runs a concession stand.
The article explains how social security replaces 30 to 55 percent of pre retirement income and encourages additional retirement planning. It notes earnings tests, exempt amounts, and inflation indexing, plus non taxable benefits and contact numbers for Brownwood Texas and De Leon visits.
The Texas Schoolboy Six-Man Championship will be played Friday night December 5 at 7 00 p m in Comanches Indian Stadium. Milford Bulldogs meet Highland Hornets with Milford 11 0 and a 24 game win streak while Highland also 11 0 and averaging 49 3 points per game.
Comanche County beef and dairy producers can join 38 AI and pregnancy testing clinics this December 15 18 1980. Floyd M. Key Extension Agent says training covers reproduction physiology AI techniques semen handling herd management and calving care with enrollment required in AI first or via prior training.
Merchants aligned with the Chamber of Commerce and Women’s Division will keep stores open until 8:00 p.m. Friday December 12 to assist holiday shoppers. Santa Claus will visit that night to meet local children and details will be continued in next week’s issue.
The Kitten and Bearcat basketball teams compete in the Cross Plains Tournament this Thursday through Saturday with games against Bangs Early San Saba Gordon Brooksmith and Cross Plains. If victorious, De Leon girls would meet the Gordon Brooksmith winner at 10:50 A.M. Saturday and the boys follow. If eliminated Thursday, both Bearcats and Kittens play Saturday morning with girls at 8:10 A.M. Finals are 7:00 and 8:30 P.M. Saturday.
Under the Community Development Block Grant the city of De Leon plans codes to remove abandoned cars iron equipment lumber and other materials in front and side yards. The city will move trash abandoned vehicles and other material at no cost to owners and refund any salvage revenue to the owner. Citizens may contact the city office to have material removed.
December 1 report shows a buyer paying a $1150 per ton net weight bonus for Segregation I peanuts grading 70 or higher. Other grades receive 850 for 60–69, 750 for 50–59, and 650 for 49 or lower. Damaged peanuts go to Segregation II with 150 for 60+ and 100 for lower, while harvest runs fast and many fields remain unharvested.
The Comanche County ASCS Office released the first peanut harvest report. It covers 155 farms, 26 with no harvest, total acreage 5,345.4 acres, 6,024,502 pounds harvested, an average of 1,127 pounds or 37.6 bushels per acre. Last year figures were 37,602.8 acres and 64,800,261 pounds at 1,723 pounds or 57 bushels per acre.
Nine members of the Mighty Maroon Band from De Leon and other North Zone schools compete for All District Band in Stephenville at Stephenville High School starting 9:00 a.m. on December 6. Includes names of players and instruments. regional contest follows on December 13 at Tarleton State University with Don Halbrook as De Leon band director.
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