De Leon Day Shines At Fort Worth Fat Stock Show
De Leon delegation and high school band attended the Fort Worth Exposition and Fat Stock Show with two chartered buses. The band performed well under Repass, Miss Terrill and Miss Harmon appeared in rodeo events, and a special Free Press edition celebrated the successful De Leon Day program and the town’s standout showing within 100 miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
De Leon
Fort Worth
Tassie Mahon
Repass
De Leon Hgh
Barbara Terrill
Terrill
Helen Harmon
Utilities Company Urges Kite Flying Safety
Texas Electric Service Company urges parents to warn children about risks of flying kites near power lines. Manager L D Stewart warns against metallic strings and metal kite frames, and advises avoiding rain and attempting to retrieve tangled kites. The company will post safety notices in schools to reinforce precautions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. D. Stewart
Texas Electric Service Company
Stewart
March of Dimes Drive Ends in De Leon Short of Goal
Al Straser, March of Dimes chairman for De Leon, thanks all who helped. Total donations reached 1270.18 with a city quota of 1600.00, leaving a shortage of 329.82. The drive ended January 31.
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De Leon
Strasner
Obituary and City Election Notice from De Leon Texas
Maggie Jane Shirey of Red River County Texas died February 1 1955 in De Leon at age 70. Survived by husband John T Shirey daughters Kathleen Richburg S bie Redwine son Clarence Shirey sisters and brothers and 9 grandchildren. Funeral at First Baptist Church De Leon February 2 conducted by Rev Tommie L Austin. Interment De Leon Cemetery. Also includes March 1955 city election notice appointing election officers and polling details for two city commissioner seats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maggie Jane Shirey
Red River County
Texas
De Leon
Jack Ragsdill
Cornelia Edwards Ragsdill
John T. Shirey
De Ise
Kathleen Richburg
Gorman
Sybie Redwine
Freewater
Oregon
Clarence Shirey
Livingston
New Mexico
Bula Bond
Cuthand
Susie Everhart
Texarkana
Beulah Brown
Goldsmith
Johnnie Horne
Paris
Jessie Pearson
El Paso
Joe Ragsdill
Bogota
Jim Ed Ragsdill
Shirey
First Baptist Church
Tommie L. Austin
Homer Hafford
Al Strasner
Jean Kirk
Laverne Craig
C. L. Mahon
Chester Pell
C. B. Miears
R. R. Harvey
C. E. Irby
Lex Shelby
STATE OF TEXAS
COMANCHE
Board of City Commissioners
I. Eldon Terrill
QO. L. Howard
A. H. Bibby
W. E. Butler
J. H. Grizzelle
Frank Carter
Eldon Terrill
Comanche County Farm Bureau Elects Officers
Comanche County Farm Bureau met January 4 in the County Court room to elect officers and fill director vacancies. Re-elected were Cecil Fisher president Henry Drennon 1st vice president and membership chair Mrs Jean Rachels sec treas Betty Kirkland office secretary Newly elected were Geo L Stephens Dublin Rt 1 2nd vice president and program chair Geo L Stephens also chairs the program committee Directors elected include Mrs Coda Baggett Gustine T C Mazurek Jr Sidney and L L Shorty Duke Comanche Rt 2 from Beattie.
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Jean Rachels
Sec.Treas
Comanche County Farm Bureau
County Court room
Cecil Fisher
Henry Drennon
sec-treas
Betty Kirkland
Geo. L. Stephens
Dublin
Rt. 1
Hazeldell
Geo. L
Coda Baggett
Gustine
T. C. Mazurek Jr
Sidney
L. L. (Shorty) Duke
Comanche
Rt. 2
Beattie
Lake Sale by Womans Society of Christian Service
The Womans Society of Christian Service hosts a Lake Sale on Saturday February 12 from 9 to 11 30 at Higginbothams. The ladies offer cakes pies and cookies for sale to provide lunch options.
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Womans Society of Christian Service
Higginbotham’s
Real Estate Here Changing Hands in De Leon
Mr and Mrs O P Fisher of Odessa move into the Jack Donohue home in De Leon after purchasing it. The Donohues have bought the Doyle Brownlee home on the Sipe Spring road and will move when possession is given. The Brownlees rent the former Jean Welch home until they build.
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O. P. Fisher
Odessa
De Leon
Jack Donohue
Mrs. Donohue
Doyle Brownlee
Sipe Spring road
Mrs. Brownlee
Jean Welch
Salvation Army Drive In Progress in De Leon
The Salvation Army campaign began at Black's Cafe with sixteen participants. Quota for De Leon is 500, unchanged for four years, as Delton Nabors and Mrs. Char lene Terrill lead the drive. Workers listed include Nabors Irby Strasner Nowlin Stetzler Lang ford Foust Thomas Orwell Terrill Morgan and others. Contributions may be mailed to E A Kerby at Farmers and Merchants Bank.
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Delton Nabors
Charlene Terrill
C. E. Irby
Al Strasner
Dale Nowlin
A. Stetzler
Al Langford
Mack Foust
Garland Thomas
Coy Orwell
A. C. Craig
Mesdames
Ralph Terrill
Cleo Jenkins
Eldon Terrill
George Mason
Charles Morgan
E. A. Kerby
Farmers and Merchants Bank
De Leon
Pastors Convene in De Leon for Weekly Church Attendance Report
The De Leon Pastor's Conference met at Black's Cafe on Feb 3 to approve printing a weekly summary of church attendance in the Free Press. Reports will cover Sunday School, Morning and Evening Worship, and Wednesday services, with pastors sending Monday reports to Rev. Tommy L Austin.
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Black's Cafe
Free Press
Floyd Thrash
De Leon
Tommy L Austin
Oscar Hammit
Hammit Motor Company
Hamit
Austin
Thrash
Grass in De Leon area faces life and death struggle
In the Upper Leon Soil Conservation column supervisors warn that years of drought, grazing and soil loss have weakened native grass pastures. Rain now helps little as soil moisture drops quickly in poor ranges. measurements show stark contrasts between good and poor pastures. The column pledges discussion of remedial steps next week.
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De Leon
John Alien
Jakehamon
Mr Dennington Returns Home After Surgery
Mr H L Dennington has returned to his Sherman home after a hospital stay in De Leon. He praised De Leon Hospital and its staff and spoke kindly of the people there and in De Leon.
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MR. DENNINGTON
H. L. Dennington
De Leon Hospital
Sherman
De Leon
Bowman Undergoes Surgery in Fort Worth Tuesday
Friends report J N Bowman is doing nicely after surgery at Harris Memorial Hospital in Fort Worth Tuesday morning. The article lists church attendance figures with totals for Sunday School Morning Worship and Evening Worship and notes an evening service not reported.
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J. N. Bowman
Harris Memorial Hospital
Fort Worth
De Leon Junior High Basketball Wins and Tournament Preview
De Leon Junior High teams swept Cisco Thursday Feb 3 with both girls 39 to 24 and boys 38 to 28. Comanche Papooses were defeated in twin games 28 to 26 and 45 to 22. De Leon hosts a Feb 16 17 18 19 tournament with Eastland German Desdemona Singleville Stephenville and Comanche entered for trophies for top two and consolation winners.
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De Leon
Cisco Junior High
Cisco
Comanche
Eastland
Desdemona
Singleville
Stephenville
Citizens Debate Proctor Dam Plan in De Leon
A large De Leon gathering at city hall last Thursday night voiced strong opposition to Proctor Dam on the Leon River. The meeting led by Elza Brinson heard arguments for and against the project, with about 200 attending and a vote condemning dam construction.
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De Leon
Proctor
Leon
Frederick G. Harmon
Elza Brinson
Brinson
Texas
Comanche
Dublin
Rowland
Comanche County
Leon Valley Protection Committee Special Meeting Notice
Leon Valley Protection Committee urges landowners and residents to attend a special meeting at Leon Valley City Hall in De Leon Texas on Saturday February 22 1955 at 2 39 p m to discuss developments and form a permanent organization to protect the people and affected property owners if the Proctor Dam and Reservoir proceed. Victor Scott leads the effort to ensure safeguards for the community.
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Leon Valley
Proctor Dam
Musical Jamboree at De Leon City Hall
Western and hillbilly music program featuring Kilroy Jones and the Brainless Wonders at De Leon City Hall Saturday night February 12 at 7 45 p m. About a two hour program includes old time fiddling guitar picking singing and musical comedy.
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Kilroy Jones
city hall
De Leon
Also Mentioned on This Page
Texas Electric Service Com
March Of Dimes
Al Straser
the
Roxie Upshaw
Comanche Co. Farm Bureau
Salvation Army
Black’s Cafe
Upper Leon
W. J. Fritts
J. D. Gardner
H. W. Turney
B. B. Hickman
F. M. Spurien
J.N. BOWMAN
Victor Scott
Paul
grams
Johnson
Daniel
Cogressman
Burleson
fur
LEON VALLEY PROTECTION COMMITTEE
Farmers & Merchants Bank
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