Comanche County Telco Plant Welcomed to De Leon
Community notes celebrate Comanche County Telephone Company new plant occupancy later this week and welcome new De Leon residents Terry Stephens and Fincher Feed owner. Officials report HUD grant approval funding a senior citizens center park housing rehab code enforcement clinic demolition water sewer storm water removal of architectural barriers. Citizens Advisory Committee praised for securing funds. A light snowfall Saturday gave way to melting yet left moisture.
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Comanche County Telephone Company, Inc
De Leon
Terry Stephens
Fincher Feed
HUD
Citizens Advisory Committee
Seeee
Smith
Fred Williams
F.A. Eisenrich
Jerry Bush
Victoria
Fincher Feed and Seed
Jack Berry
John Darby
Stephenville
Wichita Falls
Stephens
Tarleton
Berry
Poston
Marsha
Sixteen Youth To Participate In Houston Livestock Show
Three 4-H members from Comanche County and thirteen FFA members from De Leon will participate in the 1980 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, February 20 to March 2, with more than 27,000 livestock entries. Shows include market barrows by Mark Wilkerson and others. dairy heifers by Rickey Wilson and Marlin Priddy. market lambs by Judy Johnson and D.D. Nowlin. a market steer by Joey Mahan. 388 boys in beef and dairy calf scrambles for the Astrodome rodeo, including three from Comanche County: Shane Bunting, John T. Womack, and Jerold Womack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
4-H
Comanche County
FFA
De Leon
Houston
Jerold Womack
Kathryn Womack
Valentine’s Day Origins and Saint Valentine Honor
The piece notes February 14 as Valentine’s Day a time for affection and gift exchange. It traces origins to the Roman Lupercalia where men wore names of partners on sleeves and later to a saint’s day honoring Saint Valentine.
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Valentine
Comanche County Telephone Co Moves to New Building
Comanche County Telephone Company will relocate to a new 7000 square foot headquarters on Highway 16 south of De Leon this Friday and Saturday February 15 and 16. The site will house offices for bookkeeping engineering and administrative staff and include a warehouse facility over 6000 square feet.
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Comanche County Telephone Company, Inc
Highway 16
De Leon
eThe Comanche County Telephone Company, Inc
Comanche
Company consolidates offices to streamline operations
The firm will centralize service area for all company vehicles and place all telephones in one facility. Before completion, staff were split between Comanche and De Leon offices. General Manager Don Weehunt says consolidation will ease internal relations and improve customer service.
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Comanche
De Leon
Don Weehunt
Company Inc Announces Open House For Stockholders
Weehunt reports twenty one employees at Company Inc with seven in the office. Most staff split between office and field as rates have held steady for ten years. An open house in a couple of months will invite all employees to guide visitors through the new facility and explain jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche County Telephone Company, Inc
Weehunt
Weehant
De Leon ISD Sets April 5 Trustee Election
The De Leon Independent School District will hold its trustee election on April 5, 1980 to fill three trustee positions. Expiring terms belong to Neal Morris Jack Johnson and Harold Jake Morris.
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De Leon Independent School District
Neal Morris
Jack Johnson
Harold
Jake
Morris
Candidate filing closes March 5 for district election
All candidates for office must file official applications by March 5, 1980. Applications are available in the High School Administration office weekdays 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Voting will occur at Desdemona School for residents in the old Desdemona district and City Hall for others, 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Absentee voting runs March 17 to April 1, with staff handling in the high school office. The top vote-getters will become trustees.
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Board of Education
Desdemona
City Hall
Bob Huddleston
Alda Daniels
Carolyn Garza
Imogene Park
Vera Dendy
L.E. Clark
Bobby McKillip
Dorothy Roberts
Betty Terrill
De Leon Receives 1 296 000 Grant For City Projects
Congressman Stenholm and Mayor Doyle Smith announce a 1 296 000 federal grant from HUD to De Leon for a senior center park housing rehab code enforcement clinic facility demolition water and sewer work and related improvements. Funds disbursed over three years begin 1980 with 432 000 this year and work slated to start soon.
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Charles W. Stenholm
Doyle Smith
City of
De Leon
Department of Housing and Urban Development
archi
Flowage Easements Highlighted by Corps to Landowners
The U S Army Corps of Engineers at Proctor Lake warns landowners and buyers near reservoirs to check deeds for flowage easement restrictions. Government rights include flood, construction prohibitions, and approval of structures on flowage lands. Some deeds omit references. legality remains intact despite ownership changes, with flood risk and court rulings noted.
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CORPS OF ENGINEERS
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Proctor Lake
U.S
Corps lakes
Weather Data Snapshot for February Run
Daily highs range from 69 on February 5 to 29 on February 10 with approaching cooling trends. Rainfall totals show 0.86 inches on February 8 and 0.14 inches on February 9, other days reporting little or no precipitation.
Voters Must Get New Certificate Cards Before March 1
County voters who registered previously and have not received the new white voter cards by mail should contact Thomas K Foreman Comanche County Tax Assessor Collector. Cards must arrive before March 1 to vote in the primaries. Voters must have valid certificates at least thirty days before any election. After March 1, apply in person at the Tax Assessor Collector to be eligible to vote in 1980.
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Thomas K. Foreman
Comanche County
Tax Assessor-Collector
Comanche County May Primary Sees Few Contested Races
In Comanche County the May 3 Democratic primary has limited contests. The Tax Assessor-Collector race features Gay Horton of Gustine and Louise Evans of Comanche, both current or former officeholders. Precinct 3 voters pick a commissioner among Brent Daniel, Homer Miller, and Buzz Garner. Filing closed February 4 at 6 pm. Incumbents Edwards, Garman, and Wade Davis face no opposition. One constable race has Jerry Rich unopposed in De Leon’s Precinct 5. other precincts have no candidates.
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Comanche County
Proctor
Gay Horton
Gustine
Louise Evans
Comanche
Thomas K. Foreman
Horton
Evans
Brent Daniel
Lamkin
Homer Miller
C.G
Buzz) Garner
Roy Thomas
De Leon
James L. Edwards
W.G. (Shilo) Garman
Wade Davis
Thomas
Jerry Rich
USDA Seeks Public Comment On Soil and Water Proposals
The USDA invites public input on seven proposed changes to soil and water conservation programs. A 60 day review began January 28 1980 with meetings in Arlington Lubbock and San Antonio to explain RCA and gather comments. The appraisal notes cropland and forestland loss of 2.5 million acres yearly and two billion tons of topsoil eroded annually. Mentioned are potential soil erosion laws and incentives for conservation. Written comments should go to the RCA Response Analysis Center Athens Georgia. The efforts stem from the 1977 Soil and Water Resources Conservation Act.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
department
USDA
Texas
RCA
Rodeway Inn
Arlington
Convention Center
Lubbock
Marriott
San Antonio
National RCA Coordinat
ing Committee
coordinating committee
Athens
Georgia
Soil and Water Resources Conservation Act
Agricultural credit conditions in Texas improve says Fed report
A January survey by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas shows Texas agribanks report improved credit conditions from a year ago. Loan demand eased, rural deposits rose, and farm cash receipts in 1979 kept financing tightness lower. Banks note higher land values and rising interest rates shaping loan activity and liquidity.
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Texas
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Don A. Riffe
Dallas bank
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Tower of London
France
United States
Leslie Vance
Bosque
Hamilton
Charles Stenholm
Stamford
Bob Glasgow
Walt Parker
Denton
Tomton
Lynn Nabers
Brownwood
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