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De Leon Free Press Bicentennial Notes and Festival Preview
In this 1976 bicentennial edition Gayle Wilkerson reports on the Texas Press Association convention in San Antonio with publishers Bill and Judy Wilkerson. The piece highlights speakers from the National Newspaper Association and Texas agencies, plus the Comanche County history book Patchwork of Memories priced at $7.50. The Peach and Melon Festival runs August 27 with tractor pull August 5-7 and festival office hours begin July 1. readers are invited to attend the Lake Proctor Fourth of July Picnic.
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