14 Jul 1983
Page 1
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
De Leon Free Press
Location
De Leon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1983
Page
1
De Leon community gears for the Peach and Melon Festival starting August 1, with nightly entertainment for all ages. Duchesses and queen candidates can have photos taken July 20 at 2:00 p.m. for free in the De Leon Free Press.
Eleven young ladies entered the Peach and Melon Festival Queen contest for the 1983 festival after an afternoon tea on Monday. Each must sell 100 queen tickets to qualify for the Queen’s Revue. tickets fund a 300 prize. The drawing, on Saturday August 6 at 11:00, selects the winner who need not be present.
A De Leon pageant offers a Miss De Leon queen title with a $300 drawing for contestants. Events include tea interviews on August 1, stage appearances, a charm course, and a formal gown interview. The queen and duchesses will represent De Leon in parades and events throughout the year. Contested entries include Lana Keith, sponsored by De Leon Swimming Pool.
The Peach and Melon Festival seeks five year old girls from De Leon to enter the Little Miss De Leon contest with no entry fee. Register by calling the festival office at 893-6600 or 893-2122. The event takes place Monday night August 1 on the festival stage, with dress code a floor length gown. The winner rides the float with the queen and Miss De Leon in the street parade.
An eleven-year-old girl visiting relatives on Highway 6 was struck by a slow moving car driven by Wendell Eaton near the Hwy 6 Cafe Thursday afternoon. Tina Cross of Mathis, niece of De Leon residents Clifford and Babbits, suffered cuts bruises and a concussion but was not seriously injured and remained in De Leon Hospital until Saturday.
Mrs Sarah Mitchel Tebow Economics of Brownwood was named Comanche County Extension Agent Home Economics by the County Commissioners Court. She has served in Johnson County as Assistant County Extension agent for 20 years and will assume duties July 11 at the courthouse offices in Comanche, replacing Barbara Williams who resigned June 3.
The De Leon Free Press will photograph Peach and Melon Festival duchesses or queen candidates who lack a print for the festival edition. The free service is offered only on Wednesday July 20 at 2 00 PM at the Free Press office.
Texas will raise hunting and fishing license fees effective September 1 with higher prices for basic resident fishing from 5 to 8 dollars and resident hunting from 5.25 to 8 dollars. The combined license rises to 12 dollars, boat registrations double, archery and dove stamps go to 6 dollars. Governor White vetoed a salt water stamp bill. nonresident licenses see limited changes while some five day licenses are repealed. Out of state migratory bird and shooting resort rules shift to a new nonresident small game license priced at 37.75 dollars.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.