Eleven Festival Queen Contestants Vie For De Leon Title
Eleven local girls enter the seventh annual peach and Melan Festival queen contest. Each buys 100 tickets at one dollar to qualify for the Queen's Revue on August 3 at the festival grounds. A panel of out of town judges will select the queen on points after an informal tea and final judging that evening. The winner serves one year as De Leon’s official parade and festival representative. A $300 drawing for ticket buyers is held August 7 at 10:30 p.m. with the prize redeemable only at De Leon merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
De Lean
Debbie Blain
De Leon
Sheri Solomon
De Leon Shakespeare Club
Donna Barron
De Leon Riding Club
Lou Ellen Paul
De Leon hires two new teachers and welcomes band director
De Leon school adds Ronald Burns as band director with ten years of music experience and his wife Mary Jane joins fourth grade. Cheerleaders win four ribbons at Tarleton camp. Fundraising through a football magazine sale supports the Bearcats and boosts Texas football knowledge.
Baptist Youth Revival at First De Leon Church
A youth led revival at First Baptist Church in De Leon runs July 16 evenings at 7 30 with Mike Gillespie a Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary student from Kerrville Texas in charge of song services He stars in musical productions at Howard Payne College and is 24 and single Evangelist Mike Riley a Baylor University student from Oklahoma City and football team member leads the revival He has guided many youth revivals statewide inviting all to attend for spiritual enrichment
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First Baptist Church
Mike Gillespie
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Fort Worth
Howard Payne College
West Side Story
Guys and Dolls
Mike
Kerrville, Texas
Mike Riley
Oklahoma City
Baylor University
Baylor
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
School Board appoints Tax Equalization Board
De Leon public Schools trustees appoint a Tax Equalization Board consisting of John Holland, Robert Hodges, and Walter John Beaty. No major tax changes expected. review of tax roll renditions. School program costs for 1971 72 remain near last year’s level.
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De Leon public Schools
John Holland
Robert Hodges
Walter John Beaty
John Beaty
Cornstalk Borer Infests 65 Percent of De Leon Peanuts
Texas Agricultural Commissioner John C. White releases a progress bulletin on the lesser cornstalk borer in Central Texas peanut fields. Survey shows 65 percent of De Leon fields with larvae and up to 18 percent damage. Treatments reported on 54 percent. farmers urged to inspect emerging peanuts weekly and follow insecticide directions.
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De Leon
Texas Agricultural
John C. White
Texas
Commissioner White
Comanche County Food Market Spending Tops Local Retail
The Standard Rate and Data Service reports Comanche County families spent about $1,133 per year on food if evenly divided among residents, with total take for local food outlets reaching $4,985,000 last year. Take-home food accounted for about 20 cents of every dollar in local retail. Car and automotive sales totaled $3,988,000 while general merchandise and department stores reached $3,000,000, reflecting strong local purchasing power amid rising incomes.
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Comanche County
Serice
West South Central States
Barnes To Attend De Leon Ex-Student Reunion
Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes will attend the De Leon Ex-Student Reunion on Saturday August 7 at 10 00 a m in the De Leon High School Auditorium He will speak briefly and have campaign stickers for supporters A luncheon at PAR follows the program The message urges attendance to show support for his gubernatorial bid
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Ben Barnes
De Leon
De Leon High School
Ben
De Leon School Board hires two new teachers
The De Leon Board of Education extended contracts to Ronald Burns and his wife Mary Jane Burns of Abilene. Ronald becomes band director and Mary Jane teaches fourth grade as the couple plans to move to De Leon and join the school system.
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De Leon Board of Education
Ronald Burns
Abilene
Burns
Littlefield High School
Abilene Christian College
De Leon
Ed George
ACC
Jefferson
Mary Jane Burns
Castleberry High School
Fort Worth
Fannin
De Leon School Board Votes on Staff for 1971-72
The De Leon School Board met on July 6 1971 to approve staff contracts for the coming year. Actions included hiring Linda Tate as English and Girls P E teacher, aides Mrs Whitesides and Richard Mohon, bus drivers Allen Bibby and Bill Wheatley, and Cecelia Boswell as Migrant Teacher. Präsidental changes to the student handbook were discussed along with tax rates and bond indebtedness.
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The
De Leon
Linda Tate
Robert whitesides
Richard Mohon
Allen Bibby
Bill Wheatley
Bearcats Sell West Texas High School Football Magazine
The De Leon Bearcat football team offers the West Texas High School Football magazine covering 150 area teams in four classifications. Edited by Carleton Stowers, 176 pages include schedules, results and photos. Copies are sold locally for 1.60 with 0.75 going to the selling club.
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De Leon Bearcats
Texas football
De Leon Bearcat
West Texas High School
West Texas
Carleton Stowers
Amarillo Glove-Times
Randy Matson
Cheerleaders Return From TLC Camp
The De Leon cheerleaders for 1971 and 1972 led by Debra Whitehurst Debbie Gardner Brenda Nowlin D Lana Wilkerson and Rhonda Huddleston returned from camp with ribbons and memories They earned Outstanding Ribbons on Tuesday and Wednesday and an Excellent Ribbon on Thursday They finished with the top Ribbon for Beat the Lions and worked from 6 30 a m to 8 45 a m learning tumbling pom poms and new cheers under director Dr Owens of Tarleton and staff from Oklahoma University Texas Tech University of Texas University of Dallas and Oklahoma University
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De Leon
Debra Whitehurst
Debbie Gardner
Brenda Nowlin
D’Lana Wilckerson
Rhonda Huddleston
Dr. Owens
Tarleton
Nancy Stewart
Oklahoma University
Devora Lewis
Carol Micisch
Texas Tech
Gene Wickersham
Jeff Newman
University of Texas
Richard Peters
University of Dallas
Jan Jackson
De Leon ISD Joins Regional Cooperative For Special Ed
De Leon Independent School District forms a cooperative with Comanche Rising Star Sidney Gustine and Cross Plains to run a supervised special education program for 1971 72 with Comanche acting as fiscal agent. Plans include a 1/2 unit teacher for De Leon and six students identified so far. Region XIV Education Service Center personnel in Abilene assist testing and program coordination.
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De Leon
Comanche
Rising Star
Sidney
Gustine
Cross Plains
Region XIV‘ Education Service Center
Abilene
Contest Rules For Peaches And Melons
Watermelons peaches and cantaloupes will be in the festival contest this year. Rules specify one half bushel entry per grower for cantaloupes. peaches allow one half bushel per grower for one variety. melons permit one large melon or three small melons per family. Entries arrive at the festival shed Wednesday morning August 4 from 9 to 12, will be recorded numbered and judged at 1 pm, and stay until Saturday night auctioned at 9 pm to the highest bidder.
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FFA
Ann Gilder
De Leon Volunteer Fire Department
Jeanette Walker
FHA
Becky Dossey
ESA Sorority
D’Lana
Wilkerson
Vickie Hamerick
Baseball Ass
n. D
Arla Scott
Women’s Division of
Chamber of Commerce
Vickie Hamrick
D’Lana Wilkerson
Janet Walker
Becky Morris
Lou Ellenpaul
D‘Arla Scott
Debbie Blair
J.C. W
Ronald
Mary Jane
Roland
Iave Campbell
Goldthwaite
Bearcats
Waggoner
Dublin
Ranger
Early
Baptist
God
eon High School
Sherry Hamrick
Becky Lowry
Terry Park
Texas A&M
Comanche Co
Barnes
Tarleton State College
Lana Wilkerson
Maurine Ripley
Nelda Briddy
Cecelia Boswell
Region XIV
D. T. Wier
F’ball Magazine
WTHSF
clevic
West
Weaver
Shelby Drugs
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