Texas Agri Tour Promotes Texas Agriculture Products
The Texas Agri Tour is a new traveling exhibit sponsored by the Texas Department of Agriculture. A mobile home display travels the state with a narrated color slide program about Texas agriculture. It includes shopper hints, cooking ideas, and free recipes at the tour’s end.
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Ben Barnes to play in third annual PAR tourney Sunday
Lt Governor Ben Barnes will appear at PAR Country Club for the Third Annual PAR partnership Golf Tournament this Sunday at 2 p.m. Local pro Howard Burtschell says entries are filling fast and urges interested players to sign up promptly.
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Festival duchess and queen coronation call for details
Festival invites visiting girls to serve as duchess in the parade and queen’s coronation. Call the festival office at 693-6900 for information. Exhibitions booths judged again with civic and commercial classifications. Ribbons awarded for first second and third in each class.
Parade Entry Encouragement For Community Festival
Call the festival office to enter your antique car steam engine bicycle or other entry for the parade. All participants are urged to join the event and showcase their vehicle or item.
Festival committee appearances on Channel 8 and farms
On July 31 at 7 00 PM Channel 8 will air Murray Cox Farm with festival committee members. Next week in mornings, festival members may appear on Bob Walsh Farm program. Do not forget to watch.
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Texas Farmers Union President Set for De Leon Visit
Texas Farmers Union state president Jay Naman of Waco will attend a get acquainted reception in De Leon on July 30 from 3 30 p m to 10 p m at the SCS Building. Accompanying him are Joe Rankin Ralls Jerry Warren Gorman and Kenneth Moss Denton district leaders. All Comanche County farmers and ranchers are invited and new members will be honored.
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Board of Equalization Sets Hearing Date for De Leon Schools
The Board of Equalization for the De Leon public Schools will hold a hearing on August 3, 1971, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the School Tax Office for residents who received notices about changes in tax evaluation.
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Public Schools Open August 25 in De Leon
De Leon Public Schools set opening day for August 25 with student registration on August 19. Seniors and juniors register 8 to 12, freshmen and sophomores 1 to 4. Elementary registration spans rooms 1A through 6A. First graders must bring birth certificates and health records. Teacher in service begins August 16 at Cisco Junior College. faculty meeting August 20 and workday August 24.
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Booth Spaces Announced for Comanche County Fair
Comanche County Fair Association set 75 eight by eight booths at 16 dollars each and six ten by eight booths at 18 dollars. Open times begin 6 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 9 a.m. Saturday for August 26 to 28. Contacts: Harold Adcock, 356-2455 or 356-2531.
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Snakes at Comanche County Diamondback Club Booth
The Comanche County Diamondback Club will display about thirty poisonous and thirty non poisonous snakes at the Gandy’s Milk booth. Jimmy Rogers says the exhibit recreates their natural environment. A four year old daughter will help with nonpoisonous snakes while a Sweetwater handler provides a Saturday show.
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Festival changes nightly prize drawings
The festival committee has altered the schedule for nightly merchandise prize drawings due to time constraints. The new arrangement shifts prize timing and participation details to streamline events and reduce delays.
Festival notes from De Leon Chamber of Commerce
The De Leon Chamber office reports frequent calls about the festival events including a parade time and rodeo day. Homecoming, brochures, bumper stickers, and festival programs are available. locals praise the De Leon area produce and the region’s peanut and cattle production. A reader shares improved health and plans to return from California. An Austin meeting among water agencies and the RC&D district yielded understanding and potential governor approval.
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De Leon
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California
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Locker Plant Closes Aug 7 in De Leon
The De Leon Locker Plant shuts down effective August 7 1971 due to inspector pressures. It will continue to slaughter until July 31 and all lockers must be emptied by August 7. James Stanford notes appreciation for local support.
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Sneak Peak Booth Offers Free Snakes and Feeding Demo
A promotional booth advertises free admission and a live snake feeding demonstration this week. Attendees are invited to see snakes, including finger sized specimens, eating frog prey the size of a plate. Don’t miss this booth.
Queen Candidate Drawings Offer $50 Certificates Each Night
Drawings run Wednesday Thursday and Friday with three names drawn weekly. If no winner present on a given night, certificates roll over to the next. a total of three $50 certificates are given each night or until all prizes are distributed. Tickets sold at gate entry and items are drawn publicly each evening.
Quarantine Eased for Texas Horses Vaccinations Set to Accelerate
The Texas Animal Health Commission modified the state quarantine on horses allowing movement to vaccination clinics without diversion. Vet centers open countywide with Dr. A L Davidson vaccinating 200 horses at De Leon Roping Grounds and at the Downing store. USDA offers free vaccine Tuesday nights, urging owners to arrange inoculations and report VEE symptoms.
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Comanche County Livestock Center
Jim Hallmark
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Immunization Bill 27 Prompts School Immunity Rule Update
Superintendent James Perkins highlights Senate Bill 27 amending the Texas Education Code to require immunization for elementary, secondary, and higher education entrants. The bill mirrors De Leon Public Schools policy and allows exemptions by doctor affidavit or religious belief, with emergency or epidemic clauses.
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