Peach and Melon Festival Announces Rides Prizes and Entries
The De Leon Peach and Melon Festival schedules parade categories with prize money, entry rules for peaches melons cantaloupes apples and pears, and required in line by 6 00 PM August 4 at the high school. Volunteers sell festival caps and booth concessions list local clubs vendors and activities.
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business house
Robert Hodges
J. W. Sadberry
Jerry Bush
Jake Morris
De Leon
Jake
Route 1
Darlene
Donnie
Joy
Texas Tractor Pullers Association
Baggett Home Burglarized in Proctor
Sometime between last Thursday night and Monday the B G Baggett home in the Proctor community was burglarized. Entry was made by knocking out a window and unlocking the door. Two suspects, with the sheriff waiting on a lawn mower serial number, and two items missing a lawn mower and edger plus silverware. Deputy W G Garman notes no residents but frequent checks.
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B. G. Baggett
Proctor
County Sheriff's Department
W. G
Shilo) Garman
De Leon
Craig Smith Named North All Star for July 29 Football Game
The 1976 THSCA North South All Star event in Houston features Craig Smith of De Leon High School as a North quarterback. He earned 672 rushing yards, 1 037 passing yards, 131 points, and multiple all state honors. The North team will face the South July 29 at the Astrodome after a July 28 basketball showdown in Hofheinz Pavilion.
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Craig Smith
Texas High School Coaches Association
Houston
Hofheinz Pavilion
University of Houston
Astrodome
Ray Overton
Abilene Cooper
THSCA
L. Z. Bryan
Brazoswood
Overton
Bryan
Paul Stueckler
Midland Lee High School
Ray Landers
Deer Parks
Stueckler
Houston Kashmere
Lander
Deer Park
Bearcat
Craig
Star Telegram
De Leon High School
DHS
Budd Golden
Terry Nabors to Play in East West Green Belt Bowl
Terry Nabors, De Leon Bearcats defensive halfback and end, will participate in the East West Green Belt Bowl at Childress on Friday August 6. He reports Sunday for workouts and will play with coaches from Angelo State University and Eastern New Mexico University. Nabors earned Star Telegram Super All Star, All State Class A and All District honors and led the Bearcats to the state title.
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De Leon Bearcats
Childress
Nabors
Childress area
Angelo State University
Eastern New Mexico University
Terry
Star Telegram
Bear
Cats in pass interceptions lead to nine this season
Sherry Kimmell of De Leon will participate in the beauty contest held in conjunction with the bowl game. The year included 19 receptions for 593 yards and seven touchdowns across the season.
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Sherry Kimmell
De Leon
Senior Citizens Center Builds Activity Hub in De Leon
The De Leon Senior Citizens Center on Highway 6 near the Festival Grounds operates six months with aid from City of De Leon West Central Texas Council of Governments and Comanche County. Edmond Stewart and local businesses funded a refrigerator while the center added air conditioners a new office and a kiln. Activities include ceramics macrame quilt making dominoes 42 and 84 and a peanut shaped mold draws interest. The center sells finished ceramics to raise funds and plans a Peach and Melon Festival flea market booth. Edith Short manages the center open 8 am to 5 pm weekdays with occasional evening events. About 100 people visit weekly with 37 regulars and a growing drop-in group led by Matt McClellan Enola Spruill and Pat Eddleman.
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Senior Citizens Center
Edith Short
Sue Cogburn
Madeline Collins
De Leon
Highway 6
Garden Club House
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West Central Texas Council of Governments
County of
Comanche
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Edna Merle Stewart
De Leon Funeral Home
Higginbothams
Doyle Taylor
F & M Bank
Matt McClellan
Enola Spruill
Pat Eddleman
De Leon ISD Sets 50 Percent Evaluation Amid Budget Pressures
The De Leon Independent School District completes an 80 million dollar evaluation and plans a fifty percent assessment or forty million to cover higher costs. The State Board boosted the local budget share by 100 percent in two years, prompting an estimated 366000 need, with tax rates likely at or below one dollar per hundred of value after August Board of Equalization action.
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De Leon Independent
State Board of Education
Board of Equalization
Slow Moving Vehicle Emblems Adopted for Safety
A historical note on SMV emblems highlighting their safety impact, new ASAE certified designs, and urging buyers to demand certified emblems. It cites Nebraska and Michigan reductions in rear-end collisions and stresses visibility day or night and liability implications.
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SMV
United States
Nebraska
Michigan
American Society of Agricultural Engineers
ASAE
National Safety Council
July 31 Deadline for Employers to Report Taxes
Saturday July 31 is the deadline for employers to report and pay the third quarter Social Security and withheld federal income taxes. If the full quarterly tax liability was deposited on time, August 10 is the filing date for Form 941. Obtain forms from IRS offices or use the preaddressed Form 941 if received. IRS Publication 15 Circular E is available free for more guidance.
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IRS
Federal Reserve Bank
August 2 Final Day to Certify Peanut Acreage
Monday August 2 is the final date to certify peanut acreage for farms with an active peanut allotment. Allotment farms with > zero must certify and if no peanuts are planted a zero report is required.
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E. A. Berna
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Billy Mack Barnes
Lacey Wright
Wayland Wright
Kathy Hamilton
Alvin Hamilton
Carrie Ann Thompson
Mike Thompson
Jana Kay Simpson
Bobby Carl Simpson
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