Peach and Melon Festival Schedule Guide
Gayle Wilkerson’s Town Talk urges readers to clip the festival schedule from the front page for weekly use. It notes nightly plans and highlights, mentions Congressman Charles Stenholm’s Saturday afternoon visit, and cites James Morgan relaying details from Washington about the Peach and Melon Festival in De Leon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Stenholm
James Morgan
the
Free Press
Washington
De Leon
Moe Bandy And Rodeo Clowns Head Tuesday Entertainment
Moe Bandy and the Rodeo Clowns perform on the Peach and Melon Festival stage Tuesday night at 8 30 p m. The country star rose from sheet metal work to fame with songs about common people and rodeo life.
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Moe
Rodeo
Moe Bandy
the
Rodeo Clowns
Bandy
Meridian
Mississippi
Jimmie Rodgers
Rodgers
Texas
Hank Williams
San Antonio
Mission City
SLAB
MOE BANDY & RODEO CLOWNS
Queen's Revue And Little Miss De Leon Festival Night
The De Leon festival features a Queen's Revue on Monday night with ten local contestants judged by three out of town judges and a new queen crowned Wednesday. Also a Little Miss De Leon pageant selects a 1979 winner, with fourteen five year olds competing and a presentation by local dignitaries. The Ex-Students Association reunion follows on August 4 with Rev. William Greenwaldt as guest speaker and detailed bios of his family and career.
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Donna Nowlin
Donald Nowlin
Suzanna Hanson
Janet Paul
Julie Andress
Chamber of Commerce
Cathy
Lannes Callison
Jessica Lynn Young
Jim Bob Wofford
Jennifer Pounds
De Leon
William
Billy) M. Greenwaldt
United Methodist Churches
Weatherford
Greenwaldt
Laura Jean Murph Greenwaldt
John E.French, Jr
Houston
Karen Ann Greenwaldt
Fort Worth
William Carroll Greenwaldt
Longview
Corsicana
Mart
Killeen
Graham
Waco
Temple
Brownwood
Texas Wesleyan College
Perkins School of Theology
McMurry
General Board of Discipleship
UMC
Harris Hospital
Wesleyan Homes
Georgetown
Council on Finance and Administration
Central Texas Conference
Killeen Lodge
AF & AM
Ex-Students Association
DE LEON STUDY CLUB
LITTLE MISS DE LEON
QUEEN
MAIN STREET
JOE PAUL NICHOLS
MISS DE LEON
Pecan Business Matures Under Daniel Cisneroz Enterprise
Daniel Cisneroz, 45, ranks among the largest pecan producers in the region. He manages 500 acres of pecans plus grazing land, with a Cisneroz Pecan House headquarters in De Leon and a growing operation spanning Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana on about 5,000 acres. He vows steady growth through hard work, investing in spraying, and learning from years of hands on experience despite limited formal schooling.
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Daniel Cisneroz
Cisneroz
Highway 6
De Leon
Daniel
Geneva
Daniel, Jr
Rosa
Gregory
Sylvia
David
Texas
Oklahoma
Louisiana
San Saba
65 Clubs Members Tour Big Thicket Area
The F and M G5 Club traveled to the Big Thicket for a two day overnight trip on July 9 and 10. An Arrow Traveliner carried all 47 seats. Activities included a Huntsville Holiday Inn arrival, visits to the Alabama Coushatta Indian Reservation at Livingston and the Heritage Village Gardens in Woodville, plus a Be yond the Sundown performance. The meal at Pickett House featured old fashioned boardinghouse service with hearty fare and self cleanup.
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Big Thicket
Arrow
Huntsville
Holiday Inn
Alabama-Coushatta
Livingston
Texas
Pickett
Woodville
Heritage Village
Seth Thomas Clock Company
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GAYLE WILKERSON
West Texas
Randy
International Rodeo Association
Rodeo Cowboy’s Association
Mike
Page
Roger Pounds
Michelle Sides
David Sides
Becky Vasquez
Zaragoza Vasquez
Kasey Bruton
Glenn Bruton
Carla Seckinger
Ray Seckinger
Pattie Laurie Summers
James D. Summers
Stephanie Shoemaker
Bobby Shoemaker
Patti Burk
Michael Burk
Shelli Hammit
Freddy Hammit
Melody Sides
Jimmy Sides
Shana Frazier
Mike Frazier
Angie Burkeen
James Burkeen
Kellie Hardin
Danny Hardin
Peach
Melon Festival
SHAKESPEARE CLUB
FESTIVAL COMMITTEE
JERRY RAVENSHINE
LANNY BUTLER LANNES CALLISON
NITA DANS
JIMMY FARLEY
KAREN GARDNER
H. G. HIGGINBOTTOM
INGRID LINDSEY
JOHN PICKENS
JACKIE POUNDS
SHERMAN SIDES
MIKE SMITH
JERRY SOLOMON
DOYLE WELCH
BILL BOSWELL
WILLIAM FAIR
MAX KEITH
JAKE MORRIS
GARY REED
NEIL SINGLETON
SUE WILSON
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