28 Jul 1983
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Newspaper
De Leon Free Press
Location
De Leon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1983
Page
1
The 69th annual Peach and Melon Festival begins Monday night with 31 committee members and dozens of contributors shaping a top festival. Readers are urged to invite out-of-town guests, enjoy activities, and note new queen candidate photos with parents. The Wright irrigation supply business expands to include computer services with an open house during the festival.
Country fiddler Johnny Gimble, once named Instrumentalist of the Year, will headline the Peach and Melon Festival on Tuesday night at 9 00 p m on the festival stage. A veteran performer with The Texas Playboys and collaborations with Ray Price and Lefty Frizzell, Gimble has long been praised as a top musician in country music.
Moe Bandy and other performers recorded in Dallas before he moved to Waco where his show Johnny Gimble and the Home Folks aired daily on KWTV for three years, marking a notable period in Texas television.
Betty Terrill reports on the upcoming Peach and Melon Festival Queen’s Revue to pick the 1983 queen. Judges score candidates in a tea and stage interview, with confidential tallies and a surprise finale. Last year saw a two way tie for first runner up.
Wright Irrigation Supply signs a franchise to become a ValCom agricultural computer dealer and authorized IBM PC distributor. Wayland Wright says the firm will serve farmers and town businesses with software for finance farm dairy swine beef and other sectors while promoting computer use for home and business tasks.
The 1983 summer began with Lake Proctor’s Corps of Engineers Station recording 100 degrees on July 25, followed by 102 degrees on July 26. The week’s high and low temperatures are listed in the report.
De Leon city councilman Tom Clayton and local residents pressed the State Department of Highways and Public Transportation official Donald Hatcher about dangerous speeds at the Highways 6 and 16 intersection. Hatcher observed the area for two hours, promised a survey, and on July 21 said a Highway Intersection Ahead sign will be installed on the east approach.
A fragment notes an intersection near a school zone and markings indicating traffic rules. Details are sparse but context suggests traffic safety measures or a local signage update in the area west of the intersection. No names, dates, or organizations are provided in readable text.
In the Texas Football magazine the De Leon Bearcats are ranked third in District 12-AA behind Dublin and Ranger. Hico Hamilton and Millsap form the six team district. Coach Grady West hopes the school’s football tradition contributes to another district title after last year’s 8-2-1 finish with 13 returning lettermen and key players Shane Bunting Ken McKillip Brad Gray Steve Reyna Mike Sones and others. Panhandle is chosen as the state AA champion.
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