Record Field Set For PAR Partnership Tournament
The Annual PAR Partnership Tournament opens Saturday with six flights and a strong field. Local pro Howard Burttschell notes top competition in the Championship Flight and returning 1969 winners T A Averillo and Marvin Kelly. Charles Birdwell and Bill Sikes of Brownwood are also favored, with Edward Brooks returning with a new partner. A free dance and buffet follow the event, hosted by The Establishment. tickets for non-contestants are $2. PAR Golf Course will be closed to non entrants Friday through Sunday. The course is described as in top notch condition.
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Howard Burttschell
Edward Brooks
T. A. Averillo
Marvin Kelly
Fort Worth
Burttschell
De Leon Invitational Little League Tournament
Local sports brief notes the De Leon Invitational Little League Tournament held in De Leon Texas. Details are sparse but event is listed among area youth baseball activities.
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DE LEON
Comanche Seeks Abolition of De Leon Deputy Sheriff
Citizens in Comanche push a petition to abolish the De Leon Deputy Sheriff office alleging it does not fund itself via fines. The topic appears amid a broader schedule of local events and a Lyndon B. Johnson Library visit for educational insight.
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Comanche
De Leon
Lyndon Baines Johnson
presidency
L.B.J
Washington
Rain brings relief as peanut farmers note cooler temps
Reports say up to two inches of rain fell, providing relief though more is needed. Farmers without much rain benefited from cooler temperatures and some tanks and reservoirs collected water. The note ends with a hopeful outlook and a question about voting for a queen candidate. Festival candidates are pictured on pages 4 and 5.
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Free
Festival committee prize list outlines hundreds of awards
The document lists prizes for parade categories including decorated floats and community floats with varying first to fourth place winnings, pet and bicycle parades with ribbons, riding clubs, mounted division trophies, fruit displays with cash prizes, exhibition booths ribbons, cantaloupes and peaches payouts, fiddlers contest with four prize tiers, and a grand champion worth 100 dollars.
Bicycle Parade at Dairy Treat Aug 4
The bicycle parade gathers at the Dairy Treat on Wednesday August 4 at 6 30. George Mason will register riders supply numbers and direct entrants on where to go and how to join the parade.
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Dairy Treat
George Mason
Bill Mack Wanda Conklin at the Sundowners Festival
The Sundowners festival features Bill Mack and Wanda Conklin Thursday night on the festival grounds stage at 8 30 p m for a free public program. On Saturday August 7 a public auction at 9 00 p m will sell melons peaches and cantaloupes judged earlier with possible high prices.
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Bill Mack, Wanda Conklin
The Sundowners
BILL MACK
WANDA CONKLIN
SIS Mick
Fireworks Display Adds Spark to De Leon Peach Festival
The festival features a 15 minute fireworks show at 10 p.m. Wednesday and Saturday behind the Riding Arena near Anis festival grounds with 75 shots. Parade floats must line up by 6 p.m. for judging, while the Queen of the De Leon Peach and Melon Festival is chosen Tuesday August 3 at 9 p.m. on the festival stage. Eleven contestants attend interviews at 3 p.m. that day for final judging.
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Anis
fesval
De Leon
Pet Parade Registration at Dairy Treat
Children invited to the Pet Parade must meet at the Dairy Treat on Wednesday after noon at 6 30 to receive their entry number. Bill Wilkerson will register participants and provide instructions on where to go and what to do.
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Dairy Treat
Bill Wilkerson
Peach and Melon Festival Parade Ride Registration
Riders and clubs meet at Highway 16 and Farm Road 587 Lampman’s Grocery to register with Charles Taylor. Registration starts around 6 30 p m for a 7 00 p m parade.
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Charles Taylor
Lampman’s Super Save Grocery
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Lampman’s Grocery
De Leon Hosts Largest Fiddlers Contest in Texas
About 200 invitations go out yearly for the De Leon fiddlers contest. Registration opens 8:30 and the program starts at 9:00 on Friday August 6. Contestants play two numbers, with four age groups and a grand champion after four winners.
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De Leon
Texas
Ice Cold Melon and Parade Bring Local Festival News
About 17 000 pounds of watermelons will be served free on Main Street Saturday August 7 at 5 00 p m. Melons go into cold storage Monday August 2 for one week. Barnes leads Lt Governor Ben Barnes in the 57th Annual parade Wednesday August 4 at 7 00 p m with Representative Lynn Nabers of Brownwood. The Lt Governor attends ex students reunion Saturday at 10 00 a m in the High School Auditorium.
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Fort Wolters
Texas
Ben Barnes
Reminder for Local Produce Festival Entries
The notice invites growers to bring melons peaches and cantaloupes to the festival shed on Wednesday August 4 from 8 00 to 12 00 a m. Entry rules specify one half bushel of one peach variety per grower and one entry per family of either one large melon or three small melons.
Comanche County Faces Higher Postal Rates in 1970
Local residents and businesses in Comanche County face a 21 percent rise in postal costs starting May 16 1970 driven by increased rates across all classes. The county’s annual stamp and service costs total about $91 050 with an estimated local cost rise of $19 120 per year, while 8 cent letters 11 cent air mail 6 cent postcards replace previous rates.
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Comanche County
news Postal Service
4 H Club Contest Entires Sought At Peach and Melon Fair
4 H members in Comanche Eastland and Erath counties are urged to enter a competition at the Peach and Melon Festival. Six booths funded by local merchants will host cooking sewing and crafts with judging and ribbon awards for first to fourth place. Entries due Wednesday Aug 4 around 8 00 am received by a festival committee.
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Comanche
Eastland
Erath
De Leon
Farm and Ranch Safety Week Highlighted in Texas
Texas rural safety week runs July 25 through 31 as Co. Agent Floyd M. Key urges farmers to prevent accidents. Last year Texas saw at least 100 agricultural deaths from water, fire and machinery, with 63 more from other causes.
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Texas
Floyd M. Key
Debra Whitehurst Chosen to Model in Cox Show at Ridglea Club
Debra Whitehurst is selected by Cox & Company Fort Worth to model in the Back to School Show on Saturday August 7 at Ridglea Country Club. About fifteen models will participate including five boys. Lee Randall will host, Kathryn Fry handles fashion ware, and the models include pageant winners and contestants. Whitehurst travels to Fort Worth for fittings on Saturday the 31st, modeling four outfits.
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Debra Whitehurst
Cox
R, EB
Cox & Company
Fort Worth
Ridglea Comery Club
Lee Randall
Fort
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