Peanut Week Highlights De Leon and Comanche County
It notes De Leon and Comanche County celebrate National Peanut Week with Comanche leading the nation in acreage and $8,000,000 in 1971 sales. The city park improvements by Councilman Bill Wilkerson include cleared debris, repaired equipment, new grass and a larger water line. Donors include De Leon Study Club with $30 for plants.
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De Leon
Comanche County
Bill Winkles
Bill
Bill Wilkerson
The
De Leon Study Club
Winkles
St Augustine
Northside Baptist Revival Services Planned Next Week
Northside Baptist Church announces a week long revival March 12 to 19 led by Rev. Dewey Baldwin of Col lege Avenue Baptist Church McGregor. Music by Bill Sky Eagle of Clay Road Baptist Houston. Morning services 10 00 Monday to Friday. Evening services 730 with nursery provided. Community invitation extended.
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Northside Baptist Church
Dewey Baldwin
College Avenue Baptist Church
McGregor
Bill Sky-Eagle
Clay Road Baptist Church
Houston
Twenty Boys Enter Track Team Prep For District Meet
Coach Jack Wagoner lists twenty one athletes competing in track to form a strong squad by district competition. Seniors Randy Hardin Don Richardson David Tucker Toby Mahan Roland Almaguer Ronnie Barker John Weaver Gary Parks, Mike Richardson Scott Weaver Buzzy Mahan John Swint Glenn Boyd Bruce Fields Joey Boswell Budd Golden Ronnie Floyd Mike Riggs Steven Dickey and others participate across events from sprints to relays and field events.
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Jack Wagoner
Wagoner
Randy Hardin
Larry Kimmell
Don Richardson
David Tucker
Toby Mahan
Roland
Three DSH Girls Nominated For All Star Teams
Three seniors from Pecos Leon are nominated for the Texas All-Star and All-Area teams in girls basketball. Becky Dossey Effie Dobson and Ann Gilder lead the All-Star list with Dossey 404 points and Dobson 244.
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pe Leon
Becky Dossey
Effie Dobson
Ann Gilder
Dossey
Dobson
Tina Walker
Lesa Miears
Brenda Nowlin
Judy Sharp
Sherry McClellan Sophy
Joann Fritz
Becky Dossay
Three vie for mayor post in De Leon race
Three candidates filed for mayor of De Leon this week with incumbent M D Stewart seeking re election alongside challengers Hugh E McGovern and Sam Barron.
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De Leon
M.D. Stewart
Hugh E. McGovern
Sam Barron
Local Telephone Company To Enlarge Facilities
Comanche County Telephone Company, Inc. will purchase adjoining property at the De Leon Service Center and construct a 2600 ft warehouse with a paved yard and customer parking. All staff and equipment move from Gonzales Street in about six weeks. Headquarters are in Comanche Texas with Roy D. Adams as General Manager and Ben D. Sudderth as company attorney.
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Roy D. Adams
Comanche County Telephone Company, Inc
De Leon
telephone company
Austin Street
Gonzales Street
Comanche County
Comanche
Texas
Harold Easley
Newburg Exchange
Glenn Justice
Carbon Exchange
Thomas Moore
De Leon Exchange
Walter Mazurek
Sidney Exchange
Lloyd Fritts
Proctor Exchange
Eddie Lindley
Desdemona Exchange
J.G. Meredith
Olden Exchange
Ben D. Sudderthis
Gus Mutscher
Sharpstown
Abilene
Frank Sharp
Barnes
Dublin
Nixon
Caraway-Morgan Honored At De Leon Chamber Banquet
Ben Barnes spoke at the De Leon Dublin area Chamber of Commerce Banquet with about 300 attendees. C M Caraway ITI was named De Leon citizen of the year, and Joe V Morgan earned rural citizen honors. Brown Jr. honored posthumously. Barnes discussed campaign news and policy, including education, tax, and rural development.
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Ben Barnes
C.M. Caraway III
De Leon
Caraway - Morgan
Chamber Of Commerce
Ne Leon
Joe V. Morgan
Morgan
REA
Las Vegas
Lex Shelby
Joe Morgan
Salute to the Peanut Prince of Comanche County
The article traces peanuts from early Comanche County beginnings in 1907 to a 1966 bumper crop worth 9 million dollars. It notes irrigation advances, pest control, and rising U S peanut consumption as peanuts became a staple, with peanut butter highlighted as a popular use.
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Comanche County
America
Comanche
United States
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Charles Taylor
Karen Milner
Byron Smith
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William M. Brown Jr
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