Spring heat hits De Leon as wind blows hard
J C W notes warm spring in De Leon with temperatures pushing into the 90s and 60s, strong winds, and little rain. Lex Shelby invites all to a March 23 city hall meeting to discuss expanding the De Leon Industrial Foundation with Small Business Loan program aid. Citizens urged to donate old glasses to Lions Club drive for charity and to spot new Bright Shiney racks outside the Free Press.
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Houston
Lex Shelby
Chamber of Commerce
City Hall
Women’s Cof Easter Egg Hunt Saturday at City Park
The Women’s Division hosts its annual Easter egg hunt this Saturday March 25 from 2 to 3 pm at City Park. Children ages 3 through 3rd grade are invited. The Easter Bunny will assist with egg finding. if weather cancels, the event moves to April 1 at the same time.
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Chamber of Commerce
Fire Dept Holds Meeting and Pumper Races in De Leon
The North Central Texas Firemen Association will conduct its annual meeting and pumper races in De Leon on April 1. About 17 area departments are expected. intersections of Austin Street and Gonzales Street will be blocked from 6:30 PM. Nonparticipants are asked to avoid the area. De Leon Fire Department members are urged to attend and wear new coveralls.
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North Central Texas Firemen Association
De Leon
Austin Street
Gonzales St
Kendrick Easter Pageant Strives For Sunrise Drama
The eighth annual Kendrick Easter Pageant presents a free life of Christ from birth to resurrection at 3 30 A M on Easter Sunday April 2 1972. The event runs at the Eastland Cisco Texas area amphitheater on U S Highway 80 and features a lay cast from area churches. On Easter Sunday afternoon The Carson and Barnes 5 Ring Wild Animal Circus performs at 2 00 and 45 p m, allowing time for evening church services.
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Eastland
Cisco
Texas
U.S. Hwy 80
Carson and Barnes
Wild Animal Circus
Comanche County Drivers Pay Bill For Interstate System
Comanche County car owners contribute to the Highway Trust Fund through gas and auto taxes. Local drivers of 5,670 cars average 10 000 miles yearly at 14 mpg paying about 30 dollars annually. 15 000 miles pays 45. The fund finances 90 percent of road construction. the system, started 16 years ago, will cost about 75 billion by 1978. Local totals show about 170 000 dollars contributed in the past year, excluding local auto-use taxes.
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Comanche County
Congress
De Leon Junior High Boys Track Showings At Comanche Meet
De Leon Junior High opened the season tying for third with Stephenville at the Comanche meet amid a large field of Class AA and AAA schools. Craig Smith won two events the 200 yard intermediate hurdles and 70 yard high hurdles while Robbie Davis, Tommy Cleere, and Kelly Gorman posted multiple podium finishes across sprints hurdles and field events.
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De Leon
Craig Smith
Robbie Davis
Tommy Cleere
Kelly Gorman
Gorman
Nabor
Stephenville
Stephen Decker
Kenneth Taylor
Clifford Coan
Mark McKillip
Terry Adams
Highway Patrol Reports Six February Accidents in Comanche County
The Texas Highway Patrol investigated six accidents on rural highways in Comanche County during February. Sgt A A Eggen, supervisor, notes 21 accidents with two deaths and eight injuries in the first two months of 1972.
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Texas Highway patrol
Comanche County
A.A. Eggen
Minister Alliance Plans Cottage Prayer Meetings Ahead of Easter
The De Leon Ministerial Alliance sponsors nine cottage prayer meetings on Thursday March 30 at 7 30 p m to honor Holy Week. Attendees may join any group held in local homes with leaders named for each location. Nursery care will be provided at the Methodist Church from 7 00 to 8 30 p m.
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common prayer
Christian fellowship
De Leon
M.B. Swanner
Fred Williams
C.L. Mahon
W.E. Dickie
L.C. Daniels
Methodist Church
Weather Report From Proctor Reservoir Station
The weather report released by the Proctor Reservoir Weather station provides temperature readings and atmospheric conditions. It notes temperatures and trends for the forecast period and informs readers of expected weather changes.
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Proctor Reservoir
High School Honor Roll Seniors and Underclassmen Named
Read list of students recognized on the high school honor roll across seniors juniors sophomores and freshmen. Names include Kay Chapman Jean Coutorie Becky Dosey Joann Fritz Ronnie Golden Lois Gooden Karen Hancock Randy Hardin Eddie Hight Jane McClellan Janis Nabors Terry Park Larry Pittman D Arla Scott Jeanette Walker Rita Warren Pebra Whitehurst Myron Adams Lesa Miears Becky Morris Sherry Nowlin Nancy Roch Janet Chandler Rhonda Duke Ricky Morgan Brenda Nowlin Kent Solomon Tad Tate Paula Thomas Tina Walker Joey Boswell Gary Chapman Irene Davidson Tracy Duncan Sheila Fronterhouse Cathy Gray Leta Heickman Rita Heickman Carla Hodges Karen Milner D Ann Morgan Terry Nowlin Diana Saldivar James Sledge Meridith Smith Debra Watson Marney Wilkerson.
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Wadena Bingham
Kay Chapman
Jean Coutorie
Becky Dosey
Joann Fritz
Ronnie Golden
Lois Gooden
Karen Hancock
Randy Hardin
Eddie Hight
Jane McClellan
Janis Nabors
Terry park
Larry Pittman
D’ Arla Scott
Jeanette Walker
Rita Warren
pebra Whitehurst
Janet Chandler
Rhonda Duke
Ricky Morgan
Brenda Nowlin Kent Solomon
Tad Tate
Paula Thomas
Tina Walker
Joey Boswell
Gary Chapman
Irene Davidson
Tracy Duncan
Sheila Fronterhouse
Cathy Gray
Leta Heickman
Rita Heickman
Carla Hodges
Karen Milner
D’Ann Morgan
Terry Nowlin
Diana Saldivar
James Sledge
Meridith Smith
Debra Watson
Marney Wilkerson
Honor Roll Lists From Junior High By Class
The fourth six week honor roll for junior high features students from 7 B and 7 A including Jimmy Davis Bruce Hodges Mike Lutz Terri Van Zandt Jackie Brooks Rocky Hardin Joe Bob Huddleston Janet Mathis Roy Gene Powell Roger Saldivar Byron Smith Shirlie Chapp James Hodges Polly Moore Craig Smith Paul Tate Stephen Decker Becky Dobson Clifford Coan Scott Owen Perri Lou Short Lester Walker.
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Jimmy Davis
Bruce Hodges
Mike Lutz
Terri Van Zandt
Jackie Brooks
Rocky Hardin
Joe Bob Huddleston
Janet Mathis
Roy Gene Powell
Roger Saldivar
Byron Smith
Shirlie Chapp
James Hodges
Polly Moore
Craig Smith
Paul Tate
Stephen Decker
Becky Dobson
Clifford Coan
Scott Owen
Perri Lou Short
Lester Walker
Mrs Eldon Terrill to Attend TB Meeting
Mrs Eldon Terrill will represent Comanche County on the Central Texas TB and Respiratory Disease Association Board of Directors at the annual meeting March 25 1972. The event at Frank's Lakeview Inn begins with lunch at 12 15 pm and features speaker Mrs Char White president of the Texas Environmental Coalition at 1 15 pm. Reservations are due by March 23 via P O Box 1308 Temple Texas 76501 or 817 778 1663.
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Central Texas Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association
Frank’s Lakeview Inn
Char White
Texas Envionmental Coalition
Eldon Terrill
Comanche County
Central Texas TB & RD Association
P.O. Box
Temple
Texas
DeLeon School Offers Migrant Education Program
The DeLeon Public Schools implement a Migrant Education Program led by Mrs. Mei Ling Melton with aide Mrs. Virginia Ramirez to assist mobile migrant children. The program focuses on English language development and classroom integration through activities in music, art, games, and stories at De Leon Elementary School.
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Martha Ramirez
De Leon
Lupe Reyna
Mie-Ling Melton
DeLeon _ public Schools
Mei-Ling Melton
Virginia Ramirez
Melton
Ramirez
the
De Leon Elementary School
Abilene
Four Local Teams Compete In Comanche Volleyball Tourney
Four women from De Leon entered the Comanche tournament along with teams from Brown Derbys Gold diggers and Comancheros of Comanche Blanket Stars Blanket Smith from Blanket and squads from Goldthwaite Cedemona Gorman Eastland Dublin Carbon Mullin. Play starts 9:00 a.m. at Comanche Gym with 16 teams total.
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De Leon
Comanche
Comanche Neon Lions
DeLeone
Juanita Gray
Ann Weaver
Thelma Setzler
Vickie Pounds
JoAnn Tucker
Mary Clark
The Spades
parlene Morris
Audean Hammit
Sherlean Frost
Jeanie Keith
Wanda Boen
Ruby Pounds
Sandra Farley
Linda Burlison
Patsy Lamb
Beverly Stewart
Xandra Mathis
Judy Barnes
Peggy Andress
Cheri Donaldson
Nancy Scott
Anna Browning
Patricia Butler
peggy Mitchell
Brown Derbys
Golddiggers
Blanket Stars
Blanket Smith
Blanket
Essay Winners In U S S W Contest
The Upper Leon Soil and Water Conservation District announced 1972 essay contest winners at Sidney and Comanche High Schools. Roxann Moore won first at Sidney, with $10. Sam Wright second with $5. In Comanche Debbie Grimmer took first and received $10, Wayne Harvey second with $5. Janis Nabors and Kay Chapman each earned $10 and $5 in De Leon.
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Upper Leon
Wayne Harvey
J. T. Wilkerson
zone 3
De Leon
Janis Nabors
Kay Chapman
Wilkerson
Moore
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J.C .W
Higginbothams, Shelbys
Smith's
Free press
Fire Dept
Bill Tate
De Leon High School
Tad
DHS
Mac Glazier
Gary park
Danny Carruth
Highway Patrol
Minister Alliance
Myron Adams
Lesa Miears
Becky Morris
Sherry Nowlin
Nancy Roch
DeLeon School
U.S.S.W
Johnny and
Elissa Jean Suaers
Carl Sanders
Ft Woth
A.G. Lee
U.S
U.S. Weather Bureau
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