22 May 1980
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Newspaper
De Leon Free Press
Location
De Leon, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1980
Page
1
Gayle Wilkerson reports on the DHS athletic year 1979 80 and recognizes students including Cindy for track honors. Burl Lutz is praised for Memorial Day efforts. The note urges flag flying for veterans and mentions rainfall 5 to 8 inches, a busy Seese Town sidewalk sale with De Leon merchants, and fishing photos at the Free Press office.
A compact weather row lists daily highs and lows from May 13 to May 19 with totals and rainfall. May 13 88/62, May 14 72/59, May 15 73/65, May 16 73/ , May 17 80/58, May 18 85/63, May 19 82/63. Rainfall totals reach 9.00 inches through May 19. Proctor Lake remains at conservation pool.
On Monday May 26 businesses in De Leon will close for Memorial Day while government offices banks and most retailers shutter operations. De Leon Schools hold classes. The holiday honors fallen soldiers and veterans from all wars tracing back to 1868 when General John A Logan named it Decoration Day.
Burl Lutz reflects on Memorial Day as a reminder of sacrifice for a free press and religious liberty. He served 1942-45 and 1948-50, escorting fallen service members home and presenting flags to families. He keeps a Comanche County WWII tribute book detailing local honorees.
The De Leon swimming pool will hold a free admission Splash Day on Thursday May 29 from 3 15 to 6 00 p m. Afterwards the pool opens six days a week from 2 00 to 6 00 p m with public admission set at 75 cents for all ages and 25 cents for the kiddie pool.
The pool will be reserved on Tuesday for private parties and Tuesday is already booked solid for the summer. Other reservations after 6 PM may be made by calling Sam Frasier at home 893-5785 or at the pool 2718 for reservation fee costs.
Texas Electric Service Company on May 15 filed a request for a 17.7 percent systemwide revenue increase. Manager D R Armstrong of De Leon says inflation drives the higher costs of providing electric service. The filing, with cities served and the Public Utility Commission, seeks about $123 million more in revenues. Cont'd to Page 2.
James H. Dudley, known as Jim, an attorney from Comanche, was approved by the Comanche County Commissioners Court last Monday to serve as acting county judge for up to thirty days or until the elected official returns to office. The move places Dudley in the interim post during a brief vacancy.
Dudley, former county attorney for four years, was temporarily appointed under Texas law that requires naming an attorney and bars the appointee from presiding over or serving as a temporary member of the Commissioners Court.
De Leon Booster Club honored Bearcat and Kitten athletes at PAR Country Club on May 16. Charles Taylor chaired the event with Gordon Wood as speaker. Awards went to Tim Hare, John Ledbetter, Jimmy Lewis, Clynt Taylor, and Christi Keith among others across football basketball track golf and girls track.
The State Property Tax Board urges Texans to appeal property values before local boards of equalization. Executive Director Kenneth Graeber stresses the BOE as the main remedy to challenge assessed values, noting meetings typically run May through mid July and notices must be posted locally. The BOE can adjust values exceeding local market levels or those higher than similar properties, with discussions limited to property values.
Tele- Communications, Inc. announces a new five meter earth receive station for De Leon to receive national and world TV programming via the Communications Space Satellite. The 17 foot diameter, 5000 pound dish will be installed on Route 2 and aimed at RCA Satcom I. Programs include The Christian Broadcasting Network, WTBS, C-SPAN, Calliope, and premium HBO. Local service will reach about 900 families through Community TV of De Leon.
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