31 May 1979
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Newspaper
De Leon Free Press
Location
De Leon, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1979
Page
1
Gayle Wilkerson notes graduation exercises at the First Baptist Church with congratulations to graduates. Thanks go to Truman Renshaw for soil stewardship coverage. Voters supported a bond election indicating direction for the school board. Proctor Lake drew campers and recreation traffic despite weekend showers.
Fifty De Leon High School seniors received diplomas Friday night at First Baptist Church. Class members, led by valedictorian Robin Hood and salutatorian David Walker, heard Craig Smith give the commencement address. Awards for scholarship, leadership, and citizenship were presented to multiple students including Lloyd Eisenrich, Risa Duke, and Cindy Wilkerson, with special honors to Hood and Walker.
On the courthouse lawn in Comanche Monday morning Memorial Day ceremonies honored five Vietnam Veterans Week recipients. De Leon residents Johnny Tucker and John Mack Weaver joined Robert D. Merworth Mrs. Stewart and David L. Robinson in receiving awards presented by Judge Johnny Livingston. Mayor Bill Clemons recalled Civil War origins of Memorial Day and noted deaths in major wars while Henry Tabb read the poem Lest We Forget about workers who are not dead but away.
Al Strasner principal of De Leon High School is named 1979 Camp Chairman for the De Leon Salvation Army Service Unit. He will select three boys ages 8 to 14 to attend Camp Hoblitzelle at Midlothian June 30 to July 7, with clothing, toiletries, medical exams, five dollars cash, and transport arranged. The unit covers local expenses to prepare the boys.
Saturday's bond election failed with 1 042 votes cast. Proposition 1 drew 896 against and 139 for while Proposition 2 tallied 882 against and 134 for. The propositions sought a 2 000 000 Salvation Army Texas Division funded camp and a 250 000 gym addition. School officials said they will continue to provide education with available facilities as the board planned to canvass votes and discuss alternatives.
Texas Electric Service Company and Rockwell International filed a nine month feasibility proposal with the Department of Energy to evaluate converting a 115 megawatt gas fired unit at the Permian Basin plant near Monahans to solar power. The study would assess technical and economic issues for a field of heliostats over a half square mile, concentrating sunlight to heat a central tower to generate electricity without actual construction. DOE approvals anticipated by October 1, with results guiding further research and design.
Seven De Leon High School students, Lisa Walker Janet Higginbottom Donna Nowlin Cathy Bruton Robyn Donaldson Mark Steed and David Stokes, were inducted at a PAR Country Club ceremony for meeting high standards of scholarship service leadership and character.
On May 19 a 17 year old German man was arrested for possession of marijuana grown in a pasture northwest of De Leon. Charges filed in Justice of the Peace court. suspect free on bond. On May 17 a 17 year old white male from Stephen ville was arrested for attempting to elude a peace officer speeding and aggravated assault on a peace officer with a motor vehicle. A road block was set up about 4 miles south of Lowell Creek Park on FM 1467.
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