De Leon Residents Shine On De Leon Day At Waco Fair
Despite rain De Leon residents attended Heart O Texas Fair in Waco for De Leon Day. Miss Helen Eugenia Harmon rode in the Grand Entry and rode sidesaddle on Maude the buckskin. eight-member Roping Club marched with orange and white banners. Attendees included Frederick G Harmon and many others. Waco Fair praised De Leon as a progressive small city and noted strong neighboring town cooperation.
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De Leon
Waco
Helen Eugenia Harmon
Frederick G. Harmon
Maude
Edward Nabors
Ralph Terrill
Arvil Setzler
T. D. Nabors
Dale Nowlin
O. V. Warren
Gerald Hanson
B. J. Dickey
De Leon Roping Club
Mmes
E. ©. Insall
Raymond Patton
O. H. Moore
Harry Huddleston
Wm. T. Keith
Whit Sides
Oscar Howard
A. P. Schmidt
Waco Fair
Texas
Rev Murray Kay to preach at Comyn Church next Sunday
The Comyn Baptist Church will host Rev Murray Kay for morning and evening services next Sunday October 16. The public is invited to attend.
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Murray Kay
Comyn Baptist Church
De Leon Bearcat Club Eyes Electric Scoreboard
The De Leon Quarterback Club plans a $1500 electric scoreboard and clock for Bearcat Stadium. C E Irby chairs a fundraising committee with L D Stewart Kermit Neel Ralph Terrill and Audie Whitehurst to solicit donations and recruit 100 more members paying $2 annual dues.
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De Leon
Bearcat
C. E. Irby
L. D. Stewart
Kermit Neel
Ralph Terrill
Audi
WSCS Meets With Miss Ross
The Womans Society of Christian Service meets at Miss Bertha Ross home for the first Indian American study lesson. Mrs. Rice calls the meeting to order with opening prayer. display of Indian dolls. members speak on homes and customs. list of attendees provided. invitation extended to church ladies.
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Womans Society of Christian Service
Bertha Ross
Mrs. Rice
Thrash
Miss Bertha
Miss Ross
Rice
Stephenson
Mrs. Morgan
M’mes. Rice
Morgan
Patterson
Hil, Allen
Gladys Perry
L. B. Morton
Dever Gilder
Garland Perry
W.D. Stephenson
Levis Wilkerson
W. B. Nowlin
K. H. Rowland
Stella Weaver
Phyllis Evans
Jett Logsdon
Mittie McCharen
Sam Weaver
A. A. Hansford
F. L. Terrill III
T. H. Williams
A. Warren
C. L. Kinchen Passes Away
The community mourns the death of C. L. Kinchen who died at 3 a.m after surgery. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m at the First Baptist Church. A full obituary will appear next week in the Free Press.
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C. L. Kinchen
Kinchen
First Baptist Church
Free Press
List of Petit Jurors Chosen for Comanche County Fall Term
Following is List No. 2 of petit jurors drawn by the Jury Commissioners for the Fall Term Court of Comanche County Texas for the week beginning October 17, 1955. Names include C C Hilson Comanche and many others from Comanche De Leon Sipe Springs and nearby towns.
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Comanche County
Texas
C. C. Hilson
Comanche
H. C. Dean
Virgil Norris
Bobby Carl Singleton
De Leon
J. W. Armstrong
Sipe Springs
Wade George
K. N. Spencer
L. A. Shupp
George B. Moore
J. N. Koonce
R. L. Spruhl
M. E. Gore
Tom Burton
Finis Sides
Ned F. Stewart
Nabors Gleaton
R. O. Lindley
J. N. Wright
D. B. Aldridge
D. D. Short
Sam Weaver
W. J. Adams
Gustine
Wayne Johnson
De Leyn Singleton
P. A. Williams
Wayne Stewart
L. R. Bison
Gorman
J. V. Carter
E. J. Terry
J. P. Whiteside
Sipe Spring
Lowell Pittman
J. B. Wyley
C. H. Locke
Traffic Violations Reach 2181 For Sept
Fort Worth District Texas Highway Patrol recorded 2181 traffic law violators in September. Captain Jack Sutherland noted 719 arrests and 1462 warnings with speeding leading arrests, followed by no passing zones and wrong side of road. Counties in the district include Comanche Cooke Denton Erath Hood Jack Johnson Palo Pinto Parker Somervell Tarrant and Wise.
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Fort Worth
Texas Highway Patrol
Jack Sutherland
Comanche
Cooke
Denton
Erath
Hood
Jack, Johnson
Palo Pinto
Parker
Somervell
Tarrant
Wise
Breckenridge De Leon Game Reserved Seats Announced
Sup J K H Rowland announces reserved seats for the Breckenridge De Leon game on Friday October 21 at Breckenridge. Tickets cost 1.25 dollars.
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Sup
J. K. H. Rowland
Breckenridge - De Leon
Breckenridge
Ledbetters Guest of Turpins in Dallas Weekend
Mr and Mrs FE M Ledbetter of Dallas were guests of Mr and Mrs J C Turpin over the weekend through a social visit.
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FE. M. Ledbetter
Dallas
J. C. Turpin
Scout Leaders Training Course in Dublin
A training course for all Scout leaders will be held at the First Methodist Church in Dublin at 7 30 p m on Tuesdays in October. Cub leaders work with ages 8 to 10, Scout Leaders with 11 to 13, Explorer Leaders with 14. The notice invites anyone interested to learn where the funds go and how to use time for a good program with fun fellowship and scout skits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
First Methodist
School Administrators Attend Texas Conference
K. H. Rowland superintendent of De Leon schools and Elza Brinson county superintendent of Comanche spent Sunday and Monday in Austin attending the Texas Association of School Administrators Conference.
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K. H. Rowland
t. of
Kenneth Fleming Birthday Honoree Feted at Sunday Party
Kenneth Fleming was honored on his twelfth birthday with a surprise party after Sunday School at St. Joe church. Twenty four children attended the event with games, colored treats, and two decorated cakes. Guests included family and friends from Dallas and Baytown connections, totaling 33 attendees.
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Kenneth Fleming
St. Joe church
Red Rover
Ava Fleming
Ruby Braswell
Odis Shugart
Kenneth Robert
Kenneth
Gerald Nance
Patsy Lou Williams
Sue Nell Morris
Darlene
Chuckie Crawford
Ola Faye
Donnell
Darlene Shugart
Lavera
Glenda
Joyce
Kathy
Margaret
Jamnita Braswell
James Logan
Alvarene
Newman
El Dora Fleming
David Og
Garden Club Bake Sale At W H Smith Store
The Garden Club hosts a bake sale Saturday morning October 15 starting at 9 30 in front of W H Smith Dry Goods Store. Club members urge all ladies to contribute entries for the sale.
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W. H. Smith Dry Goods
Texas 4-Hers To Receive Awards This Fall
Texas 4-H Club members will receive 17 educational awards this fall for outstanding achievement in 4-H from funds provided by the Santa Fe Railway System. Thirteen of the winners will represent Texas as delegates to the National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago. Four winners will receive $250 college scholarships. Selection of the scholarship win-
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Texas
Santa Fe Railway System
Chicago
Santa Fe awards in 4-H program reach 68 education grants
Texas receives its portion of 68 educational awards and twenty five $250 scholarships funded by Santa Fe through the National Committee on Boys and Girls Club Work. Winners will be honored at a special dinner in Chicago during the 4-H Congress. Other participating states include Arizona California Colorado Illinois Iowa Kansas Louisiana Missouri New Mexico and Oklahoma.
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Texas
Santa Fe
National Committee on Boys and Girls Club
Chicago
Arizona
California
Colorado
Illinois
Iowa
Kansas
Louisiana
Missouri
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Robinsons Move to Remodeled Texas Avenue Home
Mr and Mrs Ralph Robinson now reside in their Texas Ave home purchased recently from Miss Vera Mahan. The house has been remodeled with new windows repapered and partitions altered. Mr Robinson will continue to conduct home insurance from his residence. Seth Ray Mathis and family will move into the former Robinson home south of the Travelers Hotel, owned by Mrs May Whaley.
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Ralph Robinson
Texas Ave
Vera Mahan
Robinson
Seth Ray Mathis
Travelers’ Hotel
May Whaley
Local Baylor Sigma Tau Delta Elects New Officers
Baylor chapter of Sigma Tau Delta installs Dr. E Hudson Long as sponsor after Mrs Armstrong’s resignation. The group revives Venture, a campus literary magazine, with Del Bruner editor and officers Sid Landman Jo Helen Railsback Lloyd Berry Wilma Leonard.
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WACO
Baylor chapter
Sigma Tau Delta
E. Hudson Long
A. J. Armstrong
Dr. Armstrong
Del Bruner
Dallas
Sid Landman
Fr. Worth
Jo Helen Railsback
De Leon
Lloyd Berry
Houston
Wilma Leonard
Rolla
Parents welcome Bobby Gail Winkles born October 10
Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Winkles announce the birth of a son named Bobby Gail born Monday weighing 8 pounds 6 ounces.
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Bobby Winkles
Bobby Gail
Gas Company Urges Early Gas Hookups Before Cold Weather
The Southwest Natural Gas Co. advises patrons to connect gas lines now while a service man is available. He may not be available later when cold weather strikes, prompting timely action for installations.
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The
Southwest Natural Gas Co
Grand Jury Report from Comanche County Texas October 1955
The Grand Jury of the October Term 1955 in Comanche County Texas reports 47 witnesses examined and 10 true bills of indictment all felonies. They thank Judge Cross and the district and county attorneys, the sheriff and deputies, and bailiffs for support and request adjournment subject to call.
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District Court
Comanche County
Texas
W. I. LANE
Free Press offers free paper to soldiers and $1.50 college subscriptions
The Free Press announces free copies for soldiers this week and a college student subscription rate of $1.50, valid until June 1. The editor notes the promotional terms and deadline.
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the
Free Press
soldier boys
C M Caraway and Sons Enter 12 Cattle in Royal Show
C M Caraway and Sons of De Leon Texas have entered twelve breeding cattle in the Shorthorn Division of the 1955 American Royal Livestock and Horse Show set for Kansas City October 15 to 22.
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Kansas City
C. M. Caraway and Sons of
De Leon
Texas
Bearcats Battle Indians to 0 0 Tie in Comanche County
The De Leon Bearcats and the Comanche Indians played to a 0 0 tie at Bearcat Stadium with 3000 fans watching. Both teams posted 14 first downs and the Bearcats held a 202 to 135 yard edge in total offense. The bands provided halftime entertainment as De Leon prepares for Breckenridge, with only two District 2A 8 teams in action this weekend.
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Comanche County
De Leon Bearcats
Comanche Indians
Bearcats
De Leon
Bearcat
Breckenridge
Graham
Fort Worth Patrol Reports No Accidents in Comanche County
Captain Jack Sutherland of the Fort Worth District Texas Highway Patrol released the Comanche County Rural Traffic Accident Summary for September. There were no accidents reported, a decrease of five from the same period in 1954.
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Jack Sutherland
Fort Worth
Texas Highway Patrol
Comanche County
Services Held For Neil Smith
Mr and Mrs A Warren and sons Otho and James of Fort Worth attended the funeral of Neil Smith who died suddenly Saturday morning. The Smiths had lived in De Leon for several years and raised their family there. The Free Press joins friends in extending sympathy to the bereaved family.
In New Location Broughton Music Center Moves North
Broughton Music Center announces this week it has moved to a new location next door north of Maxwell's Pharmacy in the same area.
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Heart O’ Texas Fair
City of De Leon corporation
Eldon Terrill
Bandera
Texas Fair
WSCS
C. S. Ross
Bertha
Baytown
Robert Cooper
MR. AND
MRS. ROBINSON
NEW HOME
Baylor
James Mee
Hhearcats
Grand Jury
STATE OF TEXAS
R. B. CROSS
CECIL FISHER
T. D. MOORE
Neil Smith
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