J C s Ramblings October mail holiday and local events
The piece notes a federal holiday on October 25 for Veterans Day causing no mail service on rural routes and city delivery. Banks and government offices close. Also advertised is Comanche County pig producers sale at the Livestock Barn with vendors and an auctioneer. Local football games feature 7th and 8th graders with undefeated records and praise for supporting young athletes. The column ends with a plea for dry weather for peanut farmers.
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Reese Upshaw
F & M Bank
Comanche
Redskins
Bearcats Open District Play With 42 8 Win Over Cross Plains
De Leon Bearcats dominate Cross Plains Buffaloes 42 to 8 in the District 10-A opener Friday night. Ronnie Aguero 97 rushing yards on 14 carries led a strong ground game while Gary Park completed 134 yards passing. The Bearcats execute a balanced attack with 19 first downs and 367 yards offense.
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De Leon Bearcats
Cross Plains Buffaloes
Bearcats
De Leon
Ronnie Golden
Ronnie Aguero
Almaguer
Park
Hardin
Aguero
Larry Kimmell
Bearcat
Gary Park
Waggoner
theeason
Cross plains
Buffaloes
Toby Mahan
Monte Stewart
De Leon Bears Host Ranger In Homecoming Showdown
De Leon faces Ranger in a Friday night homecoming clash that could decide the district title race with Goldthwaite. kickoff at 7 30. Ranger brings a 3 3 record and key players like quarterback Bill Pom and linebackers Lobredo and Williamson.
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De Leon Bearcats
Ranger Bulldogs
Goldthwaite
De Leon
Waggoner
Ranger
Houston
Bill Pom
Lobredo
Williamson
Mark Roch Wins Football Contest
Mark Roch a De Leon Junior High student won the Free Press Football Contest missing one game and one point off the tie breaker. Terry Mathis took second missing one game three points off the tie breaker. Other entries had multiple misses with Texas Arkansas Rice SMU and Washington Oregon most commonly missed. Mark Roch receives five dollars for first and Terry Mathis earns a year’s Free Press subscription.
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Mark Roch
De Leon
Mark
Terry Mathis
Texas
Arkansas
Rice-SMU
Washington
Oregon
the
Free press
New Look Harvest Festival Debuts November Sixth 1971
The ninth Harvest Festival unveils a retro county fair vibe with decorated booths balloons and old time atmosphere. No hot dogs but sandwiches and pie available cake buyers receive prizes. no merry go round but fishing for surprises and every fisherman wins. The day centers on a charity auction amid family fun with a surface renewal but a caring heart.
Creighton Seeks Re election in 22nd Senatorial District
Mineral Wells lawyer and longtime Texas Senator Tom Creighton announced from Austin he will seek re election in the newly formed 22nd Senatorial District. He chairs the Water and Conservation Committee and sits on the Legislative Budget Board and the Finance Subcommittee, residing with his wife Sue Sparks and their three sons Will Kenny and Mark.
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Tom Creighton
Mineral Wells
Austin
today
Bosque
Comanche
Senate Water and Conservation Committee
Legislative Budget Board
Senate Finance
Creighton
Sue Sparks
Will
Kenny
Mark
Pecan Show Set for Dec 4th in De Leon
The Eleventh Annual Comanche County Pecan Show will be at City Hall De Leon on Saturday December 4 1971. Entries from Texas growers must be grown in 1971 by the exhibitor with minimum 40 pecans per entry. Scoring covers size appearance color kernel quality and taste with prizes for top shells and rosettes for winners.
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I. C. Donegan
De Leon
East Ross
Comanche County
Texas
pecan Assa
Texas Pean Growers Association
59 Called for Petit Jury in Comanche County
Comanche County District Court jurors meet Tuesday October 26 at 9:00 in the District Court Room. A list of 59 jurors drawn on Sunday includes D.E. Parsley, Joyce W. Forrest, C.A. Flanagan, Leona McCrary, Nevie Matthews, Mae Jackson, W.A. Flannery, Joe Williams, Lora May Jones, Dewey Hughes, Jessie Hancock, Leona De Leon area residents, and others from Comanche Dublin De Leon Ener gy.
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Comanche County
Comanche
D.E. Parsley
Dublin
O.H. MAtthews
Joyce W. Forrest
German
C.A. Flanagan
Leona McCrary
DeLeon
Nevie Matthews
Jim Flanagan
Mae Jackson
E.A. Carlin
De Leon
E. L. Frazier
Sidney
Bill
Jane E. Scott
W.J. Conway
Rt. 3
C.A.Tucker
Rt. 1
Frances Valles
Domingo Valles
Joe Nell Barnes
Rt 1
Ed J. Valenti
Katherine Brownlee
Alvis Kimmell
Herman Brownlee
Reese Upshaw
Mildres Jones Caraway
Juanita C. Bunting
Joe Causey
Rt. 2
Warren Reese
Rt.1
Joan Crumline
Energy
Melvin Calhoun
Benny O. Coan
Rt 2
Winnie Calhoun
Joseph E. Bletch De Leon
Floy Creola Stamp
Julia Beth Cook
Proctor Reservoir Funds Allocated in 1972 Budget
Congressman Burleson announces Army Corps of Engineers allocates 824000 for operation and maintenance of Proctor Reservoir in Fiscal Year 1972 under the appropriation bill approved by President on October 5 171.
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Omar Burleeson
proctor Reservoir
Army Corps of Engineers
Burleson
Congress
District 10 A Realignment Shrinks Gate Little. New District Formed
The State Interscholastic League redraws District 10 A for the 1978 football season. Goldthwaite and Dublin depart. Bangs and Santa Anna join. Remaining teams include Ranger, Early, Cross Plains, and De Leon. District schedules will be re drawn and announced soon.
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Bearcats
Goldthwaite
Dublin
Bangs
Santa Anna
Jack Waggoner
De Leon
Valley Mills
Hico
China springs
Waco
Glen Rose
Ranger
Early
Cross Plains
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Cohoma
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Bear
Jeff Brinson
Cliff Hare
E.Y. Morris
Sandra Farley
Grady West
James Bruton
Martha Davis
William Fair
Jan Jones
Ronnie Barker
Rick Watts
James Mathis
Mae Morgan
Charles T. Morgan
John Weaver
Vickey Cogburn
Jimmy Davis
James Ditmore
Michael Richardson
Lisa Walker
Mac Glazier
Ricky Brinson
Paul Roch
Scotty Koonce
James Sledge
C.M.Caraway
Geneva Keith
Louise Clark
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D’Arla Scott
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