Area Airport Needs To Be Discussed
A Texas Airport System Plan regional planning meeting will be held at 10 am Friday October 7 in the Community Room of Eastland National Bank. Airport development needs for Comanche Eastland and Stephens Counties will be discussed by the Texas Aeronautics Commission with local officials and citizens invited to attend.
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Texas Airport System Plan
Eastland National Bank
Comanche
Eastland
Stephens
Texas Aeronautics Commission
West Central Texas Council of Governments
Peanut yields fall due to dry weather in area
Gayle Wilkerson reports poor peanut harvests from dry summer weather. Farmers face Segregation 3 peanut issues and a Thursday meeting will explain options. Next week National 4-H Week highlights De Leon's strong 4-H community and student project interest. Tickets for the Howard Payne Southwest Texas game are sold at the school office for Saturday night.
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De Leon
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Bearcats Schedule Two Games This Week
The B Team and Freshmen Bearcats will face Hamilton's B team at 6 30 p m Thursday at Bearcat Field. A second game sees the 7th graders at Stephenville at 6 30 p m. The Bearcat varsity has an open date this week.
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Bearcats
Hamilton
Bearcat Field
Stephenville
Bearcat
Friona Sixth Grader Wins Football Contest
Charlie Morgan a Friona sixth grader won the weekly Football Contest with one miss earning a $5 prize from the Free Press and local merchants. Mae Morgan his grandmother placed second missing two games and hitting the 22 point tie breaker to win $3. L. E. Singleton Jr took third with $2. Several entrants missed two games and many failed to predict the Gorman Ranger tie, with De Leon Cisco Merkel Eastland and Menard San Saba also commonly missed.
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Charlie Morgan
Friona
Charlie
Free Press
Mae Morgan
Mae
L. E. Singleton, Jr
Karla Cook
Shirley Sides
Dianne Morgan
Lydia Priest
Linda Key
Ceral Brown
Shannon Hammon
Mike Keith
Gorman
Ranger
Merkel - Eastland
Cisco Team Stuns Bearcats 22-0 at Home
Cisco Lobo dominate at home Friday night defeating the visiting Bearcats by 22 points. After a scoreless first quarter Cisco scored twice in the final period including a 73-yard run and a 62-yard pass, plus a late safety sealing the win. Bearcats were led by Sig Wolfe with 100 rushing yards. Randall Sanders connected on several completions. The Bearcats hit the road next week for district play against the Dublin Lions.
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Cisco Lobo
Bearcat
Sig Wolfe
Ronald Powell
Bearcats
Cisco
De Leon
Lobo
HB Sig Wolfe
Randall Sanders
Wolfe
Gregg Hammit
Gregory Cisneroz
Joey Wilcoxson
Greg Salt
David Walker
Waggoner
Dublin Lions
4-H Freedom to Be Theme Highlights National Week
The 1977 National 4-H Week centers on the theme Freedom to Be, promoting youth development through practical skills, leadership and citizenship. National 4-H Week runs October 2 through 8, organized by the Cooperative Extension Service to spotlight 4-H activities nationwide, with Dr. John T. Pelham noting its educational value.
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U.S
Cooperative Extension Service
John T. Pelham
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Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Peanut Farmers Meet on Aflatoxin Seg 3 Peanuts
A public meeting is set for Thursday September 29 at 8 00 p m in De Leon City Hall with officials from the Southwestern Peanut Growers Association the Federal Inspection Service and local shelling facilities. The discussion will cover aflatoxin and Seg 3 peanuts and outline farmer options.
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Del Leon
Southwestern Peanut Growers Association
Federal Inspection Service
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Howard Payne Southwest Texas football game tickets free
School superintendent James Perkins announces 600 free tickets for the Howard Payne University at Southwest Texas game. Tickets are available at the De Leon School office for students and community members, sponsored by Howard Payne University School of Education with Brown County Education Night. The game kicks off Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at Cen-Tex Stadium in Brownwood.
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James Perkins
Howard Payne University - Southwest Texas
De Leon
Howard Payne University School of Education
Brown County Education Night
Cen-Tex Stadium
Brownwood
De Leonian Annual Staff for 1977 78 Organized
The 1978 De Leonian staff met on Thursday September 22 to plan the yearbook. Steve Box and Norma Davis were named co editors with Robin Hood chosen as assistant editor.
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DE LEONIAN
Steve Box
Norma Davis
Robin Hood
Yearbook staff outlines 120-page 1978 volume plan
The staff includes Lloyd Eisenrich Rebecca Hale Clynt Taylor Janet Higginbot tom and Roberta Hodges. The 1978 yearbook will feature 120 pages with two color spreads and a cohesive seven-division theme linking cover endsheets and headline style.
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Lloyd Eisenrich
Rebecca Hale
Clynt Taylor
Janet Higginbottom
Roberta Hodges
Bob Abels Wins Fifty Mile Cross Country Race
Bob Abels owner of Bob's Auto and Cycle Repair on Highway 6 east won first place in a fifty mile cross country motorcycle race at Midado Raceway eight miles north of Stephenville. He races a 360 cc Husqvarna called Husky built in Sweden and plans to race again on October 23.
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Bob Abels
Bob’s Auto and Cycle Repair
Highway 6 east
Midado Raceway
Stephenville
Bob
Fort Worth
Waco
Sweden
Womack Chosen District FFA President
Forty Future Farmers of America met at Stephenville to elect Crosstimbers District officers for 1977 78. Larry Womack De Leon named President with Curt Stahnke Stephen ville Vice President, Kyle Kirkland Gustine Secretary, Donnie Evans Comanche Treasurer, Lisa Butler Eastland Reporter, Gregg Bailey Brownwood Sentinel. Bearcats Drop To No 13 In Harris Ratings.
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Future Farmers of America
Stephenville
Larry
Womack
DeLeon
Curt Stahnke
Kyle Kirkland
Gustine
Donnie Evans
Comanche
Lisa Butler
Eastland
Gregg Bailey
Brownwood
Sentinel
Garth Priddy
Vocational Agri
De Leon
Tim Beaty
Randy Green
Gorman
Joan Crawford
Clint Tucker
Carbon
Mark Slaughter
Tarleton State University
Darrell Preston
Donna Nowlin
Stephen Rice
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Howard Payne - Southwest Texas
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MR. PEANUT FARMER
HOWARD PAYNE
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Harris
Bangs
Dublin
Goldthwaite
Cross Plains
Seagraves
Franklin
East Bernard
Marfa
Vega
Groveton
Charlotte
Wall
Shelbyville
Tatum
LARRY WOMACK
DHS
Rusty Weaver
Janell Straub
Reita Dodd
Rebecca
Dawn Waggoner
Donna Boen
Harold Lewis
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