Wilkersons host first auction in town hall
Ronald Wilkerson will hold his first auction at 1 30 p m Saturday at City Hall with wife Glenda who trained as an auctioneer in Mason City Iowa. FFA members offer sausage for sale. Voter cards mailed to area residents. check precinct if card not received. Barn fire on Melvin Daniels farm Route 1 destroyed with 200 bales hay a camper trailer and tools valued at about 1000 dollars.
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FFA Deaderway Chapters Begin Fall Sausage Sale
Deaderway Farmers of America and county FFA chapters start fall sausage sales. Sales offer a three pound box of patties as the product.
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State Championship Three Wheeler Rodeo Saturday Night
The Lone Star 3 Wheeler Association hosts a state championship rodeo at the Roping Arena on Saturday October 1 sponsored by the American Legion. Gates open at 2:00 p.m. with grand entry at 7:30 p.m. Trophies will be awarded to top competitors.
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Voter registration cards mailed after redistricting in Comanche County
Comanche County Tax Assessor's Office has mailed orange voter cards to voters changed by redistricting. If missing, contact the office. Some voters remain unlocated as address checks continue. After year start, eligible voters will be automatically re registered for two years and receive a blue card. Notify changes to the Tax Assessor's Office. Cards cannot be forwarded. returns cancel registration. Questions: 915-356-3101.
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Bangs Dragons Bring 1-3 Skid To Bearcat Field Friday
The Bangs Dragons visit Bearcat Field for an 8 p.m. Friday game against the 2-2 Bearcats. Under new head coach Robert Lee, Bangs fields several players from 1962 and features Gary Gray and Lawrence Jacques as standout two-way and defensive contributors. The scramble includes a brand shift to Oink Sausage with a $6.75 box price and local ordering through ag students or the ag building.
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Don Meador
Trial moved on change of venue in child deaths case
Delbert Black, 33, held since arrest for allegedly poisoning his two children, eight year old Amy Arnette and five year old Richard Lloyd, with cyanide laced solution on June 10. Judge James Morgan granted a venue change to Comanche County to ensure a fair trial.
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De Leon Favored by 14 Points in Bearcats Clash
The Harris Rating System projects a 14 point win for the Bearcats over the Bangs Dragons on Friday night. Other predicted games include Early over Ranger, Dublin over Grandview, Clifton over Hamilton, Glen Rose over Hico, Scurry-Rosser over Millsap, Comanche over Stamford, Brady over San Saba, Abilene Wylie over Coleman, Goldthwaite over Santa Anna, and Blanket over Rising Star.
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Ex-Students Vote For De Leon Homecoming Queen
De Leon High School sets October 21 for homecoming with a football game against Millsap. Ex students will vote for the Coming Home Queen via ballots in the October 6 and 13 issues of the De Leon Free Press. Ballots mailed to the Free Press. The tradition began in 1975 with Mrs. Eula Weaver and continued with Mrs. N. L. Box, Nancy Brown, and Charlene in subsequent years.
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Orders Open for Fish Stocking by Upper Leon District
The Upper Leon Soil and Water Conservation District will take orders for channel catfish and fathead minnows for pond stocking. Catfish 4 to 6 inches cost 30 cents each. minnows cost 7.50 per pound with 200 to 400 fish per pound. Orders taken through October with delivery late October or early November. Payment required with order. For details contact Soil Conservation Service in Comanche at 915 356-5186.
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Bearcats Hold Off Early Longhorns 15 6 in Close Friday Clash
De Leon Bearcats edge Early Longhorns 15 6 as Trent Sharp hooks up with Shane Bunting for a 12 yard touchdown and Bunting later breaks an 82 yard run. Bunting tops rushing with 140 yards. Brad Gray undergoes hand surgery and is out for season. Bearcats’ defense forces four interceptions and a fumble to seal win.
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Jeff Atchley
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Mike Gonzales
Brad Gray
Larry Simpson
Comanche men await jail assignment
Four men from Comanche pleaded guilty to aiding transportation of illegal aliens and were sentenced in Del Rio. Darrell Hidrago, 40, received five years. Sergio Rangel-Guerrero, 26, Paul Dillion, 35, and Enrique Mendoza-Contreras, 28, each got two years. A nine count indictment was filed June 15. eight counts were dropped in plea negotiations. The county will hold a public hearing at 9:30 a.m. October 4 in the county courthouse to adopt the 1984 budget.
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