De Leon Free Press (De Leon, Tex.), Vol. 109, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 17, 1998 Page: 1 of 8
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possession of drag paraphernalia to
state jail felony offenses of posses-
sion of a controlled substance.
There are still two warrants pend-
ing, both also within the county.
The arrests are the result of a three-
School Out Early
Friday For
Christmas Holidays
Dismissal of students Friday to
begin the Christmas holidays will be
12:45 p.m. for elementary students
and 1:00 p.m. for middle school and
high school.
Classes do not resume until Mon-
day, January 4,1999.
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OPEN HOUSE
FOR NEW JAIL ADDITION
IS SATURDAY
The Comanche County Jail expansion is now completed, with the
exception of the landscaping. It has passed initial inspection by the
Texas Jail Commission for certification of the jail for the bousing of
inmates. On Thursday there will be a final inspection of the facility.
Open house for public inspection shall be held on Saturday, Decem-
ber 19, beginning at 10:00 aun. and ending at 3:00 pm.
The public is urged to attend.
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County
Ag Income
Down In County
County Agent Bob Whitney re-
chickens, flour, sugar, shortening, ports that Comanche County’s gross
p™, wu, u .^.s, agriculture income is $108,845,500,
canned milk, and bread, with the down $15 million from last year,
amount dependent upon the number
of family members.
Graham, 910 East Reynosa;
Most Religious- Jack Rawls, 405 and Texas Streets;
GLENDA WILKERSON
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MOST ORIGINAL WINNER---~jn the Chamber of Commerce's 910 East keynoea. in
Christmas Lighting Contest was the residence of Pat and Gayle Graham at Christmas tree, the odtri
ALL-REGION BAND MEMBERS...........These De Leon High School band students earned All-Region honors
during competition Saturday at Ballinger. Left to right are: Michelle Barron-2nd chair alto clarinet symphonic band
-qualified for area contest, Brian Parsons- 1st chair trumpet concert band, and Nolberto Reyna-2nd chair contra bass
symphonic band-qualified for area. All three will be in Abilene January 15-16 at Hardin-Simmons University to play
in the All-Region Band Concert. Area tryouts are set for January 9 at McClennan County Community College in
Waco, with the winners earning M|ght to wgppete at state.
Drug Task Force
Issues 12 Warrants
On Friday, December 11, Co- Rural Area Narcotics Task Force,
manche County law enforcement executed 10 warrants in the county, month undercover investigation by
ris, Cathy Morganstean, and Debbi' agencies, in cooperation with the 'Charges ranged from misdemeanor (Conf d. to Page 2)
-- CHRISTMAS BOXES ~
PROVIDED TO FAMILIES
night at the First United Methodist
Church and delivered and/or picked
up Tuesday afternoon.
Food items in the baskets included
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Through the generous help of area
residents, the De Leon Ministerial
Alliance was able this week to pro-
vide 100 boxes of food and toys for
local families. potatoes, ripe, corn, green beans,
Boxes were assembled Monday
$2.4 Billion
In Fann Aid
To Become
Available
U. S. farmers who suffered crop
losses from natural disasters and dis-
ease will be able to apply to the U. S.
Department of Agriculture for disas-
ter assistance on February 1, 1999,
according to Congressman Charlie
Stenholm. The aid is made possible
by the $2,375 billion federal emer-
gency disaster package passed by
Congress in October.
“Fust and foremost, all fanners
WINNER IN THE FIRE PLUG DECORATING CONTEST............Karen Burnett’s “Gingerbread Village” who suffered qualifying losses will
was the first place winner in the Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture’s “Decorate a Fire Plug for Christmas” be eligible for relief, regardless of the
contest. The decorated fire plug is located at the south comer of Texas and Hampton Streets. crops they produced or which part of
~ the country they farmed,” said Sten-
Chamber Christmas Contest 3rd place - $100 - Our Lady of hobn “I havc becn ur8in8 PromP‘
___* ’ Guadalupe Youth Group’s “Angel action so that producers can make
Winners Named Among the Stars” at the comer of plans for the planting of spring crops.
Winner in ibe De Leon Ctamber CoteSma. Tea. UGoa*, Swett._____ (Coa'dtoP^e2)
ofCommerce and Agriculture Christ-
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chosen by out-of-town judges last
Tuesday night, are the following.
Outstanding Business Window -
Suzie Q Gift Shop;
Most Beautiful Residence - Den-
nis Otwell on Route 2 near the air-
port:
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Glenda Wilkerson New Editor
Of De Leon Free Press
Glenda Wilkerson will become to Co-Publishers Bill and Judy Wilk- Assistant Editor of the paper for over
the new Editor of the De Leon Free erson. 20 years, will replace her husband
Press, effective January 1, according Glenda, who has been serving as Gayle, wbo is retiring after 24 years
with the newspaper.
Valedictorian of her 1960De Leon
High School graduating class, she is
a member of First Baptist Church.
Glenda and Gayle have two children,
Cindy Beaty and Ronald Wilkerson,
and two grandchildren, Staci and Josh
Beaty.
In accepting the new position,
Glenda stated, “We want to keep the
De Leon Free Press an important
part in the ongoing and everyday
history of De Leon. I will strive to
help keep our community strong, and
look forward to serving all the citi-
zens of De Leon and the surrounding
communities.”
Four More
Gift
Certificates
Awarded
The De Leon Chamber of Com-
merce and Agriculture and Women’s
Division gift certificates were
awarded at the second Shoppers’
Night last Tuesday.
Winners of $25 gift certificates to
be spent with De Leon merchants
were: Robby Morgan, Debbie Mor-
Peanut production has been on a
steady decline, but the drought really
forced income down from $5,248,000
in 1998 from just over $7 million in
1997. “This trend will continue as
peanut quota is sold or leased out of
county,” says Whitney. “For the first
time since anyone can remember.
Eastland County has passed Co-
manche County in peanut produc-
tion."
Milk sales total $66,591,000 for
4,282,606 hundredweights of milk
marketed in 1998. This represents an
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Holiday Closings
Announced
With the upcoming Christmas and closed on Friday ; the following week
New Year’s holidays, normal busi- the city office will also close at noon
ness hours for some will be changed, on Thursday, December 31, and be
The Post Office will not deliver closed on New Year’sDayonFriday.
mail on either Friday, December 25, The Comanche County Court-
or Friday, January 1. house will be closed on Thursday and
The city office will close at noon Friday, December 25 and 26, and on
on Thursday, December 24, and be Friday, January 1.
. Texas and Gonzales Streets.
Each winner in the residences re-
Lighting Contest, which were ceived a $50 first place check.
Winners in the “Decorate a Fire
Plug for Christmas” were:
1st place $300-Karen Burnett’s
“Gingerbread Village” at the south
corner of Texas and Hampton Streets;
2nd place - $200 - Senior Annual
Chimney” at the comer of Reynosa
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VOLUME 109, NUMBER 25
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17,1998
DE LEON, TX 76444
EIGHT PAGES AND ONE INSERT
Serving The De Leon Area Since 1890
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Wilkerson, Gayle E. De Leon Free Press (De Leon, Tex.), Vol. 109, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 17, 1998, newspaper, December 17, 1998; De Leon, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1244567/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Comanche Public Library.