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MEMBERS FOR
SCHOOL BOARD TO BE ,
CHOSEN APRIL 2
The De I^eon Board of
Education has ordered a
Trustee Election to be held
on April 2, 1M3, for the
purpose of electing three
school trustees.
Those members whose
terms expire in April are:
Lenward Caraway, Shirley
Sides, and Benny Morris.
First day for those
wishing to have their name
placed on the ballot is
January 31, 1M3, and the
filing deadline is on March
2, 1983. Those persons
desiring to have their
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Leon ten years and is a
graduate of Ranger High
School. She is employed at
Hargrave Insurance, has
been a member of the
Women’s Division of the
Chamber of Commerce and
served as secretary-
treasurer the past two
years, and is on the board
of directors of the Chamber
of Commerce. Her
husband, Don, is the band
director for De Leon
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names placed on the ballot
may file at the school
administration office.
Mr. Roy Thomas will
serve as Election Judge for
the De Leon voting site and
Mr. L. E. Clark will serve
as Election Judge for the
Desdemona voting site.
Mrs. Betty Terrill will
serve as clerk for absentee
voting.
Important dates to
remember regarding the
elecitonare:
January 31, 1M3 - First
date for candidates to file.
March 2, 1M3 - Deadline
for candidates to file.
March 14 - March 19. 1983
- Period for absentee
voting.
April 2, 1983 - Election
Day.
Gayle Wilkerson’s
TOWN TALK
Congratulations to the
award winners at the
annual Chamber of
Commerce banquet last
week.
are pledged as collateral
for price support loans
The secretary
De ceon trcc press
“Serving De Leon For Over 90 Yean.”
Date
January 26
January 27
January 28
January 29
January 30
January 31
February 1
RAINFALL
February 1 trace
Total rainfall for
January 1983 - 1.48 inches,
as recorded by the Corps of
Engineers Station on Lake
Proctor.
SOCCER
REGISTRATION THIS
WEEK FOR SPRING
SEASON
The spring registration
for ages 4 -18 for the spring
soccer season will be held
this Thursday and Friday
from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. and
Saturday from 9:00 - 3:00 in
front of Coy’s Cleaners. It
is necessary that anyone
who wishes to play soccer
sign up on one of these
days.
Anyone, parent or
otherwise, interested in
helping with the De Leon
Soccer Club may contact
Rollie Coleman at 893-2591
or Weldon or Layla
Whitehead at 893-2470.
WOMAN OF THE YEAR........Verganna Halbrook
was named Woman of the Year by the De I-eon Chamber
of Commerce and Agriculture at its banquet last week
At left is Verganna’s husband, Don. LaJoyce Johnson,
last year’s winner, made the presentation.
GOLDEN DEEM AWARD.________I. C. “Butter”
Donegan received the first Golden Deeds Award
presented by the De Leon Chamber of Commerce at
their banquet at PAR Country Chib last week. Making ,
the presentation was James Bruton, outgoing Chamber
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Meeting Set For HOSPITAL ELECTION
annual itMmhenhin TO FILL VACANCY OF
THREE DIRECTORS
In their meeting of vacant during odd
January 10,1983, the Board numbered years and two
of Directors, De Leon places during even
Hospital District, adouted numbered years A
an election order and director is elected for a
notice to fill the expiring term of two years. To
terms of directors Roger qualify as a candidate, one
directan-2from De Leon, \ Pounds, Sam Robinett, and must be a resilient of the
their teenage son, 2 from Comanche, and 1
De Leon • Home Of The Annual “Peach And Melon Festival”
MAN OF THE YEAR..........Mike Huddleston (center) was named Man of the Year
by the De I>eon Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture at the annual banquet last
Tuesday night. Kent Boswell, last year’s winner, made the presentation At right is
Mrs. Huddleston.
Soccer registration will
be Thursday, Friday, and Chamber of Commerce and
Saturday of this week. Agriculture and Women’s
Those wishing to play Division banquet was held
soccer this spring MUST last Tuesday night,
sign up during this time! January 28, at PAR
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It’s time to start thinking persons present,
about the local elections to Awards were presented
be held Arpil 2. Deadline to Mike Huddleston as Man
for filing for a position on of the Year, Verganna
the school or hospital board Halbrook as Woman of the
or city council is March 2.
*****
Those persons wishing to
comment on\the peanut
program must do so by
February 11. Check the
address in the news article
which appears in this
week’s paper of where to
write.
Larry Jim Womack. hospital district, a real
The electian will be held property owner, and a
in the De Leon Public qualified voter.
Library on Saturday, April AU pennas desiring to
2, IMS, with Mrs. Dewey become a candidate may
DantoO serving as election do te |»y filing with the
Judge. Ms. Debra Stephens Secretary of the hospital
was appointed clerk for board, Roger Pounds.
BEN BARNES FEATURED SPEAKER
AT ANNUAL
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BANQUET
Year, and I.C. Donegan
was recipient of the first
Golden Deeds Award.
Last year’s Man of the
Year winner, Kent
Boswell, presented the
plaque to the 1982 winner,
Mike Huddleston.
Huddleston attended De
Leon Schools and Cisco
Junior College before
entering Texas Tech where
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peanut producers an production for the
opportunity to make (Coat’d to Page 2)
Grand Jury Issues
Indictments
Comanche County’s 220th ments to District Judge
returned forty-four indict- total of 28 persons.
m , J i | continue through February
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haT’s^t1*!? yearTTn plays under the anointing
SWEARING IN.-------Jim Parker was sworn in as evangelistic work, which <* the Holy Ghost. She also
65th District Representative in the Texas Legislature on t spiritual has a lovely voice.
January 11 in Austin. height to the needs of the Regina, their teenage
(Photo Courtesy of Pleasanton Express) He preaches the daughter, stags with love
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..James Bruton (r), outgoing Chamber of Commerce
president and master of ceremonies at the Chamber of Commerce banquet, presented
guest speaker Ben Barnes with a special plaque with pictures of Ben as a young boy, at
high school graduation, as Speaker of the House, and as Lieutenant Governor of Texas.
Abilene Choir To Present
Program At First Baptist
The University Baptist testimonies, will begin at
College Choir of Abilene 6:00 p.m.
The choir is directed by
Phillip Cockrell and
Sunday evening, February indudes Jackson Been, a
6, at the De Leon First De Leon freshman at
Baptist Church. The Hardin-Simmons Univer-
program, compoeed of both sity. Dr. Billy Spencer,
contemporary Christian formerly of De Leon, is
music and personal pastor of the church.
The annual membership
meeting of the Proctor
Area Recreation
Association, Inc., win be
held at the PAR (Tuhli nusr
on February 18 at 7:28 pun.
Bustaem to be conducted
includes:
and compassion the songs 1. Report of financial
of hope and also assists condition of Club.
Rev. Ham as he ministers 2. Election of five
The U. S. Department of Conservation Service.
Agriculture is asking for USDA is seeking
public comment on three comments on the 1983 loan
aspects of the 1983 peanut rates for both quota and
program, said Everett additional peanuts, as
Rank, administrator of required by the
USDA’s Agricultural Agricultural Act of 1949, as
Stabilization and amended, and on
he obtained a B.S. degree the Peach and Melon
in biology. After Festival committee this
graduation, Mike returned past year. Mike and his
to De Leon as a wife, the former Brenda
nematologist with the Nowlin, have one daughter,
Texas Department of Haley.
Agriculture. He is a Verganna Halbrook
member of First Baptist received her plaque as
Church, served on the Woman of the Year from
last year’s winner,
LaJoyce Johnson. Mrs.
and served as chairman of Halbrook has lived in De
USDA Seeks Comments On
1983 Peanut Programs
Commodity Credit the national average loan financial plans, Rank said.
Corporation export edible level for 1983-crop The law provides that the
sales prices for 1983-crop additional peanuts by law national average support
additional peanuts which no later than February 15.
Price support levels for 1985 crops of quota peanuts
1983-crop peanuts and the shall be the support rate for
minimum CCC export such peanuts for the
agriculture must announce edible sales price for preceding crop, with
additional loan collateral adjustments to reflect any
peanuts are usually made increase in the national
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make
____’ drummer for the group and are; De Loan - D. D.
Undo Ham has been stags occasionally with the Lowery and George
playing the piano and family.
Family ringing in church since she “ *
outstanding pianist, who revival services across the WilUama, and Jb»W Dw
SWEARING IN.--------Jim Parker was sworn In as evinge'iisticwork.which rftteiw?Gtert~Steata!
and
Gilbert, Comanche •
The Ham family traveto Wllford MUtoap, Sammy
full time, conducting Marshall, H.C. "Odte”
nation and in Mexico each Jonsa, and Dublin - David absentee voting to be held ApplfcatloM are available
year. Cleveland.
- Pastor Chartos Collier to 3. Rupert « |
pastor of Faith Chapel during ML
Church. 4. New bustaem.
The musical
testimonies of
students are planned to
inspire each of us to make a
deeper commitment to
Jesus Christ. The program
will appeal to both young
people and adults
A brief fellowship will
follow the concert
1 REV. HAM TO HOLD REVIVAL
;51 SERVICES AT FAITH CHAPEL
I The Richard Ham Word of God in a message
Evangelistic Team will be of deliverance that will
In special services at Faith bless and uplift those
Chapel, located on the Old present. Rev. Ham sings
Leon, beginning Sunday, into a spirit of worship and completao the team as the from Dublin. Candidates
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Wilkerson, Gayle E. De Leon Free Press (De Leon, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 3, 1983, newspaper, February 3, 1983; De Leon, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1247907/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Comanche Public Library.