September 1 ◦1902 School opens in new brick building at present Perkins/High School tract. ◦1900 B.L. Nance takes over as second publisher of Free Press ◦1932 Caraways shorthorns win big at Des Moine Iowa Show •September 2 ◦1923 Klu Klux Klan stages appearance at First Baptist Revival. •September 3 ◦1932 New wind mill installed at Jakehamon School ◦1931 City prohibits parking in the middle of Texas Avenue ◦1937 De Leon girl’s softball team places third in state tourney in Galveston •September 4 ◦1918 Fire extinguished at Duke oil well •September 5 ◦1949 Garden Club begins issuing house numbers throughout city •September 6 ◦1948 New building opened for Willys Overland dealership on Sipe Springs highway •September 7 ◦1982 Hospital breaks ground on Taylor Surgical Wing •September 8 ◦1952 Snac Shak opens •September 9 ◦1917 Methodist hold first services in new building. ◦1938 First Christian announces plans for new north wing ◦1957 County wide Civil Defense meeting held in city hall to discuss atomic attack–Duck and cover! •September 10 ◦1900 Remnants of the Galveston hurricane destroys crops, damages school building and residences in De Leon and central Texas ◦1989 Prima Iglesia Bautista dedicated •September 11 ◦1929 First color movie show at Liberty Theater ◦1948 Comanche County Tractor opens •September 12 ◦1899 De Leon votes to incorporate ◦1917 De Leon compress is sold to Minden, La. company ◦1957 Construction begins on brick plant east of town •September 13 ◦1883 Cyrus Campbell becomes first person buried in present De Leon cemetery •September 14 ◦1931 Novits Economy Store opens in Counts building •September 15 ◦1909 What was belived to be a Mexican panther was sighted prowling in the eastern part of city. Has been on prowl for six months east of town. ◦1952 Construction begins on Hospital ◦1955 State Health Commissioner Henry Hollis says Comanche County’s uranium dirt houses are not “worth the time.” •September 16 ◦1916 Methodist vote to build new building •September 17 •September 18 ◦1917 The unincorporated De Leon Telephone Company granted 25 year franchise from city ◦1929 The moon had a double ring around it that night. •September 19 ◦1885 County authorizes De Leon to sell old school and build new building. •September 20 ◦1920 Steakley and Smith opens •September 22 ◦1927 Bill Steakley attends Dempsey-Tunney fight in Chicago while on business ◦1927 New Lester Hotel opens ◦1955 City begins street paving campaign with Austin Ave •September 26 ◦1924 Methodist celebrate installation of cement floor in basement with banquet •September 27 ◦1936 City emerges from receivership but it is temporary •September 28 ◦1905 City votes to build new jail ◦1934 First football game played at south side field (behind Methodist Church) •September 29 ◦1918 Charlie W. Smith killed in France World War I ◦1927 Work begins on paving Dublin-De Leon-Gorman highway ◦1939 Screen at Liberty Theater moved to west end of building and renamed Texas Theater •September 30 ◦1938 Old Independent Eastern Torpedo Co. nitro plant demolished by being blown up.
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