November 1 ◦1885 Texas Central RR station agent claims to have been robbed by two masked men—he actually stole the money •November 2 ◦1918 De Leon Gas Company awarded franchise to construct and maintain gas system •November 5 ◦1929 First Baptist begins tearing down old parsonage •November 6 ◦1923 De Leon Free Fall fair beings ◦1947 Ralph Pittman elected national President of Masons at 97th reunion •November 7 ◦1957 De Leon Industrial Council formed •November 8 ◦1932 George Rollins elected to the Texas House of Representatives •November 9 ◦1923 Klu Klux Klan ride up Texas Ave. disrupts final night of Free Fall Fair ◦1934 Fire siren purchased ◦1982 Jim Parker elected to Texas House of Representatives •November 11 ◦1934 Three Confederate Veterans ride in Armistice Day parade •November 12 ◦1955 Robert Kay TV moves shop from near his home to new downtown store •November 13 ◦1912 City prohibits wagon yards, stock and livery stables within city limits •November 15 ◦1931 C.M. Caraway Jr. is on winning Texas A&M National Stock Judging team ◦1952 Remodeled Leon Theater opens ◦1989 Da-Nite Grocery burns •November 16 ◦1928 De Leon-Dublin football game broadcast over KFLP radio. •November 17 ◦1921 First State bank fails ◦1986 Annett Priddy named National Shorthorn Lassie Queen •November 19 ◦1931 The first night classes ever conducted in Comanche County were held at Bowman School taught by W.C. Compton •November 20 ◦1989 DeLoyn Singleton honored for 23 years of service to De Leon Welfare Board •November 22 ◦1880 Coal mine north of town reaches 103 feet in depth ◦1905 J. C. Sykes Gin burns ◦1935 WPA announces approval for construction of auditorium and gym which ends up as part of city hall ◦1937 First November snowfall since 1918. •November 23 ◦1874 Robert Leslie becomes the last person killed by Indians in Comanche County ◦1939 Bearcat Band makes first appearance in new uniforms. Uniforms were used until 1955 •November 24 ◦1940 Dr. Reynolds moves from Guinns and opens his Medical Arts Clinic. •November 26 ◦1939 Ripley’s Believe It or Not features 40 year old shoes owned and still worn by B.J. Pittman Sr. •November 27 ◦1930 John Carl Haskins becomes radio announcer on KRLD in Dallas. ◦1934 Blue and White Cafe opens •November 28 ◦1967 MKT abandons railroad •November 29 ◦1967 Last MKT train leaves De Leon with engines 121 and 64 pulling 44 cars •November 30 ◦1922 Post Office in Jakehamon closes. ◦1925 Assembly of God organized.
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