REMEMBER WHEN

50 Years Ago from the files of The Fayette County Record

Nov. 17-20, 1970

Two local youths were apprehended in connection with Wednesday night’s break-in at Dairy Mart No. 1 across from the high school campus. Sheriff T. J. Flournoy, who was assisted in the two-day investigation by Deputy Sheriff C.A. Prilop, said the loot was comprised of about $25 in currency and a number of rolls of quarters, nickels and pennies. The same business had been entered about a month earlier and $40 in change stolen.

Friday the 13th notwithstanding, the La Grange Leopards held a 7-6 lead at halftime over A&M Consolidated’s Tigers, but then evil luck befell them and the Bengals left with a season-ending 21-7 triumph over the purple and gold. A small, shivering crowd of about 800 sat through a blustery north wind for the Parents Night game, where moms and dads of Leopards players and managers were presented before the opening whistle. They witnessed nearly all of the scoring in the final 30 seconds of the two halves with both A&M and the Leopards tallying in the final half minute of the second quarter and the Tigers posting their third counter with a half minute to go in the finale. The Tigers whipped up another offense at the start of the second canto, lost the pigskin on downs at the LG 34, followed by two fumbled recoveries, one by each club. When La Grange couldn’t go during its possession, Larry Urban boomed a 65-yard punt with the assistance of the north wind.

Noreen Jaster, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin L. Jaster, was selected the DAR Good Citizen of Fayetteville Rural High School. The Good Citizen contest was sponsored by the John Everett chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution. Selection was based on the qualifications of dependability, service, leadership and patriotism of the entrants.

U.S. Army Private First Class David B. Hale, 22, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Billy J. Hale of Schulenburg, received the Bronze Star Medal while serving with the 25th Infantry Division near Cu Chi in Vietnam. An assistant gunner in Company D., 2nd Battalion of the division’s 27th Infantry, PFC Hale distinguished himself through meritorious service in connection with military operations against hostile forces in Vietnam.

Funeral services were held for: Rocky Wynn Weyand, infant, of Round Top; H.W. (Bubbie) Haase Jr., 49, a former resident of La Grange; Mrs. Emily Novosad, 84, of Ellinger; E.D. Ahlrichs, 75, of La Grange; Hugo Ebner, 74, of Carmine; Mrs. Hermine Citzler, 82, of Rutersville.

Fire gutted Pavlas Smokehouse in Schulenburg early Tuesday morning. The contents of the grocery market were destroyed with only the front walls and parts of the floor remaining intact. Schulenburg firemen battled the blaze with all units from about 2:20 to 4:30 a.m. Fire Marshal Gus Bohlmann estimated the loss at between $18,000 and $20,000 to the building and contents. Both were insured.

During 1969, Fayette County’s petroleum industry produced 259,805 barrels of crude oil valued at $833,778 and 81,880 cubic feet of natural gas valued at $11,218 for an annual economic value of $844,996. Released by the Texas Mid-Continent Oil & Gas Association, the figures showed that Fayette ranked 169th among state counties.

Mr. and Mrs. Gus Schubert of Warda celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a large group of guests, many of whom were from out of town.

La Grange school trustees agreed to conform to new federal regulations for expanding food service to needy children. The new free and reduced price policy in the national school lunch program that became law in May 1970 had been recommended by the White House Conference on Food, Nutrition and Health.

Mr. and Mrs. Larry Kline of La Grange returned from a twoweek tour of several metropolitan areas in the Orient where they got a good first-hand look at how the other side of the world lives. They toured a SONY electronics complex in a 10-story building in Tokyo and rose the bullet train to Kyoto. The Kleins’16-hour trip from Houston to Tokyo included a refueling stop at Anchorage, Alaska. The 20-hour return trip from Hong Kong to Houston involved stops at Osaka, Japan, and Anchorage, Alaska.

Mr. and Mrs. Emil Kristek observed their golden wedding anniversary on Sunday, Oct. 25. The couple was married in St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Holman in 1920. They had one daughter, Mrs. Edward Hickl of Bay City, two grandsons and one granddaughter.

Mr. and Mrs. John F. Czichos, the owners of La Grange RX Pharmacy, announced the closure of their business and thanked their loyal customers for their patronage. They also disclosed that their prescription files had been transferred to Hermes Drug Store. They fully expected Mr. Edgar Anders to continue to provide the former customers of La Grange RX Pharmacy with prompt and courteous service.

La Grange Motor Co. was giving away a free turkey with the purchase of any new or used car or truck.

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