Remember When?
A 1969 Chevrolet was destroyed by fire and about half an acre of grass burned on FM 154 between West Point and Muldoon. The La Grange Fire Department, which sent its booster truck to the scene about 4:15 p.m., could not save the car but extinguished the grass blaze before it spread further. Officers speculated a flat tire on the vehicle, owned and operated by Mrs. Ivy Whitworth, caused the fire.
“We are being flooded with lots of hot checks and some we will never be able to find,” said Fayette County Sheriff T.J. Flournoy. He warned everyone again to be very careful about cashing checks for strangers.
The outcome of 48 minutes of football between the host La Grange Leopards and Smithville’s up and coming Tigers was resolved on the side of the Leps in one quick play Friday night. In a rain-drenched outing, the play came on the very first scrimmage in the second quarter with the ball on the La Grange 49. Quarterback Neal Miller stepped back into the pocket, spied tight end Kenny Hatfield floating down the left side and hit the fleet sophomore with a perfect strike. Kenny hauled in the ball at about the Tiger 20 and went across without a hand laid on him. La Grange tried a running play for the two extra points, but didn’t succeed, and the 6-0 score stood up until the end of the game.
Three La Grange High School seniors received letters of commendation in recognition of their high performance on the 1972 Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test, National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. They were: Karen Lynn Fritsche, Mary Lou Mayer and Kevin von Minden.
The countywide ambulance service provided by Austin Ambulance and sponsored by Fayette County was proving more successful financially than anticipated. Fayette County Judge David M. Murray said collections for the first six months of the contracted ambulance service averaged a little over 66%.
The nation’s dairy farmers boosted wholesale prices by up to 2¢ a quart with increases expected to show up at retail stores within a few days. A spokesman for Associated Milk Producers, Inc., which represented approximately 39,000 members, said the increase was needed to provide some economic incentive for dairy farmers to stay in business.
Staffers in the Department of Public Welfare in the county agricultural building were busy mailing out application forms for food stamp eligibility to those who had been receiving surplus commodities or welfare checks. This effort was necessitated because the Commodity Food Distribution Program was being replaced by a Food Stamp Program, effective Nov. 1. Those who felt they might be qualified were encouraged to drop by the office or write the state department in La Grange. About mid-October, personal interviews were to be set up to test the eligibility of applicants.
Parents and citizens with an interest in the future of Little League Baseball in La Grange were urgently requested to attend a meeting on Mon., Oct. 8 at 8 p.m. at Roitsch’s Camp. According to league president C.A. (Ted) Roitsch, a meeting held a month earlier had been an utter failure. If attendance was again so low that a consenting board could not be elected, the future of Little League in La Grange would be questionable.
The Carmine Chamber of Commerce and Lions Club announced a fundraising celebration to raise money for a new city hall and community center would be held Sun., Oct. 7.
Fayette Memorial Hospital Auxiliary was gearing up to serve kolaches and coffee at its annual fundraising party on Tues., Oct. 9 at 7:30 p.m. at the American Legion Hall. Proceeds from the venture would support the scholarship fund aiding students going into nursing.
Robert Pieratt of Brenham, Gilbert Mueller of La Grange and Allan Schneider of Giddings announced their new business, Abstract Company of La Grange. The firm said it would utilize the latest methods and equipment to provide the fastest and most accurate services possible for land transactions in Fayette County.
Funeral services were held for: Alfred Voelkel, 79, of La Grange; Mrs. Minnie Miertschin, 83, of Winchester; Joe Klatt Koss, 58, a La Grange native; and Alvy Kyle Jr., 61, of Fayetteville.
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Divin of Ellinger celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on Sun., Sept. 30 at the Ellinger Chamber of Commerce Hall. Mrs. and Mrs. Divin were married on Oct. 1, 1923, in the Brethren Church in Grainger. They had three children: Mrs. Ludwig (Luella) Kocian and John C. Divin, both of Fayetteville, and Benjamin Divin of Birmingham, Ala. The couple moved to Ellinger after retiring from farming in the fall of 1964.
Thomas Edward Marburger, the son of Mr. and Mrs. John C. Marburger of La Grange, passed the State Bar examination and took his oath as a new attorney in the presence of the Supreme Court and the Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas on Mon., Sept. 24, in the LBJ Auditorium in Austin.
Jeffrey Cook, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Cook, placed first in the 11-year-old class in the Punt, Pass and Kick zone competition held Saturday morning at Bryan’s Travis Park. Ricky Dippel, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Dippel, was second in the 13-year-old bracket.
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