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T EXAS History The Oct. 28, 1946 issue of Time magazine posed the question the whole world was asking: “How did Hermann Goring kill himself?” How the last surviving member of the Nazi “Big Four” took his life minutes before he was scheduled to hang for his monstrous crimes was not, in fact, the issue.

Oct. 27-31, 1972 A second attempt to break into Dyer’s Pharmacy on N. Main St. in less than a year was thwarted Tuesday night. While making his rounds, nightwatchman Edward Chudej came upon two subjects who started running from the scene. However, a third theft attempt Wednesday night was successful. Sheriff’s officers and city police said entrance was gained through a rear door to the AC room.A hole was then cut through the ceiling into the attic and then another hole smashed in the ceiling tile, allowing the subjects to drop to the floor in the pharmaceutical storage area. Owner Jack Dyer, who discovered the break-in when he opened for business on Thursday morning, said a number of hypodermic needles and other items were taken. However, no drugs were missing. Officers said the suspects may have been the same ones who broke into a Bastrop drugstore Tuesday night and got away with a quantity of narcotics and a considerable amount of cash. Fayette County commissioners’ two-hour special meeting to discuss a more equitable distribution of road funds ended in a stalemate. Approximately 75 people from across the county, most of them Commissioner Eddie Zouzalik’s Precinct 3 constituents, were present for the discussion. Seven different plans for sharing the lateral road and tax funds died either for the want of introductory motions, seconds or two-againsttwo votes among commissioners. County Judge David M. Murray abstained. Wharton’s Tigers won the statistics, but the La Grange Leopards won the point battle, 7-6, and that determined the victor and the vanquished. The fired-up Leps manned the trenches to deny the blue and white-suited Bengals’ bids to cross the goal line time after time. In the last quarter, La Grange managed its first firstdown. But the Leopard defense rose to monumental heights, too, on four separate occasions outside of the one time the Wharton hosts jammed across. The Alamo Area Tuberculosis and Respiratory Association’s mobile x-ray unit was making a second 1972 visit to La Grange. The equipment was to be stationed on the north side of the courthouse on Sat., November 4 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Fayette Memorial Hospital Auxiliary members were again serving as registrants. All persons 15 years of age or older were urged to avail themselves of the service. Contributions of $1 per x-ray were encouraged to help defray the cost of operating the community health service. A funeral service was held for Homer H. Null, 65, a Fayette County native. Augustin Haidusek, an important figure in the development of La Grange, was featured in “The Czech Texans,” a publication of Texan Cultures in San Antonio. A native of Moravia, Haidusek was a teacher, lawyer, Mayor of La Grange, state legislator, judge, member of the Texas A&M University board of directors, banker and owner of the Czech-language newspaper “Svoboda.” His position afforded him the opportunity to end distrust toward Czechs in the 19th century. D&Z Man’s Shop, owned and operated by Harvey Dippel and Mrs. Louis Zapalac, was observing its annual sale. Prizes being given away included: a $85 W. Sewell suit, $17.95 hat, $9 shirt, $19.98 Rand shoes, $10 Levi jeans and $5.98 khaki shirt. Mr. and Mrs. George E. Adamcik observed their 60th wedding anniversary with a Mass of Thanksgiving at Holy Rosary Catholic Church at Hostyn on Saturday evening with Rt. Rev. Msgr. A.J. Morkovsky as the celebrant. On Sunday afternoon, Mrs. J.V. Kana and Mr. and Mrs. Theo V. Adamcik, honored their parents with an open house at the home of Mrs. Kana. Over 200 relatives and friends called. George Adamcik, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Frank Adamcik Sr. and Miss Lena Stavinoha, the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Stavinoha, were married at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church at Ammannsville by the late Rev. Bedrich Neibert.

My Granddad was ‘old school’. I’m talking very old school.

In a wide-ranging Letter to the Editor fraught with factual errors and misleading statements, Fayette County GOP Chairwoman Deborah Frank wrote a sentence that aptly expresses why the current Republican Party is wrong for Texas and the rest of the United States. In expressing her opposition to abortion, Mrs. Frank laments that an abortion is performed “…because the mother failed to plan ahead and take control of or responsibility for her reproductive system[?]”.

To The Editor: First of all, my compliments to the writers of Letters to the Editor in last week’s paper. Lednicky, Stoever, Gardiner and Frank ... all great letters you wrote! One as good as the next!

The Christian faith is constantly evolving as the Bible’s message undergoes different interpretations. This has resulted in a branching under the umbrella of the Word of Christ. There are a variety of Christian churches in La Grange alone; Catholic, Lutheran, Baptist, Methodist, etc. There is a common set of principles among these faiths which includes loving one’s fellow man and treating others the way you want them to treat you. A recent branch has emerged which I call Republican Christian.

As Fayette County residents, Texans, and Americans, we value our freedoms. But Trump Republicans are trying to get and hold power by taking away our freedoms, fueling violence, and siding with corporations who gouge prices at the expense of all Fayette County families. This November our freedoms are on the ballot: the freedom to decide if and when to have children, the freedom to breathe easier with clean air and affordable health care, freedom to fully educate our children about our Texas and national history, the freedom to easily and legally vote, and the freedom to provide for our families and thrive.

In response to Mr. Pate’s letter, 9/7/22, I sincerely doubt protection of “our freedoms, our families, and our future” will come from progressive district attorneys who have been funded by Soros. According to Capital Research, “George Soros has spent millions on giving to left-wing progressive candidates for district attorney positions across the country in an effort to advance his radical criminal reform agenda.” An analysis by the Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund (LELDF) found the net result of the implementations by these socalled reformists is “lack of justice for victims and rising crime rates” in their jurisdictions. It appears based on the recent Texas Court of Criminal Appeals decision these same “Soros-funded district attorneys will have sole power to decide whether election fraud has occurred in Texas.” A new poll from the Rasmussen firm has found that “55 percent of ALL Americans believe cheating affected the 2020 presidential campaign.” Will a Democratic controlled government lift the caps after the midterm election on the recently passed continuing resolution that keeps the government funded until December and continue to spend more of your tax dollars however they want? Will they give more of our tax dollars to subsidize Planned Parenthood or “The Green New Deal?” According to www.opensecrets.org, “Planned Parenthood PAC has given $737,785 to federal candidates in 2022 election cycle.” 100% to Democrats. The Biden Administration open border policy does not protect our future. “While Democrats have rushed to condemn Governor Greg Abbott for sending illegal aliens to out-of-state liberal bastions, a new report in Reuters finds that the city council in Democrat-run El Paso has been exporting illegal immigrants in even greater numbers. According to the Reuter’s report the city “has bused roughly 7,000 migrants to New York City since late August and sent more than 1,800 to Chicago.” Senator Marsha Blackburn introduced a resolution defending the Constitution of the United States, pushing back ongoing attacks by liberal activists, affirming it is “an enduring covenant.” “The United States is the freest nation in the world, and it remains free because of the rights secured by the Constitution,” said Blackburn. The senator’s resolution emphasizes that the “Constitution establishes justice, ensures domestic tranquility, provides for the common defense, promotes the general welfare, and secures the blessings of liberty, now and for future generations.” The resolution also notes “the Constitution guarantees that no one can be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law, including unborn children” and “protects the rights of conscience against the enterprises of the civil authority.” The Constitution of the United States defines the basic rights of American citizens, the principal parts of the United States government, and the jurisdictions of these parts.” Republicans support the rule

I recently had the unexpected need to visit the Emergency Room at St. Mark’s, and subsequently was admitted to the hospital. My husband and I moved to La Grange last year; this was the first time in my life I’d been to an ER, and my first time to be hospitalized with the exception of having our three children, and that was at least 40 years ago.

To The Editor: Regarding the opinion published in your paper of October 14, under the heading of GOP Hypocrisy. Our Democrat leaders lies only work with a biased media, which places no value on honesty and like-minded voters.