Fayette Power Project to Burn Trash?

The Lower Colorado River Authority’s proposed coal-fired electric generating plant near Fayetteville might be used for virtually pollutionfree solid waste disposal, according to a report from the governor’s office presented at a county-wide solid waste disposal clinic at La Grange. A representative said that up to 30% solid waste could be substituted for coal and fed pneumatically into the fires. A pollution reduction could possibly be realized since there was little sulfur in garbage. St. Louis was already burning solid wastes and San Antonio was planning a coal wastefired electric generator. Down the road, the report predicted the corridor between San Antonio and Waco could perhaps serve as an exchange route for recycling materials between major waste-burning sites and industrial sites.

U.S. Senator John Tower announced in Washington, D.C., that the Rural Electrification Administration had approved a $1,649,000 loan to La Grange-based Colorado Valley Telephone Cooperative. The funds were to be used to finance facilities to connect 409 additional subscribers, as well as construct 33 miles of new lines and make system improvements.

Louis J. Schroder was elected to a second three-year term on the Texas Lutheran College Development Board by the Texas Lutheran College Board of Regents.

Local residents were rudely awakened Thursday at 4 a.m. to marble-sized hail falling with machine-gun rapidity for 15 minutes. It played havoc with a number of neon signs.

The season was barely underway, but two high school hurlers were in mid-season form at Fair Park when the La Grange Leopards edged Rockdale’s Tigers 1-0. Participants in the hill duel were La Grange’s stellar left, Kenny Hatfield, and the Tigers’Ralph Backhaus. Hatfield doled out only two safeties and struck out 14 in the game, which went eight innings.

Only three weeks were left for Fayette County motor vehicle owners to purchase their 1975 license plates. Only about one-third of the county’s quota of approximately 13,700 sets had been issued. Owners of vehicles driven on public roads with old license plates after midnight April 1 were subject to arrest and fines.

Three of the eight La Grange 1923 State Class B track champions were honored guests at the seventh annual Leopard Relays. They were W.B. Loessin of La Grange, Ed. J. Novosad of Karnes City and Arthur von Minden of La Grange. Other team members were: John Blume, Glenn Garrett, Walter Mensing, Wilbur Zingelmann and A.V. Smith.

Funeral services were held for: Edward A. Hartmann, 84, of La Grange; Henry A. Ohnheiser, 55, a native of Freyburg; Mrs. Sophie Trlicek, 76, of La Grange; Mrs. Helen L. Sternenberg, 80, a native of Carmine; Paul O. E. Schoenst, 82, of Carmine; Daniel Vasut, 36, of Fayetteville; and Michael Wayne Vrazel, infant, of Ellinger.

Ten La Grange area students were among the Southwest Texas State University students on the dean’s honor or superior honor lists. From La Grange were: Howard Lindemann and Carol von Minden, superior honor roll; Rox Ann Albrecht, Margaret Janda, Harold Lindemann, Ronald Mathis, Rebecca Munsch, Mark Ulrich and Melanie Brown, honor roll. Richard Walla of West Point was on the honor roll, as well.

The Old Timers Baseball Association was holding its annual meeting and barbecue at Blase’s Place near Hallettsville. The late Earl Greenshield of La Grange would be posthumously inducted into the Old Timers’ Hall of Fame at the meeting. Mr. Greenshield played with Schulenburg back in the early 1930s. Manager Clint Bippert and his Ravens, the 1974 Tri-County Teenage League champions, were being honored at the get-together.

Stockholders of the Fayette County Fair Association elected six new directors. Named to two-year terms on the board were: Mrs. Gladys Flournoy, Charlie R. Giesber, Allen Campbell and Calvin Kuehn, all of La Grange; Earl Hertel of Schulenburg and Jerry D. Jacob of Carmine. Those whose terms were expiring included: R. J. (Dick) Edwards, George Keith, Kenny L. Stork, Atlan M. Citzler and A.H. Spacek, all of La Grange, and Clarence Wagner of Round Top. Holdover board members were: Charlie Tobias, Mike Klesel, John Quinn and Franklin Brandt of La Grange; Bill Jones of Fayetteville and Buddy McBride of Schulenburg.

Of the three proposals to serve as county depository for the 1975-76 year submitted to Fayette County’s commissioners’ court, The First National Bank of La Grange bid the highest interest rate on time deposits. It offered to pay 10 3/8% per annum on any single maturity time deposit of county trust or school funds with a maturity of 30 days to one year. The other bidders were La Grange State Bank and Farmers National Bank of Schulenburg.

The children of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Coufal of Fayetteville honored their parents on their 60th wedding anniversary with a turkey supper at the New Ulm Tavern. The Coufals had four children: Mrs. Madeline Movan of Port Arthur, Mrs. Isabella Schmid of Industry, and Lester and Alvin Jr. of New Ulm.

Dr. James Tiemann presented the program at the Rutersville 4-H Club meeting on March 4 in the Hermann Sons Lodge in Rutersville.

On the dean’s list for the fall semester at Texas Lutheran College in Seguin were Bill Miller, the son of Mr. and Mrs. W.O. Miller, and Gary Minzenmeyer, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmo Minzenmeyer.

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