FM 155 Near Weimar In Line for an Upgrade
The Texas Highway Department announced it was making the long-anticipated widening of FM 155 at the northern edge of Weimar, where several fatal wrecks had occurred, a high priority. The narrow roadway, uneven surface and deep ditches punctuated by concrete culverts combined to make it a lethal stretch of highway. The highway department’s latest traffic count showed more than 12,000 vehicles a day passed over that stretch of motorway, compared to 500 a few miles north at Holman. The norm for a Texas farm-market road was 300 to 400 autos per day.
Four records were set at the auction sale, concluding a highly successful 16th annual Fayette County Junior Livestock Show at the fairgrounds Thursday night. Total sales were $54,121, topping the prior year’s mark of $52,305 by $1,600. The 644-pound Limousine cross grand champion market steer exhibited by Allen Minarcik of the Fayetteville FFA was bid in by Alois Keilers of Fayetteville at $2.30 per pound, 55¢ a pound over the record posted in 1973. The ground champion pen of roasters, weighing 25 pounds and shown by Jan Georges of the Round Top-Carmine 4-H Club, brought $450 from a group of Round Top business people, topping the 1974 record of $250. The 23-pound reserve champion pen of roasters grown and shown by Connie Pohl of the RT-C Club sold for $340 to Jacobs Store in Carmine.
La Grange area citizens were once again being asked to help a fellow citizen in need of blood. Retired dairyman Leo V. Tiemann had received 116 units of blood in 1974 for 70 transfusions to treat his leukemia but was now seeking more donations. M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute’s mobile blood unit from Houston would come to La Grange when at least 100 people had agreed to donate. Those wishing to volunteer were encouraged to sign up at either of the local banks, Austin Savings, Associated Milk Producers, Inc., St. Paul Lutheran Church or Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
Scoring quickly, as they have been doing so frequently, Bill Risken’s La Grange Leopards in very good form at Fair Park here Friday night as they annexed a 4-1 triumph over Sealy’s Tigers. The win ran their 1975 win record to seven against only one setback.
An out-of-court settlement between Ed Sarrazin of Fayetteville and the Lower Colorado River Authority was reached in the second condemnation suit involving land being acquired for construction of an electric generating plant near Fayetteville. For 150 acres plus improvements, the price agreed on was $150,000.
Burglars victimized a business place just south of La Grange and a weekend home north of the city during the weekend, taking loot running into thousands of dollars. A window was smashed on the front left side to gain entry to The Clothes Closet on Monument Hill, where more than $7,600 in merchandise was taken. The other break-in occurred at the weekend home of Dr. Ed Heyne just off the Nechanitz Road, the second time his place had been ransacked in two weeks.
Funeral services were held for Mrs. Mathilda Kovar, 87, of Fayetteville and Mrs. Gladys Boening, 50, of Trinity Hill.
Henry A. Wied, an employee of Weldon Scholtz Construction Co., sustained a broken heel when he accidentally fell about 12 feet from the awning of the former Bon Ton Cafe in downtown La Grange, where a remodeling project was underway. Mr. Wied was reported to be resting comfortably at Fayette Memorial Hospital.
A special appeal was being made to the general public to respond to the 1975-76 Bishop Forest Fund Drive in progress in Schulenburg. A total of $26,500 in cash and $31,250 in trust indentures (financial backing) was still needed.
A ready-mix truck was pouring cement for a new tennis court at Fayetteville High School. The Fayetteville Lions Club’s court, which could also be used for volleyball and basketball, was expected to cost approximately $7,500.
La Grange Future Farmers announced their chapter sweetheart, Barbara Hrncir, was chosen as the Area III, District IV sweetheart election in Columbus from among 18 entrants representing 19 district schools. Miss Hrncir was escorted by Mr. and Mrs. Lorenza Crosby and chapter member David Joost, who served as the La Grange chapter’s voting delegate. She would go on to compete in the full Area III sweetheart competition in Conroe on May 9 and 10.
General Educational Development Certificates of High School Equivalency were awarded to: Miss Leona Bauer, Mrs. Lestell Janda, Mrs. Ruby Kleiber, Mrs. Verlene Noak of La Grange and Mrs. Jeanette Kulhanek of Fayetteville. Each had completed the GED course and passed the required exams, according to Mrs. Jaynette A. Spencer, La Grange’s GED instructor.
At the Interscholastic League Press Conference in Austin, Round Top-Carmine students were recognized: Class B - Liz Karstedt, sports spread; Debbie Krause, administration, faculty spread; Randy Stork, advertising page; Arlen Weishuhn, portrait and feature photo; and Debbie Krause and Arlen Weishuhn, cover design. Class A - Frank Tilicek III from Schulenburg had the top news writing score.
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