REMEMBER WHEN?
60 Years Ago
Elaine has dipped into the archives for some news from 1960, 60 years ago.
June 7, 1960
Gunther “Grinny” Behrens and Eddie Zouzalik won Fayette County Commissioners’ posts in spirited voting. Running his first political race, Behrens defeated longtime Precinct 1 Commissioner A.V. Smith by a vote of 1,180 to 970. Zouzalik, former mayor of Flatonia, won over Flatonia businessman Ira Syler, 815 to 681. They were seeking the Precinct 3 post of veteran Commissioner Wallace Cherry of Muldoon, who had been eliminated in the first primary. Both successful candidates carried five of their six boxes.
La Grange’s Jaycee Demons made their 1960 nocturnal baseball debut at Fair Park where they defeated the Weimar Veterans by 6-2. Although outhit, 7-6, the Demons made the most of their blows and combined them with walks. James Karstedt tossed the first four frames, doling out only one hit, a single, as he shut out the opposition, struck out three and freepassed one, and was credited with the victory. Ovie Roensch pitched the next two stanzas, giving up both Weimar runs, while Clint Bippert finished the game.
Fayette County Sheriff Jim Flournoy reported that it was “one of those months.” Although he and his deputies ran all over the county making investigations of all kinds of minor complaints such as cattle running out, chickens bothering the neighbors and neighbors having trouble over fences, ditches and roads, he didn’t think they accomplished too much but had satisfied at least some county residents. Both officers and school authorities lectured four young boys who were picked up for mischief at Flatonia. During the prior month, the jail handled a total of 20 prisoners with $535.15 in fines and fees collected for the county.
In soil conservation news, Frank Mazoch completed the construction of terraces on his farm in the Swiss Alp area. Vince F. Taylor, who lived near Flatonia, built a farm pond on his place. Edwin Raschke received assistance in developing a complete conservation plan on his farm northeast of West Point. Frank L. Muras III was building a mile of terraces on his land east of Hostyn. George Schlick, whose farm was south of Flatonia, used about 30 acres of cover crops as a part of his conservation system. Northwest of Waldeck, Dr. Henry Withers planned to sod 20 acres of coastal Bermuda for grazing and Otto Markwardt, who shaped a large gully as a waterway, planned to establish Bermuda grass to protect it from erosion.
Funeral services were held for Ray Genzer, 70, of Schulenburg.
The La Grange City Library announced it would be open Tuesdays and Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. during the summer months for the convenience of the public.
George Hajovsky of Western Auto was holding his first-ever carload sale of Wizard refrigerators, food freezers and refrigeratorfreezer combinations in the store’s 24-year history.
Ledbetter was getting ready for its 18th annual homecoming with a noon barbecue of pork, beef and mutton. At 3 p.m., in Tri-County League baseball action, Lincoln was to play the Knickerbockers. Entertainment was set for 6 p.m. with the Burton Square Dancers performing at 7 p.m. Ray Jurecka and his orchestra were lined up to play at the big dance where admission was 50¢ for dancers and 25¢ for spectators.
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