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1973: Burglar from California Handed Texas Jail Time

Sept. 18-21,1973

A 31-year-old California man was sentenced to two years in the Texas Department of Corrections (state penitentiary) on a charge of burglary with intent to commit theft in the 155th District Court of Fayette County.

The accused entered a plea of guilty, waiving a grand jury indictment and trial by jury after being apprehended by Washington County officers west of Brenham on Aug. 22. He was allegedly fleeing after breaking into Henry Sander’s Package Store in Carmine. A passerby saw the suspect leave the store and a citizen gave chase east on Hwy. 290. After District Judge Paul Huser of Schulenburg pronounced the two-year sentence, Fayette County sherilFs officers transported the burglar to Huntsville the next day.

Two teenage Houston brothers were being held in the Fayette County Jarl in lieu of $1,000 bond apiece following an alleged pickup truck theft in La Grange. According to Police Chief L.R. Ulbrich, a car with four occupants drove into Jerry Kulhaneks Texaco Station on W. Travis St. After two males got out to use the restroom, the vehicle left without them. As they walked away, the stranded E air mentioned they had been itchhiking to Austin. Mr.

Kulhanek saw them get into a pickup owned by Willram (Bill) Cherry ofMuldoon outside Al’s Auto Repair Service and drive off. The sheriffs department stopped the youths about 30 minutes later in Smithville and Mr. and Mrs. Cherry were able to reclaim their vehicle.

The home of Mr. and Mrs.

Felix Fries, who lived in Fayette County north of Weimar, was looted by burglars. SherilFs department officers reported that a 16-gauge over-under shotgun, a 12-gauge double barrel shotgun, a .22 caliber bolt action rifle and five shirts were taken. Entry was gained through a side door under the carport. Mr. and Mrs.

Fries discovered the burglary when they returned home late Tuesday afternoon.

A jury commission of five Fayette County residents met to select 20 candidates for grand jury service during the September term of 155th District Court. Serving on the committee were: L.J. Schroeder and Troy Williams of La Grange; Mrs. E.P.

Vomsand of Schulenburg; Donald Nagel of Round Top; and Henry Migl of Flatonia.

The La Grange Leopards discovered their offense at Giddings Friday night, seven and a half quarters deep in the new 1973 football season. Although the Leps didn’t win, the team salvaged an 8-8 tie with the favored Buffaloes on a rain-soaked field before a capacity crowd of partisan fans. It all began about midway in the fourth quarter when Clarence Washington, who had been brought up from the junior varsity squad during the week, returned a Buff punt three yards to the La Grange 27. It required 11 plays in the sustained 73-yard march for the purple and gold to reach pay dirt, a Neal Miller to Emmrt Homer pass for five yards being the payoff on a fourth and goal srtuation. That made it 8-6, Giddings, with 20 seconds remaining in the game.

Miller delivered a pass to sophomore Johnnie Johnson ana the 155-pound halfback fought his way across for the two bonus points that tied up the game.

La Grange attempted an onside kick with the Brsons covering on the Buff 46. Two plays later found the pigskin on the LG 31, but time had run out, so the Leps left the field in jubilation.

A total of 180 reserved seat tickets for the La Grange Leopard and Weimar Wildcat football game were on sale at the office of Superintendent C.A. Lemmon.

Midterm and final examinations for La Grange public school students were elimmated by the school board. Superintendent C.A. Lemmons said an average of the six weeks period grades would be used instead, noting the decision would make four more days available for classroom work.

At the conclusion of a meeting of Local Draft Board No. 44, Mrs. Dolores G. Oder was presented with a meritorious award in recognition of her service to benefit the nation and Selective Service System. Mrs. Oder began her duties with local Board 44 in January of 1951 at the height of the Korean conflict.

She saw the end of that war and the beginning and end of the Vietnam War.

Funeral services were held for: Theofil H. Zátopek, 70, of Ellinger; Victor Fritz Weishuhn, 59, ofWarrenton; Rudolph Nollkamper, 64, of La Grange; Mrs. Emma Hinze, 83, of Carmine; Mrs. Alice McKellar, 64, of La Grange; Oliver C. Theuman, 74, of La Grange; and Otto B. Pokomy, 81, ofEllinger.

Jerry Krebs, a freshman at Blinn College, was reelected president of District IV Area IE, Future Farmer of America Association, at the district meeting. District IV was composed of Fayette, Colorado, Austin, Lavaca, Washington and Waller Counties. During his high school years at Fayetteville, Jerry had been active in FFA, filling the positions of district secretary and Area HI vice president, as well as serving as president of the school’s local chapter. In the summer of 1972, he was awarded the Lone Star Farmer degree and was working toward the American Farmer degree. Jerry was the son of Mr. and Mrs.

Larry Krebs of Fayetteville.

David E. Mazoch, the son of Louis F. Mazoch of La Grange, was promoted to technical sergeant in the U.S. Air Force. Sgt.

Mazoch, an aircraft maintenance technician, was on duty at Randolph Air Force Base with a unit of the Air Training Command. He graduated from La Grange High School in 1955.

A native of Willow Springs, Clifton Rogers was to be the guest speaker for a series of gospel meetings at the La Grange Church of Christ from Sun., Sept. 30 through Wed., Oct. 3.

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