The La Grange Journal (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 93, No. 64, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 14, 1973 Page: 1 of 6
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AUGUST 1, rm — PAGE a
VOLUME 93
AZZLE
DAZZLE"
FRIDAY NIGHT was some
kind of good eating (and good
Czech soda pop too) up at the
Fair grounds compliments of
the Knights of Columbus for
members and their families. .
FRITZ LOBPRIES was the
chief mogul in fish frying
department. .would you
believe over 200 plates were
served and fish never ran
out. . .when a big container
would get down to the bottom
to those crisp pieces that are
so good, FRITZ called those
the “chitlings”. . .some kind
of good!, . .The loaves and
the fishes were furnished by
DOROTHY and STEVE
PRAUSE and FATHER
HARRY from their good
catches. . .It takes a heap of
fish to serve that many
people, a heap of fish
cleaning too. . FRANKLIN
HUELSEBUSCH can verify
that. This was the first
time I heard KEN BROTH-
ERS (Dental lab owner) sing.
He plays folk guitar and
has a style similar to EDDIE
ARNOLD. . .You might hear
him at the Longhorn on
Thursday evenings I hear.
He really has talent. . .
JURECKA’S BAND played
for the La Grange Dance
Club Saturday night. . PAT
JANSSEN was chairman of
the Dance Committee and
used "Back to School”
theme. . It was cute. . each
table had a little red
schoolhouse centerpiece,
costume was optional. . .the
whole committee dressed in
costume to carry out the
theme and several others. .
the cutest thing of all though
was each of us got a "sack
lunch" instead of standing in
The to eat Lots of home
folks came back for the
dance LEANNA AND
JOHN SVOBODA were here
from New Braunfels they
entertained their supper club
at the WEIKEL home before
the dance VERA and
CHARLIE GIESBER c3me
after CHARLIE announced
La Grange Libr.
159 East Fannin
La Grange, Tex.
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THE NEWSPAPER WITH A PURPOSE - SINCE 1880
LA GRANGE, FAYETTE COUNTY, TEXAS
Photos, Documents
Needed For Fair
Have you gathered your
articles for the historical
exhibit at the Fayette County
Fair, August 31-September 3?
There's not much time! The
earlier they are in the hands
of the exhibit committee the
more time can be devoted to
seeing that your contribution
is shown to its best advan-
tage. The La Grange Genea-
logical and Historical Soci-
ety, Mrs. Naomi Fry, chair-
man, is in charge of this
display of items with histori-
cal value. The committee
must have all items for the
show by August 22. Please
contact Mrs. Fry, 319 Ellin-
ger Road, 968-5427, or Mrs. E.
T. Lueders, 968-5777, La
Grange
The exhibit will be watched
24 hours a day and all items
will be covered with plastic.
Every possible precaution
will be taken to protect your
priceless articles and the
committee would like to have
the privilege of showing your
things.
New Real Estate
Service Offered Here
Getting the right people
together quickly. This is the
idea and concept used by
Rural Urban Listings (RUL),
a revolutionary innovation to
NOTICE
The American Legion and
Ladies Auxiliary will have
their regular meeting in the
Legion Hall, La Grange,
Thursday, August 16, at 7:30
P.M. Final discussion on the
building will be on the
agenda All members are
asked to be present.
PCA Director-
Manager
Seminar Set
Directors of Brenham Pro-
duction Credit Association
will have the opportunity to
hear one of the nation’s top
leaders in the field of director
responsibility at a PCA
Director-Manager Seminar in
Beaumont Friday, August 17.
Area participants include
E F Borgstedte, Washing-
ton; Milton Koenning, La
Grange; Weldon Laas, Brook-
shire; Cecil Beckendorff,
Katy; and Ralph Bollinger.
Sealy. L. A Seidel of
Brenham, PCA president,
will accompany the group
the R u Dr. Vernon E. Schneider,
the Rodeo at Hallettsville.past president of the Amer.
SCHOOL starts very v can Institute of Cooperation,
now. : Don’t let it sneak up will outline directorduties to
Fair And the Country the more than 60 partici-
Fair jus around the pants Schneider presently is
corner Do you have those the Roy B Davis Distin
entries ready- My son loves guished Professor in Agr.cul
sweet and sour water- tural Cooperation at Texas
melon rind, so I canned them A&M University
this week for his birthday. The seminar is designed to
but I’m gonna try for a blue specifically meet the needs of
ri bon at the Fair to include Association directors, with
in his package. Here we are emphasis on roles, responsi
back to FOOD. The whole bilities, a"d decision analv
world evolves around it and I sis, Seidel said.
love the art of cooking
recipes And the proof of
the pudding is eating, of
course MRS FRED'
KARCHER was telling me
about a Gourmet Club they
have belonged to for years in
Houston and they still go
down for dinners ...They
celebrated their 50th wedding
anniversary July 30th. . .
Isn't that Great’ Meanwhile,
back to the Fair . get
ready’ Let's have the best
one yet!
Sacred Heart
PTA To Meet
The Sacred Heart PTA will
have their first board meet-
ing Friday.. August 17, at
7:30. All officers, standing
committee chairmen, and
room mothers are urged to
attend " The first general
meeting is slated for Monday
evening, August 27, at 7:30.
marketing real estate.
RUL’s newest representa-
tive in this area is KOCH &
ASSOCIATES, and can now
offer this service to its
clients.
The basic purpose of RUL
is to expose local properties
to real estate buyers through-
out the state' via the
computer.
The heart of the program is
a bi-weekly computer print-
out of all non-residential
listings obtained by all real
estate brokers on the system.
According to Hubert Mas-
sey of Palestine, president of
Rural Urban Listings, RUL
links the rural broker, who
has many listings, with the
urban broker, who has many
buyers. This is accomplished
through the use of a
computer print-out which is
sent twice monthly to all
RUL members
Mrs. Peggy Koch states,
“This is not only a very
beneficial service to our farm
and ranch clients, but to our
investment and commercial
clients, as well.” The RUL
system also has many land
investor members as well as
the real estate brokers
Properties listed with the
RUL representatives, such as
KOCH & ASSOCIATES, in
Warrenton (with offices head-
quartered in Houston), can .
be sold more quickly because
of immediate and wide
exposure to qualified buyers
throughout Texas.
Properties may be listed on
the RUL computer system by
calling KOCH & ASSOCIA-
TES at 713-249-3010 in War
renton, or 713-622-6810 in
Houston
"Calendar is a gift for the
man who has everything, to •
remind him when the pay-
ments are due" (Anony-
mous)
Help Prevent A Blackout!
CONSERVE ELECTRICITY AND THERE
WILL BE ENOUGH FOR US ALL
DON'T BE A HOG AND
TRY TO USE IT ALL
If everyone does their part to conserve electricity
there will be enough for all of us Pitch in and
reduce your energy use now! Be fair don’t use
more than your share!! -
NOTICE
An Industrial League Bowl-
mg •meeting will be held
Thursday, August IS. at 8:00
PM
"Conserve Electricity"
Fayette Electric Cooperative, Inc.
La Grange Utilities
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14I1I
TUESDAY, AUGUST 14,1973
NUMBER 64
ConnieMc Comb Is New Miss La Grange
The highlight of last
Saturday night was the
, I naming of Miss La Grange
Little Miss Mermaid, and Mr
B Muscleman at the annual
water show staged at the
B local swimming pool The
Futheme of the event was
B “Signs of the Times" and
was sponsored by the La
ten Grange Recreational Associa
Motion.
This year’s new Miss La
B Grange is Connie McComb,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bill
McComb She was sponsored
- by the La Grange Noon Lions
I Club and won the title over 13
1 4 1 other contestants. Connie
1 X succeeds Miss Cindy Petras.
e-irst-runner-up was Miss
e ■ Patti Seale daughterof Mr.
I and Mrs Billy Seale. She was
; ■ sponsored by the La Grange
3 Journal. Second runner-up
1 was Denise Roberts, daugh-
■ ■ ter of Mrs Dottie Roberts of -
La Grange and Richard
B Roberts of Orlando, Florida.
■ 1 Denise was sponsored by
12206 Radio Station KVLG.
Left to right are Denise
Roberts, second runner-up;
Connie McComb, the new
1973-74 Miss La Grange; and
Patti Seale, first runner-up.
Photo by Glenn Smith
Pictured here are Laura
Ann Wansley, the new Little
Miss Mermaid, and Russell
Weyand, this year's Mr
Muscleman.
Photo by Glenn Smith
The new Little Miss Mer-
maid is Laura Ann Wansley, '
succeeding Stephanie Rob-
erts. Laura Ann is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
David Wansley and was
sponsored by Schroeder
Drug.
Tractor Pull at Fair
Tractor pulling competi-
tion, a nationwide farmer’s
sport, will come to La
Grange during the Fayette
County Fair, announces
Ralph Voss, secretary-trea-
surer of the La Grange
Young Farmers. The Fair
will be held August 31-Sept. 3
while the pulling contest will
be held on Sept. 2 and 3
"The tractor pull is being
directed by officials of the
Southwest Tractor Pullers
Association, which is a part
of the Southwest Hardware
and Implement Association.
Fort Worth,” says R. B
Allen, executive vice-presi-
dent Mr Allen states that
“one of the reasons for the
event/ is to develtractor
FMH Auxiliary to Sponsor
Booth In Fair Food Mart
pullers in the La Grange
area." The Association will
furnish the supervision and
the latest in tractor pulling
equipment.
Entries will be pulling a
weighed sled on a prepared
track for a distance record in
several events The sled was
manufactured for the South-
west Hardware and Imple-
ment Association at a cost of
over $12,000 and is designed
to give each puller an equally
fair chance to win an award
For safety reasons, tractors
and drivers entering the
contest will be required to
observe the rules set forth by
the Association. Each puller
will be given prior instruction
(Continued on back page)
One Killed, Six Hurt
In Two-Car Collision
One person was killed and
six were injured, one serious-
ly, in a two-car collision on
U.S. Highway 77, 4.3 miles
north of Schulenburg shortly
before noon Sunday.
Dead at the scene was
Kathleen E. Teinert, 17, of
Victoria, driver of one of the
cars.
Matthew Wall, 17, also of
Victoria, suffered serious
head injuries He received
emergency medical treat-
ment at Fayette Memorial
First runner-up was Melin-
da Akers, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Gentry Akers. She
was sponsored by Ken's
Grocery, Jennifer Stueber,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Stueber, was named
second runner-up and was
sponsored by the Classic
Hospital in La Grange and Beauty Shop
then was transferred to The new Mr Muscleman
Brackenridge Hospital in lor ‘73-74 is Russell Weyand
Austin, son of 1 / ” -
Driver of the other car was Weyand. He was sponsored
James Edmond Brown, 31, of by La Grange Motor Com-
Cedar Hill. His wife, Pamela, pany.
27, sustained a leg fracture, First runner-up was Brian
but Brown and his four Arneen. son of Mr and Mrs
children, Vincent, 6; Lori, 4; Tommy Arneen. He was
Julie, 3, and James, to sponsored by Austin Savings
months, were not seriously and Loan Association. Wayne
injured All were treated and Brugger, son of Mr. and Mrs.
released at Fayette Memorial Roy Gene Brugger, was
Hospital.__________(Continued on page 6)
Fayette Memorial Hospital
Auxiliary will sponsor a
booth in the German-Czech
Food Mart, a new addition to
this year’s Fayette County
Fair, August 31 through
September 3.
The decision was made
after several meetings of the
FMHA executive committee
following an invitation from
the Fayette County Fair
Association officials to parti
cipate in the venture Con-
tacts were made to see how
many members would be
willing to work on this
community project and the
response was very favorable
The Auxiliary will sell
wieners and sauerkraut on
hot dog buns
President Mrs Henry C
Paine will serve as general
chairman. Committees ap-
pointed for the four days are
as follows
Friday, Aug 31, 2 00 to
6:00 PM — Mrs L D
Boelsche, chairman Mrs
Gus Foerster, Mrs J D
Legler Mrs H C Paine and
Mrs Miles Moss
Friday. Aug 31,6:00 to
10 00 P M - Mrs C J
Cernosek, chairman. Mrs
Ted Adamcik. Mrs Don
Hagemann, Mrs Jack Sch
wake and Mrs Anita Zapa-
lac
Saturday, Sept 1. 2:00 to
6:00 P M — Mrs Burleson
Graham, chairman. Mrs
Henry Berry, Mrs Wm F
Hofmann, Mrs Lloyd Kolbe
Mrs Milton Von Minden and
Mrs Vernon Warnken.
Saturday, Sept I, 6 00 to
10:00 P M - Mrs' Glenn J.
Hattermann. chairman, Mrs.
Richard Edwards, Mrs H C.
Paine, Mrs E T Williams,
and Mrs Miles Moss
Sunday, Sept 2, 2:00 to 6:00
P.M. — Mrs Alex Rosen-
berg, chairman, Mrs Charles
Ebel. Mrs Clinton Harbers.
Mrs Ed P Henderson, Mrs
Wilbert A Jaster, and Mrs
Frank J Willmann.
Sunday Sept 2, 6:00 to
10 00 P M - Mrs Theo
Schutz, chairman, Mrs Ed-
ward Kallus, Mrs Edmond
H Luck, Mrs E B Mayer.
Mrs J. E Morgan, Jr, and
Mrs Rudolph Voss.
Monday "Sept 3, 2:00 PM
until fair closes — Mrs
Herbert T Smith, chairman.
Mrs Chris Berry Mrs Chas
Jungmichel, Mrs H A
Frede, Mrs E A Roitsch.
and Mrs Leon Schmidt
Some of the members of
the Junior Volunteers will
also help out at times
Each chairman will be
responsible for reminding
workers of their scheduled
time during the week of Aug
25 before the opening of the
Fair collecting sales money
and returning cash box to
Mrs Paine each night,
notifying her or Mrs Cerno-
sek of food shortages, keep-
ing ice chests supplied with
ice returning surplus food to
the hospital kitchen each
night and taking care of any
problem that may arise
RECEIVE EAGLE scour
AWARD — Pictured in the
middle of the above photo are
Garry Matocha (left) and
Jimmy Guenther (right) who
attained the Eagle Scout
Award, the highest honor in
Scouting They were honored
in a special ceremony last
Tuesday night. August 7 Also
pictured, left to right, are
Jack Pyburn, Scout Commis-
sioner for the Lost Pines
District; Mr and Mrs.
Adolph Matocha; Mr and
Mrs Frank Guenther; and
Scoutmaster Leo Wick
Highest Scouting Honor Given Two Local Boys
Garry Matocha and Jimmy
Guenther attained the highest
honor in Scouting-“The Ea-
gle Scout Award " A special
ceremony was given in their
honor, on Tuesday night,
August 7, at the VFW Hall in
La Grange
Justin Bartos III opened
the ceremony with the Scout
Oath, Pledge of Allegiance,
and the Scout Promise.
Scoutmaster Leo Wick pre-
sented merit badges earned
by the boys at summer camp
Scoutmaster Wick Introduced
Chester Creuzbaur who has
help practically every office
in the scouting program and
is still very active in the
scouting movement He con
gratulated the boys, scout-
master. and the boys' parents
on achieving this award and
honor and said he hoped
more boys would become
active in the scouting prog-
ram
Scoutmaster Wick then
introduced Jack Pyburn,
Scout Commissioner for the
Lost Pines District Mr
Pyburn presented the Eagle
Scout Badges He congratula-
ted Garry and Jimmy and
their parents on having
completed the requirements
Mr Pyburn placed them in a
group of distinguished citi-
zens who have earned the
righ angle ige
through their diligence and
hard work
After Garry and Jimmy
received their pins, they
presented eagle pins to their
mothers and eagle lapel pins
lo their fathers
Scoutmaster Wick then
introduced Father Harry,
who recognized the honored
boys and.praised them for
their courage and hard work
in the scouting program
Paul Kleiber, commander
of the VFW Post and
sponsoring organization of
Troop 203, also recognized
the boys for their achieve-
ment and was presented the
1973 Scout Charter.
After the ceremony, a
delicious stew, prepared by
Grinny Behrens, was served
by the VFW Post. Several of
the VFW members attended
the ceremony
Garry ia a sophomore at La
Grange High School and a
member of Sacred Heart
Catholic Church He is the
son of Mr and Mrs Adolph
Matocha, Jr.
Jimmy, the son of Mr and
Mrs Frank Guenther, is a
junior at La Grange High
School. He is also a member
of Sacred Heart Catholic
Church.
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Zapalac, Lester H. The La Grange Journal (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 93, No. 64, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 14, 1973, newspaper, August 14, 1973; La Grange, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1694371/m1/1/?q=Lamar+University: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Fayette Public Library, Museum and Archives.