Three Austin Men Apprehended After Erratic Car Pursuit
Sheriff Deputy Frank Hines and Texas Parks and Wildlife officers stopped a vehicle after an erratic ride and near head on collision with a semitruck. The incident led to the arrest of three Austin men on more serious charges.
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Frank Hines
Austin
Texas Parks
Bob Johnson
Gary Turner
Tp&w
E. R. McCrary
Hines
Beard
Thomas Edwards Concklin
Glenn Weldon Jones
Jones, Jr
Concklin
Burnet County
Turner
Department of Public Safety Narcotics Laboratory
California
Operation Identification boosts theft prevention in Burnet County
Burnet County Sheriff’s Department launches Operation Identification to mark valuables with Texas driver license numbers. Five engravers loaned for one week each, with a card file of participants and warning stickers. Tips urge locking doors and recording serial numbers to deter burglars.
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Burnet County
Sheriff’s Deputies
Sheriff's Office
Department of Public Safety
Austin
Texas
Sheriff’s Office
Plane Crash Near Round Mountain Kills Four
Account of CAP search mission and photos of the crash site near Round Mountain are found on Page B-1.
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CAP
Round Mountain
Bulletin Board by Ted C. Polk
Late night call jolts The Bulletin Office as routines resume after a long day. The brief note hints at continued details on page B and follows a late hour disruption to staff.
Fiddling Festival Draws Across State To Burnet
Fiddlers from throughout the state gather in Burnet for the Texas Old Time Fiddlers Convention and Contest at Burnet High School and Wallace Riddell Park. Events include registration at 8:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. contest sessions with over $1,000 in prizes and multiple new trophy awards. Proceeds support local groups. a dunking booth, flea market, food booths, and a street dance close the day.
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Dorothy Polk
Burnet
Burnet High School
Bill Gilbert
Wallace Riddell
Sion
Fort Hood
Rhomberg St
Wallace Riddell Park
Burnet School Board Backed Budget Workshop Details
Burnet Consolidated ISD superintendent Robert Wilkin told the board a tax hike may reach 28 percent to preserve education quality for 1975-76. A public hearing is set for August 18 at 7:30 p.m. at the high school. proposed budget totals 1 755 080 with local taxes about 685 385. Three teachers are cut, reducing staff from 93 to 90.
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Robert Wilkin
Burnet Consolidated Independent School District
Wilkin
John Grissom
Three Arrested After High Speed Auto Chase
A rancher’s complaint led Texas Parks and Wildlife to pursue suspects near Oakalla. After a long chase with police from Burnet and Bell counties, Jerrald Meads Delbert Cook and David Marlow were captured in Copperas Cove. They pled guilty to illegal possession of deer hunting without a license and shooting from a public road. Marlow also faced evading arrest. The deer and firearms were recovered and the deer donated locally.
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Texas Parks and Wildlife
Gary Turner
Bob Johnson
E. R. McCrary
Oakalla
Turner
Danny Reid
Burnet County
Sher
Iff
S Department
W.C. Walden
Bell County Parks and Wildlife Division
Copperas Cove
Jerrald D. Meads
Delbert R. Cook
David FE
Marlow
Lake Victor Homecoming Weekend Plans
Lake Victor hosts a two day Homecoming at the Community Center on August 9 and 10. Barbecue beans and drinks provided, attendees asked to bring a vegetable salad or dessert. Sunday services at local churches followed by a Saturday night Little Grand Ol Opry featuring Orion Barrett Kenan Brothers and Barber Horton.
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Lake Victor
Orion Barrett
Kenan Brothers
Bareber Horton
Old Time Fiddlers Day Declared in Texas
The Texas Old Time Fiddlers Association holds a statewide event in Burnet on August 9 1975 featuring Champion Fiddlers and Accompanist Contests plus a playoff. Attendees can enjoy food booths arts crafts and an antique car display as entertainers from across the state compete and Texans celebrate their heritage. Governor designates the day in official proclamation.
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Texas
Lone Star State
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Sylvia Wharton
Ellen Montgomery
Monica Denham
Rhett Howard Beard
Kansas
Brownwood
Bulletin Board
Ted C. Polk
Baronet Chamber of Commerce
TOTFA
Red Steeley
H& H Music of
Houston
Jan Kassan
San Antonio
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