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Burnet County Bulletin (Newspaper) - December 8, 1977, Burnet, Texas Al Bsat t Grid teams named the 24aa All District football squads have been announced and among the local luminaries Are Malcolm Wilkes who made both first team offensive tackle and first team defensive lineman Bob Jeff Roden. Second team defensive linebacker Dean Crow and Steve Palm our both received honorable mention the Marble Falls Mustangs in the lineup include Bobby Amos first team running Back Steve Claiborne first team defensive lineman Tom Wood first team linebacker Brian Williams second team split receiver Carl Ross second team defensive Shipley first team offensive running Back and Mike York first team defensive secondary. Other bulldogs in the Aii distinct line up Are Jeff Collins second team offensive tight end and second team defensive secondary Kenneth Williams second team defensive lineman Barry Smith second team de Tensive lineman Malcolm Wilkes Bob Shipley lineman Clay Mccorquodale second team linebacker and Ronnie Lester second team de Tensive secondary. Carl Click and Robert Guiterrz received honorable mentions Bobby Amos Steve Claiborne Tom Wood Mike York Hines still listed serious Burnet a at mid week David d. Hines remained in serious condition in the intensive care unit at Brackenridge Hospital in Austin after suffering cuts abrasions and head injuries in alone car mishap december 1 on Highway 29 near the intersection bulletin contest winners Jenkins takes first prize Larry Jenkins is the first place Winner in the bulletin s Deer Hunters contest with his 20 Point 17 1/4-Inch spread trophy which he bagged the first Day of Deer season second place goes to d c. Eaton of 23021 Apple Arbor Spring Texas with an 11-Point, 17 15/16 Inch rack which he killed on the . Williams ranch West of Oakalla. Jenkins wins $10 and four free passes to Austin s country dinner playhouse and Eaton wins four passes to c o p bulletin the Burnet count vol. 104, no. 94 3 sections 32 Popes december 8,1977 Barefoot shod abscond with Arsenal gun collection stolen from Smithwick ranch hang pm High a George Shelley was Busy this week putting up the last of Burnet s Christmas decorations along Highway 281. The bulb and tinsel Trees Are part of the City a preparation for Christmas which is a Short 17 Days away. Search continues for companion entertainer Dies in Buchanan boating mishap of Park Road 4. Hines 20, was West bound when his Oldsmobile Cutlass went off the right shoulder .2 Miles East of Park Road 4 the Auto rolled several times and was totally damaged before coming to rest. Hines was treated in Burnet then transferred by Clements ambulance to Brackenridge in Austin according to Highway patrolman Johnny Despain. The Accident occurred about 8 20 . Thursday. Still full of wind so said sheriff Wallace Ridden after blowing out the candles on his birthday cake monday at a Celebration of his birthday which was sunday in the Coffee room at tha sheriff s office. Riddell is now 78. Shown with him Are his daughter in Law Ann Riddell Deputy Jack Hall and his wife Frontier transportation on Page 4 of today s bulletin is the first in a series of articles compiled by Kent Keeth director of Baylor University s Texas collection the articles comas from the Baylor archives and present authentic accounts from Texas history. The series is illustrated by Watson Smithwick the Burnet county sheriffs office reports the theft of $2,000 Worth of guns from a storage trailer on Maurice Bible s Smithwick ranch. The burglary occurred some time sunday night or monday apparently perpetrated by two individuals who broke the lock off the trailer built a fire inside possibly for Light then made off with the 27 rifles and two pistols Bible Trad checked the trailer sunday and found it secured then about 3 monday returned to find the lock gone along with the guns. Sheriff s Deputy Bill Abbott re ports that two Stets of foot prints were found in the Sandy Road leading to the trailer. One set of prints was made by Bare feet and the other by shoes though the wind had obliterated the prints to the extent that no sole pattern could be identified it is believed that the thieves later drove a car to the trailer to carry the guns away but a number of tire tracks in the Road made it difficult to determine if such was the Case Buchanan dam Burnet sheriff s officers Are continuing the search for b a. Hamilton 82, who is presumed drowned in Lake Buchanan after the boat he was Riding in with country Western entertainer Jimmy Heap capsized saturday in 90 feet of water. Heap s body was recovered from the Lake sunday after deputies and volunteers were forced to give up the search because of Choppy Waters and wind warnings the previous Day. No Trace of the boat has yet been found. Eyewitness David Mccubbin was fishing from the Bank when he saw the boat turnover with the two men. When Mccubbin left to notify the authorities he last saw the pair holding onto the capsized boat an air and water search tailed to locate the men saturday after noon after the 4 . Mishap. Tuesday a life preserver from the boat was found. Heap 55, and Hamilton both of Taylor were visiting at an area ranch Jimmy Heap is remembered by country Western fans As the Lead Man of Jimmy Heap and the Melody masters a group which was heard until its recent disbandment on Taylor radio station Kate. He was the first to re Cord a Are lease me Quot and Quot wild Side of Heap was More than 30 years in the entertainment business. He is survived by his wife Jerry to Heap of Taylor two sons Jimmy Joe Heap of Nashville tenn., and David Arthur Heap of Taylor

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