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Newspaper
Burnet County Bulletin
Location
Burnet, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1976
Page
1
The Burnet County Bulletin will switch from a Sunday tabloid to a full twice weekly newspaper publishing on Thursdays and Saturdays. Present subscribers receive both editions at no extra cost until renewal in January, then $7.50 annually. January new subscriptions stay at $5.25. Some Thursday features move to Saturdays, so readers may see favorites in the new schedule.
Burnet County prepares for a two day livestock show with 55 steers 131 lambs 108 hogs 37 pens of broilers 44 pens of rabbits 27 turkey hens 11 turkey toms and 20 breeding sheep. The sale and judging run Friday and Saturday with entries from Burnet Bertram and Marble Falls and prizes already won at earlier events.
Burnet Industrial Foundation officials accepted a $60,000 matching grant from Farmers Home Administration to fund water and sewer improvements for the 100 acre Burnet Industrial Park. Don Mathis of Fredericksburg presented the check to Mayor O L Kassaw with C C Lary Sr. of the Burnet Industrial Foundation present.
Kingsland loses Llano County deputy Del Spoonts who resigns citing low pay after less than a year on the job. He moved from Austin to Kingsland with his family and has relocated to Blanco County. Sheriff Gale Ligon seeks applicants to fill the vacancy with required schooling within one year. Bart Fuller remains the sole active lawman as residents Push for full service.
Bill Brame, a Burnet Bulletin employee, died Saturday at the Lazy Daze Motel in Lake Buchanan one day into his new job as an advertising representative. Officials ruled accidental death by asphyxiation due to an unvented gas heater. final ruling pending tests. Brame, 22, graduate of the University of Texas, had recently moved from Dallas where he grew up and worked in a trainee program at Eckerd Drugs. He is survived by his parents and a sister in Dallas. Services were held in Dallas with local arrangements in Llano.
William Edward Fry 92 a Burnet resident and longtime Church of Christ preacher died Saturday January 3 1976 in Burnet hospital Born January 30 1883 in Council Creek Burnet County he studied at Council Creek School R E Lee High School Southwestern University and University of Texas He preached from 1900 for 75 years serving Burnet Levelland Kerrville Fredonia Diboll and Lake Victor Funeral arrangements are incomplete with services pending.
Cecil J. Rhoades Jr 36 former Austin patrolman entered the Burnet County sheriff race in the Democratic primary. He faces incumbent Wallace Riddell 76 and R. C. Hullum with Rhoades citing police background and UT security experience as qualifications. Also incumbents Chester Hibler and Howard E Clements announced plans to seek re election in Burnet County Precincts 3 and 1 respectively.
Burnet County Tax Assessor-Collector Brownlee Feild announced on Monday his plan to seek re election. He said he would talk with voters personally but the duties of the office hinder direct outreach. Feild has served nearly 13 years in the post after appointment in 1956. Cont. On P.
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