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Burnet County Bulletin (Newspaper) - March 7, 1977, Burnet, Texas A monday edition a its get acquainted Days in the j great Hill country see sections a vol 104 no. 17 3 sections 18 pages March 7,1977predawn Tornado strikes Burnet area to Complete satisfaction the cabaret style pageant is slated to be held at the rambling Rose club in Llano. By Richard Morea Burnet a an ominous predawn rumble thursday materialized into what Burnet citizens have Learned to fear a Tornado. Ushered in by rain and Hail the infamous rumble became a Tornado at 5 . And Cut a path through Sam Daniel s Burnet Hills trailer Park three Miles East of Burnet on Hwy. 29 East totally demolishing two Mobile Homes and damaging several More. Ironically enough the devastating Tornado of March 10, 1973 occurred at predawn 4 18 . To be exact and also Cut a path North of Hwy. 29. Fortunately thursday s damages were Quot mild when compared to the Over five million Dollar damage Burnet suffered As a result of the 1973 Tornado. But to the William Hooton family thursday will be remembered As a Day comparable in All aspects to 1973. The Hoo tons with their children Karen 7, Tammy 10, and Elevie 3, were in their trailer Home when the Tornado struck their Mobile Home in full Force. In an instant the Mobile Home was lifted from its blocks and tossed completely Over coming to rest atop their automobile. The Hoo tons managed to come through the ordeal with Only minor scratches. Hooton and his family left the remains of their Home and drove relocated Tim Hooton tractor was founds Toft can a Sam la my tora twisted and tumbled Jabaay and lifted from its foundation and Compi Toty ground. Tarry cockerel bad occupied this trader flipped Landing on its top. Tho original into Burnet to the Home of his sister in Law mrs. James Martin. Hooton and Martin Are both employed by the Continental Telephone company in Burnet. Again As in 1973, no serious injuries occurred. But this does not speak for the memories of being so harshly awakened or for the total loss of one s possessions. Memories will not be As harsh for Johnny and Terry cockerel for they had Only monday moved att Munday Only a Taw personal i wart in the trailer from a trailer which was completely reduced to a Mere pile of scattered rubble. See Tornado. Pogo a2 selection is the key to Complete satisfaction according to the leading merchants of the Hill country. They have therefore designated this week of the current Quot buy in the Hill country Quot Campaign As Quot get acquainted Days Quot. They urge you to see the Large selection of merchandise available in All the local shops. Every customer wants and deserves Quality fair Price and Good service but Complete satisfaction can Only be achieved when a comparison can be made. The business firms of the great Hill country Are aware of your wants. During the history of their individual establishments they have Learned your Many preferences and have stocked their shops accordingly. Get acquainted with the selection of products and merchandise available from the businesses listed in Section b it c whether you Are interested in personal apparel or automobiles Hill country merchants have a Large selection for you. Read the special advertising sections the bulletin and advertiser recommend that you visit these business firms for All your City Council meeting postponed until March 15 Burnet the Burnet City Council which normally holds its monthly meeting on the second tuesday of the month will not meet tomorrow night. The regular meeting has been until tuesday March 15 All candidates running for the Council in the april 2 City e actions have been invited to the March 15 meeting said Jack Tippit City administrator Mon photos Page cd aftermath tour titty to fill Pilior Mil do loft Only mangled rent no nil of twisted total Kress the Countryside. Burnet volunteers gearing up for clean up week March 14-19 Page c6 Burnet Marble Falls players dominate basketball All District tuneup Page c7 operation clean scene is in full swing in c7 cajun Justin Wilson attracted a Large crowd to the Lampasas c of c banquet thursday a3 buy in the Hill country selection is the key three Girts to represent each City in pageant Hua Beauty contest set june 17 Horseshoe Bay the Board of directors of the Highland lakes tourist association decided Friday during their monthly meeting Here to limit each City in the association to three contestants in the miss Highland lakes Beauty contest to be held june 17. The decision concerning which contestants will compete will be made by the Chambers of Commerce of each City and by the Board members who represent the Lake Travis area. The Kingsland chamber of Commerce has already scheduled a local Beauty contest to be held in Mayland the top three entrants will compete in the miss Highland lakes contest. Other cities have not yet been informed of the decision. Contestants must be Between 17 and 26, and the Winner will represent the Alta in the miss Texas universe pageant in Elpaso later in the summer. Number of other prizes will also be passed out during the Campaign. A number of representatives of various Chambers of Commerce attended the meeting to report on Quot operation clean scene Quot and local clean up campaigns. Jerry Colby president of the Burnet chamber and Joan Puckett chairman of the Burnet civic affairs committee report a on the Burnet Campaign. Amaryliss Glasgow Kingsland chamber Secretary Bob Cowman Kingsland chamber presi Dent and Jim Mcgee chairman of Kingsland clean up Campaign made similar reports. Nits Seitz made the report for the Buchanan dam Cha in bar of Commerce. No one reported for Marble Falla or Llano. A number of Burnet county residents attended tee cabby. Barnet met pre Emjem Lampasas chamber of Commerce banquet thursday night Jesse Johnson Lene Star Bas Ca. Psi saw a Gusst speaker for Tho occasion was cajun humorist Justin Law. Marble fails postmaster a newly elected Che Ber Wilson shown chatting with Wilson to howling Tho banquet preside and Alice scheme. Marble fads. Law enforcement again topic for Bertram City Council program initiated last year Alta vice president or. Oliver Graebner who owns the Marshall Ford Marina on Lake Travis presided Over the meeting Friday in the absence of president or. Bob Greve. Girls wishing to represent the Lake Travis area since there is no chamber of Commerce for that area should get in touch with or. Graebner or with Dewey Hollings Worth a Board member from the Lake Travis area. The Board also set a goal of 56 new members for their Spring membership Campaign with 2 from Austin 10 from the Lake Travis area and five from most of the other areas including Burnet Llano Marble Falls Kingsland and Buchanan dam. The Spring membership Campaign will end june 17, with the pageant in Llano. The Board member who enlists the most new members will win a weekend trip to Corpus Christi for his family each director who enlists As Many As two new members will receive a brass hand engraved Belt buckle a Bertram Law enforcement will again be the number one topic at the regular monthly meeting of the Bertram City Council at i p a tuesday March 8, in the old elementary school building chairman of the Law enforce ment committee Fred Felan and local grocer Herb Kindred have both requested discussion on Law enforcement. City Secretary Carolyn Smith told the Bulle tin the aldermen will be asked to discuss bulk trash pick up for the Spring months similar to a Bertram Volunteer fireman John Mandio has also requested to appear before the Council As a representative of the Burnet county firefighters association. The Burnet county commissioners have recently granted the firefighters association $12,000 and each City involved is being asked to donate so that the firemen can raise the $12,000 to match the commissioner s Grant. The proposed Purchase of the elementary school property which is owned by the Burnet school District will be discussed at the tuesday night meeting and mrs Smith said that she has requested that a Bertram representative be placed on the next school Board meeting Agenda. The annexation of a portion of Sunset Oaks subdivision sewer and water and a zoning complaint Are other topics to be discussed. For the first since incorporation the Bartram Alderman will hold an executive session to discuss personal salaries

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