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Newspaper
Burnet County Bulletin
Location
Burnet, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1975
Page
2
A letter laments sensational local coverage and defends Burnet people. It notes Travis Thomas leaving Burnet for Georgetown as police chief and applauds community volunteers who aided youth leagues. Also mentions RCA Rodeo tickets, Bicentennial flag program, and Burnet Pay Day savings promotions.
Burnet citizens celebrated the national Bicentennial with a Monday luncheon at the Highlander Inn and a flag presentation at Bryce Taylor Auditorium. Notables included Mayor Kassaw, Dr. Joe Frantz, and Boy Scouts Troop 289, as the city unveiled a new flagpole and flag traditions amid strong community turnout.
New sworn statements recant earlier claims against Burnet Chief Travis Thomas in the April 12 break‑in at the Burnet County Sheriff’s Office. Nelson and Odneal say their marijuana theft motive existed and that Thomas did not instigate the caper.
Burnet High School swimmers defend their AA championship and seek the overall title at the 10th annual State Invitational swimming and diving championships. About 15 teams from AAA, AA, and private schools attend at Burnet City Pool with entrants from Fort Stockton to Llano including Texas School for the Blind. The meet honors Burnet’s Mr. Swim Tex Robertson and cites Burnet’s four AA and five Class A titles as a launching point for many collegiate letters.
Mayor O. L. Kassaw proclaims May 1 as Loyalty Day in Burnet to honor sacrifices for liberty, urge citizen contemplation of national greatness, and encourage living in undying love and thanks to veterans.
Friday May 2 marks First Friday Pay Day in Burnet with merchants offering bargains across food fashion home decor and more Shoppers can win Burnet money or bonus gifts by depositing coupons in stores Coupons run Friday to Monday with drawings at 3 pm and 5 pm culminating in a $100 Burnet money prize List of participating merchants includes Super Save Fry Motors Haynes Pharmacy Dairy Queen and Highland Lakes Florist along with other local shops Continued on Page 3.
Funeral services were conducted in Burnet for Howard Adare longtime educator and Burnet School Board Trustee who died Sunday April 27. Adare served a second year of his term and coached Burnet’s 1945 championship football team the first since 1926. He taught in Luling Burnet Johnson City and Spicewood and served as superintendent in Briggs Liberty Hill and Salado districts. He was a member of First Christian Church and Masonic Lodge No 561 Johnson City. A full obituary appears in this paper.
Burnet County banks report condition ending March 31 1975 with deposits up 8.3 percent from a year earlier. Loans rose 9.8 percent and total assets climbed 8.5 percent. First State Bank in Burnet leads in deposit growth at 11.5 percent and shows the largest loan increase.
City Manager Jack Tippitt announced Jess Madden, former Burnet City Police Department senior patrolman, as the new Chief of Police. Madden brings over 23 years in law enforcement, including 10 years as senior patrolman in Killeen and nine years earlier in another department.
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