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Newspaper
Burnet County Bulletin
Location
Burnet, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1975
Page
2
The Burnet City Council met in special session on April 29 and adopted a three month budget of 266,368 dollars aligned with a fiscal year shift from July 1 to June 30. Electric energy costs drive a large rise, with 1974-75 estimate at 318,600 and April–June 1975 projection at 130,000.
Sixteen year old Burnet High School sophomore Cindy Schlomach finished fourth in the State Girls Track Meet in Austin. She clocked 7.1 in the 440 yard dash behind Genie Murphy of Ingleside who set a national 6.8 record. Pauline Davis of Manor was second with 6.9 and Karri Sue Page of Reagan County was third with 7.1.
Burnet Rotary Club welcomed an Exchange Study Team from District 310 in India. Guests arrived 8:45 a.m. and were greeted by Judge B. Pogue and Mayor Lee Kassaw. Activities included bank interviews, a City Hall tour, Rotary luncheon, county government tour, and ranch visits.
Fourteen winners were drawn in Barnet for the Pay Day Bonus during First Friday Pay Day. Mrs. Arthur Felan of Bertram won 100 Burnet dollars. other merchants awarded prizes such as oil changes, gift certificates, jewelry, a wall clock, flowers, and baskets. Winners will be contacted to claim prizes and have photos taken.
Producer Tommy Steiner brings world championship rodeo to Burnet County Fairgrounds May 16 and 17 with 200+ cowboys and cowgirls competing in Bareback Riding Saddle Bronc Steer Wrestling Ladies Barrel Calf Roping and Brahma Bull Riding A 9 pm to midnight dance follows each performance music by Larry Butler and The Sunset Playboys Advance tickets offered at Dilbeck's and the Cowboy Hangout with a 50 cent discount Gate prices listed.
Twenty five indictments were issued by a Burnet County grand jury that met from April 28 1975. A parallel number of warrants were processed by the Burnet County Sheriff’s Department to bring the accused to District Court before Judge Jack Miller. The two day session featured numerous witnesses and testimonies with offenses including thefts burglaries forging and passing robbery and related charges.
Twelve jurors, including John Ammack Jr from Spicewood and Howard Yancey of Lampasas, meet to hear charges of possessing prohibited weapons and criminal mischief. They probe offenses within the county with sessions in April and November as ordered by the district judge, convening on the fourth Mondays.
The Terry Zimmermans lost their home in a Tuesday fire. A miscellaneous shower is set for Thursday May 8 at 7 30 p.m. at the Jake Dunlap residence 1011 N Vandeveer.
Burnet police chief Jess Madden warned residents that discharging firearms inside the city will not be tolerated after a Tuesday incident in the 300 block of West Brier left a dog injured. A resident with a 22 caliber rifle was cited, and Madden pledged prosecutions for any future infractions.
Electric Department Superintendent George Shelley announces a about one hour outage in the northeast Burnet area on Friday as about eleven blocks of service are rebuilt from the elementary school east along Tate Street. Construction will span several days with only the Friday interval affecting customers. further changes are planned this year with notices to affected customers.
Tommy May of the Austin DPS auto theft unit leads a continuing probe into a boat theft ring from Houston after recovering two boats at Lake Buchanan and arresting Richard Myszkowski. The case involves missing Bayliner and bass-boat crafts with mismatched plates.
Burnet County deputies assisted by the Department of Parks and Wildlife arrested Lampasas men Galen Beavers Richard Dumas and Michael Newman on felony marijuana charges after a search six miles south of Lampasas at a Narnia area property. Officers found marijuana plants seeds cannabis pieces a hashish pipe a sawed off shotgun and a dressed deer carcass. Dumas and Newman pleaded guilty to illegal possession of deer and all three await district court on additional charges with Newman already posting bond and the others confined.
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