AACOG 1978 Officers Elected
Wilson County Judge Greshe am Akin was elected vice chairman of the Alamo Area Council of Governments Execu tive Committee for 1978. San Antonio City Councilman Glen Hartman was chosen as chairman at the AACOG Semi annual meeting held December 14 at Oak Hills Motor Inn. The Executive Committee and Area Council represent AACOG's 90 member governments and meet twice yearly to review policy and elect officers. Akin has served on the committee for 10 years and as Wilson County Judge since 1977 after 14 years as a Commissioner. Hartman previously served as vice chairman in 1976 and succeeds Judge Julius R. Neunhoffer as chairman.
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AACOG
Oak Hills Motor‘Inn
Akin
Wilson County
Wilson
Tom Fuller
San Antonio
Judge Akin
TLC Bulldogs players earn NAIA II All America honorable mention
Texas Lutheran College backs Jeff Stevens and Christian Lampe received honorable mention on the 1977 NAIA Division II All-America Team. Stevens led TLC with 634 rushing yards on 164 carries and 25 points. Lampe contributed 46 unassisted and 44 assisted tackles including 10 sacks and two fumbles recovered. Both players are from Floresville, with Lampe also linking to Terrell Hills.
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Texas Lutheran College
Peanut Troop 463 Awards Ceremony Highlights
Girl Scout Troop 463 in the Gold Room of the Wilson County Public Library awarded Active Citizen and Toymaker badges for community service and crafting puff animals. Recipients included Karen Terri Stacy Jennifer Darlene Amy Cindy Amelia Kim Tonny. Kim and Terri earned Water Fun badges.
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Amelia Lucio
Cindy Young
Amy Ammann
Darlene Sickenius
Jennifer Smith
Terri Fuller
Terry Aranda
Kim Randall
Karen Fietsam
Stacy Lee
Annette Montez
Sarah Mints
Rosemarie Jackson
Wilson County Public Library
Girl Scout Troop 463
Karen
Jelly Patrol
Terri
Butter Patrol
Stacy
Jennifer
Darlene
Amy
Cindy
Amelia
Kim
Tony
Court House
Old Jail
Our Girl Scouts
Sarah
Annette
Tonny
County Clerk Richard Bolf Faces Removal Suit
Wilson County Clerk Richard Bolf faces a lawsuit to remove him from office after a Texas Ranger inquiry linked to the office with a former deputy implicated in a $15,000 loss. County Attorney Archie Wilder claims 14 grounds, including missing audits, while Bolf calls it a political move and says it will not affect his bid for a fifth term.
Parent-Teacher Group To Meet January Third
Regular meeting of the Parent-Teacher Group will be held Tuesday evening January 3 at 7 30 p m in the Middle School cafeteria. Mr Westmoreland and staff will overview school status and a High School tour will follow. Teachers will be there to meet parents and show classrooms and campus. All interested parents invited.
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Westmoreland
Office schedules and political suit details
The office closes Monday January 2 and all copy is due by Friday December 30. Wilder says the suit has no political aim and mentions no one seeks the County Clerk post. He denies accusing Bolf of dishonesty. Funds were found missing in October before an audit of Wilson County offices. A hearing is planned for mid January.
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Wilson County
Social Security Office Schedule in Floresville Courtroom
Representatives from the Social Security Administration will meet in Floresville at the Commissioners Courtroom in the Courthouse at 8:30 a.m. on January 5 and 19, February 2 and 16, March 2, 16 and 20.
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The
Social Security Administration
Floresville
Traeger seeks reelection to Texas State Senate
State Senator John A. Traeger of District 21 filed with the State Democratic Party for another term. He lists Eddie A. Klein as campaign treasurer and notes his extensive service including ten years in the House and six in the Senate, with committee roles and leadership positions. District 21 covers Atascosa and multiple neighboring counties.
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John A. Traeger
State
Democratic Party
Senate
Traeger
Secretary of State
Eddie A. Klein
Austin Street
Seguin
Texas
House of Repreesentatives
Continental Texas files tariff with Public Utility Commission
Continental Telephone Company of Texas filed its tariff with the Public Utility Commission to implement rate changes ordered last January. The commission approved $1.4 million, a figure Continental disputes, leading to court action. If settled, customers may receive retroactive refunds. new rates take effect once approved by the commission.
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Continental Telephone Company OF Texas
Public Utility Commission
Dallas
Miles
Continental
Texas city sales tax rebate total tops 360 million
State Comptroller Bob Bullock announced that about 890 Texas cities will receive early Christmas rebate checks totaling 53.8 million for December, part of the local option one percent sales tax. The year’s rebates reach 361.6 million, up 58.9 million from 1976, with eight cities receiving over 1 million each including Houston Dallas San Antonio Fort Worth Austin El Paso Corpus Christi and Lubbock. Austin showed the largest percentage gain at 31 percent.
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Houston
Dallas
San Antonio
Fort Worth
Austin
el Paso
Corpus Christi
Lubbock
Comptroller
Connally to Address Hereford Conference in Fort Worth
Former Texas governor and U S Treasury Secretary John Connally will address the Beef Truth Conference luncheon on Jan 30 at the Fort Worth Convention Center Texas. He will discuss the role of beef producers in free enterprise and gaps between producers and consumers. Dr Earl Butz another former cabinet member will speak mid morning on beef industry stability and nation of beef eaters.
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U. S. Treasury
John Connally
American Polled Hereford Association
Fort Worth
Texas
Earl Butz
U. S. Secretary of Agriculture
Purdue Univerity
College of Agriculture
Butz
Trash pickup moved to Tuesday in Floresville
The City of Floresville will not run trash pickup on Monday January 2. Trash collection will occur on Tuesday January 3.
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Floresville
Banks to Be Closed Monday January Second
The First City National Bank of Floresville and the First National Bank of Poth will be closed on Monday January 2 1978.
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First City National Bank of
Floresville
First National Bank of
Poth
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Alamo Area
Tive Committee
Elecc
Ted
Glen Hartman
Area Council
Hartman
Julius R
Neunhoffer
Kerr County
City of
Judge Gresham Akin
Jeff Stevens
Runnning
Christian B
Bucky'" Lampe
Stevens
Dogs
Lampe
Robert J. Stevens
Christian F. Lampe
Frederica Reding
Terrell Hills
Peanut Troop 463
Fran Randall
Charlotte Smith
Gail
County Clerk’s Office
Richard Bolf
Will Battle
Bolf
Ent
Jourdanton
Attoney
Archie Wilder
Texas Ranger Investigation of
Ervision
Richard Boll
Wilder
Wilder Further Emphasized
National Legislative Conference
Southern Legislative Conference
Foll
Owing Counties
Atascosa
Bexar
Dimmit
Duval, Frio
Guadalupe
Jim Hogg
la Salle
Live Oak
Maverick
Medina
McMullen, Starr, Webb, Wilson
Zapata and
Zavala
John Traeger
Commission, Passione
Austin State Comptroller
Bob Bullock
Bullock
Falls City
City
Hereford
Floresville, Texas
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