Indictments Return in Gonzales County Case Probes
Gonzales County grand jury returns 32 indictments including six for sexual abuse of a child and one for attempted sexual abuse. Others cover murders burglaries including Meyers and Thompson properties, theft of cattle, vehicle unauthorized use, gun and aggravated assault, forgery, driving while intoxicated, and a purse snatching. Jury members listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gonzales County
Freddie Lee Brown
Robert Clack
Welsey Hunt
Melvin Johnson
Larry Leal
Timothy Lynn Stovall
Richard White
Esmeralda Garcia Tanguma
Gabriel Tanguma
Gabriel
William Ambrose Frye, Jr
George Louis Horelka
James William Starnes
D.W.I
Vincente Flores
Robert Johnson
Otis Johnson
William D. Steamer
Louis Mendez
Tomas Aguilar
Bennie Leal
Lelia Tich
Victor Brown
Foreman
John L. Cook
P.W. DuBose
Larry Finch
Ervin Mikesh
Albert Oliver
Sammie Payne
Janice Prickard
Terry Ruddock
R.R. Schauer
Jessie Smith
Frank Venegas
Local Boys State Delegates Arrive In Austin
The 37th annual American Legion Boys State in Texas at the University of Texas opened with 930 high school boys and two from Mexico registering. Delegates from Gonzales include David B. Walshak Jr., Kenneth Bryan LePort, and Morgan James Barnett Smiley. The program assigns citizens to Nationalist or Federalist parties with roles in precinct, county, and state conventions. A Capitol trip and one day in office are highlight events. Since 1940, enrollments total 21,035 juniors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
American Legion
Department of Texas
University of Texas
Texas
Mexico
C.G. McKinzie
Gonzales
David B. Walshak, Jr
Kenneth Bryan LePort
Morgan James Barnett Smiley
Boys State
Capitol
4-H Leaders Train Youth at Kingsville Lab
Six Gonzales County 4-H members join about 120 peers at the Junior Leadership Lab June 21-22 at Texas A&I University Kingsville. Participants gain skills in club planning duties offices and community service and will train others in their counties. The event is sponsored by the Texas Agricultural Extension Service with Gulf Compress and Nueces Electric Co-op.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gonzales County
Kingsville
Texas A&i University
Larry E. Settle
Shawn Behren
Mack Quinney
Michelle Whitehead
Gay Schieberle
Janna Wheat
District 14
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Gulf Compress
Nueces Electric Co-op
Horsemanship School Slated at Independence Park Lions Arena
A three day horsemanship school runs June 13 to 15 at Lions Arena Independence Park. Course leaders include Extension Horse Program Aides Cyndi Blanken and Lee Anne Hammett, both Texas A&M students. Registration starts 8 a.m. June 13 with instruction by collegiate horse program aides focusing on showmanship horsemanship riding training and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Arena
Independence Park
Cyndi Blanken
Lee Anne Hammett
Cyndi
Lee Anne
Texas A&m University
Grass Fire at Bob Browns near Lake Wood
Gonzales Volunteer Fire Department responded to a grass fire at 2 45 p m Tuesday near Bob Browns subdivision west of Gonzales. Workers cutting hay suspected to have sparked the blaze. Fire contained within a quarter acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gonzales
Bob Brown
Lake Wood
Samuel Lewis
Fire Department
Weather Outlook for Gonzales Warm and Sunny Through Thursday
The forecast calls for mostly sunny and warm conditions in Gonzales through Thursday with highs in the low 90s. Tonight will be clear and mild with lows around the upper 60s. Winds from the east and northeast at 10 to 15 mph on Wednesday shift to light and variable overnight.
Funeral services set for Mrs. Elvira Ramos
Elvira Ramos dies at Holmes Community Hospital. Funeral at Sacred Heart Church Thursday at 10 a.m. Rosary at Buffington Funeral Home Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Burial Gonzales Memorial Park. Survivors include five sons, two stepsons, one daughter, ten other relatives. Born November 15, 1895 in Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Elvira Ramos
Holmes Community Hospital
Buffington Funeral Home
Gonzales Memorial Park
Ramos
Mexico
Ramirez
Raoul
Jesus
Refugio
Gonzales
Rolando Rodriguez
San Antonio
Clemente
Joe Ramos
Consuelo Barriosa
Antonia Leal
Maria Medina
Corpus’ Christi
Angelita Rios
Manuel
Antonio Zertuche
Ignacia Perez
Investment Course Set by A G Edwards in Gonzales
Public urged to attend a three part investment seminar sponsored by A G Edwards and Sons Inc members of the New York Stock Exchange. The sessions run Thursdays at 730 pm from June 30 through July 14 at Gonzales Municipal Building with David Wood and John Montfort of the San Antonio office guiding the instruction. Reservations via mail coupon or San Antonio office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc
New York Stock Exchange
Gonzales Municipal
St. Louis
Texas
AG. Edwards
San Antonio
David Wood
John Montfort
A.G. Edwards
Gonzales ISD Board to Meet Monday for 1977-78 Bids
Gonzales Independent School District trustees meet at 8 p.m. Monday June 13 in the Administration Building to authorize bid calls for gasoline oil antifreeze milk ice cream and bread for 1977 78. The agenda includes appraisal contract review cafeteria reports chairwoman Rita Hendershot to present elementary scores and parking lot policy discussion. Jack Talley to give tax collection report and district participation in Regional Service Center and Media Service for 1977-78.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gonzales Independent School District Board of Trustees
St. Lawrence St
North Avenue
Jack Talley
Railroad Commission Adopts Rules For Mag Field
At a formal conference Monday June 6 the Texas Railroad Commission adopted temporary rules for the Mag Field in Gonzales County. The rules specify 467 to 1867 foot spacing 80 acre proration units with 40 acre tolerance for the last well on a lease a maximum 4000 foot diagonal and 100 percent acreage allocation. Surface casing per Texas Water Development Board will be used and a top well allowable of 328 barrels per day begins July 1. The rules run until June 6 1978 and may extend if needed for May 1978 commission scheduling. Operators should present evidence for permanent rules at the hearing. if not approved the field may revert to statewide spacing. The commission denied Geological Research Corporation’s request to reopen the hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Railroad Commission
Mag
Austin
Gonzales
Texas Water Development Board
Geological Research Corporation
May
Pallbearers named for Billy Wood funeral
Pallbearers for Billy Wood's funeral held Tuesday include Wayne Spahn Taber Shelton Louis Simersky Fred Kokernot Jr Norman and Ted Shipper Calvin McSpadden and Phil Sybert Honorary bearers were Brevard Brothers and Emmitt Mills
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Wood
Wayne Spahn
Taber Shelton
Louis Simersky
Fred Kokernot, Jr
Norman
Ted Shipper
Calvin McSpadden
Phil Sybert
Brevard Brothers
Emmitt Mills
Vince Taylor to Visit Waelder Homecoming Event
Lawyer professor and author Vince Taylor will join the Waelder Homecoming Board on Sunday June 12. His latest book Tempest Valley will be for sale. The feature touches Gonzales DeWitt Lavaca and Fayette Counties with Taylor noted as former Judge Advocate and State Commander of the American Legion of Texas and a St Marys University law professor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vince Taylor
Waelder
Tempest Valley
Gonzales
DeWitt
Lavaca
Fayette
Taylor
San Antonio
American Legion of Texas
St. Mary's University
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Henry A. Meyers
Meyers
Bob Joe McMahan
Alice Coker
McMahan
Melvin Simmons
James Nichols
James Thompson
Lydia Trigo
D.E. Lotspeich
Alcario Flores
John Dominguez
Ernest Edward Harris
Felix Janecka
Charles Wesley Kalisek
Kenneth Heck
Hulon Greathouse
Elsie Hunt
Milton Bryan
Zane Briscoe
Milton Castillo, Jr
Delton Davis
Jerry Gordon
James Virgil Hanks, Jr
Hanks
Garza
Linda Mitchell
Hot Spot
William D. Steemer
Steemer
Lorene Weir Wilkerson
LuAnn Black March
Dolph Briscoe
Briscoe
Neal Collier
Witchita Falls
Texas Cow Belles
Agriculture Stablization and Conservation Service
Mrs. Ramos
Cruz and
Clemencia Florez Zertuche
Route 2
All of
Christova Mata
California
Pritchard and
Abbott
Rita Hendershot
Wil
Apache Field
Railroad Commission
W.W. Williamson
Hamilton
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