Blanco Firm Wins $11,827 Contract for Camp Sites at Blanco Park
Clarence Waxler of Blanco secured an $11,827.81 contract to build ten trailer camp sites at Blanco State Park, about one mile south of Blanco. Johnny Buck of Texas Parks and Wildlife expects completion by mid October 1968. The park already includes 18 picnic sites, eight campsites, six shelters, and a children’s play area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanco
Clarence Waxler
Blanco State Park
Blanco County
Johnny Buck
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
L. B. J. Ranch
Lockhart To Get New Park Facilities
A contract for 44930 dollars has been awarded to Southwest Irrigation Company of San Antonio to build a new restroom with showers and 10 trailer camp sites at Lockhart State Park in Caldwell County. Completion is expected by mid February 1969, adding to existing picnic sites, a snack bar, swimming pool, bathhouse, golf course, and children's play area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lockhart
Southwest Irrigation Company of
San Antonio
Lockhart State Park
Caldwell County
Johnny Buck
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
July 1968 arrests rise in Austin for water and fishing violations
Arrests for game fish and water safety violations in July 1968 totaled 1332, up 3.9 percent from July 1967. Water safety leads with 631 citations, 375 for life jacket issues. fishing violations number 614 with 574 for fishing without a license. Fines and costs to the state totaled $19820.92. Funeral attendees included Miss Beatrice Zappe, Mrs. Ernest Zappe, and Bill Zappe Jr. of Gonzales and Shiner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Coast Guard
Beatrice Zappe
Ernest Zappe
Shiner
Bill Zappe Jr
Gonzales
Annie (Zappe
San Antonio
Fourteen Inch Limit On Redfish
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department reports many citations issued for redfish under 14 inches. Biologist Bill More notes the five year minimum size limit, enacted in 1967, applies to sports fishermen to aid redfish population recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Porte
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Bob Cross
Cross
Texas
Bill More
Seabrook
Gulf
Social Security Questions and Answers Column
A column by Rowland Bowden answers common Social Security questions. Topics include divorced spouse benefits after 20 years of marriage, survivor benefits for a mother of a deceased son with dependence, appeal procedures for denied disability claims, and student benefit rules for dependents. Questions to be sent to Social Security Box, Victoria Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rowland Bowden
Victoria Social Security Office
Vietnam
Social Security
P. O
Victoria
Texas
Marine PFC Pohler Stationed in Vietnam for a Year
Marine PFC Claude Lee Pohler son of Mr and Mrs Edwin H Pohler of Shiner is stationed at Dong Ha Vietnam for the next 12 months. He is assigned to office personnel as a correspondence clerk and invites friends to write to him at the given FPO San Francisco address. Boiled ham is described as simmered and tender with a mild flavor and pink color, and cornucopias of ham with cottage cheese or potato salad make a summer supper option.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Lee Pohler
Edwin H. Pohler
Shiner
Dong Ha
Vietnam
Claude
Gwendolyne Clyatt
Draft board Q and A on induction and deferments by Colonel Schwartz
Questions answered by Colonel Morris S. Schwartz, State Selective Service Director, Austin Texas, about volunteering for induction, pregraduation physicals, class II-A versus III-A reclassification, effects of divorce on fatherhood deferment, appealing reopened classifications, and assurances of degree completion deferral. Also notes a social visit to the Ernest Baker home in El Campo from Shiner Yoakum and Yaokum residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris S. Schwartz
State Selective Service
W. Ninth Street
Austin
Texas
Paul Berckenhoff
Ann Berckenhoff
Isolde Dreyer
Shiner
Ruby Tucker
Yoakum
Ernest Baker
el Campo
Signs and liability in tort law lessons with Ed case
A public policy court ruling upholds Ed's damages claim after a car theft at a repair shop despite a NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THEFT sign. Cases emphasize signs warn and inform but may be overridden by legibility, placement, and surrounding circumstances.
Shiner church schedule and community notices
Holy Mass times at Shiner Catholic, United Methodist, Shiner Baptist and United Dr. Martin Luther churches listed with worship, confessions, and meetings. Local residents Mrs. W. L. Henkhaus, Miss Anne Sedimeyer and others noted for recent travels and weekend plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shiner Catholic Church
Sacred Heart
John J. Hanacek
Louis Fritz
First United Methodist Church
United DR
Martin Luther Church
Church Council
Luther League
Evangelism Committee
Ladies Aid
Marie V. Roeder
Phyllis
Vicki
Toni
Rockport
Civil Service Tests For Nurses
The U S Civil Service Commission announces an examination for career conditional appointment to Nursing Assistant and Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse positions GS 2 3 and 4 with salaries from 4231 to 5145 dollars per year. Further information available from the Interagency Board of U S Civil Service Examiners for South Central Texas in San Antonio Texas 78206.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Civil Service Commission
Interagency Board of U.S. Civil Service Examiners
South
Texas
Federal
P. O
San Antonio
1969 College Bound Students NROTC Program Details
Vice Admiral Charles K. Duncan announces the 23rd annual national competitive exam for Regular NROTC to be held on 14 December. The program funds tuition fees uniforms and books at 53 civilian colleges with a $50 monthly subsistence allowance for up to four years. Summer training as a Midshipman leads to commission in the Navy or Marine Corps. Applications by 15 November 1968 from high school seniors or graduates are available through counselors Navy Recruiting Stations or the Chief of Naval Personnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles K. Duncan
Naval Personnel
Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps
NROTC
Navy
Marine Corps Commission
Marine Corps
Chief of Naval Personnel
Department of the Navy
Washington, D. C
Also Mentioned on This Page
Blanco Firm
Eugene Faulkner
Plainview
W. P. Faulkner
San Antonio HemisFair
Houston Astroworld
Plum Creek
Linnville
Gulf Coast
E. J. Wesselsky
Robert Kurtz
Tucson
Arizona
Emil Wesselsky
Kurtz
Grocery & Market
Meat Department
Usda No
Fryers
Slab Bacon
Decker
Big
Suncrest
Olger
Blue Bell Supreme
Uncle Williams
Alma
Staley
del Monte Medium Prunes
Pkg
Ivory Liquid
Lemons
HOT Pit
Social Security Administration
American Legion Park
Shiner, Texas
Uncle Sam's Selective Service
Armed Forces
Department of Defense
American Bar Association
State Bar of Texas
Will Bernard
W.S.C.S
J. Gordon
Shiner Baptist Church
J. Earl Bryant
Civil Service
Rexall
America
S Super Plenamins, JR
Shiner Drug CO
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