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Newspaper
Wilson County News
Location
Floresville, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1978
Page
1
The Wilson County Grand Jury met to hear the County Attorney Archie Wilder state a complaint against County Clerk Richard Bolf for incompetence after a missing 13 000 dollars from the county treasury. Bolf has repaid 13 000. no indictment has been filed yet and formal charges are planned for October 25.
West of the Cibolo reports the November 7 general election with incumbent Bolf unopposed but facing expected write‑ins amid a political indictment claim by County Attorney Archie Wilder. Wilder says the case is nonpolitical, while supporters remain confident Bolf will win. Also noted is the passing of Lou Gordon, Sahara community chef famed for Lou's Barbecue, laid to rest in Leesville.
The La Vernia Vorpahl grocery, begun by Paul Vorpahl and run by his son Eugene, ends after Otto Santos Jr takes over. Eugene recalls starting in 1931 after graduating May 22 1931 and working May 23 1931, noting shifts from bulk goods to prepackaged foods and trading with customers.
The Leesville Country Fair will be held in Leesville on October 14 1978 at the local Methodist Church grounds. Proceeds support the restoration of the Little Red Brick School. Entertainment begins at 9 AM at the Gonzales County site nine miles north of Nixon with all day activities and food, games, arts and crafts, and old time music.
Beverly White, new Social Rehabilitation Director at Floresville Nursing Home, holds a Rehabilitation Certificate from San Antonio College and has studied at Mary Hardin Baylor and Round Rock High School. She returns to Floresville after living in town, previously worked at a northeast nursing home, and now assists residents with crafts and rehabilitation while five months at the Billy Belcher home under administrator Carolyn Orth.
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