The La Grange Journal (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 86, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 14, 1965 Page: 1 of 16
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La Grange, Fayette County, Texas Thursday, January 14, 1965
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MH State Park Gets Face-lift
LG Firemen Re-elect Officers
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Lions Set Record
Of Attendance
At Conference
and plan to attend this very Im-
portant meeting.
The La Grange Volunteer Fire
department met Thursday night
to elect officers and to hear a
of their record for a
Herbert W. Miertschin, a 54-
year-old Smithville service st-
ation operator, died in Austin’s
Brackenridge hospital early Sun-
day morning.
Mr. Miertschin, a native of Wi-
nchester, died of massive head
injuries sustained from a beat-
ing with a sharp heavy object,
in a robbery Friday night while
he was on duty at the service
station a mile west of Smithville
on Highway 71.
Once again time is running out
for Edwin M. Bertsch, a 52-
year-old Plum resident. He is
scheduled to die in the State’s
electric chair on Monday, Jan-
uary 18.
Since the time he was convict-
ed of the shotgun slaying of his
teen-aged daughter at their home
in Plum in 1962, Bertsch has
received three stays of exec-
ution from the U. S. Supreme
Court and Texas Governor John
Connally.
The robber or robbers got
away with between$150 and $175,
said Bastrop County Sheriff Jim-
my Nutt.
Lawmen have been unable to
find any new leads because Mr.
Miertschin never regained cons-
ciousness and there were no wit-
nesses to the brutal beating and
robbery.
Funeral services for Mr. Mi-
ertschin were held Tuesday af-
ternoon at 2 p.m. at the St. Mich-
ael’s Lutheran Church in Winch-
ester with the Rev. Rudolph Fr-
ieling officiating. Burial was in
the church cemetery.
Surviving Mr. Miertschin are
his wife, Edna; three daughters,
Marilyn ot Austin, and Nancy
and Jenny of Winchester; a son
Bobby of Winchester; his mother
Mrs. Ed Miertschin and two br-
others' Leon of Winchester and
Marvin of Smithville.
The VFW wiu nave a regular
meeting Jan. 19 at 7-30 p.m. at
the post home.
iTie commander urges all me-
and Alabama on New Year’s
Night. In addition to the perfor-
mance at the football game, the
band participated in the Orange
Bowl Parade. The band was also
treated to a guided tour of Mi-
ami Beach. Don is one of die few
members of
who will taka
To Moot
The American Legion and Lad*
les Auxiliary will have their reg-
ular meeting Thursday, jan. *4
at 7 j30 p.m.
All members are asked to be
present. _________
The Veterans of World War
and the Ladies Auxiliary will
have their regular meeting te tha
American Legion Hall Sunday,
January 17th at 2 p.m.
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Station Operator Dies
Of Robbery Beating
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More than three hundred and
eighty-two Lions and their wives
attended the Mid-Winter Confer-
ence at the A & M University
Student Center last Sunday.
The Lions’ District Governor
Winston G. Pitton, addressed the
record-breaking assembly, and
stated that the Lions Club should
always live true to its motto,
“We Serve.” Patton challenged
the Lions of District 2 S-3 to be
above average in its work for
Lionism, and to ever bear in
mind that the object of Lionism
is “to create and foster a spirit
of generous consideration among
the peoples of the world.”
Dr. James H. McCrocklin, Pr-
esident of Southwest Texas Sta-
te College, San Marcos, addre-
ssed the seminar with a most
inspiring talk on community sp-
irit and services. He stated that
the work done by the Lions Cr-
ippled Children Camp at Kerr-
ville, which served over 8000
campers this past year at a cost
of $330,000, deserves the high-
est praise. A man never stood
so tall as when he stooped to
help a crippled child.
Dr. Earl Rudder, President
of A & M University, in his
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report
year.
Atlan Citzler was named to
mother one-year term
department’s president.
DON MAYER
Don Mayer • son of Mr. and
Mrs. Tex Mayer of La Grange,
and Sophmore and pre-dental
student at the University of Tex-
as, will be among the members
of the Texas Longhorn Band,
selected to go to Washington,
D. C. to march in the inaugural
parade for President Johnson.
The only other band from Tex-
as to go will be from San Marcos.
Don will leave along with the
band on Tuesday, January 19th.
and will return to Austin on
Thursday, January 21st. Two
chartered planes will accom-
odate the group.
During the three day stay tn
Washington, D. C„ the band will
tour the Smithsonian Institute,
the White House, and many ocher
places of interest. Congressman
Jake Pickle will be the guide.
Don was also with the Long-
horn Band at die Orange Bowl
Football Game between Texas
Others re-elected were Her-
bert F. Lang>, vice president;
Stanley Webb, chief; Rudolph
Voss, first assistant chief; We-
sley Steinmann, second assist-
ant chief; L. A. Williams, sec-
retary; Jesse Lee Smith, trea-
surer; Mr. Webb, pension fund
committee member for three
years. Rev. H. T. Flachmeier,
chaplain; and Milton R. Schmidt,
assistant chaplain.
Company officers elected for
another term were; Co. 1, Eu-
gene Homeyer, captain; and Ca-
bble Godby, lieutenant; Co. 2,
to clean ball moss and dead
limbs from the beautiful oaks
at the Monument Hill State Park
in La Grange.
The disposing of this tree
parasite, ball moss, has been
necessary for quite sometime.
If this parasite is not removed,
it will eventually kill the trees
and thus ruin the natural beauty
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uis Nitschke, lieutenant; and Co.
3, Milton Wessels, captain; and
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folk music, marches, popular
tunes from yesterdays, and other
“easy to listen to” numbers.
There will be no admission
for the concert but donations
to the Band’s Award Jacket Fund
will be accepted.
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I Set For January 18
te Longhorn Band
irt in bath events.
(fjramu Journal
FMA Schedules
Social-Benefit
A good attendance was present
for the Fayette Memorial Hos-
pital Auxiliary’s meeting Tues-
day afternoon in the Pioneer Room
of the La Grange State Bank.
Plans were formulated for a
social-benefit scheduled for
Tuesday, February 9, at the
Legion Hall. Mrs. H. T. Smith,
ticket chairman, set upher work-
ing committee.
It was stressed that more active
members were needed. Those
who have time, were asked to
make a point of putting in some
extra time at the local hospital.
New members, Mrs. Van Wart
and Mrs. Edmund Luck, were
welcomed, as was a re-Instated
member, Mrs. Lonita Makinson.
Mrs. H. T. Smith said that Cub
Scouts Den #4 would make Valen-
tine day favorites for the hos-
pital trays.
A total of $11,560.34 was re-
ported in the hospital building
fund. A net profit of $91.47
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CLARENCE WESSELS
The FFA Boy of the Month
for December is Clarence We-
ssels, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed
win H. C. Wessels.
He participated in the junior
Livestock Show last year and
was the winner of the sheep
showmanship award. This is his
second year as a member of the
La Grange chapter, and this
year he is sentinel of the chapter.
He is also a member of rhe
high school band. His supervised
farming program this year con-
sists of pork production.
as the
Concert has become
le favorite concerts of
with the patrons of the
It is at this concert that
mbers to start the New Year right only light, rhythmic, and ultra
melodious music is played. The
concert this year will feature
Vernon Wenske, local tree of the park.
surgeon with the most up to date State Park Manager, V. O.
equipment, has been employed /urgess is well pleased with
the progress so far and extends
an invitation to all of those who
are interested in the historical
park to come by and see the
improvement.
The State Parks Board is ask-
ing for a larger allotment for the
arks of Texas and if the money
is received, there will be more
improvements made to our park.
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LHS Annual Pop
Concert Jan. 22
The La Grange High School
Band has star.ed to work pre-
paring the ’nnnal Pop Concert Daniel Freytag, captain; and Lo
to be held in the La Grange
High School Gymnasium at 7;32
p.m. on Friday evening, January
22.
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Zapalac, Lester. The La Grange Journal (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 86, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 14, 1965, newspaper, January 14, 1965; La Grange, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1254531/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Fayette Public Library, Museum and Archives.