Hemphill Time Tops Bastrop Roping Shows Fast Run
Lenon Hemphill posted 11.6 seconds to lead the Bastrop Roping Arena fourth tiedown in Cedar Creek on Sunday. Afternoon totals show Patton and Hemphill among rapid performers with times from 11.6 to 15.6 seconds across rounds with multiple competitors recording strong finishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Creek
Lenon Hemphill
Hemphill
Norris Patton
Ralph Hennig
Onds
Morris Landiffer
Grady Cast
Archie Patton
Jack Hemphill
R. B. Wilson
Cecil Justice
Secon
Homemakers Of Llano Will Open Mart Saturday
Llano County Homemakers Market opens Saturday with 10 women selling. Last year sales totaled 2955 dollars. market runs like a business during season. Key vendors include Mrs Dan Sagebiel potato salad and dressed chickens, Mrs Ben Schmidt vegetables and breads, and others selling eggs, cakes, devil's food, butter and baked goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Llano
Llano County
Marthlyn Burnett
H. L. West
Carl Phillips
L. B. Fleming
Ernest Bleacher
Wanted Girl, Got Triplets in Palermo
In Palermo Sicily on April 11 Mrs Ninfa Piazza 31 who already had six sons welcomed triplets all boys claiming she hoped for a girl. The birth adds to her growing brood of seven sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palermo
Sicily
Ninfa Piazza
Taylor's Council Votes Work For Recreation Park
In a called meeting the Taylor City Council approved installing hardball field lights, expanding seating, and building a club house in cooperation with the Taylor Athletic Association. The city will fund and service the project while proceeds go to a city fund. bids from General Electric and Simmons and Simmons were accepted. Albert Conoley was named manager of the hardball and park activities for May through August, with a seven member athletic board and warrants for 11000 drawn to cover lighting, club house, and bleachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor
Taylor Athletic Association
W. C. Wofford
Wofford
General Electric
Simmons and Simmons of
Austin
Athletic Association
Albert Conoley
Murphy Park
Conoley
Navy
American Red Cross
City Athletic Board
Don Smith
Hunter Miles
R. L. Harkey
Johnny Hafernik
T. W. Holmstrom
H. G. Richards
A. H. Miller
Charles Brazil
Contract Set For 3 Day Posse Rodeo
Georgetown notes a three night rodeo to be held September 4 5 and 6. Williamson County Sheriff's Posse Inc awarded the contract to Spence Mellon's Triangle Bell Ranch. The annual event aims to raise funds for a 30000 dollar steel and concrete arena with box seats awaiting fans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
ANS
Williamson County Sheriff's Posse, Inc
Spence Mellon
Triangle Bell Ranch
Posse
E. W. Wolfe
Rodeo
Fredericksburg Hosts Sheep Shearing School Today
A sheep shearing school opens at Gillespie County Fair Grounds in Fredericksburg under J A Gray Texas A M College extension animal husbandman supervision. E A Warner Sunbeam Corporation livestock specialist demonstrates technique and equipment care with wool prep for market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
ANS
J. A. Gray
Texas A & M College
C. A. Stone
E. A. Warner
Sunbeam Corporation
Gillespie County Fair
Bertram Church Plans Addition and Baptistry
The Christian Church of Bertram announces plans for a north side addition including classrooms recreation facilities and a kitchen. A modern baptistry will be added at the sanctuary front. Ground-breaking is set for Thursday at 6 p m with Rev. Ernest J. Barnett in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertram
ANS
Christian Church of
Ernest J. Barnett
Turning Points in World History Reviews at Southwestern
Dr. Frederick E. Gaupp of Southwestern University will present two historical reviews in Georgetown. An April 13 lecture at 8:15 p.m. in the Library Auditorium discusses The Romans Christians and Barbarians, 300 to 800 A D. The April 20 review titled Merchants Artists and Explorers covers 1350 to 1550 A D with projected pictures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
Southwestern University
Frederick E. Gaupp
Southwestern
Burglary Charged in Llano Cedar Cutter Case
Charges were filed in Llano County against Max Schneider a cedar cutter on a Llano County ranch for the burglary of the Highway Service Station at Llano Friday night. He was arrested in a Dallas bus station Saturday by officers. About $106 was taken from the cash register according to Sheriff L. B. Turbiville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Llano
Liano
Max Schneider
Liano County
Schneider
Dallas
L. B. Turbiville
Turbiville
Burglar Nabs Hidden in Burr Pile Near Coupland
A thief who stole about 12 to 15 dollars from the O F Ging garage in Coupland was chased by residents and found buried in a burr pile at Pfluger Brothers Gin. Otto Pring and Carl Rector captured him until Constable Ned Fails arrived. The exact money was not recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coupland
O. F. Ging
Sam Ging
Pfluger Brothers Gin
Otto Pring
Carl Rector
Ned Fails
Ging
Taylor
Faster Pageant Is Presented at Elgin
The Easter pageant The story of the cross was staged at Central Christian Church in Elgin on Sunday. Miss Charlie Ruth Snowden served as organist while participants included Mac Moore Elmer Dalley Raymond Dunbar Bill McVay Virgil Rabb James Adams Mrs Byrum Pate Donald Bradshaw Tommie Joe Pate Mrs C E Fraim Patsy Jo Sellers Gene McVay Rev Co E Fraim Willella Olson and the choir under director Flour noy Clopton.
Aerial Search Ended For Soldier’s Drowned Body
Sheriff Turbiville in Llano said daily aerial surveys to recover the Camp Hood soldier drowned April 1 in Lake Buchanan have ended. An Army detail has given up, but a plane continues to sweep the lake daily. The soldier’s name is withheld. two companions, Corporal Vernon Whitley and Private George Edgar Fair, were rescued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Llano
L. B. Turbiville
Camp Hood
Lake Buchanan
Vernon Whitley
George Edgar Fair
Llano Plans Street Lights Project Push
Llano will sponsor a street lighting program as the top Llano Chamber of Commerce project this year. Three demonstration lights were installed last week and 65 more lights are needed at about 100 dollars each. A directors meeting will plan financing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Llano
ANL
Blanco Votes Bonds And Tax for School
Blanco voters backed both the maintenance tax and the school bond by about three to one in a Saturday election. Maintenance totals reached 176 to 49 and the bond issue 189 to 68. New trustees elected were Garland Rust Wiley Felps and Adolph Bindseil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanco
ANS
Garland Rust
Wiley Felps
Adolph Bindseil
Also Mentioned on This Page
Central Terad
Elke
ARM
Onic
Homemakers of
Hays
Inez Patton
Hays County
C. M. Decker
Patton
Bailey
Fannie Brown Eaton
Mary K. Gresham
Imperial
Hiram Walker
Pereee
Walker & Sons
Hiram Walkers
Hiram Walker & Sons Inc
Heoria, Ill
Hiram
Walker
Taylor's Council
Recreation
Elgin
Elbo
Ami
Newsweek
Ever Designed
Oppe
Restauras
Weathermaker
Austin, Texas
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!