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Newspaper
Llano News
Location
Llano, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1940
Page
6
Classified rental notes show three room house available for rent furnished or unfurnished with contact to JUIAA Stevens. Also advertisement for a bedroom in a two room unit and a phone contact.
A sheriff candidate who won only 50 votes out of 4000 appeared next morning with a six pistol holster on each hip. Asked why, he said he would protect himself in absence of supporters. The piece shifts to Congressman Clifford DeVris from Memphis, a former Central High School debating ally of Flo Highsaw, noting DeeVis’s roots and oratory prowess.
Recreation seekers and tourists push Lake Austin to record travel levels with thousands visiting from nearby and distant locations. Austin Chamber of Commerce reports high demand for maps and guides as Central Texas lakes area thrives through late October amid a restored Lake Austin and new recreation facilities.
The article describes the growing lake system in the Colorado River chain from Lake Austin to Lake Travis, noting increased camping and boating facilities, tourism from Llano and Burnet merchants, and the future 270 mile shore. It mentions Lake Travis to be filled, expanded shore length, and new roads linking Llano, Burnet, and Austin. It also covers related topics including local films, jokes, Austin Chamber inquiries, and fish hatcheries.
Card thanks the Llano Volunteer Fire Department and others who aided after a house fire on Sunday July 21. Messages from Mrs J D Slator and sons and Mrs Alfred Petsch express gratitude for the department’s prompt response and assistance.
A Bureau of Agricultural Economics study finds freight rates for fresh fruits and potatoes average lower now than in the 1920s but remain high relative to prices received by producers. Rates on other track crops are the highest since 1920.
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