McAllen Team Leads Scout Canoe Race at Aqua Festival
A McAllen boys team took an early lead in the Aqua Festival Scout Canoe Race at Black Rock Park Lake Buchanan and held it into Tuesday night. They are expected to finish at East Sand Beach Reserve in Austin at 4 PM Friday. Entered from Llano includes Stephen Pryor Robert Owen and Patrick Zucha.
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McAllen
Black Rock Park
Lake Buchanan
East Sand Beach
Austin
Llano
Stephen Pryor
Robert Owen
Patrick Zucha
Llano County
Highland Lakes
C. D. McDonald
Buchanan Dam
Lester Inman
Odie ‘Ainsworth
Kingsland
M. F. Wright
Upper Lakes
Buchanan Lions Club
Chamber of Commerce
Highland Lakes National Bank of
Youth Given 10 Year Sentence for Robbery
James Owen Hamm an 18 year old Mississippi youth was indicted by the grand jury and sentenced to ten years in the state penitentiary for robbery in Llano County. Hamm robbed Harold Zoeller at the Winkel ranch and stole Zoeller s 1958 Dodge pickup after forcing his way in and brandishing a 300 Savage rifle. He remained in Tang county Jail awaiting transfer to the penitentiary after waiving an examining trial.
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James Owen Hamm
Mississippi
Grand
Jack Miller
District Court
Hamm
Tang County
Harold Zoeller
Winkel Ranch
Llano
Zoeller
Eden
Missionary Charles Tope to Speak at First Baptist
Missionary Charles Tope will preach during the morning worship at the First Baptist Church Sunday. He has spent three years in Africa and plans a four year return. previously he pastored churches in Central Texas, last serving at Belton First Baptist. Rev. Bill Kenny will be away in a revival in Dunn.
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Charles Tope
First Baptist
Brother Tope
Africa
Texas
Belton
Bill Kenny
Dunn
Two Marriage Licenses Issued This Week
Two marriage licenses were issued in the past week to Herold Dean Myers and Alma Wynell Howard, and to Bennie Joe Clayton and Sarah Isabella Robinson.
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Herold Dean Myers
Alma
Wynell Howard
Bennie Joe Clayton
Sarah Isabella Robinson
Lee Whitt Buys Drive In Pharmacy
A. Lee Whitt, manager and pharmacist at Village Drive-In Pharmacy since February, has purchased the business from Wayne May. Whitt, a Llano native and UT graduate, has held various drug industry roles including overseas work and ranch ownership. The store earned recognition as the outstanding new drug store for Q1 1963 in the southwestern states.
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A. Lee Whitt
Wayne May
Whitt
Cherokee
San Saba High School
University of Texas
Argentina
Hamilton
Medical Administrative Corps
Babyhead
Texas
San Antonio
Llano
Raymond Custer
Free Swimming At City Pool Announced For Summer
City manager George Rogers announced free swimming at the city pool every Thursday from 2 to 6 p.m. for the rest of the summer. On one Thursday 234 people were swimming. The pool will close Monday, September 2.
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City
George Rogers
Rogers
Grover Reat Family Visits in Texas
Mrs. Grover Reat and her daughters from San Antonio visit her father John Watkins for several days. Major Reat departed last week for Korea to begin a months long duty assignment.
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Grover Reat
San Antonio
John Watkins
Major Reat
Korea
Kingsland Colorado River bridge bids invited
Bids for constructing 522 miles of approach work and a new bridge at Kingsland over the Colorado River are being sought by the Texas Highway Department. Bids close at 9 am Tuesday August 20 and will be opened publicly. The existing one way bridge, among the last in the state, would be replaced. the railroad bridge was rebuilt last year.
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Kingsland
Colorado River
Larry E. Johnson
Texas Highway Department
Barnet
Colorado
Granite Shoals Lake
Wooly McCasland
Cev
Roscoe Sides
Odie Ainsworth
Dub Pierce
Ray Stiatté
Frédéricksburg
Kingsland Gath Wackend
San Antonio
Ronnie Thomas
Ted Almeidia
Betty Farrell
Johnny Sides
Donald Blown
Butch Patten
Bobby Jean Jrock
Pat Ainsworth
Mike Ainsworth
Sylvia McCasland
Mildred Rizzell
Mack ‘Toungate
Lynn Beaty
Bev
Ply
Vicki Conn
Dale
Gay
Myron Schneider Accepts Bellville Coaching Post
Myron Schneider leaving O. Henry Junior High after three years to take a similar AA school position at Bellville. He cites higher salary and better prospects for his family and plans to move soon. Bellville teams are familiar at the state finals.
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Myron Schneider
O. Henry Junior High
Bellville
Llano
Schneider
Communion Service at Tow Methodist Church
Rev. C. C. McKinney will conduct a communion service at Tow Methodist Church tonight at 7 30 p m Sunday August 11 at the Tow community house.
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TOW Methodists
TOW
C. C. McKinney
Tow Methodist Church
Tow Community House
Llano Calendar Shows Local Club Meetings and Events
Calendar lists Thursday pre trials and Culture Club lunch at 12:30 p m. Friday reping club arena Buchanan Art Festival LCRA Building Scout canoe race ends in Austin. Saturday Kingsland Ski Show at 2 pm. Tuesday Lions Club noon Llano. Wednesday Rotary Club noon Llano. Llano Saddle Club 6:30 pm arena.
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Arena
Buchanan
LCRA
Austin
Kingsland
Lions Club
Club Llano
Rotary Club
Club
Llano
Llano Saddle Club
Texas Artists Respond to Buchanan Art Festival Debut
The first annual Buchanan Art Festival runs Friday through Sunday August 18 on the Buchanan LCRA Administration Building grounds by Lake Buchanan. Artists from El Paso San Antonio Bertram Liberty Hill Lampasas Kingsland Austin Burnet Houston Liano and Buchanan Dam have entered works. Organizer Mrs Wermar Héwerts expects more entries. Night and day storage is available for exhibitors.
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Buchanan Dam
Buchanan
el Paso
San Antonio
Bertram
Liberty Hill
Lampasas
Kingsland
Austin
Burnet
Houston
Liano
Wermar Héwerts
Buchanan Lcra
Lake Buchanan
Buchanan Home
Refugio High School Names New Principal Jim Chapman
Jim Chapman resigns from Llano School after two years to become principal of Refugio High School, which moves to AAA class after 1963-64. He cites promotion and new challenges, noting Refugio uses three-level grouping and three vocational units. Chapman and family plan visits to Llano when possible.
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Jim FR. Chapman
Llaneigh
Refugio High School
Refugio School
Liano
Refugio Ingh
IJano ISD Board Sets Budget Meeting Date
The Board of Trustees of IJano Independent School District will meet on Tuesday August 20 at 7:30 p.m. to consider the coming year’s budget. The meeting is public and open to all taxpayers. It will be in the Board Conference room of the Gymnasium Building.
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Ijano Independent School District
Mrs. Wood Dies at Kingsland Home
Mrs. Fred Wood died at her Kingsland home Thursday morning. Funeral arrangements are set at Battery-Waldrope Funeral Home Llano with services at 10 Friday morning and interment in Kingsland Cemetery.
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Fred Wood
Kingsland
Battery- Waldrope
Llano
Visitor Adm. H. H. McLean Drops in Llano
Admiral H. H. McLean of San Antonio arrived in Llano this week as a visiting official. The visit highlighted regional naval affairs and community reception.
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Adm
H. H. McLean
San Antonio
Llano
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Blackrock Park
Vicki
Beverley Conn
Mack Tungate
Johhny
Bobbie Jean Brock
Woodrow McCasland
Donald Bizzell
Baptist Church
Lee Whitt
Drive In Pharmacy
Reat
Michael McGormish
Parrell West
Wade Hinte
Danny Garcia
Keith Smith
Willie Smith
Terry Wooten
Gary Wright
Jimmy Roberson
Mickey Yirdell
Bat Boy
Leroy Nichols
Floyd Berry
Dennis Alexander
Mike Yirdell
W. Bayman
Jim R. Chapman
Jim Chapman
Refugio HS
Chapman
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