Important Rural School Meeting Held In Llano
A Monday session in Llano and an afternoon session in the district court room gathered Q L Davis and local officials to review Texas rural school aid rules. They outlined eligibility, classifications from one to ten teachers, and suggested salary schedules for an eight month term.
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Llano
Mason
San Saba
Sylvan B. Simpson
District Court
Q. L. Davis
Department of Education
McCulloch
Coleman
Brown
Comanche
Hamilton
Mills and Lampasas
Llano County
Billifton
Kingsland
Lone Grove
Hutchison
Davis
Local Businesses Extend Hours To Aid Recovery Effort
Businesses in the town shift hours from eight to six as part of a broader recovery program. Government codes will soon guide commerce nationwide, with jobs increasing in larger centers while Llano and surrounding towns show support and cooperation. Judge Simpson plans regional meetings to classify schools and allocate county funds for the coming year.
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Saeama
Laa
Texas
Pallan
Houston
San Antonio
Llano
Acme Dry Goods Chief Heads to St Louis and Chicago Markets
W H Wallace general manager of the Acme Dry Goods Company left last Friday for Saint Louis to visit wholesale markets and then proceed to Chicago for a few days at the Century of Progress Exhibition. He plans to spend most time in the wholesale centers buying fall and winter merchandise for Acme. He noted the current national conditions but said trade demands the best lines and buyers will find the same extensive and superior goods this fall and winter. He expected to be away about ten days.
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W. H. Wallace
Acme Dry Goods Company
Saint Louis
Chicago
Century of Progress
Aome
Acme
Acre
Death of Walter E. Brewer in Idaho at 37
Walter E. Brewer of Stephenville Texas was born July 20 1896 to Mr and Mrs Robert Brewer. He married Elia Mae Lakey November 21 1916 and leaves a wife five living children two deceased, a father one brother and four sisters. He worked for Spencer Sauer Lumber Co in Idaho from 1922 until his death after an appendicitis operation followed by peritonitis. Funeral held at City cemetery conducted by Rev L R Benerden.
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Walter E. Brewer
Robert Brewer
Stephenville
Erath County
Texas
Idaho
Elia Mae Lakey
Anna Elizabeth
Wesley
Dorothy
Vida
Billie Lawrence
Aldergon
Burnet
John Nichols
Liang
Lola Riley
Oxford
Lee Holland
Willow City
Presbyterian Church
Spencer-Sauer Lumber Company
Fredericksburg
City Cemetery
Rev. L. R. Benerden
Lutheran Church
Larger water mains reach cemetery improving service
The Texas Public Utilities Company installed larger pipes to the cemetery, replacing a two inch line with a 125 foot stretch of four inch pipe and upgrading another two inch segment to a four inch main. The upgrade enhances water supply for cemetery lots, with J H Leverett overseeing maintenance and city pride noted. Mr and Mrs A B Cooper report better travel conditions during their summer Oklahoma Kansas trip.
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Texas Public Utilities Company
W. J. Barnett
Sire Ware
Texas
J. H. Leverett
Sexton
A. B. Cooper
Oklahoma
Kansas
Governor Urges Texas Voters to Back $20 Million Bond Issue
Governor Miriam A. Ferguson calls on Texas voters to approve a twenty million dollar bond to secure federal matching funds for ongoing relief. Telegrams to Llano officials stress emergency need, urging a council to strategize and win passage to avert humanitarian hardship.
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Miriam A. Ferguson
Texas
of Texas
T. J. Watkins
Lewis Foster
Llano County Relief Committee
Austin
Foster
Llano County
Llano Players Star in San Angelo Double Header
Llano fans traveled to San Angelo last Sunday to see Llano players on the West Texas Cowboys team in a double header. The San Angelo papers credited the big feature plays to the Idano Cowboys who performed well on the field. With no Llano game in the Hill Country League that Sunday, locals urged the coach to help the team out and seek victory.
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Llano
San Angelo
Geveral
Liano
West Texas
Idano Cowboys
Carnival Last Night Brings $40 From Five Cent Booths
The Ladies Aid Society of the Christian church hosted a carnival at Lin den Foster's home last Friday. Numerous white way booths by Sunday School classes attracted many attendees and five cent admissions plus booth proceeds surpassed forty dollars, aiding the society’s work.
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Ladies Aid Society of the Christian Church
Linden Foster
White Way
4-H Club Boys Report Time at Short Course Program
Llano County 4-H representatives Wal ter Roberts Wilbur Nichols and Lauren Baldwin attended the A and M Short Course at College Station with Judge Sylvan B. Simpson and Raymond Roberts. The five day program mixed lectures tours and demonstrations in Animal Husbandry and Agricultural Engineering rope making hide tanning and home appliance making along with athletic and entertainment events. The boys found the experience valuable and hope to return next year.
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Llano County
College Station
Walter Roberts
Wilbur Nichols
Lauren Baldwin
Sylvan B. Simpson
Raymond Roberts
Llano
Ann
San Saba County Fair and Race Meet in Progress
The San Saba County Fair opens to the public and runs for three days. Llano visitors attend and report the exhibition meets its usual high standard with unusually good attendance despite nationwide low spirits.
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San Saba
Llano
Sac Saba
Llano Drug Company Posts Election Returns August 26
Llano Drug Company in Llano Texas will stay open on Saturday August 26 to post county and state election returns on a bulletin board. A radio link will relay state results from Texas Election Bureau in Dallas to provide results by midnight.
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Llano Drug Company
Texas
D. R. Keyser
Texas Election Bureau
Dallas
Keyser
New Relief Committee Formed to Oversee Jobs Program
A new relief committee appointed by the Commissioners Court and confirmed by the State Commission will supervise public works under county administrator Mrs. Clay Fowler. The group replaces the old committee and plans construction projects to secure federal funding and create winter jobs, including a proposal to hire women with quilt sewing and Red Cross material work. Pay rises from one to two and a half dollars per day, but hours may be cut due to limited funds.
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Glusta
Saveral
Commissioners Court of Fering Saynty
State Commission
Aista
Foster
Grady Fauchion
Lite Moss
O. di Dorbandt
Carlos Ashley
Menae Ri Foster
Fauchion
Clay Vowler
Howwear
Texas
Llane
Mist of the Cotton Campaign Nearing Completion
Llano County farmers pledge three thousand acres of cotton for destruction under a campaign led by local committeemen and County Agent J. R Rabb. Fields will be raplanted when moisture returns, with hegan grass and pewee likely crops. Washington acceptance blanks are awaited to finalize forms at headquarters.
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Llano County
J. R Rabb
Hegarty
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Gee
Noe
Brady
Net
Simpson
Tore
State Department
ST. Louis
Ite
Phigay
NEW Relief Committee
Als
Poimtimien't Ie
Washington
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