Granite Hills Leases Wimberly Ranch at Cherokee
Granite Hills Hereford Ranch leases the Wimberly Ranch 12 miles west of Cherokee effective July 1, 1971. The 7,000 acre property, previously run by Dr. H A Wimberly and later John Bryan, will stock commercial Herefords from Granite Hills and be operated from Llano. The move expands Granite Hills to about 600 registered cows and 1,000 commercial cows. Gene Whitehead and Frank Late own the operation. James F Grote manages.
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Granite Mills
Llano
H.A. Wimberly
Cherokee
San Angelo
John Bryan
Fort Stockton
Granite Hills
Wimberly Ranch
Llano Ranch
Granite Hills Hereford Ranch
Gene Whitehead
Menard
Texas
Frank Late
Dallas
James F. Grote
Little Leaguers Play Ball in Prayerful Championship
A fragment from Llano's Little Leaguers notes their championship trophy win last week. The poem titled Little Leager's Prayer captures hopes for strength to hit, run, and stay focused through the game. The text blends quotes on representation and politics with rural musings about communication and change.
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Llano
Ag Teachers Attend State Convention in Dallas
Vocational agricultural teachers from Llano High School including Eugene Russell and A.C. Wessels joined about 1,300 educators at the state convention in Dallas last week. The Adolphus and Baker Hotels hosted meetings and the event opened Monday with registration led by J.A. Mirshall, Texas Education Agency state director.
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Dallas
Llano High School
Eugene Russell
A.C. Wessels
Adolphus and Baker Hotels
J.A. Mirshall
Texas Education Agency
Austin
Outstanding Young Woman of America Nomination
Mrs Reager of Stinton is named an outstanding young woman for 19 The announcement by Rho Beta Sigma Phi notes her nomination earlier in the year for the Outstanding Young Women of America program. The program recognizes young women ages 20 to 35 for community, professional, and national contributions, with 6000+ nominations annually.
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Billy Harve
Reager
Stinton
Rho
Beta Sigma Phi
Schmidt Family Visit From San Antonio
Mr and Mrs Ray Schmidt and their sons of San Antonio visited Sunday with their uncle and aunt Gus Schmidt and Mr and Mrs LB Turhtville.
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Ray Schmidt
San Antonio Y
Gus Schmidt
Turhtville
Virdells Host Rehearsal Supper for Son and Fiancé
Mr and Mrs CB Virdell hosted a dinner Friday evening July 30 at the Bethany Lutheran Church basement in Fredericksburg. They honored their son and his fiancée Betsy Roarick with a Mexican themed meal catered by EL Gallo for about 38 guests.
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CB. Virdell
Bethany Luthieran Church
Fredericksburg
Betsy Roarick
EL Gallo Restaurant
Dallas Children Enjoy Camp Haywood Outing with Church Helpers
Fifty children from the Juliette Fowler Home in Dallas spent a two week outing at Camp Haywood and were entertained Tuesday afternoon by the First Christian Church. Highlights included a swim at the city park pool and a watermelon refreshment hour. Chaperones were Rev. and Mrs. Lawrence Sellars, Mrs. Rube Deckert, and Mrs. Jimmie.
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Juliette Fowler
Dallas
Camp Haywood
First Christian Church
City Park
Lawrence Sellars
Rube Deckert
Jimmie
Florida visit followed by New Orleans trip
Mrs. Lehmberg from Florida and Mrs. Av Curtin of San Antonio returned from a Florida trip visiting Mr. and Mrs. George Schroth and family in Lakes land. Miss Mildred Curtle accompanied them to New Orleans for several days before continuing to Florida.
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Albert Lehmberg
Av. Curtin
San Antonio
Florida
George Schroth
Lakesland
Mildred Curtle Accords
New Orleans
Phoenix Couple Returns From Europe
Mr and Mrs T G Barr arrived in Phoenix after a European vacation last week. They were welcomed by his sister and brother in law Mr and Mrs M C Datchau and by her father Mr and Mrs Kim Lanting and brother Sue and family before returning to their home in Phoenix Arizona.
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T.G. Barr
M.C. Datchau
Kim Lanting
Sue
Europe
Phoenix
Arizona
Watkins Family Weekend Visit Among Local Elder Figures
Mr and Mrs Jimmy Watkins and their son Jim Pat visited relatives over the weekend. They spent time with Jim Watkins senior and his wife Campbell and with Mrs J R Decker and Mrs Charles W Dunn along with four house mothers from the home.
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Jimmy Watkins
Jim Pat
Jim Watkins
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Felix F. Ty
Optometrist
N. Slane
Fredericksburg, Texas
Western Mattress Co
Austin Ave
Brownwood
Llano Automotive
West Young Mason
the News Corral
Lucile Larremore
Homedale
Idaho
North Vernon
Ind
Sun
Dallas News
Texas APL+CIO News
Adourn
Llano, Texas
Galt Done
Jules Vernes
Douglas
Mason
Pussycat
Barbra Streisand
J. B. Virdells
Mrs. Lehmberg
Virginia
Ginger) Muller
Liano Fine Arts Center
Mason Highway
Liano News
Highland Mail
Highland Mall
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