Brady Chamber Promotes Pontotoc Highway Plan
A Brady chamber event tonight at Pontotoc aims to organize support for a new direct Brady to Austin highway. Local business leaders and a parade band will gather with Llano residents and nearby communities to back a route through Fredonia Pontotoc Field Creek Valley Spring toward Round Mountain crossing 66, shortening travel to Austin and offering a scenic link to San Antonio.
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Brady
Austin
Llano
Brady Chamber of Commerce
Pontotoc
Fredonia
Field Creek
Vailey Spring
Abilene
Houston
Liano
Round Mountain
San Antonio
Llano Residents in Plaster Casts Endure Summer Heat
Two Llano residents spend the hot days of summer in plaster casts. Mrs. E F Boxell is confined at Seton infirmary in Austin after a fall resulting in a fractured hip and will remain there for two to three months. Joe Raymond Backues underwent surgery at Marlin and is in a cast for about six weeks. He will return home soon and be sent back to the hospital to remove the cast when ready.
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Llano
E. F. Boxell
Austin
Seton Infirmary
Joe Raymond Backues
J. J. Backues
Marlin
Joe Raymond
Sample Ballot Runoff Details in Llano County
A sample ballot outlines runoff primary candidates for state railroad and agriculture commissioners and district judges. Includes Llano County races with precinct notes and mentions Miss Mildred Garrett visiting relatives in Austin.
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Mildred Garrett
Austin
Mail Schedule Outlined for Local Post Office
Postmaster W. B. Collins lists outgoing and incoming mail times. First class mail from Austin on the Robinson Bros. line arrives at 7 p.m. and departs 7:15 a.m. The Southern Pacific truck arrives 10:40 a.m. and departs 12:40 p.m. with all mail classes.
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Post Office
W. B. Collins
Austin
Robinson Bros
Southern Pacific
Fredericksburg
San Antonio
Fredonia
Mason
Lone Grove
Prairie Mountain
Llano Bears Handed Blow by Junction Nine in Hill Country Duel
Overconfidence plagued the Llano Cowboys as Junction Nine routed them 24 to 9 in a Sunday game. Fredericksburg beat Richland 10 to 5, Legion forfeited to Brady, and with one regular season game left Brady, Junction, and Llano contest third and fourth for Shaughnessy playoff berths.
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Fredericksburg
Richland
Brady Turks
Junction
Llano
Lefty White
Sonora
Cowboys
Arnold
Joseph
White
Preist
Paul McLeod
Junction Losefties
Marvin McLeod
Buster
Buck
Shelby
Legion
Sundeye
Llano Couple Attend Beaumont Funeral of Herrington
Mr and Mrs Quantrell Cone traveled to Beaumont last Friday after the death of Mrs 8 A Herrington the Cone and Mrs Etta B Harris accompanied her to Beaumont The funeral occurred Monday and the party returned to Llano on Wednesday
Thompson and Peters rally support for Thompson bid
Thompson camps in Liano with C L Peters and H L Pope of Austin advocating Ernest O Thompson seeking a second term as railroad commissioner. Peters met relatives and supporters while in town on Wednesday.
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C. L. Peters
Liano
Austin
H. L. Pope
Aleg l
Healf
Ernest O. Thompson
Mr. Peters
Buchanan Payrolls Rise in Local Dams Project
Employment and payrolls grow as construction on Buchanan and Roy B Inks dams proceeds. The Lower Colorado River Authority hires over 1,300 workers earning about 34 499 weekly, Morrison Knudsen adds 200 workers at 25 weekly, and Brown & Root clears 16 000 acres. CRA purchases push weekly spending near 100 000, with 55 carloads of materials delivered in the first eleven days.
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Buchanan and
Roy B. Inks
Lower
Colorado River Authority
Morrison-Knoudsen Company
Austin Bridge Company
D. M. Long Place
Beverly Siding
Southern Pacific
Brown & Root, Inc
Buchanan Basin
Liano
Burnet
CRA
Paralytic Stroke Fatal to Llane Woman
Funeral services were held for Mrs Mary Hortense Briscoe who died Tuesday at 5 30 post meridiem after a paralytic stroke the previous Sunday She was 57 born June 10 1879 in Liano county daughter of Mr and Mrs T J Smith Rev Joe Garrett of the Baptist church officiated at the home funeral and interment was in Liano cemetery A fuller obituary is promised in next week's News.
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Mary Hortense Briscoe
Briscoe
Liano County
T J. Smith
Kate Smith
Joe Garrett
The
Baptist Church
Liano Cemetery
the News
San Antonio Livestock Market Steady Amid Strong Demand
The San Antonio cattle market showed steady to higher prices with good grade fat calves and light yearlings selling briskly. Plain grass steers were weak while fat cows and weighty bulls stayed active. Receipts were about 400 cattle and 500 calves with prices for grass calves 5.25 to 5.75 and hogs 180 to 260 pounds at 10.40 to 10.65.
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Federal State Market News Service
San Antonio
Opening of School Postponed for One Week
The Llano public schools opening is moved to September 14 due to the bridge delay. W. W. Hart, superintendent, announces faculty assignments across high and grade schools including Mrs. Howard Lange, Miss Yvelyn Jones, and Miss Selma Moore in multiple grade sections.
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Llano Public Schools
W. W. Hart
Faculty
W. W Hart
Henry W. Barton
English Baniel
Ansley
Haskell Miller
Martin Brinkman
Josleen Lockhart
Howard Lange
Yvelyn Jones
South Side
John Bowden
Bama Hunter
Mary May
Johnnie Mayes
Carel Moss
Hazel May
Velma Rabb
Brownie Byfield
Batley Ratliff
Selma Moore
North Side
Sherrine Schuessler
Mary Louise Peacock
Olga Hayes
Willie Durrah
Steele Explains Soil Conservation Plan
County Agent D D Steele reports daily inquiries on the agricultural conservation program. Measurements of crops will start next month for all crops and lands. Soil building payments vary by method from 1.50 to 2.00 per acre, with peas under green plowing discouraged for forage.
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Agricultural Conservation Program
D. D. Steele
Treadwell Appointed Constable in Precinct 7
Llano County commissioners granted E. S. Treadwell of Long Mountain appointment as constable of justice of the peace precinct No 7. Bond set at $500 as the court was informed that a constable was needed in the precinct.
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E. S. Treadwell
Long Mountain
Justice of the Peace
Llano County Commissioners Court
Llano County Names National Re-employment Assistant
At the August session the Llano county commissioners court appointed Mrs Nina Fowler as National Re employment Service assistant to ensure government project work proceeds. The appointment takes effect September 1 with a monthly salary of 75 dollars.
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Llano County Commissioners Court
Nina Fowler
Llano County Completes Longest Low Water Bridge
Llano County finishes the 900 foot long 18 foot wide low water bridge at Harveys Crossing on the Llano River four miles west of Kingsland. Mrs Felice Boyd Smith becomes the first to cross. The WPA project funded about 2300 in labor plus three carloads of cement with Llano County supplying cement and steel. The bridge cuts roundtrip travel between Llano and Kingsland by eight to ten miles.
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Llano County
Harvey’s Crossing
Llano River
Kingsland
Felice Boyd Smith
Gainesville
Llano County Keeps 54 Cent Tax Rate for Year
The Llano county tax rate remains 54 cents per $100 valuation with minor changes in levy allocations. Jury fund rises to 2 cents, road and bridge fund to 25 cents, general fund to 25 cents, and permanent street improvements to 2 cents, plus ad valorem levies for several school districts and maintenance levies for numerous districts.
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Llano County
Pontotoc County Hine
Burnet County
Lone Grove
Bluffton
Evergreen
Castell
Oatman Creek
Six Mile
Prairie Mountain
Valley Spring
Tow
Baby Head
Bennett
Kingsland
New Hope
Mercury Hits 113 in Liano Tuesday Record Heat
Texas heat wave drives temperatures up to 113 in Liano Tuesday as government observer Mrs. E W Tarrence notes near record highs. A prior 115 degree reading was logged three years ago while Wednesday cooled to 104 with a trace of rain noted in the morning.
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Texas
E. W. Tarrence
Nion
Demonstration Sparks Interest in Valley Spring Silos
Last Thursday at Valley Spring a trench silo demo by Mr. Eudaly drew a large crowd. He showed shingling feed in a trench using corn, hegari and cane, touting trench silos as cheap feed insurance against weevils and rats. Silage is more palatable than dry feed and has preserved ear corn and maize head for eleven years. The filling of the trench silo highlighted practical storage advantages.
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Valley Spring
Eudaly
City Raises Local Tax Rate to $1.50 per $1
City council votes to lift the tax rate by 15 cents to the statutory maximum of 1.50 amid bridge approach damage obligations near 4 000. Delinquent taxes totaling 7 967.67 remain, with about 1 000 collected in 45 days. The council also discusses bills from Texas Power and Light and the Texas Public Utilities and appoints officials to review assessments and equipment needs.
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Liano
Joe Backnes
S. E. Gillespie
Texas Power and Light Company
Texas Public Utilities Corporation
T. P. & L. Company
T. P. U. Corporation
Permoris
C. R. Stolz
H. T. Harrison
Aviyor
Milam Barnett
Llane Voluntzer Fire Department
Sugree
Warisas
Barkues
Barnett
Harrison
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Eo O. Thompson
Potter County
Frank S. Morris
Dallas County
J. Be, McDonald
Ellis County
George B. Terrell
Cherokee County
33Rd Judicial District OF Texas
Raymond Gray
San Saba County
Hammond
Wee Lor County
HU Parkhill
J. W. Currie
T. P. West
Leonard Turbiville
Willie Birk
Winkler
Commissioners
J.C. Winkler
Junction Nine
Thompson
Buchanan
Steele
Treadwell
PAS
Iantorm Atsys
NRS
Extension Service
Mrs. H. G. Wallace
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