Inks Lake road district bond approved for Llano County
Voters in Inks Lake Village approved Llano County Road District No. 1 bond issue on Saturday August 14 for 25000 in road improvements serving 26 homes. G E Marsh and Earl Edgrey led the effort donating engineering and legal work to keep costs low as officials aided the project.
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Inks Lake Village
Llano County
Inks Lake
G.E. Marsh
Earl Edgrey
Marsh
Liano County
Earl Edgley
Commissioners Court
Lee McDonald
New Sears Store Opens in Llano with Grand Opening
Hack and Louise Stowe announce the Sears Authorized Catalog Merchant Store in Llano opening Thursday at 9 am on 904 Bessemer Ave. The couple chair a community effort to serve local catalog customers with 140000 items, including appliances tires and batteries. Customers may order by phone or in person with consolidated shipments to reduce shipping costs.
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Llano
Bessemer
Ave
Hack Stowe
Sears
Hack and Louise Stowe
San Antonio
Dallas
Calendar of Events for Llano Area
Llano events list from August 19 to August 26 includes Chamber of Commerce and Optimist meetings at Hill Country Inn, budget hearings at Llana and central offices, a stage production His Land at LHS Auditorium, and daily club gatherings at various venues such as Harvest House and Prairie Mt. Lions Club and TOPS activities feature among recreation and social appointments.
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Kingstand Chamber of Commerce
Valley Spring HD Club
Round Mountain Bank
Hill Country Inn
Llana
LHS Audietorium
Harvest House
Lions Club
Westerner
Tops Club
Llano Golf
Buchanan HD
Friend Ship House
Social Security
Prairie Mt
Trailer Groups Book Reservations at Llano City Park
Two trailer groups reserve Llano City Park stays for August and September with Camping Squares from San Antonio and Holiday Ramblers from Houston bringing dozens to hundreds of trailers. A Stano County Chamber committee will greet them and present small gifts. Mrs. Irland West returns to Matagorda to spend months with her son and daughter-in-law.
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Llano City Park
San Antonio
Ramblers of
Houston
Stano County Chamber of Commerce
Sue Seeliger
Annette
Irland West
Matagorda
Mardell West
Llano School Enrollment Edges Down in Fall Term
Llano schools opened with 991 students, down from 1003 on the first day in 1970. First graders numbered 61, down from 70, with higher junior high and elementary counts offset by a smaller overall total amid several routine start tasks and a PTA sponsored coffee.
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Llano
Llano High School
O. Henry Junior High School
Glen Rhodes
Llano Parents Teacher Association
Jury Selection Rules Tightened
Cen Tex News notes tightened jury rules loom large for Texas courts. Exemptions are narrowed to those over 65 or mothers with children under 10 while removal from a panel ends the juror’s involvement in future pools until drawn again. Judges warn panels must rise, possibly doubling juror numbers. Llano County’s jury wheel awaits orders.
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Llano County
Lee McDonald
Llano Optimists To Receive Charter
The Land of Legend Optimist Club of Llano will be officially organized Thursday night August 09 at 7 30 p m in the district court room. Regional Optimist International representative will register charter members that night. Llano County residents may attend to become charter members. Mr and Mrs Herman Spinks of San Antonio attended the wedding of Miss Kristy Cook and Joe Harris at the First Baptist Church last weekend.
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Land of Legend Optimist Club of
Llano
Optimist International
Llano County
Land of Legend Optimist Club
Herman Spinks
San Antonio
Kristy Cook
Joe Harris
First Baptist Church
Protest Over 11 Inch Catfish Limit Petitioned by Bluffton Store Owner
A petition with about 500 names filed by W E Holland owner of the Bluffton Store protests a Texas Parks and Wildlife Department ruling banning catfish shorter than 11 inches. County officials and law officers reportedly signed. In a May 3 meeting Liana sportsmen opposed the proposal.
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W.E. Holland
Bluffton
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Parks and Wildlife Department
Liana Sportsmen
Llano Booster Barbecue After Friday Scrimmage in Fredericksburg
Llano Athletic Booster Club to sponsor a community barbecue after a 4:30 p.m. intersquad scrimmage at the old stadium Friday. Tickets are 2 dollars. supper is free for Yellowjacket players. Booster officers to be elected at 7:30 p.m. following the meal.
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Llano Athletic Booster Club
Boosters
Rey Henry
Robert Kassel
Marvin Sanders
Roy Inks
Georgetown
Liano
Jacket Football Tickets On Sale This Fall
Season tickets go on sale at the Superintendent's office 1402 Oatman from August 23 to September 3, 8 am to 4 pm weekdays. Five game pass costs 7.50. After September 3 single tickets are 1.75 for adults and 0.75 for students. Gate prices are 2.00 adults and 1.00 students. Section B and C west side are reserved.
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Oatman
West Side
Tckats
Llano High 75 Jackets Start Football Workouts
Seventy five Llano High School boys attend morning and afternoon workouts this week under Coach Marvin Sanders. An intersquad scrimmage is set for Friday at 4 30 p.m. on the old field. A Friday scrimmage vs Copperas Cove starts 5 30 p.m. at the new stadium.
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Llano High School
Marvin Sanders
Copperas Cove
Kerrville
LHS
Sanders
Leland Kussell
Dean Zachary
Steve Turner
Jeffrey Hopf
Mark Virdell
Leland Stewart
Tommy Davis
Robert Blossman
Jay Roberson
Herman Honig
Otto Rusche
Vernon
Museum Hours Change at Llano County Museum
The Llano County Museum will be open daily until September 1 from 6 p.m except Mondays. Miss Lena Schorlemmer reports the change. Mr and Mrs Douglas Rickett and their children returned last week from a Victoria area vacation.
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Llano County Museum
Lena Schorlemmer
Douglas Rickett
Victoria
Rains Raise Highland Lakes Levels in Central Texas
Heavy rains across Central and West Texas over three weeks lifted Highland Lakes levels. Lake Buchanan rose toward capacity from well below the 1020.00 foot mark, to 1016.5 feet, while Lake LBJ stood near 825 feet. Llano station logged 8.06 inches since late July, with 3.38 in July and 4.68 in August. Temperatures remained mild with a high near 90 and lows around 62 for the week.
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West
Texas
Highland Lakes
Buchanan
Llano
City Adds Council Room to Offices
City of Llano officials announce a new council room and private office for Manager George Rogers on West Main Street. A fire truck stall in the adjacent fire hall is being enclosed by June Grider, featuring a glass and red wood front and slated for completion soon.
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City
George Rogers
City of
Llano
West Main Street
June Grider
Band Booster Ice Cream Supper Set
Llano Band Boosters will hold an ice cream supper at the new band hall on Monday evening August 23 at 7 40 p m. All parents of band students from sixth grade through high school are urged to attend.
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Llano
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Betty Lee Smith
Wayne
Kim
Denalynn
Henry Smith
Lang River
Ando
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Llang
Ness
Gillespie
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