Llano County Praises Fast Deed Signings For New Highway
Llano County officials and Judge Box are praised for expediting right of way deeds for the new Highway 20 project. The piece notes cooperation with landowners, planned force account work, and about 396000 dollars in state and federal funds. It mentions Highway 29 east work resuming and aims for asphalt by next spring.
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Llano County
Llano
Mangon County
State ‘Office
The
Highway Department
Federal Bureau of Public Roads
Llana
Tlano
McKown
Song
Liano
Liano County
Gad Algo
Loonies Moss Visit With Amarillo Parents This Weekend
Loonies Moss of Amarillo visited with her parents Mr. and Mrs Luke Mons during the past weekend.
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Loonies Moss
Amarillo
Luke Mons
Former Llano Man Killed In Auto Wreck
Frank Wealey Haynes 27 of Llano and a companion died in an automobile crash near Paris Arkansas last Sunday about 8:00 am The body was taken to Llano for burial Tuesday He is survived by a widow one child his parents Mr and Mrs Oscar Haynes of Llano two brothers Howard Roy Haynes and six sisters including Mrs Ruth Lanier Mrs Pela Schuessler Mrs Wes Schuessler of Austin Mrs Bill Buringgame Hope Ark Mrs Douglas Massey Ola Ark and Miss Inez Haynes Llano Funeral services were held at Battery Funeral Home with Rev F E Kirchner Baptist evangelist conducting the revival meeting in Llano.
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Frank Wealey Haynes
Paris
Arkansas
Mr. Haynes
Ofa
Llano
Oscar Haynes
Howard
Roy Haynes
Ruth Lanier
Pela Schuessler
Wes Schuessler
Austin
Bill Buringgame
Hope
Douglas Massey
Ola
Inez Haynes
Liano
Funeral services for Mrs Ratliff today in Llano
Funeral services for Mrs Richard Annie Ratliff will be held at 4 40 this afternoon at Battery funeral home. She died at her Llano home after about a year of illness. The former Annie Rhodes was born in Red River county Texas on April 21 EST and moved to Llano county as a child. She married Richard Ratliff January 21 1892. Survived by two daughters Mrs Jess Johnson and Mrs Otto Schneider Jr and four sisters and two brothers. Burial in Llano cemetery with Miles Buttery directing. Pallbearers named.
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Richard
Annie) Ratliff
Battery
Jess Johnson
Llano County
Otto Schneider, Jr
Fredericksburg
Ratliff
A. O. Dees
H. L. Netevan
MD Stewart
R. W. White
Mason
Arthur Collines
Jim Rhodes
Oklahoma
Christian Church
Order of the Eastern Star
Ferrel Fox
Llano
Elmon Stewart
C.L. Taylor
Orville Buttery
Albert Ricketson
Hydro-Gas Co Moves to New Home This Week
Hydro Gas Sales announces Llano office and display room will relocate to the Freeman Reed building near Brubgs Drug Store. The redecorated site will have fluorescent lighting and a large storage tank moved from Lampasas. Foundations for a new bulk station are being built to improve service across Llano County. Donald Bruht will oversee gas and appliance sales and direct company policies.
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Roger van Cleve
Hydro Gas Sales Corporation
Llano
Freeman-Reed
Brubl'g Drug Store
Lampasas
Lteno
Liane County
Donald Bruht
Lang Equity
Bruhl
Hydro ‘Gas Sales Corporation
San Saba
van Cleve
Southern Steel Company
Record Heat Drenches Llano Week as Hg Hits 107
Llano endures the hottest stretch of summer with daily temperatures at or above 100 degrees. Monday reached 107 degrees, tied to the year's heat record, and officials from the U S Weather Bureau report continued extreme heat across the past week. Local note mentions residents Mrs Gordon Crooms and family vacationing in California while Hydro Gas Sales promotes its authorized dealer network in Llano San Saba and Lampasas counties.
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Llano
Mercury
H. C. Roth Loval
United States Weather Bureau
Defense Bond Sales Near 50 000 Mark
Defense Saving bonds in Llano county and Defense Saving stamps total $48 555.05 according to three selling agencies. Castell post office is now a selling agency for bonds and stamps. Past week sales: Moore State Bank $1 800 in bonds and Castell and Llano post offices $32 in stamps. County goal set at $50 000 by J F Buttery.
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Llano County
Castell
Willard Dalhan
Moore State Bank
Llano
J. F. Buttery
Death Claims Mrs. W. Y. Fowler at Ranch Home
Mrs. W. Y. Fowler Sr died at her son W. Y. Fowler Jr’s ranch near Babyhead on Friday night after several days illness. Born October 14 1866 in Jacksonville Alabama she lived in Collin Llano and Llano counties before moving to the ranch. Survived by two sons Dr Frederick Fowler of Galveston and W. Y. Fowler Jr. two grandchildren and a brother Coke Prater. Funeral Sunday at 4 pm at Buttery Funeral Home with interment in Liano cemetery.
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W. Y. Fowler
W. Y. Fowler, Jr
Llano County
Valley Spring
Liano
William
Jane
Coke Prater
Collin County
J. M. McCord
Miles Buttery
T. J. Moore
HH. J. Hoerster
Luke Moss
Ben Donan
W. J. Parks
Ray Martin
W. F. Keng
Dan Hackworth
W. J. Jenking
Tommie Youngblood
McLarty
B. K. Smith
Galveston
D. A. Fowler
Robie
Brownwood
J. B. Fowler
Seguin
Marion Fowler
I. D. Fowler
Austin
J. M. Dyson
Shreveport
Llano seeks two football games before season start
Llano High School seeks two football games to fill open dates September 26 and October 3 as plans for the season proceed. Superintendent Thomas M. Spencer says the school will accept nearly any proposition, with at least one game likely at Llano. The season opens with a home game against Burnet.
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Liano High School
Thomas M. Spencer
Liano
Llano
Spencer
Burnet
Negro Held in Llano Jail On Wife-Slaying Charge
Llano sheriff reports a man is held in Llano Jail on a wife slaying charge. The story notes additional local items including a Lakes Directory released by the Llano Chamber of Commerce detailing 33 Llano County business places around Buchanan and Inks Lakes, parks, docks, cabins, rentals, and fishing supplies.
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Llano C
Llano County
Buchanan and
Inks Lakes
Chamber of Commerce
West Texas
L.C.R.A
Valley Spring Man Milton Monroe Tomme Dies at 79
Funeral services for Milton Monroe Tomme known as Uncle Bud were held at the Tabernacle in Valley Spring on August 15 with Bro. William Talley delivering the last words. He was born June 15, 1869 in Round Rock and died August 14 at his nephew Ernest Tomme’s home. Survived by one brother John Tomme and three sisters, plus many nieces and nephews.
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Milton Monroe Tomme
Uncle Bud
Tabernacle
Valley Spring
Salem Cemetery
Bro
Wm. Talley
Round Rock
Liano County
Ernest Tomme
Mos&st
John Tomme
M. A. Faulkner
Pear Valley
John Tommé
Fannie Talley
Nora Layne
Fort Worth
Frank
Willis Faulkner
Laelia Tommin
Cone
Texas
Pete Davee
Brady
Rufus Moore
Bail Refused for Llano Wife-Killer Greenwood
Clarence Greenwood, a San Saba resident described as a negro, is held in Llano jail without bond after fatally shooting his wife, Mrs. Clara Durrah Greenwood, last Thursday around 5 p.m. He surrendered Friday at Buchanan Dam and asked to be brought back to Llano. two co defendants were released pending district court appearance.
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Clarence Greenwood
Liano
Clara Durrah Greenwood
Greenwood
San Saba
Ida Mae Daniels
Johnson Shepperd
Bill Dur
Durrah
Buchanan Dam
Llano
Justice of the Peace
J. B. Mayes
Right of Way Deeds Signed for Llano Road Projects
Llano County commissioners advance right of way purchases for Valley Spring road and highway 29 from Llane to Mason county line. Deeds recorded bring land for new roads. more owners awaiting papers. Estimated fencing and construction cost about 15 000 dollars, with 5 727 237 already paid to landowners.
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Mason County
Llano County
Liano County
Magon County
The
Valley Spring
Llane
F. M. Cassaday
Llano
York Ratliff Enters Officers Training School at Fort Benning
1st Sgt. Lamon York Ratliff arrived at Fort Benning Ga to begin Officer Training School. Maj R. R. Coursey announced the candidate list of 200 from each corps area and foreign station. Ratliff, son of Lon and Mrs. Ratliff Llano, joined the Army in 1939 and served with the 142nd Infantry Camp Bowie Texas.
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Fort Benning
Lamon York Ratliff
R. R. Coursey
Sgt. Ratliff
Lon Ratliff
Llano
Army
142Nd Inf
Camp Bowie
Texas
Omar N. Bradley
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California
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Max Min
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Bluebonnet Tavern
Shorty and Oleta
Buchanan Boat Docks
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Bob's Place
the Anchor
Lake View Inn
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Mangell’s Camp
Lakeview Courts
Camp Loudon
Amick’s
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Matt
Jecker’s Cove
Alexander and Perry
Snow Bros
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