Editorial backs Llano candidate for state legislature after July primary
The Gillespie and Llano counties editorial urges voters to support Lawrence Bruhl the Llano nominee for the state legislature. It praises Bruhl a lawyer with about 15 years’ experience and calls for cross county unity to ensure a strong Democratic ticket from president to constable.
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Llano County
Lawrence Bruhi
Hillspie
Pruhl
Botha
Gillespie County
Liang
Brukl
Legislatire
Liano
Liana County
Constable
Gillespie
Junior G A’s Camp at Breezy Point on Buchanan Lake
The Junior G A’s of the Baptist group spent three days last week in camp at Breezy Point on Buchanan Lake in Millard Oates’s cabin. They were hosted by Mrs Alvin C Johnson and Bits Herschel Siniard with Mrs Johnson teaching Day Dawn in Yoruba Land. Activities included games between study periods and swimming twice daily.
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G. A
Park Project Approved by President for Robinson Park
President Roosevelt approves the Robinson park improvement plan costing 25298 dollars as the federal share with local funds to follow. Work to begin soon after final clearance, as Congressman Chas L South reports the project cleared Washington hurdles and awaits a Texas work order.
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Chas, L. South
Llano
Roosevelt
Robinson Park
Washington
Texas
Congressman South
Highway 29 Section Near Liano Nearing Final Acceptance
Asphalt work on the Highway 29 segment east of Liano is completed. The contractor plans to move off the site soon after final highway department acceptance. The road is not formally opened but is being used without interference.
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Liano
W. F. Hutson
Highway Department
Mr. Hutson
Livestock Market Notes From Federal State Exchange
Hogs receipts about 600 with market slow and weak down 25 to 75 cents. Good and choice hogs 170 to 275 pounds quoted around 6.02 to 6.25, early rounds paid sparingly. Cattle receipts about 500 with calves 1,000. cows and bulls steady to strong, some higher on stockers and feeders. Common and medium steers around 7.10 to 7.76 per hundredweight, various calf prices from 4.75 to 9.60, stocker calves 7.50 to 9.00, heifer calves to 8.50. Sheep receipts 200 with market slow and weak, Angora goats near 2.25, mature wethers about 3.50 to 3.65.
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Federal
Oxford Methodist Church Annual Meeting Slated
The Oxford Methodist church will open its annual meeting next Sunday night August 26 and continue through the week with night services. All are invited to attend.
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Oxford Methodist Church
Baptists Hold Revival Meeting in Llano
The Rev. EB Kirchner of Fredericksburg conducts a county wide revival for Llano Baptist church. Services are outdoors one block north of the freight depot with large crowds. Music led by Mr. and Mrs. J Melvin Ray of Waco, well known locally for prior meetings. The Llano Baptist church extends the invitation to the public.
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Baptist Church
Llano
J. Melvin Ray
Waco
Kirchner
Llano Schools Set to Open September 9 1940
The Llano public schools will begin the 1940-41 session on September 9. Superintendent W. W. Hart announced changes in the schedule and method of drawing books for the year. Further details on grade times were to be finalized and published in The Llano News next week.
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Llano
W. W. Hart
Hart
Liana News
Fall Garden and Home Storage of Vegetables
Fall gardens should be planted at once in Liano county to fit the good planting season. For winter gardens prepare a frame garden to have vegetables year round. Plant onion sets radishes lettuce mustard spinach beets carrots and turnips before frost around November 20. For frame garden info contact the county agent for a bulletin. Weevily peas and beans keep better if hulled or threshing then treated with carbon disulphide. Use specific small containers for storage and allow fumes to dissipate before use.
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Liano County
Hull
Llano Chamber of Commerce to Hold Quarterly Meeting
The Llano Chamber of Commerce holds its second quarterly meeting at Hotel Llano tonight at 8:00. Dr E J Hoerster presides with invited speakers from the Retail Grocery association of Austin and Llano county mineral interests. Mrs A C Bowman will report on past work and future plans.
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Llano Chaumber of Commerce
Hotel Llano
E. J. Hoerster
Slane County
Retail Gwocery Association of
Austin
Travis County
Llano
Llano County
A. C. Bowman
Low Interest Shaped Runoff Primaries Across County
Election day approaches with minimal voter engagement as no county-wide races are contested. State office contests draw little interest, including a tight race for state senator between Homer Ne Wolfe and incumbent Houghton Brownlee. Precinct races see Cassaday vs Williams in one, Stacy Miller vs Neal Wood in three, and F E Smith vs H G Osbourn in four, with narrow July leads noted.
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Homer Ne- Wolfe
Houghton Brownlee
F. M. Cassaday
Shirley Williams
Mr. Cassadey
Stacy Miller
Neal Wood
F. E. Smith
H. G. Osbourn
Mr. Smith
Llano Ranchman Purchases Registered Angora Buck
Llano county ranchman J. W. Winkle bought a registered Angora buck at the Texas Angora Goat Raisery sale held August 16 and 17 in Junction. The buck, bred by C. A. Pepper, sold for 150 dollars. Winkle has long bred registered goats and Polled Hereford cattle and favors strong sires. Harold and Henry Buttery Jr and Misses Vivian and Doris Buttery were weekend guests of Miss Ann Andreag of Houston.
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J. W. Winkle
Llano County
Junction
C. A. Pepper and
Gold
Mr. Winkle
Harold and
Henry Buttery, Jr
Vivian
Doris Buttery
Ann Andreag
Houston
Handling Home Food Storage and Sweet Potato Maturity
The guide explains sealing peas with paraffin to prevent weevil infestation and using open containers for edible peas or beans. It notes 180 degree heat on a second electric stove for ten minutes before tight storage. It also describes assessing sweet potato maturity by breaking a potato and observing moisture loss.
Death takes old resident Charles M. Wallace
Charles M. Wallace a longtime Llano County resident died of a heart attack at his home last Thursday night He was 74 born in Dripping Springs Texas April 28 1866 He drove Texas longhorns to Kansas later served as Llano postmaster and worked in the sheriff tax assessor office for 13 years He married Lula Dudley in 1960 and is survived by his wife three children a brother and six nephews Funeral services were held Saturday at the family residence with burial in Llano Cemetery
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Charles M. Wallace
Mr. Wallace
Elmon D. Stewart
Dripping Springs
Texas
Llano County
Kansas
Walace
San Antonio
Wallace
Lula Dudley
R. O. Moss
Chicksha
Oklahoma
Dudley Wallace
Louis Lee Wallace
Round Rock
Andrew Wallace
Llano
Woodrow Whitson
J. C. Jones
Miles Buttery
W. H. and
Howard Wallace
John Wallace
Fort Worth
Claude and
Charley Wallace
Harold Nevins
Funeral Draws Many Out-of-Town Guests in Llano
A large turnout of visitors from outside Llano attended the funeral of C. M. Wallace last Saturday. Among the out-of-town mourners were Harold Nevin and family, the Wallace and Richardson families from San Antonio, the Pattons from Buda, and the Wallace family from Fort Worth, one guest list notes several relatives and friends.
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Llano
C. M. Wallace
Harold Nevin
Marie Nevin
Chas. Wallace
Claude Wallace
Volley Richardson
May Shelton
Frank Lawshe
van Hoerster
San Antonio
Arthur Patton
Buda
J. L. Wallace
Bert Worth
Weekend Guests in Kingsland and Local Travel Notes
Mrs Grace Lindsey hosts weekend visitors including L T Barrow family and Edward Barrow of Houston with Tom and Mamie Dell Barrow. The party travels to Vailey Ranch New Mexico while Mamie Dell Barrow stays behind. J J Wallace visits Fort Worth for business.
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L. T. Barrow
The
Antars
Tom
Edward Barrow
Houston
Mamie Dell
Anne Barrow
Austin
Vailey Ranch
New Mexico
Mise Mamie del Barrow
Colorado
J. J. Wallace
Fort Worth
Sue Harmon
Jake Harmon
William Woods
Mebbern Rhertson
Kenneth Lane
Sam Barnett
Alton P. Briley
Q. B. Moore
Laney
Drouth Broken by Sundays Heavy Llano Rainfall
Llano and surrounding county received 2.78 inches of rain over the past week ending Sunday, with .08 inches on Thursday and 2.5 inches Monday’s downpour. Temperatures cooled with highs dropping from 100 to 89 as local stockmen welcomed the relief.
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Llano
H. C. Roth
United States Weather Bureau
Llano County
Llano Negros to Meet Ft. Worth In Texas Championship
The Llano Black Aces travel to Robinson Park to play the Fort Worth Black Cats for the Negro championship of Texas. Llano enters with 15 wins in 16 games this season. Fort Worth has a solid, but not top percentage, record.
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Llano
Black Aces
Fort Worth
Black Cats
Robinson Park
Texas
Stano’s
Llano School Band to Play Free Concert at Courthouse Square
The Llano school band performs a free concert on Saturday night at 8 00 o clock on the courthouse square. The public is invited to attend.
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Llano
Court House Square
Foster suffers broken ribs after horse kick
Foster was kicked by a horse last Thursday afternoon with both hind feet, injuring several ribs in the stomach. He was taken to a Temple hospital where his condition is reported improving rapidly. Bernice Johnson is visiting her sister Mrs. N A Talville in Washington DC.
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T. BE. Foster
Mr. Foster
Temple Hospital
Bernice Johnson
Mrs. N. A. Talville
Washington, D.C
Local Notes On Funerals and Visits
Winnie Mae Moore attended the funeral of Grandmother Fleming of Babyhead last Friday. Janica Hudler of Burnet spends this week with friends here. Mrs C C Weeaks and son Jodie Milstead moved to South Texas. Fred Wood leased their Placa. Mr and Mrs A J Inscore and sons spent last weekend with relatives in Fredericksburg. Mr and Mrs M A Murchison and Mrs Grace Lindsey went to Smithville last Tuesday for Lillian Marie Hill’s funeral.
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Winnie Mae Moore
Grandmother Fleming
Babyhead
Janica Hudler
Burnet
A. J. Inscore and Sons
Fredericksburg
M. A. Murchison
Grace Lindsey
Smithville
Lillian Marie Hill
Dorman Hil
Austin
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