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Newspaper
Llano News
Location
Llano, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1971
Page
5
Llano County reports hot and humid conditions with temperatures from 60 to 95 degrees last week. No rain in the past week though 4.68 inches have been recorded for the month, and official statistics show a different picture than local observations.
In recent years carpeting colors and styles have expanded due to synthetic fibers. These man made fibers lower costs long wearing easy to clean and soil resistant with no single best fiber. Visit Charlie's Store to consult experts and view a large selection suited to each room.
Miss Beverly Jan Whigham and William Curtis Harshman II wed at Lois Perkins Chapel Georgetown on August 21. The bride a Southwestern University graduate and third grade teacher wore an empire gown with Venise lace veil. Reception followed as families and friends gathered. couple to reside in Austin after a wedding trip to Wimberley.
Dr and Mrs Robert Fain with children from Stephenville and Mr and Mrs Thomas Fain with children from Tyler were recent guests of Mrs H E Fain.
The Texas state director top the National Retired Teachers Association Mrs Striker will speak August 31 at 3 p.m. in the Community Room of Highland Lakes National Bank Kingsland. The meeting invites all area retired teachers to attend and hear her Talk Bridge the Gap and meet Vivian Newcomb president of the local chapter.
Russell Williams 63 moved to Sunrise Beach Lake LBJ six months ago and died Tuesday morning. Funeral Thursday at 2 pm in Hubbard-Kelly Odessa with burial Sunset Memorial Odessa. Local arrangements by Waldrope. He was born November 10 1907 in Coddee and married Roberta Mahan January 7 1967. He was an oil field equipment salesman Mason Shriner and studying to be a Jehovahs Witness. Survived by wife a son two sisters two brothers and two grandchildren. Memorials to heart or kidney foundation.
The Highland Lakes Arts and Crafts Trail spans two weekends September 25 26 and October 22 23 with exhibits open 10 am to 6 pm Saturday and noon to 6 pm Sunday. Now in its fourth year the event is sponsored by the Highland Lakes Tourist Association with nine fairs in Austin Marble Falls Burnet Bertram Lampasas Kingsland Buchanan Dam Llano and Mason. Booth spaces are being reserved by the Chamber of Commerce.
Mr and Mrs Roy W Roths mann visited last weekend in Austin with the Smitty Johnson family and attended the Whigham Harshman wedding in Georgetown Saturday.
The sale included 301 head with stocker calves and yearlings selling 5c to 1.00 higher than last week and heifer calves gaining 1 to 3 dollars on a very strong market. Slaughter cows and bulls moved higher, cow and calf pairs up 10 to 25 dollars per pair, and several local ranchers posted notable prices for steers and heifers from Llano, Cherokee, Burnet, and Fredericksburg listings. Mr and Mrs Jesse James and son from Pecos visited the Harlow family.
The Internal Revenue Service will run local service and compliance centers in the Austin District under the wage price freeze. Nine southern Texas offices will answer inquiries accept complaints and investigate violations. Telephones are being added and staff mobilized. Questions about the new import duty surcharge will go to the Houston Office of Customs unless they concern wages rents or the price freeze.
Mrs. Sammia Dodson, 62, of Concord California died there Wednesday August 18 after an illness. Funeral services and burial were held there. She was a sister of Mrs. Sherman Long and a native of Blanco County who had lived in California the past 90 years. She recently visited the Longs and returned to California after becoming ill.
Wildlife biologist Herbert G. Kothmann reports wild turkeys are expanding in Northwest Texas. Turkeys roost on manmade structures along transmission lines, moving west through Permian Basin counties since 1958. A government rainfall and range outlook suggests continued population gains if conditions stay favorable.
Reported longest voluntary sleep abstinence reaches 276 hours while a 15 year old girl in 1888 allegedly yawned nonstop for five weeks.
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