Concrete Bridge Favored For Llano Replacement Project
Llano county residents welcome H E M Stevenson town resident engineer and Calvin headquarter staff as concrete bridge chosen over steel to replace the June floods damage. Local labor benefits cited with steel fabrication overseas. North approach widened and paving of highway 81 to courthouse underway. Railroad negotiations with S P to ensure cooperation. Stevenson plans to stay a year to year and a half.
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State Highway Department
Llano
Liano County
Stevenson
TF. J
Burnet
Liano
Chamber of Commerce
S. P
Highway Department
Watkins
Sad Anniversary Ends Life of Marble Falls Driver Walter Giesecke
Walter Giesecke 79 of Marble Falls died on his 49th wedding anniversary after a life as a trail driver. Born in Washington County he lived in Marble Falls 40 years and retired from business. Funeral services were held Monday at Marble Falls. He is survived by his wife and six children.
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Walter Giesecke
Marble Fally
Sirs. P. W. P. Franklin
Washington County
Marble Falls
Aren
Donkey Ball Game Plans Clash At Carter Field
A humorous softball match between the Christian and Methodist teams is set for Tuesday night at Carter Field. Players will ride donkeys as directed by Rev. T C Roflé. Donkeys are being transported to Linha by a group known for statewide audio shows. A free will offering will be collected.
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Carter Field
T. C
Linha
Death Claims Llano Doctor
Dr. W. Y. Fowler longtime Llano county physician died at St. David's hospital in Austin after a long career serving patients across Llano. Born June 15 1860 in Paducah Kentucky he practiced medicine in Llano since 1889 and helped deliver between 2000 and 3000 babies. Interment was at Llano city cemetery with funeral services conducted by Rev. J. P. Kidd.
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W. Y. Fowler
Llano County
St. David's Hospital
Austin
Dr. Fowler
Paducah
Kentucky
W. F. Fowler
Collin County
Texas
Tommie Prater
Farmersville
Fowler
W. Y. HI
Jane Lee Fowler
Llano
Fred Fowler
Galveston
A. B. Fowler
Brownwood
J. D., Fowler
D. D. Fowler
Paint Rock
Charles E. Davis
San Antonio
Liano
J. P. Kidd
W. H. Wallace
Allan Newsom
Pr. H. J. Hoerster
Orville Buttery
T. J. Moore
Fred Lange
T. J. Watkins
Allan Johnson
Luke Moss
J. L. Renick
Felton Smathers
H. C. Buttery
J. P. Buttery
Harry Winkel
W. W. Watkins
George M. Watkins
GO. €. Porter
Grady Faubton
W. B. Collins
Elmon Stewart
F. C. Wilborn
Jim Wyckoff
B. Lange
Will King
Arthur Baumann
Roy Willoughby
G. L. Gray
G. W. Nullmeyer
T.Y. Hitt
Wilburn Q Gatman
S. 8
Smith
J. J. Backues
Miles Buttery
Repeal Amendment Fails in Llano County Vote
Llano County voters reject five of seven proposed amendments in the special election while favoring two including old age pensions and commitment of mentally ill without trial. Repeal loses county by 21 votes 463 to 484 with only five of nineteen boxes supporting it. About 1000 ballots cast total with 991 on the old age pension measure.
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Texas
Llano County
Liano
Liano County
Llano
Bluffton
Sandy Mountain
Prairie Mountain
Sady Head
Kingsland
County Dads Revive Old Memories
The Llano County Commissioners Court revisits a long running dispute with the Llano Luncheon Club over the old iron fence around the courthouse. The club removed the railing years ago while the court was away, and the fence was stored. Now a bridge railing from the former fence, near Flag Creek, is again the subject of discussion and a committee is set to address it.
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Llano County Commissioners’ Court
Liano
Flag Creek
Fance
Llano Band to Perform Encore Saturday Night
The Llano band will give another encore at 8 o clock Saturday night.
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Llano
Llano City Schools Open September 9 1935
Notification of Llano City Schools opening on September 9 1935 with book issuance schedules by class and building sections. Details include grade by grade reporting times, high school start September 10, tuition rates, age requirements, and supply guidelines for paper and notebooks.
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Llano
Superintendent of Schools
Undera
Adyao
Barmunee
Young
U S Explains Getten Loans for 1935 Cotton Program
A telegram from C A Cobb outlines a 1935 cotton loan plan. The Secretary of Agriculture and the CCC approve a program guaranteeing farmers at least 12 cents per pound for 1935 cotton, with A A A payments offsetting any gap to the market price. The CCC will offer a 9 cent per pound loan at the farm with no recourse, enabling growers to market their cotton orderly throughout the year.
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C. A. Cobb
Cotton
Secretary of Agriculture
Commodity Credit Corporation
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Logan
Building trades in Llano surge with new projects
Llano sees a boom in construction over the last two months with activity possibly unseen since 1929. Alfred Weber of Spencer-Sauer Lumber and B Lange of Rockwell Bros credit increased orders and new jobs, including a seven room Hartmann residence eight miles on Valley Spring road and a Preece home in Lone Grove.
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Llano
Alfred Weber
Spencer-Sauer Lumber Company
B. Lange
Rockwell Bros. Company
Albert Hartmann
Valley Spring Road
Mr. Weber
Bath
Mr. Lange
F. T. Preece
Lone Grove
Alvin Schneider
Oscar Schuessler
Prairie Mountain
J. C. Winkler
Valley Spring
Rocking chair fall injures Liano County man
D. M. Long, 72, a well known Liano County citizen, was badly injured Tuesday morning when his rocking chair tipped as he reached for something. He suffered a broken hip but refused hospital care and is under treatment by Dr. H. J. Hoerster.
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D. M. Long
Liano County
Mr. Long
H. J. Hoerster
Engineer Suffering Stroke Among South Pacific Workers
H. Cagwell a 70 year old engineer on the Austin division of the Southern Pacific suffered a paralytic stroke at 3 15 Monday afternoon after completing his car switching in the local yards He left the engine cab and entered the engine house when he fell He was being moved by ambulance to Austin Tuesday afternoon in slightly improved condition and had long served in thePlano run for several years
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H. Cagwell
Austin
Southern Pacific Lines
Caswell
Plano
Llano County Plans WPA Projects With City and School Officials
Llano County and Brownwood city officials with outside engineers plan WPA projects tied to the district office. About 192000 is available. Major work includes paving and terracing the courthouse square, plus three low water bridges and school grounds terracing. A PWA school building package seeks 20000 for a ward school annex and high school addition. Emergency projects aim to provide immediate jobs incl moving Battery Hollow bridge and building a thoroughfare east of the Masonic building.
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Ials
Brownwood
EB. L. Andrews
Wate Highway Department
J. R. Colley
Travis County
Llano
W. H. Barnum
WPA
Courthouse
Barnum
Shirley Williams
Harvey Crossing
Kingsland
Sandy
Hardin Crossing
Llane-Wilson
Click
Colorado
W. W. Hart
He Beieves
PWA
Fort Worth
T. J. Watkins
Washington
Battery Hollow
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