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Newspaper

Llano News

Location

Llano, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 31, 1939

Page

4

Weir Clymer Nuptials Held in Texas Church

The wedding of Miss Leta Weir and Mr. Guy Clymer was performed by Rev. Charles Hardt at Ward Memorial Methodist Church in Austin. Attendants included Velma Lee Weir and Feard Gephardt. the couple will reside in Llano after a New Orleans honeymoon.

Leta Weir W. N. Weir Weir Texas Guy Clymer Charles Hardt Ward Memorial Methodist Church Austin Velma Lee Weir Feard Gephardt Taano Llano

Templeton Reunion Marks 59 Years Since Texas Arrival

Descendants of Alphonse and Sarah Ann Templeton gathered at Buchanan Lake county park to celebrate their 1849 move from Missouri to Montague and Llano counties. About 100 descendants attended with four generations present and last names including Overstreet. The reunion honored a family with a Templeton store in Lone Grove for six decades and included wives of three brothers and relatives from six Templeton lines. The event closed with plans to hold future reunions.

Cen Alphonse Sarah Ann Templeton Texas Buchanan Lake Missouri Scrionors Templetons Montague County North Texas Round Rock Saga Saba George David Albert James John Betty Over- Street Llano County Lone Grove

Mrs Ellen Brown Headlines Field Creek News

Mrs Ellen Brown leads Field Creek News with local updates. Family visits include Annie Redick recovering, Maud Detler and kin staying with grandparents A J Simpson, Barclay and Brown families. Verlon Simpson wed Mildred Barclay in Llano. Walter Barclay and others travel to towns for errands. Conard Brown injures arm. Leslie Paynor visits San Angelo relatives.

Annie Redick Detler Gon A. J. Simpson Willian W. KE. Barclay Hope Brown Llane Oleta Smith W. Barclay Annie Lee Taw Taw Alton Lpuris Barclay Valley Spring William Barclay J. T. Underwood New Mexico Walter Barclay W. T. Barclay Brady Verlon Simpson Mildred Barclay Llano Arthur Simpson Elbow W. E. Barclay Lewis Wainscott Austin Conard Brown Leslie Paynor San Angelo Baxter Strong W. R. Barclay Esbon

Optometrist Wilbur C. Treadwell Visits Llano Office

Wilbur C. Treadwell, optometrist, will be in his Llano office on Saturday September 2 for eye examinations and glasses fittings. The notice also lists an annual affair with officers elected: J. H. Templeton president, J. L. Templeton vice president, and Mrs. QO. Speck secretary.

Wilbur C. Treadwell Llano J. H. Templeton J. L. Templeton QO. Speck

Local Social News from Lone Grove this Week

Miss Cleo Cook returns from San Marcos summer school. Families visit relatives across Lone Grove including the Haggards in Rio Grande Valley and the Templesons in Jogan. A Sunday rain blessed the community.

Cleo Cook San Marcos Bobbie Ritchie Arizona D. A. Tiley Clifford Myers James W. Haggard Rio Grande Valley D. L Hazelett Sullivan Dainty Dell Llano Georgi Carver

Methodist Missionary Meet Hosts World Outlook Program

The Methodist Woman's Missionary Society gathers Friday at 4 00 p m at the church for New Horizons of Home Mission Service led by Mrs J C Jones with topic by Mrs H L West. Hostesses include Mesdames Harold Cook Daymon Edwards J L Hurt and Lon Ratliff. Also listed are a for sale ad and a lost item.

Methodist Woman's Missionary New Horizons of Home Mission Service J. C. Jones H. L. West Harold Cook Daymon Edwards J. L. Hurt Lon Ratliff Dick Williamson Damon Sessoms J. Melvin Ray Dorcas Ray Minnie Hillman Kirschner Mary Christ Burnet Curtis Carter Sunbeams

Community Guest List Highlights Kingsland Area

Mrs Grace Lindsey hosts and visits dot Kingsland social scene as guests from Austin Llano Houston Oklahoma City Fort Worth travel through. Local families extend greetings and note movers and absences while plans anchor weekend and summer getaways at The Antlers and nearby towns.

Tad Casner Field Creek J. D. Haile Frances Banks Lucile Barnett Austin Frank Reager Baby Llano Lelia Moore Dayton Neal Genevieve Clark Bobby Doris Neal Houston Jim Long G. Hudler Burnet L. S. Stone A. J. van Arman Fort Worth Jim Barnett Oklahoma City David Barrow Antlers Theodore Eliason Thad Ricketson Glen Rose Abner Ricketson

Burnet Llano Baptist Association Meets in Marble Falls

The Burnet Llano Baptist association plans an all day meeting at the Baptist Church in Marble Falls on Thursday September 7 beginning at 9 30 a.m. The event gathers members from Burnet and Llano counties for fellowship and discussion.

Burnet—Llano

Cherokee gin operates daily except Sunday

A cotton buyer is stationed at the Cherokee gin. Mrs. H. C. Pfieffer and Mr. and Mrs. Sid Pfieffer of San Antonio have returned home after a visit in line with Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Roth.

Wallace Hazelwood Billy Lee San Antonio H. C. Pfieffer Sid Pfieffer Liane H. C. Roth

When A Request Is Not Enough By LVFD Secretary

A faded plea by Louis Pryor urges rapid, coordinated crowding at fires. He mocks curious bystanders and advocates immediate passenger calls and rival parking to outpace the fire truck. The note ends with an invitation to a Sunday church service by Rev Currie.

Louis Pryor

Resolution for Oatman Greek Baptist Church Death Notice

Resolutions honor Brother i M John son charter member who died August 14 1939. Church expresses sympathy to his wife and family and records the resolution in the church book. Rev Alvah Kelley and J B Watson sign as pastor and clerk. Also a Texas traffic study blames drinking drivers for many fatalities in 1939 and notes other causes and odd editorial content. For sale 600 acres in San Saba county near Colorado river with bottom land, trade considered.

Liano News Alvah Kelley J. B. Watson San Saba Colorado River Cherokee Texas

Jesse Chisholm Subject of DeAnn Taylor's Book

Austin reflects on A T Taylor's biography Jesse Chisholm detailing the frontier era. The UT engineering dean chronicles Chisholm through Oklahoma tales and Chisholm family roots, debunking legends while tracing lineage to Scotland.

Jesse Chisholm Deann Taylo W. DO. Hornaday Austin Texas A. T. Taylor College of Engineering University of Texas Chisholm Taylor Southwest Oklahoma Hneage Scotland Dean Taylor Chisholms Jesses Chisholm

Traffic Fatalities Share Rising In Mixed Urban Highway Crashes

A historical report notes drivers and pedestrians contributing to fatal crashes with 2.38 percent attributed to a single factor, while head-on collisions account for over 27 percent of highway deaths. Urban traffic adds to the danger, reducing the share to just over 18 percent.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Clymer Templeton Reunion Field Creek News Ellen Brown Terry Rogers Verna Everett Methodist Missionary Meets O. O. Henderson Kingsland News Grace Lindsey Burnet—Llano Baptist Association Presbyterian Church Shirley Temple Suzannah of the Mounties Ken Maynard The Wilderness Errol Flynn Dodge City Olivia de Haviland Ann Sheridan Will Osbourne Lloyd Nolan Baptist Woman’s Missionary Union T. W. Currie Liane Presbyterian Church United States Moore State Bank No Texa J. J. Moore J. F. Cage Oatman Greek Baptist Church M. Johnson
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