Llano Jaycees Wing-Ding Variety Show Friday Night
The 1968 Llano Jaycees Variety Show, set for Friday December 3 at 8 p.m. in the high school auditorium, features Detroit Tiger star Norm Cash as grand finale with autographed baseballs for door prizes. A one act hillbilly play, a Gleason style sketch, a dance revue, and Peter Paul and Mary pantomime recordings are on the program. Funds fund Llano County Junior Livestock Show, with prize money and costs projected between 800 and 1000 dollars annually. Tickets are 1.00 for adults and 0.56 for children.
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Llano Jaycee
Norm Cash
Detroit Tiger
Nohin
Jackie Gleason
Crazy Guggenheim
Jack Thomas
A. C. Myrick
Peter, Paul and
Mary
Johnny Roberson
Wade Hutto
Connie Wirdell
Jaycees
Llano County
Thiers
FFA
4-H
Southwest
Liano County
Jayeze
City approves truck chassis purchase and lighting upgrades
City Manager George Rogers announced the city bought four garbage truck chassis from Hasse GMC at 2794.37 to create two more road trucks and reduce breakdowns. The council approved replacing two 2300-volt street light circuits with 175-watt mercury lamps with eye controls and plans Llano River bridge lighting with State Highway Department input.
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Liano
George Rogers
Hasse Gmc
Rogers
Llano River
State Highway Department
Culture Club Bazaar To Be Held Saturday
The Women's Culture Club hosts its annual Christmas bazaar at the clubhouse this Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Enjoy home made foods and a variety of gifts while door prizes and a mystery grab bag add to the fun. Funds support the club's principal fund raising project of the year under the finance committee led by Mmes. Dees Watkins Ratliff Hardin Ciendennen.
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Women’s Culture Club
Mmes. W. J. Dees
Jim Watkins
Bailey Ratliff
Alex Hardin
T. &E. Ciendennen
November blood donation at Llano Memorial Hospital
Only one donor was required in November at Llano Memorial Hospital. David Hackworth Jr was the actual donor while two stand-by donors, Francis K Scott and Angelita Najar, were available on standby. Hospital personnel supported the donation effort and the process proceeded with the single required donor.
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Llano Memorial Hopital
David Hackworth, Jr
Francis K. Scott
Angelita Najar
Hospital
Seapnresi
Herman Rees
Iite
Raesener
Llano Memorial Hospital
John Linn Scott
Austin
Scott
Four Youths Charged With Breaking and Entry
Four youths face charges of breaking and entering after a theft at Frank Hopf’s warehouse. The oldest, 18, waived examining trial and remains in Llano jail on a $1,000 bond. Ages 12 13 and 16 to appear in juvenile court. four cages of beer reported missing. Also a Llanoan held in Fredericksburg on car theft. $1,000 bond posted. Two guns stolen from Jimmy Don Gray’s pickup with serials 65682 and 189480.
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Frank Hopfs
Llano
Hopf
Jimmy Don Gray
Muenster Man Dies On Hunting Trip
Charles Speed Martin aged 67 of Muenster died of an apparent heart attack on a hunting trip at a ranch near Oxford. He was a retired L and N Railroad engineer and a World War I veteran. Burial at Sacred Heart Cemetery in Muenster. Body moved to Nick Miller Funeral Home.
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Charles Speed Martin
Muenster
Oxford
Martin
L & N Railroad
Nick Miller
Sacred Heart
Llano Memorial Hospital Scores High in Hill-Burton Survey
A State Health Department survey for Hill-Burton funds reviewed Texas hospitals for capacity to add on without major changes. Llano Memorial Hospital scored over 90 and shows promising grant prospects though further surveys are planned with results expected around January.
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State Department of Health
Llano
H. A. Raesener
Llano Memorial Hospital
Hill-Burton
Liano Memorial Hospital
Raesener
Liano Hospital
Llano Christmas Lighting Contest Set for Dec 20
Llano County homes brighten for the season as the annual Christmas lighting contest is judged Monday night December 20 from seven to nine by out of town judges. Judging focuses on originality and theme over expense. No formal entry is required though city offices should be notified to avoid misses.
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L'ao County
Liano’s
Christmavas
Llano
Liano High Yellowjackets Season Start Delayed
The first cage game for Liano High School Yellowjackets was cancelled by Johnson City authority as football wages on. The season opens with Georgetown tournament from tonight through Friday with the boys B and girls A teams in Harper and Golthwaite events and Rockdale tournament for the girls on December 9-10.
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Liano High School Yellowjackets
Johnson City
Linc
Jackets
Georgetown
Durday
Harper
Golthwaite
Rockdale
Llano to Host HLTA Membership Meeting
Highland Lakes Tourist Association will hold its quarterly membership meeting at the Llano Slare County Community Center on Thursday night December 9. It is the first general meeting in Llano with a social hour before dinner. Tex Wright of Kingsland and association president will supervise the event.
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Highland Lakes
Slare County
Llano
Charles Moss
Register
Lester Innan
Tex Wright
Kingsland
Association
Llano calendar of events December schedule
The calendar lists events from December 2 to December 9 including Llano High School basketball in Georgetown and Harter tournaments, a Jaycee Variety Show, County 4 H Achievement Banquet, Orphans hunt at Llano ranches, Bookmobile visits, TSTA Christmas party, Lions Club and Ladies Golf Association gatherings, and multiple Christmas parties at various community venues.
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LHS
Georgetown
Llano Ranches
Kingsland
Goldthwaite
Lions Club
Club Llano
Ladies Golf Association
Ranch Homes
Liano
Cooler Weather Boosts Llano County Deer Hunting
More than 2,000 deer faced for storage in Llano County this year through Tuesday amid warm weather. Hunters report large bucks including a 136 pounder at Llano Ice Plant and a 118 pound eight point buck by Leo Kiner on the Oscar Schuessler ranch. Jim Henderson, 15, harvested a velvet 12 point at his Llano home. Inman’s station logged a 19% inch spread by Steve Duncan. another 22 inch spread buck was unregistered.
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Llano County
Ehry Ross
Llano
Harold Hohmanns
Leo Kiner
San Antonio
Oscar Schuessler
Prairie Mountain
Jim Henderson
Morris Henderson
Jim
Inman
Steve Duncan
Southwest
Texas State College
Freeman
Inman's
Mr. Johnson
Lampasas
Harold Murchison
Gem Capers Rock and Gem Show in Austin
Llano County rockhounds and gem enthusiasts will attend the Lapidary Arts Guild Show titled Gem Capers. The event runs December 3 to 5 at Town Hall within the Hancock Shopping Center in Austin.
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Llano County
Lapidary Arts Guild
Town Hall
Hancock Shopping Center
Austin
WW1 Veterans Plan Turkey Dinner Meeting at Center
World War 1 Veterans of Liano Barracks 1575 plan a turkey dinner before their business meeting at the community center at 7 p.m. Monday December 6. The ladies auxiliary will meet at the same time and place. Miss Coile Moss of UTMB Galveston and David Kennedy of UT visited during Thanksgiving with her parents Exdiger and James Moss.
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Wwiveys
At & P.m
Coile Moss
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston
David Kennedy
University of Texas
Exdiger James Moss
Widening FM 1431 Road Approved for Nine Miles
The State Highway Commission approves widening FM 1431 from Marble Falls to Kingsland Mountain, about nine miles. Construction may start after plans are prepared and bids let. Heavy traffic motivated the project to minimize inconvenience and bring the rebuilt section to standard highway width and quality.
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State Highway Commission
Marble Falls
Kingsland Mountain
Harry Johnson
Burnet
Johnson
Commissioners Plan Badu Park Renovation
Llano County Commission Court approves improvements at Badu Park along the Llano River near the bridge. Work will begin as soon as equipment becomes available, following a request from the Llano County Chamber of Commerce.
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Llano County Commissioners Court
Badu Park
Llano River
City of
Llano
Llano County
Orphan Boys to Hunt Deer in Llano County
Llano County officials plan a spring extension course from Southwest Texas State College titled Materials and Methods in Arithmetic for Elementary Teachers with a 20 participant minimum. Also, 25 orphan boys will hunt deer in Llano County at Slater Brothers ranch under local volunteers on Saturday, coordinated by Gene Ashby and game warden Bill Swope with Rev Bethel Pyles assisting.
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Llano
Southwest Texas State College
Lange
Llano County
Slater Brothers
Ciperation Orphan
Mason
Gene Ashby
Mason County
Liano
Bill Swope
Bethel Pyles
Liane County
Mam
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James Thiers
Peter and Paul
Jimmy Roberson
Wade Hutte
Frns
Phto
Jack Mundh
Frank Lange
Joe Sherrod
A. C. Wessels
Bill Needham
Gordon Donear
Joe Stotts
Jackie Gleasmyrick
Crazy Guggenthomas
Real McCoy
Ee Victor Wisdom
Hill-Burton Fund
HLTA
M. A. Montgomery
Darrell Montmery
Sons of
Betram
TSTA
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