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Newspaper
Llano News
Location
Llano, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1940
Page
4
The News extends birthday wishes to readers celebrating this week. Names listed include T. V. Gibson Jr Dayton Liefest Ernest Oestreich Evelyn Crowell Nobel E Larson and others with dates December 2 through December 7.
San Saba County voters will cast ballots December 17 on a $1,250,000 highway bond issue to finance road projects. The plan funds upgrades to State and Federal Highways 190 and 16, plus a bridge over the San Saba River and a segment north of Richland Springs. Bond sale depends on a state legislative pledge to cover interest and principal.
The Boy Scouts practice Be Prepared to build civic virtue and lifesaving skills from age twelve. They earn merits in first aid, life saving, swimming and hundreds of topics, preparing 9 million Scouts for emergencies and supporting wartime and community needs.
Texas fire official Marvin Hall reports gasoline use as a deadly home hazard with about 50 annual deaths and 36 fatalities in the first ten months of 1940. He warns against using gasoline for heating or cleaning and notes fumes are highly explosive. dynamite is safer. Also listed are two for sale notices: a large wash kettle and a two room house with a milk goat.
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