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Newspaper
Llano News
Location
Llano, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1935
Page
3
The Llano News begins its forty eighth year as Llano county’s longstanding business institution. Editors pledge service to citizens in line with the highest journalism ideals, noting droughts, grass lands, and changing times yet continuing to press forward.
An anonymous Chicago press item highlights Colonel Frank Knox as a potential Republican presidential candidate. The piece notes Knox’s surprise at being spotlighted and suggests his editor and citizen status allows views to be shared without personal attention. The piece adds that national demand may push his party to consider him at the coming convention.
Tomomnow reports bids for the Llano river bridge will be opened in Austin if plans hold. A start of construction is expected by early next month, ending years of flood damage fears and stimulating Llano’s economy through a major state project.
A fragment notes disaffection that may linger as a threat to general welfare. The brief text implies concern about civic stability and potential unrest affecting public safety and governance.
The piece argues that newspapers emphasize nearby tragedies over faraway events. It notes Fort Worth Star Telegrams four column death of six in Oklahoma contrasts with a buried item about thousands dying in China by famine, asserting that proximity drives perceived importance.
The column praises Florida as a paradise for modest means while noting seasonal weather can affect activity. It lists November honors for Pearl Buck, Lynne Fontaine, and Mrs. Ogden Mills Reid, plus Gretchen Schoenleber buying a seat on the New York Cocoa Exchange for 2700 dollars and remarks on the beauty industry’s size with thousands of shops in New York City.
The piece discusses Florida as a vast, sparsely populated frontier with room for millions, highlighting tax relief progress, healthy outdoor living, abundant fresh produce, outdoor sports, strong highways, and rising business prospects centered on Panama City paper production and the proposed ship canal boosting Gulf to Atlantic trade. Governor Dave Shultz hosts a New York luncheon as part of a Rockefeller Center exhibit.
Glimpses of upcoming film shows feature Ann Sothern Edmund Lowe in Grand Exit at Lantex tonight and Friday. Saturday offers Storm Over The Andes with Jack Holt Antonio Moreno Mona Barrie. The Miracle Rider highlights Tom Mix and his horse Tony. Red The Rose with Margaret Sullavan Randolph Scott gathers Sunday and Monday reviews.
The piece riffs on Seneca and modern time theft, noting how time is the only asset we truly own. It contrasts legal protection for money with the lack of remedies for wasted time and mocks the urge for new laws to curb time loss.
An applicant publishes notice of seeking a retail package store permit from the Texas Liquor Control Board. The proposed business will operate in Llano, Llano County, Texas under provisions of the Liquor Control Act.
An excellent selection of big pictures selected for Christmas Holiday week plays at Lantex Theatre starting Christmas Day through New Year’s. A complete program announcement appears next week in the Llano News.
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