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Newspaper
Llano News
Location
Llano, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1962
Page
10
Llano County ranchers report still ample deer despite a winter and summer die-off. Doe permits down this season limit late season hunting, though good doe hunting remains in some areas. Warmer days push deer to feed at night, but most leases show strong prospects for bucks or does where allowed.
Llano Junior Chamber of Commerce will skip December meetings as president Joe Stotts announces. The first 1963 gathering is January 17 at the Llano County Community Center to prep for the Junior Livestock Show on January 18-19.
A holiday calendar lists Lampasas boys basketball at Llano 6 and 7 30 p.m. and Llano cagers at Boerne Saturday. O Henry girls at Brady 6 p.m. Kingsland Church Christmas program 7 p.m. etc. Christmas Eve and Day services and community events fill the schedule through Tuesday January 1.
Plans announced for a new highway bridge across the Colorado River at Kingsland on RM Road 1431. Ed Bluestein of the Texas Highway Department said the $247 000 project will replace the old one lane truss bridge and could take three to six months of work before a contract is awarded. Santa Claus to visit Llano on Saturday at 3 PM on the courthouse square, arriving by fire truck with the Llano Jaycees to give fruit and candy.
Llano County men joined Mason Chamber of Commerce volunteers on Saturday to supervise the annual orphans doe hunt at Kurt Martin Blockhouse ranch where fifty three orphan boys bagged about 40 does. The Mason event scheduled more hunts for December 22 and 29 but is short on permits donated by landowners. local ranchers with extra permits are asked to donate. Also reported, burglars broke into Rockwell Bros. & Co. lumber office, took $131.40 in cash after cutting a screen and raising a window. no merchandise or lumber was taken. Sheriff Turbiville noted the break occurred Tuesday night and was discovered Wednesday morning.
Bill Swope, longtime Llano County game warden with the Texas Game and Fish Commission, returns to duty after a period off the commission and in private business.
The notice urges shoppers to buy the wife’s gift now as only four shopping days remain before Christmas. It emphasizes urgency and best picks to avoid delays.
The 4.2 mile State Highway 29 project from the Colorado River bridge to RM Road 1431 will take 110 working days to finish. Low bid by Standard Aggregates Corp. of El Paso was $131,413. Harry E. Johnson, Burnet resident engineer, will oversee construction with Ed Bluestein as district highway engineer.
The Lutie Watkins Memorial Methodist Church will host a Christmas cantata at 11 a m on Sunday morning December 23 Rev L A McDaniel announced The event features a church service tone and community participation.
Llano chamber of commerce elects T G Houston as president for the coming year at a meeting last Thursday. He succeeds Lester Inman and will start duties at the banquet planned for January 26. Bill Needham elected vice president. four new directors to be chosen from a nominating panel. Houston has been Llano’s Ford dealer since 1941. Needham is pharmacist and part owner of Corner Drug Store.
Llano volume fire department highlights 64 fireless days as a safety reminder. The notice urges residents to prevent fires this season and protect homes and families.
The Kingsland Chamber of Commerce elected Dr Brock as president at a Tuesday meeting, succeeding Ken Chasey. New officers include Drace Williams as vice president and Rev Theron Browne as secretary treasurer. Directors serving two years are Gede Sindorf Claude Ramsey and Mr Lewis. Hold-overs are O Li Foster Marvin Simms and Tex Wright. The group plans a directory of residents and weekend visitors for the Kingsland area and to begin showing films at the January meeting.
Union Church in Buchanan Dam held a candle light service followed by a Christmas tree and party. Children led the service and distributed fruit and candy bags. Proceeds and canned foods were collected for needy lake families. Mrs. Jack Butler chaired the event. The Roland Smiths, visiting from Brownwood, plan to spend Christmas in Colorado with their son.
A live nativity scene at the Elgin Hasse home won first in Llano and City of Llano Chamber of Commerce hosted residential Christmas lights contest. Second went to Murray Ellis home with Santa on a roof, while the Fllis home placed first in 1961. George Kuhn’s display finished third with snowed facade and fireplace scene. Judges were Randolph Leifeste, Tex Wright, and George Strachan.
New Llano telephone directories are arriving by mail for 1368 active phones. The SWTSC division manager says the book features eight pages of alphabetical listings and 16 pages of yellow listings, with listings for Kingsland Tow and West Llano exchanges. First listing is Acme Dry Goods Co at 113 West Main, last is Jack Young at Llano. Old directory numbers may have changed. subscribers should discard old books when new arrive. Phyllis Whitt visits from San Marcos to spend holidays with her parents.
Lester Osbourn and Susan Cohen were among 22 counties’ honorees at the district Gold Star Banquet in San Angelo. Dexter Sagebiel led as co chair as West Texas Utilities sponsored a 200 plus attendee event with Rep. O. C. Fisher as speaker praising 4 H club members and leadership development.
The past week saw temperatures dip to 24 degrees on Wednesday morning December 12 and rise to 77 degrees by Monday afternoon. No rain was recorded until Wednesday, following 73 inches of precipitation in the first three days of the month.
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