cattle market rounds up steady to higher across regions
Good to choice fed steers and yearlings sold steady to 18 cents higher with weights around 1200 pounds and more. Short fed cattle moved slowly, steady to 2 1/2 dollars lower. good to choice heifers and mixed yearlings mostly steady, midsummer grade weakness noted. Fees for stockers and feeders steady with most steers near 3 4.26. Week receipts 14 400 across eleven markets, about 21 000 more than a year ago. St Louis and Chicago topped at 3.30, other markets down to 2.90. Lambs steady with good wool offerings. fed shorn lambs 5.85 6.00.
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Kansas City
St. Lewis
Chicago
Fed
Elder William Talley to Preach at Llano Church
The News announces Elder William Talley will preach at the Church of Christ in Llano on next Sunday December 24 at 11 00 a m and 6 45 p m. Public invitation extended for both services.
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William Talley
Llano
Church of Christ
Many Hunters Expected in Llano During Next Week
The Llano hunting season nears its close with hunters from across the state anticipated to arrive between Christmas and New Year. Businessmen seek holiday time to travel as the year ends, and past years show a surge in activity in the last week of December.
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Llano
Fairly Large Force On C W A Work In County This Week
Two hundred thirty eight men are on the C W A payroll in Liang county this week according to county administrator Mrs Clay Fowler Many will receive wages Saturday night to meet Christmas demands Work continues on school grounds streets and major roads with no work on Christmas Day and resumption Tuesday with a similarly sized force employed countywide
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Liang County
Clay Fowler
Ambulance Wreck Injures Soldier and Deputy Sheriff
An Army ambulance from Camp Bullis collided with a car at Hildebrand Avenue and Blanco Road near Leon Springs. Deputy Sheriff J F Wallace suffered a broken collar bone and the ambulance crew treated six patients including Privates Lonzo J Barron Mose Abbott A J Douthitt and the ambulance driver.
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San Antonio
J. Frank Wallace
Wallace
Leon Springs
San Antonio Express
Jtem
Fort Sam Houston
Hildebrand Avenue
Blanco Road
J. F. Wallace
Liang
Ia McKay
Boerne
Blancottoad
Joe Ragndale
Hopaital
Lonzo J. Barron
Uth Motor Transport Co
McKay
A. J. Douthitt
F. Thorpe
6Th Motor Transport Co
Mose Abbott
4Th Headquarters Co. Medical Corps
Camp Bullis
Christmas Turkey Market Beats Thanksgiving Trade
W. J. Jordan of Llano says Christmas turkey sales on the Hill Produce Co. market were about three times Thanksgiving volumes, despite lower December prices. He notes a backward Texas crop kept many birds undersized for November demand and predicts prices may rise if supply tightens, as producers bear the burden of oversupply versus demand.
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Jane
W. J. Jordan
Hill Produce Company
Llano
Texas
Resulius Crowth
Lateral Roads Improve Under C W A Program
Lisno county reports marked improvement in lateral roads due to the C W A program nationwide. Over a hundred workmen per week labor under county commissioners to place roads in fine condition at low cost, with continued work hoped through February to surpass gains on existing highways.
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Lisno County
Union
Christmas Tree Event At Methodist Church Sunday Night
A Methodist church plans a Christmas tree program Sunday at 7:00 PM with color, sleighbells, and Santa. The church will distribute at least 225 presents with names, inviting fellowship and small keepsakes from the tree. An offertory at a recent service funded the occasion.
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Methodist Church
Santa Claus
Wits
Ill Mrs. E. H. Alexander Shows Improvement
Mrs. E. H. Alexander, once seriously ill and confined to bed for weeks, was reported much better today. Relatives and friends express relief as condition improves after days of worry.
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E. H. Alexander
The Old School House Poem From Pontotoc
A poem by Steve Fickling of Pontotoc copied from the 1883 San Fernando Academy site, detailing an abandoned Pontotoc schoolhouse later part of the Pontotoc liig school and eventually consolidated into Hutchison county one school. The verses reflect silence, echoes, decay, and memories of former students, with imagery of a silent bell and walls bearing marks of past loves and vandalism.
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Steve Fickling
Pontotoc
D. EL Renfro
San Fernando Academy
Pontotoc Liig
Field Creek
Cold Creek
Hutchison County One
Llano County Cotton Crop Shrinks To 782 Bales
A Bureau of Census report shows Llano county's cotton up to December 1 totals 782 bales, down from 885 a year earlier. Officials attribute the drop to the government's crop reduction program begun last summer.
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J. L. Conners
Bureau of Census
Department of Commerce
Llano County
Liano County
Slang Schools Close Tomorrow for the Holiday Season
Tomorrow Friday will witness the suspension of work in the Liana public schools until after the holidays. Sapt W W Hart states that work will be resumed on Monday January first, allowing a week for Christmas.
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Sapt
W. W. Hart
Llano Firms To Close Christmas Day
Local business firms will close for Christmas Day with no general shopping available. Drug stores will follow regular Sunday hours closing at noon. some Sling stations stay open briefly. Shoppers should finish by Saturday night ahead of Sunday and Christmas Day holidays.
Oklahoma City man mourns death of son-in-law
Mr. Ben F. Johnson received word Monday of the death of his son-in-law Dr. W. Arnold Weir at his Oklahoma City home Sunday. Interment took place in the family lot. Dr. Weir was married to Miss Mar...
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Ben F. Johnson
W. Arnold Weir
Oklahoma City
Dr. Weir
Mise Mar
Weir Funeral Held for Mrs. Olney Moss Cousin
Johnson of this place and family, long time residents now in Oklahoma City, mourn the loss of Mrs. Weir after long illness. Dr. Weir, well known to many, visited during her illness and sympathy is extended to the bereaved wife and relatives. Mrs. Weir's sister Mrs. Olney Moss died in an automobile wreck two weeks ago.
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Ayet Johnson
Oklahoma City
Dr. Weir
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