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Newspaper
Llano News
Location
Llano, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1971
Page
10
December opens warm with blue skies and little rain. The year recorded 28.26 inches of rain so far in 1971, 21.04 of it in the last six months, while weekly highs reached 77 and lows 28 with 0.18 inch of rain.
Two Houston men were charged in Travis Bawcom’s Justice Court with two counts each of possessing untagged antlerless deer and lacking antlerless deer permits. Bawcom noted rising game violations as the season nears its end.
Mr and Mrs Herbert Pope will host Christmas guests for the holiday season. Aunts Mrs William Barrett of Waco and Miss Orene Fowler of Granger are expected to attend.
A lighthearted column by Lucile Larremore features holiday humor and social quips. It blends mistletoe mustaches, mixed nuts, Christmas parties, panty hose, and inflation jokes to reflect seasonal whimsy and consumer ideas in a playful tone.
Ranchers MJ Woolen and the J&J Hog Farm of Valley Spring enter multiple Chester White hogs in the National Spotlight Congress at Stephen County Fairgrounds in Duncan Oklahoma in January 2022. Woolen fields four boars and one gilt while J&J Nag Co enters two boars and two gilts. Cherokee Hog Farm also submits four boars and a gilt. Parrots have no wishbones.
A historical overview links winter solstice customs to Hanukkah. It notes the sun wheel idea behind yule and explains the eight night candle lighting starting with two tapers and ending with nine arms on the Hanukkah menorah.
Santas and angels decorated tables as the Buchanan Dam Lions entertained their ladies with a Christmas dinner and party at the Bluebonnet Cafe. Queen Cathie Hughes distributed handmade gifts and presented a large check to District Governor Homer Hodges for crippled children's fund. Hodges spoke on Lionism and inducted two new members. Lions drive for eyeglass frames and contact Lon Roach for donations.
Oren Buddy Remmers and Billy Bob Schneider named co chairmen of the 1972 Llano County Junior Livestock Show to be held at the community center Friday and Saturday with Friday a school holiday for exhibitors. Officials include Phil Wagner secretary, Garcon Donop Jr sales chairman, and judges Wilbert Seipp Joe Tocquingy Jack Groff Dennis White. Judging dates set for swine and poultry Friday afternoon January 14 and goats lambs heifers and steers Saturday, followed by the junior auction sale.
The Comptroller's Office reports Llano will receive 12 287 in city sales tax for the quarter ending September part of nearly 40.7 million statewide distributed to about 500 cities for July August and September. Major recipients include Houston 8.1 million Dallas 5.7 million San Antonio 2.6 million and Austin 1.3 million.
Misses Joni and Toni Osbourn were honored at a kitchen shower Saturday afternoon at the Field Creek ranch home of Mrs. Marc Milter. Co hosts included Mines By Whitson Johnny Clawson and Kenneth Ross. The couple plan a double wedding at Llano Church of Christ on Friday evening December 31.
Mrs W D Jones age 64 of Brady died at her home after a long illness. Funeral services were held in Brady with burial in Resthaven Cemetery. Mr and Mrs W S Larrimore attended the services in Brady.
T J Moore earned a repeat honor for supporting 4-H through annual auction sales. He previously offered a special award a registered heifer to the exhibitor of the grand champion in the show, aiming to boost interest in outstanding county cattle breeding.
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