Culture Club to Present Oscar J Fox and Company
Culture Club announces a program featuring Oscar J Fox and company under the auspices of Woman’s Culture Club. The concert at the auditorium on Peb 27 at 8 p.m. will include Mr Fox’s cowboy songs and a notable atmospheric prologue once used for Emerson Hough’s North of 36 in San Antonio. Fox, a Texan composer born in Burnet county, studied in New York and Switzerland with Lothar Kempfer and Carl Attenhofer.
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8 Culture, Club
Oscar
Si ‘Fox
Bing
Ers
Peb
Mr. Fox
Ewboy
Mary Jordan
Beryl Lowe
Mary Howard
Emerson Hough
Houston
San Antonio
Quartette
Texas
Burnet County
Plains
Fox
New York
Switzerland
Lothar Kempfer
Municipal Opera
Zurich
Carl Attenhofer
Inlaid Table Arrives Here From Foreign Lands
A hand finished table of rosewood olivewood and mother of pearl with compartments for games arrived in Llano from Damascus. Geo M Watkins bought it last summer while visiting Europe and Asia, and it is now on display in Miles Battery's furniture store drawing attention.
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Llano
Damascus
Geo. M. Watkins
Europe
Asia
Miles Battery
Better English Week Observed at Local High School
The High School hosts Better English Week with posters warnings on usage and prizes for best posters and newspaper articles. A Friday nine o'clock program features songs poems readings and a playlet on Better English. Public invited as High School students manage chapel programs each Monday morning.
Inter scholastic League contest draws eager pupils
Enthusiastic pupils enter the Inter scholastic League contest across departments. The event day is set for March 14, with preparations underway and student participation rising.
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Munch
Miss Jenkins Hosts George Washington Party Saturday
Miss Jenkins plans a Saturday evening event themed around a George Washington party featuring festivities with the Latina Sodalitas group as guests.
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Miss Jenkins
Latina Sodalitas
Fleming Case Reversed and Remanded by Court of Criminal Appeals
A telegram from Llano says the Court of Criminal Appeals reversed and remanded the Fleming case. The crime, tried in Llano last May after transfer from Junction, involved the murder of his wife with a life sentence. Bond may be set to await a new trial.
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Llano
Court of Criminal Appeals
Honey Fleming
Junction
Fleming
Pioneer Ruben Gray dies at 96 after frontier life in Texas
Ruben Washington Gray born June 1 1829 in Lincoln County Tennessee died February 12 at his son Oscar Gray’s home in Cherokee Texas. A Civil War Ranger captain, he helped settle Llano and San Saba counties and leaves six living children twenty eight grandchildren and twenty four great grandchildren. Funeral held at Oscar Gray home with Masonic rites at the family cemetery.
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Ruben Washington
Gray
Oscar Gray
Chreokee
Texas
Mr. Gray
Lincoln County
Tennessee
Rusk County
Cherokee
Susan Standerfor
George Gray
Wigman
G. L. Gray
Llano
San Saba
Trades Day Committee Seeks Leader For Merchandise Booth
The Trades Day Committee calls on business owners to have a trades day leader ready Monday morning to hand over when the committee visits. Committee notes members are busy and expect prompt cooperation.
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Trades Day Committee
Trades Day
Llano High awards prize for Good English essay
Miss Anice Jenkins English instructor at Llano High School offered a prize for the best essay on Good English during Good English week. The award went to Miss Florence Schmidt with the winning essay presented below.
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Llano High School
Anice Jenkins
Florence Schmidt
Trades Day in Llano Promises Cash Prizes and SAR Gains
Florence Schmidt discusses the value of good English and its link to intelligence. Llano plans its first 1925 Trades Day on March 2 with seventy five dollars in cash prizes to be awarded on the courthouse square. Merchants expect strong sales leaders and offer incentives to attract crowds from Llano and beyond.
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Liano
Court House Square
Llano
SeDiak
Preparations Underway for March 2 in Liano Crowd
Citizens readied for a large assembly in Liano on the first Monday in March. Neighbors anticipate a barge crowd and inducements for participants as they expect approval and activity on March 2.
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Liano
New Cafe to Open in Llano About March First
Joe Benardino of San Saba rents the old Llano National bank building from W W Watkins and plans a first class cafe opening around March first. He promises a modern, attractive place that Llano can be proud of with fixtures to appeal to the public. Benardino comes from a well regarded San Saba cafe and aims to match its quality as Llano expands with another business opening.
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Joe Benardino
San Saba
Llano National Bank
W. W. Watkins
Llano
Benardino
Liano
Business Visitor A H Bruhl Tours Austin and Regions
A H Bruhl traveled to Austin and other locales over the past week for business engagements. He met with local firms and explored potential opportunities while on the road.
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A. H. Bruhl
Austin
Obituary Tribute to Ruben Gray Acknowledges Noble Life
The obituary honors Ruben Gray, praising his affections and service. It notes a lasting influence from a life well lived, the comfort of peace for his ashes, and calls friends to emulate his deeds to improve the land. The piece reflects on his long years of dedication and character.
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Earth
Ruben Gray
Death of J. L. Cotton prominent Llano County citizen
J. L. Cotton died at 71 years in Llano Texas after months of illness. Born in Alabama he moved to Texas and aided local progress. Survived by three children and two daughters, services held at the family residence with Rev. W. H. Todd officiating. burial followed with floral tributes.
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J. L. Cotton
Llano County
Alabama
Texas
T. B. Lockhart
Julius Nobles
Albert Cotton
Cotton
Baptist Church
Lan Jasta
W. H. Todd
Father
Improvements Underway at Llano Milling Company
Llano Milling and Manufacturing Company lists extensive remodeling to its freezing vault with thick plate cork walls and new bins. Manager Mr Barker says the plant will be ready for the ice season and summer demand, with tanks placed in position after completion in the next few days.
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E Liano Milling and Manufacturing Company
Bec Hdl
Ela
Barker
Bafora
Rural telephone meeting draws many to discuss board switchboard
A Saturday gathering drew many locals to hear a committee report on a rural telephone project. The meeting endorsed a work program and a school board installation in Liane, though timing remains undetermined. A. D. Hamilton urged strong turnout for next Saturday as plans await details on number of phones and switchboard capacity.
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A. D. Hamilton
Specialty House to Open with Millinery and Ready-to-Wear
Mesdames Earl Avery and Ginden Foster announce a new store named Specialty House to carry millinery and ready-to-wear for women and children. The tea room and gift shop will be operated in connection and the business opens Saturday February 24 in the former Mrs B W Heard millinery space.
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Earl Avery
Ginden Foster
B. W. Heard
Llano Chamber Banquet Set For March Night
The Llano Chamber of Commerce directors announce the annual banquet to be held Monday night in March. Officers will be elected and plans for the coming year discussed. The event, a key town gathering, will likely be in the American Legion Hall with further details to follow.
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Lula Mae Dees
Gommete
American Legion Hall
Nutrition Work 18 Progress in Llano Schools
The Llano nutrition program engages first five grades with medical exams and upcoming health talks. Miss Bunsell led three days of organization for Junior Red Cross and nutrition outreach, while 83 women attended the Mothers Class focusing on child health and school lunches. Next week covers sickness feeding and weighing, with a preschool health conference scheduled.
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Llano
Koon
Miss Bunsell
Sha
Roth
Red Cross
Gadage
Installation of Officers for Missionary Society in 1925
On Tuesday afternoon February 10 the Young People's Missionary Society of the Methodist Church met with Mrs Henry Ruth. Rev Joe Meredith installed officers for 1925 including President Mrs T J Watkins Vice President Miss Ruth Meredith Corresponding Secretary Miss Rosalie Crooma Recording Secretary Miss Ossie Mac Lanier Treasurer Mrs Allen Johnson Supt of Study Mrs Orville Butary Supt of Service Miss Ava Rathi Supt of Supplies Miss Cora White Callahan Funds were pledged for Wanley House Mill Villages and Angling College Nanking China. Three new members joined.
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Young People's Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Henry
Ruth
Joe Meredith
T. J. Watkins
Ruth Meredith
Rosalie Crooma
Ossie Mac Lanier
Allen Johnson
Orville Buttary
Ava Rathi
Cora White Callahan
Wanley House
Mill Villages
Angling College
Nanking
China
Lesgan
Ia Gimeham
Llano Delegation Attends Fredericksburg Chamber Banquet
Miss Ruth Rayburn secretary of the Llano Chamber of Commerce H I Paulus Prof W O Jenkins Allan Newsom and Joe Backus formed the party from Llano attending the Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce banquet last Thursday night. They report a splendid gathering and many visitors were present. Fredericksburg is doing big things with a live Commercial Club organization behind it.
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Ruth Rayburn
Llano
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