Pfc Ken Jennings Completes Airborne Training at Ft Campbell
Pfc Kenneth M Jennings 21 son of Mr and Mrs Eldon G Jennings Buchanan Dam completed a month of airborne training at Ft Campbell Ky The 173D Airborne Brigade home from Vietnam in 1971 ran the course including refresher drills paratrooper tests from a 34 foot tower and jumps from aircraft He serves as a medical corpsman with Company B 1730 Support Battalion after entering the Army in February 1971 and basic training at Ft Polk La He was last stationed at Ft Bragg NC.
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FT. Campbell
Army
Ft. Polk
Ft. Bragg
N.C
Funeral held for Allen H. Marley
Allen H. Marley 74 died Saturday in Kerrville. Services were held at Waldrope Funeral Home on Tuesday with Rev. Clifford Edge officiating. Burial followed at Llano Cemetery. Survived by wife Ethel Marley, one brother Vaughn Ward, and sister Mrs. Maurice Hamilton. Pallbearers included Roy Hamilton and Sam Jones among others.
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Allen H. Marley
Kerrville
Waldrope
Clifford Edge
Llano
Llano County
Ethel Adams
Ethel Marley
Vaughn Ward
Maurice Hamilton
Killeen
Fire Destroys Llano House Early Saturday
A house in north Llano owned by Roy Britton and occupied by Clint Scheluchin was demolished by fire early Saturday while Scheluchin was away. Cause undetermined. fire department says contents destroyed and minor interior damage in other recent grass fires nearby.
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Llano
Clint Scheluchin
Roy Britton
Scheluchin
Beverly Harden
Buckhorn Cafe
Inerior
Mremen
Valley Spring
Mrs Edge to Give Musical January 24
Mrs. Clifford Edge will present a musicale for the Woman’s Culture Club on Monday afternoon January 24. She is named Woman of the Year by Sam Houston State University’s Music Department and has led music groups in Edna Fredericksburg Ingram and Brownsville. She is married to Rev Dr Clifford C Edge of Llano and they have four children. Hostesses are Mrs Holmes Moss and Mrs T J Watkins.
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Clifford Edge
Woman's Culture Club
Chfford C. Edge
Llano
Holmes Moss
T.J. Watkins
Elaine Settemeyer Named to Tarleton Distinguished List
Elaine Settemeyer daughter of Mr and Mrs Clifford Settemeyer earns Distinguished student status at Tarleton State College for fall semester on a 40 grade point system. Senior business administration major posted four As and one B.
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Elaine Settemeyer
Clifford Settemeyer
Tarleton State College
Elaine
Bailey Ratliffs Host Bridge Party
Mr and Mrs Bailey Ratliff entertained their bridge club Saturday night with supper catered by Mrs Linden Foster at her home After the meal guests returned to the Ratliff home on Ford Street for a series of games Mr and Mrs Jack Little won high scare prize and EJ Moss won binga
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Mrs. Bailey Ratliff
Linden Foster
Ratliff
Ford Street
Jack Little
E.J. Moss
City Council discusses sewer upgrades and livestock ordinance
Engineering plans for a new holding pond and a sewer line in the eastern city were discussed at the Monday meeting. The city livestock ordinance saw no action. Council approved Claude Hutcherson of Kingsland to build a hangar at Llano airport for his private plane, paying $10.2 monthly for land use.
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Claude Hutcherson
Kings Land
Llano
Warm Weather Triggers Bountiful Spring Fishing at Highland Lakes
The springlike warmth drew many anglers to Highland Lakes. At Lake Buchanan whites were caught using silver and slab spoons and jigs from Falls Creek to Garrett Island. Lake LBJ yielded crappies in deep water around Kingsland marinas, with whites under lights on Fle Fly jigs. Black bass were present but not abundant, with several caught on shallow baits. the Highland Lakes Bass Club held a Buchanan tournament producing nice-sized fish including a six-pounder.
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Highland Lakes
Buchanan
Colorado
Falls Creek
Garrett Island
Lbj
Llano
Kingsland
Highland Lakes Bass Club
Lake Buchanan
How Now About Law and Order
An essay stresses law and order as fundamental to civilization and personal liberty. It warns that undermining due process harms home worship education and life, comparing destabilizing a state to a ship capsizing at sea and ending civilization.
Fewer Deaths and More Marriages in Llano County 1971
Llano County records show fewer deaths and more marriages in 1971 versus 1970. Justice of the Peace Travis Bancom reported 74 deaths, 50 births, 76 marriages, and 21 divorces, with Mr. and Mrs. Felix Bode returning to Valley Spring.
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Llano County
Justice of the Peace Travis Bancom
Mrs. Felix
Bode
Valley Spring
Llano
Lake LBJ Fishes Back Big Growth Season for Bass and Crappies
Fishermen report rapid growth among white bass crappies and sunfish on Lake LBJ after restocking and a strong natural spawning surge. White bass caught to a foot long under lights near Inks Dam and at the marinas signal a coming spring bite, with bass averaging about a half pound.
How Now About Our Tow Country
A poetic valediction praising a county's long history from Indigenous times through pioneer settlement to modern development. The piece extols natural beauty, agrarian labor, roads, churches, schools, markets, and banks, urging pride in enduring landmarks and communal progress.
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Cedars
Buchanan Man's King Dies in Austin
Frank Johnston Groesbeeck Sr. of Austin died Friday in an Austin hospital. Interment was in Memorial Hill Mausoleum. He formerly lived in San Antonio and Albuquerque and was father of Frank J. Groesbeeck Jr. of Buchanan Dam.
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Buchanan Dam
Frank Johnston Groesbeeck
Austin
Memorial Hill Mausoleum
San Antonio
Albuquerque
Frank J. Groesbeeck, Jr
Buchanan Man Dies Of Heart Attack
Ira Munson McFadden of Buchanan Dam was pronounced dead on arrival at a Burnet hospital Monday after a heart attack occurred earlier that day according to local authorities. The death marks a quiet end for a resident long active in the community. Funeral plans are pending as relatives await final preparations.
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Buchanan Dam
Ira Munson McFadden
Burnet Hospital
Funeral Held for Mrs Belle Graves of San Sara
Mrs Belle Graves 85 former Lianoan died Saturday in a Kerrville hospital. Burial Monday at Wallace Creek Cemetery San Saha County. Survivors include sister Mrs Frank Owen and brother C C Henderson both of Liang.
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Belle Henderson Graves
San Sara
Lianoan
Kerrville
San Saha
Wallace Creek
Mrs
Frank Owen
C.C. Henderson
Liang
Funeral set for man after heart attack in Burnet
Noon services follow an apparent heart attack that struck a local resident. Funeral arrangements are pending at Clements Funeral Home in Burnet.
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Clements Funeral Home
Burnet
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Donald Hamilton
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Jim Brady
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Llano, Texas
Jimmy Fletcher
Hill Country Ramblers
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The
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Lake Lbj
State Parks and Wildlife Department
Wirtz
Inks Dam
Colorado River
Jack Valentine
Valentine Lodges
Granite Shoals
AEA
Sand Hills
Odessa
Dede
Gayle Epperson
James Epperson
Beau Merit
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Belle Graves
Tony Oehler
SOX
Fredericksburg
Texas
Battery Hardware Co., Inc
Friedrich
Friedrich Refrigerators Inc
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