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Newspaper
Llano News
Location
Llano, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1939
Page
1
The Lower Colorado River project aims at flood control and power generation benefiting Central Texas communities, especially Llano and Burnet counties. The piece notes recreation, cooling breezes at Lake Buchanan, growing population, and concerns over unregulated commercial fishing and trotlines along the lake.
The State Highway Department completed a 60 day traffic survey on Highways 29 and 261 from Bertram to Llano. Automatic counters recorded hourly totals with peak Sundays 5 to 6 pm at one site and varying weekday Saturday and Sunday figures across five locations. Data will guide future construction needs.
New contracts for rural mail routes from Liano post office took effect this month. The Liano to Brady extension follows the move from Liano to Fredonia, and the Cock route gains six day service with about 20 extra miles in the southeast. Contracts list contractors and drivers for Mason, Frederickaburg, Brady, Lone Grove, Prairie Mountain, Liano, Emmitt Lawson, San Sahba, Click, Jno. Alexander.
More than 1000 ex students from many states gathered near Gray's mill pond west of Cherokee to honor Professor M. Behrns founder of the West Texas Normal and Business College. The event remembered the 37 years since Behrns led the school and included tributes from notable speakers and a public school focus in Cherokee.
House Bill No. 1000 repeals the ten percent hunting lease tax in 21 Texas counties including Liano County, effective 30 days after adjournment. The act keeps hunting and fishing licenses at 2 and 0.55 dollars, requires 90 percent of funds be spent in the collecting counties, and adds annual county reports to the county judge. The gobbler limit remains two per person per season.
D D Steele county agent will leave next Sunday for A and M College to attend the agents meeting and the regular short course. Mr and Mrs Gordon Croom and daughter Anna Frances left Llano for an extended vacation to New Mexico and Arizona. Arthur Fry of Bertram will handle the local Fry Motor Company office in Mr Croom’s absence, with Croom expected back in ten days or two weeks. Mrs CU B Cone of Hollywood is visiting her mother Mrs F J Smith in Llano.
George Wesley Harned a longtime Liano resident died suddenly of a heart ailment at his home. Born June 6 1872 in Burnet Texas he lived in Kimble and Liano most of his life except a five year period in Arkansas. He married Rosa Fry in 1895 and left eight children, two sisters and four brothers among many relatives. Funeral services were held at Wrights Creek cemetery with Rev W P Ray officiating.
Funeral services were held for Joseph Neal Kerr of Sanderson after a four month illness. Kerr, born in Ireland in 1872, built a career from Campbellton to Tilden and Sanderson and co founded Kerr Mercantile. He helped organize Sanderson State Bank and served as its first president. Interment was managed by Home Furniture Company.
Postmaster reports the government accepted W W Hazelwood's bid to construct and lease a reinforced concrete post office on the court house square. Construction to begin about July 15 with occupancy on October 1. The 31 by 60 foot building will feature a loading platform and rear parking, and will replace current fixtures with government steel installations under a five year lease.
The Old Mill beer and sandwich business site beside Narrison Motor and the bridge is torn down this week. Owner M C Beasley of San Antonio plans fill and a larger building later for a suitable tenant. Harrison Motor will use the site as a used car lot in the interim. Roy Lee Duncan of Austin visited Llano relatives. Kerr family obituary notes Josephine Kerr of Sanderson and four sons, a daughter, a brother, and a sister in Floresville and Sanderson.
Mrs. Fay Branum bought Rainbow Beauty Shop and merged it with Modern Beauty Shop, operating under Modern in the old Rainbow location near the boat harbor. Mrs. Wilson relocated to Lake Buchanan, while Mrs. Lacey Mae Selman opened a new parlor on Ford Street Llano. Curtis Carter takes over Carter Bros. with plans to expand. Callie Carter starts another Llano venture.
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