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Newspaper
Llano News
Location
Llano, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1961
Page
1
Jaycee Little League improves after a 9-6 win over Farm Bureau team as Ronnie Wisdom shuts down the opponents with six strikeouts and no walks. The victory follows a 14-15 loss to the Lions and comes amid later-season optimism for the Jaycees.
A panel will question State Senator Louis Crump and State Representative Terry Town Friday night at 8. The meeting at the Llano high school auditorium is hosted by Llano and Burnet County Democratic Women’s Associations. County judges McWilliams and Evans will preside and moderate with panelists including Ross Bauman Raymond Winkel W E Childers and others likely to join.
M A Montgomery became president of the Slane Rotary Club succeeding Jim Stumfell. He is principal of O Henry Junior High School and begins a second term as president. Jim Stumfort becomes vice president and Elgin Hasse is secretary-treasurer. Do Cummings of Post bought the Jess Carter place at Lone Grove and plans to move there. Visitors to the Herridge home during July 4th included Harrell Herridge of Austin Joyce Taylor and children from San Angelo and Loyce Majkszak and children and Lee Rogers from Llano.
Mrs. Frederick L. Young, missionary from West Pakistan, will speak at Kingsland Community Church on Sunday July 9. She and her husband, both Texas natives, have two daughters and are assigned to Lahore, West Pakistan, after her U S visit.
The Lee Bordens of Crane and Huffackers of McCamey hosted a July 4 weekend reunion at Wade Lodges on Lake Buchanan with relatives from distant states. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. John Reager and visitors Mrs. J. B. Buster and Mrs. W. A. Adams of Ft. Stockton as they toured Llano County.
The third and final round of Little League baseball starts Friday July 16 and ends Monday July 31. The schedule lists July 14 matches and dates through July 31 with teams Farm Bureau Jaycees Lions Cherokee Rotary V F W. Standings and stats will be published next week in News.
The Llano County Soil Conservation District Board of Supervisors met, with attendance averaging over 85 percent in the past decade. In the June 1961 photo, Louis Templeton, Edgar Reese, Erich Lappe, and Robert Kassell are shown. Ligon and Henderson were absent. The board meets monthly at 1:30 p.m. and serves without salaries.
Recent visitors to Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Wade include Wade Jr. of Kerrville and Mrs. Wade's brother Jack Southworth of San Antonio who has just been discharged from the air force.
A.C. Fry was appointed Justice of the Peace for Precinct 1 to fill the unexpired vacancy created by Er. B. Morrison’s resignation after fifteen years. Fry has been acting Chamber of Commerce manager due to T. M. Massey’s illness and is a retired school administrator living on East Sandstone with his wife.
Mrs. Joe Tom Wallace presents "God's Word and Your Word" at the Women's Society for Christian Service meeting of the Metho dist Church at 3.30 pm. Friday July old Mrs. O. O. Henderson will be worship leader. hostesses include Mmes. Chiff Martin Miles Buttery and RO OV. Derrick. All members urged to attend. The Allen Reeds of Memphis Tenn have been visiting in Llang Llano.
Llano Troop 301 led by R L Adams Bill Needham and J W Brewer with Mrs Garland Dansby transport twenty scouts to Camp Tom Wooten Cap City Council on Lake Austin for a week of camp. Burnet Troop 289 leaders Jimmie Brown John E Lowe and David Martines join as three Burnet scouts transfer to Troop 301. Burnet Kiwanis Club and Burnet Chamber award camperships to winners of a March point contest. Buchanan Dam Kingsland Troop 302 led by Ernie Rahe and Randall Hallmark also start camp. Mason Troop 28 attended last week of June.
Sddy's Teddy driven by Randy Kuykendall won the reserve gelding championship at the Fredericksburg horse show held with July 4th races. The gelding has collected tro phies at numerous shows.
Mrs. Sarah Coleman aged 98 formerly of Llano died recently at her Apple Springs home.
Petros Exploration Corporation based in Dallas plans graphite drilling in Llano County within three weeks with nine to ten workers around the clock. The company has bought a mill and will operate east of the stock pens near the river. field office to be kept in the city. They own mineral rights on 30 000 acres in Medina County and run ventures in five states including Colorado mercury and Arizona gold operations. Local Chamber of Commerce praises the investment.
Llano County officials report a safe holiday period with no deaths or serious accidents. A single minor pickup crash occurred on Highway 71 with J D Cain treated for minor injuries. County wool producers received 36,855.20 in government incentive payments for the 1960 marketing year, based on 47.6 percent gross sales, with 120 wool and 32 unshorn lamb applications.
About thirty golfers entered the Llano Invitational Golf Tournament held July 2 3 4.Championship Flight winner Jim Renick with John Pearson and Tommy Fowler second and third. First flight winner W C Johnston, second Dr H Hoerster, third Bill Watkins. Second flight Matt Brown Mason won with Bryant Ratliff second and Walter Garner Mason third. Joe Ross oversaw the event followed by a fish fry on the course and Llano Cub scouts ran concessions for their treasury.
A joint program by the Presbyterian, Episcopalian, and Christian Churches will run July 10 to July 14 at First Christian Church. Sessions are 3:15 to 5:30 PM with Rev. Hugh Walter Sanders directing.
On June 28 at Llano Memorial Hospital Mr and Mrs Arthur Lee Simpson welcomed a daughter Charlottee Lee. The couple has one other child. Mrs Simpson is formerly June Marie Milam and Llano is home to the paternal grandmother Mrs Arthur Simpson.
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