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Newspaper
Llano News
Location
Llano, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1955
Page
1
The Valley Spring Rural Progress committee sponsors a free one-act play The Life of the Party at the community center tonight followed by an auction. Local and out of town firms donated merchandise for sale and a women’s quilt will be raffled. Proceeds fund center and grounds improvements.
June statistics show births nearly equal to deaths in Llano County with two births and three deaths recorded by Justice of the Peace EB B Morrison. Births: John David Wisdom on June 12 and Letha Jewell Jackson on June 23. Deaths: Charles Weasley Garrison June 14, Harry J Paulus June 12, Scott Pankey June 26. Five marriages granted licenses by County Clerk J A Mayas on June 3, 4, 8, 11, and 16.
Twenty five delegates from the Slane congregation of Jehoviah s Witnesses will assemble in Dallas on July 1 with 25 000 others expected from surrounding districts The event is part of a world sweeping series of Christian conventions in 1953 and aims to surpass the prior 165 829 attendance at Yankee Stadium New York Delegates will come from across the United States Canada Europe Latin America Africa Australia and the Far East and arrangements are under way for 4 500 US and Canada delegates to Europe
Liano county missed the July draft call as six local board No. 50 men were slated for induction next Thursday July 14. Three Kerr county youths Hudson I. Long Thomas A. Forehand and Billy D. Flint will undergo pre Induction physicals in San Antonio accompanied by Charles L. Sharp Powell from Kerr county. Also listed are Ralph C. Kneupper Elmer L Pfeiffer Clifton Kneupper Marvin L Seewald and Robert L Whitworth of Kendall county Carl J Althaus Thomas F Pape Liston Z Maner of Gillespie county and Kerr county inductees John J Hyde Wayne B Archer and Jerry N Sanders plus Hilmar Weinhaimer Dayton F Eckhardt and Donald B Eckhardt of Gillespie county.
After a slow start the Jaycees dominated the second half opener with Lon Id Neid fanning 15 across six innings and Glenn Neid adding three hits as the Jaycees swept the Lions 9-0. Fitzsimons won 18-4 over Marble Falls to stay tied for first with the Jaycees.
Hogan of Beaumont and the Griggs family host and receive visitors this week. Sundown guests include Otto Vanzant and sons with P J Griggs. Tulsa and Cherokee and San Antonio connections visit local households.
City recreation director Jim Dill announced swimming instruction starts Monday morning July 25 at 9 o clock at Liano's pool. Wendell Gillam from Trinity University in San Antonio will lead a staff of four local junior instructors with a Red Cross senior instructor certificate. Participants should attend the first gathering even without a prior application to form groups for individual lessons.
Raymond Winkel new president of the Liana Lions calls a board meeting at Hill Country Inn to set plans for the coming year. Chairmen for standing committees are named and a group will be formed after conferences to improve team effort. Social notices follow with several families visiting locals this week.
Rev Milton E Mayer a June graduate of Capitol University seminary will be installed as pastor of St James Lutheran church Llano next Sunday at 10 36 oclock Rev F A Brachey will conduct the service Mayer son of Mrs M E Mayer and the late Mr Mayer of San Antonio is a native of that city a graduate of Breckenridge High School and Texas Lutheran College He spent years in the U S Civil Service and served in World War I as a radar technician and Navy instructor He is married to Jacqueline Jonas of San Antonio and they have two children Paul and Martin A basket lunch will follow the service and reception for the family
The body of William T. Cates, 2, of Dallas, was found by searchers yesterday afternoon after he drowned Monday afternoon while motor boating with Billy D. Guynes of San Antonio on Granite Shoals lake four miles above the Colorado River dam. Cates dived overboard and did not surface. Dallas funeral arrangements were pending.
City recreation director Jim Dill outlines tentative plans for Liano’s swimming pool opening on July 23. Events include a 5 PM band concert by Liano High School, a water show by Camp Longhorn campers with frogman and driving demos, plus a potential bathing beauty contest and Kerrvettes water ballet. The pool opens at 9 AM and closes for dedication at 3 PM, then reopens until 4 PM.
Valley Spring residents host relatives from Austin Kermit Castell Big Spring Junction Llano and more over the weekend. The piece lists multiple visits to homes and hospitals and notes local family connections and Jubilee attendance in Brady.
Postal receipts for the first six months of 1955 were down 1 1 77.75 from the same period in 1954, according to Postmaster Andy P Box. Receipts through June 20 were 11 539 88 versus 12 617 63 last year, attributed to less package mailing and reduced advertising mail.
Llano Lions club installed new officers led by Haymond Winkel as president with Warren Duren officiating at the Hotel Llano. Other officers include Charles Moss first vice president Ray Scrutchin second vice president and M W Raesener third vice president T D Tanksley secretary treasurer M Calehan tail twister John Sampley lion tamer and new directors Dr Garland Dansby Elwood Raines plus holdovers Robert Kassett Ruben Balko. Fourteen members attended with perfect attendance awards.
Dr. Robert Hunger Jaycee president announces August date for the annus Jaycee-FFA rodeo with Eugene Russell named as chairman and Theo Cronwelge Yarkin Schmidt and T D Tanksley assisting. James Epperson to produce. Events include wild cow riding matched roping yearling race kid goat sacking and goat dressing for youths under 12. Clowns Jack Talley D B Polk and Cilig ar Scott. PRA to provide two clowns. Proceeds to be shared by Jaycees PRA and 43 clubs.
Llano County junior players Rollie Kease and James Gray competed in the State Jaycee Tennis tournament in Wichita Falls from June 30 to July 2. Jaycee president Dr. Robert Hiinger announced the pair represented the Llano Junior Chamber of Commerce and advanced to the second round before elimination.
The U S Weather Bureau observer reports no rainfall in gauges for a week and temperatures reaching the century mark twice. Highs hit 100 last Thursday and again yesterday. the week’s low was 72 with continued hot prospects. Social note: Leroy Rodnam hosted the Happy Hour club near Castell with guests including Mayfield Kothmann and the Kowlerschkes.
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