Rain as West Texas weather lore shapes front-page jokes
The San Angelo Standard once ran a rooster on rain front page as a Democratic emblem cue, prompting a near walkout at a postmasters convention. A Chinese English paper joked about rain making, while Fort Worth Star-Telegram humorously cited rain in San Antonio. The usual West Texas rain headline tradition celebrates beneficial rains and oddities in rural life.
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Laughing Around the World in a English City Pageant
Citizens stage a historical pageant tracing the city from Roman invasion through Saxon and Norman eras. Performers study period customs to ensure authentic costuming and portrayal.
Census and local notes spark Texas county history
The article recounts Mason county demographics from the 1940 census and notes shifts in population and farm counts. It mentions Frank Pickrell’s wartime drill saga near midnight, the Santa Rita well’s naming, and local editors like Bol Blake assuming Live Oak County helm. It ends with a farm and fruit listing and a casual sale notice for Filberta peaches.
Community Candidate Listings and Sale Notices in Llano
Local announcements list candidates for various county and district offices led by Marion Fowler Rickard Yett Homer C. Dewolbe Houghton Browner and others. Also advertised are sale items including a five burner kerosene range a 2 horsepower outboard motor and a boat trailer with half price on some items.
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Reserve District 1 Llano County Bank Report of Condition
Llano County Texas Moore State Bank reports assets totaling 408 879 04 with loans 68 200 00 and deposits 242 800 59 while capital accounts show common stock 50 000 00 and paid in surplus 0.00 as of June 29 1940 under Federal Reserve reporting.
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