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Newspaper
Llano News
Location
Llano, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1933
Page
5
Llano beats Eden 9 to 3 as Richland, Mason and Brady follow in Hill Country League action. Prohibition rally in Llano draws 60 officials from five counties with Rep. Graves urging local option if the liquor amendment passes.
A benefit screening at the Lantex Theatre next Wednesday and Thursday supports the 4 H terracing team training for the state contest at A and M College. The film featuring William Haines promises thrills and is suited for all ages. Wilbur Nichols Walter Roberts and Lonnie Baldwin earned top grades during final exams, earning two team spots with an alternate.
A local editorial argues for free trade and open competition in Llano as two ice firms clash. It urges residents to trade where they please, resist propaganda, and rely on honest, unthrottled commerce while defending citizens’ rights to speak and act.
Shirley Williams announces Llano County Singing Convention to meet in Kingsland on Sunday July 28 with a large crowd expected and barbecue dinner. A singing school will follow. singers from across the state anticipated. Careful about fire risk urged amid dry weather to protect grasslands.
A warned notice urges care as dry vegetation and heat raise fire risk on ranch lands. It cautions that a dropped cigarette or match could ignite grass and spread quickly, threatening large acreages.
In a special session last Friday the Commissioners Court approved Tax Collector Van McDonald’s report and credited unpaid taxes up to June. Delinquent taxpayers listed include county ad valorem $1,605.47, county poll tax $238.25, and district school tax $156.98, totaling $2,000.85, with noted assessment errors.
Officials from Comanche Mills Gillespie and San Saba counties met in Austin with Judge Sylvan Simpson and Roy J Inks to push the Pecan Belt highway No SL from Comanche to Fredericksburg. Widening and grading will precede hard surfacing as right of way is secured, especially in four counties. The line would become a key north south link rivaling route sixty six, with current delays noted on highway 29. In Mason county Eli Bauer died after an accident with a gun via a rock fence incident. He left a wife and two sons, and the community mourns the tragedy.
Dr. Perry Donop arrived in Llano from Dallas to visit his parents Aug Donop. He departed on Tuesday for Chicago to join the Century of Progress Expedition then proceed to New York City for special medical work for the rest of the summer before returning to Dallas.
The county faces removing 204 acres from production about 40 percent of a larger area with an expected yield of 122 pounds per acre. Total payments to farmers may reach 21 751.52 dollars after verification by the state. Government plan gains farmer support as officials work through contract details. Hotel Llano enters new management led by Warner and associates with optimism for improving services and town prospects.
Llano County owner App Smith sent two horses, War Dust and Mack, to Brady for a three day meet. The pair won five races from five starts, including several key events from five eighths to seven eighths of a mile. Smith earned first, second, and third places across the events.
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