Vicki Virdell to Ride In Austin Aqua Festival Parade
Vicki Virdell will ride a prize winning Chamber of Commerce float in the Austin Aqua Festival parade on Saturday morning August 8. Officials expect about 1,000,000 people to view or participate. Pre festival events include Boy Scout canoe race and barbecue August 3 to August 7 at Festival Beach, plus water ski kite flying July 30 to August 2 and other activities around July 31 to August 16.
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Chamber - Commerce
Fic Virdell
Austin
Aqua Festival
Festival Beach
Festival Reach
Mrs Jasper Hardin Hosts Bridge Afternoon
Mrs Jasper Nardin hosted three tables of bridge at her home on Tuesday afternoon. After the games, refreshments of a sand plate and home made ice cream were served. High score prize went to Mrs Cunningham, low to Mrs Patton, and bingo winner to Mrs Atchison.
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Jasper Hardin
Jasper Nardin
Ha! Cunningham
Dick Patton
Eugene Atchison
Prairie Mountain Picnic Date Set for July 31
The Prairie Mountain Community Clutchas shifted the annual picnic to Friday July 31 due to the Jaycee junior retreat. Plans include a barbecue supper from 5 30 p.m. with plates at 1 25 and barbecue from the pit. A three act comedy play Hobgoblin House will be staged. Everyone is welcome.
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Prairie Mountain Community
Colonial Club Meets At Buchanan Dam
Mrs. Dayton Phillips hosted the Colonial Club on Wednesday at the Phillips home on Lakeshore Drive. Refreshments and a Progressive five hundred game followed. attendees included Iris Saladino Vida Meyers Macon Elliott Jewel Sloan Emma Wiloyd Lottie Murchison Ruth Souza Theresa Murchison Mamie Power Alta Carlson Thelma Miller Ella Mae Sterrett and Robbie Baxter. M/Sgt and Mrs Marvin Vetter left Lane Monday for Savannah Ga to visit her parents before a new assignment in Okinawa.
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Dayton Phillips
George Moore
Colonial Club
Phillips
Lakeshore Drive
James
Iris Saladino
Vida Meyers
Macon Elliott
Jewel Sloan
Emma Wiloyd
Lottie Murchison
Ruth’ Souza
Theresa Murchison
Mamie Power
Alta Carlson
Thelma Miller
Ella Mae Sterrett
Robbie Baxter
Burnet Chamber Holds Fiddlers Contest Saturday
Burnet Chamber of Commerce sponsors a fiddlers contest on the courthouse lawn with registration at 1 p.m. and the contest at 2 p.m. Roy Oakley notes all fiddlers are welcome with no age limit or entry fee. Prizes include 100 for first, 75 for second, 50 for third, 25 for fourth plus trophies for the winners and the youngest and oldest fiddler.
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Burnet
Texas
Sanders
Chamber of Commerce
Ore Shipped From Iron Mountain Mine
About 500 cars of magnetite ore will be shipped from Llano by rail, reports to The Llano News say. The ore, mined years ago, stockpiled at the old Iron Mountain mine in Valley Spring, is already moving at about ten cars daily to Louisiana for pipeline construction.
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Llano
Llano News
Iron Mountain
Valley Spring
Louisiana
Llano Girls Attend Band Camp at Texas Lutheran College
Two Llano high school girls Mary McCall and Karen Walker join 400 students from 40 Texas cities at the 23rd annual Texas Lutheran College Band Camp led by Professor M A Nyquist. Guest conductor Irving Driebradt of SMU assists. Friday's finale features multiple ensembles and a free admission concert.
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Seguin
Llano
Texas
Texas Lutheran College
Mary McCall
Karen Walker
Camphead
TLC
M. A. Nyquist
Irving Driebrodt
Southern Methodist University
Lackland Afb
Band of the West
Maj
Samuel Kertz
Highland Lakes Golf Ladies Luncheon and Results
The Highland Lakes Ladies Golf Club held a well attended luncheon on Thursday. Marie Shepperd, president and winner, announced prizes of three balls for the top finisher, two for the runner up, and one for a consolation. Ella Mae Smith won in the second flight with Price Bryant as runner up. Virginia Copland joined the club, and new member Mrs. A. P. Box plans two weeks at their home before returning to Ligno with her children.
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Marie Shepperd
Evelyn Gould
Ethel Farquhar
Ella Mae Smith
Price Bryant
Nina Bailey
Helen Doize
Winnie Pearson
Lou Roach
Price
Virginia Copland
Ft. Smith
A.k
Brown Gables
H. E
Virginia
Golf Club
Jung
Groundbreaking quirks and Llano rain talk in The Wanderer
The Wanderer notes a lively Llano groundbreaking where directors use shovels, Tex Wright complains the ground is hard, and John Selman jokes about the foundation. It foresees little rain amid drought, a potential Llano rise, and jokes about Life Magazine and President Johnson. The columnist also recounts lessons from Mexico City driving and the numerous ambulances in the streets.
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New High
Lakes National Bank
Tex Wright
John Selman
Llano Women Plan Softball Tournament
The Llano Women's softball team schedules a eight team tournament August 3 through August 8 with no game Wednesday night. Trophies for first second and consolation plus an all tournament team. Five teams have accepted including Marble Falls San Saba Georgetown Redbirds and Georgetown Grandmas.
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Llano
Marble Falls
San Saba
Georgetown Redbirds
Georgetown Grandmas
Georgetown
Redbirds
Grandmas
Harald Underwood
Wilfred
Simpson
Dewey
Fain
Chilren
Roy Goff
Lampasas
Beady Aces
Brady
Lions
Gilli
Mrs Harlan Returns To Burnet Hospital
Mrs Tolbert Harlan returned Wednesday to Shepperd Hospital at Burnet where she was also a patient last week.
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Harlan
Burnet Hospital
Tolbert Harlan
Shepperd Hospital
Burnet
Royal Arch Masons Install Officers in Masonic Hall
Pete Suiten was installed as most excellent high priest by Chapter 197 Royal Arch Masons. Other officers for the coming year installed include John Nerren A C Kineheloe Andrew Alexander Clayton Gage Dem Hyde Robert Kassell Alton Beach Lee Wimberley Monrse Raesener Herschel Siniard and others in the ceremony Tuesday night.
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Pete Suiten
Chapter
Royal Arch Masons
Masonic Hall
John Nerren
A. C. Kineheloe
Andrew Alexander
Clayton Gage
Dem Hyde
Robert Kassell
Alton Beach
Lee Wimberley
Monrse Raesener
Herschel Siniard
Kingsland Landmark Church Moves To New Site
Kingsland to relocate the Christian Church building to clear space for a new Kingsland Community Church structure. The move is planned within two weeks, led by Shirley Williams who was elected Christian Church board chairman, with Burton Wiley B D Long as elders and A D Henderson Myrtle Harmon and Grace Lindsey as deacons. the 1904 white frame building has served the community.
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Kingsland
Christian Church
Kingsland Community Church
Community Church
Shirley Wiliams
Williams
Christian Church Board
Burton Wiley
B. D. Long
Mines A. D. Henderson
Myrtle Harmon
Grace Lindsey
San Saba Baseball Team Set to Clash With Llano Sunday
The San Saba men’s baseball team will face Llano at Robinson City Park on Sunday July 26 at 2 30 p m. Llano lost 12 11 to Brady’s Aces last week as Pudding Jones hit a grand slam in the eighth inning. Darrel Russell took the loss for Llano. Tom Plant led the home team with three hits.
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San Saba
Llano
Robinson City Park
Liano
Brady
Aces
Llano Air Force Fireman On Leave Attends Training
A/2e Ervin Light Jr. son of Mr and Mrs Ervin Light of Llano is on leave from Dyess Air Force Base Abilene where he serves with the Air Force fire department He attends a fire training course at Texas A M University this week with his father and Eddie Moore of the Llano fire department Guests of Mr and Mrs L P Utzman and Roy include Mr and Mrs Don Woll of Dickerson and Mr and Mrs Seaborn Jones of Brownwood.
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Ervin Light Jr
Ervin Light
Llano
Dyess Air Force Base
Abilene
Air Force Fire Department
A&m University
Eddie Moore
Llano Fire Department
L. P. Utzman
Roy
Don Woll
Dickerson
Mrs. Seaborn Jones
Brownwood
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Nixon- Clay Commercial College
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Life Magazine
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