Farm Bureau Queen Contest Set Friday in Llano
Llano County Farm Bureau to select a queen for the 22 county District 7 event in Llano on August 12. Five contestants Mary Jo Barton Mary Grote Elaine Horton Patty Porterfield and Coni Thompson compete at 8 p.m. in the High School Auditorium with a supper to follow. Pat Smith of the Texas Farm Bureau will MC and Miss Alberteen Ratliff will play accompaniment. Jim Cone will introduce the speaker. a panel of out of town judges will decide.
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Llano County
Farm Bureau
Llano
Mary Jo Barton
Juanita Barton
Mary Grote
James Grote
Elaine Horton
Fred Horten
Patty Porterfield
Troy Porterfield
Coni Thompson
C.P. Thompson
Pat Smith
Austin
Texas Farm Bureau
Alberteen Ratliff
Jim Cone
Llano County Farm Bureau
Malcom Long
Kingstand
John Thomas Moseley
Rayburn Houston, Jr
Iven Bode
Marble Falls Fillies Win Local Women’s Tourney
The Liane Whirlybirds hosted seven teams in a double elimination tourney July 17 to 22. Marble Falls Fillies defeated Kingsland Sluggers 7-5 in the final to capture first with Sluggers second and Llano Whirlybirds third. Margie DeSpain earned Most Valuable Player. Alberta Allred led the Sluggers as Outstanding Pitcher.
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Liane Whirlybirds
Kingsland Sluggers
Marble Falls Tomboys
San Saba Girls
Lampasas Strikers
Fredeericksburg Night Owls
Marble Falls Fillies
Lampasas Chargeers
Liano Whirlybirds
Marble Falls
Alberta Allred
Hilda Whitson
Debbie Mangelberger
Marlene Cornelius
Dora Manyard
Mes
Josie Najar
Lucy Mo
Llano Whirlybirds
Arlene Crenwelge
Marsha Pyka
Fredericksburg Night Owls
Margie DeSpain
Cindy Bauer
Whirlybirds
San Saba
Rita Peel
Minnie Jensen
Llano
Tomboys
Eacing
San Sabans
Elimine
Sluggers
Lampasas Chargers
Night Owls
Strikers
Fillies
Allred
Teachers Going Coming Changes at Llano Schools
Lane Scott the Llano band director resigned to take a position in Ozona where Mrs Scott will also teach. A new Llano band director will be chosen soon. Rosemary Hardt fourth grade teacher married and moved to Gonzales. Paul Ables from New Mexico elected to serve as girls coach. his wife Kay Ables will replace Mrs Hardt. Janice Gibson graduate of Tarleton will teach remedial reading.
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Liano
Lane Scott
Ozona
Scott
Rosemary Hardt
Gonzales
Paul Ables
Llano
New Mexico
Kay Ables
Hardt
Janice Gibson
Dublin
Tarleton State College
Louise Tate
Marguerite Jones
Oklahoma
Phone Company Employees Hold Lake Barbecue Get Together
About 50 General Telephone Company workers and their families gathered Sunday at Lake Bucheanan for a noon barbecue followed by boating swimming and visiting. Attendees came from Llano Marble Falls and Kingsland. Dr and Mrs Garland Lang formerly of Midland now Kerrville and Hunt were dinner guests of Mr and Mrs C C Morgan and David Tuesday night.
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General Telephone Company
Lake Bucheanan
Llano
Marble Falls
Kingseland
Garland Lang
Midland
Kerrville and
Hunt
C.C. Morgan
David
Calendar of July August Community Meetings and Events
An events calendar lists upcoming meetings and activities. Kingsland Lions Club events at Barrow Hall and Westerner Restaurant. Llano County Farm Bureau Queen Contest at Llano High School and library programs. Church gatherings at Castell Haywood Camp and St John Church. August 1 Llano Lions Club luncheon TOPS Club and fishing and stock growers meetings. August 2 Social Security representative visit ASC committee. August 3 Barrow Hall event.
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Kingsland Lions Club
Barrow Hall
Llano County Farm Bureau
LHS
Llano
Kingsland
Haywood Christian
St. John Church
Castell
Llano Lions Club
Westerner
Tops Club
Hill Country Lives
Social Security Representative
ASC
Benefit Supper At Field Creek Provides Community Support
Field Creek Community Club hosts a benefit barbecue supper and musical on Saturday evening August 5 at 7 pm. Proceeds aid Heart, Cancer and Crippled Children funds with musicians from the area. Glen Randolph returns home from Sid Peterson Hospital in Kerrville after hospitalization.
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Field Creek
Field Creek Community Club
Heart, Cancer and Crippled Children’s
Glen Randolph
Sid Peterson
Kerrville
New Llano High Annuals Distributed for 1971 72
Llano High School begins distribution of the 160 page hardback 1971 72 annuals available in the office Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to noon. The issue features a two page senior class group photo on the football field, many student and staff action pictures, and inscriptions with student names. Editor in chief Jean Buttery, with staff including Vickie Connery Chris Taylor Anthony Taylor Verna Lockhart, and sponsor Mrs. Margaret Little.
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Llano
Jean Buttery
Vickie Connery
Chris Taylor
Anthony Taylor
Verna Lockehart
Margaret Little
Pontotoc College Marker Dedicated
About 50 people attended the dedication of a Pontotoc and San Fernando Academy historical marker near the old Pontotoc school. Edwin Schooley gave invocation, Wilbur Shearer read the inscription, and Clinton Schulze spoke. Out-of-town guests came from Art Mason Menard Junction and Brady.
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Ben Polk
Pontotoc
Pontotoc and
San Fernando Academy
America
Edwin Schooley
Fredonia
Wilbur Shearer
Mason
Clinton Schulze
Hugo Schulze
Historical Survey Committee
Merle McLeod
Art
Menard
Junction
Brady
Kingsland Baptists To Have Picnic
The First Baptist Church of Kingsland sponsors a Sunday School picnic at Haywood Christian Camp on Sunday July 29 from 2 to 8 p.m. All are invited for food and recreation.
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Kingsland
Haywood Christian Camp
First Baptist Church of
Porter family hosts Regina Johnson for Plainview visit
Mr and Mrs Troy Porter field and family hosted Regina Johnson of Plainview as a guest. Porterfield daughter Robin left Monday with Regina for a week’s vacation in Plainview.
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Troy Porterfield
Regina Johnson
Plainview
Porterfield
Robin
Regina
Weather Stays Mild in Llano as July Ends
Weather remains mild in Llano with no 100 degree readings this month. The high reached 97 on July 14 and 25, the low maximum was 84 on July 15. Llano saw .48 inch of rain for July, .37 inch in the past week, with rainfall varying across the county.
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Llano
Ag Payments Begin for Conservation Practices
Cost shares for completed conservation practices are being paid now. Homer Goulden, county ASC director, reports that approved practices should be reported promptly when finished and all cost data submitted to compute payments.
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Homer Goulden
ASC
Phone Rates Rise for Rural Areas in Texas Exchanges
General Telephone Company of the Southwest announces July 28 billing changes for Kingsland Tow and West Llano customers. Official Cornelius cites inflation rising costs and financing pressures. new rates align with price commission guidelines to support modern telecom advancements.
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Kingsland
Tow
West Llano
General Telephone Company of the Southwest
WLR
Cornelius
Serice
Texas
The
Price Commission
Llano High Twirlers Shine at Texas A&M Camp
Llano High School twirlers and drum major returned from the Texas A&M University camp with new routines and fire hoop and flag baton skills for football season. Debra Talley won Drum Major of the Day and Candy Turner was Twirler of the Day. The group placed second among 500 groups and earned invitation to state competition in late August.
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Llano High School
Texas A&m University
United States
Delia Johnson
Candy Turner
Marsha Scott
Gayle Epperson
Debra Talley
Kathryn Fain
Europe
Cindy Heckmann
Martha Shipp Named Princess at Austin Aqua Festival Ball
Martha Shipp daughter of Mr and Mrs C A Shipp of Llano will be presented as a Princess representing out of town royalty at the Admirals Club Coronation Ball on August 12 in the City Auditorium Austin Dr Frank Covert Chief of Naval Operations announced that 13 Central Texas cities will be represented by Princesses In addition to Queen Trudy Yarnell National Cherry Festival Traverse City Michigan and Queen Cynthia Ann Lake St Petersburg Festival of States St Petersburg Florida The Admiral Ball crowns a new queen for the Austin Aqua Festival Martha is Llano High School Who's Who neatest and best all around She is an RN sociology minor at Mary Hardin Baylor College Belton Her escort is Don Gassiott of Temple
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Martha Shipp
C.A. Shipp
Llano
Admirals Club
Ausetin
Frank Covert
Texas
Trudy Yarnell
Traverse City
Michigan
Cythia Ann Lake
St. Petersberg
Florida
Austin
Llano High School
Mary Hardin-Baylor College
Belton
Martha
Don Gassiott
Temple
Children’s Story Hour Planned at Llano Library Friday
A children’s story hour will be held at the Llano Library Friday July 28 at 9:30 a.m. All young children are invited. Miss Lena Schorlemmer, hostess at the Llano Museum, has been hospitalized at Llano Memorial Hospital.
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Llano
Lena Schorlemmer
Llano Museum
Llano Memorial Hospital
Methodists Plan For Dedication
Dr. Clifford Edge reports September 11 as the dedication date for completed church renovations begun this summer. Rev. Milton Dare, new Kerrville district superintendent, will attend. Morning and evening services continue in the church fellowship hall with informal songs and a meditation by Dr. Edge.
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Clifford Edge
Milton Dare
Kerrville
Edge
Edges
Mrs C R Stolz Returns From Waco Visit
Mrs C R Stolz has returned from a vacation in Waco where she visited friends and relatives.
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C.R. Stolz
Waco
One Area Man May Be Drafted
Austin Colonel Melvin N. Glantz announced the September Draft Call lottery number as 75. He said about 350 Texas inductions are expected from the 1972 First Priority group, with 30 men to receive armed forces physicals. Orders will target men born in 1952 and deferment losses, with further exams for lottery numbers 100 and below in 1972 and numbers 50 and below for 1953 entrants.
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Austin
Melvin N. Glantz
Selective Service For
Texas
Dor W. Brown
Glantz
Department of Defense
Car Burns In Highway Mishap Near Llano on 71
A late model Chevrolet driven by Ricky Bauman of Valley Spring was destroyed by fire after running off Highway 71 five miles west of Llano, hitting an embankment and bursting into flames. Bauman was uninjured. Highway Patrolman River Bode investigated.
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Ricky Bauman
Valley Spring
Llano
Highway 71
Bauman
River Bode
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Pontotoc College
Kingsland Baptists
Granite Shoals
West Llanon
W. Liano
A&m University
Aqua Beauty
Miss Martha Shipp
Kingsville
Texas A&m
Jena Jones
Eva Moore
Robin Rusche
Cathy Sherrod
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