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Newspaper
Llano News
Location
Llano, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1938
Page
5
INEWS CORRAL reports a caravan of sixty to seventy visitors arriving at the A. F. Moss ranch for a barbecue with all the trimmings. Mark A. Mass, manager, oversaw precise planning and gate staffing while a scenic road to a 25 acre lake tank site was highlighted for future development.
Classified sale listing shows prices for groceries medicines and household items at BRURLS including Mare Oil Adlerika Syrup Pepsin Alka Seltzer Vicks Vaporub Thedfords Black Draught Rubbing Alcohol and several beverage and cleaning products with prices ranging from 19c to $1.00.
A Llano county livestock focus day featured talks on range conservation by Texas A. and M. extension staff and remarks by John Lewis and Henry Buttery urging county unity. Llano Chapter No. 216 OES held its installation Tuesday evening with Mrs Siamba Stribling as installation officer and a slate of officers installed.
Llano District Attorney Carlos Ashley spoke at Menard High School during Tuesday evening exercises and returned to Llano on Wednesday. The event highlighted the local legal figure and marked his brief visit.
A local cooking school showcases electric range use and refrigerator based hot and cold cooking lessons. Demonstrations include cake baking the easy way and a chance to win samples souvenirs and gifts. Five dealers back the school Including Home Furniture Company M HR McDermott Texas Power and Light Ray Walker Western Auto Associate Store W O Williamson.
The Llano Colored Singers under the Woman's Home Missionary Society of Doolittle Chapel Methodist Church will present a concert Friday June 3 at 8 pm in the Llano Methodist Church auditorium to raise the assigned annual quota. A free will offering will be accepted. FOR SALE 320 acres ten miles northwest of Llano and 250 acres seven miles northeast of Llano by R T Duncan.
Miss Ava Ratliff left Wednesday for San Antonio to attend the wedding of Miss Louie Lee Hindo, a former Fredericksburg public schools teacher. Fruit jars priced at twenty five cents per dozen.
Sunday School begins at ten with Communion and Sermon. Evening preaching at 7 46 p m. Choir practice 7 45 p m Wednesday. Woman's Missionary Society meets at four p m Friday at the church.
The Methodist Missionary Society will meet Friday June 3 at the church to hear World Outlook program Building of the Kingdom of God in Japan led by Mrs. Dave Martin and Mrs. W. W. Watkins.
Miss Flora Ryan of Cleburne, a Cleburne schoolteacher with many Llano friends, is resting well after a serious operation Monday at the Medical and Surgical hospital in San Antonio. Episcopal services will be held at 11 o clock Sunday morning at the Episcopal church by Rev. Mr. Myers.
Bureau of Chemistry and Soils researchers in Winter Haven Florida report a method to make strawberry soda by crushing culled berries adding cane and corn sugar filtering and preserving with sodium benzoate then carbonating four to one water syrup mix. The process preserves aroma for a year and costs about 39 cents per gallon.
Royal visitors and local travels fill the week as families such as Harmon Wood and Harwell group join relatives in San Antonio Houston and Lometa. An appendectomy recovery in Llano and land purchases by H J Vallee highlight town happenings.
At 10 a.m. Sunday School and 11 a.m. Church Service preached by Pastor Wilford R. Penny with sermon topic God and Sin.
Miss Margie Smith of Llano to head the nine member student advisory board at Texas State College for Women. A junior, she is the daughter of Mr and Mrs D P Smith, and will coordinate advisors from her department to orient new students next year.
The Woman's Auxiliary will meet at the church on Friday at 4 o'clock. The program uses the May issue of the Survey with round table discussion based on articles on pages 255 and 243. Members should bring May Surveys and year books.
The Llano County Singing Convention will be held at Valley Spring next Sunday, June 5. Local and out of county singers are expected, with Bill Huggins of Goldthwaite conducting a singing school and likely to demonstrate his singing talent. All are invited to attend for a day of music hosted by Shirley Williams, president. See Mrs J Nolan for details.
On Sunday June 5 Oxford Methodist Church holds regular services with Bro. Garrett in the morning and Bro. Bludworth in the afternoon. A noon dinner on the ground precedes outdoor evening services described as cool and informal. Visitors include George McCormick of San Francisco Steve McCormick of Weimar and Tom Hill of Weimar.
Word reached here Tuesday of the death of Andrew Hamilton of Buckeye Arizona formerly a Llano resident. He was 54 and left Llano about 25 years ago. He is survived by his wife four daughters and two brothers James and Alfred Hamilton both of Llano.
Local notice lists a furnished apartment for rent with contact through Howard Wallace at Piggly Wiggly. Community social notes mention visits by Mesdames Etta B Harris and Margaret Mitchell of Hallettsville to Mrs. W L Crownover in Sterling City, with Miss Batty Lu Crownover and Miss Aliee Simpson also visiting Valley Spring and relatives. J R Cone and family of Baytown are in Llano this week visiting relatives.
Llano residents Mr W A Thomas and his wife left Monday for Fort Stockton where Mr Thomas will engage in the saddlery business.
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