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Newspaper
Llano News
Location
Llano, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1960
Page
14
Johnny Lou Walker was chosen to represent the Veterans of Foreign Wars in the rodeo queen contest during the May meeting. VEW members donated 82 toward a fund for purchasing little league baseball equipment and approved Cub Scouts selling VFW pop pies. Proceeds aid disabled Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Mrs. L. Irby Davis of Harlingen, the former Miss Anna May Tat fence, visits Mrs. Clyde L. King before sailing from New York to England. Also in town is Baylor University professor Mrs. Charles G. Smith between semesters, along with Mrs. Desmond Sagebiel and her children visiting the Owen family of Willow City last week.
A long historical narrative traces John Andrews, an English immigrant who settled Ipswich Massachusetts before 1637 and served in the Pequot War. It follows his family line to Llano and Comal counties, noting Judge Matthew A. Dooley as the first Chief Justice of Comal County in 1846, his role in Texas politics, land dealings, and migration with Augusta Olivia McCall. The piece also highlights the Llano home of Behrns built with native stone circa 1861, its lavish furnishings, and the elder Behrns' civic involvement and Old Settlers' Reunion leadership.
The Llano News reports the Marine Corps adopting an open door enlistment policy with no cap on qualified recruits. Sergeant Claude E. King cites 140 technical schools preparing 400 jobs in the Corps and notes recruitment at the Llano post office each First Friday. Separately, T. E. Foster buys 300 head of cattle from A. G. Adkison in a major local deal signaling strong spring buying in Llano Texas.
The Llano granite trade began with Z A Blodgett who opened the first granite finishing plant and installed the area’s initial polishing machine driven by water power. He later added a boiler and steam engine, the first pneumatic tools, and operated quarries near Pontotoc while shipping monuments across Texas and nearby states. He also led the Llano Volunteer Fire Department. Mrs Blodgett led the Woman’s Culture Club. Dorothea Kassell of Houston visited home to attend graduation.
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