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Newspaper
Llano News
Location
Llano, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1960
Page
7
Weekend guests at Mr. and Mrs J B Henderson included Mrs Ole Anglin of Big Spring Mrs Rick Hooper of Big Spring Mrs Audrey Licard of Washington DC and Mrs Don Tatum of Burnet. Edwards Move Families Biull Edwards and kids Jack Kenny and Cindy return to Lubbock after Llano stay.
Six hundred wagon loads of native stone were hauled to build the Franklin Ranch barn erected in 1906 by Captain P F Franklin near the Llano Blanco county line. The stone and carpentry were by Strum and Lucas. the barn features four corner cribs and large sliding doors into a central ground floor hall. An earlier wooden barn stood nearby and burned the prior year while filled with oats.
An 1862 clipping from Harper's Magazine reprints a Texas Advocate advertisement by John Rabb. It notes a flour and corn milk business 10 miles north of LaGrange near Caldwell road with weekly grinding days. The item ties Rabb to Stephen F. Austin’s Immortal 300 and to descendants in Llano.
John W. Foster of Kingsland and Carrol E. Osbourn of Valley Spring earned baccalaureate degrees at the May 28 graduation from Texas A&M College. Foster earned veterinary medicine while Osbourn studied animal husbandry. John Allen Wright received a master's in range management. his wife is Joanna Gray of Liana.
A historical directory lists Llano County officials including county judge C. W. Nelson sheriff J J Bozarth district clerk J Qatma assessor J H Pankey and county clerk E R Beeson along with county treasurer John Buttery and county surveyor R F Rowntree. It names commissioners SP May Coggin N F Owen Wickman and multiple justices of the peace across five precincts.
Last Friday night three Smiths jailed in Llano formed a prisoner committee and fled the town unseen. Outsiders likely aided the escape. The county commissioners discuss building three new public office fronts facing the square. County finances show debt exceeding liabilities by several thousand dollars. Local sights include a saloon and Cal Wright’s new livery stable. Afflicted visitors stay at the Llano hotel under Dr Hartmann. Mr Math Hayme of Burnet, once totally blind, underwent cataract surgery successfully. Miss Sylvia Hortmann, recently employed in Dallas, is visiting Llano.
Mr and Mrs CC Ashley and their daughter will attend commencement as their son and brother Carlos C Ashley Jr earns a law degree. He is an Austin High School graduate who studied at Schrein er Institute and Texas Christian University earning a BA in government in 1954. He served in the armed forces before attending SMU and held senior class office and membership in the Legal Aid Clinic Student Bar and Delta Theta Phi.
Leon Hale, renowned Houston Post columnist, spent last week in Llano gathering material for upcoming feature articles.
Classified ad notes purebred Silver Lace Wyandotte eggs for hatching at 1.50 for 15 eggs from O. K. Smith. Also offers two mules for sale from Fred Kothe.
Mrs. Ollie Anglin of Big Spring and Mrs. T B Henderson visited Miss Lula Stribling Saturday, sharing time and conversation in a cordial call.
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