Pontotoc High School Holds First Graduation Exercises
The Pontotoc High School held its first graduation Thursday in a crowded ceremony. Speaker Carl Runge of Mason, Texas urged graduates toward college careers. Prof. J. B. Conners of Kingsville praised the school, and diplomas were handed to the graduates, with plans for many to pursue further study at Marcos, Mason, Roswell, and San Marcos.
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Koc High School
Cenfion
Carl Runge
Mason
Tex
Runge
J. B. Conners
Kings
Texas
New South Texas “Teachers’ College
Kingsville
Conner
E Banks
Edna Lee Berry
Stellabeth Bode
Helen Leonner
Julia Elizabeth Latham
Neddie Mae Webster
Mabelster
Lesa
Stella 2
Sadye Mae Bode
Helen Draper
el Webster
Wilford Mc
Marcos
State Teachers College
H Gub College
Wilford McLeod
Pontotoc High School
Pontotoc School
L. D. Re
Edna Leery
Roswell
New Mexico
Julia Beth Latham
Mason High School
Austin
Die Mae Webster
Misa Mary Branta
San Marcos
Acon
Star
P Rof. Moore
Ranch visitor Paul Slator stays in Odessa area
Paul Slator from his Odessa ranch visited this past week at the home of Mr and Mrs J D Slator. Little rain fell there in his area though some showers occurred over the past few days.
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Paul Slator
Odessa
Mness
J. D. Slator
Sugar Land refinery impresses bankers during Texas tour
H. Ny Pardue of Citizens National Bank, returning from the Texas Bankers Association convention in Houston, visited Sugar Land. He noted Imperial Crown sugar and a modern, expanding refinery under Texas capital, with a self contained town, large merchandise store, and company owned land. The visit highlighted progress in Texas industry and daily sugar needs.
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H. NY Pardue
Citizens National Bank
Texas Bankers Association
Houston
Sugar Land
Sugar Land Industries
Pardue
Texas
Texas Capital
Imperial Crown Sugar
Mason road project straightens sharp Llano turns
The State Highway Commission works on the Mason road above Llano to remove two near right angle turns near the Duncan place. By cutting across Holna J. Moore pasture, the road will be straightened and accidents caused by the turns reduced.
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State Highway Commission
Mason Road
Llano
Duncan Place
Beford
Holna J. Moore
City Orders New Grader to Be Used on Streets
The City Council has ordered a Gilbert road grader for street work. The grader, one of the State’s type used in highway work, operates with a Fordson tractor and requires only one man. It has proven economical and satisfactory in use.
Wachtman Atkins Visits from Austin for Weekend
Wachtman Atkins came from Austin for the weekend to visit his mother Mrs. J. D. Atkins.
Grasshoppers Thick In Some Sections Prompt Action
Farmers report hopper outbreaks as County Agent Whitsett urges immediate control. Poisoning of hatching beds is advised two weeks after hatching begins, with many beds already at that stage. Overall damage not expected to be extreme as residents act early while insects are young.
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Whitsett
Mr. Whitsett
Legion Memorial Service Delivers Inspiring Address
The American Legion and Ladies' Auxiliary held a memorial service at the Christian Church last Sunday at four. Rev. E. Wilkin gave an inspiring address praised as among his best. The church was well dressed with Auxiliary handiwork and special music enhanced the occasion. The service honored fallen soldiers of World War I and reflected strong community respect.
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The
Christian Church
American Legion and Ladies’ Auxiliary
BE. Wilkin
Llana
Legion
Auxiliary
Liano
Llano Streets Improve After Rains
After recent rains Llano streets are reported in excellent condition. Marshal Foster and Alderman Weber head the street commission with machine operators aiding the work. Mayor Inks says the street fund is nearly exhausted for this year but plans better improvements next year.
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Llano
Marshal Foster
Weber
Inks
Miss Mildred Breazeale Visits Llano Relatives
Miss Mildred Breazeale of Austin travels to Llano this week to visit her grandmother Mrs. A E Moore and other relatives.
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Mildred’ Breazeale
Austin
Llano
A .E. Moore
StClair Kin Visit Llano Guests of Oklahoma City Temple Family
Miss Jessie StClair of Oklahoma City and Grady StClair of Temple are guests in Llano with their parents Mr and Mrs J W StClair.
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Jessie StClair
Oklahoma City
Grady StClair
Temple
Llano
J. W. StClair
Mrs Calhoun Travels to Pasadena for Summer
Mrs. G. C. Calhoun departed yesterday for Pasadena California to spend the summer and plans to return to Llano around the first of September.
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Mra
G. C. Calhoun
Pasadena
California
Llano
Tate Dalrymple Visits Mother in Austin Post
Tate Dalrymple now with the U S Geological Survey based in Austin was at home briefly at the start of the week visiting his mother Mrs BR J Dalrymple along with relatives and friends.
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Tate Dalrymple
U.S. Geological Survey
Austin
BR. J. Dalrymple
Visitor from Kingstown Sees Llano County Potential
R L Short of Kingstown Ohio visited the News office last Friday on his first trip to the state. He remarked that if Llano county were as thickly populated as his country there would be at least a hundred thousand residents.
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R. L. Short
Kingstown
Ohio
Llano County
Backus Family Plans Summer Camping Trip to New Mexico
Joe Backus his wife and two children left last Saturday in their car for New Mexico and other points to spend the summer vacation. They carry full camping outfit and expect to enjoy open air and camp life most of the time while gone. They will probably be absent for several weeks.
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Joe Backus
New Mexico
Watterson Family Moves to Austin for New Home
C. V. Watterson and his wife relocate to Austin to establish a home for an undetermined period. Watterson has been in the city several days and Mrs. Watterson joined him recently. Walter Ratliff has moved into the Watterson residence as they depart from their previous location.
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C. V. Watterson
Austin
Mr. Watterson
Mrs. Watterson
Walter Ratliff
Watterson
Moore to enter United States Military Academy at West Point
Howard Moore returns home from A. and M. College and will stay with his parents Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Moore until July then report to West Point to enter the United States Military Academy. An earlier notice announced his appointment to the academy.
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Howard Moore
A. & M. College
W. J. Moore
West Point
United States Military Academy
Pastor and wife depart Llano for Carrollton Texas
Rev. S. E. Wilkin and wife leave Llano for Carrollton to make their future home. He has served as pastor of the Christian church for a year and aided local business interests, earning many friends who regret their departure. May their future work be as successful as their Llano service.
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S. E. Wilkin
Carrollton
Texas
Llano Woman Honored by Southwestern University
The Megaphone reports Miss Mary Nash Buttery of Llano, class of 1926, as one of the four most popular girls at Southwestern University for 1924-25. She joined Southwestern in 1922, held multiple roles including Tri Delta president and Pan Hellenic representative, served in YWCA cabinets, was treasurer of the Spanish Club, and is Student Assistant in Education. The notice commends her honor as vice president of the Student's Association and notes her scholastic excellence.
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Megaphone
Southwestern University
Mary Nash Buttery
Llano
Miss Buttery
Tri Delta Sorority
Pan Hellenic
Miss Battery
Farmers Institute Short Course Postponed Indefinitely
County Agent Whitsett said the Farmers Short Course scheduled for June 15 and 16 has been postponed. The A利M College did not provide new dates after the head of the Short Course resigned to join a private firm at a higher salary. Whitsett will notify the public as soon as a new date is set.
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Whitsett
A. & M. College
Cherokee School Play Impresses at Llano Opera House
The Cherokee high school commencement play toured to Llano Opera House last Wednesday night. A smaller crowd due to lack of prior notice enjoyed a well-coached production with strong performances and a splendid entertainment value.
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Cherokee High School
Llano Opera House
Moss Returns Home From San Antonio Business trip
M. M. Moss came back Tuesday from San Antonio where he had been for several days on business.
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M. M. Moss
San Antonio
Sumner Kendrick Returns From Tampico Oil Fields
Sumner Kendrick, who has been working in the oil fields near Tampico, Mexico, for several months, returned home at the start of the week. He says conditions in the Republic are fairly good but very different from the United States, and he is glad to be back.
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Sumner Kendrick
Tampico
Mexico
Old Republic
United States
Mayes Visits Parents as Lampasas Business Improves
Monroe Mayes and his wife from Lampasas spent the first of the week with his parents Mr. and Mrs. J A Mayes. He said business conditions had greatly improved in Lampasas after recent rains and merchants anticipate a splendid fall.
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Monroe Mayes
Lampasas
J .A. Mayes
Bank liquidator set for new Llano posting
L C Brown and wife traveled to Austin to meet Jack Adams and wife who returned to Llano with them. Adams, who had run a failed Perryton bank, has nearly completed liquidation and departed for Bluffdale to oversee another bank in liquidation. Mrs Adams stays with her Llano hosts a few weeks before joining him.
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L. C. Brown
Austin
Jack Adams
Liano
Brady Boosters Visit Llano in Jubilant Drive
The Brady Boosters, about a hundred strong, arrived in Llano by car shortly after noon in a lively procession. They toured main streets with band, pennants, and yells, then enjoyed cold drinks before continuing to Mason and back to Brady. Departing Pontotoc at eight AM, this marked their second spring trip as they plan more rides through Texas.
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Brady Boosters
Llano
Boosters
Mason
Brady
Pontotoc
Texas
Express Money Order Cashable After 22 Years
W. H. Schneider came from Castell to the ex pres office and cashed an express money order issued by the Chicago office on June 29, 1903. He found the order among papers and presented it to Agent Foreman to receive real money.
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W. H. Schneider
Castell
Expres
Chicago
Dodge Sedan Delivered to Mrs. Newsom by Local Agent
Wesley Bogusch, local Dodge agent, traveled to Austin and returned with a new Dodge Bros Sedan delivered to Mrs. Fr. A. Newsom. The latest model from the popular firm promises convenience and pleasure for owners. Bogusch notes Dodge outsold all but Ford in Texas last year.
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Wesley Bogusch
Dodge Brothers Automobile
Austin
Dodge Bros
Fr. A. Newsom
Miss Mary Meredith Returns Home to Family in San Antonio
Miss Mary Meredith, a teacher in San Antonio for the past year, has returned home and will reside with her parents, Rev. and Mrs. J. H. Meredith, for an interim period.
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Mary Meredith
San Antonio
J. H. Meredith
Hereford Family Visit in Llano From Georgetown
E H Hereford and family visited Llano for a few days last week staying with Mrs Hereford s parents W J Barnett and wife and at the home of his father S H Hereford Tow Prof Hereford stated a contract has just been let for a new girls dormitory at herestern and many improvements will be made during the summer months
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E. H. Hereford
Llano
Georgetown
Llano Welcomes New School Superintendent Prof Levy
Prof. Tony W. Levy arrives with wife and son to assume duties as Llano schools superintendent. He and the family will reside at the Shulta home on East Main Street and he plans to acquaint himself with the community before the September school term begins.
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Tony W. Levy
Llano
Luling
Shulta
East Main Street
Levy
State highway team surveys Llano bridge footing and Bluffton repairs
Lawrence Yanley F B Ivan and B J Harris of the State Highway Department have been in Llano for several days overseeing the footing work on the Llano bridge and performing repairs on the Bluffton bridge over the Colorado River.
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Lawrence Yanley
F. B. Ivan
B. J. Harris
State Highway Department
Llano
Bluffton
Colorado River
Professor Jenkins to study at Texas Christian University this summer
Professor W. O. Jenkins will leave Llano for Fort Worth to enter Texas Christian University for the summer and pursue the degree he desires. He did special work there last summer and will likely return to Llano briefly later in the season. He will not teach next year and plans a year’s rest from the classroom.
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W. O. Jenkins
Fort Worth
Texas Christian University
Llano
Jenkins
Granitemen Banquet Tickets Sell Out Tonight
Last day to buy Granitemen Banquet tickets is tonight at the Corner Drug Store for 1.50 each. Banquet at the Opera House next Monday night with plate count limited to tickets sold.
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Granitemen’s
Opera House
W. R.ors
Llano
Thundering Herd to Screen at Opera House
The Thundering Herd, a late Zane Grey adaptation, plays at the Opera House tonight and tomorrow with a 3:30 Friday matinee. Producers claim 1000 people and 2000 buffalo featured. crowd urged to attend for a premiere-like experience.
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Opera House
Zane Grey
America
Llano
Fifteen Foot Rise Destroys Car On Llano River Bridge
A fifteen foot rise on the Llano River last Friday night reached town around 11 pm. Onlookers on the Castell bridge watched as three men Clyde Buttery Will Collins Jr and a traveling salesman escaped by leaving the car and wading through driftwood to safety. The car washed away from the low water bridge disabled with two wheels gone and heavy damage.
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Llano
Clyde Buttery
Will Collins, Jr
Mr. Clawson
Castell
Llano Sees Flooded River Traffic Across Highway
Extra tourists passed through Llano as the Llano River carried high water blocking the Antonio San Angelo route. Cars lined the streets while travel slowed in wet weather. The town anticipates heavy traffic once a new highway connects San Antonio with Fort Worth and Dallas.
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Llano
Te Antonio-San Angelo
San Antonio
Fort Worth
Dallas
Mrs W J Moore Returns From Waco Visit
Mrs W J Moore comes home after visiting daughter Mrs A B Shumake in Waco where she had been ill for some time. Mrs Moore reports her daughter greatly improved from the illness.
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W. J. Moore
Waco
A. B. Shumake
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