Llano Welcomes Visitors for Rodeo and Homecoming Week
The News CORRAL invites all Llano and Llano County residents and visitors from across the country to three days of rodeo and entertainment. Many former residents plan to return, with guests from California to Cuba noted, while fishermen are advised about local lakes and game laws.
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Llano
Llano County
Liano County
Liano River
Buchanan Or
Inks Lakes
Llano River
Liano
Lewis Foster
United States
California
Montana
Cuba
Annual Rodeo Opens Tonight in Llano Area
D E H Manigault state highway division engineer says a 1000 dollar appropriation will redate the Flag Creek bridge on Highway 29 west of Llano. The condemned bridge has sparked maintenance controversy since built by the county on a state highway within Llano city limits. County officials plan moving the Pecans Creek bridge to the Flag Creek site after the new highway north of the river to the Mason county line is finished.
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D. E. H. Manigault
State Highway Department
Flag Creek
Liano
Llano
Llano County
Pecan Creek
Mason County
Parade Heads Llano Rodeo Welcome With Notables
Parade to open the Llano rodeo and homecoming with Captain Lee Barler of Sanderson and Mayor Will Rogers of Bastrop leading guests. Escort by Texas Department of Public Safety will accompany flag bearers Tom Moss, A H Schorlemmer, J W Winkel, Neal Wood, H A Fitzsimons, D P Smith. Llano High School band and Llano Volunteer Fire Department trucks follow toward the bridge opening the procession.
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Lee Barler
Sanderson
Texas Rangers
Will Rogers
Bastrop
Llano
Gaelock
Texas State Department of Public Safety
Austin
Texas
Luke Moss
A. H. Schorlemmer
United States
J. W. Winkel
Neal Wood
Spain
France
H. A. Fitzsimons
D. P. Smith
Mexico
Southern Confederacy
Llano High School
A. G. Macy
Llano Plans Second Homecoming With Rodeo Attractions
Llano Chamber of Commerce sponsors the second homecoming tied to the fifth annual Llano rodeo. A Saturday afternoon gathering on the courthouse lawn from four to six will feature speaking, music, and entertainment with Mayor Rogers of Bastrop presiding. Llano High School band will play as part of a three day program including a rodeo parade and horse show.
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Llano
Will Rogers
Bastrop
Tiano High
Llano Man Killed In Car Crash On Lakeshore Drive
Leslie Roberts, 30, died in a single vehicle overturn on Lakeshore Drive Monday about 1 30 pm. The car was driven by W M Chaney of San Antonio. Roberts died within minutes. funeral held Tuesday with interment near Willow City. He survived by his widow one child his parents and two brothers.
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Leslie Roberts
W. M. Chaney
San Antonio
Roberts
Willow City
Degrees Awarded to 2 Liano Students at SWTSTC
Among 138 seniors and 18 graduates at Southwest Texas State Teachers College San Marcos Johnnie Clawson Lone Grove earned a Master of Arts Nan Jones Mitchell Llano earned a Bachelor of Arts Clawson now works in the dean of men's office and was a former tennis star in school Ralph W Yarborough Austin attorney addressed the graduating class urging service and optimism.
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Southwest Texas State Teachers College
San Marcos
Johnnie Clawson
Lone Grove
Nan Jones Mitchell
Llano
Clawson
Ralph W. Yarborough
Austin
For &c- Hon
Thieves Steal Tires and Wheels in Night Raid
In the southeast part of Liane during the small hours last Monday, thieves stole five tires and wheels from cars parked on the street. Sheriff Elmon D. Stewart identified victims Mr. G. Lt. Gray, A. B. Crean Welge, and W. B. Dalchau, who reported the losses.
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Liane
Elmon D. Stewart
Hi way Money Approved for Llano to Mason County Line
The highway commission allocates 40000 dollars for clearing grubbing and drainage on the new location of state highway 29 from 1.3 miles west of Llano to 0.3 miles east of the Mason county line. WPA funds of about 50000 dollars will supplement the first contract. Right of way deeds have been prepared and sent to the state office for necessary land procurement.
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Manigault
Llano
Mason County Lne
W. F. Hutson
McKown and Sons
Highway 16
Liano
San Saba
Hutson
State Office
Department
County Commissioners
Questionnaires Sent All Men for Induction Notice
All registrants have received and returned their questionnaires per T J Moore chairman of the local board. A few have not yet returned them despite the due date. Call No 17 issued to Owen Clyde Hyatt and Haskell Coffey Miller to report to Fort Sam Houston on June 18 for army induction.
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T. J. Moore
Moore
Board
Fgg
Fort Men
Owen Clyde Hyatt
Haskell Coffey Miller
Fort Sam. Houston
Army
Officers Track Clueless Tire Sightings for Clue
Police say they have no lead yet but are watching for tires to appear at any time as a potential clue in an ongoing case.
Llano County Lands Lease Generates Funds for Schools
Llano county will receive about 6 450 dollars for the next years from lease money on school land in Tom Green county. The contract with Chandler brothers sets a sliding rate tied to wool prices each May 15. This year gross receipts total 8 855 60 dollars with roughly 1 390 dollars in Tom Green County taxes. When land price per acre exceeds 40 cents, tenants may retain 1 000 dollars for permanent improvements.
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Llano County
Andy P. Box
Chandler Brothers
Tom Green County
Llano Visit Highlights Dies Senate Candidacy
Llano Congressman Martin Dies spoke on his Senate bid last Thursday on the court house square. He described the Dies Committee on un American activities which he chairs to a large crowd and then proceeded to Temple for an evening engagement.
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Martin Dies
United States Senate
Llano
Dies
Court House
Dies Committee
unAmerican
Temple
Mrs. Louisa Holland Dies at 71 in Burnet Area
Mrs. Louisa Jane Holland wife of Porter Holland was found dead in her bed Tuesday morning She was born in Kentucky October 13 1869 and had just passed her 71st birthday last October She was buried in Mt Zion cemetery near Burnet yesterday afternoon No further information was available by late Wednesday afternoon.
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Louisa Jane Holland
Porter Holland
Holland
Mt. Zion
Burnet
Kentucky
Civil Service Exam Scheduled for Liano Post Office
The Civil Service Commission announces an exam for substitute clerk at the Liano post office. Applicants must obtain and submit blanks to the Civil Service Commission in New Orleans, La., by June 23, 1941. After filing, candidates will be notified of exam date.
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U. S. Civil Service Commission
Liano
Post Office
Civil Service Commission
New Orleans
Comentania
Lianos Fifth Annual Rodeo Opens At Llano High
Tonight at 8 o clock the Llano high school stadium hosts the fifth annual Llano rodeo with a street parade this afternoon featuring five Llano area bands. Men contest events include calf roping bull dogging bronc riding bull riding and wild cow milking. A cowgirls contest with variations runs each night along with added acts by Clinton Hardin. General admission replaces reserved seating this year.
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Liano
Clinton Hardin
Llano
Hardin
Llano Band Booster Trip Heads Toward Rodeo Weekend
About fifteen to twenty cars carried the Llano school band and boosters on a multi town trip to promote the Llano rodeo and homecoming. They stopped in Mason Fredericksburg Johnson City Marble Falls Burnet Lampasas Lometa Goldthwaite San Saba Cherokee and returned to Llano before six. Local residents were invited to attend the Llano celebration.
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Llano
Mason
Fredericksburg
Johnson City
Marbles Falls
Burnet
Lamp ® 8As
Lometa
Goldthwaite San Saba
Cherokere
Rainfall Totals Mark Heavy Tuesday in Local Area
A wet Tuesday brought 1.90 inches of rain with 25 minutes at 1.5 inches per initial rainfall unit. U.S. Weather Bureau observer H. C. Roth logged the totals as temperatures for the past week note visitors from Houston, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Koehler, attending Liang High School exercises under Raymond Rogers.
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H. C. Roth
United States Weather Bureau
J. H. Koehler
Houston
Nora Hartman
Ligno
Liang High School
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