Mrs. Douglass Tops Liano Art Show
Floy Douglass won the Host Show Entry ribbon at the Liano Art Show judged Tuesday by Harold M. Herrington. Works by Murial Bersick, Ethel Schneider, Emile Schneider, Sam West, Hallie Stribling, Thelma Rogers, Sue Denop, Jewel Gregory, Theo Schorlemmer, and students were listed with first, second, third, and honorable mentions across oil, watercolor, pastel, and school divisions. Herrington, a 1959 Abilene Christian College graduate, is now an Austin artist and educator for the deaf.
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Floy Douglass
Harold M. Herrngton
Murial Bersick
Murial Lersick
Ethel Schneider
Emile Schneider
Emilie Schneider
Sam West
Hallie B. Stribling
Frances Robinett
Ed Rothmann
Thelma Rogers
Sue Denop
Sharon
Margaret Alliner
H. J. Hoerster
Jewel Gregory
Mas. J. J. Huerster
H. J. Horester
Esther
Theo Schorlemmer
Bethlehem
Susan Myers
Kathy Thiers
Susan Clendennen
Danita Oestreich
Dennis Cornelison
Danita Gesterich
Herrington
Abilene Christian College
Drury College
Springfield
Austin
Texas School For the Deaf
G. Harvey
Pomfiie Salinas
Texas
Three Llanoans Get Degrees at SWTU Commencement
San Marcos SWTU awarded over 900 degrees May 28 at Evans Field spring ceremonies. About 850 bachelor’s and 60 master’s degrees were conferred. Llano students James M. Slaughter, Charles Arthur Birk, and Glynn Dell Osbourn of Valley Spring earned BS degrees in education and agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Marcos
Llano
Southwest Texas State College
Evans Field
Houston
Rey Willborn
SWT
Ex-Student Association
Liano
James M. Slaughter
Charles Arthur Birk
Glynn Dell Osbourn
Valley Spring
Slaughter
Bachelo
Birk
Miss Osbourn
Pony Team Tops Stonewall in Opener
Llano defeats Stonewall 82 in season opener as Mike Landon allows one hit with 16 strikeouts for Llano. Rodney Muney and Leland Stewart homer. Stonewall scores in first and third but no more. Llano travels to Marble Falls Thursday June 6 and hosts Dripping Springs June 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Llano Pony League
Stonewall
Mike Landon
Liano
Ricky Otimers
Rodney Muney
Leland Stewart
Llano
Marble Falls
Dripping Spring
Kingsland News Roundup Reports Residents At Lakefront Cabin
Civil Air Patrol member Rey Lee Williams and several families spent the weekend at Shirley Williams lake front cabin. The area hosted visitors from San Marcos Houston Odessa Denver City Lometa and more as vacationing couples and relatives joined the region. A Denver City plane crash at Kingsland Estates airport injured none seriously.
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Civil Air Patrol
Austin
Rey Lee Williams
Shirley Williams
Jim Spencer
San Marcos
Carlos Tate
Liberty Hit Cemetery Association
C. T. Booth
Kingsland
Tom McAllister
Burnet
Welix McAllister
Ray Faulkner
J. L
Houston
Milton Hahan
Clifton Harper
Odessa
Paul Harper Sr
Jeanette Norworld
Louis Charleton
Morris Grizle
Lometa
Lubbock
Brownfield
Greenville
George Shipley
Denver City
Anita Eewis
Rochester
New York
Liano
Lewis
N. B. Quinn
Juanita Graham
Belle Long
Lone Star FFA selects 105 for top degree at State Convention
The Area VII Future Farmers of America Association named 105 members from a 4600-strong group to receive the state's highest FFA degree. Two Llano youths Bruce Rode and Joseph Horlen were among those selected with criteria including leadership school and community involvement and farming program earnings and investment. Final approval comes at the State Committee meeting in Dallas and top awards will be presented in Fort Worth during the July 16-18, 1969 convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Area VII
Future Farmers of America Association
FFA
Fredericksburg
Dallas
Llano
Bruce Rode
Joseph Horlen
Fort Worth
Siniard Returns From VA Hospital Treatment
Herschel Siniard has returned from the VA Hospital in Temple after several days of treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siniard
Herschel Siniard
Temple
Light Steers Fetch Up To 47 50 At Llano Auction
A Tuesday cattle sale saw 706 head sold with light steers reaching 47.50 and some calf heifers to 38.50. Cow calf pairs sold high, with specific consignments and prices listed for buyers at Llano auctions. Local growers Ben Wallis Ron Etta Hall and others posted notable totals in steers and heifers across weight classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben G. Wallis
Llane
Ron Etta Hall
Llano
Lee Feuge
Howard Lange
Mas. Todd
Pat Marschall
Steer Wrestlers Must Know Knack
A rodeo event tests iron nerves as cowboys wrestle a 700 pound steer by twisting it to the ground with a hazer keeping the animal steady. Timings decide the winner while safety rules require the steer to be fully down before a throw is counted. Local readers note visitors to the Miller home on Lake and fishing this week.
Llano Sees Mild Late Spring With Rainfall
The 1969 high reached 95 degrees on Friday May 30. A storm brought .79 inches of rain and a cooler Tuesday low of 67 degrees with a 68 degree low. May total rainfall measured 3.00 inches.
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May
House Burns at Camp Longhorn Inks Lake Site
The Johnson home at Camp Longhorn on Inks Lake burned to the ground Sunday with no injuries reported. Firefighters arrived as smoke hindered determining the extent of the loss. Camp Longhorn, run by Tex Robertson for nearly 25 years, serves about 400 children. facilities reportedly unaffected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buchanan
bin Johnson
Camp Longhorn
Inks Lake
Llano
Saddle Bronc Riding Rules Toughened for Cowboys
The article notes stricter saddle bronc riding rules require riders to stay aboard 10 seconds, avoid grabbing leather or using tape or knots, and forbid wrapping the rein around the hand. It contrasts modern rodeo with old corral practices where rodeo performers simply rode the bucking horse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corral
Mrs Buttery Sees Grandson Graduate in San Antonio
Mrs Miles Buttery traveled to San Antonio on Saturday to witness her grandson Miles Buttery I receive his diploma from San Antonio Academy. He also earned several medals as a battalion leader in diverse fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles Buttery
San Antonio
Miles Buttery I
Idallas Group Weekend Visit in Llano
Weekend guests of Miss Carrie Beveridge and Mrs. 3 Garie Malley included their sister Mrs. John F. Giles and her kin. Mr and Mrs Larry Stovall and Traci traveled home to Pecos after visiting Mrs Clive Stovall and Woodrow and Mr and Mrs Ray Bishop of Kingsland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idallas Group
Llano
Carrie Beveridge
Garie Malley
John F. Giles 1
Jnelghew
John F. Giles LU
Gena
Larry Stovall
Traci
Pecos
Clive Stovall
Woodrow
Ray Bishop
Kingsland
For Sale Classified Items from Paducah Tex
Polled Hereford yearling bull for sale from A W Hartman contact 352 3186. Dresser with bed mattress and springs for sale call 247 4342. Six lots in Matlack Addition near Kingsland quarter mile from the river write or call Alben E Axe Box 671 Paducah Texas 817 402 3338.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Hartman
Matlack Addition
Kingsland
Alben E. Axe
Paducah
Texas
Retired Methodist Minister J C Jones Dies at 89
The Rev. J. C. Jones aged 89 died Tuesday in a Lockhart hospital. Funeral services were held in Lockhart with burial at Lockhart Cemetery. He served at Lutie Watkins Memorial Methodist Church years ago and is survived by his wife, son J. C. Jones Jr. of San Antonio, daughter Nan Mitchell of Lockhart, five grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Gatha Page Kattes of Andrews is in Lane to spend the summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Jones
Lockhart
Grote Returns From Mexico Trip
James J. Grote of Llano, manager of Granite Hills Hereford Ranch, returned from a nine day Mexico trip visiting six Hereford cattle ranches. He noted large scale operations, calf crops from 55 percent, and cattle quality comparable to Texas herds with strong prices. Accompanying him were Leon Freeze, Paul Morn, and Theo Birdegan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James J, Grote
Llano
Granite Hills
Texas
Grote
Avere Leon Freeze
American Hereford Association
Paul Morn
Tof Cattleman Maragine
iTheo Birdegan
New Mexico
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