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Newspaper
Llano News
Location
Llano, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1940
Page
5
Llano prepares for a long week of events with a parade at 2 30 pm and a three day rodeo. Over 2 000 seats sold general admission 50 cents with reserved seats available. An electrical appliance show in Simp oo building hosts exhibitors from LCRA PEC and electrical dealers.
Doris Taylor of Texarkana Texas Marie Louise Bouchard of Dallas Alan Legget of Houston and Cole Smith of Austin are visiting Mary Bot Hardin of Liano over the weekend. Mr and Mrs W H Cardwell formerly of Liano now residents of Comanche are in Liano for the rodeo. Mrs F P Phillips of McAllen is visiting friends in Liano this week.
Liane's electrical show opens in Simpson building with thousands of appliances on display sponsored by The Liano News, LCRA, PEC and local dealers. Free admission invites all to attend with exhibitors ready to explain features. Prizes to be awarded starting 6:00 pm daily during the show.
A timely Coast Guard documentary will be shown along with a feature on Ilvestock shipping and travels across the United States. The programs will include comedy segments and run continuously during the electrical show with free admission after registering.
S A Livestock Market News shows hogs active with top buyers paying 5.40 to 5.40 for 170 to 300 lb stock and 4.60 to 5.40 for 140 to 170 lb. sows and feeders weaker. Cattle receipts about 600 head with calves 1400. cows and bulls firm to higher, calves softening, steers scarce, yearlings 6.25 to 9.00, cows 3.00 to 6.00, bulls around 5.50. Sheep market slow. fat lambs 5.00 to 6.50 for large lambs, stockers 4.00 to 4.50, ewes 2.75 to 3.25, goats 2.00. Mrs Herbert Reed and Herbert Jr. returned from a visit.
County agent V Robinson warns eligible Llano County families to apply for mattress making materials under the Agriculture department program. June 15 is the deadline for applications to the Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation. 120 applicants already approved.
A vacation Bible school for children ages 4 to 15 will begin Monday June 17 at the Methodist church. The program aims to bless the youth of Liano and is open to all attendees not limited to Methodists. It is designed to meet the needs of the growing youth.
Beginning Sunday, June date, the South Llano Church of Christ will meet in the library auditorium. Bible school starts at 10:00 a.m. Sermon by Archie Smith at 11:00 a.m. You are cordially invited.
The fourth annual Llano rodeo parade received final planning with Allan Newsom as chair. Mason school band and Llano band will perform, with entrants from Charlies Variety, Woman's Culture Club, Basse Express, Ethelo Beauty Shop, and candidates riding horseback. The route starts at State Highways 16 and 29, passes through local landmarks, and ends near the Mason Highway, with safety patrols, assembly at 1 30 and judging at 1 30. Cash prizes total 50 for floats and 20 grand for top entry.
Fifteen sponsors enter the Llano rodeo cowgirl contest with seven from nearby counties and eight from Llano. Mrs H J Woerster is chosen as cowgirl hostess escorting contestants in the arena. Prizes include boots hat belt spurs and spur pins awarded by judge scores covering costume horse appearance riding skill and reinning. The parade will feature the largest group of horseback riders yet assembled with entrants from multiple communities.
The Liano fourth annual Rodeo kicks off with a parade at 2:30 PM followed by three days of rodeo shows at 8:00 PM each night. Texans anticipate capacity crowds as residents recall past horse days on Llano’s square before automobiles.
A detailed parade route outlines the procession starting at Highways river intersection with horse and wagon entries gathering at Hasse Bros. store. Floats proceed to Valley Spring store, cross a bridge, reach Llano Cafe corner, and wind through downtown to Hotel Llano, Robinson Bros. Service Station, W. W. Watkins residence, Mason Highway, Battery’s service station, around courthouse square to Red and White store, then disperses two blocks east.
Farm Security Administration supervisor Jake C Hattox announced a debt adjustment committee meeting for Llano County on Wednesday June 12 1940 at 2 00 pm in the County Agent's office. The committee will aid debt burdened farmers by negotiating extensions re amortizations and principal and interest reductions to fit an orderly repayment plan. Members include Fenley H Wasterman J C Sawyer and Allan Newsom.
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