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Newspaper
Llano News
Location
Llano, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1938
Page
5
The Lake Buchanan area sees rapid popularity with anglers and visitors, prompting warnings about seaworthy boats and windy conditions. Llano and Shine plan a clean-up drive, urging vacant lot owners to clear weeds and improve appearance for tourism.
Mrs. May Williams of Llano and Mrs. M. B. Jordan of Troy celebrate Mary Hardin-Baylor graduation. Williams began her college course in 1917 and finished last fall. Jordan earned a Bachelor of Literature in 1912 in the college's first graduating class.
The Llano school board approved four new teacher hires and renewed multiple staff positions for the coming year. High school selections include Haskill Miller Ora Roades Jivelyn Jones D J Ansley G F Kucera and Mary Lou Hopper. Grade staff adds James C Lesiker Leta Weir Rosalie Kucera Undine Stogird Fadean Lee Hazel May Lara Lange Helen Hicks Sheriene Bailey Clara Cummins Mary Louise Peacock Selma Moore Olga Hays. Will Peters reelected teacher for the colored school. Orville Buttery joins the school board to fill Damon P. Smith’s vacancy. Charles Milliger reelected president Miles Buttery vice president Wilburn Cautman secretary.
Llano County receives 1938 general acreage allotments totaling 25 010 acres. About 7 000 acres will retire from soil depleting crops and be shifted to soil building crops or other conservation uses. Mapping of farms is underway with 13 789 acres allotted for food and feed crops and 4 015 acres for cotton. A ruling allows non cotton producers to increase general crop acreage to raise eligibility for payments.
Family members from across Texas gather at Mrs N R Porter home for a reunion the first since 1926. Attendees include Clint Holden Valentine Tex as Arthur Holden Jeff Holden Baird Porter Nelson Wimberly Edwards Mason Torrence and others from Fort Worth San Antonio Lubbock Rochelle Llano McCamey and San Angelo. The Torrances plan to stay two months or longer this year.
Mrs. Jordan and EM Whitfield of the 1832 class are noted as part of this year’s graduating class with Sara Ann as a member. The mention places these individuals in the historical context of the school’s recent graduation event.
Tom Martin candidate for state representative argues for a Llano mineralogy school with a lab. He cites support from state senate members and Senator Will Pace of Tyler. He believes Interior Department funds could back a UT sponsored project with federal assistance.
Liane county fiddlers prepare for a county wide contest at the new Valley Spring school on Friday night June 17 at o oclock. All fiddlers statewide are invited to join. A small admission is charged with half the proceeds aiding the Valley Spring school building fund and the rest awarded as contest prizes.
The first day of an electrical cooking school in Llano, sponsored by Home Furniture, M. H. McDermott, W Q Williamson, Western Auto Associated store, Ray Walker, and Texas Power and Light, drew a large crowd. Demonstrators Miss Annie Dean and Miss Noma Knowles praised the turnout as sessions at the Ritz theatre continue this afternoon and tomorrow afternoon.
Five candidates for county judge gathered at a Valizy Spring singing convention to share a moment of harmony with fellow aspirants. E. O. Speck Andy P. Box R. M. Bolt Shirley Williams Sylvan Simpson took part, singing old hymns including The Sweet By and By and Standing On the Promises, prompting amused remarks as they said they still stand on their promises.
More than 100 Llano county farmers and ranchers have made $5 deposits and signed applications for rural power from the Pedernales Electric Cooperative. The six county group includes Llano, Blanco, Burnet, Gillespie, Hays and Mason. Deposits will be refunded if service cannot be provided or if RUS loan requirements aren’t met.
George Gregg aged 66 and his son T. L. Gregg 33 who had each believed the other dead met by chance at the elder’s Llano home. Tom for a vacation looked for relatives of his deceased mother, was directed to Geo M Watkins who connected him to his father. Father and son embraced after years apart and plan to spend time together.
Berford C. West of Llano received a patent issued about a year after filing on June 30 1937 for a geometrical device to find centers of work objects. The tool doubles as a square try square and marking gauge and aids locating centers of squares circles ellipses and symmetrical shapes without calculation. West designed it for a woodworking problem and later attracted interest from tool manufacturers.
A local freight agent reports 172 cars of livestock shipped from Llano in April and May, shorter than 324 cars a year earlier. He notes the 1936 drought drove the previous heavy movement as cattle wintered in rich Llano pastures, and says this year’s flow is normal to compare with last year’s drought-affected period.
T. G. Campbell, formerly in the office of County Agent D. BD, Steeling conservation assistant, left Lane last Saturday for Galveston to serve as an engineer with the war department. He is succeeded by Roy C. Jackson.
A fire of unknown origin started in a built in kitchen cabinet at the home of Mr and Mrs Von Simpson in the Valley Spring community shortly after 5 o clock Monday morning. The flames were quickly extinguished and the damage was slight, reports say.
The Woman's Missionary Society of the Christ in Church presents Mrs. H. T. Harrison in a review of Children of the Rising Sun on Sunday evening June 12. The program includes Japanese songs by girls of the church and features a book about modern Japan by Willard Price.
UT geologists search southeastern Llano County for cause of a violent earth movement that fractured a granite low water bridge on Pe can creek. A 20 foot long crack measured one and one half feet wide with water filled fissure, explosion heard at the site.
A large group of Llano business and professional men visited the Rogers and Black dredge on Sandy Creek at the Franklin ranch Tuesday. John Rogers explained the dredge operations and the minerals found in creek sand. While gold is the primary target, silver chrome and magnetite will be recovered. The dredge floats on eight pontoons with about 100000 pounds weight, six more pontoons to be added for separation. The firm has a nine mile railroad contract with Southern Pacific to Kingsland. Rogers praised local interest and invited visitors to tour the property.
The Motel Liano coffee shop is now under new management with Mrs Hart Avery in charge since the month’s start. Former manager Mrs Linden Foster plans to open a delicatessen soon. Miss Julia Wilbanks, long time Dallas resident, visited Liana this weekend.
A silver offering will be taken to support the Missionary Society's work, inviting donations from attendees.
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