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Newspaper
Llano News
Location
Llano, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1957
Page
5
Llano Memorial Hospital chosen as the new Llano hospital name with rooms designated as mem orials though the building itself is not a memorial. An open house will precede a likely July opening. The board meets first Thursdays monthly, secretary Henry Buttery said.
A meeting of all ham radio operators is scheduled for Thursday June 20 at 8 o clock in the Coffee Shop of the Hotel Liana. The aim is to form a voluntary system to assist the Ground Observer Corps if desired, with invitations to all known district operators.
Voting on the wheat referendum will be held June 20 at the Llano County ASC office with polls opening at am. Any owner or tenant with more than 15 acres of wheat may vote, along with their wives.
The Liano Rodeo netted a profit of 976.07 after two nights of gate receipts totaling 2727.70 and 172.38 from concessions. Producer Lloyd Woodley paid half the insurance and specialty acts costs, with half of net profit also going to him, while secretary James Wpperson completed the final business calculations. Lester Inman chaired the rodeo committee and praised the results.
Local Board 650 reported four men from the district were slated for June induction with none from Llano county and one each from Kerr Blanco Kendall and Gillespie counties. Col. Schwartz announced Texas July quotas of 661 inductees and 3,000 pre induction examinations.
Mrs Damon L. MecClary arrives in Venezuela from Odessa to join her husband, who previously lived in Liane and now works with an oil company.
Marble Falls State representative Harold Kennedy will speak at the Llano Glane Rotary Club luncheon at Hill Country Inn. At the Llano Rotary meeting Robert Bristol was elected vice president and joined the board to fill a vacancy created by Howard Haffner leaving Llano for Brownwood. Rev Bristol previously belonged to Mission Rotary and has just moved to Llano. Vice Admiral H H MacLean was welcomed as a new Rotary Club member.
The Valley Spring Rural Improvement Organization announced fifteen Turkish exchange students will visit Valley Spring in July for a community tour. The group also agreed to monthly meetings for cemetery cleanup and weekly Wednesday recreation. They will furnish four goats for a barbecue at the LC RA Administration Building at Buchanan on June 7 where Rural Progress Awards will be presented. A kitchen shower for the community center accompanied the meeting with refreshments and socializing.
John E. Cummens, formerly of Abilene, is employed by the Buttery Funeral Home. His wife and three children will relocate to Liano once arrangements are set. He previously worked at Laughter North and Riker Warren in Abilene and holds Louisiana and Texas licenses. He serves in the Presbyterian Church, Masonic Lodge, Scottish Rite Consistory, and the Shrine. He is currently staying with Mr. and Mrs. Miles Buttery.
Doris Nell Otto reports the Lena Rivers novel of 1856 by Mary Jane Holmes is held by the Osbourn children whose mother Lena Rivers Avery is the namesake. A San Antonio name sake club found seven copies and is urging a reprint of the romance.
Donald James Shirley achieved a perfect 90 on Navy enlistment tests in the Austin area, with twin Clyde near perfect. Both plan four year enrollments in high school graduate training for electronic fields, undergoing San Antonio physicals June 17 and leaving July 1 for nine weeks of basic training likely in San Diego.
Family eight for members of the Methodist Church will be held at the Llano City Park at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday Circle 3 of the WSCS will be hostesses for the supper.
Mrs Selton Smathers has returned home with her sister Mrs J A Laning after visiting in Uvalde. She traveled with another sister Mrs John Stribling of Rotan.
Mr and Mrs Charles G Smith Baylor University teachers visited her mother Mrs Eon est Marshall and relatives in Llano. They traveled with Dr Smiths sister Mrs Clyde L King to Mega Verde National Park Colorado and the Grand Canyon Arizona. They rode mules to the canyon bottom and along the Colorado River.
An examining trial was conducted Tuesday for Billy Wayne Smith charged with burglary of Northside Grocery in Fredericksburg. Five witnesses testified while the defendant offered no evidence, bond set at 2000, and the youth remained jailed awaiting grand jury action.
Senator Lyndon B Johnson urged the Army Engineers Sunday to survey every river in Texas and recommend flood control stops. He said dams already saved millions and lifes, and noted Congress saved taxpayers about a half billion dollars in related funding.
After weeks of drought Llano County received heavy rain with up to .40 inches in places. The Lolano River overflowed low flash boards at the dam while flood debris and sand filled the river bed. Road access был hindered as a grader became stuck near Hickory Creek and residents missed church unable to move combines and trucks.
Rotary, Jaycees, Fitzsimons, and Farm Bureau chase early season lead after a 7 2 Rotary win over Fitzsimons. Four way tie looms with key games Friday as Fitzsimons vs Farm Bureau and Jaycees vs Lions Club shape standings.
A community event at Prairie Mostbaie Center honored highway officials for their cooperation with the county commission. Attendees included state engineers, county leaders, and chamber figures. the gathering recognized collaboration on the next phase of the road project and featured attendees from Austin and nearby towns.
The article describes work on a stadium including temporary gates and structural rebuilds. It notes expected long term benefits and the need for durable materials to ensure years of use.
The Glam City Council appointed Dr GG. 1, Danaby as city health officer for the new term ending in April. The regular meeting with the City Health Officer was held tonight to formalize the appointment and outline priorities.
The 1957 Texas Farm Bureau Queen contest begins with county eliminations and aims to crown the state Queen at the Dallas convention in November. Eligible entrants are single daughters or sisters of Farm Bureau members engaged in agriculture, aged 16 to 22, with district rounds selecting finalists to compete for expense paid trips and include a matron escort and prize watches for runners up. Last year’s queen was Josnu Vaughn of Tulia Swisher County.
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