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Newspaper
Llano News
Location
Llano, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1945
Page
5
A Corral column recalls the two major shocks: a 1935 bridge flood causing inconvenience but no lives, and the 1941 Pearl Harbor attack that cost lives and money. It urges national sacrifice, war-bond buying, and support for victory to prevent future threats.
Six members of the Llano Lions Club attended the district business and election meeting in San Antonio on Monday. Carl Garner served as president and deputy district governor, reporting that J. E. Wilkins of Mission was elected district governor for the coming year.
June 12 livestock market report notes hog receipts totaling 500 head with hogs selling to first buyers at ceiling slaughter prices. Heavier 109 to 150 pound pigs sold well while sows and stags cleared at lower end. consignments limited by fresh receipts and time used for weighing and ticketing.
Llano City Council surveys the advisability of purchasing the water system from Texas Public Utilities and the power and light distribution from Lower Colorado River authority. A sewerage system project is planned financed by revenue bonds only. Mayor M C Dalhau expects the report within two weeks.
Herbert L. Reed SP 1/c writes from the Pacific theater thanking Llano News readers for the paper. He praises the issue with his youngest son's picture and asks for continued delivery, noting Navy service with the S R U and lack of detail on current duties.
Mrs. V. D. Light born Sarah Gipson in Gonzales County January 18 1853 died last Thursday in Llano at age 92 years four months and 19 days. She married W. D. Light in 1876, he died in 1914, and the couple moved to Llano County in 1879 where they remained. They had 13 children, five of whom preceded her in death.
Walter Parks Jr. was wounded in action in Germany on April 23. His wife in Valley Spring has been informed by the War Department. No details of the injury were given.
A crew of 23 geologists from eight major oil companies the Oklahoma geological survey the University Lands department of the University of Texas the bureau of Economic Geology UT and the US Geological Survey will visit Llano county June 19 and 20 as part of a broader field trip. They will examine Riley Mountain rocks south of Llano to detail the Billenburg er group sequence vital to petroleum prospects in buried strata of north and west Texas.
Malcolm R. Smith twenty of Austin was killed in an airplane crash in French West Africa on June 3 while returning home from Italy where he had flown twenty four missions as a radio gunner. A Llano High School graduate he moved to Austin after finishing school and enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1943 training at Scott Field Illinois and Tucson Arizona going overseas in October of last year.
Llano received an inch and a half rainfall this week boosting the monthly total to 2.35 inches per H. C. Roth observer for the United States Weather Bureau Sunday night. Rain amounts included 0.72 inch, 0.88 inch on Tuesday, with highs near 99 degrees and lows around 6 to 15 degrees.
George H. Clinger died at his Llano home last Thursday after a long life in the county. Born in Travis County on February 29 1864 he moved to Llano at 16 and lived there decades. He joined cattle drive days before the railroad and married Victoria Holden on September 1 1889. They had twelve children nine living including Cora Singer Dena Box Ida Beal Susie Holt Laura Scott Georgia Schorlemmer Ona Ahrens Charles Clinger and Ford Clinger. One son Oscar Henry Clinger died in 1918 while training in Kentucky during World War I. The obituary notes the surviving spouses and children with a reference to further CLINGER details on Page Four.
Marine 1st. Sgt. George D. Battle 37 of Llano Texas returned home after 26 months in the Pacific. He earned a letter of commendation for remaining at his post under heavy enemy fire as a forward observer with a Marine mortar unit during the Guam action.
Llano County reports progress toward the seventh war loan quota as Lions Club volunteers seek shipping boxes to pack several thousand pounds of clothing for relief efforts. Chairman Jim Watkins urges merchants to save containers and keep cartons reusable.
Eric Boyd Clawson, fourth son of Mr and Mrs J H Clawson of Tow, enters the armed forces. Capt Johnnie Clawson flew 50 missions as bomber pilot in Europe and is now in the Pacific. T / S Sgt Billie R Clawson and Sgt Doyle Clawson served with the 36th Division in the Italian campaign and have returned to the United States.
Llano county mourns as Mrs. W. C. Wallace dies in San Antonio after a short illness. Born Ida Roberts May 12 1860 at Dripping Springs she was 85. She married W. C. Wallace in 1878 who died in 1922. Seven children were born to the couple with five surviving.
T. G. Ahrens brother of A. C. Ahrens died at his daughter's home in Fredericksburg on June 3 after a brief illness. Burial took place Tuesday of the prior week at Cherry Springs.
Llano county reports a strong week for sales with Series E bonds reaching about 60 percent of quota and total drive sales over half the $225000 goal. Moore State Bank led with $84392.75 in figures, Castell and Liang post offices also contributing sizable totals as residents are urged to push toward the finish. Oscar Brown, long with U S Department of Labor, visits Llano from Denver to spend time with family and friends.
The News extends best wishes to readers with birthdays from June 10 to June 16. Names include Francis Lucille Patton David Allen Iiiley Jr Willie Wilburn Draper Allen Reed Kirby Hallmark Mrs Newell Smith Laura Maxine Welch Donna Jean Lawley Arthur Elton Mrs J A Mayes Ward Warren Willis Emma May Brewer Earl Avery Lively Charlene Carter Katheryn Draper Anna Lee Mack Norman Holtzer Edna Christine Forehand Bobby Lyman Poke Eula Joyce Halliburton Ivon Fry James T Walker Nettie Elizabeth Scott Billie D Tow Olen Megree Lovely Allen Lawley Jr Buck A Maynard Otis Wilburn Alexander Carl Philip Simon Frances Ray Myron Henry Dees Della Mae Tatis Sarah I Kuhn Roy Danist Brown L V Nobles Jo Ann Marie Buchanan Winifred Berry Geneva Brewer Shirley Ross Campbell Jimmia Farrar Eugene Lee Willborn Vernon Floyd Gavitt Nelson Lee Stewart Loman D Milborn Clayton Wilburn Gren Welga Peggy Ruth Underwood Robert Clifton Denton.
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