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Newspaper
Llano News
Location
Llano, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1962
Page
5
A summer story hour returns to Uano after several years, co sponsored by the Llano PTA and Llano County Library board. Mrs. Oliver Welgehausen leads the project with PTA volunteers guiding sessions each Friday from 9 to 10:45 starting June 22 through July at the library.
The Lantex Theatre suffered ceiling damage after a lightning strike hit a metal vent on the roof. Firefighters confined the fire to a small roof area and the theater reopened that evening. Rex Wootan praised the Liano Volunteer Fire Department and Highway Patrolman Bill Shipp for their quick response.
The Llano School Board proposes a tax levy up to 1.50 to fund the school program without a new bond or building program. The advisory committee backs the plan, citing educational needs and prudent use of funds managed by the County Commissioners and Court.
Llano 4-H Livestock Team finished second in District 7 and won the state contest again. Coach L. P. Amsler noted Llano as the sole District 7 first place winner this year, with judging in eight classes and four reasons. A cash certificate of 600 dollars was presented at College Station, aiding the trip to Chicago. local funds will cover the rest of the near thousand dollar cost.
A California researcher asks for help identifying a Llano to Shreveport freight line used circa 1865 to 1880 linked to Lawson Alexander White. The note asks locals to search county histories for the line’s name and establishment year, plus any related blacksmithing years, references, and costs. Contact Mrs. Clyde L. King or Mrs. Wilma Warremore at The Llano News.
Mr and Mrs Richard Crenshaw welcome a son born June 8 in Breckenridge weighing 8 pounds 2 ounces. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Donald Crenshaw of Breckenridge and Mrs Carl W Muller of Castell. Great Grandparents are Mr Guy Ewing of Breckenridge. Mother is the former Miss Olien Muller of Castell.
Recent guests at Rev. and Mrs. A. R. Vetter included Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Bauer of Castell with Naval Airman 3/c Robert Bauer and daughter Cassandra Faith of Jacksonville Florida. Also visiting were Mrs. L. D. Hardt of Castell with granddaughter Mary Alice Dubberly of Elgin and Miss Alice Hardt, plus Rev. and Mrs. John Fluth newly transferred to Lampasas.
The church raised funds by Sunday offerings and built a new structure after an old building was wrecked on Easter Monday 1935. Ground was broken with Mrs. Lee Smith lifting the first spade, and service began in the new building by August 1935. In 1945 debt was cleared and the church dedicated, with growth prompting a 1956 expansion culminating in a June 10 dedication of the new educational building.
Pvt Roy E Medlock USMC son of Roy Medlock of Liano completed four weeks of individual skill training on June 1 at Pendleton California with the Second Infantry Training Regiment. Marines learn to join the four man fire team and fourteen man squad, focusing on tactical field and combat skills.
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