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Newspaper
Llano News
Location
Llano, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1960
Page
8
Mrs Roland Smith returns from a vacation to Douglas Colorado and visits her son Captain Floyd Corder and his family. Capt Corder teaches at the United States Air Force Academy during the visit she also attends the first open house of
The engagement of Patsy Irene McGary of Austin to Douglas Ray Conrad son of Mr and Mrs Selman Conrad of Llano has been announced by the bride elects parents Mr and Mrs R V McGary of Austin. Miss McGary attends McCallum High School and Conrad, a Llano High School graduate, studied at Abilene Christian College and works for the Texas Insurance Checking Office in Austin. A July wedding is planned.
Mr and Mrs Selman Conrad attended a miscellaneous bridal shower honoring Patsy McGray bride elect of Douglas Conrad. The event at Mrs W C Davis home featured a heart registry table pink roses and pink tapers with corsages for the honoree and mothers.
Mrs Dalton hosted the Good Neighbors Club at her Green Street home on Monday when a delegate was nominated for the state convention to be held in Brownsville in August. Mrs Bode prepared the yearly report and refreshments were served to ten members and one guest. Mrs Ernest Tomme will host the July meeting.
Guests of Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Fowler and other relatives in Llano include L. C. Hyslop and daughters Penny Lou and Vicki and Blanche Hyslop of Ferris.
Descendants of C. A. Smith and Mary Emily Hickman Smith gathered at Mary Bohannon’s Llano home for a June 3 4 5 reunion. Most attendees traveled from Oklahoma California and Texas with 38 years between some gatherings as Roy Hickman Smith joined by phone from Oregon.
Mr and Mrs Lawrence Brown announce the engagement of their daughter Peggy Brown to Rodney Marburger son of Mr and Mrs L L Marburger Sr of Coupland The couple plan an August 13 wedding at the First Baptist Church Llano Peggy is a 1956 Llano High School graduate with a BA from Howard Payne College and Alpha Chi member He earned a BA from the University of Texas in 1959 and works as a wildlife biologist with the Texas Game and Fish Commission stationed in Mason
Mrs. Bill Parker formerly Patsy Rogers served as a delegate to the ninth annual Future Business Leaders of America convention in Chicago June 12 14. About 700 students from across the United States attended the event at Morrison Hotel with an awards banquet and talent parade closing Tuesday evening.
Mr and Mrs Dick Patton and daughter Joy traveled to Belton last weekend for the wedding of Joys former roommate Miss Joyce Ann Jones Joy served in the wedding party Also listed were Mr and Mrs Howard Gill and their children from San Angelo plus relatives Now and Carol Marshall etc were mentioned in the trip context
About 250 Gray family members gathered in Cherokee on Saturday June 11 to celebrate the 100 year settlement of the family in the area. Frank S. Gray age 99 was the oldest attendee and the youngest was Reuben Ashley’s granddaughter. Attendees came from across Texas and from California New Mexico and Oklahoma among other states.
The Royal Ambassadors of the First Baptist Church held their annual recognition service last Wednesday evening. Those advancing in rank of Page were Jimmy Smith, Murray Shannon, Joe Wells, Mike Livingston, Larry Miller, and John Laxon. Those advancing to higher ranks were Squire Jimmy Fowler, Knight Roger Walker, and Ambassador Mike Rogers. Mrs. Ike Underwood and Mrs. Charles Conner visited Refugio to see their niece Kathleen Maxwell and her daughter Mary Ann. Frances Strayhorn, 1960 Llano High School graduate, is attending Nixon-Clay Business College in Austin.
The Women's Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church gathered Tuesday afternoon at the Marshall cabin on Granite Shoals Lake. Mrs. Jack Caves led the program with assistance from Mrs. Herman Cassaday and Mrs. Gene Turbville. Weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Ashley included their children and grandchildren from San Angelo and Dallas.
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