Llano County Needs A Unified Fair For Growth And Service
Advocate urges Llano County to form a service oriented fair association to showcase county agriculture. Emphasizes exhibits for poultry sheep cattle horses and produce, plus more farms and farming activity to boost local economy and attract outsiders. Calls for united effort to make Llano the greatest county in the region.
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Liano
Texas
Slane County
Blackland
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Met
Ilano
Lane County
Llano
Street Idlers Endanger Lives In Drunken Drive By
A crowd watched as a car tore down Bridge Street and East Main with rear wheels skidding. A local business man blamed reckless drivers as idle street loafers who risk lives for thrill and profits, noting Galveston recorded ten inches of rain in six hours last Friday.
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Bridge Street
East Main
Hin
Galveston
Texas Cut-Out Law Takes Effect Today
A note of praise to the Legislature marks the day the cut-out law becomes effective in Texas. The piece wryly hopes for quieter nights as drivers no longer engage in risky behaviors on the roads and streets.
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Texas
Thaw to sue papers over publicity claims
The piece notes Harry K. Thaw will file libel suits against major papers claiming unfair publicity. It reflects on the public’s easy modern life and warns that boys must work harder to meet the old world, disagreeing with Thaw yet acknowledging the long exposure of his deeds.
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Harry K. Thaw
Harry
Granite Power Sparks Local Boost in Llana
The author touts advertising and granite industry as engines of prosperity for Llana and surrounding Texas areas. Citing favorable rains and strong demand, the piece argues granite quarries and finishing plants will attract growth and long term wealth, with promises of continued abundance for future generations.
McKinney Examiner Editor Critiques Nonworking Man
Jim Thompson argues that idleness harms neighbors by shifting burden to working people and merchants, noting indirect costs from unpaid debts. He states the working man supports his family and others who do not contribute, and asserts the editor’s view is correct.
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Jim Thompson
The
McKinney Examiner
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Chicago woman seeks marriage while courting fame
A Chicago eighteen year old, Flissa Beh, boasts of avoiding married life while pursuing a movie career. The piece comments on her public posturing and warns of consequences as mature judgment may later condemn such actions.
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Flissa Beh
Nadine
Chicago
Hall
Llano Sees Tourist Boom Amid Park and Highway Plans
Residents note growing tourist activity in Llano with visitors gathering near shops and businesses. They anticipate greater traffic once State Park opens and State highways are completed, expecting summer crowds to boost local prosperity by offering better accommodations.
Personal freedom urged by UT faculty through Barker
A Dallas era column cites University of Texas faculty urging personal freedom through Professor Barker. It condemns silence on matters of public consequence and calls for independent action against the status quo, urging professors to speak out and stand by conscience regardless of university leadership.
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University of Texas
Barker
Aet
Board of Regents
Ex-Students Association
Powers-That-Be
Austin
D—M
h—Jl
Texas
Golden Wedding Anniversary Celebrated in Fredericksburg
The Fredericksburg Standard notes the golden wedding of Liano county residents Mr. L. T. Kneese and wife Minna Kneese on May 17, 1875. A June 11 homecoming at their Fredericksburg home featured family readings, poems, wreaths, religious addresses, and a large church reception. The event also honored their daughter’s silver anniversary to Ed Leifeste.
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Liano County
Fredericksburg
Minna Kneese
Imhoff
Conrad Pluenneke
Kneese
Edu" Leifesse
Methodist Dpiscopal Church
Julius Urbanke
George Schreiber
Mason
John Kibeinknecht
Hilda
John Hierholzer
San Antonio
J. A. Traeger
Gonzales Co
Gus Schulze
Grit
H. Hong
A. Traeger
John Hischolzer
Hlise Leiteste
Alice
Mattie Koenig
Ruby Leiteste
Rd. C. Leifeste
Ida
Elise Leifeste
M. EB
Ben Kineese
G. A. Nolly
John Kleinknecht
Jugend Verein
Ed C. Lei‘teste
Castell
Leifeste
Llano County Notified On New Automobile Cut-Out Law
The new Texas automobile cut-out law takes effect today, and Llano County car owners who still have cut-outs must remove them immediately. It is an offense to possess a cut-out on a vehicle whether in use or not, and compliance is urged to avoid trouble or expense.
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Texas
Llano County
More Cotton on Fewer Acres Contest Final Entry Date
Texas growers are urged to enter the state wide More Cotton on Fewer Acres contest before August 1. Farmers may select any five acres, regardless of field shape or water features, and must have the land measured by August first. Measuring committees will include two local farmers and one merchant, with affidavits available at Chambers of Commerce county agents or from Dallas Morning News and Semi-Weekly Farm News.
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Texas
Chambers of Commerce
Dallas Morning News
Farm News
Card of Thanks for After Bereavement
We express our thanks to friends for aid and sympathy during our recent bereavement. Special gratitude to Hutchinson Gray and Fowle, Mrs Kuykendall the nurse for untiring care. May God reward you all. Charlie Simpson and J F Beesley and family A J Simpson and family
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Hutchinson, Gray
Watkins Ink Motor Trade Jolt Shifts Local Market
A fragmented OCR item notes activity in a Watkins business dealing with ink and motors, hinting at a market shift or sale. The snippet implies regional commerce and supplier changes affecting local shops, with emphasis on heat of discussion and potential price moves.
Missionary Society Meeting at Methodist Church
The Woman's Missionary Society of the Methodist church will meet this afternoon at four o'clock with Mrs. W. H. Wallace as host. A brief devotional by Second Samuel will be led by Mrs. Etta I. Harris.
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The
Methodist Church
W. H. Wallace
Samuel
Etta I. Harris
Baptist Aid Society Meeting Notice
The Ladies Aid Society of the Baptist church will meet with Mrs. George Powell on Friday afternoon at four o'clock.
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The
Ladies Aid Society
Baptist Church
George Powell
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