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Newspaper
Llano News
Location
Llano, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1958
Page
5
The Church of Christ presented fifteen Bibles this week to Llano Memorial Hospital. Enough Bibles were provided for a Bible at every bed so patients will have the Word of God close at hand during their stay.
Lewis Ray Sessom was convicted on four counts in Justice of the Peace E B Morrison's court and jailed in Llano for a 464 dollar fine plus costs. Three counts involved possession of female deer with 100 dollar fines each and one for a wild buck deer with a 100 dollar fine. Costs totaled 64 dollars. Heavy fines were for game law violations.
Herman A Raesener has been re elected chairman of the Official Board of the Lutie Watkins Memorial Methodist Church. New trustees to serve until 1961 are T. J. Moore J. L. Renick and Alex Hardin. Trustees now serving include M. C. Dalhau J. M. Hardison C. N. Moore Dr. H. J. Hoerster E. J. Moss and W. W. Watkins. Wilburn Oatman and W. W. Watkins were named honorary stewards. Commission and committee chairmen included Stewardship and finance E. W. Hasse Missions James Hyatt Education C. M. Nalls Membership and Evangelism Esther Dalehan Lay Leader G. W. Kopp District Steward Bill Watkins Reserve District Steward H. A. Raesener Communion Stewards Mrs. D. R. Keyser and Mrs. R. A. Byfield Church School superintendent C. N. Moore Parsonage Committee T. J. Moore Music Monroe Raesener Audit Henry Buttery and Pastoral Relations Mrs. D. R. Keyser.
Pvt. Jimmy N. Lewis 23 son of Mr and Mrs Warren B Lewis Cherokee Texas was assigned to duty at Walter Reed Army Medical Center Washington D C Lewis entered the Army last March and completed basic training at Fort Carson Colo He is a 1957 graduate of Texas Technological College formerly worked for the Soil Conservation Service in Jayton
Miss Carole Lehmberg and Ruth Tibiletti left Houston for Montreal then Amsterdam via KLM. They will attend the Brussels World’s Fair and tour Germany Austria Italy Switzerland France and England with Lela Wiegand in her Volkswagen. They plan to return in about six weeks. Mrs Albert Lehmberg and Vicki Virdell took Miss Lehmberg to Victoria where she met Miss Tibiletti.
Thayne Short, about to finish studies at Texas A and M, accepted a summer position with the U S Department of Agriculture and is in Live Oak Florida on the Suwannee River. He and Mr and Mrs Tommy Short of College Station visited his parents Mr and Mrs T A Shkort last weekend. Linda Short spent last week at College Station with her brothers.
Last Monday the Lions Club and Fitzsimons tied 2-2 after three innings before rain halted play. By Wednesday Fitzsimons led with 7 wins 1 loss, Lions Club 5 3, JayCees 4 4, Farm Bureau and Rotary Teams tied 2 6.
Miss Jeannette Leifeste will represent Llano County as a duchess at the Mason County Centennial parade tomorrow afternoon June 20. Miss Frances Strayhorn will participate in the San Saba Rodeo parade this afternoon as Llano County Duchess. Miss Jane Lou Nixon invited to represent Llano County at Blanco County Centennial August 6-9 in Johnson City. all three previously served as Llano rodeo queens.
The 14th annual Behrns College ex-students reunion met at Cherokee High School on Saturday June 14 at 9 am with 45 ex-students and 30 visitors. Allen Walker was re-elected president, a $39 donation was made, and a memorial service honored deceased members.
A public meeting in Llano County will discuss proposed hunting fishing and trapping regulations. The session is set for July 1 at 8 p m in the District Courtroom, with James Teer of the Texas Game and Fish Commission reporting an early fawn crop and improved range conditions leading to potentially larger antlers in deer.
The Llano County grand jury reassembled June 16 under District Judge Thomas C. Ferguson found two bills both for assault with intent to murder with malice. Foreman Luke Moss presided by list with Sherman Long and twelve other jurors. Moran served as door bailiff. Jury dismissed subject to recall.
Scouts from Llano Troop 301 Bertram Troop 287 and Junnet Troop 289 returned home after a week of outdoor living at Camp Tom Wooten. Many earned NRA rifle range awards and several advanced in rank while parents toured facilities and attended the Order of the Arrow ceremony led by Albert Villanueva.
The Mason County Centennial observance continues this weekend with a parade at 2 30 p m Friday and a pageant to follow on Friday and Saturday nights.
The First Baptist Church named Aiden Edwards of San Saba as Music and Youth Director after his faithful service in San Saba High School. He organized a summer program at the Liano church and leads church, youth, and junior choirs while directing a Friday youth fellowship and mentoring Intermediate RA boys.
There were 351 head of cattle and a few sheep offered Tuesday at the Llano Sales Company auction. Demand for light stocker calves was strong as prices rose across classes. Cows and calves sold $175 to $300 a pair, fat cows $17.50 to $19, stocker cows $16.50 to $18, fat butcher calves up to $28.70, stocker yearling steer $25 to $27.10, stocker yearling heifers $22 to $25, stocker steer calves $33 to $37.25, stocker heifer calves $26 to $28.50. No good bulls were offered. Overall market $19.50 to $21 for consigned cattle. Butcher hogs sold at $22.50.
Edgar James Mass Clayton Stri bling and Raymond Winkel attended a Farm Bureau sponsored program in Brady at the Co op building chaired by Henry Rothmann of Mason. The session aimed to brief District 16 senatorial candidates on local farming concerns including soil and water conservation animal health farm to market roads and school funds.
Woodmen of the World Camp 57 in Lampasas will host Central Texas Woodmen for a log rolling convention Sunday June 22 at 3 p m in the Civic Club room City Hall basement Lampasas The event replaces Camp 57s regular June meeting Georgetown Camp 87 joins to furnish officers Burnet Llano Marble Falls Bertram Georgetown Florence Hutto and Leander invited Mister Woodman of 1957 Award for Camp 57 will be presented during the event.
Valley Spring and Prairie Mountain groups received certificates, awards, and checks for 100 and 75 dollars at an ice cream supper and program at the Llano County football stadium. Ray Huckabee praised local youth and noted achievements by Reese Osbourn and Malcom Osbourn at Texas A M College.
Wilbur Allen announces his Democratic primary bid for the 74th Legislative District seat in Texas. He cites farming and ranching background, requests votes, and notes plans to campaign until election day Saturday July 26. His spouse Winnie Wooten and son George are mentioned in support.
Two educational tours for Llano County Home Demonstration club members are set for Friday June 20 starting at 7 30 a m Members may choose between a New Braunfels route visiting the Comal Cotton Mill hosiery mill flour mill and Landa Park or a Buchanan Dam route including the LCRA power plant Longhorn Cavern and Buckner Boys Ranch The plans were announced by Mrs Hudson L Long the home demonstration agent.
Richard Bode nine year old son of Mr and Mrs Ted Bode of Pontotoc is in critical condition at Memorial Hospital Corpus Christi after an accident Sunday while on a highway bridge with two companions during a family reunion between Fredericksburg and Harper. He suffered broken legs a badly crushed right arm severe head and chest fractures and concussions. Relatives received word Wednesday he was holding his own and Tuesday X rays showed no brain damage.
Llano County received needed rains this week boosting pasture. Castell saw about 1% inches with water flowing over the Llano River bridge. Valley Spring reported around .95 inches and Lone Grove about .50 inches. Oxford area ranch recorded ~2.5 inches with Enchanted Rock exceeding 3 inches. Turkey crop is the largest in 51 years, acorn crops light in post oak and blackjack, live oak acorns near normal, lawn crop improving. weather observer notes Llano’s 1.10 inches over Mon Tue.
Farmers from nine Central Texas counties may view farms from the air as the Capital Area Agriculture Airlift tours on June 26. The Austin Chamber of Commerce and sponsors provide free flights from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. with Gulf Oil supplying gasoline. Participants must sign waivers and minors require parent consent.
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