Kingsland Volunteers Form Fire Department Leaders Elected
Woodrow Mc Dougald is chosen as first fire chief of the Kingsland Volunteer Fire Department. W. D. Webber is assistant chief M. F. Wright president and B. L. Warrick secretary treasurer. About 20 volunteers attended the meeting with Llano officials present. Plans call for monthly meetings and future equipment plans.
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Kingsland
Woodrow McDougald
Agithe
Kingsland -Volunteer
W. D. Webber
M. F. Wright
B. L. Warwick
Llano
R.P. McWilliams
George Rogers Named Llano City Manager
George Rogers, who has acted as city manager since R W Derrick resigned, has been named Llano city manager by the council. Rogers has served on the city and utilities staff for years, previously as assistant city manager under Derrick and supervising electrical and construction work.
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George Rogers
R. W. Derrick
Wilburn. Oatman Jr. Rogers
Derrick
New Colorado Bridge Bids Sought After Rejections
District Highway Engineer Ed Bluestein aims to invite new bids for a large modern bridge over the Colorado River at Kingsland on RM 1431 near Granite Shoals Lake. The project replaces an aging one way structure and follows last month’s bid rejections as excessive. Cost estimated around 300000 dollars.
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Ed Bluestein
Colorado River
Kingsland
Highway Commission
August Intting. Co
Texas
Granite Shoals Lake
Highway Department
Little Leaguers End First Round With Evening of Games
On Friday June 21 the Lions meet Rotary at 6 30 p m and the Jaycees face the VFW at 8 p m to close the first round of the summer schedule. Buchanan Dam and Buchanan each posted wins the Lions also falling to Buchanan.
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Lions
Rotary
Jaycees
VFW
J. McBride
Mike Virdell
Bobby Burton
Darrell West
Farm Bureaul
Jayceees
W. Smith
Bus to Pool Is Discontinued in Llano
The daily shuttle to the Llano swimming pool is discontinued due to lack of patronage. City manager George Rogers said the service may return if demand rises, noting trips were often empty or had only one or two children. The pool will continue its regular summer program.
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Llano Swimming Pool
George Rogers
Llano Independent School
Rogers
Clowns to Highlight Water Show at Llano Pool
Clown divers will set the mood for a water show at the Llano swimming pool on Saturday evening June 22 starting at 7 30 p m. Exhibition swimmers and divers from Llano and Longhorn Camp will perform along with a bathing beauty revue and exhibition relay races. Musical selections by Jimmy Gena and Johnny Roberson will open the program with Mrs Russell Osbourn guiding planning duties.
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Llano Swimming Pool
Llano
Longhorn Camp
Jimmy
Gena
Johnny Roberson
Russell Osbourn
Rain Halts Four Ball Golf Tournament
Rain halted the Four Ball Golf Tournament forcing a nine hole result. The winning team was Bill Watkins Winston Koerth Claudine Weber Monroe Raesener with 77 points. Second went to Joe Ross G L Dansby Patty Renick Mae Raesener with 76 points. Third place team Udwin Gould Taylor Virdell Sam Rabb Nellie Virdell with 73 points. Winston Koerth earned top low net with 37 points minus five handicap to net 32. Dr Dansby won the pitching contest. Next Football Tournament set for the third Sunday in July July 22.
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Bill Watkins
Winston Koerth
Barnet
Claudine Weber
Monroe Raesener
Joe Ross
Dr. G. L. Dansby
Patty Renick
Mae Raesener
Udwin Gould
Taylor Virdell
Sam Rabb
Nellie Virdell
Dr. Dansby
M. A. Reed
Rains Bring Moisture to Llano County in Reviving Storms
Llano County records two electric storms that dumped rain across the Hill Country. Llano gauge shows 0.83 inch total from Sunday and Tuesday night activities, lifting Lake Buchanan eight feet in recent weeks. Temperatures spiked to 102 degrees before the rain, then cooled to 86.
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Llano
Lake Buchanan
Texas
Fredericksburg Doctor to Lecture in Paris on Food Allergy
Dr. Dor W. Brown Jr. of Fredericksburg will lecture in Paris on June 28 at the First International Congress of Food Allergy. He will discuss New Provocative Food Tests and is noted for nationwide allergy treatment lectures. Brown previously spoke in New York City and Las Vegas to major allergy organizations.
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Dor W. Brown Jr
Fredericksburg
Paris
France
Brown
New York City
American College of Allergists
Las Vegas
American Academy of
Kingsland Legion Dance Set for Saturday Night
Kingsland American Legion Post 437 schedules a dance at the hall on Saturday night June 22 starting at 8 30 p m Music by Jim my Martin and his Texas Playboys Tickets cost 1 50 per person
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Kingsland
American Legion Post 437
Jimmy Martin
Texas Playboys
Thelma Casey on Assignment in Ligno
Miss Thelma Casey of San Angelo District 7 Extension agent was in Ligno on business Monday.
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Thelma Casey
San Angelo
District 7
Ligno
Mrs Noble Wins City Ladies Championship Flight Title
Kingsland golfer Mrs John Noble captured the Ladies City Championship in a June tournament. She defeated Mrs Edwin Gould 43 in the finals after early rounds of 44 and a strong finish on number 15. Noble also beat Claudine Weber in the semifinals.
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John L. Miller
Ella Mae Smith
Kingsland
H. J. Hoerster
Tracy Ward
Hudson Fowler
Bill Watkins
John Pearson
Registration Opens for Second Session of Swim Lessons
Registration for the second swimming lesson session runs 9 to 12 Monday June 24. Lessons start next day and finish by July 12 if weather stays clear. Tests were given for first session by Hal Cunningham and Eugene Russell. junior and senior life saving tests are scheduled for June 2021 with winners announced next week.
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Hal Cunningham
Eugene Russell
Russell
Jaycee Junior Rodeo Committee to Meet
The Llano Junior Chamber of Commerce junior rodeo committee will meet at 8 p.m. Friday night June 21 to plan the Jaycees Junior Rodeo set for July 12 13. Co chairmen are Joe Statts and Jack Thomas with Oliver Welgehausen Jerry Butler Len Steakley Charles Hartman and Ted Franklin as members and James Epperson Sam Rabb Cecil Osbourn on the advisory committee.
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Llano
New Loan Firm Opens In Llano
E H Riddle president of Highland Lakes Finance Company Burnet announces Llano office in Cullie A Carter Insurance Building 215 West Main St The firm will issue loans on autos appliances boats and motors personal loans air conditioning and vacation loans Jimmie Stewart named Llano manager No worthy person will be turned down and local residents are invited to discuss financing problems.
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E. H. Riddle
Highland Lakes Finance Company
Burnet
Llano
Cullie A. Carter Insurance
West Main St
Riddle
Barnet
Jimmie Stewart
M. J. Stewart
St James Plans Congregation Picnic
St James Lutheran Church Tolano to hold annual picnic at Robinson Llano City Park on Sunday June 23 with basket lunch and recreation. worship at church at 10 30 a m. Mr and Mrs Charles Smith and children of Pecos visiting her parents Mr and Mrs A C Fry.
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St. James Lutheran Church of
Tolano
Robinson Llano City Park
Charles Smith
Pecos
A. C. Fry
ZIP Code plan to speed Llano mail delivery
Postmaster J. Po Ray announces Llano Texas will adopt five digit ZIP Code 78643 to speed mail and reduce misrouted items. Buchanan Dam’s 78609 listed. full county codes to be printed next week. Ray says ZIP Codes will cut repeated address reading and speed delivery nationwide starting July.
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Llano
Texas
Ray Gala
Ann Koon Hag
Buchanan Dam
Post Office Department
Ray
Ife
J. P. Ray Llano
Major Milliger Receives Lubbock Command Post
Major Milliger and family return from Germany as he is transferred to the military post at Lubbock where he serves as commanding officer. He is son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Milliger of Liana. Two older children Larry and Marilyn have recently married. Larry studies at the University of Texas while Marilyn resides in California.
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E. C. Milliger
Germany
Major Milliger
Lubbock
Charles Milliger
Liana
Larry
Marilyn
University of Texas
California
City Improves with Sewerage Expansion and Paving
City officials report steady progress on sewerage expansion and street paving. Low bid received for a five acre lagoon to be built on land bought from the Fowler estate. Eleven blocks of paving completed this spring with six more soon underway including Oatman and East Greer streets.
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Iano
George Rogers
Harold Crider
Fowler
State Health Department
Rogers
Wright Street
Post Office
Marble Street
Oatman
East Greer Street
East Wallace Street
Llano Pony Leaguers Fall In Tight Stonewall Thriller
Llano’s Pony League team lost 10-9 at Stonewall after a late rally, despite a 8-8 tie at end of seventh. Llano pitchers were Billy Kuhn and Larry Stovall. Stonewall pitchers A Klein and J Duecker. Burnet defeated Llano 13-6 last Thursday. notable home runs by J Garcia and Luther Avritt.
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Llano
Stonewall
Iolano
Billy Kuhn
Larry Stovall
A. Klien
J. Duecker
Buchanan
Burnet
J. Garcia
Luther Avritt
Smith
Llano County History Highlighted On KLIWN TV Program
The program Legacy on KLIWN TV featured Mrs. James P. Hart and Llano Historical Society members Frank Franklin Mrs. Clyde L. King and Mrs. Ted Franklin. It reviewed Llano’s founding boom days minerals and natural beauty with old photos and an 1889 Marshall family envelope from Miller and Lauderdale. Plans for Mrs. Hart to return in fall were announced after her May Llano Historical Society remarks.
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Kliwn-Tv
Channel 9
Llano County
James P. Hart
Austin
The
Llano
Marshall
Miller and Lauderdale
Loyal Valley
Esheston
Alica
Pittsburgh
Texas
Hart
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Kingsland Legion
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Hayoke
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al Lenge
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Ers
Mathematics Institute
Fort Hays Kansas State College
National Science Foundation
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Tommy Short
Llano Golf Course
Mrs. Noble
Jaycee Junior Rodeo Committee
St. James
Milliger
Alex Hardin
Alfred Masters
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