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Newspaper
Llano News
Location
Llano, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1961
Page
8
Houston stock show officials approve purchase of 167 acres in northwest Houston off Hempstead Highway Mangum Road for a new stock show plant to be ready for the 1963 show. The 1961 show had a net profit of 117111 while 1960 suffered a 60000 loss due to space issues.
Adult Boy Scout leaders from Burnet Llano and Mason counties are invited to an extended Advanced Leadership course at the Llano Girl Scout Cabin led by Ren Nichols. The session starts at 7 p.m. with coffee and donuts provided.
A repeated roster lists readers or participants by name including Brenda Benham Byron Freeman Margaret Cobb Mrs Earl Homesley Rae Ann Brown Charles Gibbs Mrs G E Simmons Ben Donop Allen Leverett Karen Mc Williams Helen Bailey Mrs T H Heid George Loveless Mary Kleen W 4 Rogers Russell Roemer Linda Plant and a second sequence with Jim Moore Pamela West plus several duplicates. The fragmentary text suggests a participant or attendee list in a public notice or column.
Mrs. Frits Otto and two other relatives travel to Austin and Temple to attend a funeral at McCloskey Hospital in Temple after years away. Several families from Sundown Sterling City Tatum and New Mexico vacationed and fished at Lake Buchanan’s LCRA Park last week.
Mr and Mrs Hal Cunningham plan a weekend trip to Dallas for a four day Texas Association convention at the Baker Hotel The program includes Eugene Pulliam as speaker at the Saturday night banquet and humorists at convention luncheons Attendees include Eugene Tatarian Donosky Scott and other notables with social events in Dallas and Abilene visits by relatives.
Mr and Mrs Edgar James Moss entertained their bridge club Thursday night. Guests had dinner at the Hotel Coffee Shop then played bridge at the Mose home with high score by Mr and Mrs Howard Lange and bingo to Charles Ratliff. Ricketsons have guests from Roswell New Mexico.
Mr and Mrs Leonard Oestreich hosted a barbecue at their Castell area ranch Saturday night for about forty neighbors and relatives. Attendees traveled from Llano due to swollen river crossings making upper river routes impassable.
Water muddiness slowed white bass activity on the Llano River while catfish numbers surged. Reported catches include numerous yellow and channel catfish from Granite Shoals and nearby towns, with weights up to five pounds and many bass entries across Texas locations.
Kingsland fishermen dominate a diverse catch with Hermanson landing 48 Ib. yellow cat and C K West 37 Wy yellow cat. Proctor reports 20 channels, Windeor eight channel cats, Duvall 46 white bass and black bass, Long 32% Ib yellow cat plus 4% Ib yellow cat and 10 blue cats, while Bobby Davee records 23 channels and 8 white bass as water clears and fishing heats up.
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