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Newspaper
Llano News
Location
Llano, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1967
Page
5
A sewing lab for Llano High School students will run each morning next week June 26 30 led by Mrs O N Lewis. Girls may use cutting tables sewing machines button hole makers and other equipment. Open lab mainly for future freshmen and sophomores but all students may attend mornings June 26 30 July 10 14 or August 21 25 for sewing help.
Mr and Mrs Owen Lancaster of San Antonio spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Bryant Ratliff. Lancaster and Ratliff were partners in the golf tournament last weekend.
Clifford M. Owens 89 of 11714 Joaquin Drive Dallas died June 13 after several weeks illness. He helped pioneer Valley Spring and moved to Dallas in 1952 to live with daughter Hazel Ray. Funeral was June 15 at Restland Memorial Chapel. Survived by wife Lenora, daughter Hazey Ray, son Willard Wayne, and two grandchildren. Pallbearers from Llano Irving and Dallas.
Farmers Home Administration has given preliminary approval for a $68,000 grant to Paradise Point Water Supply Corporation to build a water distribution system serving 69 Llano County families. The telegram to The News cites Sen. Ralph Yarborough and notes Paradise Point lies on upper Lake Buchanan and has a landowners association. about two miles of paving was recently completed there.
Highland Lakes Tourist Association to install W F McCasland as president at Longhorn Cavern meeting June 28. Free cavern tour 6 30 pm social hour by First State Bank of Barnet and Barnet Telephone Co. Jack Owen to be installed as vice president with past presidents honored.
Sympathy is extended to the Epper son family after Jim Epper son was buried in Valley Spring Cemetery. A wedding shower honors Rebecca Hopson, bride of Billy Jennings, following their June 17 ceremony at Shilo Baptist Church. Numerous visits and reunions unfold with relatives from Burnet Llano San Antonio and beyond, including Sessom family gatherings at Buck's Lake Buchanan and weekend guests in the Short and Buntyn households.
A wreck seven miles west of Pontotoc claimed the life of a young man formerly from Brady. The note lists visiting relatives and neighbors in Pontotoc during the week, with many multi-state travelers including families from Athens Brownwood Fort Worth Austin Richland Springs and Bay City. The Pontotoc Cemetery fund was reported at 558.53.
There were 815 head of cattle sold at Tuesday's auction, with highs to 35 dollars. Stocker steers and heifers ranged from the mid 20s to high 30s, with feeder steers and cows showing notable activity and several named consignors listed among buyers.
Linda Lentz of Kingsland, a member of the American Legion Auxiliary and Bluebonnet Girls State participant, has been elected Nationalist Party Nominee for County Commissioner Place 1 in Vigah County. Girls State, a 1937 Americanism program, trains high school girls in government duties through simulated office holding.
The column lists admitted patients including Joe Lawley Jeff Hurt Mrs Oron Tate and others. Discharges include Joe Lawley Miles Bramblett and several spouses. Birth announcements name Kevin Dale Tony Lowell and Darrell Scott with parentage details. Deaths note James Logan Templeton.
Salvation Army aims to raise 1000 dollars in its annual fund drive led by campaign chairman Bill Needham. A kickoff coffee for about 40 workers is scheduled for 9 AM Tuesday June 27 at the Needham home. The Llano unit includes M C Dalhan Hal Cunningham Mrs D R Keyser Gale Ligon Bill Needham George Pechacek C T Childers and Rev Howard Smith. A separate Kingsland committee is led by W H Hoffman with cocampaign chairs Roy Moseley and Rev Atheron Browne.
Mrs W W Watkins and Mrs Frank Rothmann are the great grandparents of a boy born June 20 to Dr and Mrs C Watkins Jr of a cn na Fy Dr and Watkins. Paternal grandparents are also of Guiter.
The Karen Lee Dahl Loan fund of the Lieno Independent School District has served 13 Liano High School graduates since it began in April 1983. Established by a $6,000 gift in memory of Karen Lee Dahl, the fund helps graduates pursue college, business, or vocational training. To qualify a student must rank in the upper half of the class or have a C average, show need, and obtain signatures on the note. Of 13 loans, four have repaid in full, six remain in school, and loans outstanding total $4,335 with $1,403.95 on hand. The fund’s total value excluding accrued interest is $5,738.95. The program, administered by a school-board appointed committee, may grow with additional grants as donors contribute. Committee members are Carlos Ashley Sr, Hal Cunningham, and the superintendent.
Logan Templeton 73 a Lone Grove native died June 20 after a long illness at Liano hospital Funeral services are planned for 3 pm Thursday June 22 at Waldrope Funeral Home with Rev Howard Smith officiating Burial will follow at Board Branch Cemetery Survivors include his son Logan Templeton Jr his mother Mrs Sally Templeton a brother Will Templeton a sister Mrs Lillie Bales and three grandchildren Memorials may be sent to Haven of Hope Tuberculosis Hospital in Hong Kong Care of Mrs H A Raesener Jr
Mrs Lipsker and Mrs Guess will host the Buchanan Dam Home Demonstration Club Tuesday June 27 at 2 p.m. at the First Union Church parlors. The Bible class also meets June 27 at 2 30 p.m. at the church parsonage. Five charter members attended the twelfth anniversary service. Miss Lonnelle Roach joined and was baptized. her mother became a member.
The Jaycees announce the sixth annual Junior Rodeo at the Llano arena on July 14 15 starting at 8 p m. President Jimmie Stewart says the two night event is open to all youths with a junior division for ages 13 and under and a senior division for ages 14 to 19.
Descendants of Gordon Mayes Sr and Snow Hoover Mayes gathered at the old Hoover Creek home for a family reunion on Sunday. A barbecue lunch was served to attendees including Alice Mayes Brown Georgetown Ira Mayes Byfield Llano J L Hillman Mullin Jack Chestnut Beeville Jim Hillman Albuquerque New Mexico and many others plus friends J P Polk Llano Gary Hey Fredonia Bennie Polk Becky Tom Carson.
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