Texas A&M Honors Senior Dan Merkel Named Distinguished Student
Dan Merkel, a senior marketing major at Texas A&M University, earned the Distinguished Student honor for high academic achievement. To qualify, students must maintain at least a 3.25 GPA, enroll in a minimum of 12 hours, and rank in the top 10 percent of undergraduates. Merkel, son of Mr and Mrs Johnnie Merkel, joins the list of outstanding students recognized by the university.
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Merkel of Land
Texas A&m University
Texas A&m
Merkel
Johnnie Merkel
New Mexico Trio Heads to Louisiana
Mrs. Donna Spangler of Roswell New Mexico travels with her two teenage sons by motorcycle from Roswell to New Orleans. She plans a book about the journey titled And Call It Flying. The trio stopped to rest on the Llano County courthouse square and praised locals for their kindness.
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Donna Spangler
Roswell
New Mexico
Courthouse Square
New Orleans
Spangler
Llano County
Michael Corbin Enlists at Fort Ord Training Under Volar Program
Army private Michael Corbin, 21, son of Mr and Mrs Jimmie Corbin of Buchanan Dam, is at Fort Ord California in the Volar program a 16 week training combining basic and advanced individual instruction. He entered the Army April 20 and is set to complete training August 20.
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FT. Ord
Calif
Army
Michael Corbin
Jimmie Corbin
Buchanan Dam
Pvt
Corbin
Red 1968 Mustang Recovered After Missing Report
Kenny Stephens, son of Mr and Mrs Tate Stephens, had the red 1968 Mustang Fastback parked at The Anchor in Kingsland when it disappeared about 8:30 p.m. It was found two hours later at the intersection of Highways 282 and 71 south of Marble Falls being driven by a youth from the Austin State School with another student. The car was returned to its owner and the youths were returned to the school.
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Kenny Stephens
Tate Stephens
Stephens
Kingsland
Marble Falls
Austin State School
Six Llano Girl Scouts Spend Two Weeks at Camp Texlake
Six Llano Girl Scouts of Troop 416 Deborah Renick Lynda Lange Shannon Otto Lisa Watkins Jil Landon and Susan Clendennen are two week campers at Camp Texlake on Lake Austin and will return home Sunday. Another group plans to attend later in the summer, leaders say.
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Llano
Girl Scouts
Troop 416
Camp Texlake
Lake Austin
Deborah Renick
Lynda Lange
Shannon Otto
Lisa Watkins
Jil Landon
Susan Clendennen
Mishap Hospitalizes Ernest Tomme
Ernest Tomme was hospitalized at Llano Memorial Hospital with broken ribs and bruises after a Thursday morning accident. A large overhead hoist toppled in a garage, pinning him to a riding lawn mower. his brother in law Eqr Cowand of Fort Worth lifted the hoist to free him.
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Ernest Tomme
Llano Memorial Hospital
Tomme
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