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Newspaper
Llano News
Location
Llano, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1962
Page
1
Llano County residents face another vote on July 14 as the school board seeks a tax rate increase to fund 1962 63 operations and facility repairs after the June 16 defeat 309 to 191. Only about 500 ballots were cast in the county, far below the 5 000 population.
The Slane Saddle Club schedules its first trail ride Saturday at 5:30 p.m. starting from the Elementary school, about 3.5 miles round trip along Birdtown road to Highway 71 and back, followed by a business meeting and refreshments. New officers include President Mrs Carl Freeman and Secretary-Treasurer Martha Sawyer. Directors are Cecil Simpson and Mrs Dayton Leifeste. Mrs Brian Baker is program chairman. Meeting time shifted to 5:30 to 7:30 each Saturday.
Dr and Mrs J H Huff completed a three week tour across western states and Canada totaling 7000 miles. They praised Victoria BC Seattle World Fair at night and Balboa Park zoo San Diego 1400 acre park as top highlights. Snow sighting lasted nine days as they returned to Llano calling it home. Roy W Rothmann visited Austin for Derrick Johnsons second birthday supper.
A long list of visitors and residents frequent the lake area with trips to Temple Llano San Antonio and Houston. Highlights include Mrs G C Hill Lovington New Mexico visiting relatives and family trips by Murchison Oldham and Perkins families plus a drowning report in Midland Michigan and several health and travel notes.
Funeral services for Eugene W. Charles were held Sunday at the Briggs James Chapel in Lampasas with Rev. David D. Dunning officiating. Burial followed at Oak Hill Cemetery. A Lampasas resident for nearly 70 years, he died June 22 in a Burnet hospital after several days of illness. Born December 28, 1879 in Mercyville Missouri, he moved to Texas as a child, worked at Manuel Hardware at 14, then co-owned the store with Ross W. Bailey for over 50 years. He and Daisy Smith married in 1903. survivors include his wife and son Walter Charles of Alice. Pallbearers were Eddie Renken, Brown Mayes, Harry Key, Bud Bailey, Kyle Smith, and Clifford Smith.
Mrs H T Harrison of Buchanan Dam has been elected corresponding secretary of the Austin Woman's Club for the coming year. She will serve on the executive board with Mrs Marvin Hall who is in her second year as president of the club.
Mrs. Bob Vest was chosen as the Valley Spring Home Demonstration Club nominee for a Llano County delegate to the state THDA convention to be held later this summer. The club met Monday at the home of Mrs. T. T. Homesley. Miss Bobye Riney demonstrated a new method of inserting zippers to twelve members and three visitors. Mrs. T. A. Short became a new club member.
The Castell Methodist WSCS met at Mrs. R. O. Grote home last Wednesday with Mrs. Roy W. Rothmann leading the program assisted by Mrs. Herman Lettemeyer and Miss Dora Grote. The topic was The Ecumenical Deaconess and Missionary. Mrs. Oliver Bauer was elected president succeeding Mrs. W. E. Dalhau and led the business portion as fourteen members attended including new member Miss Alice Hardt.
Miss Sally Hardin spent the weekend with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Alex Hardin, according to local social notes.
Mr and Mrs Gleason Rothmann and family and Mr and Mrs Jerry Butler and family spent the weekend in Corpus Christi with Mr and Mrs Clifford Crider.
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