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Newspaper
Llano News
Location
Llano, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1932
Page
2
Local notice appears in the Llano Post Office listing second class mail matter under the 1878 Act. Published weekly on Thursdays by Collins & Collins.
New Braunfels outlines rapid plans for the first texile mill in Texas with a $400000 plant and Edwards Plateau sheep and goat empire nearby. James McDowell will manage, drawing on experience from England and New England. Texas profits from domestic wool and mohair processing, reducing eastern imports. The Dallas News notes local chamber support and potential for multiple mills if successful.
Notes from Llano discuss Hill Country Baseball League standings with Llano and Mason expected to clash for the 1932 title in September. The column blends weather, tax talks, and Democratic politics, urging taxpayer meetings and detailing a July 23 primary pledge to support Democratic nominees.
The piece extols sportsmanship across games from golf to backgammon, praising figures like Christy Mathewson Maurice McLaughlin and Alonzo Stagg. It recalls inspiring moments and argues games should be enjoyed for recreation and character building, not just victory.
In Vermillion South Dakota on June 4 Dr H Y Benedict president of the University of Texas told graduates that education costs are small beside government expenses and urged daily effort and continuous learning to avoid mental fossilization. He praised university research growth and support for scholars as essential to civilization.
Texas hosts 7,214 restaurants and eating places and 8,740 filling stations. The state also lists 2,590 lumber yards and building material stores, 10,180 general stores, 15,866 grocery and combination stores, 2,031 motor vehicle sales establishments, 3,585 garages, and 934 automobile accessory stores.
Texas shows 525 exclusive shoe stores and 3 609 drug stores with 6 187 manufacturing establishments. Houston reports 3 846 retail outlets at 186 470 000 dollars annual business. Dallas 3 475 stores 191 250 000. San Antonio 3 829 stores 123 050 000. Fort Worth 1 990 stores 108 760 000. Progressive Texans quotes Edwin Arlington Robinson on knowledge and truth.
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