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Newspaper
Llano News
Location
Llano, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1963
Page
8
Llano County Red Cross officials met in the courtroom Tuesday morning with L. D. Craft of Waco leading a briefing on the work of the Red Cross and the launching of a county fund drive to be conducted during March.
A group from Llano High School will travel to Abilene Christian College on Saturday March 23 for high school day events. They will tour the campus and eat lunch in the college cafeteria. Accompanying are Llano Church of Christ minister James Lundy and Miss June Burkett. Miss Evelyn Miller of Houston is a guest of Miss Etta Rush Hickman.
Funeral services for Frederick Lee Hoffman 68 will be Friday at Buttery Waldtope with Rev CoAs Lehn officiating. Burial will be in the Hott land cemetery. Hoffman, born April 4 1900 at Castall, was a lifelong Llano County resident and Lutheran Church member. Survivors include brother Charles Hoffman Castell sisters Emil Holtzer Castall and Lauren Peden Longmofit Cole and half brother Albert Lehtiberg.
The Llano Bowmen will meet at 7:30 p.m. tonight March 14 in the Llano Chamber of Commerce office to reorganize and plan summer activities. All members and prospective members are urged to attend. Wilson Myers ends gunsmith studies at Trinidad State College and has returned to Llano to work as a gunsmith.
A Llano column recounts Phyllis Berry and a controversial sheep incident with a .22 rifle, notes on the Austin Scottish Rite Choir at a George Washington dinner, Irish Day reflections, and upcoming city paving plans as spring nears.
Tarleton State College Arthur Tarleton team coached by Staley Westhradk swept the Houston livestock judging contest securing top team honors in cattle swine sheep and horses. Osbourn Newsom Reyes Harris led individuals with high scores including Osbourn 712 of 780. At Fort Worth Stock Show Newsom won high point individual. team earned ten trophies plaques banners and fourteen medals.
Valley Spring 4-H Club discussed organizing a new horse club for Llano County and scheduled a bake sale for Llano on Saturday March 16. Members not bringing a cake would contribute 1.50 dollars. County agent L P Amsler reported on the livestock judging team's activities and a film on past 4-H activities was shown before refreshments.
City officials indicate no objection to adding several additional blocks to the approved list. The move suggests expansion plans could proceed without delay.
Kingsland The first meeting of 1963 for the Kingsland Ski Club will be at Johnny Hinkle Services Inc from 4 to 5 Sunday afternoon March 17. All members and prospective members are urged to attend. The club will provide recreation and elect officers. Discussions include installing a light for the ski jump.
Girl Scout Troop 6 from Austin joined about six thousand leaders and members from 18 districts of the Colorado Lakes Council for a birthday party event. Attendees included Connie Hodges Mary McCall Kiara Walker and Mr and Mrs Bill Walker. The group also worshiped at the First Christian Church on Girl Scout Sunday and met last Wednesday at Mrs Bill Walker’s home to discuss badges and plan babysitting for a PTA meeting.
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