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Newspaper
Llano News
Location
Llano, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1939
Page
1
Llano residents criticize coverage that centers Burnet and Lampasas while ignoring Buchanan and Inks lakes. Lawrence L Bruhl urges G F to note Llano, inviting him to visit and witness local fishing sites. The piece recalls Llano’s early Indian history and nearby archaeologic finds as motor highway plans proceed.
The largest graduating class in Liano High history, 34 seniors, will receive diplomas. Commencement sermons and exercises are set for May 14 and May 19 at the high school auditorium. The program includes an invocation, choruses, salutatory, class will, valedictory, class address, diploma presentation, and benediction.
The writer seeks authoritative details on how Indigenous people shaped flint into weapons and tools, noting varying methods such as heating and quenching, hot grease, or pressure flaking. The editor asks old timers or amateur scientists for reliable sources to share with readers.
Hogs show 800 salable receipts with market steady to 100 lower. top hogs 6.50 for 170 to 250 lb butchers. Cattle and calves show active trading with mixed demand. steers scarce and yearlings strong with several lots reported from 8.50 to 10.00 per cwt. Sheep and goats noted as steady with shorn lambs 4.00 to 4.50 and stocker goats around 2.00.
Citizens of Prairie Mountain remind readers the Prairie Mountain community will close its school on Friday May 5 after a 2:30 program and proceeding barbecue supper.
Aunt Winnie Vanaver Jackson, likely the last ex slave in Llano County, died Sunday night at 9 15. Born near Georgetown Texas between 90 and 100 years ago she knew no mother or father and only a grandmother named Jane Moody of Mason. She lived in Mason as a teen then moved with Charles Vanaver to Mason where she married Hardy Jackson over sixty years ago. She left two sons three daughters and several grandchildren. Funeral services were in Mason Monday with interment there by Home Furniture Company of Llano.
A group of twenty 4-H Club boys from three local clubs toured the Union Stock Yards of San Antonio last week. County Agent Steele and local leaders accompanied them as they learned about livestock handling and visited sites including Swift Packing Co and the Federal-State Market Bureau.
The Parent-Teacher Association installed officers for the coming year at the final meeting held Wednesday afternoon. Officers include Mrs. D. B. Edwards president and Mrs. M. C. Dalhau first vice president.
The Llano County Cowgirl Revue will debut at Llano's rodeo June 9 10 and 11 with a $25 prize for top three overall scores from the three performances. Prizes total $425 for the second annual celebration plus bronc riding wild steer riding bull dogging calf roping trick riding roping and a clown act. Hazel O Bowman can provide details.
Thirty-two cars of cattle have moved out of Llano since the railway shipment report. Five cars went to Emporia Kansas via T J Donbue, twelve to Soldina Kansas via J L Renick, two to Soldina via E C Marshall, two to Iowa City Iowa via Kurt Eckhardt, seven to Iowa City via Hauter and Russell, and four to Cedar Point Milling via H M Wheler.
Results from Llano softball league last week include Mother's Bread beating Chas. Variety 12 to 13 on April 24 and Mother's Bread routing Home Furniture 18 to 2 on April 28. April 25 saw Spencer-Sauer defeat Home Furniture 7 to 2, and May 1 had Chas. Variety winning 17 to 7 against Home Furniture.
Mrs. Hazel O Bowman travels to Shreveport Louisiana with H A Fitzsimons and his Llano Raiders polo team to compete in an invitation tournament at the Shreveport Riding and Polo Club starting May 7. Fitzsimons as San Antonio cattle firm head is a noted polo figure. the team won several San Antonio tournaments in winter and early spring.
Between six and seven p m a school play titled Now Adolphe will be staged following a scheduled event. The note highlights the time window and the coming performance.
On the south side and the room of Mrs. Allen Johnson on the north side for the greatest number of parents present on visitors day. hostesses for the meeting were: Meadames R. A. Byfield, M. Dalhau, A. Ahrens, Linden Foster and Orrville Buttery.
Judge Andy P. Box was told the Texas highway department ordered plans for grading drainage and surfacing on Highway 29 from 2.7 miles west of the Colorado river to about 6.9 miles west at an estimated cost of 120000. The state highway engineer will request federal aid program inclusion as funds become available. WPA crews clear rights of way between Llano and Buchanan Dam with 20 workers shifted from the library project.
Valley Spring Agricultural Association and the local Parent Teacher Association plan a joint meeting next Friday evening with illustrated lectures and demonstration work. The event aims to benefit farmers and ranchmen in the community, and all are invited to attend.
A district meeting of Agricultural Adjustment Assistants and farm program workers will be held in Brownwood on Friday May 5 to receive final instructions on checking and reporting performance compliance for the 1939 program. Expected attendees include Royce C. Jackson Mildred Walker John Lewis and Eldon Booker.
Bill Braid and his son Bill Jr along with Bill Barry join Fitzsimons on the Liang team. Mrs Bowman oversees the public relations and covers the tournament for Heity and other sports publications as correspondent.
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