Llano Rodeo Queen nominees named for 1972 contest
Thirteen Llano County girls were named candle dates for the 1972 Llano Rodeo Queen with a panel of out of town judges to pick the winner. Prizes include a large trophy a $25 savings bond and runner up trophies plus entrants receive a charm. The Rodeo King will be chosen at a May 17 meeting at the Culture Club building.
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Llano County
Llano
Culture Club
Bettie Sue Feuge
People’s Savings and Loan
Gayle Epperson
Hit! Country
Jimie Ruth Smith
Epsilon Sigma Alpha Sorority
Donna Trollinger
King’s Construction
Charolette Veach
Woman's Culture Club
Count Thompson
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Susan Jones
Parent- Teacher Association
Roxanne Zachary
Llano Chamber of Commerce
Cindy Lettemeyer
Llano Art Guild
Marsha Scott
Buttery Hardware
Jamie Sue Banner
Llano County Farm Bureau
Cindy Crenwelge
Llano Lions Club
Pamela Bailey
Norton’s
RL. Lehrer, Jr
Juniior Woeman
Mines
Marc Miller
Frosty Miller
Joe Sherrod
Darlene Shafer
John Kuykendall
Frank Lange
Llano County May Calendar Of Community Events
Calendar listing events from Llano for May including Optimist meets Square Dance Club activities and local club meetings. Highlights include Democratic and Republican county conventions Archery tournament and various social and service group gatherings across Llano Kingsland Lampasas and Fort Worth regions with dates May 11 to May 18.
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Whirlybird
Marble Falls
Buchanan Lions Club
Bluebonnet Inc
Castell
Llano
Kingsland Sluggers
Lampasas
Pontotoc
Valley Spring
Soil Conservation District
Goodyear
Ft. Worth
ESA
Rainbow Girls
Alpha Delta Zeta
Llano Lions
Westerner
Lions Club
Kingsland Amber of Commerce
Mini
Peoples Savings Hires Manager Sansom As CEO
At its Tuesday meeting the Peoples Savings and Loan board elected Les Sansom as executive vice president and chief executive officer. Sansom, then VP and manager of mortgage services at First Federal Savings in Austin, has 20 years in the savings and loan industry and will relocate to Llano by June 1 with his wife Elizabeth. He grew up in Bandera and will lead the Hill Country unit as his family settles in Estes Park and Llano.
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Peoples Savings and Loan
Les Sansom
Sansom
First Federal Savings At
Austin
First Federal Savings
U.S. Air Force
Straus Frank Company
Holcomb Manufacturing Company
Jewel Tea Company
First Federal Savings of
Elizabeth
Llano
Bandera
Les Sansom, Jr
Estes Park
Colorado
Llano County Soil and Water District Wins Top State Award
The Llano County Soil and Water Conservation District earned the Goodyear Conservation Award for placing first in Texas. Fred Horlen will receive the Outstanding Wildlife Conservationist award at a Fort Worth banquet. Over 600 volunteers registered for the Central Texas Firemen's Association convention in Llano, with 650 served at the Sunday supper. Mayor Gordon Donan praised volunteer firefighters for their dedication and service.
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Llano County
Fred Horlen
Fort Worth
Central Texas Volunteer Firemen’s Association
Llano
Gordon Donan
East Main Street
Central Texas Volunteer Fireman's Association
Liane
Llano High School Plans Graduation Activities
Llano High School prepares for 89 seniors in graduation as Baccalaureate on Sunday May 21 at 8 p.m. in the LHS Auditorium with Rev. Bill Karger delivering the sermon. Commencement follows Tuesday May 23 at 8 p.m. with Dr. D E Davis of Abilene Christian College as principal speaker.
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Llano High School
Bill Karger
First Baptist Church
LHS
DE. Davis
Abilene Christian College
Stockmen Hear Dr Pope at Hill Country Banquet
Dr L S Pope associate dean of agriculture at Texas A M University will speak at the Hill Country Livestock Raisers Banquet on May 18 at 6 30 p m at the Ramblin Rose. He holds BS and MS from Michigan State and Ph D from Oklahoma State and has chaired the Oklahoma State Animal Science Department before joining A M U. He has researched beef cattle nutrition and management and advised in Argentina for the U S I C A. He helped develop the San Angelo Research and Extension Center. Tickets are available from directors Corner Drug Store or at the banquet. Hardin Overstreet is hospitalized at St David s Hospital in Austin.
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L.S
bin) Pope
Texas A&m University
Pope
Michigan State University
Oklahoma State University
Texas A&m
Argentina
U.S. International Cooperation Administration
San Angelo
West Texas Agriculture
Livestock Raisers Association
Lions Install Officers at Llano Club Anniversary
Llano Lions Club holds 37th anniversary and ladies night dinner at Westerner Restaurant on Monday May 15 at 7 30 pm. Theo Crenwelge to become president succeeding Bryant Ratliff with officers Royce Smith Phil Amsler Joe B Simpson George Davis T J Atwood and Tail Twister Datchall continuing. New directors Jerry Brewer John Earl Smith Glen Rhodes Dr Atwood. speaker C T Parker county agent. council presents James Epperson and Fred Horlen as Outstanding Conservationists 1971. Cindy Crenwelge named rodeo queen candidate.
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Theo Crenwelge
Llano Lions Club
Westerner
Crenwelge
Bryant Ratliff
Royce Smith
Phil Amsler
Joe B. Simpson
George Davis
T.J. Atwood
Lion Tanner
M.C. Datchall
Tail Twister
Jerry Brewer
John Earl Smith
Glen Rhodes
Dr. Atwood
John Kuykendall
C.T. Parker
Reynolds County
Robert Kassell
Liano County Soil and Water Conservation District
James Epperson
Fred Horlen
Cindy Crenwelge
Lions Club
Four Shot In Fracas at Lake
A Lakeside Tavern brawl near Buchanan Dam left four wounded. Clarence Biddy of Burnet fired on a man and then was shot by his nephew with a shotgun. Biddy and relatives were treated for non life threatening injuries. Charges filed against Biddy for carrying a loaded weapon in a place selling alcohol.
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Buchanan Dam
Lakeside
Gale Ligon
Don Cook
Troy Porterfield
Clarence Biddy
Burnet
Biddy
Stander
Allen Clinic
Shepperd Hospital
Brackenbridge Hospital
Austin
Funds Released For Basin Study In Colorado River Basin
Washington reports $1.3 million released from Congress funds for a 52 county Colorado River Basin study to guide waste disposal methods. Rep. Jake Pickle notes Texas may match, with relaxed rules. Army engineers will conduct the study, originally asked for $1.7 million, reduced to fit state share.
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Washington
Office of Management and Budget
Congress
Colorado River
Jake Pickle
Austin
Pickle
Texas
Army Engineers
OMB
Services Pending For Alton Beach
Alton Beach died unexpectedly at his home on Wednesday morning May 10. Funeral services are pending at Waldrope Funeral Home.
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Alton Beach
Waldrope Funeral Home
Bowmen Tourney Set for Weekend in Llano
The Llano Bowmen hold their annual Archery Invitational Tournament Saturday and Sunday May 14 14 at the range at Llano Airport on Highway 16 north. The event invites participation or spectators as area residents plan to attend. Mrs Ray Martin and Mrs Cliff Martin spent last weekend in Plano visiting the Carl Martin family.
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Federal Aviation Administration
Llano
Highway
Llano Vortac
San Antonio International
Austin
Houston
Llano Bowmen
Highway 16 North
Ray Martin
Cliff Martin
Plano
Carl Martin
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