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Newspaper
Llano News
Location
Llano, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1941
Page
5
The Llano County News editors ask readers what content they prefer as they plan the weekly issue. They highlight local correspondents, potential serials, puzzles, birthdays, and a “Do You Remember?” column to reflect community interests and avoid stale outside news.
Llano High will graduate thirty pupils Friday evening May 30. Commencement speaker will be Rev. N A Sandars of Llano Baptist Church. A patriotic program by graduates precedes diploma presentation by Miles Battery, school board president. Valedictorian H A Raesener Sr and salutatorian Charles Cooke named. list of graduates includes Dorothy Brewer Geneva Frewer Doris Rubery Flo Helen Edwarda Joyce Marie Fry Anna Mae Garrett John Goodman Hazel Grenwelge Tromona Hallmark Archie Loftis Charlotte Mayes Lee Moran Pred Osbourn Herman Miller Scott Berne Overstreet Minnie Pulman Willys Mae Raesener.
Bond sales totaling 6760 dollars have been made to 54 Llano county residents since May 1, per Moore State Bank and Llano post office reports. Mr. Moore said additional orders are expected and that bonds are available from the Federal Reserve Bank within a day or two.
Llano Lions Club weekly luncheon at Hotel Limo featured Sam Cummins of Kansas City Life Insurance Texas. Cummins argued democracy requires citizen participation to prevent dictatorship and noted social and economic changes fostering various forms of government. The club voted to entertain the Llano High senior class before school ends.
Roping contest postponed to Saturday night at Llano High Stadium due to Six Mile school closing celebration. Afternoon free roping will occur with no admission charged at night as announced by Alex Rardin.
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Clinton Hardin manager of the Ligne Rodeo announced this week he secured Juanita and Weaver Gray for the Llano rodeo on June 6. They are top acts with West touring history, recently featuring at Treasure Island World's Fair rodeo last May.
C E B Bowles expert in cooperative marketing spoke in Llano on forming a cooperative cold storage locker plant. About twelve to fifteen ranchers attended as committees were named to secure stock and rental subscriptions.
Two Llano women will graduate from the University of Texas in June. See Alice Parkhill earns a bachelor of arts and Marjorie Mae Mose earns a bachelor of science in elementary education.
College and University students who spent Mother's Day at home are listed. Harold Buttery Jane Watkins Houghton Dalrymple Les Allies Park Hill Louise Moss George Ann Molnius Linda Fao Foster Jack Watkins Nel aon Talley Edgar James.
County Judge Andy P. Box announced the Round Mountain road project will be discontinued this Friday and workers moved to the Valley Spring job starting the next day. He said the Round Mountain project is complete and the move prevents delays on the Liano northwest road, hampered by labor shortages.
Donald Bruh announces Eugene Msher A H Winkel W J Williams H EB Idol and T H Dupree as personnel for the June Trades Day in Llano. My Fisher named chairman of the committee. Plans not yet finalized but aim to exceed Muay event size.
The past week saw ten cattle cars shipped north, bringing spring totals to 143 cars per local freight agent R. Fishbeck. Damon Smith shipped two cars. C EB Shults two. Robert Byrne six. Ben Wallis eight.
The Idano rodeo and homecoming celebration parade runs June 5 to 7 with emphasis on the community float division. Committees appoint chairmen in each rural Llano County community to oversee entries and report on participation.
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The Frank Griggs Post No 370 American Legion will install its new officers and host a free barbecue at the high school stadium next Sunday afternoon May 18. Ex service men are asked to join a parade from the highway north of the river to the stadium. The Austin Legion junior band and Llano school band will perform. Gold Star Mothers of Llano county are invited and will be honored. The public may attend at no charge.
At the final meeting of the Parent-Teacher Association last week, officers for the coming year were elected. President is Mrs. W. B. Collins, with first vice president Mrs. Will Collins, second vice president Mrs. Pae Marshall, third vice president Mrs. Preston Robinson, corresponding secretary Mrs. Lewis Foster, recording secretary Mrs. Ray Click, treasurer Mrs. B. E. Chegs nut, historian Mrs. Guy Clymer, and parliamentarian Mrs. T. J. Watkins.
Another call has been received by the local board for one man, William Randolph Birks, according to T. J. Moore, chairman. This is replacement call No. 12, to replace another who was turned down at Fort Sam Houston.
A seven day rainless spell ends February style with springlike warmth in Llano. Weather observer H C Roth reports highs near 96 degrees last Thursday and lows around 61 degrees during the week. Thermometer readings for the period are listed in the report.
The grand jury reported four indictments three felonies and one misdemeanor It cleared a burglary case by a transient thug recently arrested in Dallas Texas Cecil Leverett faced theft of a horse W H LeMay was indicted for burglary with a noted long criminal record and pursuit for murder in Oklahoma and elsewhere A second burglary case was docketed with a name omitted A theft misdemeanor carried no arrest at this time
The Llano county District Court spring term opens with only one felony case ready for trial Id gar Rhodes theft. The grand jury led by Raymond Gray Gray Fowler as foreman will hear the rest. ten old civil suits and six divorces occupy the docket. Bailiffs W O McCoy and G W Phillips serve as walking and riding officers.
The Llano homecoming committee plans to mail invitations this week to about 1800 former residents whose names and addresses were provided. Chairman Wilburn Oatman leads the effort along with a mayoral proclamation. A special home-coming edition of The Llano News will accompany invitations as a reminder for the June 5 to 7 celebration.
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