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Newspaper

Llano News

Location

Llano, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 18, 1939

Page

5

Unified Lake Fishing Laws Urged For Llano Buchanan Inks

A Texas lakes governance note argues for a uniform fishing law across Lakes Buchanan and Inks, highlighting current split rules between Llano and Burnet counties. It calls on state legislators to enact consistent regulations to curb enforcement confusion and support local tourism tied to Llano as a gateway to the lakes.

Buchanan and Inks Jane Llano County Smagwey Burnet Iolano County Burnet County Houghton Brownlee Wildlife Committee

Rainfall Boosts Llano County Pastures and Crops

Showers across Llano County refreshed dry pastures and aided spring grasses and crops. Observer Roth reports rainfall totals for the year to date at 7.59 inches with May’s readings showing heavy drops and hail in parts, though damage remained limited.

Liano County H . Roth United States Weathar Bureau Llano Castell Ling

Farm Census To Be Taken In The County

More than five hundred blanks mailed to farmers and ranchmen to gather a complete agricultural and livestock census. County agent and Land Use Planning Committee coordinate with Rural Electrification Farm Security Administration and others to build a long term development program. Respondents urged to return forms so summarizing may begin by June first.

Rural Electrification Association Farm Security Administration Production Credit Association AAA Game Fish and Oyster Commission Livestock Sanitary Commission

Matlock Return to Llano Reopens Local Ventures

Mr and Mrs P W Matlock return to Llano county after a brief absence and will resume business. Matlock will operate the River filling station being remodeled this week and Mrs Matlock will open the leader store in the near future. The couple express pride in Llano and confidence in the area's future.

P. W. Matlock Llano County Matlock Give Llano Mr. Matlock

Rodeo to Feature Schultz Family at Local Stadium

The annual rodeo at LianoLI School stadium on June 9 10 and 11 will showcase the Charlie Schultz family from Ponca City Oklahoma. Rodeo manager Clinton Hardin of Willow City announced the booking after a Houston trip to hire the famed clown and family performers Clark and Norma Schultz. The act includes trick riding roping and horse catching with Schultz also performing as a Ford driver alongside his trained animals Honeysuckle and Dynamite and a pet ring tailed coon.

Lianoli School Charlie Shultz Ponca City Oklahoma Clinton Hardin Willow City Hardin Houston Clark Norma Shultz Shultz Ford

Farm Plan Aids County Farmers in Llano 1939 program

Llano county farmers can earn about 31000 in AAA benefits by full participation in the 1939 farm program. About 26000 comes as conservation payments for soil saving practices and 5000 as parity payments derived from cotton price adjustments. Conservation pays 2 cents a pound on cotton and 86 cents an acre for general crops, adjusted by productivity. Soil-building payments add 31.60 per unit for terrace construction and legume or cover crop seeding, with a maximum soil-building allowance for each farm.

Llano County Royce C. Jackson County Agricultural Conservation ‘Committee Terrace County

County Soil Conservation Advisory Group Formed

Precinct officers selected to form the county soil conservation advisory committee at a courthouse meeting and John J. Lewis named chairman and county representative to the District 4 meeting May 22 at Fort Stockton. The state board will include the presidents of A and M College and Texas Tech, the state agriculture commissioner, and other officials.

Commmisssioners’ Court County Soil Conservation Advisory Committee John J. Lewis Mark B. Moss Damon Smith Clyde Winkler John Lewis Fort Stockton Texas A. and M. College Texas Technological Coklege Texas Wv Agriculture Soil Conservation Service United States Department of Agriculture

Parity payments set to 1.6 cents per pound on cotton

The 1939 program adds a parity payment of 1.6 cents per pound on cotton. The payment applies to the number of acres in the cotton allotment. Example: a farm with 20 acres allotment and 200 pounds per acre yield would receive $64 on 4,000 pounds.

School Board Elects Teachers In Liano City

At a meeting the board elected nineteen teachers for the ensuing term in Liano city schools. A board member later said the list for the 1930 40 term was not complete and the board would meet again within days to finalize teacher elections. Publication will follow final action.

Liano City Hst

WPA funds aid Llano county sanitation facilities

The Works Progress Administration approved a $9 047 allotment for Llano County to build and install sanitation facilities including septic tanks. Funds may be used only in rural areas on public property and were approved mainly for rural schools per a letter to County Judge Andy P Box from Senator Tom Connally.

Works Progress Administration Llano County Andy P. Box Tom Connally

Westerman listed among Texas A and M graduates

Texas A and M College will confer degrees Friday night June 2 to a record 623 candidates including M A Westerman Valley Spring pursuing a bachelor of science in agricultural education. The list includes 23 master’s degree candidates and 27 B S in architecture along with 45 D V M degrees.

Colleza Station Texas A. and M. College M. A. Westerman Valley Spring Texas District of Columbia Mexico Puerto Rico India

Extension classes announced for May 26 meeting

Summer courses at Daniel Baker College will be organized at the county courthouse on Friday night May 26. Miss Iva West announces offerings in education Shakespeare and English poets for the upcoming term.

Daniel Baker College County Court House Iva West Shakespeare Enelish

Game signs and irrigation tile offered at reduced prices

About fifty game signs and several hundred feet of irrigation tile made by NYA boys are now available for purchase at reduced prices to support the program.

N.Y.A

Farmer loses parity payment for overstepping allotment

If the farmer exceeds his allotment by a fraction of an acre he forfeits his right to any parity payment as prescribed by policy.

Drunk Driving Sentence Is Assessed

A spring term grand jury returned five indictments and pledged speed in district court. Nelson Stafford pleaded guilty to operating a vehicle under the influence and received a one year suspended sentence. Edmund Alborn and Frank Beyer faced indictments for assault with intent to murder and cattle theft respectively, released on bonds. Final dispositions included six divorces granted and two dismissed.

Raymond Gray Nelson Stafford Sun Saba Edmund Alborn Frank Beyer John George Phillips Ernest Schneider Pierce Butler C. M. Drace Ruby Drace Verda Mae Isham James Douglas Isham A. J. Weed Pauline Weed Clarene Dennis Roy Lee Dennis Bessie Viola Smith Henry Smith Mary Virginia Waight Raymond Waight

120 Cars of Cattle Move From Liano to Out-of-State Points

The spring cattle movement totals 120 cars, says local freight agent R. Fishbeck. In the past week only 13 cars moved: Kurt Eckhardt sent 2 to Town, Damon Smith sent 5 to Colorado and 1 to Illinois, T. J. Donahue sent 2 to Illinois and 2 to Indiana, and Larkin Renjick moved 1 car to Kansas City.

Liano R. Fishbeck Kurt Eckhardt Damon Smith Colorado Illinois T. J. Donahue Indiana Larkin Renjick Kansas City

Agricultural meeting to hear A and M specialist

A county wide meeting of farmers and ranchmen is held today at Maya Chapel eight miles north of Liano on Highway 81. E R Budaly Specialist of the A and M Extension Service discusses feed conservation and trench silo ideas with new recommendations for silage using neutral crops under a new AAA ruling. W I Glass district agent will speak on extension work and county land use planning. Meeting starts at 2 p m.

Maya Chapel Liano E. R. Budaly A. and M. Extension Service Budaly AAA W. I. Glass Will

Community crafts offer low cost tiling and signs

The N Y A project ended but tile and signs are produced to provide youth work experience and supply farmers and ranchers at reduced prices. Interested parties should contact the county agent for purchase.

N.Y.A

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the News Corral Lano Buchanan Innce Bessie Swearinger Liano River G. Swearinger Loter Ranch Dallas Hospital Mrs. P. W. Matlock WPA Texas A Wyoming
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