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Newspaper

Llano News

Location

Llano, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 19, 1938

Page

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Announced Candidates and Officials in District Elections

The Liano News lists candidates for Representative 85th District Alfred Petsch, Tom Martin, Lawrence L Bruhl, for County Judge B C Speck Andy P Box R M Bolt Shirley Williams, Sheriff Elmon D Stewart, District and County Clerk J A Mayes, County Attorney Bill W Watkins, County Treasurer Mrs T P West, Commissioners Albert Ricketson M V Tyson F M Cassaday Precincts 1 2 3 4, Justice of the Peace J B Mayes, Constable VirgEl Casper, City Marshal J J Backues.

The Liano News Alfred Petsch Tom Martin Lawrence L Bruhl B. C. Speck Andy P. Box R. M. Bolt Shirley Williams

Shoes consume steady share of clothing budgets across incomes

Analysis of 3000 white families in 46 midwestern villages shows footwear outlays vary little by income. Husbands and wives spent similar amounts on shoes, from a low of about 3 dollars in the under 500 income group to 11 dollars for those earning 5000 or more, with shoes accounting for a quarter of clothing costs in the lowest bracket.

Bureau of Home Economics

Letos for the Gums Astringent Antiseptic Ad

Corner Drug Store advertises Letos for the gums an antiseptic astringent promising customer satisfaction with a money back guarantee on the first bottle if it fails to please the user of Druggists return policy.

Farmers misjudge birds that save crops and help orchards

The article notes farmers misjudge birds like the Baltimore oriole and robins. Oriole diets mostly benefit crops by eating caterpillars and pests while swallows and woodpeckers aid pest control. It advises nest provisions to encourage swallows and explains robins eat pests year round but prefer mulberries when ripe.

Department of Agriculture

Uniform Traffic Rules Across States

A Congress directed study by the Bureau of Public Roads finds nonuniform traffic laws create driving hazards when crossing state lines. It notes driving habits are formed within states and communities, and that uniform rules would reduce chaotic nonuniformity and unsafe reactions.

Congress Bureau of Public Roads Bureau

State ordinances subject to state approval and local enforcement

The bureau report recommends that state and local ordinances be subject to state approval and enforced primarily by local officers in cooperation with the state. This guidance stems from a report sent by the Secretary of Agriculture to Congress.

Bureau Secretary of Agriculture Congress

Dams Built Under SCS Reach Over 2.8 Million

The Soil Conservation Service reports more than 2,800,000 farm and rangeland dams built in the past three years under Chief Engineer T. B. Chambers. Large dams store about 80,000 acre-feet, while thousands of small structures reduce runoff, aid vegetation, flood control, and drought resilience.

Soil Conservation Service T. B. Chambers Chambers

Erosion-control structures built by CCC and farmers

Channels to large rock masonry structures are drawn by service engineers but most construction is executed by CCC crews or by farmers cooperating in erosion control projects.

Methodist Missionary Society to Convene Friday Meeting

The Methodist Missionary Society will meet at the church Friday at 4 p.m. for its regular monthly business session. Members are urged to attend this gathering.

Methodist’ Missionary ‘Society

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Wor Elmon D. Stewart J. A. Mayes Bill 8. Watkins T. P. West Precinct No Albert Ricketson M. V. Tyson F. M. Cassaday Luther Nobles Louis Templeton Neal Wood Willie Birk J. E. Epperson Justice of the Peace Pct J. B. Mayes Virgel Casper J. J. Backues M. E. Joseph J. C. Virdell Llano Texas Bea Gruggist Railroad E. A. Schuessler Llano County Spencer-Sauer Lumber Co. A. RB. Weber, Megr Spencer Weber Ass't. Mgr SCS D. C. Behras Old Tow Otis Light Llano Cafe Med Libby Piggly - Wiggly Gram Llano’ Flower. Shop Mrs. R. Fishbeck Simmons Lock and Gunsmith the Southern Hotel H. C. Roth Undertaker Llano, Texas Kentucky Sam H. Simpson America J. FE Moyals Buttery John C. Buttery, Mar
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