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Newspaper
Llano News
Location
Llano, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1913
Page
5
In Llano Texas on June 2 merchants promise low prices and a village market for buyers and sellers. Ora Louise Smith longtime Llano resident dies aged 97 and funeral held at the Llano Baptist Church with Eastern Star rites.
The Llano School Board met at Wilburn Oatman’s office to elect teachers for the coming year. Principal W. T H. Borges, sixth grade Mrs. W. BR. Gane, fifth grade Miss Gladis Norris, fourth grade Milvene Marshall, third grade Miss Alma Lord, second grade Miss Amanda Grote, first grade Miss Gillespie, primary Miss Francis Parish were reelected or newly chosen. Miss Norris formerly taught in San Saba. Miss Irene Marsebail, a Llano girl with classroom experience, also joined. More seventh grade and high school positions remain undecided. The board will reconvene to fill remaining posts after securing references.
A Llano column recalls a pleasant stop in Austin at the Driskill Hotel after a Corpus Christi and San Antonio trip. Frank Sykes, a leading Shriner, hosted guests from a national and Canadian gathering in Dallas and praised Texas hospitality and cultural ties. Miss Ethel Alexander arrives in Llano to visit her parents, EL HL Alexander.
May 25 11 00 A M presents commencement sermon and program with essays orations music and a grand march. Miss Elizabeth Smith Miss Wiley Mae Everett and others perform and receive diplomas and scholarships. Admission Tuesday only 10 and 29 cents.
The Llano country enjoys a beneficial spell of rain after a dry spell, renewing optimism for crops. Heavy weekend showers and a lighter follow up rain have spurred growth in corn and cotton and boosted the oat crop, with cattlemen anticipating a strong year ahead. Barker family attended the funeral of Mrs. Barker’s mother, Mrs. Cassa day, in Austin.
Mrs Elizbeth Cassaday dies after four years of frail health at about ten o clock Sunday night Her husband Ross Cassaday died almost a year earlier The family includes seven children F M and Ross Cassaday and daughters Mrs D P Barker Mrs L Barker Mrs Hector Rosa Fravell Mrs W Barker and Mrs Guy Page The funeral was conducted by Rev J M Mizzell with many relatives present and a large crowd paying respects The News extends sympathy to the bereaved family.
Rev d and Rev Lawlis traveled by train on a day afternoon to Bertram and that night delivered the annual literary address to the pupils of the public school. Lawlis, a splendid speaker of literary ability, gave a talk that will stay with the students for years. The school superintendent was fortunate to secure this able gentleman for the commencement program.
Liang County commissioners met in regular session to levy taxes for multiple districts. They approved a 15 cent tax per $100 for School District No 1 to supplement state funds, and a 2 cent rate for School District No 29 with sinking fund provisions. District No 17 election failed. Various general, bond, and road funds rates were set, along with a 16 cent tax for districts 5 and 12 and 20 cents for districts 8 30 and Burnet county.
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