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Newspaper
Llano News
Location
Llano, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1940
Page
3
In Llano Texas the Llano Post Office lists a section titled class trail matter under It of Congress of 1878 published Thursdays. The note mentions Editor Publisher Will Collins. It cites that about 1,700,000 farms equal 25 percent of all farms in the United States had highline electric service at the start of the year.
College Station reports USDA Bureau of Home Economics released 56 full fashioned hose designs to spur use of cotton in women’s hosiery. The hosiery industry backs the initiative and plans to mass produce some designs for market soon.
Judge John M. Spellman announces a statewide project by the Texas Institute of Natural Resources and Industrial Development to survey and publish a county by county inventory of Texas natural resources. The program, aided by Newspaper Features of Texas, will place 50 000 copies of each county report in local papers and libraries nationwide to attract investment and industrial growth.
The Reha brothers start a new wool and mohair scouring facility in San Marcos after seven years, aiming to scour a million pounds this year. The move addresses Texas reliance on out-of-state processing and could boost employment for sharecroppers. Market notes from Boston show unshorn Montana wool fetching 28 cents on the sheep, with processing costs lifting the price to about 80 cents per pound.
The Liano Commandery No. 34 R T and Liano Chapter 197 R A M Llano Council 132 R SS regular convocations on set monthly days with visitor invitations. Llano Lodge 242 A F and A M holds regular meeting on the second Tuesday. Order of Eastern Star No 216 meets on the second Monday. officers urge attendance. members and visitors welcome. State Fair of Texas entries include math and music contests supervised by State Superintendent L A Woods. Texas rail traffic and textile pricing notes reference 1988 figures and per pound costs.
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