Wool theft case spans Concho and Llano counties
Court ruled and notice of appeal filed over five sacks of wool allegedly stolen in Concho county and delivered to Nobles in Llano early Sunday April 5. Wool resacked here and sold in Comfort identified by owner. Indictment pending in Concho against a local resident. Indictment for rape against Johnnie Merkel dismissed by prosecutors. Civil docket shows two divorce suits dismissed at plaintiffs’ costs. Visitors in San Antonio last week included Mr and Mrs W H Todd Mrs Preston Robinson and Mrs Dorothy Hasse and daughter Virginia Ans.
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Concho County
Llano
Coneho County
Johnnie Merkel
Carlos Ashley
Fielding Hammond
Ralph Janner
Isabel Janner
Bertie Needham
G. T. Needham
W. H. Todd
Preston Robinson
Dorothy Hasse
Virginia Ans
San Antonio
Wilbur C. Treadwell Optometry Visit in Llano
Notices announce Wilbur C. Treadwell Optometral will be in his Llano office on Monday June 1 for eye examinations and glasses fitting. Relief expected for headaches and eyestrain.
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Wilbur C. Treadwell
Llano
Memorial Service for Llano native Marvin Harris
A memorial tribute read at a Llano Methodist church service honors Marvin Harris, a Llano Public School graduate of 1926 who attended Texas A&M and earned a degree in 1920. The speaker lauds his integrity, dependability, and kindness, noting his career in business and the high regard of colleagues and friends.
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Marvin Harris
Methodist Church
H. C. Buttery
Marvin
Bill S. Watkins
Buttery
Liano Boys
Llano Public School
A. & M. College
Llano
Missionary Society Meeting at Baptist Church
The Woman's Missionary Society will gather Friday at 4 p.m. at Mrs. Logan Conners home for a Know Your Bible Better lesson. Mrs. O. P. Garrett teaches, with Miss Mary Cummins in Temple for medical care and Miss Wilma Nell Simmons visiting her sister Mary Helen who recently had surgery in Austin. Del Rio visitors included Mrs. L. D. Nixon, Mrs. Charles Nixon, Francis Nixon, and Shelton McClennon.
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Woman's Missionary Society
the Baptist Church
Logan Conners
Jesson
O. P. Garrett
Wilma Nell Simmons
Mary Helen
St. David’s Hospital
Austin
L. D. Nixon
Charles Nixon
Francis Nixon
Shelton McClennon
del Rio
Wirtz Denounces Power Firms Blocking Colorado River Project
Wirtz charged seven power companies with blocking flood control works by filing suits to halt government funding. He cited decades of local support, court validation, and massive flood damages while noting Texas utilities serve less than half the population. He argued delays risk lives and property.
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Buchanan Dam
Wirtz
Colorado River
Supreme Court of Texas
John A. Norris
State Board of Water Engineers
Colorado
Texas
Local notices and commentary on Texas power law
Community notices list local names and visits in Llano and San Antonio while a public discussion questions the seven plaintiff power companies legal right to exclusive electricity supply in Texas. Wirtz calls for records and contracts to be inspected at trial to determine if monopolistic ties exist or if state agencies should regulate power generation and distribution.
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Texas
Wirtz
Wirts
Ovie Buster Recovering After Surgery in San Antonio
Ovie Buster a well known Liano bat ber was brought to the M and B hospital in San Antonio last Friday morning after a severe appendicitis attack. An operation was performed Friday evening and he is recuperating rapidly. The surgeon said the timely operation averted dangerous complications from a burst appendix. Miss Josephine Pehl left Tuesday for Wimberly for an indefinite visit with relatives.
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Ovie Buster
Liano Bat Ber
San Antonio
Josephine Pehl
Wimberly
Weekend visits and travel notes from Burnet area
Miss Brownie Byfield visited Burnet with friends. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Speegie returned to Taylor after visiting relatives, accompanied by Mrs. Speegie's mother Mrs. Leverett and Troy and Joe. Henry Buttery Jr. was taken to Temple for appendectomy. E A Schuessler spent the weekend with brother N G Schuessler and wife at College Station. Beatrice Tolbert visited with friends in College Station.
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Brownie Byfield
Burnet
Bob Speegie
Taylor
E. A. Schuessler
N. G. Schuessler
College Station
Beatrice Tolbert
Fisherman Finds Seven-Pound Carp in Garden Field
Simon Leverett reports a seven pound carp foundering among black eyed peas and beans in his garden after Oatman creek subsided. Mrs. A C Bowman visits San Antonio. Miss Mildred McKempley tours Austin. Dr and Mrs HY attend Houston. Kenneth Bruht arrives in Llano from El Paso.
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Simon Leverett
Oatman Creek
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Grace Bradley
Missionary Society
Mary Cummins
Temple
Llano’s
Nixon
Lawrence ‘Nixon
Ernest Marschall
Pat Marschall
Patsy Ann Marschall
San Angelo
E. F. Boxell
Liano
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Florence Ryan
Cleburne Public Schools
H. C. Roth
Emily Dalrymple
Maxwell House Coffee
Nuest Santos
Moore State Bank
Ano
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Mildred McKempley
Mrs. HY
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