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Newspaper
Llano News
Location
Llano, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1963
Page
3
Thirty years ago Central Texas could not imagine the Highland Lakes engineered reservoirs now forming a lush landscape. Developers offer acre sized lots for orchards gardens and flowers amid the scenic waterway and streamlined boats cruising the lake area.
Mrs Mittie Floyd was honored at a birthday and family reunion Saturday at her daughter Mrs R L Acres home in Houston. Four generations attended with guests including Mr and Mrs Tra Floyd and Mrs Edna Hart of Buchanan Dam. Mrs Floyd, eighty seven years young, remains healthy and hopes for many more birthdays.
A reader recounts placing a classified ad for a watch in the newspaper and finding it sold the next day, noting the powerful impact of print advertising. The piece also mentions Dr. J. H. Huff selling his lawn mower promptly after a similar ad last Thursday.
At the Luncheon Club meeting on September 30 M C Wilkes was elected toastmaster O F Barnett assistant toastmaster and G M Townsend lumper for the coming three months The group also passed a resolution thanking the Llano Independent School District trustees for their service during the new high school building and remodeling projects.
Llano News recalls early town life in 1929. Jails in a dugout, hitching rings, wagon yards, and two livery stables defined commerce before autos ended horse parking. Beer houses thrived on Trades Day while Lake Llano and a wooden dam faded with progress.
Llano News reports Tate Moss expects about five thousand people at Enchanted Rock on June 22 for the dedication as Texas best summer resort by Governor Dan Moody. Officials from San Antonio and Austin will attend. governor to speak after lunch, followed by an endurance auto test up the 500 foot rock. A dance is planned on the concrete platform that evening.
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