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Newspaper
Llano News
Location
Llano, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1963
Page
8
The rodeo clown is judged not only for humor but for courage and quick judgment when danger threatens cowboys. Longtime contestants say his real work starts when bulls and horses pose risk, requiring wit and speed to keep riders safe.
John L. Watkins and family traveled to San Antonio for business related to his automobile agency. They returned with a 1926 model sedan praised for gas and oil filtering and other improvements. Watkins says the sedan is for sale on a first come basis and is enthusiastic about the new model.
A Llano News item from March 26, 1914 satirically portrays a henpecked husband whose wife dominates shopping, social duties, and church outings. The verse humorously catalogs his wife’s demands and the financial strain of hats, theatre tickets, and silk gowns.
Llano residents packed the Watkins Inks Motor Company to listen to the Dixie Series clash between Fort Worth and Atlanta for the South championship. The long, jittery contest drew over a hundred fans, with Manager Inks providing chairs and a scoreboard to follow the radio broadcast as Fort Worth fell.
An angler returns from a trip and notes two peak fishing windows: before his arrival and after he leaves, suggesting best catches occur outside his time on the water.
Llano High School students chose Earry Newsom as president and EB Morrison Jr as vice president with Leola Holtzer as secretary treasurer and Roda Pell as reporter. They discussed reviving the annual Mountaineer publication after years without it. Newsom urged serious consideration and funding to restore the school annual.
Hilarity is promised at the Llano County rodeo as cowboys face spills and laughs from clowns and a sheep dog riding monkey. Lloyd Woodley produces fresh stock from northern grasslands, with the event opening the year’s rodeo season and drawing spectators for thrills and spills.
The celebrated Iron Mountain near Llano Texas has been sold. Purchasers Kruse and Travers, a major iron manufacturer of Chicago, bought the mountain from R H Downman of New Orleans. The price is undisclosed. The ore deposit anchors Texas iron ore regions and has drawn manufacturer interest since oil discovery.
The 1914 News Speaks flano urges local editors to spotlight hometown brides and socially prominent events, criticizing overreliance on out-of-town patrons. It warns merchants against condemning mail order customers while neglecting local printing quality.
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