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Newspaper
Llano News
Location
Llano, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1963
Page
1
The Llano News published weekly on Thursdays under T. H. Cunningham in Llano Texas. Subscriptions: Llano and surrounding counties one year elsewhere in Texas one year out of state one year. Obituaries and resolutions of respect charged at regular advertising rates.
The Kingsland American Legion post sponsors a Halloween dance at the Legion Hall starting at 8 30 tonight Prizes will be awarded for the most original and tacky costumesMusic by The Highlanders from Fredericksburg The event is a Fun for a Fund activity Pete Fowler UT freshman spent last weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs Tommy Fowler and Charmane
Llano County home demonstration club women will leave the Llano courthouse at 8 o clock next Thursday for New Braunfels. They will tour Mission Cotton Mills in the morning and have luncheon there. Some will visit San Marcos sights while others go to Austin to see their adopted boy at the state school.
Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Kuykendall and daughters plus Mr. and Mrs. Charles Leonard and daughter and Vernon Peacock of Houston visited last week with Mrs. Mattie Smith and Mr. and Mrs. Warren Kuykendall.
Kenneth Holland of Bluffton has been commissioned a second lieutenant in the United States Air Force after graduating from Officer Training School at Lackland AFB. He was selected through competitive exams and will train as a weapons controller at Keesler AFB Mississippi. Holland holds a B S and studied at Abilene Christian College the University of Texas and Trinity University. he is the son of Mr and Mrs William E Holland.
A bridal shower at Mrs. R. E. Ormiston’s home Oct 19 honored Peggy Smith bride-elect of Harwood Shafer. Co-hostesses included Beverly Harden John Sweatman and Mrs. Ormiston. A lace tablecloth, bride doll centerpiece and purple asters decorated the refreshment area. Harden, sister to the honoree, greeted guests. Gifts were arranged by Elva Ormiston Mary Spencer and Carrissa Smith. About 65 guests attended.
Dana Saylor spoke at the First Christian Church Layman's Sunday on October 20 with a talk on "Stewardship of Time" urging more time given to God. Saylor, an area representative for a feed company, recently moved to Llano with his family in May. The male choir performed and Cullie Carter sang a solo.
A long list of locals host and visit friends and relatives over a busy weekend from Llano to Pecos and Austin. Attendees include Wyckoffs Nobles Hemphill and Reager families, with trips to Colorado, California, and Baylor game notes at Lubbock.
The Kingsland American Legion Auxiliary will host a bake sale Saturday at Wayman’s Restaurant starting at 0:30 a.m. Proceeds support local legion programs and community activities.
Kingsland residents share visits and trips with relatives in Burnet and nearby towns. Attendees include Mr. and Mrs. Roy Rose of Gane' von Actes and guests from Waco and Austin. A book review by Mrs. L. E. Dudley drew a large area audience and a tea was deemed a success. Sick list lists B. J. Rupert, Bob Cobb, Mrs. Jewell Lea, and Q. D. Munds. Game night Friday and local church weekend activities are noted.
Seaman first class W. Cuatek son of Mrs. Velia Harned of Llano served aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ticonderoga. The ship took part in the Black Bear exercise off California from September 30 to October 4, a major fleet strike and antiwarfare drill pitting Ticonderoga against Kitty Hawk to test fleet unity under realistic conditions.
Gary Harlan transfers to Beeville to head the Great Western Finance office there. Previously assistant manager in Beeville and ten months in Laredo, he and his wife plan a new home. He is son of Tolbert Harlan of Llano and grandson of Mrs. Barnett. T. M. Cash and Calvin Tumlinson went deer hunting in Colorado. Mrs. Cash took their daughter in law to Dallas. Visitors to Mr. and Mrs. Elmer B. Smith included Suzie Smith of Bertram Alma Reimers of San Antonio L. L. Smith of Marble Falls and Nelwyn Smith of Austin.
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