Llano County awards two highway contracts
Llano County awards two highway contracts. Allen Keller Co. secures 7.88 miles of RM 965 with a bid of 199,409, to graded and surfaced stretch to state highway 16 in 140 working days under engineer Ed Bluestein. Payne and Keller Inc. win RM 1431 project for 325,473, covering 52 miles including the Colorado River bridge at Kingsland, to finish in 220 working days.
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Llano County
State Highway Commission
Allen Keller Co
Keller Paving Company
Ed Bluestein
Austin
BE. E. Pittman, Jr
Fredericksburg
Burnet
Llano
Houston
Payne and Keller, Inc
Colorado River
Kingsland
Bluestein
Texas elimination fish tourney set at Granite Shoals Lake
The Texas elimination tournament of the World Series of Fishing will be held at Granite Shoals Lake September 27 to 29 with a $2,000 merchandise prize pool. Eligible fish are black bass 12 inches or longer and must be caught in Granite Shoals Lake. Entries are rolling in with a $5 per fisherman entry fee and a deadline of September 26. George Raven of the Austin Bass Club seeks to defend his title, while the runner up receives a 28 horsepower outboard from Marble Falls Chamber of Commerce.
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Kingsland
Texas
Granite Shoals Lake
Bull Shoals Lake
Arkansas
Granite Shoals
Marble Falls
Cottonwood
George Raven
Austin Bass Club
Local Lions Club hears Llano jacket football coaches
Llano Yellowjacket coaches Boyd Murphy Don Hicks and Al Lange updated the Lions Club on the football squad. The team showed ragged offense and defense in a scrimmage with Goldthwaite but is improving. Key injuries include Sammy Rabb foot injury and Charles Staedtler possible week or two out. Damon Smith still out with a broken thumb. Forty four boys remain suited for the 4 and B teams.
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Llano
Boyd Murphy
Don Hicks
al Lange
Lions Club
Goldthwaite
Sammy Rabb
Charles Staedtler
Damon Smith
Murphy
Hicks
Lange
Llano Schedules Second Trades Day On Sept 9
Llano County Chamber of Commerce announces a second Trades Day on Monday September 9 due to Labor Day extending the holiday. The event offers special prices from about thirty Llano merchants and a free advertising paper mailed to every mailbox in Llano County Friday morning. The Llano News and chamber offices will stock brochures and details, inviting county residents and shoppers to visit local stores and return for future bargains.
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Llano
Llano County
Llano Golf Tournament Hosts 46 Players from Six Towns
The Llano Invitational drew 46 entrants from six towns at the Llano course. Roy Kiser of Austin and David Ross of Llano shared top prizes of a 50 dollar golf bag. Kiser won first flight with a 73 and net 68 after a five point handicap. second and third were Hoerster and Ross with net 69. Second flight net winners included Ross with 68, Rabb, Koerth, and Welsehausen all at 69. Dudley Lee claimed the driving title at 271 yards. Henderson won the pitching prize with a ball four feet from No 4. The ladies tourney is September 24 and a mixed handicap event starts September 15.
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Llano
Winston Koerth
Burnet
Oliver Welsehausen
Carlie Tice
Community Election Planned for ASC Committees and Delegates
An election will select ASC community committeemen and delegates to the county convention for 1964. Nominees in Communities A B and C include Banner Bauman Kothmann Leifeste Isbourn Otto Jr. and Donop Hardin Johnson Osbourn Sagebiel Schmidt Fowler Franklin Mardin Harrison Ligon Pearson Williams. Ballots mailed September 2 to eligible voters. responses due September 12. Ballot tally set for September 13. eligibility disputes handled by the county committee with state appeal.
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ASC
James Banner
Douglas Bauman
Floyd Kothmann
Cleason Kothmann
Randolph Leifeste
Leonard Oestreich
Clarence Isbourn
Fritz Otto Jr
Gordon Donop
Alex Hardin
Jesse F. Johnson
Russell Osbourn
Dan Sagebiel
Len E. Schmidt
Hudson Fowler
Jed Franklin
Lynn Mardin
H. T. Harrison
ALCS
E. Main
Llano
Paregoric To Be Sold By Prescription Only In Llano
Paregoric, a common home remedy, will require a doctor's prescription starting Saturday as Llano druggists announce. Previously customers registered to buy paregoric at the store, but a new state law placed it on the prescription drug list. Mr and Mrs Eugene Atchison returned from Fort Worth after attending the wedding of Mr Atchison's nephew.
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Paregoric
Llano
Saregoric
Tore
Euson
Mrs
Eugene Atchison
Fort Worth
Mr Atchison
Jackets Host Burnet Bulldogs In Friday Night Opener
The Yellowjackets prep to open at home Friday at 8 p.m. against Burnet, aiming for strong offense and defense. Three players are out including Sammy Rabb with a cast foot, Damon Smith with a broken thumb, and Ronnie Simpson with a bad ankle. 20 players, led by captain Dudley Kinsey, are listed on the roster with trainer Robert Owen.
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Yellowjacket
Burnet Bulldogs
Bulldogs
Goldthwaite
Boyd Murphy
Sammy Rabb
Damon Smith
Ronnie Simp
Jackets
Murphy
Dudley Kinsey
Charles Staedtler
Roy Birk
Ronnie Simpson
Pat Ainsworth
Murray Shannon
Jerry Faught
Raymond Gonzales
Ernest Villanueva
Jimmy Walker
Larry Najar
Derral Russell
Tommy Duncan
Frosty Miller
Big Wootan
Kirk Hodges
Mike Rogers
Roger Walker
Butch Stovall
Freddy Overstreet
Lloyd Beasley
Robert Owen
LHS Yellowjackets
Pechacek
Lusivos
Lively
Lovely
Llano
Liang Yellowjackets
Donna Waldrope
Pat Whitson
Nang Winfrey
Sue Stumfell
Fredericksbirg Fair
Vehicle registrations rise in Llano over ten years
Llano county registered 3,919 vehicles in 1963 up from 2,796 in 1953 an increase of 1,123. Farm vehicles fell from 399 to 322 while 54 commercial trucks rose from 411 to 463. shifts may reflect license law changes and more farm vehicles becoming commercial. Nearby counties show varied gains with Kerr up 2,155 and Gillespie leading regional increases.
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Llano
Liano
Gillespie
Mason
McCulloch
San Sabas
Kerr County
Kingsland Duchess Tops Parade Division
The Kingsland Chamber of Commerce entry won first place in the visiting duchess division at the Diamond Jubilee Gilespie County Fair parade. The parade opened the fair and was described as the longest and most colorful in the exposition history.
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Kingsland
Kingsland Chamber of Commerce
Gilespie County Fair
Federally Chartered Llano Bank Sought in Llano County
Sheriff warns residents against shooting within city limits amid six complaints in two weeks while Llano seeks a federally chartered bank The First National Bank of Llano is proposed with 100 000 capital and 50 000 surplus leadership by Allen S Johnson with directors Rosese Parker Robert K McKinney Jessie Hunter and others pending charter approval. weekend visitors include Rev Welters party from Cost Lampasas and Round Mountain residents.
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Llano
First National Bank of
Llano County
Hill Country
Nighland Lakes National Bank
Kingsland
Allen S. Johnson
Rosese Parker
Round Mountain
Robert K. McKinney
Johnson City
Jessie Hunter
Llano Steer Roping Club Sponsors Saturday Contest
The Llano Steer Roping Club sponsors a team tying contest at the community center arena at 61 p.m. Saturday. Events include a two steer average goat roping and a jackpat steer roping. Cecil Simpson leads the club with fourteen members. Miss Marilyn Click teaches at Devine Junior High with former Llano High School coach Barnhart as principal.
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Llano Steer
Community Center
Llano
Cecil Simpson
Marilyn Click
Devine Junior High School
Llano High School
Barnhart
Smith McCullough Buys Cameron Yard on Bessemer Street
Smith and McCullough Lumber Company buys the Llano branch of Wm. Cameron & Co. and will move to the Cameron yard on Bessemer Street once details are complete. Inventory is being taken at Cameron’s office this week as the Llano yard closes. Ruben Balko, longtime Llano Cameron manager, plans a Llano county office to contract Cameron’s ETO homes, with details to follow.
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ETO Homes
Layman's Christian Faith School Begins
Plans for the Layman's School of Christian Faith are complete and classes start Monday night September 9 at 7 30 p m at Firs Christian Church. Rev C C McKinney and Rev A R Vetter lead as deans with three course instructors from local churches and additional clergy assisting. The registration fee is 1 25 covering babysitting and refreshments. books are extra.
Pearson Wins Men's City Golf Tourney
Jehn Pearson captured the Llana City Men's Golf Tournament championship flight by two holes over Jim Renick in a tightly contested match that remained within two holes most of the day.
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Pearson
Jehn Pearson
Llana City
Jim Renick
Jim Knick
Joe Hoss
Monroe Raesener
Dan Hoerstein
Gene P. Lewis
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George Pechacek
O. Henry
Kingsland Duchess
Federally Chartered
Llano Bank
L. B. Turbiville
Welters
Edwin Frochner
Cost
Carel Love and Son
Lampasas
Steer Ropers
Smith-McCullough
Cameron
Layman’s Christian Faith School
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