Kingsland Bridge Construction Begins on Colorado River Route
The Colorado River bridge and approaches on RM Highway 1431 at Kingsland will start September 23 and be finished by March 1964. Payne and Keller Inc. of Houston builds for Llano and Burnet Counties. Traffic will use the existing bridge during construction with barricades and signs guiding motorists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingsland
Ed Bluestein
Austin
Texas Highway Department
Johnson
Llano Faculty Achieves Full TSTA Membership
The Llano school faculty reports 100 percent membership in both the Llano and state Texas State Teachers Association. George Wright leads the unit as principal, with 19 faculty members in the association. New officers include Dee Hampton as first vice president and Collins Beaty as second vice president, replacing Jim Chapman and Kathleen Maxwell who moved to Refugio schools.
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Llano
Texas State Teachers Association
George Wright
Bes
Rational Association
Dee Hampton
Jim Chapman
Collins Beaty
Kathleen Maxwell
Chapman
Maxwell
Refugio
Wright
George Pechacek
Eugene Russell
TSTA
Llano County
Austin
Llano Ranchers Welcome Rains Boost Pastureland
Llano County ranchers report widespread showers with rain totals from half an inch to over four inches. Franklin ranch logged 2.40 inches last Thursday and four inches by Monday allowing them to stop hauling water. Some tanks still dry though overall moisture improves grazing prospects and stock water supplies.
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Llano County
P. W. P. Franklin
Castell
Edgar James Moss
Gillespie County
Marble Falls
San Antonio
Llano
Louis Rathmann
Lee Whitt
Dan Sagehiels
ASC Community Committeemen Named
Llano County ASC community committeemen have been elected and the chairman of each of the three communities will meet Friday Sept 20 at the Llano ASC office to select county committeemen for 1963 64. New officers take office October 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Llano County Asc
Llano Asc
Foster Casner
Jim Rusche
Ford Clinger
Floyd Rothmann
C. E. Osbourn
Douglas Bauman
Alex Hardin
Dan Sage’biel
Russell Osbourn
Hudson Fowler
Ted Franklin
Lynn Hardin
Kingsland Lions To Hold Bream Sale
Kingsland The Kingsland Lions Club will hold a sale of brooms mops and other items made by members of the Lighthouse for the Blind on Friday Sept 20 canvassing both business and residential areas.
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Kingsland
Kingsland Lions Club
Lighthouse For the Blind
Busi
Burglars Hit Llano Area Three Firms in One Night
Sheriff Turbiville suspects a single crew burglarized Barhes Jones Lumber in Buchanan Dam Wade's Liquor Store in Llano and Rothmann Commission in Menard Sunday night. Entry at the lumber yard used a broken latch. whiskey was taken from the store via window reach. Investigations by Deputy Sheriff Jack Walker and Austin fingerprint crews are underway.
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Central
Texas
Llano County
L. J. Turbiville
Barhes-Jones Lumber Company
Buchanan Dam
Wade's
Llano
Turbsville
Rothmann Commission Company
Menard
Turbiville
Jack Walker
Austin
New Mexico Man Hurt In Truck Accident
T M Lawson a 58 year old Hobbs New Mexico man was hospitalized with a broken arm after his Ford pickup struck a livestock truck backing toward a hog pens on State Highway away. The Llano Volunteer Fire Department battled flames as the front of the pickup was crushed Lawson planned to return to Houston for another operation. Kenneth Scheluchin drove the livestock truck Elmo Littlepage investigated the crash.
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T. M. Lawson
Hobbs
New Mexico
Herbert Otto
Larremore Pens
Lawson
Llano
Houston
Kenneth Scheluchin
Elmo Littlepage
Smith-McCullough Moves to New Llano Location
Smith and McCullough Lumber Co announce move to the Wm Cameron yard now owned by their firm after purchasing the property two weeks prior. They will keep the old telephone number 247-4058 and use the former site as a warehouse. Ruben Balko will stay in Llano County to open an office for contracting and sale of ETO homes.
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Smith and McCullough Lumber Co
Wm. Cameron & Co
John B. Lampley
Smith and McCullough
Wm. Cameron Yard
Sampley
Ruben Balko
Llano Golf Association Elects New Directors
Kim Renick and Ed Gould were named as new directors at the Llano Golf Association meeting held Saturday. Outgoing directors are Jim Wat King and Dr. Henry Hoerster with holdover directors Taylor Wirdell M. C. Dalhau and Mrs. Pat Marshall. Mrs. Taylor Wirdell becomes incoming auxiliary president and will also serve as ladies auxiliary head. A pot luck supper and awards for sportsman of the year went to Taylor Wirdell and Evelyn Gould. Bill Shipp and Mrs. Pat Marshall received most improved trophies and their names will be added to the clubhouse plaque.
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Kim Renick
Ed Gould
Fiew
Llano Golf Association
Jim Wat King
Henry Hoerster
Taylor Virdell
M. C. Dalhau
Pat Marshall
Llano Ladies Golf Auxiliary
Taylor Wirdell
John L. Pearson
Llano Golf Clubhouse
Evelyn Gould
Bill Shipp
Bach
Carlie Tice
Archery Deer Season Details From Llano County
Game Warden Bill Swope explains Llano County’s first bow and arrow deer season opening October 1 for thirty days. The season requires pronghorn bucks only, specific equipment rules include a strong bow, 1350 yard arrow range, and broadhead sizes. Crossbows are illegal and arrows must bear the writer’s name and address. A dove survey and pesticide discussions follow as factors in state wildlife trends. Llano Yellowjacket football players Roy Birk Damon Smith Freddy Overstreet Larry Najar Billy Wootan Cerral Russell attend.
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Bill Swope
Lions Club
Llano County
Swope
Llano Yellowjacket
Roy Birk
Damon Smith
Freddy Overstreet
Larry Najar
Billy Wootan
Cerral Russell
Llano Area Calendar Of Community Events
Calendar items list 4 H gift show 4 H Horse Club leaders meeting Jacket B team hosts Kerrville Llano 2 p m Thursday. Friday Kingsland Church game night Tlano Yellowjackets play Marble Falls 8 p m. Saturday 4 H girls bake sale Pea Gabe Sunday Kingsland fifth Sunday supper. Monday Layman's Christian Faith School 7 80 p m First Christian Church Athletic Boosters meet Hotel Llano 8 p m. Tuesday Lions Club noon Club Llano Women’s Invitational Golf Tournament Junior High gridders at San Saba p m Golf women tee off 9 a m. Wednesday Rotary Club noon Club Llano.
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Sears
Kerrville
Llano
Kingsland Community Church
Tlano Yellowjackets
Marble Falls
Kingsland
Community Church
Layman’s Christian Faith School
First Christian Church
Hotel Llano
Lions Club
Club Llano
San Saba
Rotary Club
Club Ligno
Drunken Driving Arrests Rise After Rainy Spell
Sheriff L. B. Turbiville reports four men charged with driving while intoxicated since the recent rains up from most of the summer. He notes the weather as a possible factor and calls the uptick a response to the much needed rainfall.
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L. B. Turbiville
Turbiville
Llano Jackets Rally For Muddy 16 9 Victory Over Round Rock Dragons
Llano Yellowjackets defeated Round Rock Dragons 16 to 9 in a rain soaked game. Johnny Moore opened scoring with a 28 yard field goal for Round Rock. Mike Rogers added a 53 yard TD run for Llano and Charley Staedtler kicked the extra point to put Llano ahead 8 3.
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Llano
Round Rock
Dragons
Johnny Moore
Yellowjackets
Charley Staedtler
Mike Rogers
Staedtler
Jackets
Kirk Hodges
John Zamarippa
S. C. Inman
Jan Jordan
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Jackets Set to Challenge Mustangs at Marble Falls
Llano aims to avenge an early rough start as they travel to the Marble Falls corral for a Friday night Clash. Coach Boyd Murphy notes sharper Mustangs and 11 returning lettermen plus seniors and juniors ready to trouble the Jackets. Miller’s injury doubtful while Llano shows solid improvement in offense and defense under cooler, drier conditions. The district slate includes Brady, Coleman, Kerrville, Mason, San Saba, Burnet with Comanche at Lampasas as the final non district test.
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Jackets
Marble Falls
Mustangs
Blanco
Boyd Murphy
Murphy
Llano
Round Rock
Frosty Miller
Lloyd Beesley
Mike Rogers
Brady
Winters
Coleman
DeLeon
Kerrville
Fredericksburg
Mason
dJunclion
San Saba
Burnet
Comanche
Lampasas
Idano County 4-H Sears Gift Show Opens Today
Idano County 4 H members with gifts Mark Wirdell Ann Rode Eddie Holland David Hoerster and David Lang will show at the Sears Gift Show held at the community center with judging starting at 5 p m Also Mr and Mrs John L Watkins visited in San Antonio last weekend
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Idano County
Sears
Idano 4H
Mark Wirdell
Ann Rode
Eddie Holland
David Hoerster
David Lang
John L. Watkins
San Antonio
Mansell Murder Trial Re Set for December
Billie O Mansell, charged with the March 23 murder of Mrs Jewell Holland, had a postponement granted in the 33rd District Court by Judge Jack Miller due to missing defense witnesses. The case, first postponed May 20 under a legislative privilege statute, saw further delays as defense attorneys argued over the postponement type and cited the absence of key counsel including Rep John Alaniz.
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Billie O. Mansell
Jewell Holland
Austin
Mansell
Nolland
Mansel
33Rd District Court
Jack Miller
Fense
Miller
San Antonio
John Alaniz
Algniz
John Flanagan
Roy Minton
City Council Approves Llano Budget of 53110
Llano city council approved a budget of 53110.43 for general fund operations Monday night with 64 percent of tax receipts going to bond sinking funds. Total income is 66 257.71 with major allocations to street work and utilities set to retire bonds by 1975.
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City of
Llano
George Rogers
Ation Court
Rogers
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