27 Sep 1956
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Newspaper
Llano News
Location
Llano, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1956
Page
1
San Saba coach Armadilley drew mockery last week with a wildly off prediction in a high school game noted for an unusually high scoring total. The writer pledges more conservative forecasts and comments on local sports figures and events including Dove Season chatter and city officials' water discussions.
Senator Lyndon B. Johnson announced civil service examinations on November 20 across 71 Texas towns for applicants to the Army Navy and Air Force service academies. Applicants must be U.S. citizens residents of Texas 17 to 21 single and pass medical and aptitude tests with additional flying qualifications for the Air Force. Interested persons should write to Senator Johnson by October 15.
Wilford A. Wagner, ship's serviceman second class USN, son of Dr. W. Wagner of Llano Texas, served aboard USS Norton Sound during the September 14 fleet review at Long Beach. The event drew 72 ships and 160 Navy aircraft including the Blue Angels, the largest since WWII.
The Llano Band sells 103 magazines through October 3 to raise money for chartering a trip to the Intrascholastic League Band Con test. Students canvass door to door in Llano earning 30 to 50 percent profit with prizes for top sellers and a band contest pitting reed and percussion against brass sections.
A new teaching unit was funded half by the Texas Education Agency and half by the Local Board of Trustees from local funds. The move restores the staff to last year’s level and boosts the curriculum with courses in English history civics biology chemistry mathematics and vocational subjects. Extracurriculars remain important but the core class work drives the program as the district notes a prior enrollment drop reduced one unit.
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