The Llano News (Llano, Tex.), Vol. 81, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 23, 1970 Page: 10 of 12
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LLANO NEWS. THURSDAY, APRIL ?3. 1970
PACE 10
Missing Teeth At
San Jacinto ? ?
By V. H. Torranc*
Did General Houston estab-
lish Santa Anna's identity at
Sat. Jacinto by some missing
teeth? The journal of.Colonel
Pedro Delgado, a Mexican staff
officer suggests that he did
For Delgado, San Jacinto was
a horror from which he seem
ingly never recovered, and it
lives, stark anti .shuddering, in
what he wrote later When the
Texas advance was discovered
he stood on a box ... to bet-
ter observe the movements of
the enemy, yelling furiously
With a brisk fire of ‘ grape,
muskets, and rifles, they ad
vanced resolutely on our
camp".
“There the utmost confusion
prevailed General Castill’on
shouted on one side, and on
the other Colonel Almonte war.
giving orders'. Some cried out to
commence firing, others to lie
down and avoid the grape shot
Among the latter was His Jsx
cvllency (Sanla.Anna) . then
1 saw His Excellency running
about in the utmost excitement
wringing' his hands and unable
to give an order.”
As you know, Mexican resist
picked him up several miles
away The little fellow .•sai l he
was a private soldier, and Rob-
i.ison believed him, lie had dis-
carded his uniform, and was
wearing some clothes he liad
found in a deserted house. Del-
gado described those clothes
... linen trousers, a blue
cotton jacket, a «», , arid red
worsted slippers”
As Robinson rode up. prison
er; .cried. “B! Piysidente' El
ProBidente'”- Santa Anna admit-
ted his identy and asked to be
taken to/Houston
Come we now to that point of
interesting speculation., IhjI
grdo’s journal recorHS that aft
or some preliminary talk,
Houston sent some of his staff
officers among the prisoners to
ark, "Does General Santa Anna!
have some teeth missing?”
Most of the, Mexicans said
they “didn’t know One officer
no doubt deeply gratified to nee j
El President* in a sure-enough
bind, said, “Yes and you gentle ,
men may further tell your gen 1
eral That the person Just"
brought Ixdore him w Presi
> \ f t ,
Drama Group To
j Present Program
Sunday, May 3
ESA Elects Officers And
Hears Rev. Homerstad Speak
AN EVEN DOZEN O. HENRY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WON PLACINGS in the
district junior high school literary contests, held Saturday at Marble Falls, to give their
school the district championship. Pictured front row, left to right, are Michael Baye,
Joe Bob Hunger, Gary Gray, Kelly Childers, and Stephen Bilberry. Second row, were
Anita Conley, Judy Butler, and Vicki Moore. Third row, Bill Edwards, Marvin Crabtree,
Epsilon Sigma Alpha 'chapter
eleoted officers, held a jewel
pin ceremony, and heard a pro
The Oowcmmt Players, a nat ^.am by ^ Jwhn tiomengad
lonal repertory drama group .j th,,n Apri| meeting, held at
fnxm Ixjs Angel mi, California, the Cu twre club building
will preeant a program Sunday Rev. Humerstal presented
May 3, at 8 p.m, at the Meth- ^he ppogj-am, one of a series on
odL* Church, sponsored by the j foreign countries, using as his
Llano County Ministerial Alii- topic, “A visit to the Japan of
an«‘ j Today,” illustrating his talk
The contemporary drama of with s|jd«;. He discussed the
humor, satire, and a challenge; gfowth, the change in educa-
to both young and old, is about! tjon,'customs and way of life,
people, human condition*}, af an<i also of the relgion
Duence and poverty, parents! there. Mrs Homerstad acccmp-
and youth, social issues, Christ anje<1 ^ husband to the meet
ian commitment, and the mean- jng
ing and purpose of Hfe. Officers for the coming year
The group has played nation- elected with Mrs. Bozo «■
wide and has been well recciv Davis being name I president, mpnn
ed wherever they have gone, succeeding Mrs Heston Me-
A highlight of their appear- Rrjde Other, officers ..elected]
ance was at the Ixitheran Ox- w-re Mrs E. R. Seidensticker,
cart Project at HemisFair in vice president; Mrs. Gale Ligon,
San Antonio two years ago secretary; Mrs.'Walter Iionop,
9omc IJanoans probably saw treasurer; Mrs J. L. Sawyer,
be served Col. Ray Beggs cf
Buchanan Dam -will be tlhe
feature! speaker, using “Germ
any” as his topic
Hostesses for the Monday
night meeting, Mrs Gale Ligon
and Mrs. Malcolm Otto, served
refreshments of sandwiches
snacks and home-made cookies
with punch.
The refreshment table was
centred with an arrangement
cf spring flowers.
School Lunchroom
r &
Taylor Virdell, Jr., and Johnny Roberson.
REPORT FROM
(Llano News Photo)
dente Santa Anna himself."
Why that question about the
missing teeth? Santa Anna, you
ence lasted about fifteen min know, was about a- big as a
utc*. The undisciplined, Leader short pint In that get-up ho
less 'Mexican' army broke, and was wearing he wac, net pre
County Agent
Many
By John KUyWandall
Llano Colunty
resi
community will cooperate in
trying to increase agricultural
income as agriculture brings to
kss^tUs? jse : r rsjlsl.'* .. zr, ^ sr.i t
mentioned a deep bayou “It an army or the president of a peach trees this spring accord , ,n .„yi
Orange
And
Black
By Bill Fowler
them perform there
“You will never be sorry if
you set aside Sunday evening,
May 3, to come anti hear them.
The program is definitely for
the entire family — come and
see1 and hear,” memibers of
the Ministerial Alliance said.
reporter; and Mrs O. 0. Os-
bum, educational director
Committees will be appointed
by the new president and an
nouneed later.
A jewel pin ceremony was
conducted by Mrs. McBride,
assisted by Mrs. M J WoOtan,
with membership pins being
presented to Mrs. Clarence Wil
Sony Mrs. Jerry Ratliff and Mrs
Levi Weed.
During the business session,
the • annual mother daughter
banquet, to he held Tuesday,
May 12, at Inman's Kitchen
About 160 Llano band stu- was discussed. The dinner will
; dents will be participating in be the. last of the foreign coun
the annual Spring hand concert, try affairs with German food to \
Band Festival Set
For Friday, May I
p.-at„l that www wu trying County Agent. This is.oanwul W h;ld |n-.t Fcirtuy ; i^,. ^wiH^ful'low ‘‘a FOnTIGF L,1RI10 Gltl
The nviult ion, rm«v \ WlHS SftiuA
was there the greatest carnage j republic Houston may have sub.
took place” He thanked.
Providence and that ntihle antli to run a ringer in on Iu-m,t4m4 - j disease—called—“I’carhlxsaf
generous captain of calvary, this little so-and-so was posing Curl”. This disease affects n
Allen (Major John M. Allen), as Santa Arma to give Santa: young tender growtii and af
who saved us repeatedly from Anna time to i-soape. fieted leave* curl, die ami fall
being slaughtered by the drunk-, John linn had another story off. The disease has about run
er, infuriated volunteers.” about teeth at San Jacinto Linn its course for this year and
Alien herded his prisoners wee; an Anteriin' irishman by more mature, haves are not*sus-
into the Texas camp “Texan- birth and Texas’ first big bund ceptible. Tnatment should be
were running'among the prison j nee* man by preft^ix nee and done in the fall in late October
ers seeking Santa Anna and [shrewdness He arrived on the ! nr HJaw»mbcr
^ . , to be held at Yellowjacket Sta
The soeial event of the school (jlurn evening. May 1, as
yfedV, Old Jtmln# Senior Banquet a [>art 0f ban<j festival.
SH 29 West to Be
Widened, Curbed
bered by all (base who aL, sored by the band booeeters.
t,en<led for the beauty and ex- ijane Scott, band director,
citement I be Junior ( lass, play j that sixth grade, junior Candise Sue Coooksey, (laugh
ing host to the Senior Class,
dijprated the floor to per-
fection The theme of the ban-
quet, “Three coins in a Fount-
Cos. Mexican officers knc\ battlefield the day after the per fungicide. Spring applica inR Qify officials discussed the ly having a fountain in the .....^ ____ ^ ______ ___
nothing of either, ami to satisfy fight with supplies for Hous tions of the fungicide in the pmjmsed widening and curbing «nter of the floor Jimmy | ^ including sime nu0l Journalism Day at Angelo
high school band, and the Llano! ter of Sheriff and Mrs. Bill
High School Band members Cooksey of Sanderson- and fnrm-
fould all play separately and tr>y »f Llano, was named win-
also do a combined number by nieT Millard ( ope Schol-
' A wad. I for 1971-71 lart-
They will play various types week- climaxing the seventh an-
Monday — April 27
Chicken Fried Stgak
Creamed Gravy
Mashed Potatoes
Seasoned English Peas ;
Peach Half Slice light Bread
White or Chocolate milk
Tuesday — April 28
Barbecue on Bun Pinto Beans
French Fries Vegetable Salad
Ice Cream
White, or Chocolate milk
Wednesday — April 29
Fish Portion
Macaroni and Tomatoes
Apple and Celery Salad
♦Peach Cobbler
Slice Light Bread
White or Chocolate milk
' Thursday •— April 30
Spaghetti With Ground Meat
Buttered Corn
Seasoned Mustard Greens
4tot-R<>Hs and Butter
Apricots
White or Chocolate milk
Friday — May 1
Hamburgers - Navy Beans
Potato Chips
Strawberry Shortcake
White or Chocolate milk
their eaptorv -.aid that both
were dead Repeatedly Texans
demanded of Delgado. “You
general?” He had enough Eng
lish to say, “Me no general."
Delgado wrote that when the
ten’s army He saw one of ping bud stage have also been 0f Highway 20 from the Fletcher and the Country Ram-
Houston’s braves industriously effective. intersection with State 16 west *>lcrs was featured as the
knocking teeth from the mouth* • -- the city limits, a distance of band, The banqurt-prom will be
of lead Mexicans, Early spring is a good time g |()q {0<«t remem be rcxl by the Senior
Linn ,w*s a man of great in for farm pond fertilization to whoreas previous curbing Class as the highlight of Ks
telleotual curiosity; lie liked^to improve conditions for fishing, property owners 75e a year.
prisoners saw a huge fire they know why people did what they Most Texas waters respond well the cost will now be $100
expected to be burned alive, A did Inquiry developed that the to an initial treatment of 100 c.ty’ manager George Rogers This week is the week of the
detail of a hundred men was man had been a dentist back in [ounds of 2(120 5 or 16-20-0 fer Regional Interschalastic I^eag-
counted off. and they knew Indiana, He hoped to ply that i Ulixer per surface aero, follow- xhe curbing wil be done in I'Cs contests Many Llano High
they were alxiut to be shot. trade in Texas, anti he was lay ed by 20 to 40 pounds apptica- oonnection with the widening f*ohool students will participate
What A TV Set
Cost 25 Years Ago
Delgado described how Santa j ing in a supply
Anna.was taken into camp, and
his story jibes perfectly with
Texas accounts. About two
o'clock, the afternoon after the
battle, Joel Robinson rode into
camp with a little Mexican be
hind his saddle. Robinson had
LHS Girls Head To
Regional Relays
tionN at two week intervals work as it was on Highway 20 1P those contests in the three
until a desirable “bloom” has with the highway planned areas of fraek, golf, and literary
been leached to have four traffic lanes and events The events will he held
The fertilizer increases the jWo parking lanes • pn Texas Tech campus in
supply of small plant life called The .^te will require the Lubbock, Out track teams left
, plankton which is the main 0f Llano to send the money today, and our literary teams
food for small fish and water for the curbing before the work tomorrow. It Ls hoped that with
intx-cts The plankton blo<*n is is started On the'SH Bast prop the effort put into these
School’s girls' sufficient when a person’s erty owners either contributed contests, Llano will win several
DRAPERIES
and CARPETS
Charlie’s Store
Llano, Taxa«
Llano High
track team will compete in Jhe cupped hand is invisible when voluntarily or signed a contract blue ribbons;
regional relays, to be hold at the aim is immersed in the for |,hc payment of the work, ■’
Comanche May 1 Team inem water to a depth of about 18 Rogers said To Stay is Slave Day on the
hers who qualify there will inches Be careful not to use father that system will agin campus It is- a day looked for
1 compete in the state relays to ammonium nitrate fertilizer be he followed, or an assessment ^cd to l>y both freshmen and
be hdd at Abilene May 15 cause high level of nitrate in will be made on the property upperclassmen, but with dif
The girls who have qualified Stock water could be toxic to involved in the new curbing ferent attitudes Staves were
'for the regional oampetition live stock. project. Work will not actually auctioroxi yesterday afternoon,
{are: ’ - begin for a few months, Rogers and, like previous years, bid-
rVcbbie Welgchaujwm, first The Extension Service has p(>intcd out. -1 ding was fast and dose. Today,
and Susie Jorx-s second, in the launched an income growth pro- other Highway 29 improve however, slaves must find their
6(1 yard dash. gram to increase agricultural ments injeluded a - number of owners, ai*l proceed to please
Nancy Chism, first in discus income by one billion dollars 400 watt mercury vapor lights, their every whim;- It" is ex
and also s<xx>nd in -shot put, to a total of $3 76 billion by installed westward from the pccted that several new actavi
Mile relay team which plaeeri 11976. State Highway building at
second: Marla Moss, Gena Rob In Llano County, this will in vast city limits of Llano
erson, Mary Jo Barton and volvc scheduling rthieatioual -
light and popular numbers. State University.
For six IJano High Scliool Cooksey was one of sev-
seniors, it will be the last LHSjen high school journalism com
concert. These are George’ Petition for tihe award. An hon
Ward, LHS Band president aod.-0^—studjini at Sanerson II.gh
lieau; BemadetU- Moseley School, she is editor of television set costs more today
Bend Sweetheart Kalhv Hnls- the schco1 newspaper there and than it did 25 years ago, you’d
meier, Jackie Hill, Ramona
• ^ •auwwii i#uima ■ i cii m rnp vi»ar . *«• v ""**»v»
vision sets to be had—at any
If someone complains that a
Matthews, and Sherry Sawyer.
The barbecue serving will
begin at 5 o’clock. Tickets are
$1.75 for adults and 75c for
band members.
Committee chairmen for the
barbecue are: Mrs. Tom Wil-
louigby, ticket sales, Mrs James
Grote, inuhlieity; Mrs Murray
Ellis, decorating; Mrs James
Rusohe, potato satakl; James
Rusohe and Bill Need-ham, bar- L1L competition last year,
becue; Mrs. Wesley Welge- 'vas born in Llano
hausen, onions and pickles heT fa^ was, ^ro]
Also. Mrs. James Hyatt, aLLlaT1? f^.yarph 1SW1
chicken service; Mrs John un*^ December 1953
Lanelo-n, ooffee ahd cream; Mrs I-------------j
Joe Tom Wallace, tea, sugar, Mrs- James Epperson,
lemons; Mrs Willie Smith, ice; Pal** goods, silver, bread; Mrs !
Mrs Clinger Scott, beans; Mrs. 11 N. Turtw-r, hostess; and Mrs i
E. ft. Christopher, cobbler serv Herman Setteymeyer, cakes.
was named Sanderson High | lift an eyebrow. A quarter-cen-
School Journalist of the Year tury back, there were no tele-
at the Journalism Day dinner
■ST ■«" * ■-• ~! ar^sr »
include the DAR (>ood Citizen tions cost more today than they
Award for 1970; the Day trophy used to cost” The drugs you
from Trinity University; second | now get didn’t even exist until
place ward in the all-state In ! recent years. So the benefits
teTscholastic League feature 1^<>so drugs bring . the rapid
writing contest in 1968; a cer- cuf°sh' saved ■ • : could
tifirate of excellence in speech ^ ^ught at anyJ^* v,.
m 1968 and district honors in prescription's THE BIG-
_ GEST BARGAIN IN HISTORY.
She was bom in Llano and
Llano Prescription
Pharmacy
Phone 247-5247
Night Calls, 247-5226
CLOSED SUNDAY
EXPERT
BODY WORK
Repair from a Scratch
To • Total
ESA SORORITY TO
I Sherry Williams programs planned by local pro-
440 yard relay team, second: gram building committees in an
Melanie Banner, Diane Hoerot-! tWort to find ways to suhstanti ba^c
er, Debbie Welgehmisen and ally improve our agricultural HOLU BAKE 5ALE
Susie Jones income, according to Kuyken-
100-yartl dash Susie Jones, da 11 The major potervtiail for
the ties will be drummed up by the
upperclassmen so that the old
routine of pushing pennies
across the tennis courts with
“Fish” nose*, or making the
slave wear garlands of garlic
around their nocks will be elim-
inated. After all, the upper-
LLANO
AUTOMOTIVE
liThXi S'Tik.A'sahle "aT'the "la^n™ ^ ^ Pg
second Debbie. Weleghausen income gjxnrth in I.laivi County tY>lrrt|w„wt, square on Saturday U> 1x5 th^ bcst ***■ CrOMl luck'
placed fourth and Diane Horn*- seems to be from wildlife, com M,v o-m am FWi,!
placed
er fifth. mercial recreation, and swine.
80 meter hurdles; Jamie Ban Swine numbers alone have
nor, third already realized a growth of
High Jump Sherry Williams about 50 per cent in the part
MASON HIGHWAY _ LLANO - third. —; two years until we now rank
Broad Jump: Diane Ifoerstcr find in the Slate on hog numb
second ./■ ens. It is hoped that tihe entire
May 2, beginning at 9:30 a m
Cakes and pies will be offered
for sale,
Mr and Mrs Truman Ski les
of Dallas visited Sunday with
their sister-in-law, Mrs. Willie
Sidles.
PH. 247-4871
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M*SC>UERAPING as a man, 1
Peboram Sampson served ln the
CONTINENTAL ARMY FC5fe
AND WAS
WOUNDED
•TWICE/
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Cunningham, T. H. The Llano News (Llano, Tex.), Vol. 81, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 23, 1970, newspaper, April 23, 1970; Llano, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1114028/m1/10/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Llano County Public Library.