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SAN SABA TO HAVE ATOP RANKING RODEONo Expense Is Being Spared to Give People of This District Some Splendid Entertainment.To Be Held at Flood-Lighted Rogan Field for Three Nights.Finest Talent and Wildest Mustangs and Steers Coming for Rodeo, June 29, 30 and July 1.At last San Saba^County is to have heir own rodeo and from all indications it is going to be one of thebest seen in West Texas this sum- ^ mer. The contract was signed Tuesday morning with E. H.' (Blackie) Johnson by the Rodeo Committee of the San Saba Junior Chamber of Commerce, under whose auspices the three-night performances are to be staged at ilodd-lighted Rogan Field, San Saba, on the evenings of Thursday, Friday and Saturday, June 29, 30, and July 1, starting at '8:30 sharp.Burrel Park, general chairman of the Rodeo Committee, said yesterday that it is planned to open the show with a mammoth parade on the afternoon of Thursday, the first day.Johnson, who put on the recently highly suecelkful Lampasas rodeo and has several others scheduled, announces that there will be a long list of' top-ranking riders, ropers from all over West Texas in the competition-events with at least $200 add-money purses, at least ten of the wildest brones in the state, 10 Brahma steers or bulls, 40 Brahma calves and at least 8 bull-dogging steers will be here. The events will include wild horse riding, steer riding, bull riding, calf tie-downs, bulldogging, double mugging and roping of all kinds, beside one of the best downs in these parts.The Junior Chamber of Commerce particularly fortunate in securing the services of'-Mr. Johnson and in securing the 'use of Rogan Field, •with its some 2600 comfortable seats from which every part of the specially constructed arena will be visible to ail.The following committees have charge of the various divisions of the rodeo arrangements:The rodeo committee are planning a booster trip sometime next week, to cover about seven or eight towns in this area. Those interested in going are requested to get in con-tcat with Bernie Hart,Rodeo Committees Fence and Pen Committee: John Lee Walker, Chm., W. B. Bennett, Douglas Sullivan, D. A. Cameron Jr., Leon Hartley, Louis Casbeer, A. L, Franklin,,A. C. Murphy, Bernie Hart.Advertising and Program: M. W. Trussell, Chm., James Clark, Mrs.Laurence Hamrick, W. A. Everett,J. W. Edwards, Arch Clements, Bernie Hart, C. E. Tisdale, Buster Martin, Fritz Harris.Entry Committee: Bill Porch, Chm. B. D. Harkey. Lester Ward.Ticket Sales: Hudson Kelly, Chm., T,. A. Murray Jr., T, Jay Mabry, Douglas Behrens, C. Gosch Jr.Concessions: Jeff Byrd, Chm., Stacy Oliver, J, Van Sadler.Lights: A1 Puckett.Loud Speaker: Bud Everett. Trucking: J. P. Kelly, Chm., John Lee Walker. _ •Finance: Clay W. Kuykendall,Chm., J. Hudson Kelly, J. P. Kelly, E. I. Bacon, T. A. Murray Jr.theiturethelentsthehireneatingutnbsMembership Meeting At the year's most largely attended meeting of the Junior Chamber ot Commerce last Thdrsdqy night the Chamber voted, after a lengthy period cf discussion, to sponsor a locleo for San Saha this summer and to give the previously named committee. with two additions, full , authority to get the job done and mako whatever arrangements are necessary to see that it will be the kind oi 'rodeo that wilt attract a large and saisfied crowd.The Rodeo Committee that will bo in charge of the affair is composed of the following members . which should insure that kind of a rodeo for San Saba Comity: Bill Porch,chairman: Bernie Hart, John Lee Walker, B. D. Harkey, Lester Wttrd, Jim Kelly, B. J. Park and Charles Capp of Richland Springs, one of the best riders and rodeo men in j Central Texas, th a | While the dates have not been def-Jerry jnitely fixed by the committee, it is days understood that the tentative datessuf-venlyJuneMrs-ition,April I hissarth.iuctedSabaMeth-as in vm , Joe,-are Friday and Saturday, June 30 and July 1st, preceding the Bradp Jubilee. The tentative location for the rodeq is Rogan Field, San Saba, where some 2500 seats are available.Hudson Kelly, president of the Jr. Chamber, preaided -at the meeting which was preceded by a fine barbecue chicken supper, arranged and served by the following' committee: Jim Baker Jr., Owen Parks, Golen B. Gauny. . . ...Judge J. H. Baker, a gue$L=wan called on for a talk and explained the Universal hunting .and IfshW(8ee RODEO, Back rafiv*
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San Saba News
San Saba, Texas, US
Thu, Jun 15, 1939
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