Baptism, membership, and revival at Locker church week
The revival at Locker Baptist Church continues with one candidate for baptism and several conversions amid large crowds. Singing led by Dave Chadwick and Rev. Buck Stanley attracts attendees as Miss Katy Myrl Parks and Mrs. Howard Parks accompany on piano. The writer notes community appreciation for Rev. Sparkman and cooperation from local Christian groups, while mentioning visitors and names tied to Locker and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Church
Dave Chadwick
Buck Stanley
Katy Myrl Parks
Howard Parks
Sparkman
Hillman
Cherokee
Lindy
Clara (Smith) Rice
Sallie (Smith
Isaac
Aunt Polly
Joe
Frank
Flora
Sallie
Donda
Abilene
Miss Sparkman
Locker
Arizona
James Parks
Jim L. Parks
Post
J. A Parks
Plumbing Warnings From R M Starbuck Featured in Progressive Farmer
A July Progressive Farmer column by R M Starbuck offers practical plumbing warnings. Advice covers greases in kitchen sinks, the效果 of caustic potash and soda on grease, dangers of drain solvents, replacing worn rubber toilet components, flushing with boiling water to prevent clogs, and directing refrigerator drains away from the basement to avoid damp, musty cellars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yégard
R. M. Starbuck
Red bugs and poison oak tips from The Progress
The July issue of The Progress ive Farmer offers remedies for red bugs and poison oak. Advice includes applying oil of cloves to ankles before exposure, dusting sulphur in socks, and washing exposed skin with hot water and soap several times after contact. For poison oak use soda or Epsom salt solutions as local treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Progressive Farmer
Trench Mouth Healed and Local Visits Reported
A local note mentions Leto’s Pyorrhea Remedy offered with a money back guarantee by Edmiston Pharmacy. W. C. Locker of Richland Springs visits San Saba, noting a rise in melons and peaches shipments. Visit plans include Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Griffin and Peggy Lou of El Paso, and Mrs. G. F. Edwards with her Shreveport party. Ed Crawford extends sympathy. The Methodist church holds a baptizing and welcomes new members today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leto
Edmiston Pharmacy
W. C. Locker
Richland Springs
San Saba
Lecker
Leonard Griffin
Peggy Lou
el Paso
EB. S. Johnson
G. F. Edwards
Shreveport
Louisiana
Mrye
Ed Crawford
Old Timer Remembers San Saba Pioneers and Town Life
A Houston reader writes of Texas history and San Saba in the old days. He recalls Goldthwaite and San Saba banquets, Odd Fellows visits, dining with early locals, and tales of Ben Milam era veterans. He notes San Saba’s 1855 settlement and seeks a photo of Dick Kolb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
San Saba News
Frontier Times
Bandera
Texas
Gainesville
Brownwood
Goldthwaite
Temple
Devil’s River
Sonora
Juno
Red River
Galveston
Texarkana
Panhandle
Santa Fe
Purcell
Indian Territory
Canadian River
Sooners
Oklahoma
Fort Worth
Spring Palace
Palace
San Saba
Odd Fellows
Colorado River
Rebeccas
Court House
Shaw Bend
James Taff
Siren R. Bostic
Ben Milam
San Jacinto
Dick Kolb
Kodak
Fairview Social Notes and Local Visits
Fairview notes describe warm weather and a needed cool rain. Ernest Conner and family visited W. A. Jones and attended church with Arvin Conner preaching. Jim Wert and wife from San Saba made long trips to the area, and Miss Maude of Corpus Christi visited relatives including Mrs. J. C. Ward. R. E. Poster of Dallas, with Lone Star Gas Co., spent Sunday in San Saba on business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Conner
W. A. Jones
Fairview
Arvin Conner
Jim Wert
San Saba
Giuzie
Neal
R. EF
Dallas
Lone Star Gas Co
Main Course Salads and Shrimp Stacks Menu Idea
Mrs Sibyl Hallmark guides summer meals using main course salads to cut kitchen heat. Recipes include ham pineapple mould and shrimp stacks with crab meat tuna and cottage cheese options. Leonard’s flea compound and city drug store are noted in ad copy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard
Eld Yay City
Fair Week Notes and Local Appointments Highlight San Saba Visit
A San Saba News clipping from July 28, 1915 recalls visitors Me and Mrs John F Campbell returning from Fort Stockton and Chillicothe, Miss Ona Smith's Corpus Christi trip, and rainfall in July at four hundredths of an inch. It notes fair grounds preparations, water from river pools, a charter issued to Green Marble Company to develop the marble industry, and various locals visiting Austin, Cresby, and Mince Marguerite area during fair week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Saba
John F. Campbell
Fort Stockton
Chilicothe
Fair Camp
Ona Smith
Corpus Christi
Susie
Bessie Williams
RK. S. Crain
Austin
Green Marble Company
Se Saba
Jas. Burns
State Revenue
E. B.louse
Kate Kuykendall
Flouise Eiler
Frances Petty
Marguerite
Atte
Nomandifts Rival Seeks Sea Supremacy Among Fast Vessels
The article notes Nomandifts aiming to outpace rivals like the French s div, the Queen Maury preparing for sea, and Nem France’s Leviath shown as top contenders. It mentions German ships Breen and Europ a as speed rivals, while the United States projects a powerful vessel in response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trobe
Maury
Bea
England
Wall
Breen
Europa
United States
Texas Securities Law Upheld by Federal Court
Secretary of State Gerald C. Mann announced that a three judge Federal court in New Orleans upheld the constitutionality of the new Texas Securities Law in a key test case. The state won dismissal of a suit by W D Hale and C W Weston of San Antonio charging violation of due process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Gerald C. Mann
New Orleans
Mann
William C. McCraw
W. W. Heath
W.D. Hale
C. W. Weston
San Antonio
Artur Bartelt
Rufous E. Foster
T. M. Kinnerly
Houston
Robert J. McMillan
Kerrville Mountain Say Patrols Passenger Route
The report describes a patrol around Kerrville Mountain focusing on a passenger route. It notes a juke town area and mentions an armed conflict context, with vessels or vehicles inspected. Names or precise dates are not clear, but the summary signals a public safety action impacting travelers and local transit.
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Julia Barnett
Marion Reavis
Carl
Hugh Taylor
Lambert
Boss Skelton
Hico
Eula May Mosely
Lottie May Gage
Sho
Bamion Coffey
California
Brownweand
Mitch Taylor
Andy Smith
T. McSafteen
Broyrweed
Klia Pah
Puneral
Goa'eloek
H. Willard Son & CO
Alarshalltowne
Tawa
W. A. Smith
Spencer Corsetiere
AL Udi
Miss Maude
Corpus
Herve
Clausguter
J. C. Ward
Sibyl Hallmark
Home Economics
Mary Hardin Baylor
Clinton
Cresby
DeWolff
Nomandifts Rival
Doleken
Malara
Bodkin & Little
Gulf
Rive Us
Gult
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