City Council Bans Use of Equipment Outside City Limits
Regular session Tuesday night Aug 4 unaminously voted against using any city equipment outside the city. A private firm must handle such work if requested. Other items included selling benches to the city for the park and establishing a golf course on the City Farm, both rejected. A street light at South High and East Copeland was requested, water plant on a one party line, chamber of commerce to buy two street signs with city matching costs, and a new nozzle for the red fire truck with price checks ordered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Reavis
South High
East Copeland
Reavis
LCRA
Chamber of Commerce
Joe Ragsdale
Reavig
Youth Activity Week Set At Methodist Church
Youth activities week begins Sunday at 6 30 p m at First Methodist Church. Rev Jack Hooper speaks on Our Mission Today with nightly costumes from foreign lands hobo western dress Prizes for best outfits Each evening includes dinner at 6 30 p m discussions at 7 15 p m recreation at 8 16 p m and closing worship at 7 00 p m Youth from all San Saba churches invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist
Jack Hooper
San Saba
Hooper
San Saba PTA Holds Special School Of Instruction
San Saba Parent-Teacher Association committees met Tuesday morning in the Cafetorium for a Special School of Instruction led by Mrs. raEl Wharton. The aim was to teach each committee its duties and provide parliamentary procedure and leadership courses. The group reconvened at 1:30 p.m. to study and revise the By-Laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Saba Parent-Teacher Association
Mra
A. Baxter
raEl Wharton
Grass Fire Quenched By San Saba Volunteers
San Saba volunteer firefighters responded Tuesday afternoon to a grass fire in the south part of town near the house of Preston Dilworth in Harwood and Fentress Addition. The blaze started from a trash fire and was stopped before reaching the home, causing no damage. Fire Chief Joe Ragsdale warns residents to be careful with trash fires in dry conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Saba
Preston Dilworth
Harwood & Fentress
Joe Ragsdale Auld
County Population Declines Steadily From 11 245 In 1910
San Saba County shows a long decline since its 1910 peak of 11 245, with 1960 population at 6 881. Rural farm residents dropped from 65 to 66 percent of total as farm population fell 87 percent 1960 over 1950. Median age rose. educational attainment similar to Texas with gaps in ages 14–16 and 20–24 due to distance to higher education.
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Thia Ia
San Saba
Texas
Howard Payne College
Brownwood
Tha Ban Saba
San Saba Ladies Auxiliary Wins Honor Scroll Plaque
The San Saba Ladies Auxiliary to World War I Veterans won the Honor Scroll plaque for 1962 63 work and reporting. Mrs. Joe Rogers announced the award at the Aug 2 meeting in the American Legion Hall and presented a certificate to Auxiliary President Mrs. Alvin A. Stewart. The plaque recognizes year long activities toward veterans support, community service, medical visits, and civic drives, with the scroll rotating yearly for five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Saba
Barracks
Joe Rogers
Department
San Antonio
American Legion Hall
Rogers
Alvin A. Stewart
Auillary
Ladies Auxiliary
Dr L Gober joins Brady Hospital Staff
Dr Lowman Gober a San Saba county native joins Brady Hospital staff and will begin duties August 10. He interned at Letterman Hospital San Francisco and worked at Almeda Clinic Houston. Son of Emmett and Mrs Gober of Custer former Holt community residents, 1955 Richland Springs High graduate, UTMB Galveston 1962. Married to Barbara Smith they have four daughters Denise 6 Dierdre 3 Daphne 2 and Daria 9 months.
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Lowman Gober
San Saba County
Brady Hospital
Gober
Letterman Hospital
San Francisco
Calif
Almeda Clinic
Houston
Emmett Gober
Custer
Holt
Richland Springs High School
University of
Bowden to Join UCC Football Team in 1963
Thomas Bowden, a former Cherokee High School tackle and All-District, All-Central selection in 1962, will play football for the University of Corpus Christi. Bowden, listed at 6 feet 7 inches and 212 pounds, is set to join fall practice on August 16 and projects as a promising lineman for the 1963 season. Cecil Bowden of Cherokee is noted as his relation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Corpus ‘Christi
Thomas Bowden
Bowden
UCC
Cecil Bowden
Cherokee
Cherokee To Host Brotherhood Meeting
The San Sabs associational Brotherhood and WMS of the Baptist Church will hold a joint meeting at the Cherokee Baptist Church Monday Aug. 12. S. G. Boyman president announced the meeting will begin with supper at 7 p.m. Mrs Moody Smith is president of the WMS. A good program has been planned and all members are urged to attend.
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San Sabs Associational Brotherhood
WMS
The
Baptist Church
Cherokee Baptist Church
S. G. Boyman
Moody Smith
Boynton
County Maize Harvest Excellent Despite Drouth
County Agent Billy Kidd reports a near complete maize harvest that defied the drought with about six million pounds gathered and higher quality than last year. Public scales show 1,830,630 pounds of mite maize weighed in town, while much grain remains on farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Kidd
Kidd
Harry Doran
Doran
70 Mile Per Hour Speed Limit Set for County Roads
San Saba County will enforce a 70 mph speed limit on 81.22 miles of Farm-to-Market and Ranch-to-Market roads plus 65.55 miles of U S Highway 190 and State Highway 16 starting Aug 23. The plan covers specific FM and RM segments and all of US 190 and SH 16, with signs posted to warn drivers. some roads retain current limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Stewart
Texas Highway Department
Fairview
Richland Springs
Brownwood
Cherokee
Bend
Mason County
McCulloch
Stewart
Wallace Creek
Pecan Grove
Chappel
San Saba County
Stoan
Jurors Summoned For County Court For Aug. 29 Session
A total of 30 persons have been summoned to appear for jury service in county court on August 29. Names include John F Bailey Raymond Barker Joe Edmondson Mrs O V Morgan and others. Jury commission members Dean Adams W E Hinyard and Tom Dean selected the jurors. Trials of Tom Alan Sloan and Jack Calvin Stafford have been set for this session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brantley Barker
John F. Bailey
Raymond Barker
Joe Edmoundson
Mra. O. V. Morgan
B. H. Hart
J. B. Spurlock
Charles Ray Beakley
Jack Harkey
Jackie Brister
Irvin Grumbles
John Hall
James Reavis
Vance Booker
Craigan Johnson
Roy B. Ware
Edgar Light
Dean Adams
W. E. Hinyard
Tom Dean
Tom Alan Sloan
Jack Calvin Stafford
Richland Will Pipe Water From Irrigation Well
Workmen lay a six inch aluminum pipeline from an irrigation well on the George Lewis farm to a city hydrant opposite the Mobil Station to secure water for Richland Springs. A booster pump will raise pressure into the storage tank and the temporary system should be operating by week’s end, says H. M. Locker the water superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland Springs
George Lewis
Mobil
H. M. Locker
Beakley Named To RS School Board in Richland Springs
The Richland Springs School Board in regular session Aug. 5 named Charles Ray Beakley to fill the unexpired term of Van Gossett who resigned after the board hired a relative Oliver Burk as the VA teacher. Supt. Grady Baker reported two teachers short and a special meeting set for Aug. 19 to hear and approve the budget, inviting district residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland Springs
Charles Ray Beakley
van Gossett
Gossett
Oliver Burk
Grady Baker
Supt. Baker
Richland Springs Independent School District
Firemen Put Out Car Fire Near Church Saturday
San Saba firemen were called to a flare up near San Saba Gospel Church around 9 30 p m Saturday Aug 8 The blaze started when a brake hose burst soaking the manifold on a 1958 Chevrolet owned by Mrs Mary Crim Fire Chief Joe Ragsdale reported little damage after the flames were extinguished
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Saba
San Saba Gospel Church
Mary Crim
Joe Ragslale
July cases heard in Haskell Brown’s Justice Court
Justice of the peace Haskell Brown of Precinct No 1 tried 25 cases in July. Fines and costs included speeding two with operator licenses four for drunken driving one for no railroad permit four for over registered weight on track three for disturbing the peace one for unlawful assembly one for running a stop sign one for failure to yield right of way one for swindling with a worthless check and one with no valid commercial sticker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Court
Haskell Brown
San Saba No 1 All Stars win Little League title
The San Saba No 1 All Stars captured the 11 to 12 year old Little League championship after defeating Llano 7 to 3 in the final on Saturday night. San Saba No 2 finished third by beating Johnson City 11 to 7. Sammie Plumley earned the outstanding pitcher trophy.
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San Saba No. 1
San Saba
San Saba No
Richland Springs
San Saba No. 2
Llano
Johnson City
Llano All - Stars
Marvin
Woodrow Riggs
Johnnie Oswald
Don Pullett
Sammie Plumley
RBI
Wiley
Q A & Carmouche
Watkins
Plumley Little
Letbetter
FL Miller
Uv J. Miller
M. Riggs
Booker
D. Riggs
Slaughtery Grimes
Robinson
Garcia Bauman
Alexander
Berry
Virdell
Wooten Hutto
Nickles
Wright West
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Methodist Church
San Saba Pta
Johnny Brown
City Farm
Brown Place
Ben Blossman
San Saba Ladies Auxiliary
Dr. L. Gober
Drouth
Richland
C. R. Beakley
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