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Newspaper
San Saba News
Location
San Saba, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1925
Page
5
Postmaster J. E. Carson announces a six day rural route schedule equal to the town service, effective August 1. Rural mail leaves at 12:30 and returns in time for the east bound Lometa route. Box at Simmons Drug Store accepts mail for three daily pickups at 10:80 am, 12:80 pm, and 8:45 pm.
James Kane of Los Angeles and C. Powell of San Diego drove a new Lincoln touring car 2292 miles from Los Angeles to Yellowstone Park in four and a half days. They covered 666 miles first day to Sacramento and 601 miles on the third day to Twin Falls, Idaho, finishing at Mammoth Hot Springs. Fuel usage reached 204 gallons, about 41.4 miles per gallon.
A local decorator offers a $25 reward for the arrest of those who cut and burned town flags used for fair decorations. Several flags were damaged on Monday morning, one nearly destroyed, violating state and federal laws. Citizens condemn the act and seek swift apprehension and punishment.
The Texas Christadelphians will hold their annual fraternal gathering at the San Saba fair grounds starting August 16, 1925. A H Zilmer and R B Burnett of Arkansas will conduct the meeting. They ask for undivided attention and invite everyone to attend.
Under expert supervision the Lometa to county line highway is being upgraded with heavy machinery. A caterpillar tractor and road grader are performing wonders by grading, draining, and clearing obstructions. The improved curve near the San Saba approach to the Red Blue bridge is widened and smoothed, and work continues toward Harkeyville Aborita Richland Springs and Hall. San Saba county gains one good highway.
Travis Locklear arrived Friday with his stable of running horses from Burnet county fair at Bertram. At Bertram Marchatone won two mile races. Simpleton was second in both. Bolo placed third. Lucy B. led the 3-8 mile, Simpleton second, Water Boy third. Arline won the half mile, Baltimore second, Fritz third. In another half mile Spark Plug won, Arline second, Siwassa third. Locklear’s horses, from San Saba stables, will race here this week.
Fairman Company continues improvements at its hardware and furniture store in San Saba territory. A double deck floor was installed in the rear, stock of furniture expanded, store and stock rearranged, and a line of undertaker supplies added. A motor hearse joins the equipment with an embalmer available on short notice.
Report from Mrs. L. J. Bryan in Des Moines describes the Polk Party enjoying a summer trip across Iowa and Colorado Springs to Denver and Lindon Nebraska. They note cool damp weather, rain, and plan to continue to Chicago Canada New England and the national capital with wrap wearing and good health. Clem Harkey and wife from Spur visited. Harkey is a reserve corps air service lieutenant en route to Kelley Field for training.
J. W. Henderson along with his wife and daughters Miss Stella and Miss Elsie of Llano are visiting. Mrs. Newel Graves, Mrs. W. E. Barrow and son George Clark expect to return home this week from a trip to the Pacific coast.
The twenty first annual fair opens with a street parade forming near the high school campus led by Hon. Lynch Davidson. Livestock exhibits are down due to blight, but entertainment thrives with four days of running races, a large horse turnout, free moving pictures, and a strong Municipal Band delivering the high town pride. Local teams play ball daily against Lampasas and other towns, with fair week crowds thronging San Saba merchants for sales and attractions.
The Better Babies contest will be staged at the Fair Grounds Friday morning. Entries must be filed by 10:00 o clock Friday. Open to babies one year old or younger on next Friday whose parents are residents of San Saba county. Judging focuses on physical development, not beauty.
John T. Orr president of the Farm Bureau Cotton Association will speak at the San Saba Fair Grounds Park at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday August 12 instead of Thursday August 18 as formerly announced. Clay Russell and Lynn Lindsey visited their brother Tilsden Lindsey in San Saba. Hershel Lindsey in McCulloch county is ill with a slow fever. T. D. McCoury recalls the News at fair time. He left for the Pacific coast three years ago and now works with Sperry Flour Company in the northwest.
Postmaster Ollie Henderson of A. & M. College spends part of his summer vacation visiting his sister, Mrs. Newel Graves, in the valley north of town.
Presiding Elder E A Hunter visited San Saba for the third quarterly conference noting the church has met all current obligations for the year in both local and conference funds. He commended the church as the only one in the Lampasas district paying everything monthly.
Miss Ruth Millican of Lampasas is the fair guest of Miss Kathryn Baxter. Miss Gladys Thomson is visiting her sister and other friends in Waco the past two weeks.
G L Huckaby San Saba county superintendent named conductor for the Mid Texas Teachers Institute to be held in Brownwood from September 7 to 11 1925. He and his wife are taking summer courses at Daniel Baker College. The county board set the per capita apportionment at 1.00 and adopted a resolution to read the Bible in public schools without comment. Members present were P Johnson T C Henry J H Hart D A Gay and J N Alexander.
J. Howard and family returned from a months long trip through south Texas and the Rio Grande valley. They visited Austin Breckenridge Park San Antonio Corpus Christi Matamoras in Old Mexico and crossed the international line. They praised Texas and the United States but said San Saba and its valley remained unmatched.
Ford Motor Company reports a record July with domestic car and truck sales at 167 626, up 6 182 from last year, plus 3 300 more Fordson tractors and 2007 more Lincoln cars. Enhanced by farm market demand, July outpaced expectations with August outlook positive as rural buying rises. Local notes include J R Daniel return from southwest Texas trip and various relatives visiting in San Saba and Richland Springs.
Manager A L Taylor signs for a three day baseball series at Fair Grounds Park following the fair. The games are set for Sunday Monday and Tuesday August 16 17 18. Crystal City players earned admiration last year for clean sport and gentlemanly conduct and are expected to uphold that reputation.
A 1926 letter from P C Jackson urges Texas to reclaim arid and overflow lands by damming and ditching rivers for irrigation transportation and power. He seeks city meetings, accuses delays, cites Dayton Tennessee as a model, and calls to mobilize the old guard Spartan Mothers to drum up support and an early speech. He criticizes evolution and other issues, arguing water management will put Texas on the map.
Dave Christy of Post Oaks in North Algeria reports he will harvest about a half bale per acre after finishing planting on May 15. He notes ample moisture from recent rains. Mrs Jodie Nevels Phil Elwayne Alex Tahoka and Jennie Tahoka visit Mr Fa Brown in the nearby community.
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