Grid Practice Opens for San Saba Armadillos Aug 19
San Saba Armadillos football begin official workouts at 8 am on Rogan Field under Coach Buddy Priest. About 63 players expected with 15 lettermen. first game is Sept 6 against Goldthwaite at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Saba Armadillos
Rogan Field
Buddy Priest
Armadillos
Priest
Jerry Eden
Dalton Gossett
Ricky Lambert
Gene Hinyard
Mike Clausen
Wayne Jones
Jarvis Shaw
Pedro Cisneroz
Ward Plumley
Larry Collier
Jimmy Gage
Jimmy Gilstrap
Danny Miller
Keith Sanderson
Richard Locklear
Cooch Priest
Irrigation Well Furnishes Water For RS Residents
The City of Richland Springs now has ample water for summer after a pipeline from an irrigation well one mile south was laid. The well pumps twice daily and the city well supplements the supply. A light 0.40 inch shower Friday aided lawn watering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland Springs
Youth Fellowship at First Baptist Richland Springs
The RS Baptist youth group invites intermediate and young people to a Sunday evening fellowship hour on Aug 18 at 9 p.m. in the church fellowship hall. Youth committee members promise games singing fun and refreshments and invite youths from nearby churches and communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist ‘Church
Richland Springs
Bmmes
Frank Wells
Thomas Teal
E. C. Garrell
Byron
Commissioners Vote To Buy Dump Truck and Motor Grader
San Saba County commissioners approved advertising for bids on a motor grader and a dump truck. They also authorized debt for lateral roads and accepted a street connection between Hall County Road and U S Highway 190 in Richland Springs. Numerous work applications and road dedications were approved. The court sessions continue Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anson Garrett
T. D. Boultinghouse
Boultinghouse
Board of County and
San Saba
Richland Springs
Hall County
Ban Saba County
James F. Gray
Mack Yates Jr
W. E. Mann
Robert McKee
W. KE. Lively
J. S. Freese
Robert Lamona
Bennie L. Lively
Ban Saba
George A. Churchwell
Annie Jones
H. A. Lackey
J. Maynard McCoury
Temple H. West
Commissioners Court
Vacation Bible School Set At Church of Christ
The annual Vacation Bible School will run August 19 to 28 at the Wallace and Second Streets Church of Christ. Morning classes from 9 to 10 30, for ages two through high school, plus an adult class. Theme is This Is My Father's World. Everyone is invited, announced by Russell Lewis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace and Second Sts. Church of Christ
Russell Lewis
Patrolman Askey Investigates Two Car Mishaps Here
Highway Patrolman Askey investigated two car accidents Saturday within an hour. The first occurred about 8 15 p.m. on Live Oak Street when Manuel Florea Jimenez 27 drove a 1954 Chevrolet pickup north and Helen Jackson Peel 28 driving a 1950 Plymouth coach made a left turn in front of it. Sam Flores 78 riding in the pickup was thrown from the vehicle and hospitalized. The second wreck at 9 p.m. involved Rodger Boyd Stewardson 88 in a 1962 Oldsmobile sedan who, while looking at the Drive-In Theatre, ran off the road, struck a cement bridge headwall with about 600 damages to the car and 10 to the headwall. the driver had no serious injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jens Askey
Manuel Florea Jimenez
Live Oak Street
Helen Jackson Peel
Annex St
Askey
Sam Flores
Priest Named Region 8 Director At Texas Coaches Meet
San Saba head coach Buddy Priest was elected one of two Region 8 directors for the Texas High School Coaches Association at the Houston annual meeting. Fenner Myers of Travis High School Austin was the other director. Region 8 spans Goldthwaite to Laredo, with Austin and San Antonio as largest cities. The board governs the association and local coaching leaders attended the Texas Coaching School with 3,826 coaches statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Saba
Buddy Priest
Texas High School Coaches Association
Houston
Fenner Myers
Travis High School
Austin
Goldthwaite
Temple
Laredo
San Antonio
Fire destroys parts of Elliott home. neighbors aid
The Chappel community home of Mr and Mrs Fred Elliott burned around midnight on Sunday August 11. A gas water heater likely started the blaze damaging a bathroom utility room and part of a bedroom while neighbors rushed to help. Firefighters arrived as the fire was controlled with most furnishings saved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Elliott
Chappel
Elliotts
San Saba
Jon Ragsdale
Elliott
Eliott
Little League Game Set in Mill Pond Park Thursday
San Saba No. 2 Little League All-Stars meet Goldthwaite All-Stars at Little League Field in Mill Pond Park on Thursday night August 16 at 8 p.m. Managers Don Pallett and Johnnie Oswald front the teams. San Saba defeated Goldthwaite 8 to 6 on Monday August 5, Pallett said. The matchup is expected to draw fans. admission is free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Saba
Lions Club Meeting Set For Thursday Night
Richland Springs Lions Club will meet Thursday Aug 15 at 7 30 p m in the V A Cafe for supper and a business session. Secretary Chester Sylvester notes dues are due and a sing song will precede the meal. All members urged to attend the important session. Mrs R A Taylor of the Locker community visited San Saba Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland Springs Lions Club
Chester Sylvester
Lion Sylvester
Lion Club
San Saba school board hires four new teachers
San Saba School Board accepted resignations of three faculty members including sixth grade teacher Mrs. J R Shaw and coach Reggie Davis and hired four new teachers: Mrs Winston Millican sixth grade, Miss Jeanean Hall girls PE, Eli Roberts high school math, and Russell Lewis band. The board also opened bids for dairy bread gas and oil for the school year and amended the budget.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Saba Board of Education
J. R. Shaw
Richard Young
Jack Whitley
Reggie Davis
Shaw
Waco
Winston Millican
Jeannean Hall
Eli Roberts
Houston
Russell Lewis
Millican
San Saba
Elsie Oliver
Howard Payne College
Miss Hall
John Hall
Tarleton State College
Texas Woman's University
Billie Phillips
Phillips
Roberts
Lewis
Davis
Jessie Miles
Gandy Products
James B. Harkey
Gandy
Cool Front Brings Showers To County
A cool front moved through the county bringing scattered showers on Wednesday morning. Rain totals varied by location with San Saba at 1.15 inches by 10 am, Algerita Store 1.50, Harkeyville 0.8, Richland Springs 1.90, and Locker reporting a dust settler of 0.2. Unconfirmed reports cited up to 2.00 inches north of San Saba.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Saba
L. C. Ward
George Walker
Algerita Store
Charley Grumbles
Ethel Roberts
Carson Edmondson
McMillin
Bend Store
W. R. Bailey
Cherokee
Robert Sloan
Spelunkers Plan Exploration Here During Labor Day Weekend
Spelunkers from Dallas Fort Worth Grotto Abilene Grotto and others plan Labor Day weekend cave exploration in San Saba County. Organizers include Peta Lindsley Jim Estes and Bill Chadwick coordinating 40 to 50 members. Conservation and responsible conduct emphasized under motto Take nothing but pictures leave nothing but footprints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yexan Epeleological Association
San Saba County
Peta Lindsley
Bill Chadwick
Dallas-Fort Worth Grotto
Jim Estes
Abilene Grotto
The
San Saba
Lindsley
San Angelo
San Antonio
Hack Grotto
Texas Speleological Association
National Speleological Society
Pete Lindsley
Watauga
Dallas
Texas
Homemaking Mothers Meeting Friday Aims to Aid Program
Mrs. Jack Harkey, San Saba homemaking teacher, schedules Friday, Aug. 16, 2 to 4 p.m., in the homemaking building for mothers of students enrolled in the 1693-64 homemaking year. The meeting discusses goals and problems of the vocational program and emphasizes home parent-teacher cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Harkey
San Saba
San Saba School Board Approves $381,460 Budget
The San Saba Independent School District approves a 1963 64 budget of 381 460 with receipts estimated at 385 408 including state and federal aid for added staff. The plan adds an extra vocational agriculture teacher CTA earned and a vocational training teacher, plus administrative, teaching, and maintenance costs, totaling 381 460.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
San Saba Independent School
CTA
Injuries Fatal To Third Victim Of Car Crash
Mra Myrtle Kennon Gray of Troy died at 9 15 am Saturday Aug 10 from injuries suffered in a two car smashup on U S Highway 190 about 12 miles west of San Saba on Aug 2 She was the third victim in the wreck The crash also claimed Mary Ann Sprott of Hobbs NM at the scene and Wesley Cantrell of Odessa a great nephew of Gray on Aug 3 Lesley Cantrell 4 sustained minor injuries Gray born June 21 1894 lived in Troy most his life before moving to a farm between See Injuries Fatal Page 5
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra
Myrtle Kennon Gray
Troy
U. S Highway 190
San Saba
San Saba Memorial Hospital
Mary Ann Sprott
Hobbs
N. M
Wealey Cantrell
Odessa
Gray
Lesley Cantrell
Also Mentioned on This Page
Goldthwaite Eagles
Eagles
Brady
Llano
Pricat
David Holmstrom
Don Hennig
Hougton
RS Baptist
Church of Christ
J. C. Petty
Burnet
Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association of Texas
Ralph S. Moser
Stephenville
Association
RS Lions Club
Mra. R. A. Taylor
Locker
SS School Board
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!