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Newspaper
San Saba News
Location
San Saba, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1925
Page
1
J. M. Roper, longtime Bowser area citizen, praises Texas county and his Wil barger creek farm. He visits the News office, remains an optimist, and supports pecan development and San Saba valley irrigation progress.
T. T. Walker opens a battery and electrical station in the McConnell building west of the Ford Garage on Wallace street. Travis Walker, born and raised in San Saba, served in the army and has worked with major electrical engineering firms. He invites the public to call and meet his service and methods.
The Texas Music Teachers Association held its twelfth annual convention in Greenville from November 26 to 28. Prominent Texas college and private music teachers attended, adopting a Code of Ethics. Henry Meyer of Brownwood was elected President, with B A Taylor and E Clyde Whitlock of Fort Worth as First Vice President and Secretary-Treasurer. The next meeting will be in Austin at Thanksgiving 1926. A V Riley and wife of Austin are visiting San Saba this week.
Leon M. Gilmore of the Texas Public Utilities Company and H B Everett took over the San Saba Light Plant from F B Hall at noon last Saturday. Gilmore will run district HQ in Lampasas and oversee lines from Belton to San Saba, promising continued service and later attractive power rates. Everett, new local rep, plans to move with his wife to San Saba and integrate with the community.
In district court this week G W Jeffers was found guilty of rape. The jury, with foreman J J Armor and members I W Keeney W G Kolb L E B Munaeli Joe L Brown Geo A Gaines S F Wild R J Edwards A H Winkle R L Ware W J Hendricks and W P Coughran, assessed life imprisonment in the state penitentiary.
The San Saba County Poultry Association calls its members to meet at the courthouse in San Saba next Saturday at 11 o clock. The purpose is to finalize arrangements for the Mid-Winter Show scheduled for December 16 to 19. All interested friends are urged to attend.
San Saba county teachers return from the annual session of the State Teachers Association at Dallas report one of the largest conventions in the association’s history. Attending from this county were County Superintendent G. L. Huckaly and Misses Nora Walker, Vera Dean, Dorothy Woods and Grace Wickline of San Saba.
Judge J. H. McLean announced the jury commission and they completed their task Monday. Members H. D. Chadwick San Saba John D. Coffey Richland Springs and G. S. Gray Cherokee selected the grand and petit jurors for the upcoming district court term beginning in April. Cecil Deese, West Texas Tech student, visited Thanksgiving with his parents Mr and Mrs C B Deese. He is progressing well in college and advocates the new state education institution.
In a rivalry game Richland Springs Blue Jackets defeated San Saba Armadillos 6 to 0 on Turkey Day. Ransome powered the lone fourth quarter score from the 25 yard line after a turnover and sustained drive. Moore Hartley and Hartley shone on defense and offense amid a hard fought, clean clash.
G QO and H A Lackey, valley farmers near Harkeyville, delivered about 800 pounds of fancy pecans to town on Saturday and sold them at 20 cents per pound. They have finished cotton picking, saved fall feed, and work over 100 acres in cotton plus additional land for feed. They say no job is too big to tackle.
The Choppers of Cedar Camp W Q O W will stage their annual blowout next Friday night December 4. This event includes the annual election of officers and a banquet with an oyster supper. It is expected Rush Allison will provide a good supply for the Sov ereigns.
The Texas Attorney General's opinion states the state highway commission may not let county road contracts. Counties may contract on state designated highways with plans approved by the highway engineer, using county funds or state aid, while the commission handles state designated highways from its own funds.
The Armadillo football squad celebrated last Friday night at the City Cafe with a gold and purple decorated table and an arbor over the setting. Mayor Burleson and News editor W. A. Smith attended as guests. Coach Reece praised the team’s spirit after a strong season, with eleven games played and eight won, 166 points for and 55 against. The group crowned Hub Brown captain and outlined plans for next year, noting several graduations but new talent ready to step in.
George Brady a negro butler at the Texas governor's mansion faces a charge of possessing liquor for sale. Another negro, Jackson, held in jail after officers found seventeen half pints of whiskey in his automobile. Brady and Jackson were arrested last Saturday after undercover observations of Brady offering liquor to white men. Andrew Locklear, returning for Thanksgiving from Abilene Christian College, reports good progress in his studies. W L Terry and wife joined Thanksgiving relatives in the valley north of town. Wayne Terry works in purchasing at Pure Oil in Mexia and is said to be performing well.
Miss Tennie Pearl Boultinghouse of Cherokee visited last week as a guest of Miss Katie Lou Estep and Miss Frances Biggs in San Saba, sharing social time and hospitality with local friends.
Austin observers report Speaker Lee Satterwhite says impeachment could proceed if evidence supports it even if the governor is a woman. He claims former Gov Ferguson acts as real governor and urges a special session by December 15 with sixty signatures. He notes vacancies and resignations and expects a constitutional session for highway law changes.
Former San Saba resident writes to the San Saba News praising the town and friends while noting West Texas cotton crop damage from a freeze. He estimates 100 acres yielding about 20 bales and mentions others with 160 to 200 acres expected to produce 10 to 20 bales. He signs with best wishes, and Robt. Lawyer of near San Saba leaves for a Rio Grande valley home.
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