Agricultural Conditions Best In Many Years
County agent Billy Kidd reports San Saba in peak agricultural condition with ideal weather aiding winter grains range lands and fine peanut pecan and late cotton harvests. Rain totals reach 29.43 inches, boosting moisture for winter grazing. livestock prospects improve and pecan quality exceeds normal despite a smaller crop. Kidd says the season looks best in years.
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Billy Kidd
Kidd
W. R. Shipp
L. ©. Ward
San Saba
Garden Therapy Workshop Set by San Saba Club
San Saba Garden Club members meet at 3 pm Friday December 4 in the club house for a garden therapy workshop. They will prepare Christmas packages for town seniors. Mrs. B. C. May, chairman, urged all members to attend.
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San Saba Garden Club
B. C. May
San Saba Ferns Narrow Defeat by Goldthwaite 25 31
San Saba girls lost to Goldthwaite 31 to 25 on Tuesday night. Coach Jeannean Thornton said a slow start allowed Goldthwaite to build a big first quarter lead, though San Saba battled back. Nancy Kidd and Kathleen Heeter each scored 12 to lead the Ferns, with Sharon Williams adding the remaining point. The next home game is December 11 against Richland Springs.
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San Saba
Goldthwaite
Jeannean Thornton
Thornton
Nancy Kidd
Kathleen Hector
Mary Bearden
Sharon Williams
Jewelene Turner
Patricia Grimes
Susan Walker
Elaine Crump
Connie Bagley
Elizabeth Howell
Miss Howell
Kathleen Heeter
Girl Cagers
Richland Springs
Principal Priest Names SS High School Honor Roll Students
San Saba High School announces honor roll for the second six weeks. Seniors Wanda Cuatteberry and others with 90 plus averages, followed by Juniors George Booker and peers, Sophomores Clarice Garrigan and classmates, and Freshmen Juanice Gage to Ernest Schneider. Additional 90 plus names include Mike Clauser and Sandy Calhoon among others. full list reflects top grades across grades.
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SS High School
N. R
Buddy) Priest
San Saba High School
Wanda Cuatteberry
Galt Sullivan
Susan Parks
Roy Wayne Hale
Fran Shapiro
Mabel
jAnn Perry
Gale Phillips
David Linzey
George Booker
David Williams
Peggy Hart
Tommy Edmondson
Connie Bagley
Larry Smith
Clarice Garrigan
Tama, Longley
Janet Deweese
Betty Sims
Juanice Gage
Martin Cruisinger
David Cagle
Keith Shahan
Lewis Linn
Barbara Blossman
Ernest Schneider
Mike Clauser
Barbara : Thompson
Rocky Terry
Johnny Harkey
Sandra Calhoon
Steve Leibetter
Elaine Crump
Jerry Oliver
Jo Ann Ratliff
Rebecca Bogard
Sheila McDowell
Howard Shapiro
Delores Miller
Don England
SS Representative Schedules Visits Here
Ray Ward, representative of the Temple Social Security District Office, will be in San Saba today and on Thursday December 17. He will be in the county courthouse room at 8 a.m. on both days to assist residents with filing for Social Security old age retirement survivor and disability benefits and help with other Social Security problems. The Tempal telephone number is PR urch 81861.
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Ray Ward
Temple Social Security District Office
San’ Saba
Mistet
Open Letter to Children from Santa Claus in San Saba
Santa Claus invites children of San Saba County to write letters listing what they want for Christmas. Letters should be sent to The San Saba News & Star, Box 915, San Saba, Texas, by December 12 30 to be printed before his Christmas Eve visit.
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San Saba County
San Saba
Santa Claus
Blood Center Dues Owed By San Saba Red Cross
San Saba County Chapter of the American Red Cross owes the Regional Blood Center in Waco 510 for bloodmobile visits. County Judge John R. McRorey reports 371 donated by 81 members since the fall drive began November 2. Many workers have not completed calls or final reports. donations from Richland Springs, Cherokee, and others are still outstanding. People may join by contributing, with funds supporting the chapter’s obligations beyond the bloodmobile. Donations deductible on income tax.
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San Saba
American Red Cross
Waco
John R. McRorey
Red Cross
Richland Springs
McRorey
San Saba County
Texas
Mill Pond Park Receives Trees Message from local official on plantings
Mrs. Tommy Young of Houston donated about a dozen Golden Rain Trees for Mill Pond Park. Park Board member Charlea Chrane announced the plantings and said the trees should thrive in the local climate, noting they adapt well and will grow in the park.
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Tommy Young
Houston
Mill Pond
Dr Walter Kerr To Speak At Cen Tex School Tour
Methodist minister Dr Walter Kerr on an American Heritage Program tour visits Cen Tex area schools. He speaks at Gatesville Hamilton Goldthwaite Lampasas high schools on Monday December 7 and at Burnet Llano Mason San Saba high schools on Tuesday December 8, with a 2 30 p m session and a San Saba PTA meeting at 7 p m open to the public.
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Walter Kerr
San Saba
Supt
J. G. Petty
Kerr
Gatesville
Hamilton
Goldthwaite
Lampasas
Burnet
Liano
Mason
San Saba Parent-Teacher Association
Tournaments Set For Local Cagers In Goldthwaite Llano
Local high school and junior high teams schedule games this week in Goldthwaite and Llano. Junior High eight graders face Brady at 6 p.m. Thursday with potential games Saturday. Seventh graders open against Fredericksburg Saturday morning with possible 5 p.m. or 3 p.m. follow ups. San Saba boys clash with Star at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. girls meet Star at 6:15 p.m. Thursday with similar progression to finals Saturday.
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Galdthwaite
Llano
Larry Nettleship
Brady
Fredericskburg
Goldthwaite
Bill Brown
San Saba
Richland Springs
Pecan Show to Highlight 10th San Saba Event Saturday
King Pecan set to shine as San Saba County holds its 10th annual Pecan Show at Ranchmen's Tower Hotel on Saturday December 5 with 200 entries expected. Patty Pearce San Saba County Pecan Queen will preside with Pecan Princesses Kathy Bagley and Candace Cook.
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San Saba County
Ranchmen's Tower Hotel
J. L. Rainey
Pecan Growers Association
Patty Pearce
Richland Springs
Kathy Bagley
Candace Cook
Mills, Brown
Lampasas
Burnet
Ilane
Mason and
McCulloch
Rainey
Billy Kidd
Chamber of Commerce
San Saba Hosts District FFA Leadership Contests
San Saba District FFA Leadership Contests were held with elimination contests to select Area VII contenders. Teams coached by Powell and Sanders competed as Marble Falls, San Saba, and Goldthwaite placed. Richland Springs won the Radio Contest with San Saba second and Bertram fielded the lone Junior Farm team.
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San Saba
FFA
Ri J, Powell
Powell
Billy Sanders
Gontes
Gor
Venta
Wes Py Toore
Randell Atderson
Goldthwaite
Bealer
Bart
Susan Jon Yonmhart
Jerry ‘Marshall
Bobby Crim
Kenneth Smith
Weldon Nesbitt
Richland
Springs
Larry Sanderson
Jerry Ringo
Dropout Problem Discussed by San Saba School Staff
Local committee members and the San Saba School staff met Monday November 30 to study the states plan for handling dropout issues and to design a pilot program. Supt J C Petty led reviews of surveys and proposed procedures to identify potential dropouts and address causes with community involvement and school adjustments.
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San Saba
Supt
J. C. Petty
N. R. Priest
Dorothy Baker
Zembers
Dale Palmer
Norma O’banan
Catherine Oliver
Louise Rich
J. L. Miller
Louise Oswald
Gray
James Rainey
Wynne Lou Ware
C. E. Tisdale
Elsie Millican
Louis Crump
Joanna Wright
Earl Wharton
Virginia Powell
James Barnett
Riley Harkey
Tom Worstack
Dillo Cagers Beat Goldthwaite 48 to 33
The Armadillo cagers defeated Goldthwaite Eagle cagers 48 to 33 on Tuesday night. Coach Bill Brown cited a rough night shooting for Dillogs 19.8 percent from the floor and 44 percent from free throws. Millican led with 25 rebounds as Goldthwaite pressured with a full court zone.
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Armadillo
Vietory
Goldthwaite Eagle
Bill Brown
Brown
Eagle
Vicae
Eugene M Rshall Waan
San Saba Jr High Cagers Split Opener at Brady
San Saba Seventh Graders beat Brady 38 to 36 while Eighth Graders fell 44 to 32 at Brady Monday night. Mark Cooksey led the Seventh with 14 points. Phil Letbetter led San Saba with 10 in the Eighth grade game.
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San Saba
Brady
Larry Nettleship
Mark Cooksey
Robert Jackson
Johnny Oswald
Bruce Harkey
Jon Ellis
Jackie Turner
Phil “ Letbetter
Gentres
Dicks, Little
Tte Watkins
J d Fraikie Mil
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San Saba Ferns
Mill Pond Park
Dillo Cagers
Jr. High Cagers
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