Northwest By Accident school PTA forms and local notes
The Northwest by Accident column reports on a newly organized PTA with elected officers led by Mrs. Lee Hunter and Claud Shannon, meeting Fridays and a Thanksgiving pie sale for playground equipment. It also covers beef canning demonstrations by Elizabeth West, local hunts, farewells, bur outlooks on neighbors moving to Palestine, and Pecans from Gimlet’s Bend orchard invite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P.T. A
Lee Hunter
Claud Shannon
J. C. Traweek
Ophelia Wilson
Charlie Cowart
Elizabeth West
Jessie
Marion Bohannan
Bowser
Northwest
Pecan Industry Growth Tied to Thinning and Timber Removal
The writer argues thinning pecan groves and removing timber boosts pecan quality and prices. They compare current practice to a cotton racket, noting all fibers fetch similar prices at gins. Emphasizes value of improved varieties and proper orchard management along rivers and creeks.
Panic in San Saba Chiropractic Ad Urges Credit Building
A fragmented ad from San Saba Texas promotes a chiropractic office over the Post Office with office hours and an emphasis on building a good credit record. It mentions a panic and promises more information next week amid a retail sales push by Campbell’s and the Retail Merchants Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Saba
Texas
Retail Merchants Association
Along Life's Trail by Thomas Arkle Clark
The San Diego Union suggests humanity began sixteen million years ago and shows progress in civilization as slow but cumulative. The piece notes learning from fire to speech, dress, protection, and housing, stressing that free education in the U S has origins within living memory and that persistent effort drives education and societal growth. J T Hammer and family of San Antonio visited Rev F H Hamner and family at the Methodist parsonage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego Union
Congress
Union
J. T. Hammer
San Antonio
Rev
F. H. Hamner
Methodist Parsonage
San Saba officials meet to plan street light poles
J F Wilkins district manager and F F McDuffy distribution superintendent of Texas Power and Light Company from Lampasas offices visited San Saba last week to plan for adjusting light poles for the street paving program. M R Tarrant Santa Fe trainmaster out of Temple spent a few hours in San Saba Wednesday meeting with local business men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Wilkins
F. F. McDuffy
Texas Power and Light Company
Lampasas
San Saba
M. R. Tarrant
Santa Fe Railroad
Temple
Bright News From San Saba and Burnet
A baby girl brightened the Robertson home in San Saba on Friday. Leonard Edwards and Maurice Jones wed in Burnet last Thursday with the Baptist pastor presiding. Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. Henry attended the state teachers convention in Houston. Mrs. Brookshire and baby Josephine visit Houston relatives in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Robertson
San Saba
Navy
Leonard Edwards
Maurice Jones
Burnet
Baptist Church
Mmes, G. A. Wilson
H. W. Henry
Houston
Howard Brookshire
Josephine
Amelia Cowan
Buy Now Advice From Economist Prices Everywhere
An extended essay notes a national Buy Now campaign aimed at lifting demand and easing depression. It cites economists and officials urging immediate purchases to spur production, while discussing concrete road costs and past building choices in Texas towns and cities. It also includes figures on concrete costs and critiques top layering versus durable foundations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Guy Rissen
Austin
Highway Department
Lampasas
Georgetown
Belton
Temple
Portland Cement Association
Italy
France
America
Local travelers join hunting crowd in San Saba visit
Dr. L F Taylor and J W Gholson of Haskell passed through San Saba on Wednesday en route to deer hunting in the Hills County. They were joined by Dr. H H Taylor and other local wildlife enthusiasts. Miss Alma Behrens, teaching at Priddy Mills County, was home for the holidays last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Chamberlain
Frank Smith
Mason Woods
Ola Whitley
Brownwood
E G. Beacham
Goldthwaite
Yescribe
San Saba
Mr. Gimlet
Bend
L. F. Taylor
J. W. Gholson
Haskell
H. H. Taylor
Alma Behrens
Priddy
Mills County
Norette Beauty Shoppe Specials on Permanents
See the Norette Beauty Shoppe for special prices on permanents. Attend the Midnight show at 11 p.m. Saturday. Richard Barthel stars in the Dawn Patrol 10 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norette
Richard Barthelmess
No Cry of Distress Here The 7 Year Farm Turnaround
John H. Erickson, Marion County agent, recounts Valley Page’s transformation of a 62 year old East Texas upland farm near Jefferson. From one team and poor soils to terraced, fertilized fields, he boosted cotton to 1000 pounds per acre and corn to 25 bushels, with 3700 pounds of peas. Despite rheumatism, Page achieved the season’s largest upland crop yields in Marion County as documented by Rockdale Reporter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East
Texas
John H. Erickson
Marion County
Valley Page
Jefferson
Drouth
Page
Rockdale
Honor Roll For San Saba High School Second Six Weeks
The San Saba High School announces the honor roll for the second six weeks listing students including Oleta Bennett T C Bourland Haynes Burnham Hilda DeWolfe Armon Dodson Leonard Edmondson Roxie Edmondson John Fagg Marshall Fox Louise Jackson Madge Mosely Marjorie Owens Maurine Richman Beverly Stone Johnnie Bob Weatherby Florence Whitehead Hazel Blakeney Olive Cameron Elsie Oliver Fannie Belle Senterfitt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Saba High School
Oleta Bennett
T. C. Bourland
Haynes Burnham
Hilda DeWolfe
Armon Dodson
Leonard Edmondson
Roxie Edmondson
John Fagg
Marshal Fox
Louise Jackson
Madge Mosely
Marjorie Owens
Maurine Richman
Beverly Stone
Johnnie Bob Weatherby
Florence Whitehead
Hazel Blakeney
Olive Cameron
Elsie Oliver
Fannie Belle Senterfitt
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Sid Templeton
J. F. Shoemake
Atwater Kent
R. C. A. Radio Now
San Saba Hardware & Furniture Co
Panic
B. McCall R
Chiropractic
Campbell's
W. R. Harris & Son
Thomas Arkle Clark
Stew
University of Ilinois
Lowes
William J. Tucker
Game, Fish and Oyster Commission
Fredericksburg
Morris-Mosley Company
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