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Newspaper
San Saba News
Location
San Saba, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1940
Page
3
McMillan unveils an electric starting gate with a double lock at fall Fairmont Park near St Louis, Mo. The inventor has five gates in use and two major tracks signed to buy two more at 12000 dollars each, plus a daily 20 dollar royalty for each day of use. McMillan plans ten to twelve gates on tracks by the end of the 1941 racing season.
Community house hosts three pie suppers and a cake walk on Friday night December 6 to raise funds for playground equipment for the Inter scholastic League entrance and Christmas tree decorations. Local residents and visitors are noted, with multiple family visits and weekend travel mentioned in a compact community notices style.
Rita visited the Brinkleys and David Friday night. Trustees bought enough screen to cover the schoolhouse windows and to make two screen doors for the lunch room. Work planned to begin Wednesday. The Harkey family visited relatives in Algeba Sunday and guests joined others for Saturday night travel.
Wm. B. Holmes Jr. presides over church school at 9 45 am with Walton Dickason in September morning worship at 11 featuring a sermon by the pastor and choir music. Mrs J H Baker Jr pianist and the church young people host 630 pm service with Betty Harlan presiding at 730 pm. The public is invited to all services.
Fundamental Baptist announces Sunday school at 10 a.m. Bible class Thursday at 7 20 p m. Rev Raymond Wilson preaches Friday at 7 30 p m. Worship with us and join the services at the church.
Fy F. Conley leads the Church of Christ with Bible study at 9 45 a m and preaching at 10 55 a m Sunday. Evening services include a young people's meeting at 6 15 p m and a second sermon at 7 15 p m. Weekly classes run Monday men s Bible and 7 30 p m. Tuesday features a ladies Bible class at 3 p m. Wednesday prayer meeting begins at 7 30 p m.
First Baptist Church outlines Sunday services and weekday activities including Sunday school at 9 45 a m preaching at 11 a m B T U at 6 30 p m preaching again at 7 50 p m W M S Monday prayer and meetings Choir practice Wednesday 7 15 p m Prayer meeting 7 45 p m San Saba Catholic Church notes morning Mass on the first Sunday of each month at 10 a m St Luke s Episcopal Church lists services on the second Sunday of each month at 3 30 p m Pastor names Rev Father Martin Brady and Rev W H Myers are mentioned for respective churches.
Bend community notes a Bend Sunday school Christmas tree with arrangements completed for next Sunday. Willie White to explain the gospel. locals anticipate a festive gathering at Richland Springs with old friend Tom Speak likely to play the violin. The piece memorializes Jim McConnell, praising his charity and friendship, and closes with reflective farewell.
W. H. Farley of Sherman returning from a deer hunting trip with Dr. F. W. Farley and Dr. R. C. Felts, fell asleep near Waxhatche and the car overturned in a ditch. He suffered a broken arm and other injuries and was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
Plainview reader J R Smelser sends money orders for 1.50 and asks the San Saba News to continue. He praises the paper as full of news from the best county in Texas and wishes readers a happy Thanksgiving Christmas and New Year from 302 Date Street Plainview.
Friends report E B House is steadily improving since returning from Temple Hospital. Mortgage deeds notes and all legal blanks are for sale at The Sav Saba News office.
The San Saba Study Club produced the musical comedy Tantalizing Tillie at the Gym Auditorium on Wednesday evening November 27. Director Miss Donnie Reeves Fayetteville Ga and accompanist Mrs J B Sullivan led a strong cast with Marcelyn Gates as Tillie and Joe Hopper as Charlie. The show, postponed from Tuesday for the death of J T McConnell, drew an appreciative audience and featured a large supporting cast and chorus.
The Rev and Mrs A G Beam depart San Saba after a year as Cumberland Presbyterian pastor. They move to a farm and ranch at Salado in Bell County. Beam preached his farewell sermon last Sunday and friends from church and community wish them well in their new home and surroundings.
Miss Anne Magill is assistant bookkeeper at the San Saba Produce Co. She has been employed there the past two months. Mrs. J. E. Belle and her daughter Mrs. George Hallmark and baby of Brady visited in the home of Mrs.
Sallie Scott visits, Mrs Bogard from China Creek visits Kat Essie Hubbert. Jack Bradshaw and Frank Sloan Jr visit friends. Mrs Bolinger from Locker community starts sanatorium treatment. Mrs Terry from San Angelo visits Cherokee and San Saba. Terrys run a 4 tourist camp in San Angelo. Mrs Baxter returns from Dublin visit. Brownwood's Baxter attend McConnell funeral. Lennie Johnston returns from Lubbock to ranch with Dalton grandparents. Dale and John Dean, Tarleton students, spend Thanksgiving with A A Deans.
Stephen Foster was inducted into NYU’s hall of fame in a Friday ceremony in the hall of fame. He was the sole recipient of the three fifths vote among 142 candidates in the ninth quintennial election, becoming the first musician elected and the 72nd honored member, 76 years after his death in a Bowery rooming house.
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