Honor Roll List Honors 812 Students in San Saba Schools
San Saba schools released the second six weeks honor roll with 75 straight A students. Senior top honorees include Nettie Clark and Oma Clark among others, followed by lists for juniors, sophomores, and freshmen with many named pupils across grades. A and B honor roll also noted with numerous students listed.
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San Saba
Supt
W. M. Campbell
Nettie
Oma Clark
Dorothy, DeVoll
Marion Fitzgerald
Shannon Gregg
Vivian Hamrick
Anne Holladay
Marcell McCoury
Wanda Jewell Scott
Bobby Arhelger
Helen Edwards
Mildred Harkey
Clara Lou LaGow
Betty Lambert
Mary Bess Longmire
Shirley Norwood
Gloria Ayler
Almola Clements
Marie Ledbetter
Joann Taylor
Gayle Tittle
Raymond Arhelger
Marie Townsend
Douglas Adams
Raymond Oliver
Vondene Adams
Nelda Behrens
Catherine Ann Campbell
Nora Johnson
Rosale Means
Lige Ann Miller
Bonnie Nance
Sara Kate Wilder
Jimmy Ward
Sylvia Jean Harkey
Myrna Adams
Jimmy Hubbert
Barbara Crockett
Shirley Roe Johnson
Martha Raye Owen
Clara Dean Sutton
Virginia Moore
Emmett Lee Grumbles
Grenda Till
Ginger Wiggington
Bill Campbell
Bobby Ray
Jane Felts
Ward Locklear
Linda Moore
Diane Gage
June Garmon
Barbara Ketchum
Sandra Kay Neeper
Lynda Lynn Pehl
Kay Sullivan
Linda Oldham
Harlen Barker
Michael Bogard
Bill Everett
Billy George Franklin
Robert Sloan
Charles Terry
Eldon Mayfield
Paul Broyles
Hunter Hibler
Jimmie McCarty
Billie Don Edmondson
Shannon Oliver
Dean Taff
Larry Walker
Linda Jean Cameron
Barbara Jennings
Sedra Patton
Carolyn Edmondson
Carol Sue Brown
Helen Daniels
Doris Faye Parks
Wandabeth Till
Juliabeth Whitney
Helen Harkey
Joann Isham
Mary Evelyn Miller
Ola Patton
Gwendolyn Baker
Doris Gautier
Pollyanna Kuykendall
Carl Mack Carter
Willa Joe Karnes
Carl Langham
Steve Sadler
Dennis Sullivan
Glenn Casbeer
Robert Lee Edmondson
Marlon Hall
Marjorie Titzgerald
Suzanne Gray
Janet Harris
Gradine Isham
Johnnie Lou Kuykendall
Martha Terry
Lavenia Franklin
Nejuana Gage
Shirley Gatliff
Barbara Hooton
Carolyn Owen
Velma Grumbles
Kenneth Snider
Richard Gautier
Jimmy Ted Isham
Buddie Oliver
Quietta Griffay
Dana Willingham
Annette Ayley
Shirley Jones
Shirley Field
Santa to Visit Again Saturday in San Saba
The jolly Santa Claus returns to San Saba this Saturday invited by Hopper & Walker and Laird's Corner Drug Store. He will be at the two stores Thursday, Friday, and again Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. with candy for children sharing Christmas wishes.
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Santa Claus
Hopper & Walker and
Laird’s Corner Drug Store
San Saba
Santa
Showers Aid Parched Texas Areas in Mid-December
Rainfall varied across San Saba county with totals up to 1.35 inches in the southeast. Cherokee logged 1.10 inches and .25 on Wednesday, Bend and Chappel reported .87, San Saba .23 and traces. Other sites like Algerita Harkeyville Richland Springs saw light sprinkles while temperatures climbed into the 80s as a mild cold front moved into Texas.
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San Saba County
Bend and Chappel
San Saba
United Telephone Co
Algerita
Harkeyville
Richland Springs
Texas
Billy Lewis is Reburied in Richland Springs
Reburial services for Pfc. Billy J. Lewis, killed in action with the 79th Infantry Division in France on Nov. 14, 1944, were held Sunday afternoon from the Baptist Church in Richland Springs with Rev. Holmes and Rev. Van Martin officiating. Lewis, who lived in Richland Springs, served from July 16, 1943, and fought in Normandy, Northern France and the Rhineland. He is survived by his parents, two brothers, a sister, and grandparents. Full military honors were provided by Richland Springs veterans with a color guard, firing squad and buglers.
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Billy J. Lewis
79Th
Fran
Baptist Church
Richland Springs
Holmes
van Martin
Pfc
Lewis
Eto
Normandy
France
Rhineland
W. H. Lewis
BE. F
Herbert Dail Lewis
Mary Lewis Dawyer
Ft. Worth
W. F. Lewis
Ed Brown
Placid
Ed Taylor
Pete Miller
Byron Lewis
Royce Templeton
R. B. Warren
Dean Adams
Hugh Miller
Thurman Saxon
Dean Atchison
Burley Edwards
T. A Wilton
Joe Ed House
James Land
Charles Schneider
Presley Adams
Frank Weiss
Haskell Miller
Robert Lewis
Billy Gerald Johnson
San Saba
L. M. Green
San Saba Quintet Wins First District Game
The San Saba High basketball team beat Mason 28 to 11 in their first district contest, then will pause district play for the holidays. Starters were Graydon Cavness Bill Moore and Bill McDaniel at forwards, and Bill Owen and James Reavis at guards. Substitutes included Dick Felts Eddie Edwards and Morris Reavis. Cavness Moore and McDaniel led scoring.
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San Saba High
Mason
Graydon Cavness
Bill Moore
Bill McDaniel
Bill Owen
James Reavis
Dick Felts
Eddie Edwards
Morris Reavis
Cavness
Moore
McDaniel
San Saba
Cousin Is Reburied At Sweetwater
C C Montgomery of San Saba reports the body of his cousin Pie Grover Murl Montgomery was returned from overseas to Sweetwater. A native of the county, Montgomery was killed in action April 14 1945 in Italy after being wounded March 1 1945. A bronze medal sent posthumously to his mother notes wounds from an enemy mine in the right leg.
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C. Montgomery
San Saba
Pie
Grover Murl Montgomery
Grover
Gonzales Fund Drive Opens in San Saba County
Clay Kuykendall chairs seven committee members and local leaders across 17 San Saba county communities in a countywide drive for Gonzales Warm Springs Foundation for crippled children. No door solicitation, mail letters with bank drafts, donations funneled to Gonzales or Kuykendall or Rev. White at City National Bank. county quota set at $1,000.
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Clay Kuykendall
San Saba
Gonzales Warm Springs Foundation
Kuykendall
Gonzales
Bill White
City National Bank
San Saba County
L. C. Ward
T. P. Golding
J. M. Walker
B. J. Park
Coleman Burnham
H. ©. Brown
Merle Barrett
First Baby Contest Set in San Saba County 1949
The 1949 San Saba first baby contest opens for entries from babies born in the county to residents of the trade area. Deadline is January 5. Prizes include a $10 hospital credit, $7.50 cash, and gifts from local merchants.
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San Saba
Joe Michael Shaw
N. C. Shaw
Richland Springs
Shaws
West End
Irene Gibson
Howell-Doran Funeral Home
Walker Electric
Norette Shoppe
Marke's
Hostess Pro- Pari
Soldier Killed While Aiding Officer Receives Medals
A serviceman died while assisting a severely wounded officer en route to an aid station. He was posthumously awarded a bronze medal and his mother received two Purple Hearts, plus EAME campaign, Victory, and Rifle medals.
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EAME
Grain Drills Made Available Through LCRA Program
The Lower Colorado River Authority provides three ten foot grain drills with fertilizer disperser and grass seeding gear to San Saba county farmers and ranchers. Custodians are Ted Wright Beaumont Hiler and Maynard McCoury. A $2.99 daily charge supports repair and maintenance of the machines. Wright showcases rye and vetch planting on 30 acres plus 40 acres of rye as a winter cover crop to be incorporated before spring planting.
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Lower
Colorado River Authority
Ted Wright
Northwest
Beaumont Eiler
Live Oak
Maynard McCoury
Chappel
LCRA
San Saba County
Beaumont Hiler
Wright
Veterans’ Vocational Agriculture
Firemen Answer Two Calls From Cherokee
San Saba volunteer firefighters answered two calls from Cherokee recently. One Friday at the Salt Branch schoolhouse on the Cherokee campus burned after a stove defect. The other Tuesday morning the Daugherty residence burned when an oil stove exploded as Mr. Daugherty tried to light it. He suffered burns needing doctor care. All household possessions were lost.
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San Saba
Cherokee
Salt Branch
Will Daughey
He Daugherty
State Semi Finals Clash at Brownwood High Stadium
Monahatis and New London meet at Brownwood High Stadium at 2 PM Saturday to decide who faces the New Braunfels or Falfurrias winner for the State Conference A title. Quarterfinals saw Monahangs 13 7 over Phillips and New London 88 12 over Irving. Nearby, New Braunfels defeated Van 23 18 and Falfurrias beat Aldine 14 13.
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Monahatis
New London
Brownwood High Stadium
New Braunfels-Falfurrias
Monahangs
Phillips
Irving
New Braunfelg
Van
Falfurrias
Aldine
San Antonio
Amarillo
Port Arthur
Waco
Denison
Austin
Breckenridge
Odessa
Texarkana
T J Stewart Jr II Promoted To Sergeant
T J Stewart Jr stationed at Randolph Field was promoted to sergeant. Parents Mr and Mrs T J Stewart Sr report he serves as supervisor in the Machine Analysis Section of the Department of Biometrics.
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T. J. Stewart Jr. II
T. J. Stewart Jr
Randolph Field
T. J. Stewart Sr
Stewart
Department of Biometrics
Local Men Hurt In Arkansas Wreck
R D Aubrey Jr and Pete Hunt er injured about 8 20 Sunday morning at Benton Arkansas when their car demolished in an accident Hunt er was first feared fatally injured but remained unconscious after surgery his condition improved and he now expected to recover Aubrey not seriously injured and returned to San Saba Mrs I W Keel of Balls is guest in the R L Cates home
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R. D. Aubrey Jr
Pete Hunter
Benton, Ark
Hunter
Aubrey
San Saba
Delegates Named for San Saba ACA Delegation Election
Delegates selected December 11 in community elections will meet Saturday morning in San Saba to elect a county committee for the 1949 Agricultural Conservation Association farm program. Delegates include George W. Cusbeer, R. Lee Oliver, Emmett A. Kuykendall, and others across Communities A through H, with election at the ACA office above San Saba National Bank at 10 o'clock.
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San Saba
The
Agricultural Conservation Association
AAA
San Saba County
George W. Cusbeer
R. Lee Oliver
Emmett A. Kuykendall
D. Baxter
Robert B. Singleton
Johan Wilton
Rosy White
Walter G. Shaw
AGA
San Saba National Bank
Arthur L. Gunter
Zeb D. Ledbetter
Howard W. Clark
Horace W. Shahan
Billy K. Burnham
Henry D. Edmondson
Martin G. Cruisinger
Charles B. Lambert Jr
James L.red McKee
A. J. Brister
Hilliard F. Barefoot
J. Maynard McGuary
Osear Boultinghouse
Fount A. Sharp
George H. Wilton
Jack H. Stoan
Jessie J. Smith
Karl H. Stoner
Ernest
Ted Wright
Ross White
Kellie Vardeman
John D. Conffey
Reverend Hilliard to Meet Cherokee Methodist Church
Reverend J B R Hilliard district superintendent will meet with the Cherokee Methodist Church on Sunday night. Pastor W L White extended an invitation to the public to attend the worship services. A special offering for the Methodist Home will be taken Sunday morning.
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J. BR. Hilliard
Cherokee Methodist Church
Sauday
W.L. White
Boosters To Fete Gridders Tuesday Night Banquet
University of Texas coaches Bully Gilstrap and Harold Jungmichael will attend the Booster Club Football Banquet in San Saba Tuesday night and show a 1948 Texas-SMU film. Tickets on sale until Saturday. banquet at the high school gym with roast turkey dinner. trophies to MVP and most improved player to be awarded. Worth Parker program chair.
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Gilstrap
Harold Jungmichael
University of Texas
Texas-Smu
Worth Parker
Parker
Supper Committee
Ponce Hartley
San Saba Drug
Man's
Hopper & Walker
Leader Store
John Conner
Jack Smithwick
Sam Connally
Slim Cobern
Howard Baird
John Bogard
Buster Martin
Jeff Byrd
Red Williams
Red Patterson
Rusty Horton
San Saba Jaycees
Armadillo
Worth Doran
Deatapley
Milk cows sold after News Want Ads reach buyers
Mrs John Wiley Arbelger reports strong results from News Want Ads for milk cows. Last week she advertised cows for sale and sold 11 cows early this week while about 35 people called in response and inquiries continue.
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John Wiley Arbelger
E News
FFA Banquet Slated January 7 in San Saba
The San Saba FFA chapter plans its annual Father and Son Banquet for Friday night January 7 in the school lunch room. About six chapter members and their dads will be served fried chicken, along with invited guests. Former Lone Star Partner members are asked to contact advisor Tom J. Henry. Billy Walker Kirkpatrick, past president, will host and pursues Lone Star Farmer degree this year.
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San Saba
Future Farmers of America
Tom J. Henry
Mr. Henry
Billy Walker Kirkpatrick
Kirkpatrick
Lone Star Farmer
Catalogs go out on stock show in San Saba
More than 500 stock show catalogs were distributed in San Saba by Vocational Agriculture students for the 16th annual San Saba County FFA and 4-H Club Fat Stock Show set for Thursday January 15. Entries include 19 calves 149 sheep and up to 75 hogs from San Saba Richland Springs Cherokee and nearby districts with prizes totaling over 650.01 dollars.
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Johnt Campbell
Saba County
FFA
San Saba
Tom J. Henry
Richland Springs
Cherokee
A. B. Ford
San Saba Junior Chamber of Commerce
Temple West
The
San Saba News
John Lee
W. A. Burnam
Elbert McGoury
Jack Spurlock
Campbell and Bord
Lee Daniel
Ton Henry
James Harkey
Ho J. Jackson
Guy Rissen
L. Wf. Stewart
Ben Ray
LT. Farris
J. Tisdale
Laurence Warieiek
D. D. Landers
Fr. E. Stewardson
W. E. Sawyer
Albert McCoury
J. Markey
Geo. Bo Walker
ML 1. Whitmen
Martin Moor
J. J. Powell
J. L. Walker
New Directors Named At Jaycee Meeting
Seven new directors were elected at the San Saba Junior Chamber of Commerce December meeting attended by about 60 people at the Jaycee hall. Elected were J. W. McDaniel Leon Hartley Glenn Williamson W. E. Bryant Jack Sullivan Clavis Ledbetter and Charles Chrane. W. C. Yarborough a Corpus Christi wholesale coffee dealer spoke on capital and labor. An open discussion among present members suggested New Year’s Day Saturday will not be observed as a holiday locally.
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San Saba Junior Chamber of Commerce
Jaycee Hall
J. W. McDaniel
Leon Hartley
Glenn Williamson
W. E. Bryant
Jack Sullivan
Clavis Ledbetter
Charles Chrane
W. C. Yarborough
Corpus Christi
Music Store To Open In Estep Building
J M Edwards of San Angelo has bought the hardware stock and leased the Estep building on the court house square to open Edwards Hardware Music House. Remodeling is underway and a large stock of pianos and musical instruments will be moved in late this week or early next. The store remains open for current merchandise. Jack Edwards will handle repairs and sales until remodeling is finished. George DeVoll and Sons are remodeling contractors. Edwards operates musical shops in San Angelo and Monahans and claims one of West Texas largest stocks of musical merchandise.
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J. M. Edwards
San Angelo
Estep
Court House Square
Edwards Hardware Music House
Mr. Edwards
Jack Edwards
George DeVoll and Sons
Edwards
Monahians
West Texas
Posit Sk
Sax Saba
Death of Gary Moore Aged 84 Remains in San Antonio
Gary Moore aged 84 son of and Mrs Bills Moore of San Antonio was hospitalized after a serious illness. Mr and Mrs Ben Hard with family and others visited the bedside. Mr and Mrs Wo Th Chee Pack and Ben Mossman visited earlier in the week. No change reported in the child's condition.
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San Antonio
Gary Moore
Bills Moor
San
Patie
Ben
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Billy Lewis
San Saba Quintet
Sweetwater
Brownwood
Arkansas
ACA
Hilliard
Cherokee Church
Blobs Grimes
Herrick Thuhn
Pore Worth
Be Swinney
Port Worth
Jaycee Meeting
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