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Newspaper
San Saba News
Location
San Saba, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1940
Page
3
San Saba County Sees Heavy Rainfall In Week
Mrs. W F Sullivan, rainfall gage readings in San Saba show 2.70 inches from Monday last to this Monday. W D Page in Cherokee reports 2.87 inches from December 6 to 14, totaling 33.31 inches for 1940 through the 14th. All areas have been well watered and travel is improving as sunshine returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Sullivan
Cherokee
W. D. Page
Old Sol
San Saba
Roosevelt Officially A Third-Termer
The electoral college voted Roosevelt a third term in a routine ceremony marked by some misspellings of names. Electors in state capitals cast 449 votes for Franklin D Roosevelt and 82 for Wendell L Willkie, reflecting the national totals of 27,245,422 for Roosevelt and 22,333,801 for Willkie after Rhode Island and Nebraska completed the canvass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Franklin Y Roosevelt
Wendell L. Willkie
Rhode Island
Nebraska
Willkie
Model Village In Reading Shows Life Like Scale
A Reading Pennsylvania hobby project by Laurence Gieringer recreates an almost perfect model village after more than 25 years of work. The diminutive scene features tiny streets, a railroad, electric lights, trees, gardens, people, a functioning tiny church with stained glass, and houses built largely from real materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reading
Laurence Gieringer
Police Dog At Chico Hospital Receives Paw Amputation
A German police dog with a crushed paw was brought to Enloe hospital in Chico California. Dr Enloe anesthetized the animal and amputated the damaged paw after it reported its own instinct to the emergency entrance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enloe
Chico
Calif
Cage Practice Stops For Work On Gym Floor
Basketball practice at the local gym halted Wednesday and will not resume until after the holidays to allow floor work. Coach Hulon W. Duncan aims to finalize an engaging cage schedule for 1941. The Armadillo team entered with 11 wins in 23 games and 483 points scored against 349 for opponents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hulon W. Duncan
W. R. Wheeler
Armadillo
Sam Easly
First US Book Issued From Cambridge Press 1740
The first full sized book printed in the future United States was Stephen Daye’s The Whole Booke of Psalmes Faithfully Translated Into English Metre issued in 1740 at the Cambridge Press in Cambridge Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
The
United States
Stephen Daye
Cambridge Press
Cambridge
Mass
Early Glass Bottles and Roman Glass Making
The article notes glass bottle making existed in Rome by year 79. CHURCH OF CHRIST welcomes visitors with services led by Minister F. F. Conley including Bible study at 9 45 a.m. and multiple services daily and midweek classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church OF Christ
F. F. Conley
Outstanding Player of 1940 Wins Jaycee Award
The outstanding player of 1940 scored 148 points and earned the Jaycee award for overall top performance, highlighting the season's leading scorer and key contributor to his team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jaycee Award
Cummings Dry Cold Storage Seeks Meat Cures
An advertisement for T. J. Cummings Dry Cold Storage invites customers to inquire about meat curing. The snippet notes an era claim of longer life span and mentions Dr. O C Osborn of Kalama zoo Michigan proposing bee therapy to soothe young patients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Cummings
O. C. Osborn
Kalamazoo, Mich
Persia's Woolen Carpets Arrive in France in 1539
The article notes that woolen carpet manufacture was introduced into France from Persia around 1539, marking a historical transfer of crafts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Persia
France
San Saba Morning Gas Shopper Cheers Thoughtful Lady
A reader from San Saba recalls Mrs. Doris Oliver, a friendly local who shops for gas each morning. The note highlights her considerate gestures toward everyone she meets on her daily route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris Oliver
Lake
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G. R. Armentrout
McMillin
Ruth W. Walker
Frances Brazil
Commerce Street
Locker
H. W. Barnett
Key Johnson
Goldthwaite
Texas
J. M. Gage Dairy
J. E. Crockett
Mer
Estep Hardware & Furniture CO
BUICK
Santa Claus
Brown
E. B. House
C. C. Hibler
Island of
Gulf of Marseilles
Chateau d'If
Mirabeau
Orleans
Philippe Egalite
Dumas
Monte Crise
Chaeau
Bert V. Massey
Taleybene
Welleview
San Saba News Office
Board of Trustees
George Linn
Brownwood Road
Wolfe
Nandinas
Ze Abe
Wolfe’s Nursery
Stephenville
Inwood
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