San Saba Armadillo Booster Club Banquet Date Set
The San Saba Armadillo Booster Club announced the annual football banquet honoring the Armadillo A and B high school teams, coaching staff, managers, and cheerleaders for Thursday night January 16 at 7 p.m. in the Cafetorium. John Pat Culpepper UT assistant coach and former All-American linebacker will be guest speaker. Tickets will be available soon. the event honors District 18-AA and Bi-district winners with a large crowd expected.
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San Saba Armadillo Booster Club
Hag
Mary “Jo" Ellis
John Pat Culpepper
University of Texas
Shaw
Culpepper
Inebacker
Texas Longhorn
Nelson
Firemen's Annual Christmas Supper Set For Tonight
The San Saba Fire Department plans its annual Christmas supper tonight at the Cafetarhum, prepared by the Indies of the school lunchroom. Fire Chief Joe Ragadale says serve at 7 p.m. about 125 people, including firemen, ex-firemen, and their families, expect to attend.
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San Saba
Joe Ragadale
Ragsdale
Wilbur Aylor Receives Football Letter Award
Wilbur Aylor of San Saba son of Mr and Mrs Tom E Aylor was among 25 players on the undefeated Southwest Texas State College football team awarded letters. Head Coach Milton Jowers announced the honor at the Delta Sigma Delta Bariquet event. Aylor notable for an outstanding season. among four sophomores receiving first letters.
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Wilbur Aylor
San Saba
Tom E. Aylor
Southwest Texas State
Milton Jowers
Jowers
Delta Sigma Delta
SWT
Ayler
Weekend two vehicle crashes reported in city
Sheriff Brantley Barker reports weekend collisions. On Saturday a 1962 Pontiac driven by Arthur Ingram Whitley and a 1962 Ford Tudor driven by J D Cox crashed at Hospital Drive and Highway 190. Cox car suffered heavy damage. Whitley’s about $10 damage. Sunday a 1962 Chevrolet pickup driven by Nathaniel F Yarbrough and a 1959 Chevrolet Station Wagon driven by Sandy Watkins collided on South Live Oak Street in front of the Radio Station. both cars incurred considerable damage. Watkins had pulled from the curb and turned north as Yarbrough came south.
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Brantley Barker
Arthur Ingram Whitley
J. D. Cox
Whitley
Cox
Fox With Rabies Killed In Area
County residents should be cautious of wild animals and pets after a rabid fox was killed on the Moody Smith farm. The fox entered the hen house and fought the dog through the fence. the head was sent to Austin for testing. Mrs. Smith notes many foxes in the neighborhood and references a previously reported rabid cat in the same area.
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Moody Smith
Breakfast Teaches Honor Faculty at San Saba Schools
Teachers at San Saba Schools will be honored with a Christmas Breakfast at 7 15 a m Friday December 20 in the Cafetorium Hosts include Supt J C Petty and Principals Joe D Burchard Leon Lane and Mrs Geneva Stroble The gathering also features a Christmas tree and gift exchange afterward.
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San Saba
Supt
J. C. Petty
Joe D. Burchard
Leon Lane
Geneva Stroble
Dillon Cagers To Play In Brownwood Cage Meet
San Saba Armadillo A team opens Brownwood Cage Tournament today December 19 and continues Friday and Saturday. Armadillos face Lampsig at 6:80 p.m. today and have another game Friday. Coach Holmstrom says competition will be unusually strong in this meet.
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San Saba Armadillo
Brownwood
David Holmstrom
Armadillos
Holmstrom
Yule Decorations Will Be Judged Sunday Evening
San Saba Garden Club will judge top three commercial windows and residential outdoor decorations Sunday evening December 22. Judging starts at 5 30 p m lights must be on by then to be eligible. First three receive ribbons placed on windows and residences. honorable mention possible.
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San Saba Garden Club
Curtis Johnson
San Saba Jr High Cagers Win Twin Over Mason
San Saba's junior high basketball teams defeated Mason here Monday night with the seventh grade 31 to 13 and the eighth grade 21 to 19. Lane Bowen led the Dillos with 17 points in the first game, while Gary Briggs sank the decisive basket in the second. Frank Gage added 10 for the Cilles as Briggs contributed five. Coach Holmstrom filled in for the absent Don Hennig and praised both squads for strong play.
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San Saba
Mason Deems
David Olmstrom
Don Hennig
Mason
Holmstrom
Jr.-Dillos
Lane Bowen
Phil Letbetter
Dick Little
Dillos
Gary Briggs
Briggs
Frank Gage
Cilles
Fanfare as Johnson's Aunt Resides in San Saba
Irene Linn Gibson profiles Aunt Jessie Johnson Hatcher 76 of San Saba, lifelong Johnson family member who helped raise Lyndon Baines Johnson. The piece recalls their close bond, Johnson's early mischief, a loan for a stripped Ford, and her memories from birth in 1900s Texas to modern times in San Saba.
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President Johnson
San Saba
Jessie
Lyndon Baines Johnson
United States
Jessie Johnson Hatcher
San Sabasin
Hatcher
Samuel Ealy Johnson Sr
Sam Johnson Jr
Johnson
Churches Plan Christmas Services Across County
Multiple churches scheduled weekend and Christmas Day services to celebrate the meaning of Christmas. First Methodist will present a Christmas Story in Scripture Carols and Tableaux on Sunday Dec 22 at 7 pm with a large youth cast. Churches across the county invite families to attend and the First Baptist and St Luke's Episcopal also plan Christmas programs and morning services.
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First Methodist Church
Jack Hooper
Hooper
J. A. Mays
Jack Sullivan
Gail Sullivan
Sylvia Millien
Bruce Brandenberger
Gene Hinyard
Bob Millican
Phil Sloan
Paul Townsend
Marty Cruisinger
Mike Hinyard
Hall
the Baptist Church
J. S. Tipton
Brownswood
First Presbyterian Church
C. M. Campbell
First Baptist Church
James M. Reid
E. N. Elsey
Jousie
Howard Payne College
Reid
Herren
Rites Held for Clifton High Student in Fatal Farm Road Crash
Funeral services were held for Stephen Hennig a 16 year old Clifton High School junior who died after a car struck him as he unloaded groceries near his home on Farm Road 219 in Bosque County. Driver Bobby Eugene Perkins of Arlington reported. burial followed at Clifton Memorial Park. Survivors include his parents Donald and Ernest Hennig and his brother Donald.
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Stephen Hennig
Don Hennig
Zion United Church of Christ At
Womack
W. R. Simpson
Clifton Memorial Park
Young Hennig
Clifton High School
Clifton
Joe D. Burchard
San Saba High School
Clifton Hospital
Bobby Eugene Perkins
Arlington
Ernest Hennig
Donald Hennig
San Saba
Henry Helms
Emergency Feed Program Extended Through March 31 1964
The Emergency Livestock Feed Program has been extended to March 31, 1964 per Lloyd Smith, local ASCS office manager. Producers approved for feed through Dec 31 may apply at the county office for feed to cover up to 90 days from application. Corn will be made available to producers needing this feed.
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Lloyd Smith
ASCS
One Producer Votes No In 1964 Cotton Referendum
San Saba County ASCS reports on the Dec 10 1964 cotton referendum finding 34 of 375 eligible voters cast ballots. Of those, 33 voted yes and one voted no, determining cotton quotas for the county.
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San Saba County
ASCS
Woods Return Home After West Virginia Stay
Mr and Mrs Dea Woods returned home on Monday December 16 after residing in West Virginia since March Their relatives Mr and Mrs Larue Smith and Mr and Mrs A D Smith along with Larry Dale Smith and Steven of Austin are visiting for the holidays with their parents.
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Dea Woods
West Virginia
Larry Dale Smith
Steven of
Austin
Larue Smith
A. D. Smith
Former Resident Dies In Cleburne
Mrs. W. J. Morris formerly of San Saba died Saturday December 7 in Cleburne Memorial Hospital. Daughter of Dr. and Mrs J L Dailey she was wife of W O Morris of Cleburne and mother of Willis J Morris of Round Rock and Jim Frank Morris of Cleburne with five grandsons and one granddaughter. She was a Methodist and Eastern Star member. Funeral services were held December 8 at the Chapel of Roses in Cleburne, conducted by the Rev Raymond M Burton with burial at Bend Cemetery.
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W. J. Morris
San Saba
Cleburne Memorial Hospital
Morris
John Leigh Dailey
J. L. Dailey
Wo & Morris
Bend
Methodist Church
Eastern Star
Cleburne
Willis J. Morris
Round Rock
Jim Frank Morris
Charles
David
Benny
Wendel
Jimmy Morris
Nancy Morris
Margaret Miller
F. C. Thorpe
Alice
W. P. Dailey
James J. Dailey
San Antonio
Forest E. Dailey
Fort Worth
Thomas Barton Dailey
Chapel of Roses
Dillon
Raymond M. Burton
Arval Martin
Glenna Roof
Bruce Lindgren
Denton
Richard Lee Johnson
Austin
Robert Dailey
William Barton Dailey
San
Schools Dismiss For Christmas Friday
San Saba Richland Springs and Cherokee Schools plan Christmas holidays with early dismissals on Friday Dec 20. San Saba holds class parties at 1 30 p m and a 2 p m eighth grade Christmas program. Richland Springs dismisses at 2 40 p m with a Nativity concert and dinner. Cherokee begins parties at 2 40 p m and dismisses after. Classes resume January 2.
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San, Saba
Richland Springs
San Saba
J. C. Betty
Gafetorium
Grady Baker
Warren Randolph
Parmer Receives Special Honor at Texas Science Meet
Karen Parmer, a junior at Lo meta High School, earned special recognition for her biological research at the 67th Texas Academy of Science meeting in Abilene. Dr. Khan submitted her summer work on The Effect of Tibberellic Acid on Neurospera Growth, and she presented a Senior Division paper to professors and students.
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Karen Parmer
Lometa High School
Dale Parmer
Texas Academy of Science
Abilene
Academy
Palmer
Lumeta High School
Wher
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SS Booster Club
Dillon Cagers
By Irene Linn Gibson
Shim
California
Hatehor
Hatehor Ig
Huda
Stonewall
Johnson City
Southwest State Teacher's College
Wesley Hatcher
Waco
el Paseo
Jefferson
Houston
Washington
Chretmas
Hatchep
Eldon
Ruth) Booker
San’Saba
Ie Bya’ Bons
Bee Jonnbons
Pipe
Mrs
Jessie Hatcher
Fox
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