Dial Day Conversion Brings San Saba Joy and Memories
Irene Linn Gibson writes of Sunday’s Dial Day in San Saba with Bend, Cherokee, and Richland Springs adopting the new phone system. The community enjoyed the ailing operator era stories, shared reminiscences of party lines on Simpson Creek, and a generous Christmas note from local merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Saba
Bend
Lawrence Hamrick
Simpson Creek
Eula Fry
Eula
Fair View
Ting
Letters to Santa From Second Grade Children
In playful requests, several youngsters write to Santa detailing Christmas wishes. Tom Dietrich asks for jumping shoes, a cotton candy maker, an electric train, a football, a tractor, drums, a jeep, a gun, and an airplane, preferring the drum and football. Benny Rodriguez wants a BB gun. Sammy Zulauf asks for a snow cone machine and a walking dog named Gaylord. Jo Nelli Epperson signs off as a good girl in the second grade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa
Tom Dietrich
Daniel
Benny Rodriguez
Sammy Zulauf
Santa Claus
Gaylord
Jo Nelli Epperson
Death of Amos Colsberg Touches Richland Springs
Locker News reports the death of Amos Colsberg of Richland Springs, with condolences to his family. It notes visitors including Jimmie Smith and family, Harry Sofge and daughter Caroline, Pauline Putton visiting son Virgil in San Saba, and a bridal shower for Elmer and Glaeske of Austin. additional items list locals visiting, cot ton work, and hospital discharge for George Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amos Colsberg
Richland Springs
Jimmie Smith
Hall
Wrnter
Regency
Harry Sofge
Caroline
T. M. Sofge
Pauline Putton
Virgil
San Saba
Elmer Glaeske
Austin
Kenneth Thomas
J. D. Hulme
Jack West
Pauline Fulton
Shirley
Nancy
James
Jack
G. A. Churchwell
Mr. Sofge
Eugene Bates
Dorinda
Valera
Jeffery
Daniel
D. R. Bates
Bethel
T. M. Sorge
Bill Fulton
George Smith
San Saba Memorial Hospital
John Cummings
Noel
Brownwood
Locker
Felix Cochran
R. J. Powell
Hetta Grant
Amos Solsberg
J. Cc. Till
Children’s Christmas Wish Letters From Around the World
A batch of kid friendly notes asks Santa for toys and expresses kindness to siblings and children in other lands. Names include Sandra Meador Maria Martinez Della Crim Jimmy Walker Lucia Saucillo and Robert Bernal with varied requests from dolls to toy vehicles and essentials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Santa
Della Ann Crim
Mrs. Santa
Jimmy Walker
Williams Visit Clips Holiday Season at Family Homes
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Williams of Austin stayed with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Dave Williams this weekend. Mrs. J. B. Ponton of Ropesville joined Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Ponton for a holiday visit at Ponton relatives’ home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Williams
Austin
Dave Williams
J. B. Ponton
Ropesville
J. C. Ponton
Jack Mc Gil
Abilene
Albert Henniger
Clarence Feist
Midkiff
James
San Diego
Calif
J. R. Chadwick
Max Martin
Fort Sill
Okla
Kirk Martin
San Angelo College
John Martin
Lakeview News Bowser News December 17
Harvest wraps 1962 crops as farmers plan for 1963. Community notices salute visitors, funerals, and holiday travel. Members of local families, clubs, and churches host gatherings while obituaries and health reminders appear among routine notes from Lakeview and nearby towns.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Irene Linn Gibson
San Saba News and Star
Quiet Hour
Sadler Auto Supply
Clowe
Insurance Agency
Fire & Allied Lines
P. O
Tex
Rosa Lee Clowe
J. E. Hagan
Rae
Kelvinator
Sadler Auto & Appliances
Susie Smart
Sandra Meador
Maria Martinez
Susie
Lucia Saucillo
Robert Bernal
Linn
Lakeview News
Bowser News
Sidney Howell
Eugene
Tucson
Ariz
A. M
Annie
Lillie
Florence Carroll
Howells
Dallas
Bogota
Sidney
G. A. Solsberg
Brady Hospital
Preston McCarty
Don
Odessa
Will Wilton
Bradley Burleson
Elgin
Burlie Burleson
Rock Springs Baptist Church
Mullin
Laird’s Corner Drug Store
Alice Grimes
Anne Wright
Cindy
Alan
A. B. Swinney
Thrifty
Ruby Donahoe
L. M. Crawford
True
Sew
Clovis Brown
Gary
Bobby
Brady
Claud Wilson
William Brown
Brown
I. S. Goldberg
J. McLean
Coodan H MoorMans
Ward Ellis JR
Texas
Famous Kelvinator
Sadler Auto & Appliances Son
Seba
the Palace
THE
Wild Westerners
James Philbrook
Nancy Kovack
Duane Eddy
Mp Ee
Hugh Griffith
Three Stooges
Snow White
Atra
Palace Theatre
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