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Newspaper
San Saba News
Location
San Saba, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1920
Page
3
County superintendent G L Huckaby notes Brady institute boosted local schools. San Saba County has 70 teachers in common schools with eight point six percent permanent, four point eight percent permanent primary, sixty percent first grade, and eighty seven point one percent second grade certificates. Institute attendance averaged ninety seven percent.
Ira W Hall head of Hall Machinery Company and city council member suffered severe injuries when a small caterpillar tractor being loaded on a truck near his home toppled onto him. Amputation of his left hand and crushed right arm followed. he remained resting in a local infirmary after immediate surgical care.
San Saba Texas notices urge support for organized school play and fund for Athletic Director salary. Friday December 4th tagged as Tag Day, high school girls will sell tags to raise funds as School Board and Chamber of Commerce promote effort. Also notes local theater Majestic offering holiday pictures and community update.
A thank you note expresses gratitude for friendly support and patronage during the past year. It hopes for continued association and pledges to serve in many helpful ways in the years ahead.
The Pecan Grove schoolhouse box supper held last Saturday night drew lively bids and a unique voting contest. Boxes sold well, the cake went to M Louise Lackes for 19.30, and total pledges plus receipts now reach 152.05 for the community organ fund.
The home talent play at the high school auditorium Friday night drew strong praise from town residents. Mrs Mollie Moore Godbold of Comanche directed the talent and all performers were commended for fine work. Due to high demand the show was repeated Tuesday night. Proceeds after expenses benefited the Parent-Teacher Association.
P C Hardin and Miss Nora Sowders were married by Rev T F Dimmitt at his home Saturday afternoon. The couple, popular in Wellsview, receive community good wishes. Bride’s parents are Mr and Mrs A Sawders, longtime residents.
The San Saba high school closes Wednesday for holiday vacation and teachers travel home. School resumes Monday January 3. Local students plan many social events during the break. Roy Jr is welcomed to the Camblin family at Carlston Field Arcadia Fla. Dorothy Woods visits relatives while on break from teaching at Post Oak Grove.
Town and county residents return from colleges for Christmas break. Names include Jamye Campbell Mae Maline Johnston Florence Edwards Vera Dean Winnogene Kimbrough Rose Cohen Maumee Low Pauline Low Fannie Carroll Christena Breazeale Ava Bolton Betsy Walters Bernice Sanderson Elizabeth Baker Tom Petty Comerell from various colleges and Mr William Allison of St Paul visiting at the Allison farm.
Major W F vate once called the most advertising man in the United States led a prohibition era visit to San Saba with John H Cooley. They inspected the W J Moore warehouse and Mother Pool Addition at Richland Springs, owned by Cooley. Cooley supervised drilling outfits at San Saba and Richland Springs after buying a 10 acre lease in Breckenridge Texas. Turner moves family to Martin Addition and rents out his farm near Richland Springs for schooling. County clerk Arch Woods issued December 1 to 18 licenses for Edgar H Jackson and Miss May Burk. J W Muhling, Beulah Smallwood, Emmett and Alyce, and others. Local notices mention a missing item involving a brown hat and other belongings. a liberal reward is offered for the return.
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