ASCS Announces 64 AC Practices for 1964 program
The San Saba County ASCS committee lists Agricultural Conservation Practices for the 1964 program. Producers must apply after Jan 2 and get County Committee approval before work to receive payments, with the federal government sharing costs about 50 percent. Practices include establishing vegetative cover, controlling shrubs, constructing wells and dams, pipelines, permanent fences, soil waterways, terraces, diversions, irrigation system reorganization, and establishing annual winter legumes.
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San Saba
ASCS
Dr J F Hardie Dies in Austin
Dr James F Hardie of Austin former San Saba pastor died shortly after 6 am Saturday December 21 in St Joseph Hospital Austin after a two week illness Funeral services were held December 28 at University Presbyterian Church burial in an Austin cemetery He served at First Presbyterian San Saba about five years New Hope Presbyterian Sloan about three years Survivors include his wife Louisa Joe Hardie daughter Mrs Bill Smith of Lubbock son Rev James I Hardie Jr of Houston and four grandchildren
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James F. Hardie
Austin
San Saba
St. Joseph Hospital
University Presbyterian Church
Hardie
Flist Presbyterian
New Hope Presbyterian Church
Sloan
Louisa Joe Hardie
Bill Smith
Lubbock
James I, Hardie Jr
Houston
Market Report cattle market Lometa Friday December 20
Lometa Commission Co reports a holiday market with prices near average. Biocker steers range light to heavy from 18.50 to 29.50. feeder steers 18.50 22.60. stocker steers 20.00 to 28.50. cows and calves 120.00 to 180.00. bulls 14.00 to 16.50. no fat cows offered. limited feeder heifers and canner cattle shown.
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Lometa Commission Co
Biocker
Cannery & Cutters
City to observe New Year’s Day closures
The City of San Saba will observe New Year’s Day by closing. Most business firms and offices banks and post office will be closed for the day. Residents are asked to arrange their business accordingly. The holiday is one of six during the year that most business owners agree to close.
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San Saba
San Saba County
Dillo Cagers Lose In Brownwood Cage Meet
San Saba Armadillos fell to Lampasas 66 41 in Brownwood tournament opening game as Lampasas led after the first quarter. Steve Leibetter and Jarvis Shaw led San Saba with 15 and 10 points respectively while Charles Alderson topped Lampasas with 17. In the consolation Friday Coleman beat San Saba 80 68 with Foy Coleman and George Byerley scoring 15 each and Hobby Woodward 14.
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San Saba Armadillo
Lampasas
Coleman
Brownwood
David Holmatrom
San Saba
Armadillos
Holmstrom
Dillos
Steve Lebettar
Jarvis Shaw
Rodney Hyatt
Joe Wilder
Charles Alderson
Vic McBride
Bluecats
Steve Leibetter
Foy Coleman
George Byerley
Hobby ‘Woodward
Former San Saba 4-H Girl Wins 1963 Alaska Honors
Betty Dawn McWilliams daughter of H F Williams of Anchorage formerly of San Saba won 1963 4 H magazine cover girl honor after selection at 4 H National Congress in December 1962 She led 4 H work in Alaska volunteering in city park playground teaching games singing handicraft and art and chaired younger groups She skis sews and leads creative projects and will be a senior at West Anchorage High School undecided on career but aims to work in recreation and clothing design
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Betty Dawn McWilliams
H. F. McWilliams
Anchorage
Alaska
San Saba
Miss McWilliams
Bernice B. Murray
Vance Booker
John Deera Co
Ior
West Anchorage
Ted Brown Jr
County Agents Close Offices for Christmas Holidays
Officials Billy F. Kidd county agent and Bernice B. Murray county home demonstration agent will have their offices closed the entire week for Christmas. Secretary Don Woodrufe also will take time off for the holiday season.
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Billy F. Kidd
Bernice B. Murray
Don Woodrufe
Cadillac Crashes Into Pole on West Wallace Street
A 1958 Cadillac driven by Mrs. James Lucas struck a light pole at West Wallace and Seventh Street on Friday morning, December 20, snapping the pole and damaging a school sign. The vehicle veered, hit a curb, and damaged a transformer, causing outages to a large city area. Mrs. Lucas and her two sons were taken to hospital for minor injuries and later dismissed. Linemen from SCRA and Southwestern States Telephone and Cable Vision repaired lines.
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James Lucas
Wallace
Seventh Street
Nalls Courts
San Saba County Wins 1963 State Pecan Show
San Saba County led with 290 points at the Texas State Pecan Show in College Station December 18 and 19, aided by Mills County, edging Bell by 77 points. Bastrop placed third. Eastland, Travis, Menard followed as judges tallied 749 entries. State Pecan Queen will be Miss Mabel Anne Perry of San Saba, crowned in Brownwood in July.
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San Saba County
Texas
College Station
Mills County
Bell
Bastrop County
Roger Landers
Menard
Randers
E. E. Hoffman
Bastrop
W. E. Hill
Seal
W. W. Fenter
Rising Star
All-West Texas Eleven honors list includes Lambert and Eden
The 1963 All-West Texas football team, chosen by San Angelo Standard-Times staff and area coaches, names Lambert from San Saba and Eden from Armadillo among the players. It lists teammates with school, position, weight and class, including Mason end Tommy Loeffler, Winters end Miky Mitchell, Ballinger tackle James Voglesang, and others with backs, guards, and tackles from Crane, Sonora, Alpine, Mason, and San Saba, plus honorable mention recipients Ciena Hinyard and Dynny Gilstrap.
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San Angelo Standard-Times
Lambert
Eden
Armadillo
Tommy Loeffler
Mason
Miky Mitchell
Winters
James Voglesang
Ballinger
Ricky Lambert
Crane
Ciena Hinyard
Dininy Gilstrap
Babson Forecast For 1964 To Be Published Next Week
The San Saba News will print Roger W. Babson’s 1964 Business and Financial Forecast in the January 2 issue. Babson’s track record shows his forecasts were 84 percent correct in 1963, with topics to cover include General Business, Elections, Tax Cut, Labor, Inflation, Agriculture, Stock Market, Real Estate and Cost of Living. Babson, a noted adviser, built a forecasting program used by over 400 newspapers and 20,000 corporations and estates.
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Babson
U. S
Roger W. Babson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Crete
Child Bitten By Rabid Coon
Steven Martin six year old son of Mr and Mrs Wilton Martin was bitten last week by a raccoon rabid according to Mrs Martin The boy was hunting alone with a BB gun when he saw the animal he shot it and it turned on him biting him several times The incident occurred on the old Eugene Moore place near Richland Springs He is taking shots for rabies and is doing satisfactorily.
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Steven Martin
Wilton Martin
Jesse Robbins Dies in Louisiana
Jesse Be Robbins 46 died Friday December 20 following a heart attack at Morganza Louisiana He and his wife had been in Ennis since September harvesting a pecan crop He was a pecan buyer and did custom combining in several states Born December 27 1916 in San Saba to George and Birtie Robbins He married Frances M Daniel May 27 1942 in Comanche Survived by wife daughter son two brothers and two sisters Funeral held December 28 at Howell Doran Chapel with burial in City Cemetery
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Jesse BE. Robbins
Morganza
Robbins
Ennis
Flo
San Saba
George Robbins
Birtie Ethridge Robbins
Frances M. Daniel
Comanche
Church of Christ
Gordon Calley
Cherokee
Jesse E. Robbins, Jr
William Robbins
Tulsa
Oklo
Norman Adams
Okla
Birtie Robbins
Howell-Doran Chapel
John Coffman
City Cemetery
Howell - Doran Funeral Home
Raymond Oliver
D. B. Wood
Pat Beckner
George Casbeer
Warren Hall
Jimmie Hall
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J. F. Hardie
Dillo Cagers
Anchorage Daily News
Cadillac
West Wallace
Cay
Blossman
SCRA
Southwestern States Telephone Company
Cabla-Vision
State Highway Department
John J. Chilek
Yoakum
E. B. Barrett
Leonhard
Col. P. L. Downs
Nelson Hander
Belton
Hoffman
Leonard Big Valley Farms
Leonard San Saba Farm
Clarence Tisdale
J. A. Johnson
Burns Kingston Farm
Q. B. Hareky
Rainey's Nursery
Toby Shoemake
Merle Taylor
Floyd Gage
Pecan Growers Association
T. Noel Wood
Luther Rainey
Barney Sullivan
Jack Sanderson
News
Jesse Robbins
Louisiana
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