Hugh Hubbert Rites Sunday in McMillin Community
Funeral services for Hugh M. Hubbert, longtime McMillin area farmer, were held at the Church of Christ Sunday afternoon with Ministers J. A. Fry and Clem. W. Hoover conducting. He died Saturday night at his sister’s home after declining health since last fall. Survivors include two daughters Jewell Hubbert of Arizona and Mrs. Dan Vogel of San Saba county, two sisters Mrs. George Brown and Mrs. A. B. Taff, and a son Milton N. Hubbert killed serving in Okinawa. Pallbearers were George Miller, Watson Miller, Hobson Miller, Ben Hubbert, Murray Hubbert and Tom Taff. Burial in McMillin Cemetery under Howell Doran.
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Hugh M
Hubbert
McMillin
George Miller
Watson Miller
Hobson Miller
Ben Hubbert
Murray Hubbert
Tom Taff
Howell Doran
Methodists make several changes in Texas area churches
Pastoral appointments announced at the Southwest Texas Annual Conference in San Antonio bring changes for Chappel Circuit San Saba First Methodist and Fredonia Circuit. Rev T K Anderson moves to Del Rio. Rev Charles E Nixon to San Saba. Rev Charles Linstram to Fredonia Circuit. Rev M H Jackson to Dripping Springs Wimberly. Rev J D Farmer to Richland Springs. Rev W L White to Cherokee Circuit. Nixon family relocates today. Nixon previously led Richland Springs 1916 18 months and later headed Cherokee Junior College.
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Methodist Church Southwest
Methodist
del Rio
San Saba
Charles E. Nixon
Lockhart
Fredonia
Charles Linstram
M. H. Jackson
Dripping Springs-Wimberly
Chappel
Bend
Rough Creek
Colony
C. A. Hogan
Star
Mills County
J. D. Farmer
Richland Lpgs
W. L. White
Cherokee
Spring Creek
Richland Springs
Old Cherokee
Southwestern University
Georgetown
Llano
Kerrville
Lions Club
Nixons
Charles Nixon
Methodist Church
First Methodist Church
Southwest Texas Methodist Conference
San Antonio
Nixon
Bend Church of Christ Announces Evening Lecture Series
A series of lectures at the Bend Church of Christ begins Monday and runs through Friday June 10. Speakers include James A. Fry San Saba on Teaching and Vision M F Manchester Rising Star on Financing the Work C A Buchanan Lometa on Individual Responsibility and Personal Work Ben West Lampasas on The Model Church and Clem W Hoover Cherokee on Worship of the Model Church. Services start 8:15 PM daily and the public is invited.
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Bend Church of Christ
James A. Fry
San Saba
M. F. Manchester
Rising Star
C. A. Buchanan
Lometa
Ben West
Lampasas
Model Church
Clem W. Hoover
Cherokee
Summers Visit With In-Law Spans San Angelo Weekend
Mr and Mrs Claburn Summers of San Angelo spent the weekend with Mrs Ralph Owen, her mother.
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Mrs. Claburn
San Angelo
Ralph Owen
San Saba minister banker L White’s life story told
L White, a San Saba native born October 31 1893 and now a Methodist minister and bank cashier, reflects on his early life as a printer at The News. He served in World War I, returned to banking in 1920, and has since led church work, preaching at several churches and being pastor at Cherokee and Spring Creek. He married Victor Bryant in 1920 and has a son, William B. White. His hobbies include photography and fishing.
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W. L. White
the News
B. L. White
Rev. White
San Saba
W. A. Smith
First Army
Air Force Ground Service
France
Army of Occupation
Toul
Meuse Argonne
St. Mihiel
The
City National Bank
Chappel
Colony
Rough Creek
Bend
China Creek
Live Oak
Cherokee
Spring Creek
San Antonio
Masonic Lodge
American Legion
Eleven Teams Entered in Saba Invitational Softball Meet
The Saba Invitational Softball Tournament at Memorial Field starts June 27 with 11 teams already paid. a 12th team is expected to qualify soon, per tournament chairman Harry Shapiro. Teams include Menard Mason Lampasas Eden Austin Fire Department San Saba All-Stars Bergstrom Air Base Gatesville Brady Arrow Coach Lines Bend. Free barbecue lunches after each night’s games are promised by booster Jim Circle. A trophy will go to the player with the highest batting average. expenses for first and second place teams are covered up to a limit.
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Jim Circle
Local Softball Tournament Set With Prizes Behind Fence Signs
American Legion and Foreign Wars sponsor the event with merchandise prizes for batters hitting signs on the ball park fence. Play starts 8 PM Monday June 29 and finals run Saturday July 2 at 7:45 PM under Amateur Softball Association of Texas rules. Proceeds fund softball facilities here.
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Pal
American Legion and
Foreign Wars
Ball Park
Amateur Softball Association of Texas
Shapiro
Patrol officer Dwight McDaniel assigned to Austin area
Dwight McDaniel recently completed training at a Texas Highway Patrol School in Austin and has been assigned to the Austin area. He and his wife visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. D. McDaniel of Algerita, and Mr. and Mrs. Bubba Walker of San Saba.
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Dwight McDaniel
Texas Highway Patrol
Austin
G.D. McDaniel
Algerita
Bubba Walker
San Saba
Hutto Softball Set for Saturday Doubleheader at San Saba
Hutto's softball team is scheduled to play a Saturday night doubleheader against the San Saba All Stars at the San Saba Memorial Softball Park. Last week the local All-Stars split a doubleheader with Elgin, winning 5 2 then losing 4 5.
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Hutto
San Saba All Stars
San Saba Memorial
Elgin
Pioneers
Algerita
McMillin
High School
Spring Creek
VFW
Cherokee
Texaco
Summer School Classes Set At San Saba High
Summer school work will begin Monday at 6 00 am in the San Saba High School building under Miss Ruth Rand who will supervise. If enough students enroll Miss Kay Peel will teach. Nine weeks of sessions run weekdays from 9 00 am to 12 30 pm with each course costing about 10 dollars.
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San Saba High School
Ruth Rand
Kay Peel
Miss Rand
Millican Critically Ill With Cancer In Temple Hospital
The condition of W. J. Millican, critically ill with cancer, remains unchanged at Kings Daughters Hospital in Temple this week. Hospital attendants told The News about 3 oclock Wednesday afternoon that Millican is not expected to recover.
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W. J. Millican
Kings Daughters Hospital
Temple
Mr. Millican
Roof Due Soon for Hospital in San Saba County
The San Saba County Memorial Hospital plans a roof within about two weeks if current work proceeds. Insulation should finish this week with roofing crew to start next week. A 1/2 inch concrete floor is poured over pre cast flooring as tile walls begin and a portion of the brick outer wall is laid. Contractors for air conditioning heating plumbing and electrical have crews on site and work is kept up to date. About 0 workers employed daily at present.
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San Saba County Memorial Hospital
Milton Simon
General Construction
Simon
George Casbeer Receives San Saba Lions Award
George Casbeer a Live Oak farmer is named outstanding farmer in the San Saba Brady Soil Conservation District and will receive the 1949 Lions Club award for land resource conservation in the county. The district board includes H H Knight chairman H B Thaxton O Q B Harkey Joe E Rogers and J T Brown.
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George Casbeer
Live Oak
San Saba-Brady
San Saba Lions Club
Casbeer
Board of Supervisors
H. H. Knight
H. B. Thaxton
B. Harkey
Joe E. Rogers
J. T
Richland Spring English Teacher Leads Local Contest Victory
Mrs R J Powell, an English teacher at Richland Spring, organized and entered students in a state soil conservation and essay contest. Her class earned recognition as 11,000 contestants were narrowed to top entrants. Winners included Homer Ray Bru, Lou Proctor, Peg Brown, Josephine Mary Janice Powell.
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R. J. Powell
Englee
Richland
Engle
Ft. Worth
Richland Spring
Homer Ray Bru
Lou Proctor
Peg Brown
Josephine Mary Janice Powell
Boy Scouts Cho New Patrol Lead
San Saba Scouts planned yesterday's meeting to elect patrol leaders and discuss a schedule for afternoon register and school commencement conflicts. John Hall, Scout leader, said a regular meeting would present a tentative number of Scouts to transact business with Cleave and Roger Van snoutmaster planning to travel to the district at Santa Fe Lake Friday night with Campo Lometa scouts.
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San Saba
John Hall
Cleave
Roger van Snoutmaster
Santa Fe Lake
Campo- Lometa
Rodeo boosters host morning street concert exhibition
Rodeo boosters planned a morning event tied to a show down on June 24. The school band organized a street concert at the square while an exhibition ran in the business section.
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Lodeo
Narche Business
Llano High to host visit this Saturday on court
Llano High plans a home game this Saturday amid a busy weekend schedule. The visiting team will challenge Llano on their own court, with local fans anticipating a competitive matchup and a strong town turnout.
San Saba Jaycees Plan Bigger World Championship Rodeo
Plans for the San Saba World Championship Rodeo are advancing two weeks out, with Glenn Williamson as chair announcing strong committee reports. Tickets go on sale Friday, with special reduced advance seating offered for the first time this year. Contestants will vote on tickets, queens will be chosen from San Saba Cherokee and Richland Springs, and local businesses are urged to decorate show windows to boost rodeo promotion.
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San Saba
Glenn Williamson
Joe Hopper
Cherokee
Richland Springs
Reuben Ashley
Rodeo
Naal
Rogan Field
Co Op Finance Committee Sets Plans for Elevator Campaign
San Saba Pro ducers Cooperative directors met Saturday and chosen grain producers to serve on a campaign committee for a 71000 dollar grain elevator. The group will meet with the board tonight at 7 o clock in the courthouse to discuss the drive and fundraising roles for coop leaders.
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Co-Op
San Saba Producers Cooperative
Lg O’glock
Cooperratives
Cus
Cooperative outlines capital need for elevator project
et .-Saba cooperative will have to raise $35,000 or more for the proposed elevator before construction can begin.
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Saba Cooperative
Boy on bicycle hit by car near home
Bradley Rushing ten year old son of Mr and Mrs Nelson Rushing is convalescing at home from a minor brain concussion and other injuries after being struck by an automobile while riding a bicycle on the highway near his home around 1137 Wednesday morning. Driver J W Ivy the barber said he was returning to town after attending a white vicetanal.
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Bradley Rushing
Nelson Rushing
J. W. Ivy
White Vicetanal
Brazil Receives Army Commission in ROTC Hall
Lt. Brazil, son of Rev and Mrs B C Brazil of San Saba, earned his commission in the Army Quartermaster Corps on May 20 in Austin. He is among the first ROTC officers to be commissioned under the current U S government program and received the Distinguished Military Medal for leadership and military study. He will join a voyage to Vera Cruz as one of two officers selected to represent the Quartermaster Corps. He is a senior in the State University School of Business Administration.
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Hal B. Brazil
B. C. Brazil
San Saba
Army’s Quartermaster Corp
Austin
Music Building
State University
U. S
T. S. Painter
Ralph A. Snavely
Mth Air Force
Thomas A. Handy
4Th Army
Brazil
ROTC
Quartermaster Corp
Vera Cruz
Mexico
New Orleans
St. Brazil
School of Business Administration
The
Baptist Vacation Bible School Set By First Baptist Church
The First Baptist Church will sponsor a Vacation Bible School from Monday, June 6 through Friday, June 10. Activities run 2:30 to 4:00 each morning for children ages 4 to 16 and include Bible study, supervised recreation, hand work, character studies and missionary activities.
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First Baptist Church
Revival Set At Hall Baptist Church This June
A revival meeting will open Friday June 3 at Hall Baptist Church and run through Sunday June 12. Rev Holmes of Brady will lead, with BR. V. Land assisting as song leader.
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the Hall Baptist Church
Holmes of
Brady
BR. V. Land
Boy Dies After Bicycle Collision on Hill North of Hospital
A boy on a bicycle riding slowly up a hill near the West End hospital site was struck when a car veered left to avoid him. The impact hurled him into the windshield and a metal fender strip penetrated his hip. The bicycle was destroyed.
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Wees
West End
Ivy
Young Bushing
Flower Shop Moves to New Location in San Saba
The Flower Shop owners Mrs C D Hayden and Mrs Lillian Yates relocate from 114 West Wallace Street to the west-adjacent former San Saba Radio-Electric building. Van Sadler relocates the San Saba Radio-Electric stock to the Western Auto building.
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C. D. Hayden
Lillian Yates
Wallace Street
San Saba Radio-Electric
van Sadler
Audto
San Saba Rodeo Announces Entries and Parade Plans
Merchants advertise prizes for best dressed cowboy and cowgirl and various family categories. A town parade committee coordinates entries with co chairs Rusty Horton and J Hudson Kelly. The rodeo arena will include a larger pens area and bleachers rented from Baylor University. Earl and Jack Sellers of Del Rio produce the show with RCA approval and 3500 in prize money. A 4 PM parade precedes two more nights of performances at Rogan Field starting June 16. The Cayee family from Fort Worth are visiting W B Cayee Sr and his daughters Felts and Parley.
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San Saba County
Rusty Horton
J. Hudson Kelly
Bess Patterson
Jd. W. McDaniel
Red Patterson
Baylor University
KHIT
Lampasas
Slim Cobern
Jaycee
San Saba
News
Earl
Jack Sellers
del Rio
RCA
United States
Rogan Field
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Hugh Hubbert
L. White
Torth
Beiniz Carr
Saba Lions Club
Cashet
Boy Scouts
Rodeo Boosters
Bobby Arhelger
John Wiley Arhelger
Wecome
Tommy Halli
Frank Hall Jr
Jaycees
Army
Baptist Church
FFA
Texas
Seedna Ard
Stick Horse Brigade
R. D. Cayee
RB. D. Cayee Jr
W. B Caycee
R. C. Felts
W. Parley
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