San Saba Rodeo Plans Near Final Stage for Week
Plans for the 22nd annual San Saba County Rodeo are nearly complete for June 9 10 and 11. W Barney Sullivan of the San Saba Chamber of Commerce says Winfree Cattle Company of Orange will furnish stock and produce the three day Western show. The purse rises from 1875 to 1500 plus entry fees. A queen will represent San Saba Cherokee and Richland Springs with three queens overall and a big parade set for June 9 at 5 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Saba County
W. Barney Sullivan
Rodeo Cowboys and Cowgirls Association
J. R. Shaw
Clyde Smith
Penny Johnson
San Saba
Cherokee
Richland Springs
FFA Officers Attend School in San Saba District
San Saba FFA Chapter officers for next year attended a two day school of instruction in officer duties for chapters in the San Saba District at the Buchanan Dam Administration building on May 31 and June 1. Local officers include Dean Gage, Bob Ellis, Larry Conner, Gregg Bogard, Jim Frank Byrd, and Mike Sloan with advisors Jimmy Thornton and Stanley Toeppich. Officers from Llano and nearby chapters also joined the training with several districts represented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Saba
FFA
Buchanan Dam
Dean Gage
Bob Ellis
Larry Conner
Gregg Bogard
Jim Frank Byrd
Mike Sloan
Sentinel
Jimmy Thornton
Stanley Toeppich
Llano
Lometa
Marble Falls
Richland Springs
Star
Bertram
Burnet
Eden
Goldthwaite
Officer Training School
Darlings To Play WACS Here
San Saba Darlings host WAIC team from Fort Hood at Memorial Park diamond Saturday June 4 at 6 30 pm. Both teams unbeaten this season. last week Darlings beat Richland Springs 19 to 3 with Barbara Riggs homering early. Public invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Saba Darlings
WAIC
Fort Hood
Memorial Park
Clarence Garrison
San Saba
Garrison
Darlings
Richland Springs
Barbara Riggs
WAC
Summer School Opens At Lampasas For San Saban Students
Supt J L Axnage announced that San Saban students may attend Summer School at Lampasas High School from June 6 to July 23 since no classes are held locally. Courses include Arithmetic English for seventh and eighth graders and high school subjects like Mathematics Driver Training Typing and Reading Improvement. Credits earned will transfer to the local school. Details through Supt Alcidge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supt
J. L.axnage
San Saban
Lampasas
Lampasas High School
Alridge
Alcidge
Local Teachers To Enter Study At Summer Institutes
San Saba teachers begin summer training with several enrolled in workshops at Howard Payne College. Dorothy Baker and Willie Belle Gosch join Social Studies Workshop May 30 to June 10, daily 4:00 to 5:30. Hoyett Browning attends Science and Math Institute to study Physics for six weeks. Charles Cunningham enters UT Institute June 6 for Chemistry and Biology study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Saba
J. L. Akbridge
Dorothy Baker
Willie Belle Gosch
Howard Payne College
Hoyett Browning
Pecan Queen To Ride In Llano Rodeo Parade
Miss Kay Sullivan 1960 State Pecan Queen will represent San Saba in Llano’s three day Western Show parade today June 2. She is daughter of Mr and Mrs Douglas Sullivan and will be accompanied by W Barney Sullivan. Parade starts 3 p.m. with entries due by 2 30 p.m. Route from Highway 16 29 intersection down Denners Avenue to Sandstone Street to Highway 16 south to St James Lutheran Church where a band will play. Visiting duchesses line up along the San Saba highway near commercial floats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kay Sullivan
San Saba
Llano
Sullivan
Douglas Sullivan
W. Barney Sullivan
San Saba County
Sandstone Street
St. James Lutheran Church
Preston family attends San Saba Commencement Exercises
Mr and Mrs John B Preston and Bil Kirk and Stephen of Vetoria were Friday night guests of Mr and Mrs E L Oliver to attend the San Saba Commencement Exercises where their daughter and her husband Mr and Mrs Joe Oliver were class members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Preston
Bil
Kirk
Stephen
Vetoria
E. L. Oliver
San Saba
Joe Oliver
San Saba tennis champs enter Brown County tourney
San Saba High School tennis champions Richard Barker Charles Williams and Larry Rourke have entered the Brown County Tennis Tournament this week. The event runs through June 5 with finals at Coggin Park courts on June 3. Barker leads entries as 1960 State AA champion. Williams and Bourke also top entrants. The Brownwood Junior Chamber of Commerce and the City of Brownwood sponsor the event, with over 60 entries by May 29 including school girls, novice and open divisions, trophies for winners and runners-up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Saba
Richard Barker
Charles Williams
Larry Rourke
Brown County
Barker
Williams
Bourke
Brownwood
WWI Veterans to Meet at Legion Hall Friday
World War I Veterans of San Saba county and the Ladies Auxiliary will hold their regular monthly meeting Friday night June 3 at the American Legion Hall. The session starts at 7 30 with refreshments to follow. Adjutant Otto Harkey urged all members to attend for fellowship.
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Legion Hall
San Saba County
Ladies Auxiliary
American Legion
How About It People Will Believe What You Do
A concise aphorism notes that actions speak louder than words and shapes how others trust what is spoken. It emphasizes observable deeds over empty promises and suggests credibility comes from visible behavior.
Cattle Brucellosis Testing Plans Outlined for Monday Night
An outline of San Saba county brucellosis testing will be presented Monday at 8 p.m. in the District Court Room. Dr. James B. Henderson and Dr. Gaylord Post will lead the program to divide the county into four testing areas with a technician in each area and a lab set up in San Saba. The plan includes 4–5 herds tested daily, mandatory penning, and free calfhood vaccination. Testing to begin Tuesday pending final plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Saba County
James B. Henderson
Texas Animal Health Commission
Gaylord Post
Agriculture Reserch Service
San Saba
Post
Robert Lee Daniel
Kidd
Second Primary To Be Saturday San Saba voters head to polls for judge runoff
San Saba county voters choose the nominee for judge of the court of criminal appeals and precinct 1 constable in a second primary. Ballots list Lloyd W. Davidson and W. T. McDonald for judge and Ross Dufner and E. L. Wood for constable at multiple polling places. All qualified voters may participate. poll tax receipts are not required as in the first primary. Only four absentee ballots were requested at the county clerk’s office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Saba County
Court of Criminal Appeals
Commissioners
Lloyd W. Davidson
W. T. McDonald
Ross Dufner
E. L. Wood
San Saba
Wallace Week
Sloan
China Creek
Spring Creek
McMillan
Shaw Bend
Harkeyville
County Clerks Office
Four Seniors Win Scholarships at San Saba Graduation
At Friday night commencement May 27 Supt J L Akridge announced four graduating seniors earning scholarships. Gary Byrd, valedictorian, Mary Felts, salutatorian, won Church Associated Schools awards and Pliny L Armour trophies. Byrd also received a state college tuition scholarship. Margy Ayler won the American Legion $100 scholarship and Jack Rogers won the National Honor Society $100 award. Dr A C Murphy of the University of Texas addressed the seniors as 45 graduates received diplomas from Albert Behrens, San Saba School Board president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Akridge
Church Associated Schools
Gary Byrd
Mary Felts
Jack Rogers
A. C. Murphy
University of Texas
Albert Behrens
San Saba
F of Education
Building Permits Total 33950 This Spring
City records show documents issued since April 16 for building and remodeling totaling 33950. Remodeling dominates, but three new buildings include two homes and a business facility. Roy Ragsdale and Gen Joe build a workshop at the Implement Co. site with Ragsdale supplying materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Reavis
Roy Ragsdale
Gen. Joe
Implement Co
Ragsdale Builders
Ed Wittrup
Lauren Heights
Samuel G. White
Wm. Cameron Company
J. W. Patterson Jr
Brown and Fentress Streets
Industrial leaders unveil plans for San Saba County development
At a May 31 mass meeting led by J. R. Shaw and Harry Shapiro, plans were outlined to form the San Saba County Development Association. About 30 businessmen attended. $10,000 had been pledged toward a $25,000 goal, with further solicitations planned and an organizational meeting to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Shaw
San Saba County
Attend Fellowship Meet at Lampasas Missionary Baptist Church
Central Baptist Church members from San Saba join a Sunday fellowship at Lampasas Missionary Baptist Church near Lampasas. The group includes Rev W H Dearmore and Pauline, Angie, Bob, Don, Dale Ferdll, Betty and Elizabeth Skaggs, Rev M E Adams and Mrs Herren. Other visitors include Mrs Chris Hempél of Austin and families of Arlington and Livonia Michigan summer work plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Baptist Church
San Saba
Lampasas Missionary Baptist Church
of, Christ
Lampasas
W. H. Dearmore
Pauline
Angie
Bob
Don
Dale
Lloyd
Bill Ferdll
Betty
Elizabeth Skaggs
M. E. Adams
Herren
Wool Teams To Go To Kerrville Invitational
San Saba FFA and San Saba County 4-H clubs will compete in the Wool and Mohair Judging contest at the Blackwell Wool and Mohair Warehouse in Kerrville on Saturday June 4. Billy Kidd and Stanley Toeppich report 41 club members will participate, with 20 or more teams expected. Participants include Dwight Harkey Deanie Bagley Nancy Kidd Gordon Hall Jon Huffstetler Jerry Oliver Marion Inman Steve Leibetter Mike Edmondson Alan Dale Brown Chad Oliver Tommy Behrens and Larry Sims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Saba
FFA
Blackwell Wool & Mohair
Kerrville
Billy Kidd
Stanley Toeppich
Dwight Harkey
Deanie Bagley
Nancy Kidd
Gordon Hall
Jon Huffstetler
Jerry Oliver
Marion Inman
Steve Leibetter
Mike Edmondson
Alan Dale Brown
Chad Oliver
Tommy Behrens
Larry Sims
Native Sen Saban Joins Law Partnership in Fort Stockton
Connell Ashley, 112th District Attorney and son of Reuben Ashley, joins Charles Sherrill Jr, a San Angelo native, to form a Fort Stockton law partnership. Ashley, longtime Fort Stockton attorney and former district attorney, won renomination for the 112th DA post. He is a UT Law alum and civic leader, married with a young son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sen Saban
Connell Ashley
Reuben Ashley
Mrs. Ashley
Charles Sherrill Jr
San Angelo
Fort Stockton
Ashley
Carlos Ashley
Llano
San Saba
University of Texas
Hart Johnson
Laws Pracss
The
Fort Stock
Texas
Presbyterian
Lions Club
Jani Reeves
Plainview
Ashleys
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San Antonio
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Dorothy Behrend
Fredericksburg
Chris ‘Hempél
Austin
Mrs
Raymond Reavis
Joe Bob McDaniel
Arlington
Will McDaniel
Margy Locklear
Ward Locklear
Luther Owen
Ward
Livonia
Michigan
Detroit
Bobby Joe Perry
John City
Kelly Owen
Kermit
Ralph LeGrande
James Ferrall Jr
Siawaton
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