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Newspaper
San Saba News
Location
San Saba, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1954
Page
1
The San Saba County Chamber of Commerce announced a potential factory site in San Saba at a court house gathering. Within 30 minutes about 500 job inquiry forms were filled, showing strong labor interest for a textile or manufacturing plant that could hire 400 to 500 workers.
Joe Walter Soto a 17 year old of Richland Springs was charged with stealing a pickup from Tom Harkey last Sunday. He said car trouble led him to walk to the Harkey home and borrow the vehicle to attend a town ball game, leaving it near San Saba schools. Investigators traced the pickup to the San Saba area and Soto posted a $2,000 bond for release Tuesday afternoon.
Sunday State Highway Patrol investigated a two car crash at the intersection of Commerce and Eleventh streets around 1 30 p m. No serious injuries. Damages were estimated between 200 and 25 dollars. Drivers were Donald Ray Bush 18 and Mrs Jessie McCurdy 46. No charges were filed.
Advance sale of tickets for the 16th Annual San Saba World Championship Rodeo begins this Saturday with six Rodeo Queen contestants. The queen’s race runs to 3:30 pm on Tuesday June 15. Contestants include June Terry Jayme Nan Oliver Barbara Isham Frances Mullins Lennis Sullivan Reba Ann Foster and Richland Springs entrants. Tickets go on sale Thursday June 7 at local drug stores during the first night’s rodeo performance and remain available through the week.
The formal opening of the San Saba swimming pool, planned for Friday, has been postponed to the following Friday due to conflicting dates. Organizer Charles Chrane says next week's opening will feature two beauty contests, diving and swimming events for all ages, and music by Pop Stanley and the school band. Prizes will be offered for winners in contests open to all.
Five indictments were returned by the District Court Grand Jury last Friday. Malachi Rogers faces burglary charges tied to the M-System Grocery theft in San Saba with 20.40 dollars reported missing. Harold Woolsey and Oran Bates each receive two indictments for burglary and theft linked to Woods Bros. Store burglary in Richland Springs. Bates pled guilty and received three year terms on each count, to be served concurrently. Woolsey is jailed awaiting transfer to the penitentiary. A juvenile involved in the Woods Bros. burglary was sent to Gatesville reform school Tuesday.
The Salvation Army fund drive for 1954 widened to county level with about half the $1,000 quota already turned in. Volunteers named in 16 communities including San Saba will lead the drive. San Saba workers include B. J. Pridgeon and many others.
Four 4-H Club boys plus County Agent A B Ford traveled to Junction for the District 4-H Club Camp to run Wednesday through Friday. Attendees include Mike Bogard of San Saba and T K Adams Jr Jackie Martin and Curtis Smith of Richland Springs. The event features games swimming rifle practice amateur contests movies and outdoor activities at the A M College Adjunct with bunkhouses and a mess hall for meals.
Directors of the San Saba County Chamber of Commerce will hold their monthly meeting Friday at 7 30 p m on Rogan Field where pens are being built for the rodeo sponsored by the organization. Matters to be taken up largely will concern the rodeo and directors may remain after to help work on the pens according to L P Cobern manager.
The San Saba County Singing Convention will be held Sunday June 18 at the Lakeview school house. Everyone is invited to attend. Also this week concrete foundations for the Wm Cameron & Co Lumber Yard are expected to be completed with Red Patterson as contractor.
The San Saba county Pony League and Little League season began with double headers under lights at Richland Springs. San Saba Lions won both games, 19-9 in Little League over Richland Springs and 20-0 in Pony League against Richland, a game called after three innings with Ken Rogers pitching a no hitter, seven strikeouts. Rotarians beat Legionnaires 11-5 in Little League on Tuesday. Schedule changes reflect open dates and limited Legion staffing. concessions handled by sponsoring clubs with proceeds funding Little and Pony League activities.
About 38 San Saba Cub Scouts received Wolf Gold Arrow and Silver Arrow awards Monday at Rogan Field in a court of honor attended by an estimated 500. Indian ceremonial dances by Scouts and teachers from four Comanche Trail towns highlighted the program.
Miss Ruth Nelson graduated last Friday from Stephenville High School with highest honors and a 94.4 grade average. She is the daughter of A. N. Nelson, recently transferred to San Saba as Santa Fe section foreman.
Schedule lists matches for Richland Lions Rotarians Legionnaires from May 29 through July 8. Entries include date ranges and pairings such as Rotarians 11 Legionnaires 6 on June lb and Lions vs Rotarians on June 4. Other bouts feature Richland versus Legionnaires and Lions across several Thursdays and Saturdays.
The schedule lists Richland, Lions, Chamber of Commerce, and Yions in a sequence of games and byes across May to July. Several entries are garbled with unclear dates, but show matchups such as Richland versus Lions and Richland versus Chamber of Commerce, with multiple byes and unconfirmed June dates.
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