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Newspaper
San Saba News
Location
San Saba, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1925
Page
6
A dense OCR style item lists numerous clues and answers across topics from furniture and colors to cities and terms. It mixes numbers with words like rollicking wordplay, multiple languages, and scattered definitions, resembling a crossword style puzzle page.
Miss Lucile Bryant returns home from Austin after a year at school. Mrs. James McCall and son from Dallas visit Rev. H. E. McCall in San Saba. Dallas businessman enjoys sport angling on the San Saba river. C. T. Loucks notes dairy cows moved to B. R. Russell ranch with continued Jersey milk deliveries. Prof. Edward Bowman and wife visit county. he previously led Johnson City and Spicewood schools and plans study at San Marcos and Texas Teachers College. Mitch Johnson, Esq. observes court business in Goldthwaite.
A local druggist introduces Mesala as a complete dandruff cure with one application for mild cases and a week or two for severe. The product is pleasant to use, affordable, and sold with a positive guarantee at Simmons Drug Store for seventy five cents.
Bend Texas June 1 1925 The San Saba News reports the San Saba band will tour towns along the route to Mason for the pecan convention to promote the event and urge hosting in San Saba next year. The piece notes Ayler as the youngest member of the State Pecan Growers Association and mentions local leaders and supporters who helped prep the band for the Mason trip and publicity efforts.
Mrs R G Halden recovers at home from Temple hospital after an operation four weeks ago. Miss Eula Sullivan returns home for vacation after teaching in Edgewood. Ben Wairchilds and family visited the Crawfords while fishing the San Saba river. CG R Simmons and family en route to San Marcos stopped with the Thorntons for a day. J B Sovell and Miss John Callahan traveled to San Antonio to visit Dr FW Sovell. Nora Bell Biggs leaves for San Marcos summer session to convert college diploma to teaching certificate. G D Etter, Brownwood agent for Pierce Petroleum, helped launch entry into San Saba territory with D J Smith Jr as local agent. Sky Line ranch mystery and cattle disappearance noted. M V McConathy of Brownwood visiting Senterfitts on the river below town.
Devotional message on God’s loving care with quiz led by George Hunter and introductions by Bob Norris. Lesson focus on faith in our Father’s care, proof of God’s providence, and creation and redemption topics led by Ina Mae Summers Evyn Edwards Lowell Burleson Billie Lobetter Eunico Loucks presented readings and talks.
A Buick Standard Six Touring, departing New York in December, nears the end of a globe spanning drive. Handled by some 260 drivers from dealer to dealer, the car crossed Europe to Port Said and Cairo, then through Beirut Damascus and Baghdad before India and Ceylon to Australia. From Perth to Sydney it battled rough roads, finishing in New Zealand before another shipment to San Francisco.
The Merry Matrons Club hosted a social at Fair Park last Thursday evening. Husbands and wives enjoyed a barbecue feast featuring yearling and chicken with sunofagin, followed by a pavilion gathering with flowers, eight tables, and the card game 42. Mrs. R. W. Burleson and Winston Edwards won high scores among the ladies and men respectively.
The Planview Baptist Church honors Grandma Israel Harkey for releasing Plainview School No. 41 grounds to worship. The church notes her generosity and faith, praying blessings as she nears life’s evening. Signed May 3rd, 1925 by G. T. Feazle and Pastor B. Brazil.
An old newspaper blurb promotes free items with fuel purchases at Carrs Fillin Clyde Smith the Entertainer notes free with each 5 gallons of gasoline or one quart of oil, alongside a slogan about service being a pleasure.
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