History of Hemphill-Fain Brownwood Department Store
A historical overview of Hemphill-Fain Co. Brownwood, tracing B A Fain and W M Hemphill from early Baker-Poston days in Weatherford to Hemphill’s San Angelo leadership, the Brownwood oil boom era, and the firm’s growth. Hemphill backs partners to form independent stores, with stock held by local managers, not a chain. The piece notes J D Baker’s role, Poston’s retirement, and Hemphill’s cowboy days and longtime involvement in West Texas commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B.A. Fain
Hemphill-Fain’s
Brownwood
Baker-Poston Co
Weatherford
Texas
W. M. Hemphill
Hemphill-Fain Co
Hemphill
San Angelo
Baker-Hemphill Co
Mr. Fain
Sam Brin
Hemphill-Robertson Co
Coleman
Hemphill-Wells Co
Lubbock
J. D. Baker
Granbury
George Poston
Poston
Ft. Worth
West Texas
Burleson Leads San Saba Growth and Civic Work
The San Saba civic and business leader R W Burleson is noted for steering multiple enterprises and serving in key roles. He has long driven economic betterment as cashier and vice president of local banks, Lions Club president, Chamber of Commerce leader, and fair association director. His wife Mary A Longley is linked to local pioneer Dr J C Rogan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. W. Burleon
San Saba
Texas
Burleson
Ward-Murray & Company Bank
City National Bank
San Saba County
Russell Burleson
Lions Club
Lions
North Carolina Leads South in Flue-Cured Tobacco
North Carolina produced 66.5 percent of all the flue-cured tobacco grown in the South last year, yielding a dominant share for the state in regional crop output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
South
Some History of the City of San Saba
San Saba, county seat of San Saba county, is tied to the county’s growth. The town, named for the San Saba river and Mission San Saba, developed with early settlers, merchants, and a private bank that became City National Bank in 1915. Mrs. W. T. Linn, pioneer mother, married in 1866, witnessed raids and family milestones as the community formed around Richland Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Saba
San Saba County
Colorado
Robert D. McAneliy
G. B. Cooke
J. C. Rogan
Thos. E. Rowe
J. W. Hudson
J. 8. Williams
Burden Family
Eli Freestone
Amos Freestone
W. T. Murray
Barnett, Wear
George Williams
H. Harmon
J. H. (Shorty) Brown
J. D. Estep
Leigh Burleson
Dafflemyer
San Saba National Bank
Alice Lewis
Dr. Rogan
Lometa Road
A. Doiron
W. T. Linn
Nancy Duncan
John Duncan
Caldwell County
John Hudson
Mack Hamtick
Mary Woods
Ginn
Sam Linn
Kentucky
Ben Linn
Mayhew Produce Company Booster Bigger San Saba
Mayhew Produce Company of San Saba under 8 J. Howard promotes cattle feeding and produce raising in the region. Established 1921 in the square’s chequerboard building, it handles 10-12 cars of turkeys 3-4 cars of chickens 5-6 cars of eggs and 25 cars of feed annually. It carries Purina feeds exclusively and offers low prices through large buying power. Howard is city commissioner Rotarian and advocates local industry with modern cold storage and dressing plants for turkeys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayhew Produce Company
Great Central West Texas
San Saba
8. J. Howard
Checker-Board
Purina
Howard
Texas
Mr. Howard
A R Hill’s Maverick Calves and Big Trail Ride Tale
A R Hill recalls riding the big trail from Liberty Hill to Cherokee San Saba county and being among the few survivors of the Smith Elliot cattle drive of 1821 led from Chicago to Dodge City. He describes near nonstop riding and the old San Saba branding custom that favored first come first served on newborn calves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. R. Hill
Liberty Hill
Cherokee
San Saba
Mr. Hill
Hill
San Saba County
Mr Hill and the rise of San Saba Post Office
The article recounts Mr Hill as a longtime San Saba postmaster appointed in 1889 who served 32 years through six presidents. It notes his horse trading, shipments to northern and eastern markets, and a 400 head drive to Nebraska in 1887. Under his tenure the office grew from fourth to second class, with 80 stores and daily mail by stagecoach in 1889.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison
San Saba
Cleveland
Wilson
Hill
Early settler Jeanette Ledbetter of San Saba County
Mrs. Jeanette F Ledbetter, an early San Saba County settler, arrived with her father J R Bomar in 1859 from Gainesville. They settled on Richland Creek near the Bomar Water Hole enduring hardships among Indians and cattle drives while sending their children to Rock Shoals and San Saba schools under teacher Samuel Lee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeanette F. Ledbetter
San Saba County
J. R. Bomar
Gainsville
Texas
Tennessee
Richland Creek
Bomar Water Hole
Bomar
Rock Shoals
Sloan
San Saba
A. J. Rose
Mary
Billy and Crockett Woods
Ike
Mrs Ledbetter Key Figure in State Pension Help After Civil War
After the Civil War, Mrs Ledbetter married William H Ledbetter a former Confederate sergeant under Gen Johnston. She earned prominence for guiding many people through pension laws and aiding claimants. Capt Ledbetter died in 1918.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Ledbetter
A. S. Johnston
Ledbetter
Capt. Ledbetter
Shop of Youth in Brownwood Texas Highlights Owner’s Paris Training
In Brownwood Texas the Shop of Youth boasts owner Mrs Jennings returning from three months abroad and graduating in pattern cutting and designing under famed Paris contour specialists. The 1929 note hints at her advanced training shaping local fashion business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownwood
Texas
Jennings
Contouriers
Paris
France
Dallas Style Show Aims at Large Jobbing House
The tract outlines models for a major Dallas house to stage the Style Show for wholesale merchants. Fashionable women wear gowns by Mrs Jennings and her Shop of Youth, seen on New York Fifth Avenue and abroad. Mrs Jennings claims a distinctive Ladies Shop for towns under fifty thousand in the United States. Visitors to Brownwood are urged to seek fashion notes at her shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Mrs. Jennings
Shop of Youth
Fifth Avenue
New York
Brownwood
States Could Unite Bills Into One Great Measure
If all introduced bills across 21 state legislatures could be merged, the result would be a monumental bill. The thought envisions a single sweeping measure reflecting diverse proposals from multiple governments.
Depression Will Fade If You Work Hard Now
A terse exhortation urges individuals to confront the current economic slump by diligent labor, insisting persistence will shorten the crisis and restore normalcy. It emphasizes personal responsibility and swift action to hasten recovery.
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Brownwood Department Store
Simmons
Public Square
Elijah Estep
Tom Ward, Sr
Sam Estep
J. N. Estep
Marley and Brown
W.T. Linn
Wood Bros. Mercantile CO
Richland Springs, Texas
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Moline Farm Equipment
Goodyear
General Hardware—Furniture Funeral Directors
Bob Hoover
Johnnie Reed
Larkin
Ann
Dana King
Jim
Martha
Frances King
Sally
Jim Owen
The
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Winston
Nunn Bush
Poo
Shook & Clark
San Saba, Texas
Ice
San Saba Light & Ice Company
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