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Newspaper
San Saba News
Location
San Saba, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1940
Page
15
Visitors from Brownwood San Antonio Rochelle Rochelle Lamesa Austin Bethel Midlothian Oz Capps Oklahoma Be thel Richland Springs and others spent weekends and Sundays with local families. The community hosted preaching by J C Wade and Strain Locker. Harvesting corn advances as water conditions stay ideal.
Busy week ahead for residents with farmers replanting cotton and beans, tomatoes ripening, corn and oats prospering after rain. Holt baseball beat Post Oak Grove, but Holt missed regulars. Church services by Louis Burt, possible singing next Sunday. Rodeo trips to Richland Springs and a fishing plan delayed by Colorado River rise. Euretta Ware to Denton summer school. Miss Ware re-elected teacher. Holt playground team won twice then lost to Milburn, followed by an ice cream supper. Ruth Lewis works for the Browns.
Brown family welcomed Mrs. Brown's sister and relatives from San Angelo and others visiting from California and Galveston. A nursing update reports Mrs. Hugh Barker undergoing five weeks of treatment in Temple before surgery. Community members attended reunions, visits, and a 4 H Club outing on Jerry's Branch with seven girls, a picnic spread, and camping plans two weeks away.
Best wishes to Mrs. Katie Sullivan and Mrs. Mau rice Smith on their Saturday wedding former Nyla Lewis of Hall. Sunday dinner guests included the E W Smith family of China Creek and Vernon Lewis of Temple. E W Knights attended a Brookhaven home coming, Lillian Myers of Lometa and Bobby Turner of San Saba visited Sullivan home. Ellison LaBlen left for Marfa after visiting her parents the W J Lewises. Wiley Knutson family moved from San Angelo. Himo Templeton and family visited D S Templetons. Helen Merle Templeton stayed for a week. Garth Templeton spent Monday with Bobby and Nell Turner in San Saba. J T Campbell and Patsy Pope visited Edell McBee in Rochelle. Little -
The text cites Brother Millican admitting guilt over wood cutting for his wife and reflecting on transgressions. It mentions farm activity with Colquitt Burk measuring crop lands assisted by Asa Jacobs and ponders whether Millican has entrusted sheep care to his wife.
Mrs J M Kuykendall was seized with a stroke on her porch last Wednesday afternoon while visiting with friends and sister. Since then her condition has been critical. Her son John Walters, his wife and baby daughter Mary Bob of Overton, arrived last week. Heart disease claims 300000 Americans yearly.
To the voters of the 93rd district in Texas a candidate declares for State Representative for the 98th District covering San Saba Lampasas and McCulloch counties. He lists affiliations as Mason lawyer American Legion and urges honest efficient service advocating development of the hill country and expanded highway programs. He supports taxing oil gas sulphur and carbon black to fund pensions and education and backs higher track load limits and jury service for women.
Mrs Lelette Jacks Wash wife of George Wash of Hall graduated Monday night at the University of Texas with a Bachelor of Science in Home Economics with honors. Twenty years old, she entered at 16 and this term made 4 A's 2 B's. She ranked highest in the Austin high school graduating class. Her husband, son of Mr and Mrs W D Wash of Hall, attends UT and is a chemistry instructor pursuing a PhD. He will conduct research this summer.
Applications for COCO enrollment must be on file in the county welfare office by June 10 for July enrollment. The Corps is not a military organization. if the army expands, a Corps member will not automatically enter army service and will be treated as a civilian citizen.
In San Antonio on June 3 WPA Texas projects will employ 71 050 workers, down 11 450 from May. State Administrator H P Drought cites a nationwide cut as the reason. The June total marks a third straight monthly reduction, leaving Texas 37 050 workers under the 108 100 authorized in March. Also noted are taxes on automobiles and bread, and rent taxes.
Fragmentary text notes Robert Taylor born in 1912 with incomplete surrounding details. No further readable facts.
Rogers and McCrea star in Primrose Path a Ginger Rogers Joe McCrea drama about a shy shantytown girl who fakes respectable roots to win a neighborhood prince charming. Fate tests their romance through family lies class barriers and a disillusioning and hopeful arc with Marjorie Rambeau Henry Travers and others in the supporting cast.
In Texas the State Game Dept outlines safety and handling rules for anglers. Guidelines cover humane fish release, legal sizes for bass and crappie, proper minnow use, and returning undersized fish to water. Safety items include life preservers, boat condition, sunburn prevention, first aid, and snake bite kits.
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