County crop conditions surveyed by County Agent report
County Agent G E Tisdale reports crops in San Saba County as of June. Oats yield 30-40 bushels acre with small acreage. Wheat area small and yields light. Corn excellent with early tassel. Grain sorghums strong but early stands uneven. Cotton forming squares, stands good after rains, some flea hopper dusting. Ranges grassy with plenty of water. Livestock thriving. sheep shearing nearly done. Fruit average, peaches ripening, berries plentiful, pecans below average and spotted.
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G. E. Tisdale
San Saba
Lions Club Elect New Officers at Meeting Tuesday
The Lions Club held a Tuesday meeting after the nominating committee report and elected M. W. Trussell as president Hugh Henry as vice president George J. Steinman as secretary Tail Twister Dr R C Felts Lion Tanner Jeff Byrd and new directors Helen Jackson and Dr H Felts Hold over directors W T Little and W M Campbell Retiring officers were Arch Woods and Dougal Cameron Induction of officers followed with brief talks The club will announce new standing committees next week They also approved a $10 subscription to help Miss Broyles burn relief and endorsed Mill Pond Park improvements with local officials and community support Mack Taylor guest of the club
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lion Club
M. W. Trussell
Hugh Henry
George J. Steinman
Tail Twister
R. C. Felts
Lion Tanner
Jeff Byrd
Helen Jackson
H. ¥. Felts
W. T. Little
W. M. Campbell
Arch Woods
Dougal Cameron
Frentigant
Éte
Misa Broyles
M. G. Broyles
Chappel
W. L. Phillips
Steinman
Lim Phillips
Mill Pond Park
Mack Taylor
San Saba
Richland Springs
Alule
Mason Junior Chamber Rodeo Drivers Tour Towns
A caravan of about 15 cars in colorful Western garb, led by the Mason Junior Chamber of Commerce, advertised their annual rodeo set for June 26 to 22 in Mason. The tour spanned towns within 75 miles and included calf roping by Charles Capps of San Saba County.
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Real West
Mason Junior Chamber of Commerce
County Fair Organigation of
Mason
Charles Capps
San Saba
New Presbyterian Pastor Installed Last Sunday Eve
Rev J B Holmes was installed as pastor of the First Presbyterian church in a formal service on Sunday evening before a large congregation. Dr C P Owen Brownwood pastor gave the installation sermon and Dr Hestir of San Antonio delivered the charge to the pastor and asked the constitutional questions. Choir sang several songs and Miss Julia Ann Waie performed the solo Teach Me to Pray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Holmes
First Presbyterian Church
C. PF. Owen
Brownwood
Hestir
San Antonio
Julia Ann Waie
NYA Sidewalk Project Ordered Closed Yesterday
NYA sidewalk work in the city was halted by a state order as of yesterday due to reduced NYA funds. About 30 young men built 25,000 feet of cement sidewalks and more were planned. project supervisor Bob McConnell aims to revive the effort in Austin. Dan Holland led timekeeping and cleanup work after last year’s flood. Mrs. N R Sloan returned from Alpine.
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Bob McConnell
NYA
National Youth Administration
Austin
McConnell
NYA_ project
Dan Holland
Fifty Attend San Saba News Scribes Picnic
About fifty local article writers from San Saba County gathered at Mill Pond Park for the annual summer picnic and social. President W. J. Millican led the event with toasts by Postmaster W. A. Smith and other club members.
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San Saba
Mill Pond Park
Baptist Workers of The County Meet Friday June 23
The First Baptist Church of San Saba invites county workers to a Friday meeting before the fourth Sunday in June. The session aims to prepare for the summer evangelistic campaign and may be the last gathering this summer. Rev. Sam D. Taylor urged every church to send a strong representative.
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First Baptist Church of
San Saba
Sam D. Taylor
Golding and Reid Add New Shop Equipment
Golding and Reid, Ford dealers, have added $600 worth of shop gear including a hydraulic lift, greasing equipment, and Ford laboratory test sets. Mr. Golding notes the upgrade will enhance service capacity and diagnostic capabilities.
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Golding & Reid
Ford Dealers
Ford Laboratory
Golding
San Saba High School Graduates of 1939 Reading From Left to Right
San Saba High School class of 1939 photo shows graduates arranged in six rows. Bottom row includes Benny Lively and Mary Louise Jones. Subsequent rows list names such as Tommy Mackey, Dorothy Taylor, Nila Estep, Dean Bagley, Bobby Joe Pridgeon, Louise Wood, Owen Oliver, John Reavis, Sam Chadwick, Ivan Millican, Ruth Kinz, Hugh Lee Rainbolt, John Lee Mayes, John Molloy, James Harkey, George Hall Watkins, Frank Maxwell, and others. The image captures the full graduating cohort with multiple family and local names.
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Benny Lively
Lynelle Baskin
Betty Carter
Jane Carter
Faye Belle Terry
Pauline Terry
Floyce Estep
Mildred Landau
Mary Louise Jones
Audrey Brown
Tommy Mackey
Constance Moore
Dorothy Taylor
Sara Maud Lindsay
Clydene Johnson
Nila Jean Harber
Vernice Gunter
Golda Roach
Arma Lee Smith
Annie Ruth Gunter
Dean Bagley
Dorothy Nell Kelly
Bobby Joe Pridgeon
Betty Jo Turner
Louise Wood
Nila Estep
Mary Taylor
Louise Barker
Doris Drew
Wilda B. Taylor
Wynona Hamrick
Owen Oliver
John Reavis
Opliss Brown
Sam Chadwick
Ivan Millican
Ruth Kinz
Hugh Lee Rainbolt
A. L. Sutton
Neil Hamrick
Garth Shelley
Ted Brown
Billy Burnham
Bill Doran
Edsel Whittenburg
Robert Langham
Doyle Golden
John Lee Mayes
John Molloy
New Masonic and Star Officers Are Elected For Ensuing Year
The San Saba Lodge of Masons and the Eastern Star Chapter announce new officers for the coming year. Masons: D. A. Cameron Jr W M W E Goode Sr Warden, Warren Randolph Jr Warden, Clay Kuykendall Treasurer, Arch Woods Secretary, J A Quinn Tiler. Eastern Star: Mrs Bessie Dean Worthy Matron, Mrs Letta Dorbandt Associate Matron, Mrs Belle Bross Conductress, Mrs Nellie Belle Smith Associate Conductress, Mrs Ethel Wilson Secretary, Miss Lucy Walker Treasurer, Frank Hendricks Worthy Patron, W A Smith Associate Patron.
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San Saba Lodge of Masons
Eastern Star Chapter
Masons
D. A. Cameron
W. M. W. E. Goode
Warren Randolph
Clay Kuykendall
Treas
Arch Woods
J. A. Quinn
Eastern Star
Bessie Dean
Worthy
Letta Dorbandt
Assoc
Belle Bross
Nellie Belle Smith
Ethel Wilson
Lucy Walker
Frank Hendricks
W. A. Smith
Brady Creek flood control project rushed to Congress
The reclamation service ordered Brady Creek flood control work, a two million dollar project from Galveston to Washington by special order. If received soon, it will reach the reclamation committee for inclusion in the pending general bill. County Judge Cobb and M J Bonefield are in Washington lobbying for the project.
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Reclamation Service
Washington, D. C
Brady Creek
Galveston
Army Engineer Corps
Washington
Reclamation
Congress
Cobb
McCulloch County
M. J. Bonefield
Brady Chamber of Commerce
Junior Chamber Meeting This Thursday
The Junior Chamber of Commerce will hold its regular membership meeting this Thursday at eight o'clock in the Jr Chamber rooms above theae Saba Dairy Store. Secy Perry Mardin notes a barbecue spring chicken supper. A full discussion on the proposed rodeo for San Saba and the election of a new board of directors will take place.
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Junior Chamber of Commerce
Ae Saba
Perry Mardin
Jim Baker
Owen Parks
Dean Munsell
Colen B. Gauney
San Saba
Hatcher, Former San Saba Resident, Dies
Mrs. R. L. Carter received a message from her sister Mrs. C. M. Abbott of Plainsville reporting that J. B. Hatcher died of heart trouble and was buried there on June 4. He is survived by a family. Friends in San Saba mourn the loss.
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R. L. Carter
C. M. Abbott
Plainsville
J. B. Hatcher
Mr. Hatcher
San Saba
Yellow Second Sheets in Packages of 500
The News office offers yellow second sheets in bundles of five hundred for use in the printing workflow.
City Crew Repainting Parking Stripes in Downtown Streets
Vera Mays and assistants repainted downtown streets with new white parking stripes to guide motorists into proper spots. Special red markings designate physician spaces on Wallace Street, and the curb in front of the post office now highlights the three minute parking limit for quick access.
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Vera Mays
Vacation Bible School Opens Monday Across Town
The annual Vacation Bible School will be conducted jointly by town churches from Monday, June 12 to Saturday, June 16. It begins at the Baptist Church Monday morning, with a faculty meeting at 2:30 PM Saturday followed by pupil enrollment at 3:30 PM. All community children aged six to sixteen are invited, with parents asked to help prepare.
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Ald
Baptist Church
Mornay
Three New Duplexes Under Construction on Wallace Street
Workmen break ground this week for three new duplex residences for Rev. Sam D. Taylor on recently acquired lots near West Wallace Street. Total cost exceeds $7,000 and the buildings will house six families once finished.
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Sam D. Taylor
West Wallace Street
Legion Post Barbecue Supper and Meeting Friday
Wiley B. Murray Post of the American Legion to hold a 7:30 PM meeting at the new Legion quarters over the San Saba Dairy Store. A barbecue supper for ex-service men precedes the meeting, with topics of interest to be discussed. Veterans urged to attend.
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Wiley B. Murray
American Legion
New Legion
San Saba
Clay Kuykendall
Grasshopper Control Program Underway in County
County Agent C. E. Tisdale reports early signs of grasshopper damage but marks the situation as lighter than last year. Government poison mash, 60 cents per hundred pounds dry, will be supplied with bran or substitutes. mixing stations to operate, with field guidance, to protect crops from migrating hoppers.
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C. E. Tisdale
Mr. Tisdale
San Saba
Richland Springs
Notice to Persons Over Sixty-Five Under New Texas Law
Registrations are now being made for old age assistance under the liberalized Texas law. All residents over 65 not yet receiving aid should visit the local court house office to register and receive a questionnaire. Those on aid need not re register. new applicants will be investigated first while existing recipients will be continued. Investigator T. Jay Mabry provided details to the News.
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Texas
Court House
T. Jay Mabry
Mrs When Payne Joins Husband in Chicago Visit
Mrs When Payne left Monday by bus to join her husband who is visiting in Chicago, with other travel plans in the North.
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When Payne
Chicago
New Oil Well Promises 100 Barrels Daily
The San Saba area nears its first producing oil well on the Alf M Smith lease 11 miles east of town. Drilled to 750 feet, the well was cleaned and 1000 gallons of acid poured before a casing defect caused a blowout. Backers led by Holcomb and associates expect 100 barrels daily with a new casing and 3000 gallons of acid, aiming to reach deeper production if needed. The site sits in a 12,000 acre block near State Highway 174, with geologist Jno Sterrett and driller Hardy Roberts overseeing operations. If the acidizing Sunday proves successful, shallow oil fields may rapid develop in the area.
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San Saba
Alf M. Smith
Austin
Lampasas
Colorado River
Lampasay County
Holcomb and Associates
Jno
Sterrett
Hardy Roberts
Ellenberger
Court House News and Real Estate Transfers Summary
Court House News lists new car registrations with buyers and vehicles dated June 1 to June 6, including Golding Reid to Jim Baker Jr Ford rnd er and Park Chevrolet Co. to Riley Palk and W. T. Little. Justice of the Peace reports two $12 fines and one jail sentence of 10 days for check issuance. Real estate transfers cover multiple deeds: W. H. Spurlin to Mrs. Lela Mae Stringfellow for 100 acres in J H Coers Survey No 197 at $1075. Zella Wever to Dee Miller multiple tracts totaling 812 acres in San Saba County for $4,500. N. C. Brown et al to Richland Springs ISD 2.54 acres for $140. E. H. Beakley et al to T. G. McGregor Block 28 J J Taylor West Addition Richland Springs for $1500. N. G. Brown et al to Mrs. Mary McGregor 2.15 acres in Hagerman Survey No 282 for $100.
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Golding & Reid
Jim Baker
Ford
San Saba County
W. Oberhag
W. Oberliag
N. C. Brown
Richland Springs Independent
E. Hagerman
E. H. Beakley
T. G. McGregor
J. J. Taylor
Richland Springs
N. G. Brown
Mary McGregor
Balance 1938 taxes due by June 30 says Burnham
Tax Assessor-Collector Coleman Burnham announces that all split or part payments for 1938 taxes must be paid by June 30. A penalty of 8 1/2 percent will be added to delinquent balances after that date. Mrs. W. R. Payne visits Lampasas relatives for a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burnham
Coleman Burnham
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Tisdale
Lions Club
San Saba News
W. J
Bill) Millican
San Saba News Writers Club
Bend News
Bill
News
Clovis Leichester
China Creek
V. Pres
W. L. Donahoo
Holt
J. W. Roper
Bowser
George Walker
Ale
E. T. Letbetter
Clovis Letbetter
Rita Juanice Letbetter
John Hall
Ena J. Cleghorn
Elizabeth McDonald
James Stanley
Boyd McDonald
Baptist Workers of
San Saba High School
Masonic and Star
Sam Taylor
Legion Post
Court House News
W. R. Payne
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