Local Social News From Spring Creek and Nearby Areas
Spring Creek Jine Gomr and Mrs W L Conner of Goldthwaite visited Saturday in the Jim Jordan and Dor Johnson homes. Ernie Edmondson returns home after staying with the Patrick family in Jacksonville. A A Hopson and family enjoyed a Lamapasas park picnic with several relatives from Lampasas and Houston. Dor Johnson attended a San Saba housewarming for O W Taylor. Jack and Bonnie Whitley attended Henry Churchwell's funeral in Locker. Ben Spradlin and family visited the old home place, now Ellis Judkins residence, and the Spradlins also saw the Whitleys. Lynn Whitley visits Temple with Woodson Harrell's family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jine Gomr
W. L. Conner
Goldthwaite
Jim Jordan
Dor Johnson
Ernie Edmondson
Jerry Patrick
Jacksonville
A. A. Hopson
Lampasas Park
Bill Holley
Marvin Wilder
Lampasas
Harry Kollman
Hondo
Truman Willhoyett
Sharon
Diana
Houston
O. W. Taylor
San Saba
Jack Whitley
Bonnie
Henry Churchwell
California
Locker
Ben Spradlin
Old Home Place
Ellis Judkins
Spradlins
Lynn Whitley
Temple
Mrs
Woodson Harrell
Benjie
Stephen
Patrons Told To Pay Cash For Money Orders In San Saba
Postmaster W E Bryant announced this week that at the San Saba Post Office personal checks can no longer be used to pay for Money Orders and related fees. He noted he has accepted many checks without loss in the past, but a nearby sub station suffered substantial losses, leading to a revised policy per Postal Manual 441.224.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Bryant
San Saba
Bryant
Post Office Department
Rites Held For Bud Gilbreath
Services for L. Bud Gilbreath 68 were held Saturday at Wrights Funeral Home Brownwood with burial in Cox Cemetery Moore Eubank officiated Gilbreath died June 2 in a Brownwood hospital after a brief illness Born March 10 1903 in Grosvenor he was a stock farmer and lived in Mercury area Survivors include wife one son Charles Ray Gilbreath of Fort Worth three sisters and seven brothers including Edwin Jack Newman John Ernest Roy and Kenneth Gilbreath of various California and Texas towns
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Maybelle Seate
Freda Seate
Long Beach
Calif
Ruth Crockett
Colorado Springs
Colo
Edwin
Jack
Gardenia
Newman
Pomona
John
Claremont
Ernest
el Paso
Roy
Baird
Kenneth Gilbreath
Brownwood
Blackberries Plums and Hay For Sale In Lometa Area
Too Late To Classify Blackberries for sale 11 miles east of San Saba on highway 190 J A Johnson Lometa phone SK2 3176 Hog Good Clean Hegari and Johnson grass hay for sale Call Ruben Almaguer at 372 3410 Located on Lometa Highway Plums for sale large red and purple Will bring orders to my home in town Frank Hendrick 6 9 1p The Kindness and Sympathy of neighbors and friends in our recent sorrow will remain with us as a precious memory Our sincere thanks and gratitude for all those comforting acts 6 9 1p The Family of Mrs B R Daugherty
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Saba
J. A. Johnson
Lometa
Ruben Almaguer
Lometa Highway
Frank Hendrick
B. R. Daugherty
Rites Set Today For Mrs Howell
Funeral services for Mrs John Howell 85 will be held at Howell Doran Chapel today Thursday June 5 at 2 p.m. with Rev Curtis Ripley and Rev James Reid officiating Burial will be in Chappell Cemetery under Howell Doran Funeral Home direction Pallbearers include her nephews Prentis Akers Glenn Pharr Robert Little T A Morrison Cecil Pharr and Tom Hight Mrs Howell died at 1 30 a.m Tuesday June 7 in San Saba Memorial Hospital where she had been a patient about six days She was born Jan 13 1881 in Mississippi daughter of Rev James Pharr and Mary Wood Pharr She was married to John G Howell Jan 7 1904 at Lampasas and had resided in San Saba county Goldthwaite and Brownwood Survivors include three daughters Mrs Clyde Estep of Goldthwaite Mrs Oscar Schaefer of Cisco and Mrs William Lynn of Brownwood three sons Tom W Howell and I A Ace Howell both of San Saba and John B Ben Howell of Denver Colo one brother Robert Pharr of Cisco and one sister Mrs Addie Akers of Cisco six grandchildren two great grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John ©. Howell
Howell-Doran ‘Chapel
Curtis Ripley
James Reid
Chappell Cemetery
Howell-Doran Funeral Home
Prentis Akers
Glenn Pharr
Robert Little
T .A. Morrison
Cecil Pharr
Tom Hight
San Saba
Goldthwaite
Brownwood
Clyde Estep
Oscar Schaefer
Cisco
Wiliam Lynn
Tom W Howell
I. A
Ace) Howell
John B
Ben) Howell
Denver
Colo
Robert Pharr
Addie Akers
Cheryl Ellis Finalist in 1966 Teenage Bake-off
Cheryl Ellis of Sloan community has been named a top sixty finalist in the statewide Teenage Bake-off for 1966 after her Coconut Pecan Praste recipe, using Adams Extract products, impressed judges. The contest finals in Dallas are planned, with transportation provided for each finalist. Ellis previously won the San Saba local contest in May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams Extract Company
Cheryl Ellis
Jack Harkey
Dallas
Eilis
Miss Ellis
Richard Murray
George Dennis
Joe Ellis
Sloan Community
San Saba 4-H Senior Wool Team Wins Bandera Contest
San Saba 4-H senior wool and mohair team led by Suanice Gage Dick Miller Toi McDowell and Mike Gage scored 1963 points to win at Bandera on June 4. Parideta placed second with 1916 points while Sutton 44H Kerr 4 and Kendall 4-H followed. Juan Joe Gaget was high individual with 687 in wool judging. A San Saba 2 senior team took third in wool judging. Other local members and junior team details listed with scores and participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Saba
Suanice Gage
Dick Miller
Toi McDowell
Mike Gage
Bardera
Billy K. Kidd
Édadh
Parideta
Sutton
Kerr
Kendall
Juan Joe
Raena Wharton
James and Hardy Stewardson
Jimmy Cameron
Richard Johnson
Randy
Steve Baxter
Stanley Walker
Memtbers
Classified Ad Delivers Fast Results in Local Paper
An ad placed in the San Saba News & Star boosts orders quickly. I A Johnson notes his blackberries were ripe and the five run classified drew many adstonters. Susan Walker, a spring graduate, works as a file clerk in San Angelo. Visitors at Ernest Brown’s home included his sisters and nieces from Dallas, California, and San Saba. A judging contest in Sonora is set for June 14 and 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Saba News
I. A. Johnson
Johnson
San Saba Nava & Stat
News & Star
Susan Walker
Southwestern Telephone Company
San Angelo
Ernest Brown
May al
Clint Low
Eunice Brown
Callie Spears
San Saba
Faye Autry
Dallas
Jewell Hammel
California
Miss Autry
Hammel
Miss Brown
Low
Anchor line length and shotgun tips for beginners
Practical notes advise on anchor line length to secure boats in wind and seas. A separate blunt guide claims aiming is unnecessary in shotgun shooting and recommends simply pointing the gun. Also guidance on buying chest-high waders with extra room for thick clothing and socks.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Atty
Cherokee
Richland Springs
Holt
Bowser
Algerita
Northwest
Iit Hall
Spring Creek
Ipatrons
Bud Gilbreath
Mrs. Howell
San Saba Lions Club
Mill Pond Park
Bandera
Sonora
Kidd
Mr$ Bairds
Hunt
Shurfine
Las
Bacon Affiliated
Texas
Lipton’s
Nabisco
Vienna
Food King Solids
del Monte
Morton
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