San Saba’s First White Born Child Story
The piece recalls Jack Crawford Jr born December 16, 1857 in a log house on the Doc Rogan lot, as San Saba’s first white child. It covers school days, a strict master, early Indians raids, horse thefts, and frontier life with Comanche and Apache riders, plus a note on liquor trades before Prohibition.
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Lawrence Hamrick
Jack Crawford
Doc Rogan
San Saba
Jack Crawford, Jr
Mr. Crawford, Jr
North
Sant'Saba
Old Mexico
Mr. Crawford
Crawford
Moone's Emerald Oil Promises Skin Healing Power
A drugstore advertisement touts Moone's Emerald Oil as a powerful antiseptic for eczema and skin diseases. It claims quick relief from itching, with several applications often healing chronic cases, plus benefits for old sores, acne, and pimples, offering money back if not helped.
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America
Moone
City
Cartoon Comedy Event Duo at Syed Imac
A two night program runs Tuesday and Wednesday June 16 and 17 featuring a cartoon comedy show at Syed Imac. Local venue advertises admission pricing and seating options for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syed Imac
Pioneers recall San Saba frontier days and Indian conflicts
Mr Crawford and family share vivid memories of life near San Saba including cattle drives, longhorn herds, and periodic Indian attacks. Escape scenes, camp meetings, dances, and social life reveal a harsh yet resilient pioneer culture with legends of the Jackson massacre on the Pecan bayou.
Bend By Heck Bend
Community notes from Lometa and nearby towns celebrate family arrivals visits and gatherings. A baby, William Herschell Byrd Jr., arrives to the Byrd family. numerous relatives visit Lake Victor, San Saba, and Lometa for weekends and holidays. A large ice cream social boosts hometown spirit, while locals like Cantrell, Dry, Wil so n, and Smith share news of work, travel, and reunions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Herschell Byrd, Jr
W. H. Byrd
Lometa
Ida Byrd
Horton
Brown County
Junior
John S. Gibson
Ward Bowden
Lake Victor
Norva G. Cate
Bowden
Ila V. Cagle
San Antonio
Alamo City
Vee Millican
Ralph Glover
Cameron
Glover
Lucious Warner
Theodore Cagle
D. F. Moore
Emmitt Lloyd Byrd
Mack Underwood
Richland Springs
Stella Byrd
Lorena Dry
J. Roy Cate
Lyda Lively
Mary Frances Wilson
San Saba
West
Cantrell
North Texas State Teachers’ College
Denton
Chevrolet Climbs to Top of Globe and Coasts to Bottom
Chevrolet operates two distant agencies at Horstad Norway near the North Pole and Porvenir Tierra del Fuego near the Antarctic circle. M D Douglas notes cars have circled the globe a band over 8500 miles wide, reaching remote sub arctic and polar regions. Card of thanks expresses gratitude to friends and relatives for sympathy and flowers after a death, with family names listed.
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North Pole
Antarctic
sub-Arctic
A/S
Anco
Horstad
Norway
South America
V. Camelio
Porvenir
Terra del Fuego
Antarctic Circle
Camelio
Magellan
Magalilenes
Punta Arenas
M. D. Douglas
Chevrolet Motor Company
Reindeer
Hama
Banish that Spring Time Worn Out Feeling With Herb Extract
A historical ad promotes Herb Extract and Trek ek cere GARLac as cleansers of toxins to restore energy and improve sleep, appetite, and complexion. It cites Arthur M Pullen of Dallas who reports relief from indigestion dizziness rheumatic pains and weight gain after two bottles, urging readers to try the remedy without delay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur M. Pullen
McKinney Avenue
Dallas
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Western Electric Sound System
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Roht. Ames
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Dorothy Mackaill
Joe McCrea
Terry-toon
Fox News
George O’brien
Lone Star Ranger
Mack Sennett
Will Rogers
Jackson
Pecan Bayou
Brownwood
el Worth
Kansas
Austin
Fort Concho
San Angelo
Brady
San. Saba
Arkansas
J. D. Robertson
Georgetown
R. C. Robertson
A. F. Johnson
A. J. Garrett
Tom Hunt
Elbert
Jno. Hasty
Heck
Eugene Smith
Yea
Bess
Ethel
Myrtle
Mexico
Missouri
H. C. Holcomb
Orchard Hill Farm
Terry Crain
Eldorado
W. A. Wilson
Wanda
O. L. Gray
C. M. Holcomb
W. D. Reddock
Cherokee
Cherokee Creek
Kirk Baxter
Abilene
W. R. Baxter
Miss Grace
Little Riley Harkey
Gwendolyn Smith
C. H. McMillan
Chevrolet
Globe
Coasts
E. E. Thomson
J. S. Duffy
L and W. R. Doran
J. R. Smelser
M. S. Smelser
N. H. Smelser
Q. S. Smelser
H. M. Smelser
C. R. Smelser
W. A. McLean
J. P. Crossley
Ruby Gillette
Charlie Dismuke
Miss Fay Ola Smelser
Simmons Drug Co
Arthur M. Pulles
All Good Druggints
All Jobbers
Herb Juice Corp
Texas
Allen
Styles
W. P. Ormand & Co
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