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Newspaper
San Saba News
Location
San Saba, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1931
Page
4
Local notes from Richland Springs record visits by Clint Davis family and various relatives, travelers, and students. Community members attend church meetings, school matters, and family reunions, with multiple travels to Brownwood, Brady, and Cherokee. The Richland Springs Chapter Order of the Eastern Star installs officers for the year and reports on local illness and teaching appointments.
Daughter Ruby and son Joe Jr. of Robert Lee visited their aunt Mrs M B St Clair on a Saturday excursion, sharing time with the family and extending greetings.
County Agent N E Scudder urges watermelon growers in San Saba to spray for diseases and pests. He recommends Bordeaux Mixture 36-50 with first use as plants run, plus 10 day intervals, and nicotine sulphate dust or spray for aphids. Dr Lucas advised turkey farm disease diagnosis near town.
Mrs J Mitch Johnson returns home from Rossé and Marlin with Mr and Mrs Neff Muiner. Both have been in a Marlin hospital and are improving. The era ad mentions 666 salve for baby’s cold and statements of headache neuralgia malaria relief within days.
Miss Grace Baxter and Mrs. T. T. Walker hosted a linen party at the Fair Grounds with twenty four guests, garden displays, and gifts of linen. Attendees included Howard Sellman J W Patterson J S Ballew and others while visitors from Lometa Kerrville and Dallas were noted.
Local column lists numerous visitors and guests in Cherokee County. Notables include Mr. and Mrs. Jim Robbins and son James with Kerrville ties, Supt Ed Gay and wife from Bertram, Prof Nelson Gay of Mercedes, and many others visiting or entertaining across Kerrville, Fredericksburg, San Antonio, Brownwood, Austin, and nearby ranches. Details mention church revival plans, new boy christened Gordon Bay, trips to Hamilton Dam, and confirmations of kinship visits and travel across Texas communities.
Chappel news recounts grain and cotton work, visitors from San Antonio and Lometa, a social ice cream gathering at Keeneys, and travel from Breckenridge. A taken up horse with lazy H brand is reported, with sale potential if not claimed. Local residents described include Keeneys, Millican, Broyles, McCoury, Wallis Avery, and Nance, Kuykendall, Crawford families.
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