San Saba Rodeo Parade Promises Colorful Town Event
Irene Linn Gibson reports San Saba prepares for the 26th Annual Rodeo with a 5 p.m. parade led by Jayme Ashley and Jack Harkey featuring military units from Fort Hood, eight club floats, 10 business floats, a Rodeo Queen and court, guest bands, and clowns. The rodeo runs over three nights at Rogan Field, sponsored by the San Saba County Chamber of Commerce, with entertainment by Bob Estess of Baird.
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Jayme Ashley
Jack Harkey
John Lee Walker
Fort Hood
Brady
Brownwood
Fredericksburg
Slane
Jayme
San Saba
Bob Estess
Baird, Texas
Rogan Field
San Saba County
Rites Held for Oscar H Ideus
Funeral services for Oscar H Ideus 62 were held at 2 p m Tuesday June 8 at the Church of Christ with Minister N Y Cross officiating Burial was in Cherokee Cemetery Ideus died June 2 at his Cherokee home He was a World War I veteran with 21 months service Married Myrtle Perry on May 18 1920 He resided in Cherokee most of his life and was a Church of Christ member Survivors include his wife one son James three sisters Mrs Carrie Meyers of Austin Mrs L D Coffman and Miss Anna Ideus of Cherokee one brother Will Ideus of Cherokee and several nieces and nephews
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Oscar
Ideas
Church of Christ
N. Y. Cross
Datins
Cherokee
Ideus
H. T. Ideas
Myrtle Perry
James
Carrie Meyers
Austin
L. D. Coffman
Anna Ideus
Will Ideus
San Antonio Man Visits Relatives in San Saba This Week
Hugh Henry of San Antonio visits relatives in San Saba this week. Advertisement notes 2 year guaranteed batteries priced at 10.95 from Sadler Auto Supply.
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Hugh Henry
San Antonio
San Saba
Sadler Auto Supply
Graveside rites for Frank Soto of Richland Springs
Graveside services were held for Frank Soto 62 at Richland Springs Cemetery. He died June 1 in Austin after residing in Richland Springs for 27 years. Born December 12, 1895, he was a Catholic with a military record. Survived by wife Benetta Soto, daughter Mrs. Vencelado Guzman of Colorado, mother Mrs. Anecleta Soto, three brothers Juan Felipe Soto and Pedro Soto, and several grandchildren. Pallbearers were Felix Varez and M.L. Garza.
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Frank Soto
Richland Springs
Soto
Austin
Texas
Jesus Soto
Anecleta Morales Soto
Benetta Soto
Vencelado Guz
Colorado
Anecleta Soto
Richland Spgs
Juan
Felipe Soto
Pedro Soto
Rochelle
Felix Varez
M.L. Garza
SCS Trainee Charles Mickelson Joins Clifton Program
Charles Mickelson of Clifton trains as a range conservationist under Johnnie Oswald, a local SCS official. A 1958 Texas A&M graduate, he is assigned to the local Soil Conservation Service for extensive training and will attend a four week course at Stephenville.
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SCS
Charles Mickelson
Clifton
Johnnie Oswald
Texas A&m College
Soil Conservation Service
Stephenville
Personal notices from San Saba area residents
Mrs J R Smelser returned home after visiting in San Antonio with the Cade couple. Ray Eden, patient at McCloskey Hospital Temple, spent the weekend with family in San Saba. Jake Gilstrap and Cathryn and Jimmy visited Comanche with his parents. Mamie Short of Houston spent the weekend with Mrs George Horton and Jack and attended the Patterson Daniel wedding on June 7. Kenneth Johnson and son Gregg of Midland were Memorial weekend guests of Curtis and Mrs Johnson. Raymond Barker and Ranita of Lubbock visited Cherokee and Barker relatives while on vacation here. Bob Smith family and Wahnee Stallings family attended the LCRA Employees Club picnic in Landa Park, New Braunfels on Saturday June 7. Hank Rogers of Amarillo visited Leon Lane's Grammar School class just before term end. Rogers spoke of three months in Norway as an exchange student and, a 1958 Amarillo High School graduate, earned a Yale scholarship of 1700 dollars annually until degree completion.
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Bob Smith
Wahnee Rae Stallings
Donna Kay
Lcra Employees Club
Landa Park
New Braunfels
Leon Lane
Hank Rogers
Amarillo
Hank Rogers Sr
San Saba
Rogers
Norway
Amarillo High School
Yale
Day to work at Methodist camp in Kerrville this summer
Larry Day a sophomore at Texas A&M College will be employed at Mt. Wesley Kerrville a Methodist work camp for summer college students. Fourteen students from various colleges will join the camp Day plans to attend the Methodist Student Movement conference in August at Enid Oklahoma.
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Larry Day
Texas A&m College
Mt. Wesley
Kerrville
Day
Methodist Student Movement
Enid
Okla
Traveling Photographer Joins Army and Navy Publishing Co
Bill Nalls longtime San Saba photographer has moved to Phoenix to begin his first assignment as a traveling photographer for the Army and Navy Publishing Co of Baton Rouge. He will visit military bases to photograph personnel with Baton Rouge serving as his central headquarters.
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Bill Nalls
San Saba
Phoenix
Ariz
Army and Navy Publishing Co
Baton Rouge
Kuykendall Rites Held Wednesday
Funeral services for Mrs. Warren Kuykendall 70 were held at Cherokee Church of Christ. Burial followed in Gray Cemetery. Died after a heart attack at the family ranch near Cherokee. Survived by husband three sons a daughter two brothers four sisters and nine grandchildren.
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Warren Kuykendall
Cherokee Church of Christ
Silas Howell
Llano
Gray Cemetery
Church of Christ
R. G. Kuykendall
Valley Springs
A. R. Kuykendall
Houston
Kenneth Kuykendall
Cherokee
Camille Scott
F. R. Gray
Austin
G. L. Gray
Minnie Boone
Clara Thaxton
Frances Gray
Dallas
Flora Bessere
California
James Gray
George Gray
Waco
Lawrence Gregg
San Saba
Carlos Ashley
Tom Thaxton
Falfurrias
Edward Hart
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Harris County
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Jake) Gilstrap
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Comanche
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Mamie Short
George Horton
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Kenneth Johnson
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Midland
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Raymond Barker
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