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Newspaper
San Saba News
Location
San Saba, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1926
Page
4
City publication urges all property owners in San Saba to cut weeds and grass to improve health and prevent fires. Nonresident owners and agents are asked to comply. letters will be mailed if voluntary action fails, with legal steps possible.
Mr and Mrs J F Cathcart, aged 69 and 79, hosted a long awaited family gathering in San Saba with all five daughters, eight grandchildren and one guest Etta Rainbolt. The reunion ended with a shared Saturday dinner June 12 at Mrs W D Taylors home, reflecting blessing of a large, closely tied family now scattered around Dallas Shamrock and nearby towns.
Program for Bible study includes Psalm 119 topics such as The Word of God and Loving God's Law. Speakers include Hamil Carter Ruth Seal Irene Hamrick Dorothy Aylor Frances Brazil Annie Ruth Rye and Frances Brazil. Visitors Bart Locklear Alston Allison and L. D. Morrow plus local hosts G W Johnson and W McAllinsn.
A San Saba man Len Ward and Corpus Christi Miss Mae Johnston wed at sunrise Tuesday in Corpus Christi. Jamye and Evelyn Campbell of San Saba assisted. Ward, a former Liang resident, now runs Qualls Hardware in San Saba. The couple will live in San Saba after a short honeymoon. Also promoting a Wild West film featuring Hoot Gibson at the Majestic Theatre next Saturday.
A pretty home wedding was solemnized last Sunday at 9 30 a m when Eddie L Ragsdale married Bertha Thorp at the bride’s parents home. Judge W V Dean performed the ceremony. The couple honeymooned in Brownwood, San Antonio, and Corpus Christi. Bertha Thorp is a bookkeeper for W T Thorp Grocery. Eddie L Ragsdale is an expert meat cutter for Morris Grocery. The News extends best wishes for their life together.
Miss Virginia Tilley and Orel Jackson Harkey of San Saba wed at the bride’s aunt's West Sixth street home. Dr. George Green officiated before family and a few friends as Jeannette Fischer played and Katie Park sang. The couple honeymoon in San Antonio Corpus Christi and Galveston then Austin. Out of town guests listed. Also stockman notices and local social updates from Austin American.
Bea Kirnan of the Triangle Ranch near Wichita Falls will compete in rodeo events at the State Fair of Texas in Dallas from October 18 to 25, 1925. Described as one of the most fearless cowgirls, she is a skilled trick rider with a string of beautiful horses led by King, her favorite.
A letter from Mrs. 3B. Brinkley praises Adlerika for gas relief and better sleep, claiming the remedy removes bloating and old waste from the system. The notice also mentions Hoot Gibson in Chip of the Flying U at The Majestic next Saturday and reports social visits from Plainview, Abilene, Dallas, and San Saba, including Epworth League convention news and courtesy guests.
A. D. Reavis and his family spent last week in Houston visiting their daughters. The trip highlighted family ties and the Preston County residents’ close relations with relatives in Texas.
Miss Johnnie Lee Green of Brownwood visits her sister Mrs. William Kuykendall. Vearl Iverson from New Mexico visits parents Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gray. Miss Fannie Gray and Frances Melton from Dallas visit Mr. and Mrs. George Gray. Gray taught in Covington La. New grandson born to Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Coffman. Coffman and sister Louise visit wife and son. Lovell Kuykendall returns to Ballinger after visiting parents. George Hickman family attend Valley Springs church. Prof. Prentice Dickerson and Irene Hart to Georgetown for summer normal. Rev. W. H. Marshall leaves for Georgetown ten days of school. N. R. Thomson visits relatives in Dallas. Tom Curb family and Dave Glimp visit Bertram area. Mrs. Ed Alberson of Shreveport visits her parents Mr. and Mrs. Alex Gay. Mrs. Hollis Barber leaves Hoover Valley after visit with Gay family. Prof. Ed Gay and wife go to Georgetown for summer school. Brack Webster and wife of Waco visit cousins Mr. and Mrs. Alex Gay. Mrs. M. B. Bowman returns from Smithwick. Sallie Mae Burk returns from Houston. Mrs. C. H. Dickens and sons of Burnet visit Rev. Polk Burk and family.
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