Brady Creek Tour Planned by Soil District Board
San Saba Brady Soil Conservation District board planned a Brady Creek detention reservoir tour for the week at a meeting held at Hugh Thaxton's home near Cherokee. The group discussed Soil and Water Magazine circulation and renewing the Supplemental Memorandum of Understanding with the Soil Conservation Service. Attendees included O B Harkey, Hugh Thaxton, A B Scharlach and family, E O Henderson, Jesse J Smith, Robert Timberlake, and Ben R Day. The next meeting will be in Brady in July.
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Brady Creek
Board of Supervisors
San Saba-Brady
Soil Conservation Service
Thaxton
O. B. Harkey
Hugh Thaxton
A. B. Scharlach
Gwendolyn
E. O. Henderson
Jesse J. Smith
Robert Timberlake
Ben R. Day
Brady
Sloans Move Here A le and Mrs Bobby Sloan Visit Kin
A le Sloan and Mrs Bobby Sloan of Washington DC arrived Sunday night to visit Floyd Sloan and Homer Linzey families. A le, stationed at Bolling Air Force Base, will live here and do radio and television repair at McEneelys. Mrs Sloan, daughter of Ed Lin zey of Long Star, joins the visit. Temple West Sells Farms and Ranches.
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Sloans
A-le
Bobby Sloan
Washington, D. C
Floyd Sloan
Homer Linzeys
A-le Sloan
Washington
Bolling Air Force Base
McEneely’s
Sloan
Ed Linzey
Long Star
Hall Highlights update from Hall area visitors and events
Mr and Mrs J C Gamblin and the Sieonard Connor family of San Antonio left Saturday for Denver then California to visit relatives including Ina Gamblin and Thelma Hemmingway and will stay about two weeks Maud Brown of Richland Springs is staying at the Gamblin home Leon Smith and daughter visit China Creek with Frank Haleys while Leon harvests A PCA barbecue at San Saba drew many Hall families and others Mr and Mrs A J House visited Brownwood with grandchildren Charles and Judy Willingham to a rest home in Brownwood Sunday W H reports
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A. J. House
Jack Riggs
Brownwood
Charles
Judy
Jimmy Smith
J. C. Willingham
Willingham
W.H
Palace Showings of The Sea Around Us and Black Fury
The Sea Around Us, the 1952 Best Documentary Feature Oscar winner, screens at the Palace Theatre on Friday and Saturday, June 18–19 as a double feature with Black Fury. The Technicolor film, based on Rachel Carson’s bestselling book, was read by an estimated 100 million and is noted for rare ocean footage. Also mentioned is Patricia Stewart of Austin visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ir. J. Stewart, over the weekend.
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Palace Theatre
Rachel L. Carson
United States
Rites Held for Harry Matlock
Funeral services for Harry Matlock, 64, native of Helt community, were held at Bardwell Ellistown on Saturday June 5. Maitloding Dallas Thursday June 3 after a heart attack the previous Sunday. Surviving are his widow three daughters several grandchildren two brothers Jason L Matlock of San Saba Jack E Matlock of Westfield and a sister Mrs Margaret Byrd of Tulsa Okla. Matlock was a retired policeman with about 20 years at the Greyhound Bus Terminal in Dallas. He retired from the force in 1950 and later worked as a house detective in a large Dallas bank.
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Harry Matlock
Bardwell
Ellistown
Maitlo Ding
Matlock
Greyhound
Dallas
Force
Ina Large New Dallas Bank
Local Personal News From Dallas Weekend Visits
Scotty Oliver and Johnny Milli visited in Dallas over the weekend with Lt and Mrs Chas M Oliver. Mr and Mrs Robert Taylor now have an apartment at Mrs Nora Campbells after living in Pecan Grove. Granddaughter Darby Ann Boyd of Waco and Mavis David of Waco stayed with L T Smith this week. Several relatives and friends, including Frances Moore and Alma Schuman, attended Louisiana Hayride Saturday night. Pvt James FE Ragsdale of Ft Sill visited his wife Gay Nell and parents Roy and Mrs Ragsdale over the weekend. Frank Busby Jr and Jerry Wayne visited with his parents and relatives. Mrs Hamilton Brown with grandson Bobby Dailey Ivy visits relatives in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Missouri.
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Scotty Oliver
Johnny Millican
Dallas
Chas. M. Oliver
Robert Taylor
Pecan Grove
Nora Campbells
L. T. Smith
Darby Ann Boyd
Waco
Mavis David
Starold Behrens
Frances Moore
Alma Schuman
James FE
Ragsdale
Ft. Sill
Okla
Gay Nell
Roy Benta
Frank Busby Jr
Jerry Wayne
Frank Busby Sr
Hamilton Brown
Bobby Dailey Ivy
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Missouri
A-3c Wilson Arrives in Tokyo for Overseas Assignment
A-3c Clifford E. Wilson, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wilson, recently arrived in Tokyo for overseas duty. Wilson has served about one year and four months in the armed forces.
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Japan
Clifford E. Wilson
J. H. Wilson
Tokyo
Wilson
Local families gather for weekend visits and reunions
Mr and Mrs Buck York hosted in Brady while Mrs J W Ford of Normangee and other relatives visited. An array of relatives from San Angelo Fort Worth McAllen Bastrop Coleman and Chula Vista attended or hosted weekend gatherings with sons daughters and spouses.
4 H Club Girls Dress Revue Shows Turquoise Style
4 H Club Girls staged a summertime dress revue in San Saba County with 4 H project garments on display. Doriande McGregor won the purple ribbon for a dress up dress and will advance to the District Dress Revue in the junior division. Several other girls earned blue and white ribbons, judged by local home demonstration leaders Mrs. Roy Timberlake and Mrs. C A McLerran.
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San
Saba
County
Bernice B. Murray
Doriande’ McGregor
Elizabeth Wash
Marion Wash
Richlands - Springe
Maxcey
la Saba
Ibboihi
Hart T. Parks
Delores Fry
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Temple West
Patricia Stewart
Austin
Ir. J. Stewart
Kelvinator
Sadier Auto Supply
San Saba, Texas
Buck York
J. W. Ford
Normangee
Aweek
Mreh Asb. Ford
Jack-R “Tarnee-and-Scott
Bastrop
Mre
Remey Turner
Morris Smith
San Angelo
LaRue Smith
C. ©. Taylor
Gwen Dunham
McAllen
Janie Grozier
Coleman
Tom Grozier
Gail Millican
PMA
Sherman Millican
Jerry Singleton
Chula Vista
Calif
Mary Ayler
Jack Ford
Lisa
Ann
Ft. Worth
A. B. Ford
M. W. Green
Sam W. Moore
Frank Busby
M. M. Taylor
Donald Poe
W. N. Moore
Fhe
Jack Osborns
E. Q O. Arnim
4-H Club
Elle Barker
Morgan Barker
Laverna Cox
J. D. Cox
Sue Roy
Clarence’ Roy
Sandra, Burnham
Ang Mra
Billy Burnham
Jeannean Hal
John Hall
San Saba
Eta
Ann Thaxton
Hugh* Thaxton
Cherokee
Patsy Land
J. W. Tand
Richland Springs
Roy Timberlake
C.a.mclertan
the Corral
America
Lide
Oldsmobile
General Motors
Sile
Shaw Motors
Texas
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