Western Show Ushers In Three Night Rodeo Extravaganza
The 27th annual San Saba County Rodeo opens at Rogan Field Thursday June 17 for a three night run at 8 p.m. Event lineup includes bareback bronc calf roping steer wrestling bull riding barrel racing and a new head and heel event with a calf scramble for youngsters nightly. Visitors will enjoy clowns acts trick riding by The Texas Stars and performances by Mickey Terrington Bob Rabin and announcer Asland Lovejoy. Co chairs Albert Behrens and T A Davenport oversee the setup and ticket sales at downtown venues and the Ranchman's Tower Hotel offices.
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San Saba County
Llano
Gatesville
Ranchmen
Asland Lovejoy
Wada
Clawn
Mickey Terrington
Bob Rabin
West Monroe
Texas Stars
Margaret
Barbara Schiel
Houston
Albert Behrens
T. A. Davenport
San Saba Fire Marshals Crackdown On City Ordinance
Fire Marshal Don Woodruff warns residents that the city Fire Ordinance will be enforced in the summer months. He notes the past five and a half months without a house fire saved lives and lowered insurance costs. The city asks residents to use the garbage dump for trash and not burn within city limits.
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San Saba
Don Woodruff
Woodruff
San Saab
Local Boy Scouts To Attend Camp Billy Gibbons Next Week
San Saba Troop 55 with 20 staff members and more than 100 scouts will join leaders at Camp Billy Gibbons for the second session opening Sunday afternoon June 20. Organized by the Comanche Trail Council, troops from San Saba Dublin Breckenridge Comanche Brownwood and local churches, with 10 to 20 boys each, will participate. Activities include a swim meet Indian lore campfire a Court of Honor and an Order of the Arrow ceremony with visitors night Thursday picnics and trading post offerings.
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San Saba
Billy Gibbons
Comanche Trail
First Baptist Church
Brownwood Volunteer Fire Department
Dale Herndon
Brownwood Evening Lions Club
Estill Allen Iti
Dave Davenport
David Blossman
Kenny Hinyard
Henry Harrison
Marvin Weatherby
County Seeks More Blood Donors as Quota Falls Short
San Saba County donors contributed 47 pints at the last Bloodmobile visit, short of the 228 pint annual quota by 28 pints. Principal N. R. Priest earned a two gallon donor pin. Martin Cruisinger gave his usual pint and needs one more to reach five gallons. Only 50 donors registered on Friday. The new program year starts July 1 and the Blood Memorial Fund holds funds to cover six months of dues. contributions may be sent to the fund at San Saba National Bank or via Mrs. Curtis Johnson.
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San Saba
Curtis Johnson
N. R. Priest
San Saba High School
Martin Cruisinger
Account Grows For Oda Hyatt Memorial Fund
Contributions for the Memorial Fund of Oda Hyatt, killed in the line of duty as a constable and night watchman, totaled 338.50 through June 15. Deposits were 153.00 at San Saba National Bank and 186.60 at City National Bank. Funds aid funeral expenses and support for the widow. Donations accepted at both banks.
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Oda Hyatt
San Saba National Bank
City National Bank
Fit
Homemaking Class Draws Local Adults
A total of 82 adults mostly mothers of Head Start Kindergarten pupils enrolled for Homemaking Classes on Tuesday June 15 at the Homemaking building. Counselor Mrs Dorothy Ann Baker outlined the program stressing clean safe and attractive homes. The orientation featured discussions questions and general counseling with strong interest in returning for future meetings scheduled on page 10.
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Dorothy Ann Baker
Behrns Exes Will Mark College Site
Former students of Prof. F M Behrne West Texas Normal and Business College met in Cherokee for their annual reunion and voted to sponsor a Texas State Historical Marker and a Jay tenpéretative Plaque for the site of the old college building now occupied by Cherokee High School. Donations were pledged by numerous locals, with funds payable to The San Babe genety Historical Survey Commit.
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West Texas Normal and Business College
Cherokee
Texas State
Texas Hstorical Survey Committee
State Historical Foundation
Laurence Hamrick
San Saba County
Clara Gray Thaxton
Theodore Dietz
W.H. Taylor
P. C. Sloan
F. Raysmond Gray
Dre Gob. Gray
Reulah Mae Walker
Relph Walker
Warren A. Ruykendall
San Babe
Genety Historical Survey
Parade Promises Floats Bands and Riders Sparkler
A festive parade today features dignitaries, decorated floats, bands, riding clubs, cowboys and cowgirls with stunts by clowns. Judges from local groups will select best dressed cowboy and cowgirl, oldest mounted rider, and award cash prizes and ribbons for top entries from Fort Hood, Fredericksburg, Austin and Brownwood area floats.
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Jess Askey
Brantley Barker
Louis Crump
Terry Townsend
Brady
Albert Behrens
General Rodeo Committee
Paul Golding
Gan Saba County Chamber
4Th Army Band
Fort” Hood
Fredericksburg Austin
LCRA
Brown
Heri
Brownwood
Richland Sprin
Boys End
Will
Levi's
Dsr
T. J
Commission ers Open: B bid sales for three new trucks
San Saba County Commissioners opened bids for the purchase of three trucks and four dump bodies for Precincts One and Three at the June 14 meeting. Bert Weatherby for Bayley Chevrolet Co bid 1965 Cheyenne bodies with two 1981 trucks traded plus 1965 truck at 8099.62. Paul Golding bid for two 1950s Ford trucks totaling 9998.46.
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San Saba
Bert Weatherby
Bayley
Chevrolet
Erie
Attetal
Paul Golding
Twa
Ford
Christadelphian State Meeting Begins Sunday
The annual state meeting of Christadelphian Ecclesias runs Sunday June 20 through Sunday June 27 at local church buildings on West Commerce Street. Services are at 120:80 a.m. and 8 p.m. with Bible lectures at 2 p.m. during the event. Zilmer of Des Plaines has long conducted services and will give a special lecture with bedside pictures on night June 25, followed by a tour with Norman Zilmer across Bible history and pictures taken during lectures.
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Christadelphian Ecclesias
West Commerce Street
Zilmer
Des Plaines
I. Ww
Norman Zilmer
Alea
Brights Igelo
Atte
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Lloyd Woodley
Lampasas
Woddley H
Texas
Gatcesville
Oas
Dana Saylor
Ralston Purina
San Saba Produce
Tommy Johnson
C. P. Spinks
Jay Taff
Timothy Paul McCormick
Samp
Saylor
Dega
Dan Neeper
Waco
E. BR. Neoper
Oda Hyatt Memorial Fund
Behrns Exes
Christadelphian State Meeting
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