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Newspaper
San Saba News
Location
San Saba, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1925
Page
1
A small town publisher debates taking a large annual contract from a distant mail order house. The piece argues that a newspaper is a business, must stand on its merits, and need not refuse neighborly business if competition benefits the community. Local merchants should strive to compete rather than fear outsiders.
The author argues newspapers must earn profits like any business and cannot rely on sentiment alone. Public good matters, but no firm should subordinate all decisions to the town. He compares to hotels and conventions, noting not all enterprises are expected to serve communities free of charge.
Texas loses Dr W B Bizzell longtime president of Texas A and M College who accepts the presidency of the University of Oklahoma. The move reportedly stems from internal efforts to secure funds for Texas and reflects personal loyalty to the state amid cross state competition for resources and leadership.
A night gathering at a spacious ranch home 20 miles from town hosted by Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Burk and Miss Elsie Warren featured five tables for games. Mines, Mitch Johnson and W. T. Morris won high scores. Guests included Mrs. Rivers Morris and numerous attendees from Rogers and local towns.
A local druggist promotes Mesala as a new dandruff cure claiming many cases clear after one application and most aggravated cases cured within a week or two. The product is described as pleasant, inexpensive, and backed by a positive guarantee sold for seventy five cents.
Legislators and executives are urged to conduct the kind of school Texas needs. It is humiliating for educators to be always supplicants for support, and no educator can do his best work with a humiliated mind.
The piece compares Texas to Northern states noting hundreds dying from heat and business disruption, but asserts Texas enjoys cooling breezes at nights, few hot days, and comfortable shade. It urges readers to skip travel, highlighting Texas beaches and mountains as ample rest options within state borders.
Summer weather does not deter Texas students from registering in large numbers for summer school at the University of Texas. Many are teachers seeking to improve as instructors, with parents often funding their pursuit. The piece urges respect for these earnest learners and highlights the value of perseverance in education. It also urges cotton farmers to keep plowing to maximize returns, noting that past success came from continual effort despite dry conditions.
A. Murray and relatives are traveling to San Antonio to visit friends, lodge during a brief stay, and enjoy local sites with plans to return home soon.
A well attended party at the Pavilion at Fair Park honored the A. and M. Ex-Students banquet. Eighteen tables hosted forty two with high scores awarded to Mrs. E. C. Beaumont and Dr. G. A. Wilson. Guests included numerous residents from Rockdale Amarillo Safford and Dallas among others.
Jack Gadbury, living north of Lometa, is the county’s only farmer operating a horseless farm. His over 200 acre crop includes cotton and corn, with motorized equipment and a tractor mounted two row cultivator. He reports cotton looks fine and corn waist high with good prospects if rain returns. Lometa Reporter
Miss Elia Walters has gone to visit the home of her sister Mrs S W Terry at Springer Oklahoma. She will likely be away during the greater part of the summer.
Miss Eleanor Skages of Galveston is visiting at the home of her brother L A 8 Taser.
A brief society item notes Mr and Mrs Walker visiting their parents during a 3.4 gap in the week, detailing a quiet family gathering and cordial exchanges between relatives.
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