San Saba Rodeo Parade Opens At 4 30 Today Beaniee
Local readers note the San Saba rodeo street parade begins at 4 30 this afternoon. Several from the area joined the rodeo group in a Tuesday trip to Brownwood for a Rotary sponsored free preview for soldiers at Camp Bowie. A truck breakdown near Zephyr limited rides and events to roping, pony races and quadrille, with the Canadian Kid and his mule highlighted.
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San Saba
Brownwood
Camp Bowie
Zephyr
Soldiers From Camp Hood to Visit San Saba
Lieut. Harvey McGraw from Camp Hood Texas arranged with the Jaycees and GSC to bring about 200 soldiers to San Saba for the weekend. The group will stay overnight Saturday and likely attend the Rodeo, with more than 500 soldiers expected July Fourth. Citizens are urged to offer sleeping quarters and help with accommodations for the visiting troops.
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Harvey McGraw
Camp Hood
Killeen
Texas
Jaycees
G.S.O
New Mexico
Cramer
Jaycee
Milton Harris
San Saba
Scrap Rubber Drive Sweeps San Saba Area
A nationwide two week drive to collect scrap rubber runs in San Saba County starting June 15. Boy Scout Troop No 25 will canvass homes this Thursday to Saturday, selling collected rubber for a cent per pound to fund Camp Billy Gibbons encampment costs. Rural carriers will collect and sell rubber at filling stations, forwarding proceeds to patrons. Citizens may also bring scrap directly to stations as President Roosevelt urges nationwide participation.
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San Saba City Co
Pe Bell Ford
Boy Scout Troop No. A5
Camp
Billy Gibbons
San Saba
Smith
Roosevelt
Brother of Mrs Laura Hayden Dies
The brother of Mrs Laura Hayden died this week after rushing from the bedside of a critically ill cousin at Sweetwater. Mrs Hayden arrived in San Antonio to be with her brother before his death. His wife is also very ill at this time. The Sweetwater cousin, with whom she was reared, also died.
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Sweetwater
Laura Hayden
San Antonio
San Saba Gets New Fire Truck at $5314.00 Cost
San Saba accepts a Burke and Simms fire engine for the volunteer department. The $5314.00 truck features 500 gpm pump, 100 hp Ford engine, and extensive hose, with the old truck overhauled and kept. Drivers include Travis Walker Worth Nance Barrel Park and Chief Bryant.
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Burke & Simms
San Saba
Travis Walker
Worth Nance
Barrel Park
Bryant
Altho
Ensign J. R. McCann Receives Wings of Gold
Jessie R. McCann son of J. R. McCann of San Saba earns Naval Reserve commission after completing advanced carrier flight training at Miami Naval Air Station. He is now a naval aviator and will join the fleet wearing the Navy’s Wings of Gold presented by Capt. G. F. Bopan. McCann graduated from Texas A&M in 1940 with a B.S. and trained at Dallas Reserve Base and Pensacola before carrier takeoff and landing instruction in Miami.
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Miami
Fla
Jessie R. McCann
J. R. McCann
San Saba
Naval Air Station
Here
U.S. Naval Reserve
McCann
Navy
G. F. Bopan
USN
Naval Flight
Texas A. & M
Naval Aviation
Naval Reserve Aviation
Dallas
Texas
Pensacola
Taffs Visit From Childress Texas Family Ties
Mr and Mrs Arthur B Taff and daughter Mrs Ralph Robinson with sons Mike and Nicky Carolyn travel from Childress Texas to spend a week with relatives. Arthur Jr attends North Texas Agricultural College Axlington and may join for the weekend. Arthur runs A B Taff Packing Co employing 14. He recently led Childress Chamber of Commerce aviation push for an Army Air School near town now under construction at 3 million dollar cost. Childress population 6500 in the Panhandle, officials say Air School could add four to five thousand people.
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Arthur B. Taff
Childress
Texas
Ralph Robinson
Mike
Nicky Carolyn
Lubbock
J. B. Taff
Arthur B. Jr
North Texas Agricultural College
Axlington
Aothur
A. B. Taff Packing Co
Chamber of Commerce
War Department
Panhandle
Arthur
School Board Names E. L. Reese VA Mentor
At a San Saba School Board meeting on Saturday night E L Reese was elected to the VA post in the school succeeding Ace Howell now at Sheppard Field Wichita Falls. Reese is described as a well recommended vocational agriculture teacher.
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San Saba
E. L. Reese
V. A
Cherokee
Ace Howell
Sheppard Field
Wichita Falls
Reese
Wolves Catch Five Pups at A F Moss Ranch
Four wolf pups captured on the A F Moss ranch near Llano county. Three pups killed. the fourth trapped as a lure for the mother. Nearby, Luke Moss with his hounds secured the animals.
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Llano County
A. F. Moss
Luke Moss
Gillespie County
U. S
Corregidor
Java
Mason
Camp Hood
Killeen
Lampasas
Fredericksburg
William McGraw
Texas
Llano
Help Finish Our Red Cross Sweater Quota
Mrs. F. L. Sterner opens county War Relief Production in San Saba inviting women to help sew 50 overalls and knit sweaters for civilians. Yarn awaits at the Red Cross Room and the urge is to contribute next Saturday at the rummage sale beside the Norette Shoppe.
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F. L. Sterner
San Saba
Red Cross
Fourth Annual San Saba Jaycee Rodeo Parade Opens Events
The San Saba County Jaycee Rodeo marks its fourth edition with a Thursday street parade starting at Rogan Field at 4 30 pm led by Newell Oliver Parade Chairman. Grand Entry at Rogan Field 9 pm nightly with Queen crowning Thursday night. Calf roping steer bulldogging bronc and bull riding girls play barrel races and more. Admission 50 cents plus tax adults 27 cents plus tax for children. proceeds go to the United Service Organization for soldier recreation with soldiers from Camp Bowie and Camp Hood attending.
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San Saba County
Rogan Field
Bud Everett
Gulf
Gulf Sound
Ray Lackland
Earl Sellers
Sellers
Camp Bowie
Camp Hood
United Service Organization For
Vada Boren Crowned Queen in Richland Rodeo Contest
Vada Boren of Richland Springs won the 1942 Rodeo Queen Contest, edging out Lillian Hartley of San Saba. The popular rider is noted as proficient on horseback and will participate in the Preview Rodeo Show at Camp Bowie Brownwood, plus a parade and Grand Entries at Rogan Field.
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Vada Boren
Richland Springs
Lillian Hartley
San Saba
Camp Bowie
Brownwood
S. S. Rotary Club
A Here
Rogan Field
Seydeccoe- Vada Boren
Julia Beth Hillman
Elouise Harkey
Wallace Creek
Fannie Pearl Taylor
Pontotoc Maeris
Florese Grimes
Pilates An
John F Bogard Rejoins San Saba News Staff
John Frank Bogard, a UT journalism graduate, returns to the San Saba News as advertiser and reporter. A San Saba High School class of ’87 alumnus, he studied at John Tarleton College and the University of Texas, working his way through college, and is the son of Mrs. F. M. Boteard.
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John Frank Bogard
University of Texas
San Saba
John
San Saba High School
John Tarleton College
Tarleton
F. M. Boteard
China Creek
Meet Vada Boren New Rodeo Queen of San Saba County
Vada Boren, 17, crowned 1942 Queen of the San Saba Jaycee Rodeo. A Richland Springs High School senior, she hails from a 1,000 acre sheep and cattle ranch between Bowser and Post Oak. A famed cowgirl, she rides her pony Lady in Thursday parade and grand entries, excelling in Flag Races at local events.
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Vada Boren
San Saba
Texas
Dale Dean Makes Honor Roll at John Tarleton
A letter from J Thomas Davis at John Tarleton Agricultural College informs Dale Dean son of Mr and Mrs Alvin A Dean of San Saba that he is among the spring 1941 42 honor students with 30 grade points and no failing grades. Dean now attends Texas A&M College and plans veterinary study and a Reserve commission.
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J. Thomas Davis
John Tarleton Agricultural College
Dale Dean
Alvin A. Dean
San Saba
Dale
Texas A&m College
Move In New Home Next Week By Gibson Family
Mrs E Gibson field worker in public welfare will vacation next week and move into a new five room bungalow on Storey and Urd Street built by contractor Hilden Lindsey with material from Cameron Lumber Co Inc. The Gibsons' daughter Wanda attends as secretary at Camp Bowie and Mr Gibson serves on the police force at Camp Swift Bastrop.
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E. Gibson
State Department of Public Welfare Office
Gibson
Wanda Gibson
Hilden Lindsey
Cameron Lumber Co., Inc
Storey and
Urd Street
Tte
Camp Swift
Bastrop
Miss Gibson
Gamp
Revival at Assembly of God Church urged by evangelist Zona Cole
An old time revival is in progress at the Assembly of God Church with gospel preaching by Evangelist Zona Cole and J G Bell serving as pastor. Billy Gerald Johnson is noted as an apprentice at the San Saba News printery.
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Assembly of God Church
God
Zona Cole
J. G. Bell
Billy Gerald Johnson
San Saba Newa Printery
Tips for using sugar syrups in canning
Tips explain using corn syrup or honey for fruit canning. A light syrup blends ½ cup syrup to ½ cup water, while diluted honey uses ½ cup honey with ½ cup water. Water boils, honey is stirred in, then poured over fruit. Cost notes cite honey about 2 percent of sugar, corn syrup about twice as expensive. Plan canning first, then jellies and jams, with more on jelly and preserves next week.
Relief for farmers offered by WPA workers
Joe Sandlin, District WPA Director, said farmers short of help can hire temporary workers from John W. Patterson’s WPA road project between Richland Springs and San Saba at the local wage rate. Patterson has 29 men now, with 23 recently helping one farmer chop cotton for a few days before returning to the project, which will run 4 to 6 more weeks. Farmers are urged to contact Patterson immediately.
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Joe Sandlin
WPA
Division of
Austin
John W. Patterson
Patterson
Richland Springs
San Saba
Dougal Cameron Jr Breaks Arm Jumping From Swing
Nine year old Dougal Cameron Jr fell from a swing while reaching out to his sister Tuesday morning. He landed breaking his right arm above the wrist. He endured the injury with courage, and a doctor treated him at home.
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Dougal Cameron
Dougal
Judge James McClendon Visits Sansa Court
Judge James McClendon, chief justice of the Austin court of appeals, visited here last weekend in the interest of his candidacy for re election. He has held the position for about twenty years.
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James McClendon
Austin Court of ¢Igil Appeale
Haad
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U. S. Navy
Brady
Richland
Spgs
Newell Oliver
Rodeo
John F. Bogard
John Tarleton
Ugaraving
Dougal Cameron JR
James SO Lendon
Sansa
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