City National Bank of San Saba's Diamond Anniversary
Irene Linn recounts City National Bank in San Saba, founded by W Ward and Wiley Murray as a frontier grocery and bank hybrid. The 1915 charter renamed the bank The City National. pioneers T A Murray and T W Ward appear in bank lore, with deposits rising from 231k in 1932 to 2.36M by year’s first quarter, as veteran staff and locals recall a storied, community rooted institution.
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City National Bank
San Saba
W. Ward
Wiley
North
Saba
Pat Murray
Star
Murray
San Saba News
Ediver Cady
Wallace Street
Cherokee Street
el End
Ward and Murray
Ward
City National
T. A. Murray
T. C. Henry
R. W. Burleson
Thether
Wiley B. Murray
American Legion Post 27
J. T. McConnell
R. M. Ward
N. C. Walker
J. L. F. Fentress
San Saba County
Fourteenth Annual Ex-Student Reunion in Cherokee
The Cherokee news reports the fourteenth annual ex-student reunion held Saturday drew about seventy five attendees with several guests. Numerous local residents and relatives visited, with updates on trips, visitors from San Antonio Pecos Austin McCamey and other towns, and plans to move to Reno Nevada. The Baptist Vacation Bible School is set for June 23 for five days, inviting all town children, and Mrs. Graves Burke notes Warren Randolph attended a funeral in Enid Oklahoma.
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Ezra Cook
Chas
Christi
Slaton
Candice
California
Les Kafahl
Curtis
New Braunfels
Zula Hallmark
Don Vaughn
Waco
Clyde Rutherford
Jerry
Odessa
Walter May
Bobbie Magee
H. Perry
Jim Benskin
Jimmie
David
McCamey
Walter Benskin
Georgia Taylor
Pat
Cisco
Baptist Vacation Bible School
Warren Randolph
Enid
Okla
Miss Katy Myrl Parks Visits Dallas Kin in Locker News
Locker News notes visiting relatives and locals in Dallas Fredericksburg and Houston. Miss Katy Myrl Parks of Dallas visits her parents J A Parks. Mr and Mrs W G Shaw visit Ray Graves of Houston. Richard Oehler and Bernie Kincaid visit relatives and J D Hulme family. Bud Strawbridges Holt visit T M Sofge. Alton Till visits J C Till. A good shower Monday morning. By Mrs T M Sofge.
Family Visit Highlights Father's Day Weekend
Mr and Mrs Henry Newberry of Dallas visited her parents Mr and Mrs S E Harber over Father s Day weekend. Also visiting were his sister and her husband Dr and Mrs G F Bryan of Dublin. Mrs Bryan is the former Anniece Harber.
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Henry Newberry
Dallas
S. E. Harber
Harber
G. F. Bryan
Dublin
Bryan
Anniece Harber
City National leaders named in 1929 1943 era notes
SAN SABA COUNTY natives serve as officials Kuykendall Kelly Pat Murray vice president W L White cashier assistants Albert Behrens and Douglas Behrens Woodie Parks born in Oklahoma a county resident clerks Elizabeth Alexander Mrs Otto Harkey Mrs Frank Churchill Larry Barker White seniority since 1921 Directors R C Sloan C C Pool Garth Little Kuykendall Murray Judge Raymond Gray Austin
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City National
San Saba County
Kuykendall
Kelly
Pat Murray
W. L. White
Albert Behrens
Douglas Behrens
Woodie Parks
Oklahoma
Elizabeth Alexander
Otto Harkey
Frank Churchill
Larry Barker
White
R. C. Sloan
C. C. Pool
Garth Little
Murray
Raymond Gray
Austin
Dams Seeded With Grasses After Completion in Richland Creek
Completed floodwater retarding dams on Richland Creek are being seeded to grasses under SCS supervision. Edgar Leonhard leads a three man crew from Brady to seed King Ranch Bluestem Sideoats Grama Blackwell Switchgrass Plains Bristle grass Lehman's lovegrass and Bermuda along the water edge. The J C Gamblin farm dam is fenced and ready. Site 3 fencing continues. The San Saba Brady Soil Conservation District will maintain fences gates and grass cover, while owners keep grass to 6 inches or 3500 pounds per acre on embankments and spillways.
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Richland Creek
Soil Conservation Service
Edgar Leonhard
SCS
Ben R. Day
J. C. Gamblin
Robert
Leonhard
Brady
King Ranch
Personal notes of visits and family gatherings
Mr and Mrs Low Low visited Saturday with his sister Mrs Buddy Joiner. Mr and Mrs Laurence Hamrick visited her parents Art G Ward at Carlton Sunday. Jody Miller of Pecos came Monday for a 15 day vacation in San Saba. Mr and Mrs John Harkey and son John Scott of Lubbock visited over the weekend with G J Harkey. Mrs Beulah Hall Browning of Spring Valley California visited Sunday with Miss Lucy Walker and Mrs J H Sellman. Monday Browning went to Cherokee to visit Allen Walker and will stay until early July.
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Mrs. Low Low
Mrs
Buddy Joiner
Laurence Hamrick
Art G. Ward
Carlton
Jody Miller
Pecos
John Harkey
John Scott
Lubbock
G. J. Harkey
Beulah Hall Browning
Spring Valley
Calif
Lucy Walker
J. H. Sellman
Browning
Cherokee
Allen Walker
2 Year Guaranteed Battery Deal at Sadler Auto Supply
Sadler Auto Supply advertises a two year guarantee on batteries priced at 10.95. The offer highlights value and warranty to attract customers seeking durable car power solutions.
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Sadler Auto Supply
Rites Held for Joe B. Comer in Wallace Creek Community
Last rites for 68 year old Joe Blake Comer were conducted at Howell-Doran Chapel. He died Friday night after a suspected heart attack. Born March 21 1890 in Wallace Creek, he married Gertie Sullivan in 1912. He lived in Wallace Creek, then moved to San Saba with his wife. He was affiliated with the Methodist Church. Survived by his wife, his mother Fannie Comer of San Saba, sister Mrs Wiley Kuykendall of San Saba, a niece Johnie Lee Comer Adams of Gatesville. Pallbearers named. burial in Wallace Creek Cemetery.
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Joe Blake Comer
Howell-Doran Chapel
A. A. Carter
Comer
Frank and
Fannie Duncan Comer
Wallace Creek
Gertie Sullivan
San Saba
Methodist Church
Fannie Comer
Wiley V. Kuykendall
Johnie Lee Comer Adams
Gatesville
B. D. Harkey
Junior Briggs
Ben Ray
C. B. Lambert
George Amthor
Thomas Moore
Wallace Creek Cemetery
Howell-Doran Funeral Dilrectors
Elm Grove News Highlights Local Visits and Events
Elm Grove news from June 16 notes no external submissions while residents share community ties. Larry Cottrell serves in Germany and reads home papers. families visit in Lampasas and Holt. students Virginia Gossett and Shirley Sikes attend College Station vegetable demonstrations after San Angelo win. Training Union meets Sundays. Holt Homecoming planned. community volleyball ongoing with visits by residents and a Friday meeting led by Mrs. Wells, Mr. Shoemake, and R C Chamberlain.
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Marjorie Moore
H. D. Cottrells
Hart Fowlers
Brady
F. Hardman
Mattie Hardman
Holt
Roy Maxwell Jr
Venezuele
E. K. Smith
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Irene Linn Gibson
Wallace and Cherokee
Thomas W. Ward
Wiley T. Murray
United States
American Legion
Clay Kuykendall
Hudson Kelly
First National Bank
Cherokee News
Chamber of Commerce
Bob Estes
Cash Feed & Produce Co
Gene Conner
LAIRD
Sam Laird
The
Texas
F.D.I.C
Joe B. Comer
ELM Grove News
Little Hardware
Mgt
Sasssranten
Paymaster Feed Store
KBAL
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