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Newspaper
San Saba News
Location
San Saba, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1940
Page
3
In Sprin gs area a head on collision on the Anson to Winters road killed Mrs. Rosenberg of Anson, another McCarthy daughter was seriously injured. Relatives in the area shared sorrow and scattered for updates as others traveled and visited.
Mr and Mrs Homer Hill left for Dayton after a month with his parents. Mr and Mrs A J Duncan shopped in San Saba Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Bob Taylor of Locker hosted a Father's Day dinner for his father at their Locker home. Attending were the honoree Mitch Taylor and wife and Mr and Mrs Joe Goodloe and daughter Valeta.
The Church of Christ meeting begins Friday night June 21 in Cherokee with Brother Len Nobles leading services. Local residents and visitors share greetings while a flurry of community names and travels appears in the inactive week’s notices reflected alongside weather notes and a funeral service for Mrs. Sam Gay.
In Pebbly Point the past week brought several good showers and crops look healthy. A. J. Garrett hosted Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Behrens and daughter Lucille for Sunday afternoon visits. Tom Sherman Behrens spent the day with Andrew Behrens Jr. Mrs. Russell Grimes visited her mother, Mrs. Greene, at Lometa. Wylie Cronk enjoyed Sunday afternoon with Wylie Kuykendall. Miss Lucille Criby visited Mrs. Cc. B. Lambert Jr.
Dr. Geo W Cox state health officer urged city and county health officers to act now to curb diarrhea and enteritis known as summer complaint. The warning notes outbreaks across Texas and a potential rise in 1940 morbidity and mortality, especially among infants, with prevention focused on sanitation food and water safety, fly control, hygiene, and prompt medical care.
Mr and Mrs EB E Paris of Rough Creek recovered from illness and visited San Saba on business. Ben E Dillion and wife of Brownwood plan four to five months in the area while he serves as sails inspector for the new state road work on No 16 and 190, with offices at Wilkerson. His father previously was Lampasas County State Highway official. Mrs R Q Garrett and son Kessee will visit the Johnsons at their home for a month, Eleanor Garrett attends a girls camp at Mineral Wells.
Wallace Ernest Hawkins born May 4 1870 Belvedere Illinois died June 11 1940 in Brownwood Memorial Hospital at age 70. He moved from Texas Wal lace Creek boyhood days to San Saba and later Cook farm on the San Saba River. He married Emma Harkey Feb 20 1890 and had six children Stanley Ernest and two daughters with six brothers and four sisters surviving. Interment was Wallace Creek cemetery with Bro Miller officiating.
Lakeview reports light hail and beneficial rainfall described as a million dollar rain by locals. The piece notes tomatoes with wet feet, several visitors like Mrs. K Davenport and Mrs. Tim Godfrey, and various family visits from Brady New Mexico San Angelo and Bowser with names including the Harrises Wood Harvey and Davenport families.
Mrs Effie Terry and Mrs Irene Dalton with infant daughter have been staying at the C C McKinnerney home as the smallpox quarantine winds down at the Vernon Brown residence.
Mrs. Joan McCracken and gon of Houston visited with the former's sister Mrs. W E Bryant and family. Cecil B. Smith and daughter Caroline of Temple and Douglas Smith Jr. recently from the East arrived in San Saba for a visit at the W A Smith home. Douglas will stay summer with his grandparents. Mrs. Cecil Smith and daughter plan to visit Uvalde later this week. Mrs. Gilbert and her husband W W Meador of DeLeon and Mrs. E M Smith of Jomanche Okla and her daughter Mrs. James Box and Montie of Tulsa were guests of the pro thers R G and J B Murray. Judge and Mrs. J B Harrell and Mr and Mrs. Frank Harrell and Jean Harrell left for a ten day vacation in North Carolina. Mrs. J M Baker with son Frank and daughter Joyce of Safford Ariz visiting Mrs. Baker's mother Mrs. Anna Urquhart. County Agent C E Tisdale left to attend the Ranthers Round-Up at Sonora and returned. Miss Frances Prichard home demonstration agent left to attend 4 H Club meeting at the state park in Lampasas.
Court House News lists transfers of three tracts totaling 238.75 acres from J. E. Peck and wife to Walter Dennis, 7,099.97. from E. F. Reynolds and wife to Brady Cotton Oil Co. 14,469.48. marriage licenses for Banks to Wesley Meyers, Doris Fry to TB Murray, Josefa Acevedo to Pedro Ceovantez. new car sales by Hoover Motor Co., Chamberlain Motor Co., and Golding & Reid. a Justice of the Peace report of a fish selling sentence. Texas oil and gas drilling share reaching one third of U S wells. Texas state cost rising from 92 million in 1929 to 164 million in 1939.
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