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Newspaper
San Saba News
Location
San Saba, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1940
Page
4
Mr. L F Mount of Bellwood Alabama captures a hawk after a terrapin clings to the hawk’s leg during a woods encounter. The hawk dies and the terrapin finds a home around the Mount residence. Also note a bug dope recipe using pennyroyal pine tar and castor oil and a traveler’s hotel anecdote about honey and biscuits.
A crow rides a hog’s back in an Alabama peanut field as the bird takes nuts after the hog roots. Other notes describe a two foot water snake found in a catfish stomach near Lufkin Texas, skunks eating various prey, a lake’s fish balance with many carp and few bass, the king cobra as the longest poisonous snake and large rattlers in the U S, plus cottonmouths reaching five feet.
A study notes a quail chick eye tooth on the beak used to break shells, shed in days after hatch. The text also claims the highest land east of the Rockies is Mitchell Peak in North Carolina at 6,710 feet, contradicting popular belief about Mount Marcy in New York.
Hunters and fishermen are welcomed to the O Connell Ranch with warnings to avoid seining hand fishing and hunting. No bonfires or firearms. Please shut gates and check in at the ranch house on arrival from Billy O Connell with due notice for creek day.
Game Warden Farl Daniel of Round Mountain Cherokee County Alabama reports a remarkable hunting incident. Dr W H Powell of Center and companions heard shooting from a nearby hill. A bird diving toward Powell’s head caused him to duck and fire. The bird struck Powell’s gun barrels and died. Several nearby friends corroborate the event.
Texas Game Dept biologist finds three squirrel heads at a tree base near a family of four great horned owls. The article notes the great horned owl is the only protected owl species in the state due to its lower benefit in pest control. It shares fishing tales from Arkansas and Texas, including eel and catfish escapades, and practical tips for handling fish to avoid harming them.
Rev G D Hardt, pastor of Richland Springs Methodist Church, will begin a revival series Friday night and continue through June 30. Local families and visitors from Austin Odessa Brownswood Conroe and Brady are noted among attendees and guests.
Albert Patrick returns from Stephenville with his bride Miss LaVerne Savage of that town. They wed Sunday June 9 at 9 a.m. in the Christian church parsonage with close family present. Both attended Tarleton. she excelled in music, he trained to be a petroleum engineer. They reside with the Patrick family while employed locally. Various local updates follow including health, rain, visits, birthdays, and farm notes.
Dr. John M. Johnson of Houston stayed Saturday night at his parental home with Mrs. James P. Fox. Mrs. Fox, visiting with her parents the R. L. McConnells, left Sunday for San Antonio to join her husband. Gerald Richardson of Austin visited here last week. Miss Dorothy Ayler is visiting in San Antonio.
Brady’s 15th annual July Jubilee runs July 3 to 5 with five daily running races boasting purses of at least 150 dollars. The rodeo, directed by Earl and Jack Tellers, features eight nightly events and top stock. Opening service June 30 at Richard's Park will be led by Bishop A Frank Smith with all area churches invited. The Queen of the 140 Jubiles will be crowned July 2 in a Grecian setting, and multiple speakers, dancing, and entertainment fill the program with no grounds admission fee.
Ponton and Vogel of San Saba transfer the Reynolds gin equipment from Richland Springs to San Saba this week to replace units lost in a fall fire. Also notes Texas has produced over a quarter of U S petroleum to date and that Texas government spending rose from 1929 to 1939.
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