22 Jun 1939
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Newspaper
San Saba News
Location
San Saba, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1939
Page
1
The San Saba Junior Chamber of Commerce promotes a West Texas rodeo during the town fair weekend. The event aims to draw visitors with a long‑anticipated entertainment program and community achievements.
Fragmentary OCR suggests a coaching or advisory note urging restraint or focus, mentioning J. P. McEvex and S Gurnee in unclear context. The readable bits imply guidance on purpose, but key names, roles, and events remain obscured in the damaged text.
Fragmentary OCR passage mentions conspirators and workers in a garbled line. It appears as stray phrases about bricks and land and allies with unclear attribution possibly from a larger editorial or poem. No clear event, date, or entities are identifiable.
A fragmentary tale recounts how San Ysidro, while tending his garden in New Mexico, encounters an angel who invites him to meet the Lord. The conversation touches on corn, water, and devotion, but the narrative is incomplete with garbled phrases and missing segments.
San Saba notes for June with illness and fever in town and county. Arch Woods ill with malaria. Mrs Banister ill at J F Brown residence. Grain unstacked before rain. Tom A Murray returns from North Carolina. Temple visitors and local deaths noted, including Enele Jim Smith. Hugh Henry heads to Fort Worth. eight Saba boys joining. E E Fagg family back from Dallas.
Ten years ago this week, June 20, 1929, Brady resident Harry F. Schwenker was elected president of the Texas Press Association. Ex-Sheriff Hough Miller suffered a facial paralysis stroke, W. D. Cowan editor of the San Saba Star died suddenly from acute indigestion, and W. A. Smith editor of the News planned to attend the Golden Jubilee Convention of the Texas ei FY.
Sleet Franklin of San Saba recalls a fish tale after returning to his line in the San Lake River to find not only a small fish on the hook but a tarantula reportedly perched on the line. The odd encounter is shared in a Texas Wildlife Bureau note, while unrelated garden tips advise pinching back tall plants to encourage bushier growth.
The sale occurred weeks ago through Drake Commission Co of San Angelo with delivery after a hearing time. Sheep were received by Mr. Lowery and shipped by train to his Wyoming ranch. Eight car loads were involved. Henry F. Behrens reports 16 acres of oats averaging 30 bushels per acre. Rufe Thornton notes 70 acres of oats threshed yielding 45 baskets per acre, with 116 acres in oats. J W Rouse runs a 134 acre farm near Varga Chapel tim miles z aS ang orchard. many bear fruit and he manages chickens and turkeys. Judge J H Baker handed the...
Associated Press reports Sen Saba Gate ne notes a device by Woodard that inserts a hook while a fisherman naps. The hook setter uses a spring to jerk the line when a fish nibbles, claiming to roughly double catches for lazy fishermen.
The notice indicates bidding will close January 29 in the state. It references roles or entities including Garesvi and Eagte or Prope with unclear labels. The fragment mentions MSL and Fredesic in relation to the auction, though details are incomplete.
Llano reports the annual rededication ceremony held last week honoring Liam's service. The event, described in brief notes, highlights community reflection and local observance of the occasion.
A Chicago-style correction states the lot for the proposed Presbyterian manse was donated by Mrs Susie Lewis Simmons, not money donated. The News apologizes for the error and clarifies the donor and intent of the gift.
Charles Martin of Bowser has been taken to the U.S. Veterans Hospital at Legion for treatment. He is the son of Capt. Will Martin and has been seriously ill. The family recently visited and report he is progressing as well as could be expected.
In a terse ad the CITY DRUG STORE offers a rodent control product described as a safety kill rat exterminator priced at 33 cents per unit. The notice touts low cost and easy access for readers needing pest control solutions.
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