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Newspaper
San Saba News
Location
San Saba, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1939
Page
4
The Humble Company describes its service stations as fully equipped and staffed to keep cars running well and looking good. Restrooms are clean, ice water is provided, and a range of car needs from air to water to a new fan belt is available for a price. courteous clerks promise prompt, thorough service and a helpful attitude.
NYA sidewalk work in San Saba reports more than 35,000 square feet of cement walks laid, 274 cubic yards of gravel used, and 925 bags of cement. Over 73 to 100 residential lots improved with about 40 more ready. Officials hope supervisor Bob McConnell can push reinstatement by July 1 and NYA tobs switch to monthly pay.
In response to requests for San Saba post cards the News office offers glazed stock reproductions at five cents each. Available now are views of the First Methodist Church First Baptist Church Church of Christ Hotel San Saba and Barnett Springs. Later cards will show the County Court House city schools and additional town views.
Mr and Mrs J C Stribling of Shreveport Louisiana vacationed in New Orleans then spent Friday to Sunday in San Saba with Mrs Striblings parents Mr and Mrs Rivers Morris and sisters and husbands the John Lee Walkers and Wm Harbucks Their young sons Jim and Phil returned home with them and Mr and Mrs Morris accompanied them to Shreveport The family from there plans a trip into New Mexico
Tom Allan Sloan had his tonsils removed at Brady last week. Misses Mable Hector and Willie Bob Whisenant are due home from the Westminster Encampment at Kerrville this week. Mrs Annie Locklear and son Lud of Ft. Mekayett attended the funeral of Mrs Roland Maxwell Sunday. Robert Ellis owns a new 1939 V-8 coupe. Miss Reva Sullivan of Hall visits Miss Mary Katherine Sloan. Walton Dickason has gone on a business trip to West Texas.
Leon Hartley and Jim Watkins brought home two yellow cats weighing 6 and 50 pounds and about 100 pounds of smaller cats averaging four pounds each. The catch, made near Gorman Falls on Sunday and Monday, arrived Tuesday morning with Mrs. Hartley and Mrs. Watkins aiding.
Texas A and M College Far mers' Short Course program preview shows two sessions, July 5–7 for 4-H club members and July 12–14 for adults. H. H. Williamson predicts a strong 1989 session with 4-H awards for 100 boys and 100 girls. Adult program centers on land use planning with speakers including A. F. Lever and singing led by Walter Jenkins.
A retraction notes Norman Grumbles of San Saba did not marry Miss Reba Patterson of Big Valley last July or any time. Grumbles says the wedding report was unfounded and requests identifying the source to stop false reports. The item warns that publishing a false marriage report is a serious offense with fines or imprisonment.
Miss Nila Jean Harber and her friend Mrs. Joe Jordan with family visited in Barnet last week. Harber attends Draughon’s Business College in Ft Worth taking a business course.
An ad notes we fit trusses and carry a complete stock of single and cable trusses at city drug store with reasonably priced options.
Dallas June 19 Over forty four thousand Texas HOLC loan holders saved at least 12209.00 in interest over six years as refinanced loans carried higher rates. Six year HOLC activity shows 23,858,376 repaid and 224 percent of loan principal repaid. About 2 532 homes are paid in full or near completion, with many income groups benefited. HOLC funded home repairs totaling 1,790,000 and paid 2,056,161 to building trades.
W A Wilhite of Coleman was elected commander of the 21st district of the American Legion in Brady at the annual convention on June 11. He served an unexpired term and was elected to his first regular term as head of the war veterans. Delegates named Jennings Monk Kerrville vice commander and Junction will host the fall convention. Two resolutions were passed endorsing paving Highway 67 from Fort Stockton to Alpine, a 62 mile stretch linking to the Big Bend area.
Mrs Gene Pridgeon of Houston and her mother Mrs G B Roberts have been visiting in El Paso. Weston L Murray a La Grange Ga college instructor has leased his address on News created to Unease Hill North Carolina. Mrs Mary Lee Miller and little son Freddie of Oil Center NM and Miss Lota Pete Graves of Wink are visiting their parents Mr and Mrs Joe Graves. The family group and Mr and Mrs A R Pockray went to Lake Buchanan for an outing last week. Miss Marvine Weatherby of Fort Worth was a guest of Miss Laura Kuykendall last week en route to Camp Myatic at Kerrville for several weeks. Mrs Sam Laird and son are visiting Mrs Lairds mother in Bangs last week. Mr and Mrs Marvin Weathery formerly of San Saba now Fort Worth visited in San Saba last week.
Thirty thousand fingerling black bass have been released into the newly built rearing ponds at Inks Lake on the Colorado River, northwest of Austin. J C Kellam, state youth director, said the stock came from U S Bureau of Fisheries hatcheries in Uvalde. The notice closes with an unrelated advertisement for garden products.
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