Wolf Club Formed to Tackle County Wolf Menace
A large local turnout organized a county wide Wolf Club at the court house last Saturday with A. E. Petty as chair and Fred R. Brison as secretary. A further meeting on July 11 will adopt a constitution and by laws and form a permanent club to protect sheep and poultry, with a $2000 funding goal and a per acre membership fee likely under one cent to pay bounties and expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
A. E. Petty
Fred R. Brison
T., A. Murray
BE. E Fagg
I. R. Brison
W. A. Gage
Chappel
Frank Gray
Cherokee
W. H. Taylor
Pontotoc
J. W. Gibbons
Richland Springs
Hugh Taylor
W. R. Payne
San Saba
Garrett Burke
Holt
Frank Smith
Nortwest
E. BE. Gamlin
Hall
W. F. Jackson
Horseshoe Bend
Ralph Owen
McMillin
Dick Murray
Shaw Bend
Live Oak
J. T. Oliver
Harmony Ridge
H. F. Behrens
Ben Harrell
Colony
Will Jackson
Will Doran
Sloan
Jesse Roper
Bowser
W. J. Smith
Spring Creek
T. H. King
Alperita
J. B. Edmondson
Mt. Pleasant
C. W. Reynolds
Algentta
Pecan Convention Next Year Goes to Wharton
The Texas Pecan Growers Association convention proceedings show Wharton winning the 1926 venue after a late day rule blocks self votes by competing counties. About 250 to 400 pecan growers attended with delegates from San Saba, Stephenville, Arlington and Liana among others. The gathering drew visitors from New York, Georgia, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Florida, plus agricultural press.
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San Saba
Pecan
Mason
Wharton
Mason County
Stephenville
Arlington
Liana
Texas Pecan Growers Association
San Saba County
W. J. Millican
Bond
F. R. Brison
New York
Georgia
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Florida
Texas
RB. T. Olcott
Hendricks Family Visits Aged Mother In Mangum Duke
Ed and Jim Hendricks of Mangum and Duke Oklahoma visited this week to see their mother Mrs Bettie Taylor. A family reunion followed with five children and spouses sharing a meal and a sit down dinner in the old time family way. Lee J Dial son in law of Jim Hendricks joined them in the family car. Ed Hendricks who left the county twenty years ago reports good rains north with promising crop prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim
Hendricks
Mangum
Duke
Oklahoma
Bettie Taylor
Lindsey
J. J
Tom
Lee J. Dial
Jim Hendricks
Ed Hendricks
Thye re All Coming To The San Saba Fair
Anticipation runs high for the San Saba County Fair marking twenty years of tradition. Local towns Brady Rochelle Mason and Llano report strong interest with record baseball attendance and weekly tryout games drawing larger crowds than ever before.
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San Saba Fair
San Saba
Brady
Rochelle
Mason and Llano
San Saba Pecan Man Is Honored
E. E. Rissen of San Saba is awarded a medal by the Texas Pecan Growers Association for 40 years of service. A committee recommended medals for Halbert of Coleman and Edwards of Dallas. The group also plans annual silver cups for pecan budding contest winners at the convention.
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Texas Pecan Growera Association
E. E. Rissen
San Saba
A. C. Beasley
E. J. Kyle
M. D. Tilson
H. G. Lucas
Texas Pecan Growers Association
H. A. Halbert
Coleman
Charles Edwards
Dallas
San Saba County Gets Space in New Fish and Game Year Book
The Texas Game Fish and Oyster Commission year book will devote five of its 120 pages to San Saba county. Photos will showcase scenic wild beauty. Channeled by H H Smith and Horton of the Chamber of Commerce, local efforts seek more images of the county’s wild spots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Saba County
Texas Game, Fish and Oyster Commission
H. H. Smith
San Saba
Horton
Chamber of Commerce
New Baseball Suits for San Saba Ball Boys
The San Saba baseball club unveils swell new uniforms white with a black stripe and cap, stockings included. Players take them out to play this summer and aim to keep their strong record after only one loss all season.
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San Saba
Old Timer Visits Early Texas Home in McCulloch County
Nat Johnson, 84, of Oklahoma, brother of Willis Johnson, spent a few days in McCulloch County revisiting old friends and seeking W. J. Smith of Spring Creek. He recalled residents from the 1880s and enjoyed reconnecting with them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nat Johnson
Oklahoma
Willis Johnson
McCulloch
Texas
W. J. Smith
Spring Creek
Mr. Johnson
Tyler Editors Gather At Texas Press Convention
Tyler editors return after attending the fortieth sixth annual Texas Press Association convention in Tyler. A fuller report will appear later. East Texas reports ample rain, good crops, and record tomato yields with strong prices. San Antonio won the 1926 convention over El Paso. New officers include W A Smith San Saba president and Robie Baldrige Clifton vice president, with Sam Harben Richardson secretary and C J Lehman San Antonio treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Press Association
Tyler
East Texas
Smith County
San Antonio
el Paso
Association
W .A. Smith
San Saba
Robi
L. Baldrige
Clifton
Sam P. Harben
Richardson
C. J. Lehman
P. EB. Montgomery
McAllen
Ray Nichols
Vernon
Clarence Gilmore
Austin
Mayme Wynn Cox
Dallas
Arthur Lefevre
Houston
E. G. Senter
R. H. McCarty
Albany
J. $. Nunn
Amarillo
Ranch executive seals 20000 acre San Saba deal
EK Ball of Cook County closed a deal making him owner of 10000 acres at the north end of the Barker ranch and, with T A Norred, part of the Old Dofflemyer and Kincaid ranch interests. He also buys and leases Mrs. Matt Kuykendall's cattle and ranch interests, gaining control of more than 20000 acres of San Saba county ranch land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EK. Ball
Cook County
L. W. Barker
Mr. Ball
T. A. Norred
Kincaid
Matt Kuykendall
San Saba County
Stephenville photographer on annual river vacation
K. N. Baxley, a well known Stephenville photographer, is spending his annual vacation fishing along the San Saba river. Mr and Mrs E T Neal are touring western counties this week. Neal is a deputy game warden on official business.
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K. N. Baxley
Stephenville
San Saba Iiver
E. T. Neal
Mr. Neal
Big Revival Meeting Gains Sharp Momentum in San Saba
The revival campaign, under Church of Christ auspices in San Saba, draws large crowds. Evangelist Fay Wallace, famed statewide, delivers a strong gospel message while Prof. Austin Taylor leads a sizable choir. Daily two services through Sunday highlight the singing as a key feature.
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San Saba
Church of Christ
Fay Wallace
Evangelist Wallace
Austin Taylor
Lohn Defeats San Saba In Eight to One Baseball Game
Lohn fans celebrated an 8-1 win over San Saba at the fair grounds. Sallee started and gave way after the third inning to Robbins as Lohn bats produced most of the scoring. San Saba totaled 12 strikeouts to 11 by Lohn while the game swung on timely hits and pitching changes.
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Lohn
San Saba Fair Park
Sallee
Robbins
San Saba
Harry Hopkins Taken to Hospital
Harry Hopkins, who suffered an other breakdown last week, was taken to the Santa Fe hospital at Temple. He is reported getting on as well as could be expected and his San Saba friends are anxious for his recovery. The people here believe he is the best agent the C. and S. FP Railway has any where in the world. He stayed on the job every day, never watched the clock, and never asked for vacation. D.C. White acts as relief agent for the Santa Fe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Hopkins
Santa Fe
Temple
San Saba
the. C. and
S. FP. Railway
D.C. White
Mr. Hopkins
Locker and Bend Ball Game Neat Sunday
There will be a baseball game at the Fair Grounds Park next Sunday afternoon between the Locker and Bend ball teams. Boosters Mr. q and Mrs. M. J. Lusty and Miss Veda Leigh Owen, Sherman Russell, Bill Owen, and Dean Munsell visited Mason last Thursday and planned to drive to San Antonio for a couple of days. Miss Josephine Toler of Abilene and Mrs. Sadie Lowrie of Talpa were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Cameron, departing Sunday for Abilene. Lester Carter, Mc Gregor ticket agent, is vacationing in San Saba with his brother Tom and enjoying camping on the San Saba.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fair Grounds Park
M. J. Lusty
Veda Leigh Owen
Sherman Russell
Bill Owen
Dean Munsell
Mason
San Antonio
Josephine Toler
Abilene
Sadie Lowrie
Talpa
D. A. Cameron
Lester Carter
McGregor, Ia
San Saba
Tom [Ane
Call of the Canyon at Majestic Saturday
Zane Grey’s The Call of the Canyon shown at Majestic features Richard Dix Lois Wilson and Marjorie Daw. A tale of Fifth Avenue and Mojave Desert with Glenn Kilbourne Carley Burch Flo Hutter and Arizona ranch life. Victor Fleming directs this Paramount adaptation with strong Western action and romance.
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Ane Grey
Zane Grey
Paramount
Ladies Home Journal
Fifth Avenue
Mojave Desert
New York
Western Ranges
West
Arizona
Majestic Theatre
Carley Burch
Glenn Kilbourne
Glenn
Hutters
Flo
Carley
Flo ‘Hutter
Garley
Richard Dix
Lois Wilson
Marjorie Daw
Boys' Club Training School in San Saba County Set
San Saba County Boys' Club members are invited to the second Boys' Club Training School on Tuesday, June 30 in San Saba. Training will cover judging corn, grain sorghums, and livestock with top ten scorers earning a second day, and the five best advancing to the district contest at Georgetown July 7 and 8. County agents W. J. Marshall and C. C. Jobson will assist. Mrs. Mitch Johnson and her children return from a visit to Mrs. Garrett.
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San Saba
San Saba County
Georgetown
ER. Brison
W. J. Marshall
Mason
C. C. Jobson
Brady
Baird Family Visits Relatives Across McCulloch and San Saba
W A Baird and family of Linton visit relatives in McCulloch county and Mrs Bairds parents Mr and Mrs Joe Hamrick in San Saba. They report the south Texas coast very dry and the cotton crop very short.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Baird
Linton
Mr. Baird
McCulloch County
San Saba Booster Trip Draws Huge County Welcome
Nearly fifty cars with about 200 business leaders, farmers and ranchers left San Saba at dawn June 18th for neighboring counties. The caravan featured two ambulances and a long band escort. Stops at Richland Springs Rochelle and Brady drew large crowds and lively music as officials and civic groups promoted local interests. A. B. Reagan and Judge Dean spoke at Brady before the voyage continued, with social ladies adding warmth to the reception.
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San Saba
Court House Square
Bailiwick
Arthur Garage
Chamber of Commerce
Dean
Horton
J. Howard
W. C. Dofflemyer
S& Allen
FL BR. Brison
M. R. Weatherby
Brison
J. Ff. Campbell
San Saba County
Richland Springers
Main Street
Hall
Howdy
Rochelle
Brady
Ethan Allen
Green Mountain
A. B. Reagan
Judge Dean
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Wolf Club
Majestic
Mitch Johnson
R. Q. Garrett
Garrett
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