Birthday in a wheelchair man marks 36th in San Saba
Norman Phillips born June 26 1922 observes his 36th birthday in San Saba Texas He and wife Billie moved there from Batesville Mississippi in 1956 and built a translator system serving about 300 subscribers within a 10 to 12 mile radius The former Navy chief electronic technician still works as engineer and announcer for the local radio station and champions community service and TV reception improvements.
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Norman Phillips
Billie
San Saba
Phillips
Batesville
Miss
Court House
Tempe
Arizona
Billie Coward
Aransas Pass
U. S. Navy
Pacific
Asiatic
Oklahoma A&m College
Western Electric Co
Radio and Broadcasting
Baptist Young Peoples Training Union
Norman Ray Phillips
San Saba Scouts Attend Camp Billy Gibbons Week
San Saba scouts joined 224 scouts at Camp Billy Gibbons for the second week of Camp, June 8. Camp counselors included Joe Galbraith, Bob Slaughter, Val Hinke, Leon R. Smith, Toni Pinto, and O. E. Winebrenner from Brownwood, with 14 Order of the Arrow members assisting. A dedicatory gate ceremony followed the worship service led by Dr H H Hargrove. Awards were announced for San Saba and others, including Silver Award recipients Eddie Bone and Richmond Wilkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Saba
Boy Scouts i
Billy Gibbons
Joe Galbraith
Brownwood
Bob Slaughter
Eastland
Val Hinke
Goldthwaite
Leon R. Smith
Toni Pinto
O. E. Winebrenner
Order of the Arrow
H. H. Hargrove
Coggin Avenue
Jan Wall
Allan Pritchard
Bill Bailey
Bob Banes
Eddie Bone
Richmond Wilkins
Bone
Dublin
Wilkins
Mike Clausen
Gene Hinyard
Daniel Vaughn
Larry Bourke
Rocky Terry
Frosty Oliver
Diversion terrace built north of Spring Creek boosts erosion control
San Saba Brady Soil Conservation District notes Aubrey Hopson’s 600 foot diversion terrace north of Spring Creek preventing water from crossing cropland. Other readers report seedings of ten acres of Blackwell Switchgrass, a farm pond near Richland Springs, and 8000 feet of channel terraces west of Spring Creek for water retention and erosion control. O B Harkey harvests hubam clover for seed, praising its soil improving taproot and residue for organic matter and nitrogen. Mrs Buster Martin and children visited relatives in San Antonio June 8 to 11.
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Aubrey Hopson
Spring Creek
Wade Ledbetter
O. B. Harkey
Harkeyville
Buster Martin
Janette
Jackie
Mrs. E. 8. Martin
San Antonio
Family Reunion Celebrated by Cherokee Johansons
Home of Mr and Mrs John Johanson in Cherokee hosted a Sunday reunion honoring their son Douglas Johanson and his wife and sons Neal and Lyle of Spokane Washington. Attendees included numerous relatives from Lone Grove Alice Jacksboro San Antonio Austin and other Texas cities. Visitors from Huntsville and College Station joined earlier in San Saba and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Johanson
Cherokee
Douglas Johanson
Neal and
Lyle
Spokane
Washington
Moore Johanson
Lone Grove
Glen Johanson
Merlene, Keth
Charles Lynn
Alice
Mike Walters
Byers
Jacksboro
Hurston Hallmark
Craig
Doughi
Tama
San Antonio
Ken Reville
Jean
Jenny
Kenny
Austin
Parker
Scott
Baby
San Diego
Calif
Dale Johanson
Mack
Bob
Fredericksburg
W. J. Hallmark
Valley Springs
Warren Randolph
Wayne Johanson
Kenneth
Larry
Jeanette
Zula Hallmark
Mrs Carrie Smith Returns Home From Visit
Mrs Carrie Smith and her son W A returned Friday June 20 to their home in Bessemer Alabama after a weeklong visit with her sister Mrs C W Bishop and niece Mrs S I McPherson and other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Smith
W. A
Bessemer
Ala
C. W. Bishop
S. I. McPherson
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Roswell
Carlsbad
N. M
Veterans Hospital
Memphis
Tenn
N. R. Phillips
Wilbur B. Allen
Rep
Tees
Sadler Auto
San Saba, Texas
Laird's Corner Drug Store
Sam Laird
Daniel
Aia A
Price Daniel
Brady Soil Conservation District News
Alvin Stewart
Blackwell Switchgrass
Bert McBride
Richland Springs
Mattie Howard
Sarah Prescott
Huntsville
Lillian Etter
College
Leon Hartley
Altha Watson
Della Stafford
E. E Cockerell, M.D
Victoria Street
Abilene, Texas
San Saba—Hiland Courts
Llano
Dalton Courts
Ford
Ford Mileag
Pric
Ernie Ford
Channel 6
Dick Powell
T. P
Paul Golding
Golding Motors
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