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Newspaper
San Saba News
Location
San Saba, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1917
Page
8
Buick cars will rise in price on July 1 and buyers are urged to place orders immediately. The ad cites 16 years of customer satisfaction and promises 12 months free service, urging urgency to lock in the old price before supplies run out.
The board elected additional teachers on Friday night June 22 1917 J R Roan Yoakum science Miss Ethel Parfitt latin and German Miss Irene Oliver San Saba and Miss Mattie Taylor Richland Springs intermediate grades Miss Sarah Ramsauer Santa Anna and Mia Dama Maden San Sabba music Miss A W Nations San Antonio teacher negro school.
A wartime editorial warns that America may be slow to mobilize after a three month delay since the war declaration. It urges Texans to enlist 12,000 more National Guardsmen, emphasizes duty to defend democracy, and recalls Texas heritage. It laments German resolve and calls for immediate recruitment ahead of August deadlines.
The Burnet Bulletin prints the Burnet County grand jury report recently adjourned. It covers practical questions on prize offers, a goat roping event, a treasonous newspaper issue, and registration for military service noting two ignorant Mexican men failed to register. Reference also to Cooper Baking Co and Angel Food for occasions with 12 hours notice.
Local notes report 2.5 inches of Sunday rain filling creeks and tanks. Cotton and late feed crops look good. Mrs. G. B. Shoemake shows a fine irrigated garden. A new road named the Shoemake highway will run from Ford and Ben Lewis’ pasture along the Cotton Belt road to the San Saba and Richland Spring road near J. W. Lewis’ farm, with Clint Taylor visiting J. W. Lane and Lois Lane in Cherokee. The column also mentions global politics and local goodwill toward President Wilson.
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