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Newspaper
San Saba News
Location
San Saba, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1956
Page
4
A reflective column on the role of advertisements and local notices in newspapers. It stresses that even small personal ads or name placements help sustain a town paper and support community memory, urging readers to consider their own listings or acknowledgments.
A garbled wall of OCR text lists numerous personal names, places, and scattered phrases. It references Wallace Creek, various families, marriages, retirements, and local happenings with no clear cohesive event or focus. The result reads as an unreadable montage of individuals and locations without a single definite news item.
Down Memory Lane compiles brief notes from 1906 and 1946 items. Dick Jackson opens a business near San Saba. Pat Sullivan sells a meat market to T. K. Gaines of Burnet. several locals plan land purchases near Rock Springs. school official Prot. der Phillips joins the State Summer Normal Board of Examiners. In 1946, plans for a new Colorado River bridge between San Saba and Goldthwaite move forward after years of closure, with highway officials stating the old bridge is among the worst. Travelers, travelers and local residents are noted, including Leo Owens of Humble Station, and residents visiting Houston, Baytown, and Corpus Christi.
Mrs Oshortie Mullins reports a busy week in the San Saba area with relatives visiting from Codoty and Whitney. The gathering included the Lanberts, the Arthur Rohrens, the Robbin Grribbles, and the Van Martins sharing a picnic on the San Saba river. Grandchildren Debbie, Ban, and Kenge Mullins plan to visit Whitney with their grandparents, leaving soon for Brownsville.
One dose life time vaccine available at Lairds Corner Drug Store. Public health notice states the treatment is offered for all ages, with emphasis on broad protection. Contact store for availability and details.
Fredericksburg stages a four day Independence holiday event with horse racing daily six Purge races and several match races, the Independence Derby on the final day, baseball games by Fredericksburg Texans and other leagues, Little and Pony League play, and band music by Music in the Park. Over 120 horses, reworked track, and a 3,000 seat grandstand welcome visitors July 1 to July 4.
Public records list marriage licenses for James Willard Parker and Frances Elizabeth Cassel and Mark Iolland with Bertha Hollani. New cars registered include Willie Belle Gosch and several owners from Duncan and Shaw Motors. Rural land transfers and loans are noted for San Saba, Temple, and local additions. Community updates include visits and family gatherings at China Creek with Aransas Pass and San Antonio connections.
Miss Irene Hamrick spends vacation in Glen Rose. Mr and Mrs Oran Williams and family of Borger visited in the home of her parents Mr and Mrs W H Ponton. Last Thursday and Friday Mr and Mrs C T Estep returned Sunday to their home in San Diego after visiting sister and husband Mr and Mrs Geo Whitley in Spring Creek community.
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