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Newspaper
San Saba News
Location
San Saba, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1961
Page
1
Irene Linn Gibson reports on San Saba Old Settlers day with 200 attendees including Beulah Walker Browning of San Diego. Nell Strickland of San Angelo wins the Fanfare Beauty Contest. her sister is Lillian Holcomb, one of the Cannon sisters.
A local ad notes availability of Duran elastic plastic at Johnsons Furniture Shop. The listing highlights material for crafting and repair projects and points customers to the store for purchase and inquiries.
Roger Massey of Brownwood grandson of Cap Massey visited church Sunday morning. Visitors include Oscar Roper of San Angelo and Ivy Ray of Riviera. Ewell Epps of San Antonio stayed with Lucian Locker and family. Dallas guests Jerry Don Arlenda and Jeff Christmas met R. F. Christmas family at Happy Patch. The Cowarts toured Atlanta, Wellington, Day ton, and Washington with Arlington National Cemetery and Mt. Vernon on their itinerary.
June rain brought five inches at Chappel and a four to five foot rise in Cherokee creek. The community shared visits, showers and reunions with Dolly and Doris Elliott noting many relatives from Akron to Lampasas Park attended the Tate reunion. Many locals hosted guests from San Saba, Fort Worth, Houston and Dallas while old settlers enjoyed a large gathering.
John Pat Grumbles of T. C. U. returned home for a weekend visit with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Grumbles.
VISIT COUSIN Mr. and Mrs. Louis D. Baker of Louisville Penn were weekend visitors of his cousin and husband Mr. and Mrs. George Linn. Baker, tied to San Saba 42 years ago, had not returned since his parents Jim Baker and Cora Doyle Baker died. They toured Brady to see cousin Frank Simpson and Brownwood to visit uncle Walter Dove with Mrs. Ovia Linn and niece Mrs. Marie Hawkins.
Local notice invites residents to visit Lairds Corner Drug Store for a sore mouth vaccine. The brief advertises immediate service and emphasizes convenience for nearby shoppers.
Sadler Auto Supply advertises mufflers and tail pipes for any car. The notice emphasizes stock availability and service options at the shop location.
Mrs Vivian Handy of the SCRA in San Saba returned home Sunday June 25 after a 10 day trip to the northern states and Canada. She was joined by Estelle and Gladys Frost and Kenneth Handy, all of Bertram. They visited Arkansas Missouri Tennessee Kentucky Illinois Indiana Michigan Iowa Kansas Oklahoma and Windsor Canada.
Mr and Mrs Hugh Beck and children of Abilene were weekend guests of her mother Mrs J L Lanham. Mr and Mrs Don Laine and son Don Laine Jr of Houston are visiting this week with her parents Mr and Mrs Haskell Brown. Mrs Maurice Perry and daughter Lorna Jan of Lubbock camp Saturday June 24 for a visit with her parents Mr and Mrs John Harrell.
Mr and Mrs Creed Ellis of San Saba spent Sunday in Austin visiting their son John Ellis and his wife. The gathering highlighted family ties and a day in the capital city.
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