Property Reversion Questioned in County School Plan
The county school board postponed consolidation of nine dormant districts pending a ruling on whether school buildings revert to original owners when land deeds include a revert clause. State guidance indicates buildings stay with the district. a formal ruling is pending. The board may pursue quitclaims on some structures before proceeding at a special July 4 meeting.
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County School Board
Cris Golden
State Superintendent of Education
Golden
Lee Hawisher
John Johanson
Cherokee
Irby Johnson
San Saba
A. F. Wood
Richland Springs
E. D. Keeney
Bend
Oris Golden
Voters urged to approve rural fire districts amendment
San Saba County voters face ten constitutional amendments on September 24. The paper endorses Senate Joint Resolution 5 to authorize creation of rural fire prevention districts with a tax not to exceed three cents per $100 valuation, pending district voter approval. Also notes social items and political context from the period.
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San Saba County
Town to Observe Holiday July 4
San Saba business houses and county and federal offices will be closed all day Monday July 4 in observance of Independence Day. Merchants had petitioned to close on July 4 and observe a full holiday per Slim Coburn secretary of the Junior Chamber of Commerce.
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San Saba
Slim Cobern
Chamber of Commerce
Attendees At Chevrolet Meet In Waco
A J House and Miss Peggy Hillin employees of Park Chevrolet Garage attended a Chevrolet meeting at the Roosevelt Hotel in Waco on Monday. They were accompanied by Mrs. House and Mrs Buck Hillin.
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A.J. House
Peggy Hillin
Park Chevrolet
Roosevelt Hotel
Waco
House
Buck Hillin
Rough Creek Voters Meet On School Tax And Consolidation
Residents of Rough Creek plan an ice cream supper Friday at the church to discuss a proposed school tax increase from 1.00 to 1.00 per 100 valuation and a possible consolidation with San Saba ISD. County Judge Jack Miller says a July 11 election will decide tax and consolidation measures.
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Rough Creek
Rough Creek Common
San Saba Independent
Jack Miller
Public swimming pool project finance committee set
San Saba Junior Chamber of Commerce will host an 8 p.m. meeting in the Jay tee office to review the proposed 40 by 90 foot concrete pool on the former Mill Pond site. W. T. Little and Jeff Byrd chair the panel as it seeks a rapid monetary drive, with $10,600 total and already $1,750 pledged.
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San Saba Junior Chamber of Commerce
Jaytee
W. T. Little
Jeff Byrd
Little
Mill Pond
Mill Creek
Red Patterson
Albert Behrens
Jaycee
D. Chadwick
T. P. Golding
W. A. Burnam
Owen Parks
Kelly Owen
S. L. Kirk
Lloyd Byrd
Jack Miller
Sam Laird
L. C. Ward
Jack Sullivan
R. B. Bagley
W. A. Everett
Clay Kuykendall
M. Harris
Jim Circle
C. Pool
George Nalls
Spring Creek Announces Home Coming Date August Twenty Eight
Spring Creek's third annual home coming will be at the community arbor on Sunday August 28. G D Johnson assisting with arrangements says it is an all day informal gathering with a noon basket lunch. About 400 people attended last year and the public is invited.
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Spring Creek
G. D. Johnson
Behrns Ex-Students Hold Homecoming in Cherokee
Behrns ex-students and visitors gathered at the Cherokee school Saturday for a homecoming led by master of ceremonies T. D. Holbrook of Austin. Roll call speakers included J. J. Brown Austin H. L. Barber Dallas A E. Petty San Saba Dor W. Brown Georgetown G. L. Gray Llano K. C. Barkley Houston J. F. Gamble Houston and Mrs. Myrtle Swanson Dockum Corsicana. Mrs. Dockum, former music teacher 1997-98, joined in the daylong event. Allen Walker and Miss Walker were re-elected president and secretary. A gladioli and fern bouquet honored deceased members at F. B. M. Behrns grave, founder of the old West Texas Normal College.
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F. M. Behrns
Cherokee
Beulah Mac Walker
T. d. Holbrook
Austin
J.J. Brown
H. L. Barber
Dallas
A. E. Petty
San Saba
Dor W. Brown
Georgetown
G. L. Gray
Llano
Atty. K. C. Barkley
J. F. Gamble
Houston
Myrtle Swanson Dockum
Corsicana
Dockum
Allen Walker
Miss Walker
Fred Lange
F. B M. Behrns
Old West Texas Normal Lana Business College
Polio Cases Reported in San Saba County
Three polio cases have been confirmed in San Saba County over the past two to three weeks. two cases in Richland Springs and one in Cherokee are in the San Angelo polio ward. Patients include Mrs. Dean Adams, a Richland Springs resident, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Smith near Richland Springs, and Charles Perry of Cherokee. All are improving. Dr Felts emphasizes rest and sanitation as key safeguards.
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San Saba
R. C. Felts
Richland Springs
Cherokee
San Angelo
Dean Adams
Floyd Smith
Charles Perry
Howard Perry
Felts
Anthrax Quarantine Imposed in Northeastern San Saba County
The Texas Livestock Sanitary Commission imposed an anthrax quarantine east of Highway 16 and north of Highway 190 in San Saba county. Five guard stations were set at major intersections to stop livestock shipments. The Milford Lewis cattle loss confirmed from anthrax prompted vaccination of all stock in the area.
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Texas Livestock Sanitary Commission
San Saba County
San Saba
Milford Lewis Place
Boy Scouts Plan Week at Camp Billy Gibbons
More than 20 San Saba Bay Scouts will load gear and head for Camp Billy Gibbons on July 8, led by scoutmaster John Hail. The camp near Richland Springs opens its summer season June 24 with a public dedication planned for July 2.
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San Saba Bay
Billy Gibbons
John Hail
Comanche Trail Bay
Jerry Reavis
Ross Ragsdale
Bobby Gage
Tommy Gunter
Jimmy Gage
Joel Edwards
Bobby Boatright
Bobby Coleman
Jerry Johnson
Tony Kirk
Jimmy Ward
Sammie Neuman
Frank Shaw
Joe Ballew
Johnnie Millican
Charlie Lewis
B.T. van Cleave
Max Ashley
Bennie Hubbard
Bobby Higginbotham
Joe Roberts
Tommy Shires
Gwenro
Roger van Cleave
R. C. Felts
Richland Springs
Brady Creek
San Saba
Lee Tesson
National Rifle Association
W. H. Gibbons
Baptists Rally Planned for Goldthwaite District Unite
A San Sava delegation will attend a Brotherhood rally at First Baptist Church in Goldthwaite on Monday July 4. It starts a series of six rallies in District 16 with events in Brownwood Hamilton Ballinger San Angelo and Comanche. Main speakers include Lawson H Cooke Emzy Brown L T Tapscott and J R Hickerson.
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San Sava
Emzy Brown
Santa Anna
District Brotherhood
Invitational Softball Play In Third Round Here Tonight
The San Saba Invitational Softball Tournament moves to its third round at Memorial Field with Bend Cats vs Lampasas Drug Company and Brady City Electric vs Austin Fire Department at 8 p.m. Bend and Brady previously won, while opponents debut. Friday features Eden Lions Club vs Menard All Stars and Arrow Coach Brownwood vs Mason Red Birds. Three games Saturday crown the champion with a free barbecue after each night’s games.
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San Saba
Memorial Field
Bend Cats
Lampasas Drug Company
Brady City Electric
Austin Fire Department
Bend
Brady
Gatesville
Mason
Bergstrom Air Base
Austin
Menard
Brady City
Electric
Fredericksburg
Ono
Try Shapiro
Eden Lions Club
Menard All Stars
Arrow
Brownwood
Mason Red Birds
Jim Circle
Hubberts Visit from California Anticipate Golden Anniversary
Mr and Mrs James Hubbert arrive from Bellflower California for a brief stay at Simpson Creek old home with brother and his wife Edgar Hubbert. The couple will celebrate their Golden Wedding anniversary on July 30 with Bea Hubbert of Burnt Branch joining for the trip home and festivities.
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James Hubbert
Bellflower
Calif
Mr. Hubbert
Simpson Creek
Edgar Hubbert
Hubbert
Bea Hubbert
Burnt Branch
California
Farmers Advised To Dust 3-5-40 Mixture on Cotton
A&M Experiment Station reports bol weevil infestation in Central Texas with flea hoppers and thrips. To protect early fruiting, dust after chopping and before squares are third grown using 20 percent Toxaphene plus 40 percent sulfur or 3 gamma benzene hexachloride, 5 percent DDT, 40 percent sulfur (35-40 mixture). This also controls bollworms, aphids and red spiders.
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Texas
A&m
Conner Buys Interest In Local Feed Firm
Gene Conner announces purchase of Laurence Hamrick’s one third in Cash Feed & Produce Co effective June 24. Miss Florese Anderson remains a one third owner and continues as bookkeeper. The business began in March 1948 with Hamrick, Byrd and Oliver. others had sold their interests.
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Gene Conner
Cash Feed & Produce Co
Laurence Hamrick
Aylor Critically Ill in Colorado Hospital
Aylor, former Aurora resident, is listed in critical condition at Presbyterian Hospital in Denver. Relatives report Tom E. Aylor flew in Saturday and Borden Aylor traveled Tuesday night to be with their father. He has lived in Aurora for two years and fell ill on June 22.
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Aylor
Presbyterian
Infant son of Locker couple dies in Brownwood funeral
Funeral services for Kenneth Dwayne Sofge infant son of Mr and Mrs T M Sofge of Locker were held at 2 30 p m Saturday conducted by Rev R D Standlee from the home of the infant's maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Felix Cochran of Locker with burial in Locker cemetery
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Kenneth Dwayne Sofge
T. M. Sofge
Locker
R. D. Standlee
Felix Cochran
Locker Cemetery
Incoming Jaycee President for San Saba Named Albert Behrens
Albert Behrens chosen to lead the San Saba Junior Chamber of Commerce for the coming year will assume office at the July 14 regular meeting. A former Jaycee director and current building committee chairman, Behrens is an assistant cashier at City National Bank and a Navy veteran. He and his wife Jane Carter Behrens have three children and farm with his father.
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San Saba Junior Chamber of Commerce
Albert Behrens
Behrens
Jaycee
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Presbyterian Church
City National Bank
Fir
H. &. Behrens
San Saba Ranchers
This County
San Saba
Humble
U. S. Navy
Pearl Harbor
Jane Carter
T. A. Carter
Albert Carter
Tommy
David
Dunnahoo Moves Watch Repair To Quality Shoppe
Hulon J. Dunnahoo, longtime watch repairman, will open in the Quality Shoppe on July 1, five doors west of the Post Office. He moves from Threadgill's jewelry store, which is closing. The former Bill Kirkpatrick grocery space will house the new shop. Mr and Mrs Mel Gage and children and Maynard Reeves visited the Bernes Hendricks family in Eden over the weekend.
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Hulon J. Dunnahoo
Hotel San Saba
Quality
Bill Kirkpatrick
Dunnakon
Threadgill
Mel Gage
Maynard Reeves
Bernes Hendricks
Eden
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Ed Funsten
R. E. Funsten Company
St. Louis
Bill Millican
Mr. Millican
the News
Mr. Funsten
Carlos Ashley
Texas Senate
Chevrolet
Jess Wall
North Side Church
Behrns
G. A. Kay
Commission
Mr. Kay
Saunders Animal Hospital
Charlie Boyd
San Saba Livestock Commission Co
Lewis Place
Colorado River
Mills County
Mills
Kay
Livestock Sanitary Commission
Hertia
James ¥. Hardie
First Presbyterian Church
Broadway Presbyterian Church
Ft. Worth
BOY Scouts
Goldthwaite
Conner
Hamrick
Colorado
Dunnahoo
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