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Newspaper
San Saba News
Location
San Saba, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1960
Page
3
A playful caution urges drivers to balance celebration with safety. It notes our dependence on autos and urges extra care and courtesy to prevent deaths during holidays, stressing wheels enable life not tragedy.
Barney Sullivan reports a housing shortage in San Saba as population shifts and newcomers arrive. Requests for rent houses and hunting leases pour in while landowners hesitate to list ranches. The office offers free guidance and contributes to Texas school and almanac references, noting past population figures. Chas. Miffleton is the only commentator so far.
The News recounts work at the San Saba high school where plaster ceilings in nine rooms were removed and replaced with Masonite after a near ceiling collapse in the assembly room. The new stone building on the Grammar School campus nears completion as officials note safety upgrades and rain measurements.
Miss Martha E. Terry of San Saba a senior art education major at North Texas State College Denton appears in Noel Cowards Blithe Spirit in the Summer Theatre July 11 12 She has acted in prior college productions and helped with makeup and costumes. Mr and Mrs Ollie Fry have moved to Buchanan Dam where he will bulldoze for a construction company.
Public records show multiple new car registrations from Bagley Chevrolet Co and other dealers for Glenn Patton Sammie Maulishy Lloyd Smith Jack Barker J A Johnson Morris Walker W G Griffay Amthor Bros E 8 Booker and others plus two warranty deeds. Clyde Roberts et ux to Dudley Battle et ux convey a village lot in Cherokee from J G Fromme Survey No 86 and Jesus Reyes et ux to Ernesto Reyes a lot in Block 10 Ketchum Addition to San Saba.
Mrs. C. B. Anderson and her daughter Deanna of Waverly Ohio arrived June 16 to spend six weeks with her mother Mrs Sherman Shoemake and grandparents Mr. and Mrs E M Moore plus other relatives Also visiting is Mary Ann Shoemake of Victoria on vacation from the Department of Public Welfare
Mrs. D. J. Melville formerly Hazel Virginia Smith flew by jet to Houston and then to San Saba to visit her parents Mr. and Mrs. Jack Smith. She was met by her brother Glenn Smith and Pasadena family and will stay until July 5 or 6 with relatives.
Local health advisory promotes leptospira vaccination at Lairds Corner Drug Store. Free clinic hours and immunization details available, urging pet owners and travelers to protect against the disease. Appointment options offered.
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