Progressive thoughts stir a small Texas town
Mrs. Parrish, wife of the local pastor, discusses progress for San Saba. The German-descent newcomer reflects on ancestry, education, and civic life while neighbors share witty remarks about growth, summer plans, and a playful look at draft talk, Fourth of July events, and Medicare humor.
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Gan Saba
William
Parrish
First Methodist Church
Partish
Tillie
Germany
Fredericksburg
Stokewall
Peach Capital
Fredericksburg School
University of Texas
Furniture Upholstery Materials at Curtig Johnson Shop
Curtig Johnson Furniture Shop at 1607 West Wallace Street offers upholstery fabrics foams and related supplies for home decor. Local residents can browse leather cloth vinyl and reclaimed textile options for furniture projects and restoration.
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Curtig Johnson Furniture Shop
West Wallace St
Sloan News Lune Briefs Touch Dry Dune and Local Happenings
Four more days left in a very dry dune region as weather shows traces of rain. Mrs. Lowell Lewis and daughter Marinel spent a week in Brenham with Mrs. Bietkendorf who is ill. Lowell Lewis visited kin in Lometa Thursday. Sloan Pool sold a double deck of calves to Bud Harrell of Lometa. Cattle shown by Sloan Sisters and Thos. Sloan at the Mat thewa Auction in Harkeyville. Mrs. Thos. Stoat visited with Roy Maxwell at Elm Grove Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Queen now reside with Sloan Sisters. Mrs. T. C. Maxwell of Cherokee visited the Maxwell home. Immie Underwood of Fort Worth spent time with the Sloans. Australian Sloans report thriving gardens, abundant beans, and strong cattle markets. Christmas came early with red beans from Australia. Jym Sloan’s wife at Eventide Nursing Home San Saba is improving but remains in wheelchair. Not much local activity as heat drives folks to swimming or shade.
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Lune
Lowell Lewis
Marinel
Brenham
Sloan
D. B. Maxwell
Bona Sheppard
Andimmie Underwood
Fort Worth
E Sloans
Sloan Pools
Australia
Jym Sloan
Eventide
San Saba
Jayme Nelle Born to San Marcos Couple
Mr and Mrs Buddy Roy of San Marcos announce the birth of Jayme Nelle born June 26 at Hayes County Memorial Hospital San Marcos. The baby weighed six pounds eleven ounces. Mother is the former Margy aAvylor. This is the couple's first child. Paternal grandparent is Mrs Oneida Roy and maternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Tom Ayler. Get your Slackley Vaccine at Laird's Corner Drug Store.
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Buddy Roy
San Marcos
Jayme Nelle
Hayes ‘County Memorial Hospital
Margy aAvylor
Oneida Roy
Tom Ayler
Bend-Chappel News Notes and Community Happenings
A civic roundup from Bend-Chappel highlights a belated birthday for Mrs. Maggie Day born May 5, 1803 in the Colony area, with 23 attendees at a fried fish supper. The column lists visitors, illness updates, revival plans at High Valley Baptist, and local travel to events, including a recent rodeo parade boarding and notes on new grandson Garland Michael Green and other community movements.
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Dyne
Maggie Joe Day
Day
Colony
Tom
Adélia Means
San Saba
H. A. Lackey
Kenneth Green
Houston
Lee Brazil
Lometa
Julian Millican
Rolline Brook Hospital
Lampasas
Charles Wyatt
Joshua
von Dell Drinkard
Odessa
Chappel
Wyatt
Drinkard
High Valley Baptist Church
Wyatts
T.T. Gage
Bennie Lively
Trudy
Pam
Howard Payne College
W. A. Edwards
Karen
Leah
Ingleside
E.C. Young
Young
Star
B.C. Roberts
Fred Elliott
Garland Green
Mesquite
Garland Micheal
Regena
Lisa
Alvin Spivey
John Spivey
Austin
Frank Lee
D. C. Blavyett
Arlington
Lucille Standard
D. W. Copeland
Gatesville
Willard Baxter
Dallas
Ed Baxter
Lottie Cheek
Comanche
Baxter
Bend
J .C. Petty
Felts
Arnold Moore
Tom Scott
E. C. Young
Kenneth O'Neal
B. F. Underwood
Jack Spurlock
Bennett Hefte
Robstown
Ruidoso
New Mexico
Miss Lue Fi Justice Honoree At Gift Tea
Miss Lue Francies Justice was honored with a gift tea Saturday June 24 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the fellowship halls of the Christian Church in Richland Springs. Hostesses include Mrs. Ross Land and many others. The receiving line featured the honoree, her mother and grandmother, and the prospective bridegroom's mother. The serving table was centered with white gladioli and guests enjoyed cake squares, fruit punch, mints, and mits. About 40 guests registered.
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Lue Francies Justice
The
Christian Church
Richland Springs
Mmes
Ross Land
A. D. McKinnerney
Johin Bush
Godfrey Stuart
J. Maxrey
W. G. Adams
Claude Newby
Ruby Kitely
Davie Wood
JC. B. Wood
Matt Adams
H. Hf. Moore
John D
Bargains at Perry's Conoco Station
Perry's Conoco Station advertises daily bargains on fuel and essentials. Local motorists are invited to stop in for discounts on gasoline, oil, and snacks, with periodic specials and loyalty pricing.
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Perry
Conoco
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