San Saba Man Elected President of Teachers Assn
G L Huckaby superintendent of San Saba County was elected head of the Mid Texas Teachers Association for the coming year at the Brownwood winter meet. The San Saba figure is noted as a strong educator whose county work drew statewide attention and led to honors for the county schools. Other officers named include John R. Dorsett Paint Rock J K Greer Brownwood and Miss Ola Cunningham Comanches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mid-Texas Teachers Association
Brownwood
G. L. Huckaby
San Saba
Huckaby
San Saba County
John R. Dorsett
Paint Rock
J. K. Greer
Ola
Cotton Association to Distribute 5.75 Million to Members
The Texas Farm Bureau Cotton Association will distribute a little over 5.75 million dollars to members from the Dallas office on March 26. The payout brings season advances to 27,951,080 dollars, with a final settlement to follow after the season’s business is completed. Deliveries rise by 101,000 bales vs last year, with higher membership and broader support for cooperative marketing. current season deliveries exceed 283,000 bales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Farm Bureau Cotton Association
Dallas
John T. Orr
Association
Motor Mail Route Lometa to Brady Starts March 14
Postmaster J E Carson announced from Washington that starting March 14 the early morning mail will be carried from Lometa to Brady by bus. The service will serve Algerta Richland Springs Hall and Brady, delivering mail two to three hours before the train and allowing same day replies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lometa
Brady
J. E Carson
Washington
Algerta
Richland Springs
Hall
Armentrout Buys 160 Acre Farm Adjoining Home Place
G R Armentrout of the county west part completed a deal to own the 160 acre Prost place adjoining his home farm. He has farmed the home place for about 22 years. Will Gregg of Fort Worth visited, returning with his wife. Mrs Hart hosted her daughter Mrs My Van Zandt for a Fat Stock show trip in Fort Worth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. R. Armentrout
Will Gregg
Fort Worth
Mrs. Gregg
Mrs. T. B. Hart
Mr. Hart
Ed Crawford
My van Zandt
San Saba Youth Made Manager of Frog Ball Team
Carlos Ashley of San Saba will be student-manager of the T. C. U. base ball team this spring. His election was approved by the Athletic Council chaired by E. W. McDisarmid with Dr. John Lord, Raymond Smith, and Butler S. Smiser. Ashley, a junior, has led in pep at Horned Frog football and basketball games and made varsity in 1923. An alumnus of San Saba high school, he is expected to boost the team efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlos Ashley
San Saba
T.C. U
E. W. McDisarmid
John Lord
Raymond Smith
Butler S. Smiser
Ashley
Horned Frog
Kt. .Worth Star-Telegram
Carlos
San Saba High School
Interscholastic League Meets At Richland April 3 4
Richland hosts two day Interscholastic League events listing contests from declamation to track and field. The program includes senior and junior divisions across literary and athletics with dozens of events and class divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland
San Saba Poultry A Yields Bold Growth Plan
The San Saba County Poultry Association meets at the Court House to promote aggressive expansion, including a hatchery for at least 12,600 chicks. A committee will study costs and feasibility, with aims to boost county poultry profits and advertise in Southwest journals. The group shifts from monthly to quarterly meetings, next set for June, urging all poultry raisers to join and grow local prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Saba
R. L. Oliver
W. R. Baxter
R. J. Edwards
T. H. King
O. H. Whitt
E. T. Neal
Southwest
San Saba County
New Barber Shop to Open in the Clark Building
Louie Richardson and Harry Winkle have leased the east half of the Clark building, the Mother's Cafe stand, and will open the White Front barber shop in the next days with snow white fixtures and paintings. Lampasas visitors announced the University Longhorn load coming to town on the seventeenth. Garner-Alvis Company figures drew crowds at Lampasas show.
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Louie Richardson
Harry Winkle
Clark Building
Mother's Cafe
Mmes
N. B. Taylor
E. A. Hunter
W. A. Berry
Theresa Clements
Lampasas
San Saba
University
Long Horn
Citizens Training Camp Campaign Opens at Six Forts
Fort Sam Houston Texas March 7. The recruiting drive for citizens military training camps opens for Arizona Colorado New Mexico Oklahoma and Texas. Six camps include Fort Sam Houston Fort Crockett Fort Bliss Fort Sill Fort Logan and Fort Huachuca. Government pays transport to camp and home, provides clothing food and quarters at no cost to the applicant.
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Fort Sam Houston
Texas
Arizona
Colorado
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Fort Crockett
Fort Bliss
Fort Sill
Fort Logan
Fort Huachuca
Next Singing Convention Goes To Holt
Attendees report a great gathering with much singing. The June convention heads to Holt with a large tabernacle and inviting baskets. Walter Ford is elected president, Mark Maxwell vice president, and Clinton Chamberlain re-elected secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holt
Walter Ford
Mark Maxwell
Clinton Chamberlain
Baptists Clean Lot for New Evergreen Grass Area
Members of the Baptist church are cleaning the church lot this week. The cleared area around the new building will be laid to evergreen grass and beautified, enhancing its appearance.
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Baptist
Band Concert At Fair Grounds Park Sunday
The San Saba Municipal Band will give an open air concert in Fair Grounds Park next Sunday afternoon. Band members practice regularly and the event offers the public a chance to observe their progress. Mrs. Boon Christy reported Rex Blackburn of Gunsight, eight, was shot by a neighbor boy but is recovering well with no complications anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Saba
Fair Grounds Park
Watermelon King Jim Chamberlain Eyes New Planting
Jim Chamberlain of the northwest county returns to Richland Springs to report plans for 30 acres of watermelons and 5 acres of cantaloupes this year. He also notes a fine orchard and an optimistic fruit crop outlook, with April frost as the main risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Chamberlain
Jim
Richland Springs
Hye-Witness
San Saba Poultry Show Highlights Texas Winter Event
Walter Burton notes the San Saba Mid Winter Poultry Show of December 18–20, 1924, at the courthouse. A cold spell hit on day two, banquets impressed youth speakers, turkeys drew top prizes, and organizers plan a larger 1925 show with better premiums to boost local breeding and exhibits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Burton
Ok” Poultry Journal
San Saba
Texas
Court House
San Saba County
United States
Boys and Girls Club
Poultry Association
O. H. Whitt
C. A. Harkey
Fred Brison
Municipal Band Elects a President
At the regular practice Monday night the Municipal Band elected W. A. Smith as their first president. The band now has a full corps of officers and is making rapid strides in practice and learning new pieces of music.
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W. A. Smith
District Conference Coming Next Week at San Saba
The Lampasas district Methodist conference will convene with the San Saba church next Thursday and Friday. The local church expects to host 100 to 150 visitors during the gathering. Logan Hardy and family visited C. E. Nevins in San Angelo Sunday, with Bailey Hardy joining for a brief visit. Claude Starr returned from the Rio Grande Valley earlier this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Churches
Lampasas
San Saba
Logan Hardy
C. E. Nevins
San Angelo
Bailey Hardy
Fire Destroys T C Henry Residence on College Street
Last Friday afternoon about 3:00 o'clock the two story residence of T C Henry on College street burned rapidly in a high wind. Firefighters with buckets and hoses saved surrounding homes and the Baptist church roof. losses run 8000 to 10000 dollars with only 2000 insurance. W C Edwards and Raymond Ormand lived nearby. Rimmer residence also narrowly escaped damage.
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T. C. Henry
College Street
Henry
Ecauldon
Baptist Church
Wallace Street
W. C. Edwards
Raymond Ormand
Rimmer
Rivera Morris
Skirts Above Knees Fire Paris Fashion Debate
New York reports Paris styles with skirts above the knees and curled eyelashes. Passengers returning on the Olympic note the contrast as Mrs Bertram Parker, European fashion editor, says Paris favors higher hemlines while New York sees samples closer to knee length.
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New York
Paris
Bertram Parker
Nina Sbaldbin
Master Hair Dressers’ Association
San Saba Man Moves To Lampasas This Week
Raymond Ormand and his family will move to Lampasas this week after he accepts a position with Higdon Senterfitt Andrew Co. He leaves Garner Alvis Co of San Saba where he has worked for several years as a salesman and expert decorator and display man, well known and respected in town and church life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Ormand
Sallie Ford
R. R. Low
Dora Rogers
Garner-Alvis Company
Lampasas
San Saba
Ormand
Higdon-Senterfitt-Andrew Company
Roy Dalton Killed Near Post In Texas Raid
J W Dalton learns his son Roy Dalton was shot and killed Tuesday about twelve miles north of Post. Sheriff Johnson of Lubbock reports Will Luman surrendered to authorities. Dalton family has long ties to Wallaca creek and recently purchased a ranch on Simpson prem last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Dalton
Johnson
Lubbock
Roy Dalton
Post
Will Luman
Wallaca Creek
Simpson Prem
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Teachers Ass’n
G. L. ‘Hluckaby
Texas’ Teachers Association
Cotton Association
Frog Ball
Meen
G. A. Walters
Betsy
Ab, Jr
Mexia
W. R. Harris
McHenry Seal
J. E. Gage
Inez Long
Pantor
Mr. Merchant
THE
Claude Starr
Rio Grande Valley
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