Paving Bonds Win Strong Majority in Town Vote
The town approved street paving bonds by 147 to 81, a clear majority though not a full turnout. Voters backed improvements as mud and slush in the public square are to be removed, reflecting town pride.
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Newspaper
San Saba News
Location
San Saba, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1930
Page
1
Mrs Cowan Bitten By Rattle Snake In Garden
Amelia Cowan editor of the Star was bitten by an 18 inch rattlesnake last Sunday morning while burning irish in the back yard. A grass sack hid the snake under it and the bite struck the index finger of her right hand. The arm was bound and treated with serum then she was rushed to Temple Hospital. She remains in the hospital and is improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amelia Cowan
the Star
Taylor
Hi School Board Is Organized and Teachers Elected
The San Saba Independent School board canvassed election returns and organized the new board. A. E. Petty was reelected president with M. R. Weatherby as vice president and several other officers named. A large slate of teachers for high, grammar, home economics, music, and colored schools was elected. Tom Dismuke is convalescing after an appendicitis operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Saba
M. J. Parker
Edward E. Maxey
Andrew Locklear
Helen Lidstone
Essie Gilbreath
Grace Henry
Bobbie Grant
Kitty Sue Harrison
Grace Pleasant
Dorothy Kress
Lex Siddens
Raymond Miller
Manuel Training
Lillian Rich
Lucy Rector
Tom Dismuke
Temple Hospital
Dallas News Opens New 50 000 Watts Broadcast Station
On May 10 Dallas News WFAA begins an all night program to inaugurate the Souths first 50 000 watt broadcasting plant. The station with a quarter million dollar capital investment will feature top staff and will be visited by Governor Moody, Dr Daniel A Poling Joseph Daniels and Tom Kennedy. Pictures will be taken during the celebration. WFAA will be heard on 800 kilocycles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Texas
WFAA
South
America
Governor Moody
Daniel A. Poling
New York City
Joseph Daniels
Rotary club selects officers for coming year
There was no set program for the Rotary lunch on election day. Dr. Ira O. Stone chairs May’s program and a report from delegates to the temple district convention is expected today. Elected directors for the ensuing year are W. G. Dofflemyer, John W. Patterson, Rev. Roy McCall, W. H. Kimbrough, S. J. Howard and Dr. Ira O. Stone. Officers chosen are Dr. Roy McCall, president. S. J. Howard, vice president. W. H. Kimbrough, secretary. Installations set for early July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary
Ira O. Stone
Temple
W. GC. Dofflemyer
Jno
W. Patterson
Roy McCall
W. H. Kimbrough
S. J. Howard
Ira. O. Stone
The More Census Reports the More Gains are Shown
The article notes gains as census reports arrive for precincts. Preliminary census four shows 882 in 1930 versus 640 in 1920, with 180 farms enumerated in precinct four. Additional reports are expected as data returns come in.
Jury Commission Named by Court
Judge J. H. McLean names Clarence Gooch San Saba C B Wood Richland Springs and W N Lucas Cherokee precinct as the jury commission. The panel selects grand and petit jurors for the next district court term. Hats sealed and delivered to the district clerk and to be opened not earlier than 30 days before the fall term convening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. McLean
Clarence Gooch
San Saba
C. B. Wood
Richland Springs
W. N. Lucas
Cherokee Precinct
Town Band Grows With New Members In Richland Springs
Band enthusiasm rises as new members join weekly under director Merle M. Baker from Brownwood. Students and locals attend Tuesday rehearsals in the grammar school building, signaling a larger, better town band for Richland Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merle M. Baker
Brownwood
Richland Springs
Baker
First Census Reports Gain in San Saba County
The first census returns trickle in showing a population rise in San Saba County. Precinct three Cherokee section lists 1,068 residents against 1,010 a decade ago, an 8 person increase, prompting continued guessing and revisions of earlier estimates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Saba County
City Water Works Completes Large Storage Sump
Dick Jackson, contractor and builder, completed a 20 000 gallon capacity reinforced concrete storage sump at the city pumping station. The structure is insect proof and valued as a major improvement to the city water supply. Installation of the new turbine wheel is underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Jackson
City Water Works
Cattleman Guy Dabney Talks Trade in San Saba
Guy Dabney, active vice president of Cisco Bank and Trust Company and a prominent cattle man, was in San Saba Wednesday engaging stockmen in trade discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Dabney
Cisco Bank and Trust Company
San Saba
District Court Adjourned for Term on Wednesday
The spring term of the district court adjourned Wednesday after a grand jury report issued Tuesday. The jury returned 32 indictments: 26 felonies and 6 misdemeanors, with few arrests made and parties charged unnamed. The full jury report will appear next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
McLean
Some Good Wolf Catches Reported
E H Yarborough manager for Barnes Randies visited the county seat and reported a fine catch of wolves on his ranch Gus Holden claims to have convinced him. He noted trapping the old mother and the old man wolf along with seven pups. Wolf fighting continues according to local ranchers and the Wolf Club seeks member support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
He. W. Yarborough
Barnes Randies
Gus Holden
Wolf Club
Shiloh Public School Closes With Old Time Exhibition
A Shiloh public school end of term program held last Friday night drew praise from Hugh Henry Dr C M Oliver the le gionaires and the News editor. Prof Oris Golden and Mrs Golden led their pupils and joined the community in a well rendered old time style program that celebrated the school’s close and benefited the county American Legion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Henry
C. M. Oliver
Legionaires
The
News
Shiloh
Oris Golden
American Legion
Baptist Revival Meeting Set For July
The First Baptist church announces an annual revival starting the second Sunday in July and lasting about two weeks. Rev. Halen Coffman from Ft. Worth will preach and Bro. Jimmie Green from San Marcos State Teachers College will lead the singing. Public invitation extended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Halen Coffman
Ft. Worth
Ormand Family Visit Home Ties In Hamilton
W P Ormand and his family visited relatives and the old home in Hamilton on Sunday, sharing a day of family ties and nostalgia at the historic residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Ormand
Hamilton
San Saba Girls Win State Home Economics Contest
Miss Madge Mosley won first place in the child care class project and Miss Mary Sullivan took third in the traveling costume feature at the state Home Economics Educational Meet in Houston. Their success was announced at a noon Lions Club luncheon, with teacher Miss Kitty Sue Harrison proud of her students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madge Mosley
Mary Sullivan
Houston
Kitty Sue Harrison
San Saba
Kitty
Sue
Madge
Miss Mary
Lions Club
San Saba Child Hit by Car in Santa Anna Incident
Little Frank Harris, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Edwards, was run over by an automobile while visiting grandparents in Santa Anna last Sunday. He sustained a badly bruised head and remained in danger as doctors treated him at the Santa Anna hospital. Parents were notified and at his bedside. No further details on how the accident occurred were available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Frank Harris
Frank Edwards
Santa Anna
Santa Anna Hospital
Richland Cavern to Open as Gibbons Tunnel City
Mr and Mrs Lon Piper traveled through San Saba en route to San Antonio for Richland Springs Cavern work. A water well contract was awarded to Wirdell and a club house contract to Shannon Brothers. The cavern will be closed until a formal opening, with golf links planned for tourists and a publicity push by H E Dorval Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lon Piper
San Saba
San Antonio
Piper
Richland Springs
Wirdell
Shannon Brothers
Gibbons
Billy Gibbons
Castle
H. E. Dorval, Jr
Piper and Pate
Miss Mary Belle Fagg Wins Medal at District IL
Miss Mary Belle Fagg, daughter of Mr and Mrs Ed Fagg and San Saba high school student, won first place in essay writing at local county district and district IL meets in Brownwood earning a gold medal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Belle Fagg
Ed Fagg
San Saba High School
Brownwood
Mary Belle
Great Rains Hit San Saba County Harvest Hope
San Saba County received heavy rains through the week with 1.10 inches at one station and up to 6 inches in the northwest. Farmers report good rain aiding planting. A Tuesday tornado near Harkeyville damaged Otto Harkey’s gallery, barber shop, a Delco plant, a large barn, and Ed Thornton’s farm building, with hail accompanying the storm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Saba
Register
Colorado
Harkeyville
Otto Harkey
Delco
Davidson
Otis Harkey
Edgar Thornton
Ed Thornton
Former San Saba Youth Is Honored By University
Marion King Hubbert, age 24, former San Saba youth, has been elected head of the geological department at Columbia University in New York. He earned a Master of Science from the University of Chicago in 1929 and will start at Columbia in February with salary beginning June 1. He has funded his studies since age 16, graduating Cherokee High as valedictorian, then Weatherford College in 1928. After various jobs including harvest work and Kansas City mail clerk, he pursued part time studies in Chicago while working. He has been elected to Sigma Xi for research ability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Angelo
W.B. Hubbert
Marion King Hubbert
Geological
Columbian University
New York City
Hubbert
University of Chicago
Columbia
Cherokee
Weatherford College
Colorado Wheat
Kansas City
Chicago
Sigma Xi
Department of Science
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs. Cowan
Hi School Board
Dallas News
Call Heads Rotary Club
Brownwood Club
R. Q. Lee
Baptist
Richland Cavern
Otis Laird
K. E
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