Protest Against Pardoning Eagle Pass Teacher Holmes
A mass meeting held by civic and religious leaders protested the recent pardon of J. Patrick Holmes, ex-superintendent of Eagle Pass schools, who has served one year of a county jail sentence for a statutory offense. The group objected to the Governor’s pardon issued October 22 restoring the remaining four months of Holmes’s sentence and commuting six other concurrent sentences with fines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wale
Puen
Gen Yle
Cili
Bacle Pass
J. Patrick Holmes
Eagle Pass
Fagle Pass
Verguson
Holmes
Sepain
Satatio
Isoner
Llano Improves Cash Basis Under Mayor Tuks
Llano, Jan 25 Many civic improvements have been made by Mayor Roy B. Tuks in his first term and the City Council. A tractor and a grader were purchased and 45 miles of streets have been worked. Four large culverts and several smaller ones built. Next year most Llano streets will be graveled and more concrete work planned. The city bought 750 feet of fire hose and replaced the old horse and wagon garbage disposal with a damp-body truck. The city is on a sound financial basis and can proceed without borrowing money.
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Llano
Get
Roy B. Tuks
Llane
Will Seek to Oust Blayney From Post
Board of regents vows demand for resignation of Dr. Lind sey Blayney as president of the College of Industrial Arts. N H Fitzgerald says opposing faction will push action tomorrow and the panel met all day on the budget while skirting the Blayney dispute. Also notes social happenings and local notices including a Halloween carnival and a marriage license grant to F F Funston and Ada Bradford.
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Fort Worth
Tes
Lindsey Blayney
College of Industrial Arts
Board of Regents
Blayney
A Peculiar Rant on Agriculture Music and Rural Life
The passage muses on farming and vegetables, lamenting waste and winter protection, then shifts to a collage of rural lore. It mentions crops, prices, and methods, plus a stream of song titles and questions about Bucolic inspiration, cowboy ballads, and rural culture.
Meat Consumption Trends Show Slight Shifts in 1940s
The Department of Agriculture reports the average five person family ate 146 pounds of dressed meat in wet areas, down 1.1 pounds per person from the previous year. Beef and pork demand rose slightly while veal dropped. Lamb cuts and other parts held steady. reasons for lower meat intake are discussed, noting that a broiled beefsteak remains palatable when properly prepared.
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Department of Agriculture
Children Learn First Aid To Save Young Lives
Every year 20000 children ages ten to fourteen die in accidents and over 300000 are injured. The Junior First Aid Legion proposes training to reduce serious outcomes as children receive a labeled first aid book and a compact kit. It teaches self care and how to aid classmates during emergencies.
Local residents travel and visit relatives this fall
Mrs. Mary Sanderson is returning home to Dallas this week after overseeing farming interests here. Mrs. Vernon Magill of Brady visits her mother Mrs. Carrie Bowman in San Saba. News ads get results-try them.
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Mary Sanderson
Dallas
Vernon Magill of
Brady
Carrie Bowman
San Saba
Eastern Star Convention Attendees From Beaumont and Others
Members including E G Beaumont JK C Simmons and H H Taylor attend the annual Grand Chapter convocation of the Order of the Eastern Star in San Antonio this week. Mrs Taylor left Sunday morning others Sunday night. Gypsy Smith grand patron and Senator J T Holbrook past grand patron are expected. Also noted are updates on Harkey, son of Rufus Thornton, attending John Ranton College at Stephenville after San Saba football.
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May
Abs
Rufus Thornton
Harkey
John |Ranton College
Stephenville
San Saba
Weatherford
Box Supper Planned at Pecan Grove School House
The News announces a box supper at Pecan Grove school house on Friday night November 6. Everyone invited and welcome to attend this community event at the school.
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Pecan Grove School House
Young Women Missionary Society Seeks Winter Cloths
The Methodist church group aims to clothe one needy town child aged 4 to 12 for winter. Applications exceed from Mrs. M. A. Mortis. W. M. Moore returned from St. Louis with news of Wilmore Stock Farm horses sold to R. S. Hampshire of Dallas and L. B. Hargroves of Llano for racing this winter. Mrs. John Seiders attends conference as Lampasas district lay delegate. The main conference issue is unification, with all district delegates supporting it.
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Young Women’s Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
M. A. Mortis
W. M. Moore
St. Louis
Wilmore
R. S. Hampshire
Dallas
Texas
L. 8. Hargroves
Llano
New Orleans
John Seiders
Lampasas
Local figures travel for official business in Austin
G. B. Shoemake departed for Austin after noon Monday to conduct departmental business. Orby Taylor, at 43-1x R. B. Forehand, Mills County deputy sheriff from Goldthwaite, was in town Monday seeking health and accident insurance.
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Orby Taylor
R. B. Forehand
Mills County
Goldthwaite
West Texas Annual Methodist Conference Opens in San Antonio
Rev. Marshall, pastor of the Methodist church at San Saba, left Tuesday for the West Texas Conference meeting at Laurel Heights Church in San Antonio. He led the church well this year with strong membership growth, active department work, and ample church papers read. The congregation unanimously requests his return for another year, praising his esteem in the town.
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Henry Marshall
Center City
Mills County
San Saba
San Antonio
Marshall
Methodist
Anual West Texas
Laurel Heights Methodist Church
Mare
Notice to hunters and hog owners in Richland Springs area
Landowners publish an alert prohibiting deer hunting and hunting with dogs on their pastures. Hog owners are ordered to remove hogs at once under new Texas Game Laws. The notice lists signatories and mentions local trade, Page family from Richland Springs, and Grace Schneider joining Garner-Alvis Company as bookkeeper.
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Texas
Jno
T. Campbell
H. E. Everett
Hinyard & Dofflemyer
W. A. Ashley
Huts Owen
L. W. Barker
Grace Schneider
Garner-Alvis Company
Burns Lane Named Spur High School Athletics Coach
Burns Lane, former Daniel Baker captain and Rising Star baseball player, is employed as Spur High School athletics coach this season. The press notes his football coaching success and potential as a top state coach, praising his dual talent in baseball and football and his character.
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Burns Lane
Spur High School
Rurs Lane
Daniel Baker
Rising Star Town
Lane
Shoemake Sells Firm to Ponton Urges Immediate Closure
Notice from G B Shoemake of Shoemake and Vogel announces sale of his interest to M Ponton and urges quick closure of the business. He thanks customers and asks for prompt settlement, noting the transfer of the Shoemake and Vogel firm from San Saba.
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Shoemake & Vogel
M. Ponton
G. B. Shoemake
Saba
Food specials and meats sale ad itemization
A list of grocery items with prices including fresh tamales chili pork chops pork ham pure pork sausage beef and pork sausage calf steak calf roast veal loaf meat chili meat barbecue and home made Bologna sold by the pound or gallon with various quantities.
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T. GB. Hart
Benard
Mae Benham
Marie Jones
Howard Payne College
Lonnie Lackey
Bob Timberlake
Stamford
C. M. Arthur
John Moore
W. H. Joekel
Harold Lloyd
the Majestic
F. F. Funston
Ada Bradford
Snetford
Getiers
Cre Pkow Bey
Gulf Coast
Evenside
America
Austin
West Texas
Lee Page
Richland Springs
Page
Brown County
San Saba County
Ing Belt
Pierce Gas
Service
Pennant Filling Station
Clyde Smith
Carters Market
Louisiana
Frallon
Bologona’s
Ihc
Mrs. Peek
Elmo Laboratories
Elmo
Garner-Alvis Co
Rexall
the City Drug Store
Skaggs & Smith
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