Jubilee Service Highlights Methodist Church Year End
The Methodist church held a jubilee service last Sunday marking the year's close. Rev. C. E. Marshall preached his final sermon of the year, with praise, creeds, and member reports detailing steady finances, a 100 average Sunday School attendance, organized classes, and a revived Wesley Brotherhood. The pastor’s leadership and community ties were praised.
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Rev
Marshall
Methodist Church
C. E. Marshall
Board of Stewards
Woman’s Missionary Society
Board of Trustees
Wesley Brotherhood
J. K. Rector
A. Horton
P. H. Walker
N.C. Walker
Stewards
Presiding Elder
Conference
Walker
W. A. Smith
Brotherhood
General Church Conference
Fatal Shooting Affray in San Saba Sunday Night
A fatal shooting scene on San Saba street left Arvel Crain mortally wounded near Dickerson Variety Store with Allen Crain and Jeff Lewis wounded. Lewis and Allen Crain posted bonds of 1500 dollars after waiving examination as the grand jury prepares to convene.
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San Saba
Arvel Crain
Dickerson
Ford Garage
Allen Crain
Jeff Lewis
Urquhart
D. Chadwick
Lewis
F. H. Hammond
Central Texas
Brownwood
H. H. Taylor
Temple
Millican Clark Pecans Are Fine This Year
W. J. Milligan of River Bend Farm visited the editor with a sample of Clark variety pecans. The nuts are uniform in size color and cracking with fine flavor from a five year old tree. Millican cited local pecan prosperity and recalled a neighbor’s trip to town yielding 567 dollars for a truckload of fresh pecans without production costs.
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W. J. Milligan
River Bend
the News
Clark
Tax Rolls Ready for 1925 Receipts atCounty Office
Tax collector A E Moore reports the tax rolls are complete and receipts filled for 1925. Any county resident may call at the collector's office to obtain his tax receipt. J D Myers of Harmony Ridge was first to call and receive his receipt, with more callers daily.
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A. E. Moore
J.D. Myers
Harmony Ridge
Methodist Protestant Preachers Are Now Assigned
The annual conference of the Methodist Protestant church met at Lone Grove Llano county on Oct 15 with Rev J B Baker presiding. Assignments include San Saba Circuit Rev D W Gaddy Mountain Circuit Rev J W Barrett Goldthwaite Circuit Rev J T Hilla. Officers were re elected with J S Baker as president A Low secretary.
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The
Methodist Protestant Church
Lone Grove
Llano County
Baker
San Saba
D. W. Gaddy
Mountain Circuit
J. W. Barrett
Goldthwaite
J. T Hlla
Gare J. S. Baker
A. Low
Church Members Seek Return To Charge For Another Year
A church body expresses the wish that every member be returned to his charge for another year, reflecting ongoing commitment to daily life and practical duties within the congregation.
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Mons
Irrigation Bond Election Set for San Saba Valley
Voters in San Saba county will decide next Tuesday November 8 whether to issue bonds not to exceed 20000 for irrigation system surveys and cost estimates. Three voting locations serve San Saba Live Oak and Algerita with appointed election officers. Citizens are urged to vote to determine feasibility and cost before any irrigation project proceeds.
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San Saba
Doran
Old Live Oak
Old Live Oak School House
Algerita Mercantile Company
Old Store House
L.E. Kelley
R. C. Sloan
G. D. Weath
Geo. W. Horton
Live Oak
L. E. Hicks
Jude
W. C. Timberlake
J. H. Hoffstettler, Jr
E. E. Pierce
Algerita
J. J. Armor
J. A. Gaddy
E. B. Prather
Otto Harkey
Pat Crawford Sends Warm Return From Fort Worth
A San Saba native, Pat Crawford, writes from Fort Worth expressing his fondness for home. He says he and fellow townsmen Sherman and Buck are well, with Sherman sidelined by rheumatism for three weeks. He asks to keep the News coming and sends regards to the local boys.
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San Saba
Pat Erawtora
Fort Worth
Sherman
Jand
Buck
Star Products Company
San Saba County
Shoemake Sells Interest in Cotton Gin to M Ponton
G B Shoemake sold his one half interest in the Shoemake and Vogel cotton gin to M Ponton after a year's deal closing. Shoemake will finish this year's business then move to Schleicher County near Eldorado to lease and likely buy land. Ponton, known to San Saba farmers, has operated gin machinery widely in the area. Walter Vogel, a long time gin worker since 1919, will continue to support patronage.
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G. B. Shoemake
Shoemake & Vogel
M. Ponton
Mrr
Shoemake
Schleicher County
Eldorado
Mr. Shoemake
Richland Creek
San Saba
Ponton
Walter Vogel
San Saba Band Heads to Lampasas for Mass Concert
The Heart of Texas District Band Association will hold its third meet and mass concert in Lampasas next Sunday with about 14 bands expected. Each band will perform a few selections before all join in a grand mass concert from 1:00 to 5:00 PM. Thousands are anticipated from San Saba and nearby towns.
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Heart of Texas District Band Association
Lampasas
Brady
San Saba
Heart of Texas
Goldthwaite
Rochelle
Mrs. Murray Wins Prizes at Dallas Fair
Mrs. R. G. Murray, from the valley north of town, earned three prizes at the Dallas State Fair. Her Narragansett turkeys won first on Tom, first on Heavy Tom, and second on Hen, continuing a two year run of success.
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R. G. Murray
Town
Dallas
Moody to Sue Road Company Over 436000 Escrow
Austin reports Attorney General Dan Moody plans to sue the American Road company seeking cancellation of surfacing and maintenance contracts in Dallas and Tarrant counties and to recover alleged excess profits totaling 436000 or more. Escrow funds were placed in a Dallas bank pending court judgment or other action.
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Austin
Dallas
American Road Company
Dan Moody
Tarrant
Moody
Attorney General's Department
Kansas City
Attorney General
The
Highway Commission
Commission
Ferguson
Highway Department
Bhezard Hammers San Saba With Sudden Cold Burst
Reports say a sharp cold snap hit San Saba early Wednesday with a frost forecast for Thursday morning. Temperatures dropped to 40s by daylight as a frigid front moved in from the northwest, with snow reported in northern Texas. The coldest spell in years threatens vegetation and could end the promising fall feed crop.
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Werther Beret
Texas
Saba
News Gets the Second Prize PecAn Article
The Texas Pecan Nursery at Smith County awarded a second prize of 30.00 to the San Saba News for an article published by papers in the Texas Press Association. Judges were E Butterfield W Hotchkiss and BE Gentry. The News congratulates A W Woodruff and San Saba as home of the paper shell pecan and aims to promote improved pecan culture.
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Texas Pecan
Smith County
Texas Press Association
Tyler
Messrs
BE. Gentry
E. ©. Butterfield
W. S. Hotchkiss
East Texas
Will H. Mayes
School At’ Journalism
University of Texas
San Saba
A. W. Woodruff
Valley Farmer Embraces Radio Fan Life
Tom Harkey of Valley Nine miles west of town is an avid radio enthusiast. He recently bought a new radio and speaker, has had a set for a year, and often stays up to 4 a.m. listening. He enjoys old time music, world weather, market reports, and football broadcasts, using radio for information and business.
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Tom Harkey
Mr. Harkey
United States
Mexico City
Cherokee School Play Friday Night
The Cherokee high school senior class sponsors a Lyceum Course event for Friday night October 30. The program features the number The Bubble a dialect filled comedy of humor and pathos described as a tried and tested crowd favorite.
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Cherokee High School
State A 15226000 Bale Crop Forecast
The Agriculture Department reports a probable cotton yield of about 15,226,000 five hundred pound bales as of Oct 18, down from 14,759,000 two weeks earlier and well below last year’s 18,627,936 bales. It lists state by state projections and ginnings totals, noting 70,000 extra bales in Lower California.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Missouri
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
New Mexico
Arizona
California
States
Mexico
New Moxico
North Carolina
Virginia
Farmers Visit Medina Lake For Irrigation Prospects
A group of valley farmers traveled Saturday to Medina dam to inspect irrigation work and potential use of lake water. Participants included J. K. Amor, George Gaines, Rita Roberds, J. A. Rosborough, W. B. Leverett, and J. E. Rainey. The Medina dam and lake, long a fishing and sport resort, recently passed to a receiver and was sold. Plans reportedly form to exploit the lake water to irrigate valleys below the dam.
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Medina
J. 7. Amor
George Gaines
Rita Roberds
J. A. Rosborough
W. B. Leverett
J. E. Rainey
Annual Hallowe'en Carnival Staged by PTA
The annual Hallowe'en carnival by the Parent-Teacher Association happens next Friday night October 30. Mrs B T Rich is president this year and members work for the schools and town. Admission is 5 and 10 cents. Wallace street will be roped off with gate keepers. Booths offer cats shows novelties and free entertainments. Everybody goes to the carnival.
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Hallowe'en
Parent-Teacher Association
B. T. Rich
Wallace Street
Cherokee Wildcats Triumph Over Goldthwaite Gridders
Cherokee football Wildcats defeated Goldthwaite 6-0 at Cherokee, setting up a clash with Lometa at Cherokee this Friday. Coach U. Lane leads a team the school is proud of as Halloween Carnival activities loom Friday night.
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Goldthwaite
Cherokee Football Wildcats
Cherokee
U. Lane
Wildcats
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Pat Crawford
Guy Shoemake
Dallas Fair
Bhezard
Valley Farmer
Cherokee School
Medina Lake
Hallowe’en
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