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SIX PAGESv VOLUME;Armad Jlos HaveUnder Coach Andy Locklear;Rev. D. W. Gaddy Is Some Performer at Weddings HimselfIRev, D. W. Gaddy reckons that he has been no slouch at the performing- of wedding rites for the young and gay, himself. Last Thure day evening he performed the rites V*!”* 1UALfor Mr. M. E. Rutledge and Miss ful ca“palJfn aa follows:Drucilla Watkins at the San Saba Hotel.By T. C. BOURLAND / Manager of the Armadillos ^ |Capt. Ellis Mclnnis, brilliantgen-eral who led this 1938 Armadillos* into the big parade that carried tit. Purple and Gold to an eastern-half district 13-B championship and tdftfSan Saba-Winters co-championshipof this district, surveyed the desolate ruins left in the wake of a success-• .i ■Three conference elevens, Braidy Bulldogs, Lampasas Badgers andBro. Gaddy recalls that he united Goldthwaite Eagles, all game and in marriage many people during his fighting to their last man, wterit long career as a minister, and really 4°wn before the onslaught of the believes he leads the van. He has ™tory marchers, officiated ah a mjarriage vow in j The Goldthwaite Eagle aspirations, almost every room on the first floor revived by the decision of the; dis-cf the Hotel. He has married them trict Executive Committee calling under the “big Liveoak” near town f°r a playoff game with San Saba, on the Beveridge bridge, the fair were struck into a pillow of flames11nuagrounds bridge and the Reetor-Kuy* by the lightning-like Armadillo fightkendall bridge. He has married whieh blazed through them to thethem at the church altar, in the home, seated in the old time buggy, in the automobile and at all timesof the day and night.ACTUAL WORKON HIGHWAY 81STARTED MONBridge Work First to Start. Grading Equipment Being Unloaded To StartWork has actually started on Highway 81 and will now proceed with the expenditure of some $80, 000.00 on this program.withering score of 51 to 0 to completely cinch for the Purple and Gold the championship of the eastern half of district 13-B.In non-conference skirmishes the agile feet of the golden-clad troopj-ers tripped their way^/^ wins over Lomefca, Llano, Melvin/' Chero-[ kee an dRichland Springs, ' •j The Fredericksburg Hi school elevi j en wa3 the only stumbling block In 1 the path of the uniformed pedestrians, Coach Kleaner’s boys marredthe record of the Purple and Gold with a 19-13 defeat.Chief Mclnnis and his Armadillo warriors, from their lofty hometown hero pedestal, glance downward with satisfaction upon their spoils of football victory. Their white helmets butted their way during the entire season to a total of 204 points to only 44 scored against them.In conference competition only,Crouch and Nolan, contractorsfor the bridge work, started crews *“ muy,, , mu - *he vietroy marchers made doubleto work Monday of this week. This .. , . . , ...time to ring up a total of 110 wild.contract calls for*5 1-2 miles south; ... . . .of town on the Cherokee roadway. eXCltmf F° °’y.19 were ismuggled across their goal line.C.atorA. S. Briscoe is the superintendent for the construction company and will be on the ground and have charge of everything. He has the heavy machinery for rock crushing and concrete work on the ground.This contract calls for the bridgetheThus the San Saba Hi Armadillos finished their 1933 conference grid season unbeaten and untied. Their success is one more triumph to the San Saba veteran coach, Andrew Locklear.In the four years Mr. Locklear, has coached San Saba elevens, henearand culvert structures and first work is started at Elm Creek;,the 5 1-2 mile post. The work haf aecured one district champion's hip and one district co-championship. He has witnessed his proteges lose only 7 out of 45 games played.will come from that point toward town, crossing Simpson creek for j the largest bridge structure, i Barker Brothers, contractors forheatthe grading and dirt work, are un-rnheasif-ofit-loading machinery today and will bestarted within a few days. All this work will be pushed as rapidly as possible and will give employment to many local people.One thing the News is asked totvn:eof-rs.onashersonDuring his directorship the Purple and Gold has lost one game to: Brady, 2 to Lampasas, 1 to Taylor, 1 to Mason, I to Brown wood, and 1 to Fredericksburg.His boys have been tied only once, and that the Sian Saba-Rich-land game of last year. His goldeacall attention to in connection with; 8printers h*ve dashed to 37 wins this work. All workmen will have out of 45 tests* Unquestionably, ato provide their own conveyance fro mtown to the site of the work.W. E* Barrow Headssplendid record for a splendid coach.Going back to the spoils of victory, this author finds that the Armadillo eleven is going to be well i rewarded. Players lettering areCoUllty Farm Board ^apt- Mclnnis, Co-Sapt. Watson,‘ Roberts, Funderburk, Williams, WH-W. E. Barrow of San Saba last son’ Letter, Low, Edmondson, B.week received notice from Lawrence Moore, McDaniels, G. Moore, JoneaWestbrook, head of the Texas CWA and Perry' Sweatcra wiU n,8° H that he is named chairman of the awardcd t0 the Armadillo Sweet-county Farm Debt Concilliation heart Mma ^a Pete Graves- to Committee for San Saba county. ManaKer T' C- Bourland and to Mr„* E. 1. Bacon,This is a federal appointment under R. J. Murray, state chairman.Other members of this county committee to serve with Barrow are,ut R. C. Sloan, J. D. Estep, W. R. Payne and W. R. Baxter.ayad.hest.ire4in,nt,The “function” of this committee aeeordin gto the statement to Mr.Barrow in hia appointment, “is todeal with farm mortgages and the reduction of principal and interest.”Mmes. Lewis Kirkpatrick of Kimble county, Cora Ford of Lampasas county and Mr, and Mrs. Bob Alexander of Kimble were guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. F, Luckie Monday night. They had been to visit their sister, Mrs. A. J. Wise, at Moran, av. I who is suffering a long illness.Mr. E. W. Mclnnis will entertain the entire football squad with a banquet next Friday night at his residence. This prominent business manhas been a staunch backer of thePurple and Gold.The Home Economics club contemplates entertaining the great Armadillos with a supper in thpnear future. The exact date hainot as yet been determined.Now, that the smoke of grid b*$tfa has floated away from the San Saba Hi school, the memorable lad$/:^bQ5made Armadillo football histroy thisl season are “just boys ” NevertJielesaj their alma mater will never forget! the brave stand the** boyp ipade M carry their school to the top,.V r J: ^..-■as.1
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San Saba News
San Saba, Texas, US
Thu, Dec 07, 1933
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