From the San Saba News & Star Archives
100 Years Ago March 25, 1926
Clyde Smith heard the call of spring and is making flower beds all around the Pennant Filling Station. He has a plum good patch of oats in the back yard and his energy ran away with him and he plowed it all up. That’s right, let the slogan be, “Keep Digging.”
An eight pound bouncing boy, yes born Sunday morning, a tiny baby, little James Alvin, to Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Hardin. The parents are very happy indeed and Mr. Hardin was overheard to say: “I’ll be glad when he’ll be old enough to call––daddy!”
Mrs. Seth Moore celebrated her eighty-third birthday March 22. This pioneer lady is as hale and hearty as many ladies who are a score younger than she.
Fred Streich brought a sample of his oat crop to town the past week and was showing his friends what real oats look like. If the season continues favorable, Fred is going to be compelled to rent extra land on which to stack his oat crop.
The many friends of Kyle Word will be glad to hear that he is now able to resume his work at the Simmons Drug Store after being in the sanitarium for several weeks on account of getting seriously hurt in a car accident between here and Lometa.
80 Years Ago March 28, 1946
Mr. W. Earl Smith and daughter, Miss Earlene, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Hauson and son, all of Dallas, are arriving to visit in the homes of Olivers and Risiens. They are coming for Ritchey-Oliver wedding.
Quite a number of little tots have had the measles. Donald Nowlin and the three Martin children have been ill with them the past week but all are up and about the house at this writing.
Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Hicks of Amarillo have located in San Saba. Mr. Hicks has formed a partnership with Pete Hunter in buying and selling real estate, livestock and used cars.
The Red Cross auction was a success with a good crown, plenty of fun and a nice number of gifts, and netted $61.27. Henry Barnett was auctioneer and also took the cake for the ugliest man, besting Sammie Hickman and Pete Roberds. As everyone was not present at the auction, we expect to raise a quota of $75 before time is up.
Fire broke out in the Bert Weatherby Garage on Monday morning when a car ignited from a leaking rod. The fire company arrived in time to put out the blaze and only one car was destroyed, but the building was severely smoked throughout. The building had recently undergone a complete interior paint job and was all ready for the arrival of new cars. One new Plymouth was on display and was not damaged further than by the heavy smoke.