From the San Saba News & Star Archives
81 Years Ago
April 11, 1940
The ceiling of the San Saba high school auditorium collapsed at noon Tuesday of last week just 12 minutes before 400 students were to have filed back into the room. The heavy steel, lath and plaster ceiling crushed many desks when it crashed upon them, and ceilings in lower classrooms were loosened. Before classes were resumed the following day, remaining fragments of the auditorium ceiling had to be ripped out, as well as the entire ceiling of a lower floor classroom. Repairs will not be made until school is out for the summer, Supt. W. M. Campbell has announced.
Graves Hillman of Cherokee was a business visitor here Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Sullivan enjoyed a steak dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Stacy Oliver Monday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Roberts of the Hotel San Saba have as guests this week their daughters, Mrs. Ed P. Talbott and little son of El Paso and Mrs. Gene Pridgeon of Houston.
J. L. Rainey of San Angelo was here Wednesday looking after his pecan orchard in the Richland Springs community.
The city is placing a new drinking fountain for dumb animals southeast of the courthouse square. The old fountains on the west and east side of the square will be removed––they have been used as much for settees as they were used as fountains. The city dads should prohibit idlers sitting on the rim of the new fountain––it is very embarrassing for a tired animal to come up for a drink and be stared at by a bunch of idle rich, it is liable to make a gentle workhorse buck.
A tentative list of candidates for the bachelor's degree in law to be conferred at the June 3 commencement of the University of Texas has been announced by Dean Ira P. Hildebrand. Among them we find the name of Reuben E. Senterfitt.
The senior class was entertained at an ice cream supper Tuesday night by the Business and Professional Club. The group first assembled on the creek near town and underwent an inspection. Providing they were seniors and wore their clothing backward, they were admitted to the festivities. Since everything was backward, refreshments were served first, and no girl received ice cream and cake until every boy had been served. The girls brought boys to the party and chose their partners to play the games. Everyone enjoyed the party and the seniors are looking forward to other such occasions in the near future.
51 Years Ago
April 9, 1970
Dave Davenport, Armadillo track man, was named outstanding hurdler in the Eagle Relays at Goldthwaite April 4, when he set a new record for the event. The Armadillo team placed fifth behind Lometa, Valley Mills, Comanche and Goldthwaite.
Sergeant First Class Martin D. Edmondson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry D. Edmondson, was promoted to his present rank in a ceremony held at Grafenwoehr, Germany, recently at Headquarters, Seventh Army Training Center. Sgt. 1.C. Edmondson, 26, is a marksmanship instructor and he shoots in service rifle competition for the U.S. Army, Europe, Advanced Marksmanship Unit at the training center.
Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Behrens have announced the birth of their first child, a son, April 4 in San Saba Memorial Hospital. He has been named Thomas Ray and weighed six pounds, eight ounces. The mother is the former Loy Nell Byrd.
Mr. and Mrs. G. P. Adams were in Dallas Sunday and attended the Lone Star Bull Dog Show. Their dog, Slug, placed first in the Open Dog Class and first in the Best Opposite Sex of the Show.
Shoppers may park free on the streets of San Saba on Saturdays, beginning this coming Saturday, April 11, members of the City Council have announced. The City Council members, in regular session Tuesday night, decided to try the free parking period for the next five Saturdays. The results noted during this period will determine if free parking will be extended. This free parking is to encourage shoppers to visit San Saba and business employees are asked to continue to park off the streets.