100 Years Ago
February 23, 1922
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Campbell and daughter, Miss Evelyn were visitors in Georgetown, the guests of their daughter, Miss Jamye Campbell who is a student at the Southwestern University.
Mrs. E. M. Hennersdorf returned to her home in San Angelo after several weeks visit in the home of her parents Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Arhelger.
Wiley Pridgeon has assumed the proprietorship of the Hoyt Studio. Mr. Pridgeon has devoted quite a bit of time to photography and is an artist. We are glad he placed himself in a position where he can serve the public with his artistic talent.
SLOAN–Some of our friends are hopeful of good priced for sweet potatoes next fall. Vivian Combs and Jim Rankin each expect to have any way from three to five acres planted to sweet potatoes.
The road has gotten to be so good from San Saba to this place [Sloan] that every Sunday quite a number of the people of San Saba drive out this way.
We have purchased the Palace Barber Shop from Wiley Pridgeon and will keep the service of this well known place up to the high standard it has heretofore enjoyed. None but expert workmen will wait on you when you give us your patronage. We solicit the patronage of the public. WITHERS & RENFRO, Prop.
Besides having three checker champions enrolled in high school, we also lay claim to two of the best orators in the state. In William Joekel and James Carroll we have two speakers of which any school would be justly proud. Their marvelous mastery of their flowery language of ours, the ease with which they can stand before an audience and hold them spellbound by the hour with their magnificent and fluent speech, carries us back to the days of Patrick Henry and Daniel Webster. The high school was privileged to hear addresses from these young men Friday afternoon. They were at their best and the audience was decidedly appreciative.
60 Years Ago
February 22, 1962
LANDMARK COMES Tumbling Down–What was last San Saba Rest Home on the corner of South Hope and Wallace Streets is being taken apart, board by board and brick by brick. This two-story frame house was originally the Duggan home, pioneers before the turn of the century. The house served as a hospital, with Mrs. Reba Nolan manager. In 1950 it became a rest home. "I have no immediate plans for the lot," said Taylor, the lot is a beautiful one, with majestic oak trees that towered above the house top.
The City of Richland Springs looks much neater and cleaner since the Volunteer Fire Department, under the direction of Fire Chief Calvin Bush, has burned off vacant lots and tall grass around the buildings. The City recently purchased a 1947 model fire truck at a cost of $1,500, from Artesia, N. M. The truck is equipped with a 500-gallon storage tank and 500-gallon a minute pump. The department is now equipped with two trucks that are usable.
The San Saba Volunteer Firemen were called to the home of Dick Clark, north of town, when a shed or storage house near the residence caught on fire. The shed was a complete loss. The fire was believed to have caught from a trash fire nearby, according to James Reavis, who was present.
According to the records of the San Saba Memorial Hospital, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Campos are the parents of Roland, eight lbs., born February 12.
James Warren (Jimmy) Wilder was honored on his fourth birthday with a party given by his mother, Mrs. Jack Wilder, on February 17. The children played games and had refreshments. Children present were Sandra and Ronnie Jennings, Tommy and Phyllis Johnson, Kim Poe, Jayne Lindsey, Sherry Brazell, Johnny, Marty, and Martha Jeffrey, Jeff Thornton, and his sister, Janice Marie.
The King and Queen of Hearts were crowned at the annual Valentine Dance, sponsored by the San Saba Student Council. The freshman nominees, Elizabeth Howell and Keith Sanderson, received the honors. Proceeds from the dance totaled $22.50 which will go to the Heart Fund drive here.