Down Memory Lane

  • Down Memory Lane
    Down Memory Lane

57 Years Ago - November 21, 1963: DISTRICT 18-AA CHAMPS...These are San Saba's Golden Armadillos who will represent District 18-AA in the playoff with the West Trojans at Killeen Friday night, Nov. 22. Coaches Buddy Priest and David Holmstrom, the team members, beginning with the back row, left to right, are Larry Collier, Gene Hinyard, Jerry Eden, Dalton Gossett, Ricky Lambert, Steve Letbetter and Mike Clausen. Middle row, same order, includes Danny Miller, Milton Gage, Jimmy Gage, James Gaddy, Richard Watkins and Ward Plumley. The front row includes Jimmy Gilstrap, Keith Sanderson, Rodney Hyatt, Pedro Cisneroz, Phil Sloan and Jarvis Shaw. Richard Locklear, also a team member, is not in the picture. Although the Golden Armadillos share the district title with Brady, they won the play-off honor by defeating the Bulldogs, 17 0.

91 Years Ago October 24, 1929

Mrs. Graves Burke and sister, Miss Louise Taylor surprised their mother, Mrs. S. T. Taylor with a shower and housewarming in her new home which has recently been completed. A large number of friends and acquaintances gathered at the home and were shown through the house.

Miss Wanda Brown, who is attending the Daniel Baker college spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Brown.

Richland is improving. W. C. Locker is building a filling station in the east part of our city.

Mr. and Mrs. T. H. West and Mrs. J. W. West spent Sunday in Llano and took in Fredericksburg and the Enchanted Rock. While they were in Llano they dropped in to see Mrs. Kate Wallace and daughter at their new location and were delighted with the beautiful setting of the new Granite Hotel Coffee Shop.

SAN SABA HAS––Population 2,500; Seven Churches; Fully accredited grade and high schools with new and modern equipment and buildings; Lodges: Masons, Eastern Star, Odd Fellows and Rebekahs; W. O. W.; W. O. W. Circle; M. W. A.; M. W. A. Neighbors; Chamber of Commerce; Rotary and Lions Clubs; Retail Merchants Association; Municipal Owned Water Works; Electricity furnished by T. P. & L. Co.; Excellent modern Hotels and Cafes; Fertilizer Works; Prettiest Tourist Park in the State; Moving Picture Houses; Six Garages; Fourteen Filling Stations; Two Ice Dealers; Bottling Works and Ice Plant; Two Strong Banks; Four Produce Dealers; Two Bakeries; Modern Machine Shops; Thirty-one Retail Stores affording a wide variety of stocks with clean, fresh merchandise.

63 Years Ago October 24, 1957

HOME TOWN STUFF – A salute to Ophelia's Beauty Shop for having a "first." She has a TV set in her shop north of the City National Bank. Customers can be entertained and made beautiful at the same time. Mrs. John Little (Ophelia) has been a beautician in San Saba for 18 years and has had her own shop for the past 15 years. Congratulations, you've been faithful!

Guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Worth Doran Monday were his sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Dawson; a niece, Mrs. C. T. Parker, and Mrs. Ruel Nugent and W. A. Hansford, all of Lubbock.

Mrs. M. L. Bagley of the Pierian Club, and Mrs. J. Mitch Johnson, of the San Saba Study Club, attended the District Work Shop of the Womans Texas Federated Club of 6th District in Brady on Saturday, Oct. 12. Mrs. J. Mitch Johnson is a District offcer.

Mr. and Mrs. H. F. McWilliams and Dawn returned to their home in San Saba Oct. 12 after spending about five months in Copper Center, Alaska, where he has mining interests. They expect to stay in San Saba until after school is out in the spring before returning. Mrs. McWilliams, the former Bernice Long, is the daughter of G. W. Long and the late Mrs. Long, and is the sister of Mrs. Ted Brown Jr.

Just now there seems to be a big lot of interest in the newspapers about the Russian satellite. Somebody please tell us the significance of all this business. Is Uncle Sam afraid that Russia is taking charge of all outer space? Or is it like the cowpony this scribe rode long time ago. We would be jogging along very quietly when, all at once, the pony would jump so quickly and violently that it was all we could do to keep our seat. In talking about the matter, an old cowpuncher told us that the pony had wild hairs in his eyes and that the wild hairs made shadows that frightened the horse.