From the San Saba News & Star Archives
110 Years Ago November 20, 1913
San Saba's tropical climate has put the fruit trees in bloom. Dr. G. A. Beaumont has some pear trees at his home blooming the second time this year.
A deal was closed this week in which W. C. McBride sold the Majestic theater to Jas. Dofflemyre and S. L. Kirk. The new proprietors took charge last Tuesday night.
Mrs. Josh Hamrick of Brady is here visiting her daughter, Mrs. Mitch Johnson.
Ben Smalensky returned yesterday from Fort Worth, accompanied by his daughter, Miss Naomi, who has been attending a commercial college in that city for several months. Miss Naomi received her diploma after graduation and is now thoroughly versed in the details of commercial bookkeeping.
Christmas comes but once a year, but by handing only $1.75 to the publisher of the Star you will get 156 papers a year, or three a week. That's some reading, ain't it? Good, instructive, wholesome reading, too. Try the combination. You'll like it. It is this: The Star $1.00 a year. The Semi-Weekly Farm News $1.00 a year. The two well worth $2.00 a year. You get them both for $1.75 a year. Do it now.
The furnishings for the San Saba Club room have arrived and the decorations are being placed. The Club intends to give an opening ball about Thanksgiving. This organization will be very beneficial to our town in a social way, and give our young men a place for intellectual improvement that could not be secured in any other way.
A marriage license was issued to Mr. Sam A. Gaddy and Miss Ona May Ellis.
Bascom Johnson has a position wit Low & Urquhart and extends a cordial invitation to all his friends to call on him when they are in need of anything in the eating line.
San Saba is becoming one of the most important turkey markets in the state. W. O. Mc-Cully, our enterprising produce dealer bought between 1800 and 2000 fine turkeys the past week. The amount paid out for them was $2500.
70 Years Ago November 19, 1953
If you are wondering why Skeeze Eikam goes to San Saba every night, it's to feed a wolf he has for a pet. He found it when it was very small in Kemah, Tex., and decided to tame it.
Mrs. Desi Taylor sold some rabbits this week. Some were fryers and others were for breeding.
Mrs. Frances Carter, director of nurses at the San Saba Memorial Hospital, recently submitted her resignation to her position which she had held for almost four years.
On Friday the 13, a daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Behrens. She weighed five pounds, 14 ounces, and was named Betty Janis. She has three brothers, Carter, 11, Tommy, 8, and David, 5.
A local grocer got proof recently that his advertising was being read. A money order, including freight charges for the shipment, was sent to Frank Sloan Jr. of Sloan Grocery, asking that 12 pounds of Admiration coffee as advertised recently in The San Saba News be shipped to the sender's address in Atlanta, Ga. Seems that groceries are cheaper in San Saba.
Reuben Ashley placed two dogs in contests at the Cherokee Field Trials at Jacksonville recently. Susan Gray, a 9-monthold puppy, won first place trophy in the Puppy Stake for dogs one year and under, leading a field of 14 entries. Another dog, Peggy, won third place in the Shooting Dog Stake, in a field of 32 entries. The trophies are on display at San Saba Hardware.
Miss Judy Jester, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Jester of Cherokee, was crowned Football Sweetheart of Cherokee High School at the Cherokee-Bertram football game.
P. S.–– This is National Book Week––Have you read a book yet? Books are our best friends––they never let you down. The first book week was in 1919.