80 Years Ago January 10, 1946
Leon Wilson, highway patrolman, who has arrived here from Coleman, following his recent discharge from the armed forced, will move his family here as soon as suitable living quarters can be obtained. He will assist Glenn Warner who has been here for the past two years, in their work in the county.
Scrapping pecans is the order of the day and Ervin Keeney is paying 20¢ per pound for them. This beats anything this writer ever saw in our 50 years of pecan-ology.
The Bradley Household Furnishings opening was well attended and Mr. and Mrs. Bradley were delighted to receive such hearty welcome from everyone who visited the store. They were assisted by Mrs. Bess Patterson, who poured coffee.
J. Newell Graves, standing in for re-election on his record of service for law and order, as Sheriff of San Saba County, is proud of the support he has received from the citizenship of the county in the past, and respectfully solicits a continuance of his fine support in the coming Primary Election.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Russell had the misfortune to lose their home when a stove exploded in the kitchen. The family was in the front part of the house but the fire had advanced so rapidly that very little was saved.
50 Years Ago January 8, 1976
A Dallas bank executive, his wife and two children created an unexpected stir in San Saba Saturday afternoon when their plane had sudden engine problems. They were very pleased to land safely at the City-County Airport.
Santa Claus came early to the G. P. Adams house, leaving a litter of six puppies. The bulldogs, born Dec. 22, are from two champion dogs, Dixie Dollie and Love-A-Bull-Lum.
Miss Pennissi Patrick left from D-FW airport for her home in Valdez, Alaska following a holiday visit with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Loyd Locker.
Winners of the grand opening prizes for the Dairy Queen, San Saba’s newest eating place have been announced by Carolyn Davenport, manager. Fay Eden was the winner of the black and white television set, Bessie Dodson the Slo-Cooker, Mary Perez the Table Tennis and Preston Robinson a pair of boots.
The sign said stop but evidently it was ignored and the result was a demolished entrance way to the San Saba City Cemetery. When, who and how the damage was done is still unknown. It is hoped to be rebuilt in the near future.