From the San Saba News & Star Archives
60 Years Ago September 29, 1966
S-Sgt. and Mrs. W. R. Ledbetter left after spending three weeks with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Ledbetter and other relatives. Sgt. Ledbetter is being stationed at Clark AFB in the Philippines. Mrs. Ledbetter returned to her home in Illinois until housing can be arranged, and then she will go to the Philippines also.
Mr. and Mrs. Argus Henson have announced the birth of a son, Donald Ray, Sept. 26. Born in San Saba Memorial Hospital, he weighed five pounds and 11 ounces. Mrs. Henson is the former Sharon Langham. They have another son, Lewis Wade, age three.
Merle Junior and Dean Taylor were among the bus load of football boys and coaches from Richland Springs who attended the Baylor-Colorado game in Waco Saturday night.
The fire siren wailed long and loud about 1:30 a.m. Sept. 27, calling firemen to a burning car in the downtown area. Fire Chief Don Woodruff said the front seat of the car being driven by Joseph Wells caught on fire. The front seat of the car had to be pulled out to extinguish the fire, but otherwise, the car was unharmed, Woodruff said.
The need for a bridge across Cherokee Creek was felt strongly by the Temple West family when they received word that their granddaughter, Vickilee Cobern, of Paint Rock was to undergo an emergency appendectomy. Due to the heavy rains the creek could not be crossed but with the help of Martin Vann of Barnes Ranch they were taken out across the ranch country to the Cherokee highway.
80 Years Ago October 3, 1946
Richland Springs downed Melvin 6 to 0 in the first conference tilt of the season for both teams here Friday night. The Richland score was on a pass from Medford Schneider to Vernon Adams. In first downs Richland Springs led Melvin, 14 to 8.
Malcom Chism, who owns property at the upper end Buchanan Lake, stated yesterday that you would be surprised as to how much the river had been filled with sediment along its tributaries.
The opening last Friday of the Wittrup's Flowers was well attended. Besides Mr. and Mrs. Wittrup, Mrs. C. D. Hayden and Mrs. Campbell Ford assisted in meeting the visitors who called throughout the day. Their flower display was very beautiful and the new store can be congratulated on their decorations.
Mrs. Tom Scott has not as yet returned from Kentucky. She is over where they raise good mules and make extra fine whisky. Darden was coming along well and he had the house cleaned as neat as any woman could do, but was wanting to see his mother.
On last Wednesday, the weatherman delivered Bend two and five tenths inches of rain. This makes 12 inches since the draught was broken and there is prospects for more. The fields are becoming waterlogged thus retarding the fall sowing of grain of which there is a large acreage in prospect.