83 Years Ago
January 20, 1938
Rev. Hulen L. Jackson was principle speaker at the luncheon of Lions held Tuesday at Hotel San Saba. Rev. Jackson spoke on religion in San Saba and, according to his estimate, there are approximately 2,000 church goers of all denominations here.
Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Hillman announce the marriage of their daughter, Miss Gladys Hillman, to Mr. Jack Crockett. The young couple will make their home here.
Automobile license plates for this year arrived here in the office of W. T. Terry, tax collector. The numbers were brought by a prison truck, being made in the penitentiary. They are black on a white background.
Colonel Ernest O. Thompson of Amarillo, a member of the Railroad Commission, last week became the first major candidate to throw his hat in the ring for next summer's race for Governor.
In observance of Robert E. Lee's birthday, both the City National Bank and San Saba National Bank were closed Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Underwood are now at home in the residence on Commerce Street they recently bought from Mr. and Mrs. John Bowden of Palacios. Mrs. Bowden is the former Mrs. Bertha Jones of this city.
Improvements have been made in the basement of the Methodist Church so the Scouts will be more comfortable during the winter.
The San Saba Dairy Store is being overhauled and getting ready for spring business. Elmo Davis, manager, is superintending the work.
San Saba spends less for publicity, advertising and newspaper subscriptions than any other thing. In other words the folks are not much newspaper minded. They will receive their paper and perhaps not even read the headlines, unless there should be something in it which is of some great concern, which perhaps touches something personal in their business affairs. Every citizen should subscribe and read their county papers and every merchant, professional and tradesman should have a business card telling the people what they are doing and solicit their business and their trade. We do not say this because we are printing a newspaper, but we say it because we believe it to be the truth, and we feel like we could have a much better and livelier and busier place, if more publicity was given our activities. Stores, as well as social clubs and all kind of work need publicity. Most people spend from one to ten dollars per month for cold drinks, and other luxuries and throw up their hands at 2 cents per week for the Home Paper which boosts the town 52 weeks out of the year. Think it over.
55 Years Ago
January 20, 1966
N. H. Hardman and James Judkins of Spring Creek and Alton Jones went rattlesnake hunting Wednesday afternoon. They found two dens Friday afternoon and along with some other men went to the dens and captured 17 large snakes. Sunday they found one den on the Russell place at Ebony and got five snakes out. They will try again soon as there was a big one there they couldn't get out.
On Feb. 7, 1966, the Federal Communications Commission is planning prohibition which will profoundly affect the cable viewers in the San Saba area. According to Louis Bone, manager of the Cable Vision, the new rules, will, in effect, tell all TV cable subscribers which programs they can watch and which programs they cannot watch. Manager Bone is urging subscribers to write to their Congressman in Washington, D. C. in protest of the pending FCC action.
Tina Janan Harvell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Ray Harvell, was first San Saba county baby of the year. The baby girl, weighed seven pounds, 13 ounces, and made her arrival at San Saba Memorial Hospital at 2:15 a. m. Tuesday.
Lakeview News–We are beginning to feel more of the icy hand of winter that has been a little later reaching us than usual. A little flurry of snow fell Monday morning followed by a slow drizzle that was amounted to .20 inch of moisture. We have had some disagreeable weather with below freezing temperatures a few mornings before this wintry siege began a few days ago, with a low temperature of 26 degrees Saturday morning. Our total rainfall for the past year was 32 inches.
Showing at the Corral Drive-In Theatre, Thursday, Friday & Saturday, Jan. 20, 21 & 22 also Saturday Matinee at The Palace. Charlton Heston and Richard Boone in The War Lord
Sloan's Grocery & Market– Coffee Reg or Drip Maxwell House 1 lb. can 59¢; Del Monte Prunes 2 lb. pkg. 59¢; Dog Food Head Start - 15 oz. can, 7 cans 55¢; Corn Le Grande - 303 size can 2 for 23¢; Peaches Good Value - 2 1/2 size can, 2 for 49¢; Sugar with a $10 or more purchase of groc. 5 lbs. 29¢; Toilet Tissue Lydia Grey 10 rolls 79¢; Yellow Rose Flour 5 lb. Sack 39¢