Van Zandt Shelter donations, board acts on completion timeline
Contributions to Van Zandt County Shelter total 36,585 33 dollars with 35 000 property value and 19 224 16 cash cost. Seventeen ex board members funded bricks and outside structure. At March 27 meeting the board voted to finish remaining work within three months to meet a July 1978 deadline. Richard Kuna spoke on Texas Family Code changes. Committees named by Chairman Shirley Anderson and officers listed. attendees included Rich ard Ray and Deborah Minshew.
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van Zandt County
Child Welfare Board
Indian Nine Drops District Contest to Kaufman Lions
The Indian baseball team lost 6-5 to Kaufman Lions in a District 11AA game, dropping to a 6-6 season record. Grand Saline led 2-0 early, Kaufman scored six in the third, Indian added two in the sixth and one in the seventh. Dwayne Carpenter and Adam Richey each had a triple, Ricky Wheeler a double, with Carpenter batting .516 and Richey at .409. Carpenter and Knitnp Smith each sit at 3-3 as pitchers.
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Kaufman Lions
Tribe
Grand Saline
Kaufman
Dwayne Carpenter
Adam Richey
Ricky Wheeler
Donkey Basketball Hype At Grand Saline Senior Event
The senior class sponsors a donkey basketball game at the old gym at 7 p.m. Saturday to fund the senior trip. Pre game tickets are 1.50, 1, or 0.50 by the door with 0.50 advance. The event is billed as wetter than a rodeo and funnier than a circus with seniors riding donkeys in a wild display.
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Grand Saline
G.S.H.S
Mrs Dockrey Honored On Birthday At Sand Flat Church
A birthday dinner honoring Mrs Genie Dockrey was held March 28 at Sand Flat Baptist Church hosted by the Women's Missionary Auxiliary. Rev and Mrs Joe Wilbanks of Chandler attended with other Sand Flat and Grand Saline friends.
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Genie Dockrey
Sand Flat Baptist Church
Women’s Missionary Auxiary
Genie
Joe Wilbanks
Chandler
Sand Flat
Grand Saline
Three Students Advance To District Play Contest
Ross Heath named best actor while Mandy Mitchell and Deana Bates named to the all star cast. Zone contest at Henderson County Junior College featured Grand Saline Van Brownsboro and Malakoff with two plays advancing to district finals in Athens.
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Grand Saline
Van
Athens
Ross Heath
Mandy Mitchell
Deana Bates
Henderson County Junior College
Brownsboro
Malakoff
Barron Discusses Court System for Civil Appeals
Attorney Kenneth Barron of Tyler spoke to Lions Club members about how courts apply laws rather than rewrite them. He noted Supreme Court and Court of Criminal Appeals handle appeals from respective districts and stressed courts serve the people.
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Attorney Barron
Kenneth Barron
Tyler
2Th District Court of Civil Appeals
Lions Club
Barron
State Supreme Court
Court of Criminal Appeals
Austin
Barron Sai
Mrs Lawrence Honored With Farewell Party
Mrs Lawrence guest of honor at a small Sunday evening gathering at Mrs C C Sloan home. The going away party for Mrs Lawrence who will move to Fernley Nevada this week. Punch assorted cake and nuts were served. A gift was presented to Mrs Lawrence.
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Mrs. Lawrence
Pete
Verona) Lawrence
C.C. Sloan
Fernley
Nevada
Quitman Youth Killed Near Wills Point
A 16 year old gunman in a pickup crash near Wills Point died after the vehicle rolled three times. James A. Murrow was pronounced dead at the scene. Scott Merritt, 15, Quitman, was hospitalized with head injuries. Authorities said the crash occurred on FM 47, 5.9 miles north of Wills Point, after the vehicle left the road and flipped.
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Vay
James A. Murrow
Scott Merritt
Quitman
Arinor
Department of Public Safety
Joe Bob Bailey
Murrow
Merritt
Wills Point
Tacitus
Dogfight Knowledge Gained by DPS Narcotics Probe
Intelligence division of the Texas Department of Public Safety learned of the fight through months of narcotics investigations. The operation involved 20 DPS members from various divisions, no Canton police, District Attorney Richard Davis, a Dallas officer from the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, four Van Zandt deputies, and Shafer.
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Commuee
Rage 11
Texas Department of Public Safety
Canton City
Richard Davis
Dallas After of Society For Prevenion of
Van
Canvass Finds Martins Mill Wins in School Race
County commissioners canvassed the Martins Mill ISD race with Aiken Cox 24 votes and John Kane 23. Write-ins Jack Daniels and Joe Williams received one each. Lester Wolverton won a county school board precinct with 28 votes and CR Cumby in place 1 had 243. Five named to the child welfare board serve until 1981. General Telephone of the Southwest granted right to bury cable in several areas. Watts School District lands to be returned to heirs by quick claim deed.
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Martins Mill I.S.D
Aiken Cox
John Kane
Jack Daniels
Joe Will
Ams
Lester Wolverton
CR. Cumby
Van
Grand Saline
Fruitvale
Child Welfare Board
Shirley Anderson
Allen Lewis
James Spencer
Wills Point
T. Randle
Clara Creech
Edgewood
General Telephone of
Southwest
Local Visit Highlights Pastor Crump Links
Local residents Mr and Mrs Jake Dicker visited Saturday afternoon with Rev and Mrs Eldon Crump near Tyler Rev Crump served as pastor of the First Baptist Church in Grand Saline for several years
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Jake Dickeron
Eldon Crump
Tyler
Rev. Crump
First Baptist Church
Grand Saline
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Torney
Department of Human Resources
Richard Kuna
Houston
Keith Wilkerson
Laura Vick
DHR
Linda Freeman
Jerry Smith
Chaiman
Ruth Bullman
Mattie Fay Spencer
Deborah Minshew
Woodrow Joslin
Judy Woodrum
Richard Ray
Vera Ellison
Mrs
Alice Paschall
Freda Whatley
Carpenter
Richey
Knitnp Smith
Mrs. Dockrey
David Ozment
Anything Goes
Grand Saline Lions
Commissioners Canvass School Returns
Ime van Zandt County Commissioner's Court
County School Board
Martins Mill
Watts
L. E. Smith
Galleria
N. Spring
Frest Ak
Carton
Coca-Cola
Heinz Tomato
Russett
Purina
Arenes
Cee Treen Co
Cat Seth
IRS
H&r Block
W. Main - van
W. Grand — Marshall
Texas
Singer Golden
Henry Wilson
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