Van Zandt to crown a queen in Edgewood beauty pageant
The Free State of Van Zandt hosts a county beauty pageant Tuesday Aug 13 in Edgewood with 22 Indies and five Grand Saline contestants vying for the 1908 Van Zandt County Fair Queen title. Judges Dr. Jennie Hindman and Melvin Marshall will select the winner after talent skits and formal presentations. Proceeds support pageant expenses.
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Free State
van Zandt
Edgewood
At & Pam
Bill Bass
Ben W
Bill Pickens
Jennie Louise Hindman
Wichita Falls
Melvin Marshall
Kilgore
Doghouse List and Local Humour Rise From Grand Saline Page
The Grand Saline Sun notes Lions club members on the Doghouse List missing meetings, with Ed Flores reporting four would have attended. It also mentions small-town quips about John Land, Cy Hubbell, Tommie Matthews, Luck Adkins, and a Grand Saline queen contest, plus delayed engravers for pictures in the next issue.
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Ed Flores
Moore
Lions
Vernon
Stan Appleton
Dick Cayce
Herb Clower
Mandal Gary
Gene Germany
Gerald Gilbert
J. Persons
Renfrow
Taylor Modes
Alf Roberson
Kay Rucker
J.C. Russell
Shield
Wallace Ward
Ranford Williams
Gailen Stewart
the Scribe
Main Street Baptist
Cy Hubbell
Little Son
Dan Jr
Tommie Matthews
Grazing Associations Boost Farm Income in Van Zant County
Farmers and ranchers form grazing associations to pool land and water resources with support from the Farmers Home Administration. William E. Boyd notes these nonprofits are member run and can raise equity, improve livestock quality, and expand local buying power. Loans up to 40 years at 5 percent are available through HUD programs with aid from Soil Conservation and Extension services. Interested locals should contact Boyd at 302 Capital Canton.
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Farmers Home
van Zan
William E. Boyd
Parmers Home Administration
Department of Agriculture
Soil Conservation Service
Agricultural Stabzation and Conservation Service
Ser
Wil E._ Boyd
302 Capital
Canton
Jimmy Shields of Oakland Joins Sun Staff as Linotype Operator
Jimmy Shields of Oakland joins the Sun staff as linotype operator replacing Harry Hamilton who resigned to enter the grocery business. Shields, a Grand Saline High School 1958 graduate, has worked on the Tyler Mineola news and with the Morning News the past two years. He and his wife Zara have four children Sheryl Sandra and two others. the Shields attend Oakland Methodist Church.
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Jimmy Shields
Oakland
Sun
Ye Sun
Linotype
Harry Hamilton
Hields
Grand Saline High School
Newsip
Tyler
Mineola
Morning News
Zara
Sheryl
Read
Sandra
Shields
Oakland Methodist Church
Local Youths Urged To Enter Van Zandt County Fair
Van Zandt County youths are urged by the Youth Department Committee to enter the county fair this year just one week away. Entries in Clothing Creative Hobbies Baked Products or Canned Foods are requested alongside Livestock and Farm Crops. Entries in the Youth division are accepted in the Woman's Building at the Fairgrounds from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday with judging starting at 1:15 p.m. Aug. 15. Cash prizes will be paid to all Youth division winners after 2:00 p.m. on Aug. 17. See the 1968 Fair Catalogue for rules. call or write the County Agent Office in Canton at 1561-44525 if catalogues are unavailable.
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van Zandt
Youth Department
Jack Mallory
Terest
Regula Mallory
Canton
Van Zandt County Fair Highlights From Aug 13 To Aug 17
Van Zandt County Fair schedules show events from Fagewoud Chamber of Commerce talent show to Queens Contest and 4H Dress Revue. Judging begins Aug 10 with exhibits, then parades, rodeos, and livestock contests daily. Special entertainment and Outstanding Citizen awards are noted across Aug 16 and 17.
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Fagewoud’s Chamber of Commerce
Fagewoud High School
Jude
Spreventation of C
Myrtle Springs Post Office Saved from Closure
Assistant Postmaster General W. M. McMillan announced the Myrtle Springs post office will remain operating indefinitely after a planned August closure was halted. Congressman Ray Roberts had appealed the closures of nearby Fairlie and Myrtle Springs post offices, and the personnel ceiling freeze's lifting allows continued operation until a final determination on all fourth class post offices. Roberts said there is every expectation Myrtle Springs will continue as a fourth class post office.
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Myrtle Springs
W. M. McMillan
Ray Roberts
Fairlie
Hunt County
van Zandt
McMillan
Congressman Roberts
House
Senate
Roberts
Second Krazy Day to Be Next Weekend
Grand Saline Chamber of Commerce plans the second Krazy Day for August 17 with about 325 dollars in prizes. Local merchants stockpile merchandise for special prices and urge residents to shop locally and request Krazy Day stubs in every purchase.
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R and Saline
Chamber of Commerce
Par Walker
Grand Saline
Fruitvale Organizes Community Program
Fruitvale residents heard Todd Berry county agent Van Zandt County and Wallace Ward South western Electric Power Co discuss The Texas Community Improvement Program. The meeting led to forming the Organization of Fruitvale Community with officers Margaret Crawford president Jane Randall vice president Joanne Carroll secretary treasurer Doris Gray Barbara Fisher Fay Carroll.
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Fruitvale
Todd Berry
van Zandt Co
Wallace Ward
South ,Western Electric Power Co
Texas
Texas Agriculture Extension Service
Ldeal Electrical Companies
Gore
Myrtle
Sandra Prickett
Carr
Golden
Margaret Crawford
Jane Randall
Joanne Carroll
Doris “Gray
Barbara Fisher
Fay Carroll
Lions Club hosts Morton Salt film in Grand Saline
The Grand Saline Lions Club filled extra seating to view Morton Salt's A Grain of Salt on Tuesday. Ray Rucker, a local Lion and Grand Saline mine superintendent, fielded questions about the company and the film, while past presidents and Ladies Night leaders gathered for the event.
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Lions Club
Morton Salt
R and Saline
Morton Salt's
Ray Rucker
Grand Saline Mine
Ques
Grand Sa
Stanley Appleton
Herbert Clower
Randall Gary
E. 8
Germany
W. B. Moore
Je, Person
Taylor Rhodes
Alf Roberson
Rucker
Grand Saline Band Begins Practice Season
Grand Saline High School Indian Band will start rehearsals Monday August 12 at 6:30 p.m. in the bandhall under director Manuel De La Rosa. The group includes many new members and sophomores, with few seniors, making it one of the youngest ensembles in years. Drum major Charlotte Sloan and majorettes attended the Tops in Twirling School July 15 19 in Kilgore and earned honors.
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Grand Saline High School
Manuel de la Rosa
de la Rosa
Kilgore
Charlotte Sloan
Marsha Lowe
Judy Russell
Yvonne Carter
Diana Carter
Judy Land
Vicki Stewart
Donna Miller
Carroll Receives Army Commendation Medal
PrivateFirstClass Douglas W Carroll son of Mr and Mrs Eugene S Call of Grand Saline received the Army Commendation Medal for meritorious service as a clerk in Company B 716th Military Police Battalion near Saigon from August 1967 to June 1968 He enlisted February 1967 completed basic training at Fort Polk and was stationed at Fort Gordon His wife Alva lives in Grand Saline A 1962 graduate of Grand Saline High School he earned a BS from East Texas University in 1967.
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Army
Douglas W. Carroll
Eugene S. Call
Grand Saline
Carroll
U. S. Army Headquarters Area Command
716Th
Saigon
Ft. Polk
Ft. Gordon
Alva
Grad Saline “High School
Pvt. Carroll
East Texas University
Band Booster Club Meeting Set for Monday Plans Urgent Football Programs
Grand Lake's Band Booster Club will meet in the Band Wall on Monday August 12 at 0 pm. President Harold Cheser says committees will be appointed for the upcoming year. The most urgent item is working out plans for the football program.
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HS Band
Grand Lake
Harold Cheser
Cheser
Agend
Corby-Germany Auxiliary to meet Tuesday at church
The Coxby-Germany Auxiliary, led by President Patti Pitts, will meet Tuesday night at 7:36 p.m. The session will be held at the First Methodist Church to discuss tax matters and community concerns.
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Coxby-Germany
Patti Pitts
First Methodist Church
Texas Army Draft Calls Lower For September Says Schwartz
Texas draft authorities indicate September calls will be lower due to budget limits with no pre induction physical ex aminations planned in August. The 1968 monthly quotas are listed and the order of selection includes delinquents over 19, volunteers under 26, and now volunteers 19 to 25 with married status affecting priority.
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Texas
Schwartz
Morris
Frommiow
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