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Newspaper
Grand Saline Sun
Location
Grand Saline, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1968
Page
2
A newspaper lists subscription pricing noting $4.00 within Van Zandt County and $5.00 for outside the county, with state sales tax included in both rates. The notice highlights regional pricing and tax inclusion for readers.
The Sun acknowledges both official and unofficial contributors who gather local news from Sand Flat Corinth Silver Lake and nearby communities. It emphasizes the importance of the five Ws and the How to determine news value while urging more readers to contribute.
Null has been an employee of A P Grocery in Dallas the past several years. He and his wife, the former Gay Griffin, will live at 200 N Saline.
Readers from Texas write in dated July 1968 sharing gratitude for the Grand Saline Sun, requests for issues, hospital prayers, and a charity offer for a Fort Worth college-bound girl. They thank Alf for support, express vacation notes, and include personal addresses and checks.
Market report from Athens Commission Co in Athens Texas dated Friday August 2, shows 124 shippers offering 660 cattle and 70 hogs to 87 buyers including 11 butcher and 7 packer buyers. Calves and stocker categories priced with ranges for butcher calves cows canner stocker calves stocker calves and yearlings. Hog pricing covers heavies lights fat backs feeders and veal.
Local sports notes question Texas Football Magazine’s expert projections for District 18-AA. Kaufman Mineola Wills Point Quitman Canton are favored over the Indians who face a lean lineup with seven offensive and six defensive starters retiring. Glynn Neal Jay Lowe Gary Thompson lead a rebuilding unit as veterans Hank Fisher and others try to shore up protection and scoring.
The article notes tough district tests ahead for the Orange and Black with Aurman Mineola Wills Point Quitman and Cantor all likely strong. It hints at possible challenges in football against the Indians and predicts a hard run in 9-1 type talent-rich seasons.
Article discusses adding Section 1-f to Texas Constitution to exempt merchandise in public warehouses from ad valorem tax if shipped to or from the warehouse by a related or bona fide private carrier, held up to six months, with a predetermined safe destination, and subject to inspection of records for out-of-state shipments.
A constitutional amendment text outlines its submission to voters on the November 1968 election day. It proposes exempting certain property temporarily moved in a public warehouse from ad valorem taxation, with anticipatory language deemed not invalidating the measure.
The Texas Legislature proposes amending Article II to allow Dallas County to issue bonds for road and turnpike construction and maintenance. Voters statewide would decide at the November election, with ballots showing For or Against the amendment.
Fragmentary text references public proposed constitution and contracts with government bodies. Mentions Peter and Tarrant county. No clear event date or concrete outcome, leaving the item as a damaged notice fragment about governance and contracting.
Van’s Vandals lose district status though schedule shows they face scalpers this year while Edgewood makes district changes. Mineola and Speedway boosters praised, two-a-day practices start Aug 19 on Football Hill with Coach Harold Stanger planning 7:30 am reports for varsity and junior varsity. First three games set on Grand Saline soil beginning Sept 12 at Willisboro. Chester Higginbotham warns about reporting errors impacting coverage.
Locals Mr and Mrs Gordon Gatewood visited with Mrs Jack Teal last Thursday. The Gatewoods were next door neighbors of the Teals in Talia.
County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee says final payments for the 1968 feed grain program will begin after August 12. Payments cover part of the estimated diversion and price support for signups, with about 213000 expected for 1100 county participants. Loans for 1968 production are available at national average rates of 1.05 per bushel for corn and 1.61 per hundredweight for sorghum.
Joe Bartley son of Mr and Mrs Joe Bartley of Grand Saline earns dean's honor roll at Texas Tech College Lubbock graduat ing this month for spring semester GPA He a 1963 Grand Saline High School graduate majors in physical education married to former Susan Evans of Mineola Grand Saline Sun readers note sale wax based oil base floor sweep advertises business access.
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