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Newspaper
Grand Saline Sun
Location
Grand Saline, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1964
Page
2
Published weekly at Grand Saline Texas. Entered as second class matter at the Post Office. Subscription rate five dollars in Van Zandt County and three fifty outside Van Zandt County. Includes state sales tax. Restrictions under Act. Ge Saline, Texas.
In a country store Saturday night discussion, Ed Doolittle and locals promote parceling idle federal land to new owners as a path to presidential victory and lighter taxes. They cite US land figures including 770,707,000 acres held by government and 20 percent idle, arguing fertile ground exists to ease crowding and improve highway safety with a land-for-all plan.
A jumbled column blends marital worries and public nuisances with playful dashes of social commentary. Readers vent about a flirtatious furniture salesman, driving plans, and a dated highway proposal while sharing personal anecdotes about family, manners, and privacy.
Market Report notes 1359 cattle and 161 hogs sold to 87 buyers including 12 packers and butcher buyers. Calves and stocker cattle show wide price ranges with fat cows and bulls. cows with calves bring 85 to 145 per pair. Mocks list weights and breeds with feeders and pigs priced to 10.25 each.
DeVaney urges Farm Bureau members to contact congressmen to reverse the Supreme Court June 15 ruling requiring population based apportionment for state legislatures. He says the decision contradicts Farm Bureau policy and threatens rural representation with proposals for constitutional amendments and limited federal court jurisdiction.
Our community grieves the death of Mr Jeff Dockrey a close neighbor and friend. Prayers go to Mrs Dockery as the community remembers him with fond regard. Various visits and gatherings are noted among neighbors including Donna Fowler of Dallas visiting her grandmother Mrs W C Fowler and several families sharing time with Rev and Mrs Jack Moore. Additional social remarks mention the Busy Bee club meeting at Mrs W C Fowler's home and future plans for September 10 with Mrs Ruby Erwin.
The Parks and Wildlife Commission issued a proclamation at the July 15 meeting in Austin banning net fishing in the Lewhes River waters of Tyler and Jasper counties from the Jasper Angelina line to the Tyler Jasper Hardin line, including Dam B Reservoir. The ruling also prohibits nets on the Angelina River in Jasper County below Sam Rayburn Dam, effective July 25.
The Van Zandt County Fair invites youths ages nine to nineteen to enter the Youth Division. Superintendent Mrs Jack Johnson urges participants to obtain the fair catalogue and choose exhibits promptly as entries close soon. Entries open from 9 pm to noon Wednesday with judging starting at 1 pm and all displays remaining until 10 pm on closing day.
C L Stanford, chairman of Van Zandt County Savings Bonds Committee, reports first half 1964 Texas savings bond sales at 75 405 762 nationwide 50 3 percent of the 1964 goal 150 million. The Treasury launches a Strong Families campaign Labor Day to Thanksgiving urging every family to buy a bond, with national organizations pledging cooperation. More than 225 breeds of race types and 600 species of wildflowers noted in Texas.
Public notice outlines Senate Joint Resolution No. 10 proposing Amendment Section sia 2 of Article III to allow the Legislature to authorize direct or vendor payments for medical care for individuals age sixty five and older who do not receive Old Age Assistance, with federal matching limits and US government aid acceptance. It details ballot form, proclamation, publication, and implementation steps for the November 3, 1966 election.
Text outlines voting on a constitutional amendment to authorize state funded medical assistance for needy individuals sixty five and older, with federal matching funds, limits on state outlays, and inclusion of vision testing and lens fitting. It specifies use of objective or subjective vision testing without drugs and acceptance of federal aid consistent with law. It references Texas state law and election timing.
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